The Rough Guide - "Cajun and Zydeco"

Cajun and Zydeco - the dance music of South Louisiana - are two of the most thriving regional styles in the United States. Driven on by the accordion and violin, both Cajun and Zydeco music have enjoyed a recent renaissance thanks to many of the artists featured on this Rough Guide.

The bizarre thing is, I really didn't think I was going to like this cd; I ordered it because I needed some non-mainstream music for my Music Theory class. But to my immense surprise, I found that I REALLY enjoyed the music. It has a sort of Western-ish feel to it, with the acordians, fiddles, and the distinctive twang of the French lyrics. If you don't think this type of music appeals to you, don't worry; it normally doesn't appeal to me, either. But the music on this cd is so infectiously happy and upbeat, you'll find yourself popping it into your cd player against your will. Very enjoyable rythyms, likable tunes. My personal favorites are "Balfa Waltz" (which I first heard on the Rough Guide sampler) and "Disco Et Fais Do-Do." One problem with this cd, as one other reviewer commented, is that it begins to drag on towards the end, and the music starts to blur. I love Rough Guide, but sometimes they have a tendency to stuff as much music into a cd as possible, making all the music lose its distinctivity. However, don't let that deter you from getting the cd! It really is a lot of fun, and I think you'll enjoy it. - By Starminister

trax:
1. One Step At A Time - Clifton Chenier 2. Zydeco Boogaloo - Buckwheat Zydeco 3. Balfa Waltz - David Doucet 4. La 'Tit Cord - Jimmy C Neuman 5. La Misere M'a Fait Brailler - John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys 6. Rolling Pin - BeauSoleil 7. Grande Bosco - Eddie LeJeune 8. Bayou Pon Pon - Michael Doucet 9. Two Step D'Amede - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band 10. Disco Et Fais Do-Do - Bruce Daigrepont 11. Kolinda - BeauSoleil 12. Slow Horses And Fast Women - Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas 13. La Pointe Aux Pins - Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys 14. Fiddle Stomp - Wallace Cheese Read 15. Jolie Petite Blonde - Nathan Abshire 16. Chico Two-Step - California Cajun Orchestra 17. J'etais Au Bal - Jo-El Sonnier 18. Let The Good Times Roll - Buckwheat Zydeco 19. I Passed In Front Of Your Door - DL Menard 20. Nonc Adam - Beau Jocque

J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers "Run Mountain"

Recorded with one mono Caps condenser microphone and a Magnecord recorder. "Long live old-time bluegrass" - Jillem

Somewhere near the crossroads of traditional string band music and early bluegrass, you'll find J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers. Though this recording was made in 1963, with Mainer having replaced all his former band members with his own children and a few friends, the collection is still nothing short of superb, with over 70 minutes of high spirited and rambunctious old timey music. Drawing on lively fiddle tunes, classic spirituals, ballads, and standard string band fare, a very loose and impromptu feeling runs through the 23 cuts, as the band seems to be having more than a little fun on tracks like "If I Lose Let Me Lose" and "Crying Holy." Good harmonies, excellent musicianship and an authentic and sincere presentation make Run Mountain a nearly flawless document of traditional string band music. (Matt Fink)

trax:
01 Mississippi Sawyer 02 Ramshackle Shack 03 Run Mountain 04 Short Life Of Trouble 05 If I Lose Let Me Lose 06 Greenback Dollar 07 Seven And A Half 08 Don't Go Out Little Darling 09 Over In The Gloryland 10 The Country Blues 11 Hop Along Peter 12 He's Coming To Us Dead 13 Crying Holy 14 Oh Those Tombs 15 Rhythm Blues 16 Two Little Rosebuds 17 Sally Goodin' 18 Maple On The Hill 19 My Home's In Louisiana 20 Wild Bill Jones 21 Shake My Mother's Hand For Me 22 I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail 23 Mama Don't Allow
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"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1950" - The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 6

trax disc 1:
1. I Want To Rock - La Vern Baker 2. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown 3. I've Got The Boogie Woogie Blues - Charline Arthur 4. Hey! Fat Man! - Fats Domino 5. Everybody Goes When The Wagon Comes - Billy Wright 6. Chew Tobacco Rag I & II - Billy Briggs 7. You're Fine But Not My Kind - The Robins 8. Old Woman Boogie - Hubert Robinson 9. Hamburger Hop - Johnny Hicks 10. Shake Shake Baby - Archibald 11. Walk That Mess - Tiny Bradshaw 12. Hot Rod Race - Ramblin Jimmy Dolan 13. Come On, Let's Boogie - Goree Carter 14. I Ain't Gonna Let You In - Annie Laurie 15. Hobo Boogie - Red Foley w/Cecil Gant 16. The Golden Rocket - Hank Snow 17. Hey Jack! - Lester Williams 18. Shotgun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford
trax disc 2:
1. Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues - Billy Jack Wills 2. Shuffleboard Shuffle - Roy Hogsed 3. Boogie In The Park - Joe Hill Louis 4. Shuffling Shoes - Wesley Holly 5. The Band's A–Rockin' - Johnny Lee Wills 6. Safronia B. - Calvin Boze 7. Rock Mr Blues - Wynonie Harris 8. Shine, Shave, Shower - Lefty Frizzell 9. Country Hix's - Leon Bass 10. Chicken-A-La-Blues - Cousin Joe 11. The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins 12. We Got Good Business - Glynn Duncan 13. Mean Mama Boogie - Johnny Bond 14. Rockin' Chair Mama - Little Willie Littlefield 15. Hillbilly Boogie - Jerry Irby 16. Real Lovin' Mama - Floyd Dixon & Mari Jones 17. Rockin' The Blues - Pee Wee Crayton 18. I'll Be Jumped Up And Down - Benny Leaders
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"Louisiana Saturday Night" - 1993

Awesome Swamp Pop covers Cajun, Hillbilly, Zydeco, Rn'B and more. This is a must-own for anyone who enjoys such things.

My aunt has this album and i borrowed it, only to burn it and never listen. then, a few months later i saw it and gave it a listen. i was expecting it to be good, but not this good. this album has a fantastic variety, great soul, honky tonk, country, and signature louisiana sounds. its like you're in the big easy. after a few listens, up to 4 of the songs were stuck in my head, it sounds stressful, but it was quite pleasant. if you want some flat out fun music and you're friends are "with it" i'm sure you'll enjoy this. - Reviewer: Mr. Aaron H. Levine (tallahassee, florida United States)

trax:
1. Louisiana Man - Rusty & Doug Kershaw 2. I Cried - Johnnie Allan 3. Mathilda - Cookie & The Cupcakes 4. My Jolie Blonde - Rod Bernard & Clifton 5. She Wears My Ring - Phil Bo 6. Feed The Flame - Van Broussard 7. Little Cajun Girl - Gene King 8. Big Boys Cry - Bobby Charles 9. Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet 10. Jailbird - Bob Shurley & The Vel-Tones 11. I'd Be A Legend In My Time - Tommy McLain 12. Diggy Liggy Lo - Rusty & Doug Kershaw 13. You Had Your Chance - Margo White 14. You Ain't Nothing But Fine - Rockin' Sidney 15. Big Blue Diamonds - Clint West 16. Rubber Dolly - Johnny Allen 17. There Goes That Train - Lee Martin 18. Let's Do The Cajun Twist - Randy And The Rockets 19. Crazy Baby - Buck Rogers 20. Can't Stand To See You Go Rockin' - Rockin' Dave Allen 21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Prentice Thomas 22. I'm Not A Fool Anymore - Van Broussard 23. The Back Door - Rufus 24. Whiskey Heaven - Frankie Ford 25. Seven Letters - Warren Storm 26. I Love My Saturday Night - Herbie Stutes

"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1949" - The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 5

via e-mail:
As I come regularly on this wonderful Twilightzone blog and as I have written all the liner notes for this series (Roots of R&R), I can answer or explain some things about it that can be puzzling for some readers. To select which tracks should go on each volume was a difficult job because, for each volume, I had several hundreds of records which should fit the concept. So I've tried to mix black and white perfomers as well as quite well known with little known tracks. At the time each volume was issued, I guess there were several titles featured that had yet never been reissued before on any form. But to write liner notes for each volume on what was roughly the same matter was still a much harder task. What can you say of new every time, considering that the label asked me quite long texts for each volume. So, after the first two volumes, I tried two things: 1) To follow every year of the history of the United States in putting the music on this perspective; 2) To give a short bio for each artist featured in the volumes. It seemed to me that point was quite important because there were so many lesser names, and even sometimes completely unkown, at least at the time of the writings. It must also be pointed that the Fremeaux label is first and foremost dedicated to the french speaking markets although it sold outside France. Those records couldn't be easily available in the USA because of very different laws concerning the copyright. i.e.: in Europe, after 50 years, the record – as a marketed product – belongs to the public domain and can so be used freely without asking permission to the labels which issued originally the 78s or 45's. The author's rights are of course paid to the composers but not to the label. In North America, the label is still the owner of any record he published for a much longer period and with the very odd possibility (to my ears at last) to renew the copyright whenever the label wants it, the holding of the industry upon the music can be forever. This is why you won't find currently in the US reissues coming from labels like JSP, Fremeaux and such. The liner notes in French are much longer than their "adaptation" in english. For instance, the translator had to shrink my texts (sometimes leaving off 50%) to fit with what the label wanted to. And of course, some of the meanings vanished in the process. And of course, each translator has his style and his own understanding and sometimes you don't recognize what you had written. (To give you a striking example, in the american translation of my Encyclopaedia of the Blues, Robert Johnson has become the "father in law" of Robert Jr Lockwood instead of his "stepfather"!!! This is because, in french, "father in law" and "stepfather" are designed by the same word: "beau-père"!!! and that nobody asked me about it! Of course this is not to say that whatever I've written is great and should be appreciated by everybody. I've always greeted the critics as harsh as sometimes they can be. And every time it was possible, I've tried to take lessons from it.
Enjoy the music and all the best
Gérard HERZHAFT

