"LOVIN' TIME BLUES"

Great Jump and R&B Duets The boy/girl r&b duet reached its commercial zenith in the mid to late 1950s when acts such as Gene & Eunice, Shirley & Lee and Billy & Lillie enjoyed national chart hits, but the way had been paved by the earlier success of the likes of Esther & Mel with Johnny Otis' band and Little Willie & Little Lora. This CD explores those pioneering recordings which, with little likelihood of a national crossover hit, would often deal with the same subjects as their rock 'n' roll counterparts but in a much more gritty and honest way.

trax:
1. Newspaper Boy Blues - Tiny Kennedy W/ Tiny Bradshaw 2. I Ain't Gonna Let You In - Annie Laurie & Paul Gayton 3. Daddy On My Mind - Candy Rivers & Joe Liggins 4. Oh Babe! - Jimmy Ricks & Nancy Reed 5. Hi-Ho Baby - Edna McRaney & Jackie Brenston 6. Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar & Rusty W/ Que Martyn's Band 7. Hey Pretty Baby! - Ruth & Jimmy Brown 8. Real Lovin' Mama - Floyd Dixon & Mari Jones W/ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 9. That's What Makes My Baby Fat - Faye Adams & Joe Morris 10. Cupid's Boogie - Little Esther & Mel Walker 11. Rock With It Baby - Jimmy Preston & Burnetta Evans 12. Ain't A Better Story Told - Little Willie Littlefield & Little Lora Wiggins 13. Big Fat Hot Dog - Agnes Riley & Harry Crafton 14. Back Up - Edna McRaney & Eddie Johnson 15. You Played On My Piano - Dolores Brown & Big John Greer 16. Chocolate Candy Blues - Little Sylvia Vanderpool & Hot Lips Page 17. Pacifying Blues - Little Sylvia Vanderpool & Hot Lips Page 18. Saturday Night Daddy - Little Esther & Bobby Nunn 19. Girl Fifteen - Floyd Dixon & Mari Jones W/ Johnny Moore's Three Blazers 20. There Ain't Nothin' Better - Jimmy Witherspoon & His Girl Friday 21. Don't Tell Mama - Willie Johnson & Thelma 22. Love Is A Sin - Junior Tamplin 23. New Bon Ton Roola - Clarence Garlow & Emma Dell Lee 24. Stop That Baby - Jimmy Preston & Burnetta Evans 25. Cute Poppa - Thelma Cooper & Her Boyfriend 26. Lovin Time Blues - Edna McRaney & Jackie Brenston 27. Payday Lover - Vivian Verson & Jimmy Smith 28. Oh How You Love Me - Annie Laurie & Paul Gayton
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