"THERE WILL BE NO SWEETER SOUND" - The Columbia / Okeh Post War Gospel Story 1947-1962

A spirit-lifting, roof-raising collection like no other. The war was over. Good had triumphed. And across the land a sense of optimism and strength had prevailed. This spirit and emotion found its expression in many ways. Giving voice to God's glory was one. Consequently, from the church to the streets to living rooms across the nation, gospel music was enjoying a new popularity. Suddenly, it seemed there could be no sweeter sound. (Opal Louis Nations)

trax CD1:
1. Rough And Rocky Road - The Mell-O-Tones 2. What Are They Doing In Heaven - The Mell-O-Tones 3. Flying Saucers - The Mell-O-Tones 4. When The Pearly Gates Unfold - The Mell-O-Tones 5. Cool By The Riverbanks - The Mell-O-Tones 6. Looking For That City Called Heaven - The Mell-O-Tones 7. Run On For A Long Time - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 8. Touch Me Jesus - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 9. You Ain't Got Faith ('Til You Got Religion) - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 10. Lord, I've Tried - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 11. Troubled, Lord I'm Troubled - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 12. Devil Is No Relation To Me - Bros Porter & Cook w The Porterettes 13. Don't Turn Around - The R.B. Gospel Singers 14. Oh, What A Time - The R.B. Gospel Singers 15. Father, I Pray - The R.B. Gospel Singers 16. My Lord And I - The R.B. Gospel Singers 17. Inside The Beautiful Gate - The R.B. Gospel Singers 18. Just A LIttle Talk With Jesus - The Deep South Boys 19. Holy Ghost Getting Us Ready - The Deep South Boys 20. My Soul Is A Witness - The Deep South Boys
trax CD2:
1. All The Way Sunset - Jubilee Singers 2. Rasslin' Jacob Sunset - Jubilee Singers 3. Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow - Sunset Jubilee Singers 4. There'll Be A Jubilee - Sunset Jubilee Singers 5. Jesus Is The Searchlight - Bailey Gospel Singers 6. Journey To The Sky - Bailey Gospel Singers 7. Count Your Blessings - Jackson Gospel Singers 8. Lord Take Care Of Me - Jackson Gospel Singers 9. Softly And Tenderly (Jesus Is Calling) - Brother Rodney 10. Sweet Hour Of Prayer - Brother Rodney 11. I'm Going Through - Brother Rodney 12. Rock Of Ages - Brother Rodney 13. I Know The Lord Laid His Hand On Me - The Pearly Gates Spiritual Singers 14. Not Alone - The Pearly Gates Spiritual Singers 15. Man Called Jesus - The Pearly Gates Spiritual Singers 16. Jesus At The Well - Sister Myrtle Fields w/Austin McCoy Trio 17. I'm Toiling - Sister Myrtle Fields w/Austin McCoy Trio 18. Death Draws Nigh - Sanders Cooper & Sons Of Glory 19. I'll Journey On - Sanders Cooper & Sons Of Glory 20. I Thank The Lord - Sanders Cooper & Sons Of Glory
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"REEFER SONGS" 23 Original Jazz & Blues Vocals

Here's a wild collection of risqué jazz and blues tunes. While all drug related in one way or another, most of these songs center around the usage of that great menace, Marijuana! Incredibly enough, songs with this subject matter actually enjoyed a certain level of popularity at the time. Until the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, that is. That piece of legislation led to the eventual criminalization of cannabis. Because of federal pressure, many of the artists that continued to sing about its virtues suffered industry blacklisting. (Ish Kabbible)

trax:
1. Reefer Man - Don Redman & His Orchestra 2. The Man from Harlem - Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra 3. Here Comes the Man with the Jive - Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club 4. If You're a Viper - Bob Howard & His Boys 5. Texas Tea Party - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra / Jack Teagarden 6. Light Up - Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters 7. Jack, I'm Mellow - Trixie Smith 8. Sweet Marijuana Brown - Barney Bigard Sextet 9. Viper Mad - Sidney Bechet w/Noble Sissle's Swingsters 10. The Weed Smoker's Dream - The Harlem Hamfats 11. The "G" Man Got the "T" Man - Cee Pee Johnson 12. All the Jive Is Gone - Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy 13. The Stuff Is Here - Georgia White 14. Wackey Dust - Chick Webb & His Orchestra / Ella Fitzgerald 15. Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine? - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson 16. Jerry the Junker - Clarence Williams & His Washboard Band 17. Reefer Song - Fats Waller 18. Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends 19. Willie the Chimney Sweeper - Ernest Rodgers 20. Weed - Bea Foote 21. Save the Roach for Me - Buck Washington 22. Knockin' Myself Out - Lil Green 23. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra 24. Reefer Man - Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra
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"UPTOWN BOOGIE" The Great Unheard Performances (1945-1949)

This is the boogie woogie you remember (if you were alive before 1940). Boogie in its early stages. Cecil Gant is featured and that is a major plus. But the various styles of players and singers is outstanding. One, "Barcarole Boogie" is wonderful - it is boogie and still you hear the classical Barcarole. Another example of what a skilled boogie woogie musican can do with the classics. This is an excellent companion piece to compilations by such greats as Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and, of course, Cecil Gant. If you can remember T.D.'s Boogie Woogie, or Pine Top's Boogie Woogie, you can relate to this C.D. I give it all the stars I can find. 5++ Stars (Amazon)

trax:
1. Boogie Woogie - Al Wichard 2. Nightmare BoogieHadda Brooks 3. Tornado - Poison Gardner 4. Riff Raff Boogie - Bob Moseley 5. Beale Street Boogie - Dick Lewis 6. Bluesin´ The Boogie - Hadda Brooks 7. Barcarolle Boogie - Lucky Henry 8. Down In The Groovy - Lonnie Lyons 9. Bobbie´s Boogie - Bob Moseley 10. Noisen With Poison - Poison Gardner 11. Hogan´s Alley - Cecil Gant 12. Same Old Boogie - Betty Hall Jones 13. Empire Boogie - Poison Gardner 14. Central Avenue Boogie - Slim Gaillard 15. Freeway Boogie - Robert T Smith 16. Rocking The Boogie - Hadda Brooks 17. Boogie Woogie Basement - Al Wichard 18. Basin Street Boogie - Dick Lewis 19. Door Blow Boogie - Bob Moseley 20. Rhapsody Boogie - Poison Gardner 21. Ridin´ The Boogie - Hadda Brooks 22. Detroit Boogie - Jack Surrell 23. Boogie In My Flat - Al Killian 24. Prince´s Boogie Woogie - Harry Dial 25. Wild Cat Boogie - Doc Wiley
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"THE ULTIMATE 30'S and 40's REEFER SONGS"

A bumper crop of Original, Reefer influenced Jazz, Blues & Swing from 1930’s & 1940’s America.Marijuana has been around from the beginnings of time and has played a key role in various civilizations. In the first half of the 20th Century jazz culture took hold, marijuana was still legal and proved popular with the musicians of the day, some would say influencing and helping them along their way. Even so its use was still kept relatively underground in an already conservative America, resulting in the use of various alisas such as ‘Jive’, ‘Golden Leaf ’, ‘Texas Tea’, ‘Viper’ and others too numerous to mention.Eventually Middle Class White American worries over its corrupting influences won the day and it was banned in 1933 in 33 states with the rest following suit some 3 years later.In many ways these were the pop records of the day, as they were often no more than 3 mins long and obtained national appeal from the Radio and Record Companies. ( This was the bedrock on which pop culture was laid ). This is an important cultural record of a time long since gone but the songs should be loved and remembered - forever.The use of Marijuana within society and it’s influence on musicians whether it is legal or not has never gone away- nor will it.

