DAVE VAN RONK "The Folkways Years" (1959-1961)

Rough, gritty folk guitarist and singer, Van Ronk is one of the genre's most expressive musicians. These 20 tracks represent Van Ronk's best loved material and reveal his original synthesis of jazz and folk. Titles include Willie the Weeper, Come Back Baby, and Yas, Yas, Yas. Van Ronk's handpicked favorites from his Folkways LP's. Compiled and annotated by Kip Lornell and Dave Van Ronk. "...[H]is carefully crafted guitar accompaniments are varied, inventive, and often surprisingly delicate. The reasons for Van Ronk's impact remain loud and clear." — Sing OutIn his characteristically sardonic liner notes to this compilation of his earliest recordings, Dave Van Ronk denies that he was ever a folksinger. While such a declaration may seem ludicrous on its face, Van Ronk's perspective contributes to an understanding of his musical approach. When he made these recordings for Folkways Records between 1959 and 1961, he was coming out of years of playing banjo and singing (unamplified) with a traditional jazz band; he turned to fingerpicking an acoustic guitar and singing the songs of old folk-blues musicians like Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and the Reverend Gary Davis as the "trad" fad gave way and the folk revival gained momentum in the late ‘50s. But he continued to play and sing hard, as if still trying to be heard over Dixieland arrangements. That sounded unusual to the more polite folk audiences of the time, in contrast to singers who played tame versions of traditional folk and blues tunes. But more than three decades later, it keeps Van Ronk's performances from sounding as dated as those of many of his peers do. Nobody worries much anymore about an articulate, urban white man trying to sound like an unlettered, rural black man, and these recordings have proven very influential. For example, it's possible to hear a good part of Hot Tuna's acoustic repertoire in the music Van Ronk was making here a decade earlier. If he was imitating the originators at the time, now he sounds like a master whose work has been emulated by the rock musicians who followed him (and who made a lot more money doing so than he ever did). (Allmusic)

trax:

01 Duncan and Brady 02 Hesitation Blues 03 In the Pines 04 Willie the Weeper 05 Twelve Gates to the City 06 River Comes Down 07 Careless Love 08 Betty and Dupree 09 Bed Bug Blues 10 Leave Her Johnny 11 Yas, Yas, Yas 12 Please See that My Grave Is Kept Clean 13 Winin' Boy 14 Just a Closer Walk with Thee 15 Gambler's Blues 16 Spike Driver's Moan 17 Georgie on the IRT 18 Come Back Baby 19 Black Mountain Blues 20 My Baby's So Sweet

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"DOO WOP ’N’ JIVE" Vol. 2

Cool and rare collection of upbeat R&B and rock ’n’ roll vocal groups. Many of these are first time on CD.trax:

1. That's My Sugar - The Rhymaces 2. Magic Song - The Gaylords 3. Jigsaw Puzzle - The Falcons 4. Five Foot Blue Eyes Are Blue - The Rotators 5. Viddly Biddly Baby - The Schooners 6. Popcorn Willie - The Five Crowns 7. Slow, Smooth And Easy - Anita & The Tuckers 8. Early Morning Rock - The Deltones 9. Watcha Gonna Do - The Four Mints 10. Such Lovin' - The Dubs 11. Good Golly Miss Molly - The Crests 12. Shine - The Crew Cuts 13. Watch My Signal - B.M. Jackson 14. Crazy, Crazy Party - The Cues 15. Flip, Flop And Fly - The Goofers 16. Church Bells May Ring - The Willows 17. Angel Marie - Ernie & The Halos 18. Little Girl Of Mine - The Cupids 19. Your Teeth And Tongue - The Five Keys 20. Angel Baby - The Hearts 21. You Gotta Love Me Baby - The Federals 22. Please Please Me - The Lincolns 23. Annabella Lee - The Teen Age Rebels 24. Dance Girl Dance - Gerry Granaham 25. Don't Pull, Don't Push, Don't Shove - The Willows 26. Women & Cadillacs - The Night Riders 27. Red Dog - The Jack & Jills 28. Dance, Dance, Dance - The Cavaliers 29. Tall Lanky Papa - The Four Sounds 30. Rock & Roll Baby - The Chorals

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LOUIS JORDAN "I Believe In Music" 1973

Its the centennial for the great Louis Jordan (1908-1975) whose influence still can be felt in today's music. The vocalist and his wonderful fan, TheTympany Five, were a bridge between the swing era and jump blues (and rock'n'roll). Songs of his like "Let the Good Times Roll" and Caldonia," remain staples of blues, R&B and noveau swing repertoire. And his music is quite available from a Bear Family deluxe box set of his Decca Recordings, public domain reissues of these same recordings and post-Decca sides. He was also a major cross-over artist and had duets with other pop artists like Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby. For a nice concise biography check out the one written by Bill Dahl on allmusic.com.

