"Carnival Day" The Essential Recordings of New Orleans R&B

A solid 24-track grouping of very early New Orleans R&B performances, spanning 1947-1950, laying some important groundwork for early rock & roll before rock & roll had a name. Aside from Fats Domino's "The Fat Man" and Professor Longhair's "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" and "Bald Head," it's doubtful that any of these tunes are instantly familiar to many rock and blues fans, though Archibald's "Stack-A-Lee" is the first R&B adaptation of a folk song that also provided the basis for Lloyd Price's huge pop hit "Stagger Lee." Overall it's strong New Orleans R&B with more of a blues/boogie/jazz base than the more widespread New Orleans rock sounds of the last half of the 1950s, also including tracks by noted Crescent City figures Paul Gayten, Roy Brown, Dave Bartholomew, and Smiley Lewis. Professor Longhair, whether under the name of Roy Byrd or his nom de plume, is the most frequent contributor, with nine songs. Those looking for something more obscure may be satisfied by the inclusion of efforts by Joseph August, Chubby Newsome, and Jewel King. (Allmusic)

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1. Hey Little Girl - Paul Gayten 2. Long 'Bout Midnight - Roy Brown 3. New Orleans Lover Man - Chubby Newsome 4. Young Boy - Joseph August 5. Country Boy - Dave Bartholemew 6. 3 X 7 = 21 - Jewel King 7. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 8. She Ain't Got No Hair - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 9. Bye Bye Baby - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 10. Professor Longair's Boogie - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 11. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 12. Carnival Day - Dave Bartholemew 13. Tee-Nah-Nah - Smiley Lewis 14. Stack-A-Lee (Pt. 1, Pt. 2) - Archibald 15. Ain't Gonna Do It - Dave Bartholemew 16. Growing Old - Smiley Lewis 17. Bald Head - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 18. Hey Now Baby - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 19. Her Mind Is Gone - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 20. Oh, Well - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 21. Hadacol Bounce - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) 22. She's My Baby - Fats Domino 23. Ballin' with Archie - Archibald 24. Hey! La Bas Boogie - Fats Domino
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