trax:
1. The Reefer Song 9/43 - Fats Waller 2. Reefer Man 6/32 - Cab Calloway 3. Whacky Dust 8/38 - Ella Fitzgerald w/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 4. Killin' Jive '39 - The Cats & The Fiddle 5. Sweet Marihauna Brown 1/45 - Barney Bigard Sextet 6. Viper Mad Feb '38 - Sidney Bechet w/Noble Sissy's Swingers 7. Mellow Stuff 6/37 - Lil Johnson 8. Here Comes The Man With The Jive 8/36 - Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys 9. Save The Roach For Me '44 - Buck Washington 10. When I Get Low I Get High April '36 - Ella Fitzgerald w/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 11. Weed Smokers' Dream 4/36 - The Harlem Hamfats 12. The Stuff Is Here October '37 - Georgia White 13. Reefer Head Woman 3/38 - Jazz Gillum & His Jazz Boys 14. Weed '38 - Bea Foote 15. I'm Gonna Get High 10/37 - Tampa Red & The Chicago Five 16. Light Up Dec '38 - Buster Baileys' Rhythm Busters 17. I'm Mellow May '38 - Trixie Smith 18. Smoker Reefers '38 - Larry Adler 19. Knockin' Myself Out 4/41 - Yack Taylor 20. All The Jive Is Gone 3/36 - Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
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"MR. FULBRIGHT'S BLUES"

Tough and gritty blues. Rare 50'S ELKO LABEL Recordings. (This album is long out of print.)trax:
1. Strangest Blues - Jimmy Nolen 2. I Used To Love A Woman - Jimmy Nolen 3. Louisiana Woman - Phillip Walker 4. I Want You For Myself - Phillip Walker 5. Playing In The Park - Phillip Walker 6. Hello My Darling - Phillip Walker 7. Pretty Woman - Mac Willis 8. Howling Woman - Mac Willis 9. Blue And Lonesome Blues - Smokey Hogg 10. Misery In My Life - Smokey Hogg 11. Flat Foot Sam - Elmon Mickle 12. I Got To Get Some Money - Elmon Mickle 13. Listen Here Mr. Fireman - Jesse Fuller 14. San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller 15. Zetela Blues - Big Son Tillis & D.C. Bender 16. Rocks In My Pillow - Big Son Tillis & D.C. Bender 17. Ten Long Years - Big Son Tillis & D.C. Bender 18. I Got A Letter - Big Son Tillis & D.C. Bender 19. Hard Luck Blues - Unknown Artist 20. Another Fool Like Me - Jesse Thomas 21. West Helena Blues - Unknown Artist 22. Come Back Baby - Unknown Artist 23. Strange Ol' Feeling - Unknown Artist 24. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More - J.D. Nicholson 25. Let's Try It Again - Jimmy Nolen 26. It's A Shame - Willie Egan 27. Willie's Boogie - Willie Egan
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"TWINIGHT'S CHICAGO SOUL HEAVEN" 1967-1972

A dream come true! (especially for us Chicagoans) Kent compiled some of the best soul tracks from the rare Twinight label – home of Syl Johnson, The Notations, Nate Evans, The Dynamic Tints, and other legendary Chicago soul artists. Lots of this stuff has a nice raw west side feel to it, and since most of these tracks were only on singles that even we find hard to find, this CD's one of the major documentations of some of the other soul work that was happening in Chicago away from Chess, Okeh, or some of the other bigger labels. 24 tracks, with the usual great notes and stuff – plus a lot of rare cuts that we'd never heard. Tracks include "A New Day " by the Notations, "Main Squeeze" by Nare Evans, "Don't Wanna Face the Truth" by Radiants, "Maggie" by Johnny Williams, "Life Walked Out" by the Mist, and "Powerful Love" by Chuck and Mac. (Out of print.) (Dusty Groove)

trax:
1. A New Day - The Notations 2. Thank You Baby - Syl Johnson 3. Main Squeeze - Nate Evans 4. Falling In Love - The Dynamic Tints 5. Wayward Dream - Annette Poindexter & Pieces Of Peace 6. I've Made Up My Mind - Josephine Taylor 7. Nevermore - Renald Domino 8. Temptation Is Hard To Fight - George McGregor & The Bronzettes 9. That's The Reason - Buster Benton 10. Tearing Me Up Inside - Harrison & The Majestic Kind 11. Same Kind Of Thing - Syl Johnson 12. Don't Wanna Face The Truth - The Radiants 13. Lift This Hurt - Elvin Spencer 14. To Love Someone (That Don't Love You) - The Kaldirons 15. So Good To Have You Home Again - The Mystiques 16. Yesterday's Mistakes - Jimmy Jones 17. Maggie - Johnnie Williams 18. Life Walked Out - The Mist 19. I Won't Stop To Cry - Stormy 20. You Need To Be Loved On - Renald Domino 21. Soul - E. Rodney Jones & Friends 22. Powerful Love - Chuck & Mac 23. Which One Am I - The Perfections 24. Just You And Me - The Notations
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"A DEEP DIP INTO MEMPHIS SOUL" - Soul From The Vaults

Fabulous collection of deep soul recorded in Memphis, mostly for small local labels. Not all the artists are Memphis based but all were recorded there. Among the highlights are Spencer Wiggins terrific cover of Aretha's I Never Loved A Man as I Never Loved A Woman, Tony Ashley's searing We Must Have Love, Ben E. King's gorgeous It Ain't Fair and Jerry Minnis's melodic I'm A Northern Boy but it's all excellent. It also includes the fine Let Me Be Right I Don't Want To Be Wrong recorded by soul legend James Carr for the obscure River City label in 1978. Other artists include Rudolph Taylor, The Green Brothers, Joe Perkins, Jimmy Williams, Syl Johnson (the fine and unissued Abracadabra), Little Dooley, George Jackson, Johnny Dean and others. Sound quality is excellent and there are brief informative notes. A winner. (FS) (Roots 'n' Rhythms)

trax:
1. I Never Loved A Woman - Spencer Wiggins 2. I Don't Want To Have To Wait - Barbara & The Browns 3. Tell Him Tonight - Rudolph Taylor 4. You Got Too Many Ties That Bind - Ike & Tina Turner 5. Can't Give You Up - Green Brothers 6. Everybody Makes A Mistake Sometimes - Roy Arlington 7. Wrapped Up In Your Love - Joe Perkins 8. Let Me Come On Home - Bobby King 9. Peace Of Mind - Jimmy Williams 10. We Must Have Love - Tony Ashley 11. Abracadabra - Syl Johnson 12. Nothing But The Truth - Ann Hodge 13. I Don't Want To Lose - Al Perkins 14. It Ain't Fair - Ben E. King 15. Let Me Be Right, I Don't Want To Be Wrong - James Carr 16. Just Like A Child - Little Dooley 17. I Don't Remember Loving You - J. Blackfoot 18. Northern Bay - Jerry Minnis 19. Macking On You - George Jackson 20. All I Feel Is Love - Ollie Nightingale 21. Don't Disconnect My Heart - Johnny Dean
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"BLACK ROCK-RHYTHM MEAT"