Jordan's last recordings were made for the French Black & Blue label back in 1973, I Believe in Music. A session that included Irv Cox on tenor saxophone, Dave Burrell on piano (and he was on the Mercury New Orleans R&B sessions that included Professor Longhair), bassist John Duke and drummer Archie Taylor. While he would pass in less than two years, these exuberant recordings give no sense that Jordan had lost any of his powers, as these recordings illustrate Bill Dahl's observation about "Jordan's own searing alto sax and street corner jive-loaded sense of humor." This was issued on Evidence some time ago and now available for download from various sources including amazon.

From the bluesy alto that opens the disc with Its a Low Down Dirty Shame, through the closing instrumentals, there is a joy to this music that helps explain his immense popularity and influence on such artists who themselves became legends like B.B. King, Ray Charles and Sonny Rollins. There is more than a heavy dose of Jordan's humorous take on the blues like Three-Handed Woman, and Hard Head. Bill Dahl in his bio of Jordan notes Jordan had become a lounge performer and this affected his selection of material citing mac Davis' tune that gave this album its title as an example, but ifJordan included I Believe in Music, because he was primarily playing playing Vegas lounges, his exuberant performance transcends the lounge repertoire. If this is lounge music, well then let me here more in this vein. Considering how many mediocre renditions of Caldonia are out there in the blues world (and I point to Gatemouth Brown, Muddy Waters and Pinetop Perkins as easy examples), it is refreshing to hear the master on his last recording of this tune, including his jivey rap in the middle. Almost every rendition of this song lacks the simple joy of Jordan's ebullient approach. Then there is the lively rendition of a party that got out of hand on Saturday Night Fish Fry. Further display of his marvelous bluesy alto saxophone is heard on Red Top and Take the A Train. These thirty-five year old performances sound lively and fresh today and make much of what is called blues sound pretty pallid today. (Living Blues)

Louis Jordan's final recording (he died 15 months later), I Believe in Music has been reissued on CD, along with six previously unreleased selections. Although Jordan had not been a hitmaker in around 20 years and had been somewhat neglected during the decade before the set, he was still in his musical prime both vocally and instrumentally. The altoist is teamed with tenorman Irv Cox and a rhythm section led by pianist Duke Burrell. There are a few remakes of past hits (including "Caldonia," "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town"), along with newer jump material. Jordan is in good form and high spirits throughout this date. Recommended. (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)

musicians:

Louis Jordan - sax, alto sax, vocals / Louis Myers - guitar / Irv Cox - tenor sax / Duke Burrell - piano / Dave Meyers, John Duke - bass / Fred Below, Archie Taylor - drums

trax:

01 It's A Low Down Dirty Shame 02 Three-Handed Woman 03 Hard Head 04 I Believe In Music 05 Every Knock Is A Boost 06 Caldonia 07 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 08 Saturday Night Fish Fry 09 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 10 Red Top 11 Take The A Train 12 Groovin' In Paris I 13 Groovin' In Paris II 14 Something For Fred 15 Something For Louis

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"DOO WOP ’N’ JIVE" Vol. 1

Cool and rare collection of upbeat R&B and rock ’n’ roll vocal groups. Many of these are first time on CD.trax:

1. rock 'n' roll age - The Four J's 2. she loves to rock - The Flairs 3. promises, promises, promises - The Penguins 4. gimme gimme gimme - The Carnations 5. steppin' out - The Flairs 6. my girl ivy - The Quintones 7. girl, girl, girl - The Hammer Brothers 8. really -o-truly-o - The Five Keys 9. big feet - The Cheers 10. sack dress - The Beavers 11. i say babe - The Four Dates 12. come back little girl - The Vox Poppers 13. rock, rock, rock a bye baby - The Big Boys 14. shame, shame, shame - Billy Williams Quintet 15. caldonia - The Wood Choppers 16. you call everybody darling - The Gondollers 17. darla my darling - The G-Clefs 18. don't play no mambo - The Charioteers 19. goose bumps - The Mark IV 20. ton of bricks - The Witnesses 21. bucket of love - J. Valino & Chorus 22. when you were sixteen - The Tempos 23. rock 'n' roll stomp - The Red Caps 24. you're not too old - The Deep River Boys 25. ding dong - The Monarchs 26. fried chicken and macaroni - The Facinators 27. well oh well - The Chams 28. rock 'n' time - The Dalmations 29. shake the town - The Counts 30. Rock, roma, rock it - Scat Man Crothers

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Jimmy Cliff "The Best Of Jimmy Cliff" (1975/1996)

An excellent compilation with one of the greatest reggae artist ever.trax:

1. Hard Road To Travel 2. Sooner Or Later 3. Sufferin' In The Land 4. Keep Your Eyes On The Sparrow 5. Struggling Man 6. Wild World 7. Vietnam 8. Another Cycle 9. Wonderful World, Beautiful People 10. The Harder They Come 11. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah 12. Synthetic World 13. I'm No Immigrant 14. Give And Take 15. Many Rivers To Cross 16. Going Back West 17. Sitting In Limbo 18. Come Into My Life 19. You Can Get It If You Really Want 20. Goodbye Yesterday

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Bee Dee Kay & The Roller Coaster "Universoul Twister" 2002

SEXADELIC & EXOTIC ROCK'N'ROLL RHYTHMS!They've thrusted into a still their garage, surf, punk, rhythm & blues and ska influences. They also dig rich atmospheres of the jungle and tropical adventures, carrying out the daring mixture of a definitely modern expression, far out and unique, mastered but funny at the same time, reflect of their attitude: «I'm decadent, and I'm certainly not taking care of myself!»