trax disc 1:
1. Rag Mop - Johnnie Lee Wills 2. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie Harris 3. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 4. Hey La Bas Boogie - Fats Domino 5. Riders In The Sky - The Sons Of The Pioneers 6. Rock Awhile - Goree Carter 7. Take A Swing With Me - B.B. King 8. Too Many Women - Jerry Irby 9. Rock Cola - Joe Lutcher 10. Can't Live Without You - Don McCord 11. Butcher Pete - Roy Brown 12. Let's Have Some Fun - Jesse Thomas 13. Venus - Stick McGhee 14. Rub A Little Boogie - Champion Jack Dupree 15. Smokey Mountain Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford 16. Jug Band Boogie - Louis Innis 17. Country Boy Blues - Pee Wee Hughes 18. Ain't Gonna Do It - Dave Bartholomew
trax disc 2:
1. I'm Gonna Rock - Ralph Willis 2. Rockin' At Home - Floyd Dixon 3. Shout Sister Shout - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 4. Gonna Paint The Town Red - Ramblin' Tommy Scott 5. I'm So Glad I Could Jump And Shout - Lester Williams 6. We're GOnna Go Fishin' - Ole Rasmussen 7. Little Red Hen - Johnny Otis 8. Ain't Get No Grindin' - Moon Mullican 9. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan 10. Waking Up Baby - Roy Milton 11. A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed - "Little" Jimmy Dickens 12. Baby Don't You Want To Go - Dan Pickett 13. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Tommy Duncan 14. Pan American Boogie - Wayne Raney 15. Marijuana Boogie - Lalo Guerrero 16. Bingo Boogie - Tommy Mooney 17. Run Mister Rabbit - Smilin' Smokey Lynn 18. When The Rooster Crows - Big Joe Turner
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"CHESS BLUES RARITIES"

Great collection of legendary Chess blues!

trax:
1. Recession Blues - B.B. King 2. Don't Keep Me Waiting - B.B. King 3. Tickle Britches - B.B. King 4. Don't Break Your Promise - B.B. King 5. You Can't Put Me Out - Howlin' Wolf 6. Getting' Late - Howlin' Wolf 7. Rockin' Daddy - Howlin' Wolf 8. I Didn't Know - Howlin' Wolf 9. I Better Go Now - Howlin' Wolf 10. New Crawlin' King Snake - Howlin' Wolf 11. My Mind Is Ramblin' - Howlin' Wolf 12. Tail Dragger - Howlin' Wolf 13. Poor Wind That Never Change - Howlin' Wolf 14. Stick Around - Buddy Guy 15. Gully Hully - Buddy Guy 16. That's It - Buddy Guy 17. American Bandstand - Buddy Guy 18. Untitled Instrumental - Buddy Guy 19. My Love Is Real - Buddy Guy 20. Moanin' - Bobby Timmons 21. Down Home Special - Hound Dog Taylor 22. Watch Out - Hound Dog Taylor 23. Scrappin' - Hound Dog Taylor 24. Sittin' Here Alone - Hound Dog Taylor 25. Hound Dog - Hound Dog Taylor 26. Little Village - Sonny Boy Williamson 27. Unseen Eye - Sonny Boy Williamson
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"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1948" The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 4

trax disc 1:
1. I Want My Fanny Brown - Wynonie Harris 2. Lousiana Boogie - Harry Choates 3. Hop, Skip And Jump - Roy Milton Trio 4. Bull Fiddle Boogie - Pee Wee King 5. Two Can Play Your Game - Johnny Tyler 6. Muddy Jumps One - Muddy Waters 7. Mercury Boogie - K.C. Douglas 8. Dog House Boogie - Hawkshaw Hawkins 9. The Twister - Paul Williams 10. Dirty Deal Boogie - Willie 'Long Time' Smith 11. Guitar Boogie Woogie - T. Texas Tyler 12. I Can't Understand - Jimmy McCracklin 13. Big Chief Boogie - Spade Cooley 14. Georgia Boogie - Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers 15. Mississippi Boogie - Jimmy Liggins 16. Red Hot Blues - T.J. Fowler 17. Bounce Pee Wee - Pee Wee Crayton 18. Beef Stew - Hal Singer
trax disc 2:
1. Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker 2. The Blues Come Around - Hank Williams 3. Midnight Jump - Memphis Slim 4. Chittlin' Ball - King Porter 5. Peach Street Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 6. California Hop - Big Jay McNeely 7. Hole In The Wall Tonight - Albinia Jones 8. Lightnin' Boogie - Lightnin' Hopkins 9. Humble Road Boogie - Curley Rash 10. Boogie Woogie Blues - Art Gunn 11. Papa's Blues - Eddie Burns 12. Cotten Pickers' Special - Paul Howard 13. Mine All Mine - Jimmy Wakely 14. High Tempered Mama - The Buchanan Brothers 15. Here's A Little Girl - Blue Lu Barker 16. Down In The Groovy - Lonnie Lyons 17. Steel Guitar Boogie - Tom Sargent 18. Drop Dead! - Tex Williams
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"THE BIRTH OF MOTOR TOWN" (Lu-Pine Records 1959-1964)

A raw and powerful garage soul compilation with a fine pedigree in it's artists, featuring the component parts of the Motor Town Sound - early 60's toe tapping dance beats, R&B, punchy soulful beat ballads, gospel blues.

Remembering Roots Of Soul - Birth Of Motor Town. Volume two in this series looks at the scene that provided the bedrock to Soul in Detroit. This metamorphosis of Doo Wop to Soul is epitomized by the group the Falcons who are strongly featured here. Features early recordings by Soul legends Eddie Floyd, Joe Stubbs, Bettye Lavette, Marv Johnson, & more.

trax:
1. That's What I Aim To Do - The Falcons 2. You Must Know I Love You - The Falcons 3. I'll Get Along - Marv Johnson & The Primettes 4. All I Need Is You - Marv Johnson & The Primettes 5. He's So Fine - The Corvells 6. Baby Sitting - The Corvells 7. Tell It To My Face - Bobby Williams 8. I'm Depending On You - Bobby Williams 9. My Baby - Mark Rice 10. Baby I'm Coming Home - Mark Rice 11. Tears of Sorrow - The Primettes 12. Pretty Baby - The Primettes 13. What's My Destiny - Joe Stubbs 14. Keep On Loving Me - Joe Stubbs 15. Witchcraft In The Air - Bettye LaVette 16. You Killed My Love - Bettye LaVette 17. You're On My Mind - Benny McCain 18. I Don't Want No Part Time Love - Benny McCain 19. I'm Her Yo Yo Man - Eddie Floyd 20. I'll Never Find Another Girl Like You - Eddie Floyd 21. Has It Happened To You Yet - The Falcons 22. Return of the Stagger Lee - Don Revel & The Primettes 23. Searching for my Baby - Al Garner & The Primettes 24. Baby Won't You Change Your Mind - Al Garner & The Primettes
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Wayne Toups & Zydecajun "Fish Out Of Water" 1991

This is a great album for all good times. It helps you forget all your worries and just let go!

Certainly one of the most exciting musicians to come out of Acadiana is Wayne Toups. From the moment he bursts on-stage with his accordion, Toups is going full blast and the show is only going up from there. In short, Toups will blow your dance socks off. His electrifying stage presence is due somewhat to his persona; often sporting a Hawaiian shirt, head band, and ponytail, he is a man in constant motion. It is also because he is a fantastic musician on his accordion, performing a brand of music he calls Zydecajun. As the name suggests, his style fuses the traditional Cajun country sound with the bluesier sound of zydeco, with a definite rock & roll twist and Cajun roots rock is what it is. Toups, born in 1958, was immersed in his Cajun heritage as a child in Crowley, LA. He started playing accordion when he was 13 and soon headed for the stage, performing the music of accordion masters like Iry LeJeune and Belton Richard. After a stint with Camey Doucet, Toups was inspired by him to try to reach a new generation of music listeners. He became a revolutionary: He created his own art form called Zydecajun. Toups released an album by that name in 1987. His rock 'n' roll style and primarily English lyrics had an instant appeal for a new mainstream audience, as well as Cajun music afficionados open to something new. And new it was, with Toups listing as musical influences R&B stars Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, as well as the Allman Brothers and the Doobie Brothers. He added them to the musical gumbo of his culture for a sound all his own that has won him a huge following. Toups has stormed on, with numerous recordings to his credit, while keeping up a frenetic touring pace. He is on the road most of the time and has taken his unique sound all over the world. Festival and television appearances have made him one of the most visible musicians of his culture. His work is on soundtracks for television (Broken Badges) and the movies (Steel Magnolias). He has backed many renowned singers, including Mark Chesnutt and Clay Walker. CDs such as Blast From the Bayou (1988), Fish Out of Water (1991), Back to the Bayou (1995), and More Than Just a Little (1998) give the listener a good overview of the party music style for which the musician is known. Toups has returned to his roots, but in his own inimitable way. His 2000 CD release Little Wooden Box(his first album for Shanachie Records) is a case in point; it contains songs in both French and English and traditional tunes reinvented as rockers. Whether "Southern Girls" or "Les Filles de la Ville," the common denominator is great, high-energy music. Toups released his second album for Shanachie Records, Whoever Said It Was Easy, in 2004. — Rose of Sharon Witmer, All Music Guide