Another fine collection of rocking blues and R&B and black rock 'n' roll with an incomprehensible title! 25 sides, most of them making their first appearance on CD, and three previously unissued. Includes Teddy Reynolds, Johnny Stewart, Jimmy Fox, The Vibrators (two fine rocking instrumentals with hot guitar), Jimmy Trotter (tough vocal and exciting guitar work), Terri Lee (superb female vocalist), The Stacattos, The Bees (fine down home blues with excellent harp), Jimmy Anthony & The Jap Curry Blazers (really!), Roosevelt Grier (football star proves to be a fine blues singer on his version of the Lil Green classic Why Don't You Do Right), Little Boyd & the Blues Bees (more down home harmonica blues), The Classics, Bob Mosley (great piano boogie), The Penguins and more. Excellent sound and four page booklet with label shots. (FS) (Down Home Music)

trax:
1. Rockin' With You Baby - Teddy Reynolds & Johnny Success & Band 2. You Got My Nose Open Baby - Joy Hamilton w/The Gene Mason Sextet 3. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' - Johnny Stewart 4. Terror - The Bees 5. Huff 'n' Puff - Jimmy Fox 6. Don't Leave Me Baby - Little Boyd & The Blue Bees 7. Way Out - The Vibrators 8. Sleep On The Porch - The Stewart Brothers 9. Hungry And Thirsty - Jimmy Trotter 10. I'm No Good To You - Terri Lee 11. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Sonny Fishback 12. Jimmy Jones - The Staccato's 13. Gee Baby - Sonny Fishback 14. Mad Man Shuffle - The Vibrators 15. Hangin' Around - Fay Simmons 16. Oh Yes - The Bees 17. Eternal Thing - Jimmy Anthony & The Jap Curry Blazers 18. Why Don't You Do Right - Roosevelt Grier 19. Harmonica Rock - Little Boyd & The Blue Bees 20. My-My-My - Terri Lee 21. Elmo - The Classiccs 22. Shirley Jean - Gene Burks 23. Bobbie's Boogie - Bob Mosley 24. I Wanna Go Back Home - Joe Gaines & The Original Hi-Lites 25. The Pony Rock - The Penguins
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ETTA JAMES "The Second Time Around"

Etta James was just 22 when she made the recordings for this album in 1960 and '61, but she had already established herself as a youthful belter of spirited R&B numbers. Like Aretha Franklin in the same period, James felt pressure from recording executives to go in different directions. Chess was unsure whether to market her as an R&B singer or to press her toward mainstream adult pop and jazz. This CD presents both sides of the coin, with James doing rousing R&B numbers such as "Seven Day Fool" and the protosoul of "Don't Cry Baby," lounge tunes like "One for My Baby," the jazz-flavored ballad "Fool That I Am," and Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore." It hardly matters, though, for James's emotional immediacy and potent delivery make all the material her own. --Stuart Broomer, Amazon

trax:
01 Don't Cry Baby 02 Fool That I Am 03 One For My Baby 04 In My Diary 05 Seven Day Fool 06 It's Too Soon To Know 07 Dream 08 I'll Dry My Tears 09 Plum Nuts 10 Don' Get Around Much Anymore.mp3
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ETTA JAMES "Rocks The House"

Simply one of the greatest live blues albums ever captured on tape. Cut in 1963 at the New Era Club in Nashville, the set finds Etta James in stellar shape as she forcefully delivers her own "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and "Seven Day Fool" interspersed with a diet of sizzling covers ("What'd I Say," "Sweet Little Angel," "Money," "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"). The CD incarnation adds three more great titles, including an impassioned reprise of her "All I Could Do Was Cry." Guitarist David T. Walker is outstanding whenever he solos. (Bill Dahl, Allmusic)This album rivals B.B. King's Live At The Regal for best live blues album ever. The high points are Baby What You Want Me To Do and Woke Up This Morning. Her singing is so tough, so ballsy on these songs, I can't think of another singer to compare her to. She could make even Wilson Pickett and James Brown sound like wimps. She finishes both songs off with some scatting you have to hear to believe. She just takes my breath away. And several more songs on this album are almost as good.
Besides the incredible singing, the other thing that makes this album a joy is the audience. The excitement is palpable. On a couple of songs, she gets a thrilling call and response going with them, and their excitement seems to feed her. You can actually hear her getting energy from the audience. The album is the next best thing to Etta James in person. (Amazon)trax:
01 Something's Got A Hold On Me 02 Baby What You Want Me To Do 03 What'd I Say 04 Money (That's What I Want) 05 Seven Day Fool 06 Sweet Little Angel 07 Ooh Poo Pah Doo 08 Woke Up This Morning 09 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 10 All I Could Do Is Cry 11 I Just Want To Make Love To You
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JO-JO ADAMS "The Chronological Classics 1946-1953"

Born circa 1918, Alabama. Died 27 Februray, 1988, Chicago, Illinois
"I started playing the blues when I saw a man standing on the stage and he was getting big money. He had a red pocket hand'chief around his neck and coveralls and I said, 'That's not the way it's supposed to go'. I introduced color to the stage. My tailor-made tails that were 55 inches long - when I spun around you could shoot dice on them!" - Jo Jo Adams (Living Blues interview)
Seldom remembered today among the greats of jump blues, Jo Jo Adams was once quite a celebrity in the 1940s and 1950s Chicago music and entertainment circle. A comedian/singer/dancer/emcee and leader of a successful revue, the few remaining images and film clips we have of the man (for example, his performances from the 1949 William Alexander short "Burlesque In Harlem"), shows a slim, dapper, Cab Calloway-like performer, an impression borne out by his jazzy recordings such as When I'm In My Tea. Once billed as "The Sepia Frank Sinatra" (more for his build and sartorial elegance than his vocal style), Jo Jo Adams was born in Alabama around 1918. Little is known of his early life, except that he sang with a quartet called the Big Four Jubilee singers, and that he was on Chicago's South Side by 1945, playing venues such as the Ritz Show Lounge, and first recorded in early 1946 with guitarist Freddie Williams' band for Williams' own Melody Lane Record Shop label. Within a few weeks, Melody Lane had become Hy-Tone Records and the two Adams releases were reissued on the new label. During the summer of 1946, Adams was in Los Angeles, recording for Aladdin Records with the Maxwell Davis All Stars and appearing with Clifford Scott at the Hideaway Club, however, by the end of the year, he was back in Chicago recording for Hy-Tone, this time with veteran guitarist Floyd Smith's Combo (Smith had been famous for his influential 1939 hit Floyd's Guitar Blues recorded with Andy Kirk's Orchestra and had only just left the Kirk band at the time of his Hy-Tone session). In July 1947, "Doctor Jo Jo" as he was sometimes billed, recorded a four track session for Aristocrat Records with Tom Archia's All Stars, and in early 1948 he was recalled by Archia to sing the wonderful, two-part Cabbage Head - an updating of the ancient British ballad "Our Gudeman"(aka Seven Nights Drunk). Apart from his welcome appearance in the aforementioned musical short "Burlesque In Harlem" - in which he performs the risqué I Like To Hucklebuck before displaying his terpsichorean skill with an exotic dancer - Adams appears to have disappeared from the recording scene for a full four years (he is known to have joined Memphis Slim's Houserockers as a singer briefly in 1950), returning in November 1952 to cut six sides for Art Sheridan's Chance Records with trumpeter Melvin Moore's Orchestra. His last known release was issued the following year on Al Benson's Parrot label, backed by a small unit headed by drummer Red Saunders and arranged by Sun Ra. Although the recordings were sparse, Adams appeared often in the early 1950s at the Flame Show Bar with his own revue "The Jo Jo Show". He is listed as being part of a couple of rock 'n' roll revues at the Trianon Ballroom and the Regal Theatre in 1955 and also at a club called Budland in late 1958, and then seems to have vanished into obscurity for the last 30 years of his life (Living Blues reported that he would still occasionally play in his neighbourhood of 64th and Maryland). He died in Chicago on 27th February 1988. - By Dave Penny
Recommended listening:
Classics 5083 - The complete recordings of Dr Jo Jo Adams, this CD offers all of the issued Melody Lane/Hy-Tone, Aladdin, Chance and Parrot recordings issued under the singer's own name.
Classics 5006 - the six Aristocrat recordings Jo Jo Adams released under bandleader Tom Archia's name. (Black Cat Rockabilly)

trax:
01 Jo-Jo Blues - Part 1 02 Jo-Jo Blues - Part 2 03 Don't Give It Away 04 Corine 05 Thursday Evening Blues 06 Hard-Headed Woman Blues 07 Jo-Jo's Troubles 08 Disgusted 09 When I'm In My Tea 10 Upstairs 11 I'm Weak For You 12 I Got The Blues Every Morning 13 Around The Watch - Part 1 14 Around The Watch - Part 2 15 Floyd's Guitar Blues 16 Voodit 17 Didn't I Tell You 18 I've Got A Crazy Baby 19 Call My Baby 20 Rebecca
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BUDDY & ELLA JOHNSON "Gotta Go Upside Your Head" (The Rock 'n' Roll Years 1953-1955)