On stage they are full of energy, and you'll be inevitably seduced by their innovative style always festive and humorous, even if you don't really enjoy those old musics for perverted youth. The ROLLER COASTER love to play live and they give their soul on stage. Worse, they have their fun in a lustful and childish way and they make you feel that way!

And it's a guy named BEE DEE KAY who takes charge of setting that intense communion with the audience. It's impossible to resist the devilish charisma of that real worked up preacher, lasciviously wiggling at the mercy of provocated postures. There is no doubt about it: he's a madman! Actually, that Elvis'nephew acts like a star with the power of a first classed possessed.

For the crazy universe of BEE DEE KAY & THE ROLLER COASTER is full of trashy images of the 50/60's culture: wild busty nymphomaniac creatures, weird sexual intercourse with a gorilla... This derision is the characteristic of BEE DEE KAY & THE ROLLER COASTER, the one which makes the difference and shows that you can do an elaborate music without taking yourself seriously. 

trax:

01 Just A Lie 02 Sock It To Me 03 Somethin' Blue 04 Cannibal Love 05 Dirty Love 06 Like A Blast 07 Rumblizika 08 Do You Believe Me? 09 Get Down With It 10 Chicken Barbecue 11 So Hard To Tell 12 Roller Coaster 13 Don't Stop Me Dreamin' 14 Do The J.A.M.E.S B.O.N.D.! 15 Papa 00 Mau Twist

THE EASYBEATS "The Definitive Anthology"

This two-CD, 56-song anthology is an excellent value even at an import price. It contains all their Australian hits, lots of album tracks, and some rarities that don't show up very often, like the 1965 B-side "The Old Oak Tree."The definitive look at the groundbreaking '60s Aussie band-two CDs, 56 tracks including A- and B-sides, rare album tracks and a booklet containing a new interview with founding member Harry Vanda! Includes Friday on My Mind; St. Louis; Wedding Ring; She's So Fine; Woman (Make You Feel Alright); Come and See Her everything!

trax disc 1:

01 Friday On My Mind 02 Good Times 03 St. Louis 04 Rock And Roll Boogie 05 Who'll Be The One 06 Heaven And Hell 07 The Music Goes Round My Head 08 Hello How Are You 09 Land Of Make Believe 10 I Can't Stand It 11 Falling Off The Edge Of The World 12 Made My Bed Gonna Lie In It 13 Saturday Night 14 Pretty Girl 15 Remember Sam 16 Come In You'll Get Pneumonia 17 For My Woman 18 She's So Fine 19 The Old Oak Tree 20 Wedding Ring 21 It's So Easy 22 I'm A Madman 23 She Said Alright 24 You Got It Off Me 25 Sad And Lonely And Blue 26 Women (Make You Feel Alright) 27 Come And See Her 28 I'll Make You Happy

trax disc 2:

01 Let Me Be 02 Somethin' Wrong 03 Sorry 04 Funny Feelin' 05 Goin' Out Of My Mind 06 Not In Love With You 07 The Last Day Of May 08 Today 09 Can't You Leave Her 10 River Deep, Mountain High 11 Do You Have A Soul 12 You Me We Love 13 Happy Is The Man 14 Hound Dog 15 All Gone Boy 16 The Music Goes Round My Head [Fast Version] 17 Lay Me Down And Die [Instrumental] 18 Fancy Seeing You Here 19 Bring A Little Lovin' [Demo] 20 Lay Me Down And Die 21 Can't Find Love 22 Peculiar Hole In The Sky 23 I Love Marie 24 Who Are My Friends 25 Such A Lovely Day 26 Little Queenie 27 Lisa 28 Amanda Storey

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"JUKEBOX JAM!" Volume Two

The follow up to the original Jukebox Jam full length double LP contains 23 sticks of raw R&B dynamite. Spanning the explosive period from the mid-40s to the mid 60s, every track is carefully selected to make you jump right out of your chair and shout out an ‘Ooo Wee’, or perhaps even an ‘Amen’ for the religiously inclined.

(Thanks To Jillem For This)

info & ordering: http://www.jukeboxjam.org

trax:

1. Lament - Mamie Perry 2. If You Ain't Got No Bread (You Might as Well Stay Home in Bed) - Billy Hamlin 3. Mary Lou - Young Jessie 4. Tears Baby - Johnny West 5. King Solomon's Blues - Gil Bernal 6. Rock a While - Dewey Guy & the Fabulous Six 7. Hot Mamma - Brother Woodsmans Combo & the Chanters feat. Ethel Brown 8. Henry Lee - Betty James 9. I Done Done It - Amos Milburn 10. Cat Music - Dave Bartholomew 11. Swingin' - Saunders King 12. Big Game Hunter - Steve Gibson & the Red Caps 13. That Ain't the Way To Do It - Big Sis Andrews 14. If I Ever Find You - Buddy Johnson 15. Cleopatra - The Mark VI 16. Misery - Barrett Strong 17. Put on My Shoes - Mary Ann Fisher 18. Little Lonely Girl - The Originals w. Steve Allan 19. I'll Get You, Too - Billy Emerson 20. Crawlin' - The Untouchables 21. Noah - Grainger Hunt 22. I'll Walk a Mile - Bob Marriott & the Continentals 23. It Only Hurts a Little While - Little Willie John