Wayne Toups & Zydecajun:
Wayne Toups (Falcon & Mouton accordion, lead vocals); Freddie Pate (guitar, background vocals); Rick Lagneaux (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, background vocals); Mark Miller (bass); Mike Burch (drums, background vocals). Recorded and mixed at Master-Trak Sound, Crowley, Louisiana.

trax:
01 Fish Out Of Water 02 Please Explain 03 Chisel Without The Stone 04 Rockin' Flames 05 Late In Life 06 Sweet Stoup Shuffle 07 One Heart Beatine 08 Ooh La La 09 Night At The Wheel 10 True Love (Don't Leave Me Blue) 11 Lovin' When They Can 12 Waiting For You

"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1947" - The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 3

via e-mail from Gerard about this series:
At first, it was the idea of François Jouffa who is a french journalist and a R&R fan, author of many books about Rock and Pop Music. As I had worked with François on several projects in the past, I was involved as a co-author for the series. I brought most of the ideas (where to start??? What is Rock'n'roll after all? I think everything started in fact with the Western swing movement during the 1930's, Bob Wills and Milton Brown were the very first to mix black (jazz, blues) music with Country Music) and most of the original records, although many French collectors loaned me their 78s for the albums. I wrote all the liner notes. The idea was to follow the trend year after year until the early 60's mixing music with the history of the United States. But for some reasons (copyright problems I guess, maybe poor sales), Fremeaux stopped the series with this 1952 album! (I had already "made" the two following years) which sounds certainly plain stupid. I've had many many letters from followers of this series asking me when it would resume...
Gerard HERZHAFT
Rendez vous sur mon blog: http://www.jukegh.blogspot.fr/
et sur mon site
www.gerardherzhaft.com

trax disc 1:
1. Good Rocking Tonight - Wynonie Harris 2. Move It On Over - Hank Williams 3. Rootie Tootie - Paul Howard 4. Mama Don't Allow - Julia Lee 5. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee 6. New Broom Boogie - Al Dexter 7. Barnyard Boogie - Louis Jordan 8. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-Odee - Stick McGhee 9. Freight Train Boogie - Red Foley 10. Ten Gallon Boogie - Pee Wee King 11. Your Hands Ain't Clean - Paul Gayten 12. Rockin Boogie - Joe Lutcher 13. Downtown Boogie - The Milo Twins 14. You Got To Run Me Down - Bill "Jazz" Gillum 15. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Lightnin' Hopkins 16. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Smokey Hogg 17. The Texas Special - Luke Wills 18. Roy Brown Boogie - Roy Brown
trax disc 2:
1. Merle's Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis 2. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams 3. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn 4. Cigareetes, Whusky And Wild Wimmen - The Sons Of The Pioneers 5. Oakie Boogie - Johnny Tyler 6. He's A Real Gone Guy - Nellie Lutcher 7. Polly Put Your Kettle On - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson 8. After While - Big Three Trio 9. Lost John Boogie - Wayne Raney 10. Barnyard Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 11. Big Fat Mama - Roy Milton 12. Why Don't You Do Right - Peggy Lee 13. The Washboard Special - Jimmy Liggins 14. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - T. Texas Tyler 15. Canned Heat - Chet Atkins 16. Oklahoma Blues (Just An Oakie With The Oakie Blues) - Jimmy Wakely 17. This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 18. Razor Strap Boogie - Jack Rivers
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"THE BEST OF BLUEGRASS"

The Best of Bluegrass, Vol. 1 is an excellent 22-track sampler of the genre, containing most of the most famous songs in bluegrass, including the Country Gentlemen's "Can't You Hear Me Calling?," and the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers' "Blue Moon of Kentucky," Flatt & Scruggs' "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" and "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," and the original version of "Duelin' Banjos," which was initially released under the title "Feudin' Banjos" by Arthur Smith and Don Reno. As a one-stop introduction, it's hard to beat this collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic

trax:
1. I Long To See The Old Folks - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 2. Family Reunion - Carl Story & The Rambling Mountaineers 3. Down In The Willow Garden - Henry "Red" Allen & The Osborne Brothers 4. The Girl Behind The Bar - The Country Gentlemen 5. Pike County Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 6. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 7. Cora Is Gone - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 8. Dixie Strut - Rusty York 9. Old Salty Dog Blues - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 10. Can't You Hear Me Calling - The Country Gentlemen 11. Feudin' Banjos - Arthur Smith & Don Reno 12. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 13. Ruby, Are You Mad - The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen 14. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys 15. My Aching Heart - Henry "Red" Allen & The Osborne Brothers 16. Our Last Goodbye - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 17. Once More - The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen 18. Who Will Call You Sweetheart - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 19. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes - Henry "Red" Allen 20. Loving You Too Well - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 21. I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) - The Country Gentlemen 22. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
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Wayne Toups & Zydecajun "Blast From The Bayou" 1989

This is a mello sound, as zydeco goes!Wayne Toups aspires to a sound that combines the two traditions of Louisiana French music, as is indicated by the name of his band. And indeed, it is a fusion of the more tradional Cajun style and the more African-American, rhythm & blues-oriented zydeco sound. The band uses a Hammond B3 organ in addition to the accordion (like Buckwheat Zydeco and the Ils Sont Partis band.) The songs are mostly sung in English, with a smattering of French to keep the disc authentic. But Wayne Toups is definitely reaching out to a broader audience than most zydeco or Cajun artists. Toups attempts a couple of covers--a version of "Tell It Like It Is," and Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey." He gives these a new spin, and they are quite successful versions. A fun "Johnny Ne Peut Pas Danser"--or, more familiarly, "Johnny Can't Dance," written by Wayne Toups and Michael Doucet, gives an example of this band's unique sound.

trax:
01 Sweet Joline 02 Tell It Like It Is 03 Johnnie Can't Dance 04 Tupelo Honey 05 Zydecajun Train 06 Two Step Mamou 07 Let's Fall in Love (All Over Again) 08 Sugar Bee 09 A Secret Love 10 Going Back to Big Mamou

THE IKETTES "I'm Blue"

Ike Turner formed the Ikettes to replace the Artettes as the backing group for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Despite their beginnings, the Ikettes became successful artists in their own right; in fact, they actually had more significant hits in the early and mid-'60s than Ike & Tina, charting with "I'm Blue (The Gong, Gong Song)" in 1961, "The Camel Walk" in 1964, and "Peaches and Cream" and "I'm So Thankful" in 1965. Unheralded, they were arguably one of the ten top R&B female groups of all time. Ike never paid them much, which caused their lineup to change frequently, and they never received royalties. When "Peaches and Cream" exploded, Ike sent a different set of Ikettes on the road and kept the ones who recorded the song on tour with his revue. The Ikettes began recording in 1960 when lead Delores Johnson (aka Flora Williams), Eloise Hester, and Joshie Armstead accompanied Tina Turner on her first recording, "A Fool in Love." They cut "I'm Blue" the following year and Tina returned the favor by wailing behind the Ikettes on the song "Salt N' Pepa" (revived years later for the group of the same name as the mega hit "Shoop"). Ike produced the record and leased it to Atco Records who issued three more unsuccessful Ikette's singles in 1962. The following year, Ike switched them to his Teena label for two singles: "Crazy in Love" (credited as Robbie Montgomery & the Ikettes) and "Prisoner in Love." "Here's Your Heart" popped out on Innis in 1964 but failed to go national; nor did a Phi-Dan single in 1965. A six-record stint from 1964 through 1966 on Modern Records saw a new lineup of Robbie Montgomery (ex-Artette), Vanetta Fields, and Jessie Smith. Armstead, the first of the originals to leave, went solo and sang with groups before hooking up with a pre-Motown Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson to form the formidable songwriting/production team of Ashford/Simpson/Armstead. the Ikettes scored three hits on Modern: "The Camel Walk," "Peaches and Cream," and "I'm So Thankful." Ultra funky remakes of "Sally Go Round the Roses" and "Da Doo Ron, Ron" didn't go as well; neither did "He's Gonna Be Fine, Fine, Fine," though it sounded like a precursor to the stuff Betty Davis did later. After their run on Modern, Fields, Montgomery, and Smith left Ike Turner, renamed themselves the Mirettes, and recorded for Mirwood Records during 1966-67. A stint with Revue proved luckier; their first two singles, a sexy "In the Midnight Hour" and "Take for a Little a While," made impressions. A third single "First Love" stiffed as did a single on Minit Records in 1968 entitled "Help Wanted." Delores Johnson, the Ikette's original lead singer, also sang with the Mirettes, lending credence to discographers who lump their recording output with the Ikettes. Innis attempting to earn some money from its unreleased material issued "So Blue Over You" b/w "So Fine" credited to Ike & Tina Turner & the Ikettes in 1968. Pompeii and Liberty Records issued singles credited to the Ikettes in 1969 and 1970 respectively, but only a remake of Sly & the Family Stone's "I Want to Take You Higher" got much notice. A shift to Uni Records was more fruitful for the Mirettes, the songs weren't big hits but they are all keepers. Zea Records dropped the raunchy "Ain't My Stuff Good Enough" in 1970. It was followed by two more singles credited to the Ikettes on United Artists, including a remake of "Camel Walk" in 1971 and "Two Timin', Double Dealin'" in 1973, the last known single either by the Ikettes or the Mirettes. The end came when the Ikettes left the Revue; managed by Tina's sister Alline, they tried to book a 60-day tour as the Mariettes formerly the Ikettes, but Ike nailed that shut legally (restraining order) and physically (had people stop them from going on stage) and they disbanded in frustration. (Andrew Hamilton, Allmusic)