With his sister Ella seductively serving as his primary vocalist (and qualifying for our series of ubersexy lady singers!), pianist Buddy Johnson led a large jump blues band that enjoyed tremendous success during the 1940s and '50s, rockin' the Savoy Ballroom nightly. The suave bandleader spotlighted a series of talented singers, including balladeers Arthur Prysock, Nolan Lewis, and Floyd Ryland, but it was Ella's understated delivery (beautifully spotlighted on the sumptuous ballad "Since I Fell for You") and Buddy's crisply danceable "Walk-Em Rhythm" that made the aggregation so successful for so long. Buddy moved over to in 1953, Buddy and Ella starteed on a new series of smashes with Ella's "Hittin' on Me" and "I'm Just Your Fool," the latter a 1954 standout that was later purloined by, of all people, Chicago harpist Little Walter, whose hits are out this month on Rev-Ola!
Rock & Roll eventually somewhat halted Buddy Johnson's momentum, but the band kept scoring hits through 1958, not bowing out until another series of hits in 1964! "Since I Fell for You" has become a standard, ensuring Buddy and Ella's immortality in jazz circles.
This first-time CD collection showcases their 1950s hits, irresistible dancers and sultry ballads alike - go on, you'll love it! Beautifully remastered in Rev-Ola-Sonic sound (it sauce here). Lovely artwork with detailed nots by Dave penny, our own King Of Rock n Roll! A must for all lovers of jazz, R&B, swing dancing and just plain great music! (Dave Penny)

trax:
01 Mush Mouth 02 That's How I Feel About You 03 Hittin' On Me 04 I'm Just Your Fool 05 Aint'cha Got Me (Where You Want Me?) 06 My Old Man 07 A12 08 One More Time 09 Shut Your Big Mouth, Girl! 10 Any Day Now 11 Ain't But One 12 Crazy 'Bout A Saxaphone 13 Jit Jit 14 A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money) 15 Well Do It! 16 Thinking It Over 17 Someday 18 It Used To Hurt Me 19 Gotta Go Upside Your Head 20 If You Would Only Say You're Sorry 21 Alright, Okay, You Win! 22 It's About To Break My Heart In Two 23 Gone Walkin' 24 So Good 25 I Don_t Want Nobody Baby (To Have My Love But You) 26 Bring It Home To Me 27 It's Obdacious 28 Doot Doot Dow
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 6 (and last one of this series)

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
1. That Man Is Walking - Larry Liggett 2. It Took A Long Long Time - Amos Milburn 3. Walking By Myself - Jimmy Rogers 4. Born For Bad Luck - Brownie McGhee 5. Real Pretty Mama - Amos Milburn 6. Too Late - Little Walter 7. Daybreak - Pee Wee Crayton 8. Seventh Son - Willie Mabon 9. Drifting Blues - Amos Milburn 10. Amos Blues - Amos Milburn 11. That Was Your Last Mistake - Amos Milburn 12. Pot Luck Boogie - Amos Milburn 13. Queen Bee - John Lee Hooker 14. Death Of Blind Boy Fuller - Brownie McGhee 15. Tollin' Bells - Lowell Fulsom 16. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris 17. Jealous Of My Woman - Brownie McGhee 18. No Blow No Show - Bobby "Blue" Bland 19. Be Good To Me - Brownie McGhee 20. I Feel That Old Age Coming On - Wynonie Harris 21. I'm A man - Bo Diddley 22. My Baby's Boogying - Amos Milburn 23. Just One More Drink - Amos Milburn 24. Youre So Fine - Little Walter 25. Lightning Blues - Cecil Gant 26. Step It Upand Go - Brownie McGhee 27. Need Your Love So Bad - Little Willie John 28. Wanderin' Heart - T-Bone Walker 29. We're Gonna Rock - Cecil Gant
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T.J. FOWLER "T.J. Fowler & His Rockin' Jump Band"

Detroit pianist T.J. Fowler (that was his full name, the initials didn’t stand for anything) started his jump band in 1947. They backed Paul Williams in his early Savoy sessions, then recorded on their own account from 1948 onwards, firstly for Paradise, then for National and Sensation. In 1952-53 they recorded several sessions for Savoy, before moving to States at the end of 1953.
The music on this collection is arranged in chronological order, with the first 8 tracks being from National and Sensation sessions and the remaining tracks being from Savoy and States. The music is mostly instrumental R&B, moving from jump to early rock ‘n’ roll in some of the 1952-1953 tracks. (Bluebeat Music)

trax:
01 T. J. Boogie 02 What's The Matter Now 03 Red Hot Blues 04 Harmony Grits 05 Pleas For Love 06 Yes I Know 07 Oo-La-La 08 Night Crawler 09 Fowler's Boogie 10 Back Biter 11 Wine Cooler 12 Little Baby Child 13 Got Nobody To Tell My Troubles To 14 Say Baby Say 15 Gold Rush 16 Hip Hop (Camel Walk)
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 5

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
1. Bow Wow - Amos Milburn 2. Pouring Down Rain - John Lee Hooker 3. Mellow Down Easy - Little Walter 4. I'm Just A Lady's Man - Jimmy Witherspoon 5. I Ain't Gonna Cry No More - Cecil Gant 6. Jitterbug Fashion Parade - Amos Milburn 7. Story Of My Life - Guitar Slim 8. Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Baby - Brownie McGhee 9. She's Gone With The Wind - Wynonie Harris 10. That's My Chick - Amos Milburn 11. Diddy Wah Diddy - Bo Diddley 12. Another Day Another Dollar - Cecil Gant 13. Loving You - Lowell Fulson 14. Nashville Jumps - Cecil Gant 15. I'm A Black Woman's Man - Brownie McGhee 16. Memphis Slim USA - Memphis Slim 17. Forty Days And Forth Nights - Muddy Waters 18. Deal Yourself Another Hand - Cecil Gant 19. Tears Tears Tears - Amos Milburn 20. Double Trouble - Brownie McGhee 21. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters 22. Be Careful What You Do - John Brim 23. You Can't Do Me Right - Cecil Gant 24. Are You Ready - Cecil Gant 25. Pickin My Tomatoes - Brownie McGhee 26. Wake Up, Cecil, Wake Up - Cecil Gant 27. I'm Tore Up - Billy Gale 28. Cotton Crop Blues - James Cotton
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LARRY DARNELL "The Chronological Classics 1949-1951"

