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SAILCAT

“MOTORCYCLE MAMA”

(John Wyker)

Elektra 45782

No. 12   August 26, 1972

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Sailcat was never a group per se. They were more of a happening that, well, happened to find one good soft­

shoe song.  Their lone self-titled album indicates that “officially” Sailcat comprised two guitar pickers named

Court Pickett and John Wyker.  They had been hanging around the Muscle Shoals, Alabama, recording

scene, and had picked up some influential friends, like Clay­ton lvey (bass), Chuck Leavell of the Allman

Brothers (keyboards), and Pete Carr (guitar)–a producer, song­ writer, and later one-half of LEBLANC &

CARR.  All of these sessioneers and two others played on the tracks.  And all of the aforementioned (with the

exception of Leavell) contributed to writing Sailcat’s tunes.

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“Motorcycle Mama” was a fluke hit from Sailcat’s debut LP.  When a follow-up was needed, all returned to

the Widget Studios to cut something called “Baby Ruth.” Sales were slow, ot much worse. Their swan song,

“She Showed Me,” came next.  In light of the disk’s poor showing, the “Sailcat” name was shelved, and the

loose­ly knit aggregation directed their energies elsewhere.

In 1973, Court Pickett had a solo album issued by Elektra.