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Bee Dee Kay & The Roller Coaster "Amazing Stories" 1998

This 1998 release shows off Bee Dee Kay and the Roller Coaster's heavy jungle thunder. The most notable tracks for surf fans are their cover of The Newport Nomads' "Harem Belles," and "Silver Surfer Theme." - Phil DirtNice album from this french surf outfit. The Music of Bee Dee Kay and the Roller Coaster is best described as exotic soul surf. They blend Mexican & Brazilian roots, together with elements from 5t’s monster movies, Classical surf songs & Music from The Cramps. Interesting on this band is the fact that they combine instrumental surf tunes & real surf songs with good lyrics.
This energetic & highly exotic album contains 15 songs, most of them self penned.
“She’s got it” is an up tempo surf song which blend some 6t’s soul groove’s in it, while “She was a mau mau” is a classical surf tune in the style of Surfin’ Bird. “Harem Bells” is another fine tune that leads us more in the direction of the cramps. With some howlin’ vocals and a twangy guitar, this one is almost an instant classic.
Not only is the album very good, but it also seems that their live shows are very energetic. This band comes with go go dancers and on their sexadelic show they even throw in an very good looking nude dancer. I can’t wait to see these guys live ! - Mr Blue Boogietrax:

01 Stop 02 She's Got It 03 She Was A Mau Mau 04 Harem Bells 05 Always Shiny 06 Monster Time 07 Island Of The Virgin Queen 08 Jungle Dick 09 Jeza Tempo 10 Sex Voodoo Dance 11 Afro Sounds 12 Monkey Man 13 Silver Surfer Theme 14 Run Willy Run 15 Stop

THE EASYBEATS "Gonna Have A Good Time" The Complete US & UK Singles Collection

As with most other Easybeats compilations from outside of Australia, Retroactive's 22-song CD dwells on the group's international career, starting with their United Artists singles. On the plus side, in contrast to Repertoire's Best of the Easybeats, the producers have reached back to late 1966 and the singles "Come and Get Her" and "Women (Make Me Feel Alright)." That holds "Friday on My Mind" back until the fourth song, but still doesn't solve the fundamental problem with compiling the Easybeats' history from 1967 through 1969 -- that the further they progressed into 1968 and beyond, the less inspiration they had as songwriters and the less cohesion and distinctiveness they had as a band. On toward about track 17, with "Good Times," we're getting into catchy, formulaic rock & roll, and as anyone who knows the glorious/sad history of this band is aware, their later efforts, such as "Who Are My Friends" and "Rock and Roll Boogie," are as lacking in invention and real excitement as those early United Artists tracks swim in them. This release is still marginally superior in content to Repertoire's collection in terms of content and sound, but if Retroactive had only reached back to the group's three Australian albums and their accompanying singles, it would have been really special and a lot more fun.trax:

01 Come And See Her 02 Women (Make You Feel Alright) 03 In My Book 04 Friday On My Mind 05 Made My Bed (Gonna Lie In It) 06 Who'll Be The One 07 Saturday Night 08 Heaven And Hell 09 Pretty Girl 10 The Music Goes Round My Head 11 Come In You'll Get Pneumonia 12 Hello How Are You 13 Falling Off The Edge Of The World 14 Remember Sam 15 Land Of Make Believe 16 We All Live Happily Together 17 Good Times 18 Lay Me Down And Die [Instrumental] 19 St. Louis 20 Can't Find Love 21 Who Are My Friends 22 Rock And Roll Boogie

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"JUKEBOX JAM!" Volume One

The Jukebox Jam club night began in Summer 2007 as a raucous monthly celebration of authentic US Rhythm & Blues of yesteryear. Two years later, the club’s founder Liam Large linked up with Jazzman to release high-quality, short-run 7” singles of the often obscure R&B music which the club continues to thrive on. Jazzman had already carved a niche for itself with the label’s many soul, funk n’ jazz 45s, but here was the opportunity to work a new furrow in vintage Black American music, turning an already clued-up and tuned-in client base on to the seemingly endless charms of Rockin’ Blues, Greasy R&B, Jump and Popcorn.

Just as the Jukebox Jam club has helped the slow but steady spread of similar R&B clubs, the label has been similarly influential in informing the tastes of those who were yet to be introduced to the vast R&B reservoir, as well as providing some surprises for the more journeyed aficionado. This is due largely to the careful selection and programming of releases: Not merely picking the tracks with the most obvious crowd potential, the Jukebox Jam releases have often traded liberally in the unexpected and the unique.

