…Like there’s anything I can add to this?

Mr. Dogg (AKA Jerry Williams Jr.) has been making music now for some 55 +/- years. He got his start making 78s and went on to be a fairly prolific (if not well-known) producer / songwriter churning out almost-hits for Doris Duke, Gene Pitney, Irma Thomas,  Inez & Charlie Foxx, Dee Dee Warwick, Arthur Conley and many others…

NPR has a great round-up / history.

Some damn fool once dared proclaim this as the worst album cover ever made. I say it’s the greatest.

NOW TAKE ME HOME WITH THE DING-DANGs!

Deets:

Artist: Swamp Dogg
Album: Rat On!
Year: 1971
Label: Elektra

Looks like they reissued this one along with “Total Destruction to Your Mind” (which we’ll be talking about soon enough). Amazon has the CD & MP3s…