trax:
01 I'm Blue 02 Come On And Truck 03 Down Down 04 Find My Baby 05 Heavenly Love 06 Zizzy Zee Zum Zum 07 So Fine 08 If You Take A Close Look 09 Pee Wee 10 So Blue Over You 11 Crazy In Love 12 Whatcha Gonna Do 13 I Do Love You 14 Troubles On My Mind 15 I Had A Dream The Other Night 16 Here's Your Heart 17 You Gotta Know What It Takes 18 Two Timin', Double Dealin'
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"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1938-1946" - The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 2

trax disc 1:
1. Aura Lee (Love Me Tender) - Shelton Brothers 2. You Gotta Do Your Duty - Casey Bill Weldon 3. Roll 'Em Pete - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson 4. Pine State Honky Tonk - Claude Casey & Pine State Playboys 5. Shout For Joy - Albert Ammons 6. On The Owl Hoot Trail - Shelton Brothers 7. Baby Look At You - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson 8. Mississippi Muddle - The Radio Cowboys 9. Joe Turner Blues - Adolph Hofner 10. Pipeliner's Blues - Moon Mullican 11. Blueberry Hill - Gene Autry 12. Rocking Chair Blues - Big Bill Broonzy 13. Come On Back - Washboard Sam 14. You Nearly Lose Your Mind - Ernest Tubb 15. Tell Me Mama - Bill "Jazz" Gillum 16. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? - Wynonie Harris 17. Caldonia Boogie - Louis Jordan 18. Roly Poly - Bob Wills
trax disc 2:
1. Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe 2. Two Timin' Blues - Clyde Moody 3. T-Bone Boogie - T-Bone Walker 4. Let's Have A Ball - Champion Jack Dupree 5. Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith 6. Milton's Boogie - Roy Milton 7. Hillbilly Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 8. Mandolin Boogie - The Armstrong Twins 9. Steel Guitar Stomp - Penny, Hank 10. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan 11. Boogie Woogie Baby - The Delmore Brothers 12. Cincinnati Lou - Merle Travis 13. Oklahoma Stomp - Spade Cooley 14. I Got Texas In My Soul - Tex Williams 15. Three-Way Boogie - Spade Cooley 16. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 17. Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn 18. Everything's Moving Too Fast - Peggy Lee
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"MORE LOUISIANA SWAMP BLUES" 1990

So great was the acclaim from buyers and critics alike for “Louisiana Swamp Blues” , that we are now presenting this second volume of swamp-blues on CD from Jay Miller’s Crowley, LA recording studio - mainly from the late 50’s to early 60’s. This is Excello blues at it’s best!trax:
1. she treats me so evil - Sylvester Buckley 2. i don't know why - Boogie Jake 3. trying to call my baby - Ramblin' Hi Harris 4. i'm a free hearted man - Silas Hogan 5. got love if you want it - Slim Harpo 6. stranger in your town - Lightnin' Slim 7. mojo man - Lonesome Sundown 8. late late in the evening - Lazy Lester 9. change your ways - Mr. Calhoun 10. the world loves a lover - Mr. Mojo 11. natural born man - Joe Mayfield 12. dreaming dreaming - Joe Rich 13. draft board blues - Jimmy Anderson 14. crying blues - Whispering Smith 15. dirty woman blues - Joe Johnson 16. lucky lucky man - Henry Gray 17. shoo-shoo chicken - Charles Sheffield 18. c.c. rider - Tabby Thomas 19. runnin' and hidin' - Carol Fran 20. you can have my husband but please don't mess with my man - Katie Webster
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"ROCK 'N' ROLL 1927-1938" - The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 1

trax disc 1:
1. Sun Brimmer's Blues - The Memphis Jug Band 2. Ain't That Skippin' And Flyin'? - The Allen Brothers 3. Matchbox Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson 4. Train 45 - Grayson & Whitter 5. Honolulu Stomp - Honolulu Serenaders 6. Frankie (And Johnnie) - Mississippi John Hurt 7. Playing With The Strings - Lonnie Johnson 8. Georgia Swing - Jelly Roll Morton 9. Old Country Stomp - Henry Thomas 10. A Handful Of Riffs - Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang 11. Twistin' Your Stuff - Barbecue Bob 12. Tom Dooley - Grayson & Whitter 13. Milk Cow Blues - Sleepy John Estes 14. You Rascal You - Jimmie Noone 15. Let's Go To Town - Joe McCoty & Memphis Minnie 16. Nancy Jane - Fort Worth Doughboys 17. I've Found A New Baby - The New Orleans Feetwarmers 18. Talking About You - Milton Brown
trax disc 2:
1. The Twelves - Kokomo Arnold 2. Boogie Woogie - Cleo Brown 3. Rock And Roll - The Boswell Sisters 4. I'm Needing Someone - Bumble Bee Slim 5. Mama Don't Allow It - Milton Brown 6. Keep A Knockin' - Milton Brown 7. Swing That Music - Louis Armstrong 8. It Feels So Good - Hartman's Heartbreakers 9. She's Gone Again - The Harlem Hamfats 10. Baby Please Don't Go - Tampa Kid 11. Honky Tonk Blues - Jimmie Davis 12. White Heat - Bob Wills 13. What's My Baby Doin? - The Harlem Hamfats 14. The Rhythm Of The Range - Gene Autry 15. Stomping' At Decca - Django Reinhardt 16. Better Quit It Now - Adolph Hofner 17. I Got Rhythm - Larry Adler 18. Fascinating Rhythm - Sal Hoopii
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"TOMMYKNOCKERS BEAT CLUB" VOL. 14 - KNOCK ME, STUPID!

ANOTHER COLLECTION OF YET UNCOMPILED RARE (and sometimes raw) UK SIXTIES BEAT TREASURES ON 45. Compiled by The Lolly Pope from his collection. Read all about this great comp here (and leave comments): ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNGtrax:
1. Loving Eyes (Fontana,64) - Troy Dante & The Infernos 2. Drive My Car (Mercury,66) - The Pineapple Chunks 3. Now That It's Over (Parlophone,65) - Rey Anton & The Pro Form 4. Talk About My Baby (Columbia,66) - The Blue Aces 5. Here, There, Everywhere (Philips,64) - The Interns 6. Don't Let Her Be Your Baby - (Fontana,64) - The Boomerangs 7. It Just Won't Work (Parlophone,64) - The Wranglers 8. Rockin' Berry Stomp (Decca,63) - The Rockin' Berries 9. I Know (HMV,64) - The U.K.'s 10. You're Making Me Blue (RCA,64) - The Mods 11. Go Away (Decca,64) - The Classmates 12. It Is (Page One,68) - The Nerve 13. Somebody Told My Girl (Fontana,65) - The Marauders 14. I Know All About Her (Parlophone,66) - The Page Five 15. Where Has Our Love Gone (Pye,65) - The Colts 16. Here She Comes (Decca,64) - The Addicts 17. So In Love With You (Fontana,63) - Bobby Allen & The Commanches 18. Choc Ice (Decca,64) - The Long And The Short 19. Cherry Cherry (Decca,67) - Wishful Thinking 20. No Message (Columbia,64) - The Zephyrs 21. And I Cry (Columbia,64) - The Four Sights 22. Good Lovin' Never Hurt (Pye,66) (Pye,66) - The Bluechips 23. You're A Wonderful One (Columbia,65) - Martin Raynor & The Secrets 24. Come On Let's Go (Decca,64) - Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds 25. It Was Love (Decca,64) - Peter & The Headlines 26. The Promised Land (Decca,65) - The Admirals 27. Come On Up (Deram,68, French-only 7") - Timebox 28. Money And Love (Pye,69) - The Pan Pipers 29. There He Goes (Polydor,65, German-only 7") - Linda Laine & The Sinners 30. Hey You (Parlophone,66) - Allen Pound's Get Rich 31. I Love You (Columbia,64) - Tony Rivers & The Castaways 32. Baby Jane (Decca,64) - The Applejacks 33. Kansas City (Cameo Parkway,66, US-only 7") - Pete Best 34. Will You Be There? (Columbia.66) - The Shadows
Compiled by The Lolly Pope From ROOTS AND TRACES: SPURENSICHERUNG Blogspot, served by Gyro1966

RICHARD BERRY "Get Out Of The Car"