This album is the first full length volume in the series. Founder and DJ Liam Large pulls together some selections from the 45 series and adds a further 8 songs. It’s a set which manages to be both diverse and yet totally coherent in spectrum. There are a few sombre, downbeat moments here, but even these come with a seductive groove and finger-snapping back beat and overall this is a selection very much geared, like the club itself, to get you off your feet and moving.

info & ordering:

http://www.jukeboxjam.org/2011/12/jukebox-jam-2lp/

trax:

1. Baby Please Don't Go - Rose Mitchell 2. Hot Weather Blues - Mr. Sad Head 3. I've Got a Feelin' - Big Maybelle 4. You Can't Make Me Doubt My Baby - Bunker Hill 5. You Don't Love Me - Jay Swan 6. Crazy Do - Jack Tucker 7. I'm Gonna Whale On You - Little Arthur Matthews 8. Nobody Loves You Like Me - Etta James 9. Baby You Were Meant For Me - Ervin Rucker 10. I Say No, No More - Frances Burr 11. Lula - Mike Robinson 12. Country Boy - Big Tiny Kennedy 13. Hound Dog - Little Esther 14. Mr. Hound Dog's In Town - Roy Brown 15. Let the Daddy Hold You - Otis Blackwell 16. Get Your Enjoys - Eunice Davis 17. Geechie Gomie - Marga Benitez 18. Shorty - Vernon Dilworth 19. Got Nobody to Love - Terry Timmons 20. Can't Get You Off My Mind - Jeannie Barnes 21. Pretty Mama Blues - Arthur Griswold 22. I Can't Takit No Longer - Ben Harper

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"DAWN OF THE BRITISH BEAT BOOM"

Superb compilation - There is not one bad track amongst this collection and is a perfect introduction to the British Boom invasion. (Creem)
Featuring hits that brought about the dawn of the British Beat Boom, this 2CD set includes legendary early tracks from The Beatles & Tony Sheridan, Cliff Richard, Helen Shapiro, The Shadows and many more. (Trouser Press)Prior to the 1960s Beat Boom, Britain had it's own stars to rival the Rock 'n' Roll which came over from the U.S.A. The best of them scored hit records, regularly appeared on TV and radio, and toured with the American stars that visited the UK. This double-CD featured 50 British classics from the late 1950s and early 60s, including Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Billy Fury, John Leyton, The Outlaws, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Marty Wilde, Dave Sampson & The Hunters, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Berry, Tommy Steele, Ricky Valance, Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers and many others. (Crawdaddy)

trax disc 1:

1. My Bonnie - Tony Sheridan & The Beatles 2. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 3. The Young Ones - Cliff Richard & The Shadows 4. Walking Back To Happiness - Helen Shaprio 5. Hit & Miss - The John Barry Seven 6. What Do You Want - Adam Faith 7. Are You Sure - The Allisons 8. That's Love - Billy Fury 9. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton 10. Swingin' Low - The Outlaws 11. I'm A Moody Guy - Shane Fenton & The Fentones 12. F.B.I - The Shadows 13. Bad Boy - Marty Wilde 14. Warpaint - The Brook Brothers 15. Please Don't Tease - Cliff Richard 16. Sweet Dreams - Dave Sampson & The Hunters 17. Top Teen Baby - Garry Mills 18. You've Got What I LIke - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 19. Chariot - Rhet Stoller 20. Please Don't Touch - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 21. Ginchy - Bert Weedon 22. The Darktown Strutters Ball - Joe Brown & The Bruvvers 23. Kon Tiki - The Shadows 24. Green Jeans - The Flee Rekkers 25. Tribute To Buddy Holly - Mike Berry

trax disc 2:

1. Apache - The Shadows 2. Halfway To Paradise - Billy Fury 3. Romeo - Petula Clark 4. The Writing On The Wall - Tommy Steele & Roland Shaw 5. What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For - Emile Ford & The Checkmates 6. Time - Craig Douglas 7. You Got What It Takes - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 8. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ricky Valance 9. How About That! - Adam Faith 10. Walk Don't Run - The John Barry Seven 11. A Girl Like You - Cliff Richard 12. Don't Treat Me Like A Child - Helen Shapiro 13. Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue - Shane Fenton & The Fentones 14. Get Lost - Eden Kane 15. Girl Bride - Geoff Goddard 16. Wild Wind - John Leyton 17. Be Mine - Lance Fortune 18. Growl - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 19. Angela Jones - Michael Cox 20. I Wanne Go Home - Lonnie Donegan 21. Entry Of The Gladiators - Nero & The Gladiators 22. All Grown Up - Paul Raven 23. Ain't Misbehavin' - Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers 24. Who Am I? - Adam Faith 25. When The Saints Go Marching In - Tony Sheridan & The Beatles

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Jimmy Page, Sonny Boy Williamson é Brian Auger - 1965

Hi Everyone, what you see here with the front cover of this 1982 reissue, is not exactly what you get, because it seems to be the last Sonny Boy Williamson's recordings, released as "Don't send me no flowers" in 1965. One thing is sure, it's very good music. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! (Thanks Léon D) - Magic Kaic's Musictrax:

01 Don't Send Me No Flowers 02 I See A Man Downstairs 03 She Was So Dumb 04 The Goat 05 Walking 06 Little Girl, How Old Are You 07 It's A Bloody Life 08 Getting Out Of Town

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Jimi Hendrix "The Rainbow Bridge Concert" 2002

An awesome release and must have for all Hendrix fans. Hendrix performed his Rainbow Bridge Concert in Hawaii just a couple of months before he died. This collection of the tracks performed are on two discs. The first, The Early Show, includes fantastic renditions of some of his more famous releases like Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Chile and Fire and more. The second disc entitled The Late Show is a far more mellow affair. From Dolly Dagger and Easy Rider to Jam Back at the House and the marvelous Land of the New Rising Sun this disc provides a real festival of chill. Rainbow Bridge is destined to become an essential part of any creditable music collection. --Amazon customer reviewThe concert held at Haleakala Crater in Hawaii in July of 1970 was supposed to be part of the film Rainbow Bridge, but very little of the concert footage was used in the film. Stranger still, none of it was used on the soundtrack album Rainbow Bridge. The set has been bootlegged in the past, but this marks the first official release of this material. The first set kicks off with "Lover Man," and has Hendrix running through a handful of newer tunes before finishing the set with several "old favorites." Things start off loose, though not disinterested, but by the time he's into "Hear My Train a Comin'," Hendrix is absolutely on fire. Even old warhorses (to Hendrix), like "Fire" and "Purple Haze," get inspired performances, a far cry from some of the more perfunctory performances of those tunes in 1970. Sound quality is quite good, although the drums are a bit distant. Some critics have said that Hendrix's playing declined after the breakup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, but this set shows that Hendrix was always moving forward, incorporating new tones and effects as well as Spanish scales into his playing. There were certainly some lackluster performances during that time period, but the Rainbow Bridge concerts show that Hendrix still had some excellent playing left in him. --Sean Westergaard, AllMusic (3/5 stars)trax disc 1:

01 - Lover Man 02 - Hey Baby (New Rising Sun) 03 - In from the Storm 04 - Message to Love 05 - Foxy Lady 06 - Hear My Train a-Comin' 07 - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 08 - Fire 09 - Purple Haze

trax disc 2:

01 - Dolly Dagger 02 - Instrumental 03 - Ezy Rider 04 - Red House 05 - Freedom 06 - Jam Back At The House 07 - Land Of The New Rising Sun

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THE OKEH STORY "I Put A Spell On You"

Some of the BEST R&B of the 50's... KILLER DILLER!!!...Another of One Day's quick surveys of a significant label - this time devoted to the OKeh label in the 50s. OKeh was one of the pioneering blues and country labels in the 1920s though by 1951 when it was a subsidiary of Columbia it featured a wide range of music. In 1951 it was decided to devote the label primarily to rhythm and blues and artists in other fields were transferred to Epic or parent label Columbia. This is a fine selection of R&B, blues and doo-wop along with some white rock 'n' roll and rockabilly recorded in the 1950s and includes succesful artists like Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Chuck Willis and Big Maybelle along with fine lesser known performers like Billy Lamont, Laverne Ray & The Raytones, Lloyd "Fatman" Smith, Lois Lee and Hurricane Harry (the original version of My Last Meal later recorded by Jimmy Rogers). Brook Benton made his first recordings for OKeh though it wasn't until he moved to Mercury in 1959 that the hits started flooding in and rock & roller Frankie Tyler is an early recording by Frankie Valli. There are also two superb sides from 1957 by Billy Stewart accompanied by the vocal group The Marquees which featured a young Marvin Gaye among its members. Superb music with excellent sound and brief notes. (FS) (Roots and Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 2. Peanuts - Little Joe & The Thrillers 3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Big Maybelle 4. Country Boy - Billy Lamont 5. You Give Me Heebie Jeebies - Dave "Baby" Cortez 6. Charged With Cheatin' - Chuck Willis 7. I've Got That Feeling - LaVerne Ray & The Raytones 8. Cow Cow Blues - Paul Gayten 9. Come Tomorrow - Marie Knight 10. Oop Shoop - Big John & The Buzzards 11. Billy's Heartache - Billy Stewart 12. (My Baby Don't Love Me) No More - Sandra Thompson 13. Miss Mushmouth - Lloyd Fatman Smith 14. Charlie Chan - The Eventuals 15. Please Say You Want Me - The Schoolboys 16. I Go Ape - Frankie Tyler 17. Lonesome - Little Joe & The Thrillers 18. Person To Person - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 19. The Other Night - Big Maybelle 20. Lookie Lookie Lookie - Derrell Felts 21. Ring Ding Doo - Chuck Willis 22. That's All She Wrote - The Skee Brothers 23. The Kentuckian Story - Brook Benton 24. Golly Gee - Sunny & The Sunglows 25. The Pony - The Kid & The Ponies

trax disc 2:

1. Castle Of Love - The Buddies 2. Baby You're My Only Love - Billy Stewart 3. You Made Me Love You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 4. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Big Maybelle 5. Honey Baby - Dave "Baby" Cortez 6. It's A Great Big Day - Derrell Felts 7. Sylvia's Callin' - Doc Bagby 8. I've Got It Bad For You Baby - Lois Lee 9. Pearl - The Schoolboys 10. Last Meal - Hurricane Harry 11. Please Don't Go - Little Joe & The Thrillers 12. Please Come Home - The Dolls 13. If You Care - Frankie Tyler 14. Two Spoons Of Tears - Chuck Willis 15. You Care - Jolly Boy Shepard 16. Frenzy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 17. Red Hot - The Five Scamps 18. Wyatt Earp - The Marquees 19. Bring Me Love - Brook Benton 20. I've Got A Feelin' - Big Maybelle 21. Marshall, Marshall - Gar Bacon 22. Run Little Girl - Little Joe & The Thrillers 23. Don't Keep Our Love Hidden In The Dark - The Smooth-Tones 24. 4 Aces Of Love - The Skee Brothers 25. Ding-A-Ling-A-Ling - The Troys

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Freddie King "Palace Of The King" 1991

"... I do not remember the exact year it was recorded; it was made sometime after 1974 at several of the Texas and Oklahoma clubs where Freddie was appearing." -- Notes by Roy C. AmesFreddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "The Texas Cannonball", was an influential American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert King and B.B. King, as well as being the youngest of the three.

Freddie King based his guitar style on Texas and Chicago influences and was one of the first bluesmen to have a multi-racial backing band onstage with him at live performances. He is best known for singles such as "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (1960) and his Top 40 hit "Hide Away" (1961). He is also known for albums such as the early, instrumental-packed Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King (1961) and the later album Burglar (1974), which displayed King's mature versatility as both player and singer in a range of blues and funk styles.

King had a twenty-year recording career and became established as an influential guitarist with hits for Federal Records, in the early 1960s. He inspired American musicians such as Jerry Garcia, Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmie Vaughan[3] and others. His influence was also felt in UK, through recordings by blues revivalists such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Chicken Shack. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. [ read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_King]

trax:

01. Living In The Palace Of The King 02. Please Acceptt My Love 03. Shake Your Booty Baby 04. Mojo Boogie 05. Big Legged Woman 06. Hey, Baby 07. Look On Yonder Wall 08. Woman Across The River 09. Have You Ever Loved A Woman 10. Rock Me Baby

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"BOBBY’S SOUL CELLAR" Vol 1

Great collection of rare soul and R&B from Bobby Robinson’s NYC-based group of labels from the 60’s.trax:

1. talk to me baby (put some sugar in my ear) - Joe Haywood 2. standing on the corner - The Harrison Brothers 3. get it (come on and get it) - Jay Dee Bryant 4. i'm going to lock my heart - Jimmy Armstrong 5. warm and tender love - Joe Haywood 6. i will cry - Kip Anderson 7. the waddle - The Jay Cee's 8. (write it on the blackboard) 99 times - The Heatwaves 9. i find no fault (in my baby's love) - Johnny Jones 10. when you look in the mirror (you're looking at the one i love) - Joe Haywood 11. next in line - Sammy Taylor 12. ain't nobody's business - Mary B 13. long time no see - Ronnie & The Manhattans 14. searching for love - Bobby Porter 15. cupid - Ricky Lewis 16. let's walk together - Joe Haywood 17. count the tears - Jimmy Armstrong 18. my baby changes - The Victones 19. hot potato, pt. 1 - The Rinkydinks 20. hot potato, pt. 1 - The Rinkydinks 21. holding out - The Heatwaves 22. ghost of love - Joe Haywood 23. i feel good - Kip Anderson 24. just say the word - The Jay Cee's

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THE BEACHWOOD SPARKS "The Tarnished Gold" 2012

After an extended hiatus that found the individual members of Beachwood Sparks working on various side projects including forming such bands as the Tyde and All Night Radio, the California soft country outfit reunited for 2012's The Tarnished Gold. An elegiac, blissful, and melodic album, The Tarnished Gold finds the '70s-influenced band's sound maturing and deepening, while still retaining much of the melodic, hippie-dippy ramble-rock that makes them so charming. Produced by Thom Monahan -- who handled the band's 2001 outing Once We Were Trees -- the album features the original Beachwood lineup of singer/guitarist Chris Gunst, singer/bassist Brent Rademaker, singer/multi-instrumentalist Dave Scher, and drummer Aaron Sperske. Also lending a hand are the Tyde's guitarist Ben Knight, onetime Ryan Adams & the Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal, pedal steel player Dan Horne, and even L.A. freak folk mastermind Ariel Pink. Although Beachwood Sparks have long drawn favorable comparisons to such mellow West Coast luminaries as Gram Parsons, Poco, and others, here the mix of layered harmonies and hushed, late-afternoon balladry also brings to mind works by such similarly inclined contemporaries as Teenage Fanclub and Goldrush. Which is to say that while the band's sound here is undeniably influenced by the great West Coast folk-pop of the '60s and '70s, there is something contemporary and utterly present about the album, too. It's as if on the band's previous albums, they merely evinced making soft country-rock appealing, whereas here, much like their unexpectedly inspired 2001 cover of Sade's "By Your Side," given a second life on the 2010 soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, they make it universally relevant, melodically buoyant, and guttingly romantic. And that's still with all the band's influences intact. In fact, cuts like the rollicking "Sparks Fly Again" and the poignant "Nature's Light" are organic and heartfelt moments that bring to mind the epic, cinematic moonshine of the Byrds' "Chestnut Mare" and Stone Canyon Band-era Ricky Nelson. Elsewhere, tracks like the bittersweet leadoff "Forget the Song" and the lilting "Leave That Light On" are gorgeously realized, glowingly warm productions, with hummable melodies and literate, heartbreaking lyrics. Ultimately, The Tarnished Gold is not just a perfect album for late summer afternoons, but also Beachwood Sparks' masterpiece. As Gunst sings at the start of the album, "Forget the song that I've been singing/Lay down the weight that I've been holding/Hope that spring melts the winter in my heart," The Tarnished Gold will melt whatever preconceptions you have about the band and leave you basking in the warmth of the summer of Beachwood Sparks' career. (ALLMUSIC)

