Music and Hot Rods have always gone together. When I was ten years old I went on a scavenger hunt at a friends birthday party, one of the items to find was a 45 rpm record. At a certain house in the neighborhood I was given a record with "Smoke Smoke Smoke that Cigarette" on it. We all know that one but on the flip side was a song called "Three Carburetors". I took this disc home and played it over and over. Lyrics like: "I've got three carburetors twin pipes I've got three carburetors milled heads I've got three carburetors and nooooobody passes me" My mom threw the record away because she was against smoking and didn't like the feature title. I have always remembered that "B side" song even some forty years later but have never found another copy. There was a number of artists that covered "Smoke that Cigarette" but I have no idea who sings "Three Carburetors". I must say the words were a mystery to me at ten but they made me want to figure out the deep meaning of this song. it lead me on the search that has brought me to where I am today. Does anyone out there remember this song? Anyone have a copy? Just can't seem to find it anywhere.
Amazon has it on a 78... http://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Cigaret...=1-7&keywords=tex+williams++smoke+smoke+smoke
Go get it .. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DON-CARSON-Three-Carburetors-Smoke-That-Cigarette-clean-45-rpm-/310586009240
Higher price on amazon ... http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00DYC8BTI/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all
Another, low price... http://www.vinyl45s.com/Carson-Don-...arburetors--EX8--45-rpm-Records_p_144043.html That enough?
Listen to it here.... http://youtube.digru.com/?v=Don+Carson+%26+the+Whirlaways click on the #2 listing, better audio....
Yep! that's it. Just as I remembered. Cool Daddio! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UKryqxcoBnQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Wow, that ain't a bad tune for sure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKryqxcoBnQ#t=11 Edit: Seems we found the same link. Great tune!
Jeez Tim...I had forgotten all about that tune. About the same time as "A black leather jacket with an eagle on the back".
Too cool! I heard the original version of the A side by Tex Williams about 30 yrs ago, and thought it was one of the coolest western swing sides I'd ever heard. 6 degrees of separation on the HAMB!
Good tune! Thanks. Heard Chris Smither's version of No Money Down? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SEYS88/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk4
I also had this 45 as a kid. My brothers and I use to play the hell out this damn thing! No wonder we all ended up a motor heads!
Here are three carbs and a custom vintage guitar! Build here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=862612&highlight=32+spitfire Todd-32 Spitfire High Noon Speed Shop
Shaun young on his wiggle walk album sings this one. Though it may have been done earlier as a cover his version is pretty neat.
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