Fine twenty song collection from the mid-'50s, both solo and with the Flairs. Richard Berry wrote or co-wrote most of the tunes, which are solid R&B on the verge of rock & roll, occasionally treading into doo wop territory. He's most memorable on the up-tempo, comic-jiving numbers, with a sardonic and sassy tone that pointed the way for the Coasters. (Allmusic)

trax:
01 Rockin' Man 02 The Big Break 03 Real Good Lovin' Man (The Flairs) 04 Big John 05 Look Out Miss James 06 I'm Still In Love With You 07 Crazy Lover 08 Next Time 09 One Little Prayer 10 Daddy Daddy (with The Dreamers) 11 I Am Bewildered 12 Get Out Of The Car 13 Please Tell Me 14 Jelly-Roll (with The Dreamers) 15 Baby Darling Aka Baby Baby (with The Dreamers) 16 Pretty Brown Eyes 17 I Want You To Be Mine Aka What You Do To Me 18 Mad About You 19 Angel Of My Life 20 Yama Yama Pretty Mama
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THE VOLUMES "From Doo-Wop To Northern Soul" (Detroit)

Pay no attention to shit title and dig this great Detroit group! (Norton Records)The energetic Volumes were a doo wop group in a soul era. The Detroiters' stark, uncluttered recordings have always been large among R&B/soul purists because their voices ring out loud and sweet. The 34 tracks include songs recorded on Chex, Jubilee, Old Town, American Arts, and Inferno Records. Only "The Trouble I've Seen" b/w "The Same Old Feeling," an obscure single on Impact Records, is missing from this, the most comprehensive collection of Volumes' tunes to date. Their signature clear-as-a-bell piercing falsetto lead and high-end backing fills will have your dog scratching at the door to get out of the house. But you'd be trying to doo wop and blow along with this always interesting group who spent as much time on background-vocal trappings as they did on the lead. Included here are "I Love You," the Volumes' first and biggest hit at number 22 pop; "Gotta Give Her Love," one of their better non-hits, recorded on American Arts, a small label out of Pittsburgh, PA; and "Come Back Into My Heart," on which Lamont Dozier plays drums. Andrew Hamilton, Allmusic


trax:
01 I Love You 02 Sandra 03 Our Song 04 Dreams 05 County Jail 06 Come Back Into My Heart 07 The La La Song 08 Angel 09 Why 10 I Just Can't Help Myself 11 Miss Silhouette 12 Teenage Paradise 13 Where Are You 14 Roly Poly 15 Gotta Give Her Love 16 Monkey Hop 17 The Bells 18 I Wanna Be Your Man 19 Oh My Mother In Law 20 The Train 21 You Put A Spell On Me 22 Hello Operator 23 I Cried For Your Love 24 You Got It Baby 25 A Way To Love You 26 I Can't Live Without You 27 I Love You Baby 28 Maintain Your Cool 29 One Way Lover 30 My Road Is The Right Road 31 Ain't That Lovin' You 32 I Got Love 33 My Kind Of Girl 34 I Love You (Alternate)
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"THE ROOTS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL" 1946-1954

Of the numerous various-artist compilation CDs that have attempted to anthologize the recordings of the late '40s and early '50s most crucial to planting the seeds for rock & roll, this three-CD, 60-song set is probably the most definitive…...Most prior collections along these lines have failed to present a truly comprehensive picture of rock & roll's roots, whether due to both licensing restrictions and/or track selection that fails to recognize the entirety of the wide spectrum of rock & roll's roots. While you'd need at least a ten-CD box set to approach inarguable definitiveness, The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll: 1946-1954 hits about as many of the key bases as possible within three CDs, including pivotal songs by Lionel Hampton, the Delmore Brothers, Louis Jordan, Hank Williams, Lloyd Price, Howlin' Wolf, the Drifters, Bill Haley, Big Joe Turner, Hank Ballard, and Muddy Waters, to start with just the most well-known artists included here. There are also famous songs by somewhat lesser-known artists that have been cited as proto-rock & roll, like Wynonie Harris' "Good Rockin' Tonight," Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians' "Rock the Joint," Stick McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee," Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88," Big Mama Thornton's original version of "Hound Dog," Junior Parker's "Mystery Train," Hank Ballard & the Midnighters' "Work With Me Annie," Wild Bill Moore's "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll," Arthur Crudup's original version of "That's All Right," and the Chords' "Sh-Boom." Also, to its credit, while this compilation is R&B-heavy, it doesn't ignore the major contributions of key white performers like Bill Haley (represented by his first major hit, "Crazy Man Crazy"), Merle Travis, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Hank Snow. Too, its focus goes beyond the standard R&B and electric blues -- cited by many historians as rock & roll's primary fountain of inspiration -- to include proto-doo wop vocal groups like the Ravens and the Clovers; pop (Johnnie Ray's huge hit "Cry"); R&B-influenced '40s jazz (Lionel Hampton, Louis Jordan); and even gospel-R&B (Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Up Above My Head, I Hear Music in the Air"). There's also a smattering of tracks that might be unfamiliar even to rock experts, like Little Richard's pre-"Tutti Frutti" 1953 recording "Little Richard's Boogie"; Pee Wee Crayton's "Texas Hop"; the Larks' R&B hit version of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Eyesight to the Blind," the same song the Who adapted on Tommy; and Little Willie Littlefield's "K.C. Loving" (the basis for Wilbert Harrison's 1959 chart-topper "Kansas City"). Certainly scholars might have some very minor quibbles with the songs picked to represent a few giants; Fats Domino's seminal "The Fat Man" is passed over in favor of his lesser-known "Please Don't Leave Me," for instance, and Tiny Bradshaw's cut is "I'm Going to Have Myself a Ball" rather than his far more celebrated original version of "The Train Kept a-Rollin'." Too, a few of the most famous pre-1955 rock & roll-type songs are absent, like Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" and John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." It's also true that the liner notes could have been more detailed and offered background on the specific tracks and performers (although original release date, label, and chart info is here). That's all small potatoes compared to the riches supplied by this well-chosen overview. It's essential musical history and, at least as importantly, a roaring good listen. - review[-]by Richie Unterberger, ALLMUSIC

trax disc 1:
1. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 2. R.M. Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders 3. Freight Train Boogie - The Delmore Brothers 4. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 5. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 6. Move It On Over - Hank Williams 7. Merle's Boogie Woogie - Merle Travis 8. We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore 9. Bobby Sox Blues - T-Bone Walker 10. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris 11. Cornbread - Hal Singer 12. Ol' Man River - The Ravens 13. Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air - Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight 14. Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton 15. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies 16. The Huckle-Buck - Paul Williams 17. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Pts 1 & 2 - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 18. Boogie At Midnight - Roy Brown 19. Rock The Joint - Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians
trax disc 2:
1. Cupid's Boogie - The Johnny Otis Orchestra With Mel Walker & Little Esther Phillips 2. Bald Head - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers 3. Please Send Me Someone To Love - Percy Mayfield 4. I'm Moving On - Hank Snow 5. I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter 6. Shot-Gun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford 7. Teardrops from My Eyes - Ruth Brown 8. I'm Going to Have Myself a Ball - Tiny Bradshaw 9. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats 10. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf 11. I Got Loaded - Peppermint Harris 12. Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward & The Dominoes 13. The Glory Of Love - The Five Keys 14. Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins 15. Eyesight to the Blind - The Larks 16. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest 17. Cry - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads 18. Booted - Rosco Gordon 19. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price 20. One Mint Julep - The Clovers 21. I Don't Know - Willie Mabon 22. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
trax disc 3:
1. Money Honey - The Drifters 2. Little Richard's Boogie - Little Richard w/The Johnny Otis Orchestra 3. Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - Amos Milburn 4. Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames 5. Shake A Hand - Faye Adams 6. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles 7. Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino 8. Crazy, Man, Crazy - Bill Haley & The Comets 9. K.C. Loving - Little Willie Littlefield 10. The Clock - Johnny Ace 11. Baby Don't Do It - The 5 Royales 12. Honey Hush - Big Joe Turner 13. I Feel So Bad - Chuck Willis 14. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim 15. You Upset Me Baby - B.B. King 16. Riot In Cell Block #9 - The Robins 17. Sh-Boom - The Chords 18. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 19. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
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Oscar "Papa" Celestin's Tuxedo Jazz Band "1950's Radio Broadcasts" [Arhoolie]

