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Touchless Automatic

"Musical Freedom Personified" is what a 1971 press kit called The 13th Amendment of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Billed as an entertainment attraction and as a vote-baiting rehabilitation project, the 13th Amendment's dashiki-clad stage show, with semi-improvised comedy skits between break-neck medleys, quickly attracted a following. A handful of originals took form, culminating in a December 1970 recording session at Baton Rouge's Deep South Studios. "Hard To Be In Love" b/w "The Stretch" was issued early in 1971 on the band's own Slave label. Later that year, the 13th Amendment signed with Queen Booking Corporation, which listed them alongside no less than Aretha Franklin and Sammy Davis Jr. Another manager joined up, and the pie finally split into pieces the band couldn't feed themselves on. To mitigate the ravages of the 16th Amendment, the 13th Amendment dissolved in mid-1972.

The Stretch by The 13th Amendment

“The Bum Named Stan” is exactly what I want to hear in rock ‘n’ roll right now. There’s a bit of slap-back on the vocals, crunchy guitars wailing through sections and brief instrumental breaks that recall the ’70s rock gods. It’s probably the most epic song about a bum I’ve ever heard.

The kids are all right, indeed."

Matt Sigur, 225 Magazine

02 The Bum Named Stan

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