The first volume in the Classics Larry Darnell chronology presents all of his earliest recordings, beginning with four titles cut in Newark, NJ, in September of 1949. On that occasion and at two subsequent sessions held in New Orleans at the beginning of 1950, he was backed with a trumpet, two saxophones, and rhythm. "I'll Get Along Somehow" was issued in two parts on either side of Regal 3236. The famous heartbroken recitation, which occurs during the first half of the B side, was copied by the Velvetones on their 1957 hit record, "Glory of Love," and even resurfaced in October of 1968 when the Mothers of Invention (masquerading as Ruben & the Jets) quoted from it during their masterful doo wop send-up "Later That Night." Darnell's monologue also has something in common with a casually cynical narrative that was cheerfully articulated by Dorothy Shay, a gorgeous comedienne billed as the Park Avenue Hillbilly, on her weirdly masochistic "Say That We're Sweethearts Again." Darnell himself once stated that he copped the idea from Bobby Marshall, a singer he had heard as a youngster back in Columbus, OH, before leaving town to work as an itinerant dancer at the age of 15. On "I Love You So," the instrumentation was adjusted to form a front line of trumpet, sax, and trombone with a rhythm section now including bassist Aaron Bell and drummer Sam Woodyard, exceptional players both destined for great accomplishments in the company of Duke Ellington. Jazz musicians keep showing up in Darnell's discography, most notably reedmen Eddie Barefield, Hank Mobley, and Budd Johnson; trumpeters Taft Jordan and Dick Vance; and pianist Ellis Larkins. As if to further demonstrate the ongoing interconnectivity between jazz and R&B, Darnell recorded his own soulful rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" in 1950. His exciting later sides for Regal and a fine OKeh session from 1951 with the Howard Biggs Orchestra are the work of a passionate singer at the peak of his powers. Taken in succession, these 24 classic sides are marvelously entertaining, with Darnell either crooning, belting out the blues, or rocking it up and sounding a bit like Jackie Wilson when the band started cooking and steaming. (Allmusic Guide)

trax:
01 For You My Love 02 I'll Get Along Somehow P1 03 I'll Get Along Somehow P2 04 Lost My Baby 05 My Baby Don't Love Me 06 God Bless The Child 07 Pack Your Rags And Go 08 I Love You So 09 Why Do I Love You 10 Don't Go, Don't Go 11 I Love My Baby 12 Sundown 13 My Kind Of Baby 14 Oh Babe! 15 Christmas Blues 16 That Old Feeling 17 Why Did You Say Goodbye 18 Nobody Cares - Nobody Knows 19 Do You Love Me, Baby 20 Sad And Lonesome 21 Darlin 22 Work Baby Work 23 Left My Baby 24 Boogie-Oogie
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 4

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
1. From The Bottom - Sonny Boy Willianson 2. Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf 3. Six Foot Two Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon 4. Walkin' The Blues - Willie Dixon & The All Stars 5. Anybody's Blues - Amos Milburn 6. Rock Me - Muddy Waters 7. Little Baby You're Runnin' Wild - Cecil Gant 8. I Asked For Water - Howlin' Wolf 9. Special Delivery - Cecil Gant 10. One Night - Smiley Lewis 11. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins 12. Put It Back - Wynonie Harris 13. I Just Want To Make Love With You - Muddy Waters 14. I Can't Make It With You - Jimmy Witherspoon 15. Third Degree - Eddie Boyd 16. I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man - Cecil Gant 17. Just A Country Boy - Jimmy Witherspoon 18. When I've Been Drinkin' - Smokey Hogg 19. Farther Up The Road. - Bobby "Blue" Bland 20. In The Middle of the Night - Amos Milburn 21. Mamma Talk To Your Daughter - J.B. Lenoir 22. Just Make Love To Me - Muddy Waters 23. Young Man's Blues - Wynonie Harris 24. Louisiana - Percy Mayfield 25. Bad bad whiskey - Amos Milburn 26. It's My Life - Bobby "Blue" Bland 27. Luscious Woman - Wynonie Harris
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"DEEP SOUL DISCOVERIES" Vol 4

Another volume of rare and hard to find soul!trax:
1. Some Man's Woman, Part 1 - Sammy Roberson 2. Some Man's Woman, Part 2 - Sammy Roberson 3. Walk On - Art Wheeler 4. I'm Dedicating My Life - Danny White 5. I Still Find You (In My Heart) - Dick Whittington 6. Forever More - Johnny Acey 7. If You Love Me - Lynn August 8. God Bless Our Love - J.C. & The Soul Angels 9. Life Will Begin Again - James Bounty 10. Play A Sad Song - Bobby Williams 11. Get Ready (For That Day) - Jean & Donella 12. How Much It Hurts Me - Dee & Don 13. Love Will Find A Way - Robert Earl 14. There'll Never Be Another Woman - John Edwards 15. Once There Was A Man - Frankie Coe 16. I'm So Glad To Be Back Home - Bennie Conn 17. A Minute Of Good Time - Queenie Lyons 18. Don't Make The Same Mistake Twice - Willie Mason 19. Things Of The Past - Joe Perkins & Roy Franklin 20. Guilty - The Players 21. Don't Blame Me - Willie Hightower 22. When A Man Cries - Johnny Robinson 23. One Man's Happiness - The Soul Unlimited 24. Friends In Show Buisiness - Joe Melvin 25. Remember Me - Jimmy Lomax
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 3

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
4. Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush 5. Anna Mae - Cecil Grant 6. Two-Headed Woman - Junior Wells 7. Pain In My Heart - Willie Dixon 8. After Midnite - Amos Milburn 9. Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn 10. You Got Me Dizzy - Jimmy Reed 11. In The Evening Blues - Wynonie Harris 12. Wine Wine Wine - Jimmy Brinkley 13. Crazy For My Baby - Willie Dixon 14. The Things I Used To Do - Guitar Slim 15. Money's Getting Cheaper - Jimmy Witherspoon 16. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 17. You Don't Have TO GO - Jimmy Reed 18. So Much Trouble - Brownie McGhee 19. I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo 20. Oh Babe - Wynonie Harris 21. Rose Get Your Clothes - Wynonie Harris 22. Dimples - John Lee Hooker 23. Keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Willianson 24. Me And My Mule - Champion Jack Dupree 25. Trouble Trouble - Lowell Fulsom 26. Are You Out There - Percy Mayfield 27. Skid Row Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
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FRANKIE LEE SIMS "Walking With Frankie" (Enjoy Label 1960)

Sims began his recording career with Blue Bonnet Records in 1948, and went on to record for Specialty and Ace in the fifties. His big Southern hits included "Lucy Mae Blues," "She Likes to Boogie Real Low," and "Walking With Frankie." Unable to follow up with hits in the sixties, he struggled with alcoholism, legal troubles, and ill health, finally succumbing to pneumonia in 1970. Frankie Lee Sims was one of the great down-home Texas blues men of the fifties. This PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED session recorded in New York for the Enjoy label in 1960 features remakes of his biggest hits, "Lucy Mae Blues" and "Walking With Frankie." Produced by the legendary Bobby Robinson. (Bluebeat Music)

trax:
01 Walking With Frankie 02 Don't Be Mad With Me 03 Lucy Mae Blues 04 My Home Ain't Here 05 Send My Soul To The Devil 06 Short Haired Woman 07 Going Back To The River 08 As Long As I Live 09 Come Back Baby Take 1 10 Frankie Lee Boogie 11 Going Back To Dallas 12 Jelly Roll Baker 13 Woman Why'd You Break My Heart 14 Come Back Baby Take 2
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 2

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
1. Backwater Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon 2. Don't Start Me To Talking - Sonny Boy Williamson 3. Good Morning Judge - Wynonie Harris 4. Forty Cups Of Coffee - Danny Overbea 5. Key To My Door - Brownie McGhee 6. Drunk Broke And Hungry - Jimmy Witherspoon 7. Cool Off Baby - Billy Curley Barrix 8. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris 9. Cain River Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon 10. Everything I Do Is Wrong - Amos Milburn 11. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters 12. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis 13. My Babe - Little Walter 14. Violent Love - Big Three Trio 15. When The Lights Go Out - Jimmy Witherspoon 16. Me And My Dog Blues - Brownie McGhee 17. Money Hustlin Woman - Amos Milburn 18. It Must Be Love - Brownie McGhee 19. Live So Easy - Jimmy Witherspoon 20. Barbecue Any Old Time - Brownie McGhee 21. Love And Friendship - Jimmy Witherspoon 22. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 23. Who - Little Walter 24. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 25. Midnight On Central Avenue - Cecil Gant 26. Blowin' To California - Wynonie Harris 27. Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed 28. Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley
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"BIG BOX OF BLUES" Vol. 1

