"LAUGHIN' AT THE BLUES"

Great collection of the Blues that'll give the listener a nice chuckle or two...or three...or four.....A hilarious and scurrilous collection of R&B and comedy like you've never heard! Most of these artists need no introduction; Scatman Crothers (star of The Shining and er...Hong Kong Fuey), Redd Foxx, the outrageous Rudy Ray Moore, Slim Gaillard, Sammy Davis, Moms Mabley and Pearl Bailey. Dusty Fletcher was the originator of the enduring international success "Open The Door, Richard!". The Spirits Of Rhythm included comedians George "Blues Man" Vann and the seminal Leo "Scat" Watson. Al Jackson had been half of the hilarious Patterson & Jackson comedy team. Little Arthur Matthews had been the "Dope" half of the popular West Coast comedians "Mope & Dope". He later joined Johnny Otis' R&B revue as a singer/comedian. Otis and his band back Matthews on these two sides. Her signature piece, comedienne Effie Smith had a national R&B hit in 1965 with a recut of the two-part "Dial That Telephone", recorded originally for Aladdin in 1953: this two-parter is the 1956 first expanded re-recording for her own Spot Records. She discovered rock 'n' roll act Don & Dewey and her son was Los Angeles producer/song-writer Fred Sledge Smith of Bob & Earl, and The Olympics fame. Both of them worked at Stax until the label closed down. Beautiful packaging featuring rare memorabilia and extensive notes by Dr. Dave Penny! A must for serious R&B fans... and anyone with a sense of humor! (Allmusic)

trax:
1. Shame On You - Redd Foxx 2. Open The Door, Richard! (Parts 1 & 2) - Dusty Fletcher 3. Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs Murphy's Ovaltine? - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson 4. Eatin' With The Boogie - Slim Gaillard 5. House Rent Party - Babs Gonzales 6. Papa - Scatman Crothers 7. She Ain't No Saint - The Spirits Of Rhythm 8. Two Cats - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson 9. It Ain't Gonna Be Like That - Al Jackson 10. Federation Blues - Slim Gaillard 11. Redd Foxx Blues - Redd Foxx 12. The Buggy Ride - Rudy Ray Moore 13. Someday Baby - Little Arthur Matthews 14. I'm Mad With You - Rudy Ray Moore 15. I'm Gonna Whale On You - Little Arthur Matthews 16. She's Just Right For Me - Babs Gonzales 17. Put The Last Clean Shirt On The Bill - Dusty Fletcher 18. Fine Jelly Blues - Redd Foxx 19. Let's Drink Some Whiskey - Al Jackson 20. We're Gonna Roll - Shorty Muggins (AKA Sammy Davis Jr.) 21. Champagne Mind (With A Soda Water Income) - Effie Smith & The Squires 22. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Pearl Bailey And Jackie "Moms" Mabley 23. I Can't Rock And Roll To Save My Soul - Pearl Bailey 24. Gotta Great Big Shovel - Shorty Muggins (AKA Sammy Davis Jr.) 25. Dial That Telephone, Part 1 - Effie Smith 26. Dial That Telephone, Part 2 - Effie Smith 27. Henry (Yes, My Love) - Thelma Baxter
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