"You're gonna love Papa's authentic New Orleans jazz." - JillemPrior to about 1970, jazz developed so rapidly that a new generation of musicians emerged every decade or so. Buddy Bolden and his band were the first generation. Trumpet stars of the second generation included King Oliver, Bunk Johnson, Freddy Keppard, and Oscar "Papa" Celestin. More a journeyman than a brilliant soloist, Celestin never left New Orleans. He led a popular territory band until the Great Depression, spent some time away from music, and then organized his most popular band during the New Orleans revival. This CD contains nineteen air checks and four studio tracks from 1950 and 1951. The six-piece band generally sticks to the standard New Orleans repertoire. This sounds like a very happy band. They swing, and it is a joy to listen to "Papa" Celestin sing and verbally urge his muscians on. Alphone Picou created the classic clarinet chorus on "High Society," and he plays it here. The two recordings of "Eh, La Bas" feature bassist Ricard Alexis singing in his best Creole French. And this disk contains the most joyous rendition of "When The Saints Go Marching In" that I know. On the down side, it is impossible to ignore all the wrong notes and fluffs. By the early 1950s, these musicians were getting on in years. Listen to the mangled introduction to "Dippermouth Blues," for example. However, this is authentic New Orleans jazz played by surviving second generation jazzmen. It is honest music, worth hearing today, despite the flaws. (Michael D. Robbins)

trax:
01 Sheik Of Araby 02 Eh, La Bas 03 Lil' Liza Jane 04 Just A Closer Walk With Thee 05 Bill Bailey 06 Mama Don't Allow 07 Jazz It Blues 08 It Don't Mean A Thing 09 Panama 10 San 11 Sister Kate 12 Dippermouth Blues 13 Tiger Rag 14 Maryland, My Maryland 15 Milenburg Joys 16 War Cloud 17 Woodchopper's Ball 18 High Society 19 Eh, La Bas 20 Fidgety Feet 21 Ballin' The Jack 22 Oh Didn't He Ramble 23 When The Saints Go Marching In
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"RECORDS GALORE" - AVi Entertainment Sampler - Vol 1

Excellent collection of blues, R&B, rockabilly, honky-tonk, and surf from the AVI Record Label. This sampler also sports one track from the acclaimed Rare Surf series, and one that didn't make it into the series but should have. Promo only, but worth seeking out. Despite what the sleeve says here, this track didn't make it onto the Rare Surf series. The Revelairs were a South Bay band. This is an exceptional cover of Mike Maxfield's B-side for the Dakotas. Full of energy and flair, this is better than just about any of the other versions. (Phil Dirt)trax:
1. Love My Baby - Hayden Thompson 2. My Next Door Neighbor - Jerry McCain & His Upstarts 3. Shake Your Hips - Slim Harpo 4. Uranium Rock - Warren Smith 5. Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester 6. Learn To Treat Me Better - Lonesome Sundown 7. Just Give Me A Chance - Silas Hogan 8. Lordy Hoody - Tommy Blake 9. My Mumblin' Baby - Rudy Green 10. Rooster Blues (Alt. Version) - Lightnin' Slim 11. Bobby Sox Baby - Slim Harpo 12. Feelin' Low - Ernie Chaffin 13. I'm Gonna Kill That Hen - Blue Charlie 14. Courtin' In A Cadillac - Jerry "Boogie" McCain 15. Shake Around - Tommy Blake 16. No Naggin' No Draggin' - Arthur Gunter 17. So Glad - Silas Hogan 18. I Hear You Knockin' - Lazy Lester 19. The Cruel Sea - The Revelairs 20. Playboy - Wynn Stewart 21. Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll - Billy Lee Riley 22. Andele - PJ & The Galaxies 23. I'm Warning You Baby - Lightnin' Slim 24. Pleadin' For Love - Roscoe Shelton 25. Te Ni Nee Ni Nu - Slim Harpo 26. A Funky Tale To Tell - Maceo Parker & All The Kings Men 27. Land Of Love - Skip Mahoney & The Casuals 28. And It's Love - Skip Mahoney & The Casuals
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THE OLYMPICS "Something Old, Something New" (1966)

The Olympics only Mirwood album, featuring "Something Old" - six remakes of their earlier rock'n'roll and R&B classics, and "Something New" comprising six modern (for 1966) soul stompers in the Motown style. The remakes retain all the energy and spirit of the originals - as well they might, having been produced by the same team who were responsible for their first versions. The soul cuts maintain the same level of excitement. Many were among the first big records in the early days of the Northern Soul scene, where the Mirwood label continues to be held in the highest regard. This is not a `former members of the Olympics sing their hits and some other stuff' album - the personnel of the group on this set is almost identical to that featured on their original late-50s hits, with just one member missing - he had died in 1965. Never previously available as a stand-alone CD, this latest entry in Ace's mid-priced Hip Pocket series in a cardboard replica of the LP is sure to appeal to R&B and classic soul fans alike. (The Soul Agent)

trax:
01 Western Movies 02 (Baby) Hully Gully 03 Big Boy Pete 04 Shimmy Like Kate 05 Dance By The Light Of The Moon 06 The Bounce 07 Mine Exclusively 08 Baby Do The Philly Dog 09 The Duck 10 Secret Agents 11 We Go Together (Pretty Baby) 12 I'll Do A Little Bit More
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C.T. Gator Presents "A Zydeco Dance Party" 1993

"I will use this cd for the gumbo cook off at Outriggers in Kemah" - jtj (League City TX)Zydeco Dance Party is a good 18-track collection of rollicking zydeco numbers like "Gator Man," "Hello Rosa Lee, " "Zydeco 'Round the World, " "Booginin' in New Orleans, " "Ay-Te-Te-Fee, " "I'm Gonna Take You Home" and "My Baby She's Gone." These aren't necessarily the greatest hits in zydeco, and they're not necessarily performed by big names, but the collection is a really good time nonetheless. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

trax:
1. Gator Man - Myrick "Freeze" Guillory 2. Chere Duloone - Queen Ida 3. Hello Rosa Lee - Clifton Chenier 4. Zydeco 'Round The World - Rockin' Dopsie 5. Capitaine Gumbo - Queen Ida 6. Boogiein' In New Orleans - Clifton Chenier 7. Jive Little Girl - Myrick "Freeze" Guillory 8. They All Ask For You - Rockin' Dopsie 9. Tyrone - Queen Ida 10. Mazurka - Queen Ida 11. Ay-Tet-Te- Fee - Rockin' Dopsie 12. Zydeco - Queen Ida 13. I'm Gonna Take You Home Tonight - Clifton Chenier 14. Creole De Lake Charles - Queen Ida 15. My Baby She's Gone - Rockin' Dopsie 16. Fais Deaux Deaux - Queen Ida 17. Bayou Polka - Queen Ida 18. La Bas Two Step - Queen Ida

JOE HICKS / JIMMY HUGHES "Mighty Joe Hicks" '73 "Something Special" '69

Mighty Joe Hicks and Jimmy Hughes took different approachs to the Stax formula of secular gospel; Hicks was a blues-oriented performer whose songs mixed Delta strains with more contemporary sounds, while Hughes was a straight soul artist merging spiritual devices and earthly concerns. Hughes is featured on 13 of the 22 tracks and hits his stride on such songs as "Chains of Love" and "Lay It On the Line." Hicks covers Jimmy Reed nicely on "Rock Me Baby" and sparkles on "Train of Thought" and "Water Water." Bob Wynn, Allmusic

trax:
Joe Hicks
01 The Team 02 Knobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 03 Train Of Thought 04 Rock Me Baby 05 Could It Be Love 06 Rusty Ol' Halo 07 All In 08 Water Water 09 Ruby Dean
Jimmy Hughes
10 I Like Everything About You 11 Let 'Em Down Baby 12 I'm So Glad 13 Lay It On The Line 14 Sweet Things You Do 15 Chains Of Love 16 I'm Not Ashamed To Beg Or Plead 17 It's All Up To You 18 Lock Me Up 19 What Side Of The Door 20 Peeped Around Yonder's Bend 21 Just Ain't As Strong As I Used To Be 22 Did You Forget
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ISRAEL TOLBERT "Popper Stopper" (1970)

Nice album mixing Blues, Organ Funk and Deep Soul from Washington DC.Blind Israel Tolbert had a genuine surprise smash with “Big Leg Woman” in 1970 on Warren records. A great soulfull funky blues party record with some cool guitar, superb keyboard work and some funky drumming and horns. Tolbert was born in Montgomery, AL on October 28 1939 and went to High School with Clarence Carter. Before and after making records he was a DJ which was how he got the nickname “Popper Stopper”, following in a line from a series of famous New Orleans DJs. After Warren records he started his own Tolchose label. (The Devil's Music)

trax:
01 Big Leg Woman (With A Short, Short Mini Skirt) 02 Lost Love 03 You'll Lose A Good Time 04 Kentucky Waltz 05 Happy Birthday Misses 06 Saving My Love For You 07 Shake Your Big Hips 08 Darling, I Love You 09 Driving Wheels 10 Bitter Tears 11 I'm In Love
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"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976"

This wonderful set of live recordings may have a few flaws audio-wise here and there, but there's something in the excitement of the proceedings captured here that nullifies all of that. For sheer class, it's hard to beat Irma Thomas' or Allen Toussaint's turns with the crowd, just as it's impossible to ignore the loose and jagged performances of legends like Lightnin' Hopkins and Professor Longhair, perhaps the centerpieces of this unheralded work of genius. The real thing in front of the hometown crowd, this is one modern-day live album with some spirit to it. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

trax:
1. High Life - Allen Toussaint 2. Sweet Touch of Love - Allen Toussaint 3. Brickyard Blues - Allen Toussaint 4. Shoorah! Shoorah! - Allen Toussaint 5. Freedom for the Stallion - Allen Toussaint 6. Working in the Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey 7. Holy Cow - Lee Dorsey 8. Ain't It the Truth - Ernie K-Doe 9. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe 10. Barefootin' - Robert Parker 11. Country Side of Life - Robert Parker 12. You Can Have My Husband, But Please Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Tracie Nelson 13. Cry On - Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Tracie Nelson 14. I Done My Part - Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Tracie Nelson 15. Mama and Papa - Earl King 16. Trick Bag - Earl King 17. Mojo Hand - Lightnin' Hopkins 18. Baby Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins 19. All Night Long - Lightnin' Hopkins 20. Tipitina - Professor Longhair 21. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair
Recorded live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 1976 except for Robert Parker and Earl King who were re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems at the show.

