The only thing that we know about “Peanut Duck” is that it was recorded in Philadelphia in 1965. But it’s unknown, or at the very least unclear, who actually played on and sang the song. Supposedly, it was recorded during a drunken late night session and then shelved with no intention of it ever being released. The recording survived only as an acetate, which was eventually discovered in the ‘80s by a British DJ who took it back to England, and released is as a bootleg on Joker Records. Not wanting his rival DJs to infringe upon his precious find, he christened the unknown singer Marsha Gee (who incidentally had a single out on Uptown Records in 1965). This 2005 re-issue (gifted to AP credits Bobby Scott and Forest Hairston for the composition, but it’s still unknown who provided the vocals.
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