Great collection of blues and R&B!trax:
1. Working Man's Blues - Brownie McGhee 2. Blues At Sundown - Amos Milburn 3. Amos' Boogie - Amos Milburn 4. Free And Easy Mind - Jimmy Nelson 5. Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Part 1) - Wynonie Harris 6. I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold 7. That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch - Cecil Gant 8. Hey Mr Landlord - Jimmy Witherspoon 9. Wadering Gal Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon 10. Young Fashioned Ways - Muddy Waters 11. Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light - Little Walter 12. See You Later Alligator - Bobby Charles 13. Walking Blues - Muddy Waters 14. Poison Ivy - Willie Mabon 15. Everybody Clap Hands - Amos Milburn 16. Don't Touch My Head - J.B. Lenoir 17. Dust My Broom - Elmore James 18. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence "Frogman" Henry 19. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Odee - Wynonie Harris 20. Call My Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon 21. Ain't That Loving You Baby - Jimmy Reed 22. I'm Mad - Willie Mabon 23. You Got Yourself A Job, Girl - Wynonie Harris 24. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters 25. I Gotta Go - Cecil Gant 26. Do Me Right - Lowell Fulson 27. (She Put The) Whamee On Me - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 28. Spoon Calls Hootie - Jimmy Witherspoon
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"I'M A GOOD WOMAN" Vol 3 - Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters

The third entry in the Harmless label's ongoing I'm a Good Woman series further captures the rise of feminist funk, documenting the transformation from the demure, lovey-dovey soul of the Motown-dominated late '60s to the fierce, take-no-bullsh*t grooves of the early '70s. The titles alone -- Anna King's "Mama's Got a Bag of Her Own," the Pointer Sisters' "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)," and Marie Queenie Lyons' "Your Keys Don't Fit Anymore" among them -- speak volumes about the candor and aggression of the performances, and even the love songs reveal an independence and assertiveness that powerfully reflected the rise of both Black Power and women's rights. But sexual politics never get in the way of the music -- it's like they say, free your mind and your ass will follow. ~ Jason Ankeny, Allmusic

trax:
1. Two Heads Are Better Than One - Jeannie Dee 2. Got Myself A Good Man - Gladys Knight & The Pips 3. I Can't Do My Thing - Barbara Acklin 4. I'm In A Lovin' Groove - Mary Jane Hooper 5. Some Love - Chaka Khan 6. It Can't Last Forever - Margie Alexander 7. Your Key Don't Fit It Anymore - Marie ''Queenie'' Lyons 8. Shoo-B-Doop And Cop Him - Betty Davis 9. Respect - Marva Whitney 10. How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick On The Side) - The Pointer Sisters 11. mama's got a bag of her own - Anna King
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"I'M A GOOD WOMAN" Vol 2 - Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters

The second volume in Harmless' excellent I'm a Good Woman series favors bigger names and more recognizable songs than its predecessor, but nevertheless does an excellent job of documenting the feminine empowerment and social consciousness that bloomed among soul music's great divas with the emergence of funk. While Aretha Franklin's "A Change," Ann Peebles' "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down," and Camille Yarbrough's "Take Yo' Praise" (later immortalized via Fatboy Slim's blockbuster "Praise You") are the marquee attractions here, the real value of the disc is its inclusion of more rare grooves like Marva Whitney's massive "Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear," Nikki Giovanni's "Ego Tripping," and Helene Smith's "You Got to Be a Man" -- the whole set's a seamless listen and a worthy addition to what's shaping up to be a great series. - Jason Ankeny, Allmusic

trax:
01. Seven Days - The Apollas 02. A Change - Aretha Franklin 03. Fever - Marie ëQueenieí Lyons 04. Ego Tripping - Nikki Giovanni 05. Iíve Got What You Need - Mary Jane Hooper 06. Nasty Girl - Betty Davis 07. You Got To Be A Man - Helene Smith 08. Running Out - Mable John 09. Iím Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Ann Peebles 10. Youíve Been Gone Too Long - Ann Sexton 11. Soul Girl - Jeanne And The Darlings 12. If You Donít Give Me What I Want - Vicki Anderson 13. Daddy Donít You Know About Sugar Bear - Marva Whitney 14. Carry On - Jean Knight 15. Going Down Slowly - The Pointer Sisters 16. Take Yo' Praise - Camille Yarbrough
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HOMER & JETHRO "Ground Hog" 1947

trax:
01 Boll Weevil 02 Rye Whiskey 03 Always 04 Margie 05 Sympathy-Symphony 06 Night And Day 07 Poor Little Liza Poor Girl 08 Cielito Lindo 09 Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die 10 Five Minutes More 11 Ground Hog 12 Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home 13 I'm Glad I Waited For You 14 Fly Birdie Fly 15 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 16 Blue Tailed Fly 17 I'll Close My Eyes 18 Donkey Serenade 19 It Bruised Her Somewhat 20 I Feel Old Age Creeping On 21 Goodbye Old Booze 22 Don't Telephone,Don't Telegraph 23 When It's Long Handle Time In Tennessee 24 Glow Worm 25 All Night Long
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"I'M A GOOD WOMAN" Vol 1 - Funk Classics From Sassy Soul Sisters

The first volume in the Harmless label's excellent I'm a Good Woman series captures distaff funk at its fiercest, digging deep for rare cuts and killer grooves that go far beyond the standard-issue soul divas.
The album captures the essence of bar groove mixed with a little funk and some strong feminist lyrics ...captures the rise of feminist funk, documenting the transformation from the demure, lovey-dovey soul of the Motown-dominated late '60s to the fierce, take-no-bullsh*t grooves of the early 70s. Largely unfamiliar names, but there's some seriously good soul music here. (Allmusic)

trax:
1. Crumbs Off The Table - Laura Lee 2. It's My Thing - Betty Moorer 3. Hang On In There - The Stoval Sisters 4. But I Ain't No More (G.S.T.S.K.D.T.S.) - Vera Hamilton 5. Watchdog - Ann Winley 6. Anti Love Song - Betty Davis 7. You Gotta Push - Jody Gayles 8. Who Is She (And What Is She To You) - Gladys Knight & The Pips 9. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - Lyn Collins 10. Your Thing Ain't No Good Without My Thing - Marie "Queenie" Lyons 11. You're Gonna Miss Me - Ann Sexton 12. Give Me Your Love - The Sisters Love 13. Make Me Believe In You - Patti Jo 14. I'm A Good Woman - Cold Blood
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"JUBILEE & JOSIE R&B VOCAL GROUPS" - Vol. 5

trax:
1. Cruise To The Moon - The Chaperones 2. Teenage Paradise - The Volumes 3. Night And Day - Sonny Til & The Orioles 4. Crazy Love - The Bob Knight Four 5. Dancing Alone - The Emeralds 6. This I Swear - The Dubs 7. Our Wedding Day - The Shells 8. Lonely Road - The Passions 9. School Bells To Chapel Bells - The Styles 10. Shangri La - The Parakeets 11. Elaine - The Glenwoods 12. Shimmy Time - Sonny Til & The Orioles 13. If You Love Me, Really Love Me - Jordan & The Fascinations 14. Who Needs Love - The Ovations 15. Two Friends - The Bob Knight Four 16. The Man From The Moon - The Chaperones 17. The Wisdom Of A Fool - The Dubs 18. Sandra - The Volumes 19. That's The Way It'll Be - The Glenwoods 20. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons - The Styles 21. Deep In My Heart - The Shells 22. Memories - The Bob Knight Four 23. Did You Ever Love A Guy - The Emeralds 24. Shining Star - The Chaperones 25. Remembering - The Ovations 26. Far From Your Love - The Appreciations 27. Our Song - The Volumes 28. So Long - Sonny Til & The Orioles
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"LOUISIANA CAJUN MUSIC SPECIAL" Vol 2 (Swallow Records)