"Dynamite DooWops & Rockin' Groups"

"Very interesting stuff, thanks a lot ("DOO WOP UNDER THE COVERS").
Hier mal mein Lieblings Doo-Wop Sampler, Cover sind mit dabei. Gruß aus Berlin" - DooWopDaddyOFantastic 25 track collection of jumpin Doo Wop & Rockin' tracks.

trax:
1. Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar 2. To The Party - The Bay Bops 3. We're The Guys - Bob & Jerry 4. Jitterbug - The Blanders 5. Boo Wacka Boo - The Velveteers 6. You Are My Sunshine - Andy Dio 7. Like Maggie - The El Tones 8. Don't Forget I Love You - The Butanes 9. Ding Dong - Tony Orlando 10. Girl In My Heart - The Kac-Ties 11. Ka-Ding-Dong - The G-Clefs 12. Baltimore - Billy Huhn 13. Blue Ribbon Baby - The Three Friends 14. Searching For A New Love - The Majestics 15. True True Love - The Corvairs 16. Bobbie - Joey & The Lexingtones 17. Imagination - The Quotations 18. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells 19. For you - The Cupids 20. Flossie Mae - The Saucers 21. Where's That Love - Joey Venuti 22. Don't Know Where I'm Going - Dee Thomas 23. Sound Of The Sun - The Ran-Dells 24. Pink Cadillac - Donnie Huffman 25. Do You Remember - The Five Satins
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HARMONICA SLIM "Complete Harmonica Slim" (Travis Blaylock)

Now well forgotten, Travis Blaylock however experienced during the 1950s some commercial success under the name Harmonica Slim, which even earned him to be the only Harmonica Slim on the market, forcing James Moore to abandon his Harmonica Slim nickname for Slim Harpo and Richard Riggins (who would make several very good disks for Fedora under this nickname later on) keeps his true surname. Travis Leonard Blaylock was born December 21, 1934 in Douglassville, a village of the Texas-Arkansas border, a border that his parents crossed a few years later to settle in the largest city of Texarkana. It was around the age of twelve that Travis Blaylock began playing the harmonica under the influence of several neighbors and the records of John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson. He sang and played with a local gospel group, the Sunny South Gospel Singers. He was a close friend with guitarist Martin Fulson (brother of Lowell) and they soon formed a small group who hosted a weekly radio show on station KCMC of Texarkana. In 1949, Travis moved to Los Angeles and integrated very quickly the important and very perennial scene of blues and R & B of that time, even becoming a part time member of the band of Lowell Fulson who included pianist Lloyd Glenn at that time. He recorded as a harmonica player with several West Coast sessions prior to founding, under the name Harmonica Slim, a small blues band which often included superb piano playing by Lloyd Glenn. During the 50's, Slim recorded a dozen titles between 1954 and 1960 that happily mixed Texas Country blues with arrangements much more sophisticated in the mould of the current R & B California sounds. "Mary Helen" and especially "You better believe it" (entering the Top 100 R & B) were small hits that allowed Harmonica Slim to be part of the great R & B tours crisscrossing the United States, in the company of Lowell Fulson, Percy Mayfield, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Pee Wee Crayton and B.B. King. But the 1960s were lean years to Slim who had to take a job in the factory to make a living. At the end of the decade, T-Bone Walker brought Slim to producer Bob Thiele, who agreed to record a whole album for his label Bluestime in the company of jazz and R & B musicians like saxophonist Plas Johnson. Curiously enough, Thiele , (who recorded several times George Smith) found the style of Harmonica Slim too rural and "primitive" and decided to replace his blowing parts by those of Smith a much more urban and jazzy harpman that Slim. This album, quite unknown to most, and very rare to these days, has many qualities. After the death of his father in 1971, Harmonica Slim returned to care for his mother at Texarkana. He worked in a gas station while playing regularly with the local band of guitarist Nelson Carson. He recorded with them for Louis Guida in 1975-76, unfortunately those sessions remained unpublished. After the death of his mother, Harmonica Slim gave up the blues for good and was reborn Travis Blaylock, turned definitively to the gospel and the religion. He even become a Reverend of the local Baptist Church until he died on June 16, 1984 in Texarkana. The compilation that I propose today brings together his complete recorded works with the exception of two titles ("Buddah" and "You") that I have not been able to get. As always, if anyone has them, a copy would be welcome and would allow the "complete recordings" be more... complete! - Gérard HERZHAFT Author of "Encyclopedia of the blues" (Arkansas Press)

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01 Thought I didn't love you '54 02 Going back home '54 03 Mary Helen '56 04 Lonely hours '56 05 My girl won't quit me '56 06 You better believe it '56 07 Drop anchor '56 08 Do what you want to do '56 09 I'll take love '60 10 Hard times '60 11 Stormy monday blues '69 12 Harmonica boogaloo '69 13 Tin Pan alley '69 14 Love '69 15 That's all right '69 16 You better believe it '69 17 Things ain't what they used to be '69 18 Darling I love you '69
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"Louisiana Scrapbook" 1987 VA

If you do not know anything about the music of New Orleans, this is the album that will offer you an introduction to the wide variety of sounds that New Orleans has to offer. The CD will make even a classical music lover happy. - By Jarvis LorrContemporary Louisiana sounds were presented on this 18-track compilation, culled from various albums. While veteran stylists like Irma Thomas, Tuts Washington, and Johnny Adams were included, the disc contained cuts by other acts not so readily identified with the state (Marcia Ball) and sorely neglected artists (Phillip Walker, James Booker, Lonesome Sundown), as well as then-emerging stars (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Beausoleil) and both Zydeco (Buckwheat Zydeco) and Cajun performers (D.L. Menard, Jo-El Sonnier). ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guidetrax:
1. Mardi Gras in New Orleans [Live] - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 2. New Rules - Irma Thomas 3. She Said the Same Things to Me - Johnny Adams 4. We Don't See Eye to Eye - Johnny Adams 5. Wondering - Phillip Walker 6. Song for Reneé (Gate's Tune) - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 7. It's You I Love - Beausoleil 8. Louisiana Blues - Jo-El Sonnier 9. Bachelor's Life - D.L. Menard 10. Don't You Know I Love You - Marcia Ball 11. Think It over One More Time - Buckwheat Zydeco 12. Steppin' up in Class - Lonesome Sundown, Phillip Walker 13. No Relation - Alvin "Red" Tyler 14. One for the Highway - James Booker 15. You Got Me Worried - Walter "Wolfman" Washington 16. Gonna Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry - Irma Thomas 17. Flintstones Meets the President (Meets the Dirty Dozen) [Live] - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 18. When the Saints Go Marching In - Tuts Washington

FONTELLA BASS "Rescued" The Best Of Fontella Bass

"Rescue Me" might have been her only big hit, but Fontella Bass was a terrific gospel-influenced soul vocalist who cut several great sides for Checker/Chess Records in the mid-'60s. They might not have gotten the attention they deserved when they were released, but they have held up very well over the years. Rescued: The Best of Fontella Bass collects sixteen of her finest tracks, including "Rescue Me," three duets with Bobby McClure, and a previously unreleased song; it makes a convincing case that she should have had more hit singles than she did. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusictrax:
01 Rescue Me 02 You'll Never Know 03 Don't Mess Up A Good Thing 04 The Soul Of A Man 05 Sweet Lovin' Daddy 06 Recovery 07 Since I Fell For You 08 You're Gonna Miss Me (with Bobby McClure) 09 I Surrender 10 Free At Last 11 Baby What You Want Me To Do (with Bobby McClure) 12 Joy Of Love 13 I Can't Rest 14 Oh, No, Not My Baby 15 Don't Jump (with Bobby McClure) 16 Leave It In The Hands Of Love
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GEORGE HARMONICA SMITH "Blowing the Blues"

George Smith has attained legendary status among harp afficionados as one of the best examples of tone and taste.The 26 tracks featured here are virtually all of his recordings for the Lapel, Carolyn, & Sotoplay labels from1955-1965. Two bonus tracks from 1978 feature Smith with his best protege-William Clarke. (BlueBeat Music)

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01 Blowing The Blues 02 West Helena Blues 03 I Don't Know 04 Miss O'Malley's Rally 05 All Last Night 06 I Want A Woman 07 Until You Come Home 08 Hot Rolls 09 I Must Be Crazy 10 Yes Baby 11 Loose Screws 12 Rope That Twist 13 Sometimes You Win When You Lose 14 Good Things 15 You Can't Undo What's Been Done 16 Nobody Knows 17 Trap Meat 18 Tight Dress 19 Times Won't Be Hard Always 20 Come On Home 21 The Avalon Boogaloo 22 As Long As I Live 23 Brown Mule 24 Summertime 25 Teenage Girl '78 26 Teardrops Falling '78
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"Mardi Gras Party" 1991

