Lightnin' Strikes by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3, 1965. The song featured backing vocals from Bernadette Carroll, Peggy Santiglia and Denise Ferri of The Delicates. Session personnel included Joe Farrell and George Young on baritone sax; Ray DeSio on trombone; Stan Free on piano; Lou Mauro on bass; Charlie Macy, Ralph Casale, and Vinnie Bell on guitar; and Buddy Saltzman on drums. Ralph Casale's "stuttering" guitar solo was an overdub. Lightnin' Strikes "Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making
Lightnin' Strikes (Vee-Jay album) Lightnin' Strikes (Vee-Jay album) Lightnin' Strikes is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the Vee-Jay label. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "Creatively speaking, this is Lightnin' on no more than good form, rising to very good indeed in "Walking Round in Circles", but the sonic effects lend the music a strangeness that some listeners may find attractive". AllMusic reviewer Cub Coda stated: "This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. ... two are