Sacca Twins Revue – “He’s my….Brother” (Virtue Studios), 1978

Here is another obscurity, a typical self-released vanity record by the lounge act The Sacca Twins Revue, a band fronted by two identical (white) twins, the Sacca brothers. The Sacca Twins performed in lounges and cabarets in the late seventies, also in Las Vegas, but their sound was much deeper and more soulful than the average lounge act. As is usual in these kinds of records most of the songs presented are cover versions of well known songs, in this case mainly soul and gospel songs. There are versions of the Hollies’  “He ain’t heavy… He’s my brother”, often covered by soul artists, Gamble & Huffs “The love I lost”, Smokey’s “Ooh baby baby” and Kool & the Gangs “Hollywood Swinging”, here renamed “Hollywood Swinger”. The style is a loose funk based groove, with sometimes Tower of Power like horns, soulful vocals and overall a very nice vibe. After the Revue ended one of the brothers, Tony Sacca, had a long career in Las Vegas as entertainer and TV show host.