The title of this album is no exaggeration - here's over an hour of nonstop Carnival party music by some of the very best and best known musicians from Louisiana. Cajun, zydeco, the street music of the Mardi Gras Indians, brass bands, and New Orleans r&b -- it's all here.trax:
1. Carnival Time - Dollis, Bo & The Wild Magnolias 2. My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - Buckwheat Zydeco 3. Maman Rosin Boudreaux - Beausoleil 4. Big Chief - Professor Longhair 5. Mardi Gras Mambo - Zachary Richard 6. Professor Longhair Medley: Bald Head/Tipitina - James Booker 7. Tipitina - Bo Dollis & The Rebirth Brass Band 8. That's Enough of That Stuff - Marcia Ball 9. Hey Pocky Way - Art Neville 10. Do Whatcha Wanna, Pt. 3 - ReBirth Brass Band 11. Second Line Medley: I Done Got over/Iko Iko/Hey Pocky Way - Irma Thomas 12. Mardi Gras Zydeco - Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas 13. Jockomo, Jockomo - Monk Boudreaux & Bo Dollis 14. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Dirty Dozen Brass Band 15. When the Saints Go Marching In - Tuts Washington

CONWAY TWITTY "Rockin' Years" The Best Of Conway Twitty (1957-1962)

The Best of Conway Twitty, THE ROCKIN' YEARS, contains many of the recordings he made from the late 50's to the early 60's, when he was trying to follow in the footsteps of Elvis. Naturally, there's a lot of rockabilly on this collection -- which he did very well -- as well as some ballads that hint at his future country career. In between are some of his very best moments, including "It's Only Make Believe," "Mona Lisa," "Is A Bluebird Blue," and "Lonely Blue Boy." by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllmusicConway Twitty is in the Country Music Hall of Fame (inducted in 1999 - six years after his sudden death in 1993 while on tour). That honour is a real no-brainer considering that, between 1966 and 1993, he had 97 Country hit singles, 85 of them Top 40 and 40 of those reaching # 1. The only real mystery - warranting inclusion in William Shatner's Weird Or What? - is, why did it take them six years to pay that tribute? But long before that, Harold Lloyd Jenkins (who allegedly assumed the stage name Conway Twitty by combining the names of the towns Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas) was a bona fide Rock & Roller in the classic Rockabilly style. And if Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran are in the R&R Hall of Fame on the basis of their meagre contributions to the genre in terms of hits, then what's keeping Conway from becoming only the fifth to grace both Halls? joining Elvis, Johnny Cash, Brenda Lee, and The Everly Brothers (Jerry Lee Lewis should also have that honour, but that's another story). From 1957's I Need Your Lovin' - # 93 Billboard Pop Top 100 b/w Born To Sing The Blues on Mercury 71086 (and both included here), to 1962's Portrait of A Fool - # 98 b/w Tower Of Tears on MGM 13050 (neither included), he had 14 Pop hit singles, more than Vincent and Cochran combined, including the smash 1958 # 1 Top 100 and # 12 R&B It's Only Make Believe on MGM 12677 b/w I'll Try (not included). In late 1959, Danny Boy made it to # 10 Top 100/# 18 R&B b/w Halfway to Heaven on MGM 12826, and Lonely Blue Boy # 6 Top 100 and # 27 R&B in early 1960 on MGM 12857 b/w Star Spangled Heaven (omitted here). Five others were Top 40: The Story Of My Love, a # 28 in early 1959 b/w Make Me Know You're Mine on MGM 12748 (neither included); Mona Lisa, a # 29 in August 1959 on MGM 12804 b/w Heavenly (not included); What Am I Living For? - a # 26 in April 1960 on MGM 12886 b/w The Hurt In My Heart (omitted); Is A Blue Bird Blue? - a # 35 in July 1960 on MGM 12911 b/w She's Mine, a # 95 itself but not included; and C'est Si Bon (It's So Good), which reached # 21 early in 1961 on MGM 12969 b/w Don't You Dare Let Me Down (not included). He never made the Country charts until 1966! The AAD sound reproduction in this 1991 release by PolyGram Records is flawless, and with the insert are four pages of liner notes written by Colin Escott, author of Good Rockin' Tonight - The Sun Records Story. (The Rockin' Oldies)

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01 I Need Your Lovin' 02 Maybe Baby 03 Shake It Up 04 Born To Sing The Blues 05 It's Only Make Believe 06 Halfway To Heaven 07 Lonely Blue Boy 08 Is A Blue Bird Blue 09 Long Black Train 10 Got My Mojo Workin' 11 I Vibrate 12 Platinum High School 13 Danny Boy 14 Mona Lisa 15 C'est Si Bon 16 Comfy 'N Cozy 17 What A Dream 18 What Am I Living For 19 It's Too Late 20 Looking Back
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"DOO WOP UNDER THE COVERS" (Roulette Records)

This 26-song compilation from the Roulette Records vaults is a good complement to the West Side Records' triple-set on Roulette and the various double sets on it precursor labels. It's a strange collection, featuring various R&B acts covering the work of other acts -- The Essex's version of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a good enough rendition, though Frankie Lymon's solo recording of "Silhouettes" shows how undistinguished a singer he was after his voice changed -- Wayne Anthony's "A Thousand Miles" away is a lot more impressive. Little Anthony & the Imperials are heavily featured, in a series of strong performances, including "I Cover the Waterfront" and "Please Say You Want Me." Most of these groups or their arrangers put a special touch on their work, such as the accented sax and drums on "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by the Cleftones, the ethereal presence of Richard Barrett's lead, and the falsetto singing of the group, on his performance of "Come Softly to Me" by the Chantels, and the bells-like vamping behind Joey Page on "Blue Velvet." The collection is diverse enough and the sound is good enough to make it indispensable to doo wop and oldies enthusiasts, and the music may also seriously please casual listeners as well. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

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1. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Essex 2. A Thousand Miles Away - Wayne Anthony 3. Silhouettes - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 4. I Cover The Waterfront - Little Anthony & The Imperials 5. Earth Angel - The Cleftones 6. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - The Essex 7. Tonight's The Night - The Teenagers 8. Diamonds And Pearls - The Turbans 9. Please Say You Want Me - Little Anthony & The Imperials 10. I'm Confessin' - The Uniques 11. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - The Essex 12. Glory Of Love - The Cleftones 13. Beside You - The Flamingos 14. Gee - The Harmony Grits 15. Over The Rainbow - Little Anthony & The Imperials 16. We Belong Together - The Essex 17. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - The Cleftones 18. Come Softly To Me - Richard Barrett And The Chantels 19. Blue Velvet - Joey Page 20. When You Wish Upon A Star - Little Anthony & The Imperials 21. Red Sails In The Sunset - The Cleftones 22. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Frankie Lymon 23. Creation Of Love - The Essex 24. Glory Of Love - The Angels 25. Heavenly Father - Patricia Span & The Cleftones 26. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reason - The Devotions
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Zachary Richard "Snake Bite Love" 1992

"Snakebite Love" graps you, and by "Burning" your on fire. Your feet will not stop moving for "Dancing at Double D's", and you will shed a tear for the lost purity of the bayou as you listen to "Sunset on Louisianne." Smell the "Crawfish" in the gumbo, your feel clothes cling to you in the humidity "Down in Congo Square", and as the album ends, you will want some one to share "One Kiss", and if you don't speak French Creole you will wish you did. This is a powerful album which tells a story about a a corner of the U.S. about which most people know little. I have been listening to this CD for years, and if it is possible to wear one out, this one that I will. This album is a treat, it doesn't get much better than this. - By Bob Glaser (Burlington, IA USA)This CD stands up as an energetic tour de force. It carries a high head easily with some of the best song writing and singing to come out of the Louisiana scene that has included Sonny Landreth's South of I-10, and Richard's own Women in the Room. For this record he has culled some of the best people from the southern Louisiana music scene (Brian Stoltz, Doctor John, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Daryl Johnson to name a few) to take part in this fine blending of zydeco, Cajun, rock, and country. We are the lucky recipients that have the pleasure of enjoying the ambiance and excitement of the dance hall in the comfort of our living rooms. The only bother with this CD is that you can't sit and listen to it, you are compelled to get up and do. Try and sit and contemplate while "Dancing at Double D's" is spinning. Bet you can't! (I am having trouble sitting at the keyboard to finish this). Listen to the heartfelt vocals and the exposed emotions of "Cote Blanche Bay" or "Sunset on Louisianne," feel the love and hurt from his voice come coursing through your body. ~ Bob GottliebPersonnel:
Zachary Richard (harmonica, acadian accordion), Freddie Koella, Brian Stoltz (guitars), George Doering (acoustic guitar, classical guitar) Dirty Dozen Brass Band (horns, vocals), Dr. John (piano, keyboards, background vocals), Phil Shenale, Kim Bullard (keyboards), John Cascella (accordion), Daryl Johnson (bass, background vocals), Jim Wray (bass, acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar, background vocals), Jeffrey Alexander (drums), Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion) Background vocals: David Eisley, Billy Trudel, Rick Nelson, Billy Valentine, John Valentine, Alice Sanderson-Echols, Sandy Simmons, Bill Wray

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01 Snake Bite Love 02 Come On, Sheila 03 Burning 04 Heart On Fire 05 Roll Me 06 Côte Blanche Bay 07 Dancing At Double D's 08 Sunset On Louisianne 09 Crawfish 10 Down In Congo Square 11 Zydeco Jump 12 One Kiss