Authentic Cajun music from the early 60's to the early 70's from this great label. (This collection is just as good as volume one.)trax:
1. I Went To The Dance Last Night - Joe Bonsall & The Orange Playboys 2. Oh Bye Bye - Lawtell Playboys 3. A Musician's Life - Nathan Abshire 4. Hackberry Hop - Paul Daigle, Mike Doucet & Robert Elkin 5. Two Step A Hadley - The Balfa Brothers 6. I'll Have To Forget You - Belton Richard 7. Font Kee-Lot Two Step - Sidney Brown 8. Saturday Night Special - Lesa Cormier & The Sundown Playboys 9. J'ai Un Coeur Casser - Aldus Mouton & The Wandering Aces 10. Tecar Special - Joe Bonsall & The Orange Playboys 11. Madeline - Adam Hebert 12. Mama Lou - Allen Fontenot & The Country Cajuns 13. The Waltz That Will Carry Me To The Ground - Bobby Leger & The Lake Charles Playboys 14. The Water Pump - Badeaux & The Louisiana Aces 15. Paper In My Shoe - Joe Bonsall & The Orange Playboys 16. Te Jolie - La Tour Playboys 17. Baby Please Don't Go - Lawtell Playboys 18. Fee-Fee Poncho - Nathan Abshire 19. Petite Ou Grosse - Joe Bonsall & The Orange Playboys 20. La Chanson D'amitié - Phil Menard & Don Guillory With The Louisiana Travellers 21. La Ta Tye - Claude Knott & The Arnaudville Playboys 22. Hold My False Teeth (And I'll Show You How To Dance) - Camay Doucet 23. Broussard Two Step - August Broussard & The Calcasieu Ramblers 24. Dans Les Misere - Rodney Lejune & The Rambling Aces 25. Cajun Playboy Special - Jake Mier
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"JUBILEE & JOSIE R&B VOCAL GROUPS" - Vol. 4

trax:
1. Speedoo - The Cadillacs 2. If It's Our Destiny - The Blue Notes 3. Too Young Too Fall In Love - The Teenettes 4. Forever - The Vidaltones 5. You're Not In Love With Me - The Pearls 6. Deep Within - The Whippoorwills 7. Party For Two (alternate) - The Cadillacs 8. Paradise For Two - Lou Jordan w/The Chaperones 9. Blueberry Sweet - The Chaperones 10. Oh My Darling - The Chips 11. Naggity Nag - Speedo & The Pearls 12. If You Love Me - The Blue Notes 13. My Girl Friend - The Cadillacs 14. My Lucky Star - The Teenettes 15. Rubber Biscuit - The Chips 16. Someone To Love - The Vidaltones 17. Dance With Me - The Chaperones 18. Your Heart Is So Blind - The Cadillacs 19. Who Ya Gonna Kiss? - Speedo & The Pearls 20. You Don't Understand - Bobby Freeman & Romancers 21. There's Something In Your Eyes, Eloise - The Blue Notes 22. Close Your Eyes - Lou Jordan w/The Chaperones 23. My Shadow And Me - The Chaperones 24. The Vow - The Pearls 25. Stormy Weather - The Five Sharps
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"LOUISIANA CAJUN MUSIC SPECIAL" Vol 1 (Swallow Records)

Authentic Cajun music from the early 60's to the early 70's from this great label.This is the real deal: a solid hour of Cajun music from the heart of Louisiana filled with songs that were all originally released on a label sequestered in Ville Platte. Kicking off with Nolan Cormier's "Hee Haw Breakdown," the set includes dynamic tracks from the Balfa Brothers, Wallace Derouen, Nathan Abshire, Rambling Aces, Lionel Cormier, Mamou Playboys, Doris Matte, Aldous Mouton, Adam Herbert, Barro with the Teardrops, Austin Pitre, Joe Bonsall, D.L. Menard, and Badeaux and the Louisiana Aces. There isn't a bad cut here, and you won't find American music any more real than this. Amazing. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)

trax:
1. Hee Haw Breakdown - Nolan Cormier & The Louisiana Aces 2. Cajun Ramblers Special - Wallace Derouen & The Cajun Ramblers w/Joe Bonsall 3. Pine Grove Blues - Nathan Abshire 4. Eunice Two-Step - Maurice Berzas & The Mamou Playboys 5. Mamou Blues - Austin Pitre 6. Triangle Club Special - Leeman Prejean 7. Hippy Ti Yo - Joe Bonsall 8. Louisiana Aces Special - Badeaux & The Louisiana Aces 9. I Am So Lonely - Adam Hebert & Country Playboys 10. Lacassine Special - The Balfa Brothers 11. The Bosco Stomp - Belton Richard 12. Choupique Two-Step - Nathan Abshire 13. Cypress Inn Special - Lionel Cormier & The Sundown Playboys 14. Cameron Two-Step - Barro w/The Teardrops 15. Waltz Of Regret - Doris Matte 16. Little Cajun Boy - Bobby Leger & The Lake Charles Playboys 17. Zydeco Cha-Cha - Aldus Mouton 18. Mamou Hot Step - The Mamou Playboys 19. She Didn't Know I Was Married - D.L. Menard 20. Family Waltz - Phil Menard, Don Guillory & The L.A. Travellers 21. Two Steps De Vieux Temps - The Rambling Aces 22. Cankton Two-Step - Leeman Prejean & The Happy Playboys Of Scott
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"JUBILEE & JOSIE R&B VOCAL GROUPS" - Vol. 3

trax:
1. Gloria - The Cadillacs 2. Cabin Hideaway - The Limeliters 3. Blue Moon - The Emanons 4. King of Hearts - The Cookies 5. String Along - The Majors 6. You Were Waiting for Me - The King Toppers 7. I Wonder Why - The Cadillacs 8. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate [#] - The Charioteers 9. Retribution Blues - The Bluenotes 10. My Sweet Norma Lee - The Limeliters 11. Wish I Had My Baby - The Emanons 12. Mine and Mine Alone - The Angelettes 13. Jelly Bean [#] - The Cadillacs 14. Meet Me Meet Me Baby - Kansas City Tomcats 15. Rock a Bye Blues - Eddie Banks & The Five Dreamers 16. Walkin' and Talkin' the Blues - The King Toppers 17. Oh Baby - The Majors 18. Hippy Dippy Daddy - The Cookies 19. From This Day On [#] - The Cadillacs 20. Wagon Wheels - The Bluenotes 21. Itty Bitty Mama [#] - The Emanons 22. You Only You - The Angelettes 23. Nobody Knows - Kansas City Tomcats 24. Sugar Diabetes - Eddie Banks & The Five Dreamers 25. You Broke My Heart [#] - The Clicks
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GEORGE JONES "Don't Stop The Music"

