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4 unusual facts about Zoot Suit/I'm the Face


Peter Meaden

He wrote The High Numbers' first and only single, "I'm the Face"; the B-side of which was "Zoot Suit".

Slim Harpo

Other notable covers of Slim Harpo songs include "I Got Love If You Want It" by The Kinks, "I'm the Face" by the Who (when they were still called The High Numbers), "I'm A King Bee" by The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and The Doors, and "Don't Start Crying Now" by Them with Van Morrison.

Zoot Suit/I'm the Face

"I'm the Face" was again released as a b-side single to "Long Live Rock" along with a live version of "My Wife" for the UK single but was dropped on the US single.

"I'm the Face" appeared on "Odds & Sods" in 1974 and on the album's remastered versions.


Duke Stroud

He also appeared in several films which include The Long Riders, Zoot Suit, Top Gun and most recently Beautiful Dreamer.

Judy Susman

After her marriage to Todd Susman she moved to Los Angeles and found work as a dancer on many televisions shows, including Sonny and Cher, The Brady Bunch Hour (as part of The Krofftettes water ballet troupe), the Academy Awards, along with featured dance roles in the movies Grease, Zoot Suit and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Lindy Hop

The Harlem Lindy Hop dance club and zoot suit culture forms a colourful backdrop in the early part of Spike Lee's film Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington.


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