Moderne wrote:Jim has mentioned this theory several times before - and I'm sure he's right! I still find it quite shocking that Diamonds is the only Jet/Tony hit that Jet played on. One can only imagine the lengths that 'management' went to at the time to conceal Jet's illness... And then there was the crash in Evesham; poor Jet!
I'm sure I read that a number of Ventures tracks were recorded with session men because new releases were constantly required...but so was touring by the actual group..
Joe Moretti played the original lead guitar parts on Shakin' All Over, not Alan Caddy...but Joe was invited to do so by the group, who were mates of his, to earn him some sorely needed cash...
Jet was likely in no state to record at the time..the show must go on..
Needs must when the devil drives..in most cases the devil is money..if a big theatre star or team sports person is incapacitated, the stand-in or substitute is used..
Carl Perkins did the original Blue Suede Shoes, but before he could fully start touring to promote it, he had a car crash which put him out of action for months..Elvis quickly covered it...and had the big hit...Carl's career never fully recovered..