With scant material between the two, both this Ace compilation of Jones' early material and Mercury's two-disc Cup of Loneliness collection should thrill fans in search of the country star's classic honky tonk sides. Cut for the independent Starday label and Mercury, the 22 cuts on Don't Stop the Music chart Jones' gradual maturation in the latter half of the '50s and during the first few years of the '60s. Over the course of such gems as the title track and "Accidentally on Purpose," Jones reveals a fine pen, indelible country pipes, and a keen take on the tavern's wayward world of love and booze. Fiddles, pedal steel guitars, and rustic harmonies ring throughout, fueling a set perfect for a dance under all those hazy neon beer signs. (Stephen Cook, Allmusic) This comp is now out of print.trax:
01 Into My Arms Again 02 Who Shot Sam 03 You Gotta Be My Baby 04 Mr. Fool 05 Time Lock 06 Candy Hearts 07 What'cha Gonna Do 08 Vitamins L-O-V-E 09 Don't Stop The Music 10 Accidentally On Purpose 11 All I Want To Do 12 Giveaway Girl 13 Cup Of Loneliness 14 A Wanderin' Soul 15 My Sweet Imogene 16 The Likes Of You 17 What Am I Worth 18 Boogie Woogie Mexican Boy 19 I'm With The Wrong One 20 With Half A Heart 21 Ship Of Love 22 The Honky Tonk Downstairs
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"JUBILEE & JOSIE R&B VOCAL GROUPS" - Vol. 2

trax:
1. I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon - The Orioles 2. Hold Me - The Clicks 3. Tears Of Love - Sax Kari & The Quailtones 4. Why Do You Treat Me This Way - The Four Bars 5. Please Love Me - The Marylanders 6. You Are So Beautiful - The Five Notes 7. Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - The Toppers 8. My Heart - The Teardrops 9. You Broke My Heart - The Clicks 10. Fine Brown Frame (Unissued) - The Starlings 11. How I'd Feel About You (Unissued) - The Marylanders 12. Only You - The Cues 13. Feeling Low - The Orioles 14. Let Me Live - The Four Bars 15. Ooh Baby - The Teardrops 16. One Fried Egg (Unissued) - The Charioteers 17. Peace And Contentment - The Clicks 18. I'm A Sentimental Fool - The Marylanders 19. Stop It, Quit It - The Four Bars 20. I Fell For Your Loving - The Cues 21. Broken Hearted Baby - The Five Notes 22. My Plea For Love - The Starlings 23. The Stars Are Out Tonight - The Teardrops 24. Grandpa's Inn (Unissued) - The Four Bars 25. Come Back To Me - The Clicks
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GEORGE JONES "White Lightning"

Uptempo and rocking' material from the 50's Starday & Mercury eras!trax:
01 White Lightning 02 Rock It 03 What Am I Worth 04 Taggin' Along 05 Boogie Woogie Mexican Boy 06 You Gotta Be My Baby 07 Revenooer Man 08 Who Shot Sam 09 Play It Cool Man 10 My Sweet Imogene 11 How Come It 12 I'm Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down 13 Don't Stop The Music 14 Maybe Little Baby
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"JUBILEE & JOSIE R&B VOCAL GROUPS" - Vol. 1

trax:
1. It's Too Soon To Know - The Orioles 2. Lemon Squeezing Daddy - The Sultans 3. Make Me Thrill Again - The Marylanders 4. Hey Baby - The Four Bars 5. The Girl That I Marry - The Starlings 6. I've Lost - The Enchanters 7. Can't Get You Off My Mind - The Dreamers 8. Don't Play No Mambo - The Charioteers 9. You Captured My Heart - The Sultans 10. A Prayer - The Teardrops 11. Paint A Sky For Me - Viola Watkins & The Crows 12. How You Move Me - The Four Bars 13. I'm So All Alone - The Marylanders 14. Fried Chicken - The Marylanders 15. Getting Tired Tired Tired - The Orioles 16. Music Maestro Please - The Starlings 17. I've Got My Heart On My Sleeve - The Charioteers 18. Grief By Day Grief By Night - The Four Bars 19. Blues At Dawn - The Sultans 20. A Fool - The Teardrops 21. Today Is Your Birthday - The Enchanters 22. These Things I Miss - The Dreamers 23. Teardrops On My Pillow - The Orioles 24. Don't Be Angry - The Sultans 25. Good Old 99 - The Marylanders 26. If I Give My Heart To You - The Four Bars
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BeauSoleil "Cajun Conja" 1991

"... Beausoleil continues to explore the possibilities of Cajun cadences in traditional and modern musical settings. More blazing bows from Michael Doucet..."They have defined Cajun music for a decade or two now, from the bright acoustic tradition of the fiddle and accordion to roadhouse stomp and rock influenced music. Cajun Conja does both seamlessly in what is definitely one of the better "later" albums by this Louisiana band. They reel and rock through original and old tunes, using mandolins and electric guitars for a sharp twangy rhythm. They play it straight on Michael Doucet's "Telephone Stomp," the beery, bluesy "'Ti Monde" and a half-dozen well-known traditional tunes. But they can also tell a dark tale, and "Sur Le Pont De Lyon" (with a signature guitar bit from guest Richard Thompson) is one of the best pieces on the album. - Louis GibsonBeauSoleil:
Michael L. Doucet (vocals, fiddle, mando-cello); Al Tharp (vocals, guitar, banjo); David Doucet (vocals, guitar); Tommy Comeaux (mandolin, bass); Jimmy Breaux (Acadian accordion); Joe Oliver (piano); Tommy Alesi (drums); Billy Ware (percussion). Additional personnel: Richard Thompson (vocals, guitar)

trax:
1. Sophie 2. Tortue Perdue 3. Conja (New Orleans 1786) - (with Richard Thompson) 4. Vieux Crowley 5. Sur Le Pont De Lyon - (with Richard Thompson) 6. Cajun Telephone Stomp 7. La Nuit De Clifton Chenier (Clifton's Night) 8. Le Reel De Nez Pique 9. Ti Monde 10. Le Chanky-Chank Francais 11. La Valse De La Poussiere 12. Tasso/McGee's Reel

GEORGE JONES "The Lone Star Legend"

Great 1950's recordings of Mercury and Starday material. Emphasis here is on his strong ballads.trax:
01 All I Want To Do 02 Giveaway Girl 03 Flame In My Heart (& Virginia Spurlock) 04 Hearts In My Dreams 05 Into My Arms Again 06 Cup Of Loneliness 07 Still Hurtin' 08 Let Him Know 09 With Half A Heart 10 Someone Sweet To Love 11 I've Been Known To Cry (demo) 12 Holiday For Love (demo) 13 Your Old Standby 14 Vitamins L-o-v-e 15 Mr Fool 16 Last Town I Painted
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"ELVIS INSPIRATION" Forty Original Recordings That Inspired Elvis Presley

trax disc 1:
1. That's All Right - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup 2. That's When Your Heartaches Begin - The Ink Spots 3. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe 4. I Love You Because - Leon Payne 5. Ther's Good Rockin Tonight - Wynonie Harris 6. Fool Fool Fool - The Clovers 7. I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') - Jimmy Wakely 8. Just Because - The Shelton Brothers 9. Milk Cow Blues Boogie - Kokomo Arnold 10. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson 11. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine - Dean Martin 12. It's A Sin - Ivory Joe Hunter 13. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again - Eddy Arnold 14. My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 15. Money Honey - The Drifters 16. A Fool Such As I - Hank Snow 17. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams 18. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho - The Golden Gate Quartet 19. Milky White Way - The Trumpeteers 20. Blue Christmas - Ernest Tubb
trax disc 2:
1. So Glad You're Mine - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup 2. I Need You So - Ivory Joe Hunter 3. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams 4. I'm Moving On - Hank Snow 5. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton 6. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price 7. Faded Love - Bob Wills 8. It's A Sin - Eddy Arnold 9. Rags To Riches - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 10. Such A Night - The Drifters 11. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) - Rufus Thomas 12. Mystery Train - Junior Parker 13. I Will Be Home Again - The Golden Gate Quartet 14. Run On For A Long Time - Bill Landford & The Landfordaires 15. Old Shep - Red Foley 16. Milk Cow Blues Boogie - Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys 17. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & The Orioles 18. Swing Down Sweet Chariot - The Golden Gate Quartet 19. I'll Hold You In My Heart - Eddy Arnold 20. I'll Be Home For Christmas - The Pilgrim Travellers
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