trax:

01 Forget the Song 02 Sparks Fly Again 03 Mollusk 04 Tarnished Gold 05 Water from the Well 06 Talk About Lonesome 07 Leave That Light On 08 Nature's Light 09 No Queremos Oro 10 Earl Jean 11 Alone Together 12 The Orange Grass Special 13 Goodbye

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Booker T. & The MG's "Stax Profiles" 2006

The Stax Records house band for most of the 1960s, the instrumental outfit Booker T. & The MG's were responsible for the distinctive sound of recordings by artists from Albert King to Otis Redding. The racially mixed group were a symbol of the musical innocence of the early '60s, and, while Stax's relaxed atmosphere couldn't survive the racial turmoil of the post-Martin Luther King assassination South, the MG's continued performing until 1972. This best-of is a representative selection of the band's eclectic '60s output, including their best-known hit, "Green Onions," as well as the gorgeous "Time Is Tight," and one of their many Beatles covers, "Lady Madonna" (the band devoted an entire album, 1970's MCLEMORE AVENUE, to re-recording the Fabs' ABBEY ROAD).Elvis Costello was a teenager when Booker T. & the MGs began hitting the British charts with their deceptively simple R&B instrumentals. The Memphis quartet’s most successful single in the U.K. was 1969’s “Time Is Tight,” with which Costello leads off this personal 15-track selection. Besides that tune and such other signature songs as “Hip Hug-Her,” “Hang ’Em High,” “Green Onions,” and “Boot-Leg” (the latter two presented here in live versions), the singer has picked numerous lesser-known nuggets. In his booklet notes, Costello offers insightful commentary on each performance. He observes, for instance, that on “Soul Clap ’69” (a hit in the UK only) Steve Cropper’s mellow guitar playing predicted the fade of the Beatles’ “Come Together” and drummer Al Jackson, Jr.’s beat was a blueprint for his later work with Al Green. Booker T. & the MGs were clearly ahead of their time, and their music remains utterly timeless. --concordmusicgroup.com

The Stax Profiles titles are a series of artist compilations chosen by other recording artists. Sound familiar? The Booker T. & the MG's volume was selected, and comes with liner notes, by Elvis Costello. There are 15 cuts here, assembling a cream of the crop artist's choice. Costello was one of those cats who dug back into the Motown/Stax/Atlantic vaults for inspiration on Get Happy! and helped to kick off the soul boy '80s. His Booker T faves are a solid -- if motley -- pick of what grabbed him, beginning with 1968's (and these are not compiled chronologically, thankfully) "Time Is Tight," from the soundtrack to the film Up Tight. A minimal, near-pastoral organ intro introduces the classic Stax riff. It's a hell of a long song for the period, too, clocking in at just under five minutes. The surf and spy music choogle "Burnt Biscuits" (written by Chips Moman and Booker T. Jones) is next, with a poppin' little horn section from 1963 -- it was a B-side, folks. "Jellybread" is, for all intents and practical purposes, a redo version of "Green Onions" with a tougher guitar line. Of curse that's here, too, but it's a live version from the Funky Broadway: Stax Revue Live at the 5/4 Ballroom set. Other common cuts are Booker T versions of "Lady Madonna," "Something," and "Hang 'Em High," which rivals the original. But killer singles such as "Chinese Checkers" are in the mix, too. 1968's Soul Limbo album is well-represented here with no less than three cuts, including "Over Easy." The single "Hip Hug-Her," off the 1971 album of the same name, is here. In all, it's a groovefest with Costello picking out the leaner, meaner, screamers. All the evidence one needs is in the live "Green Onions," and the other track from that set, the burning "Boot-Leg." Maybe this isn't a definitive collection of hits, but it is a solid, salacious slab 'o grooves. -- Thom Jurek, AllMusic

trax:

01. Tight Is Tight 02. Burnt Biscuits 03. Jellybread 04. Chinese Checkers 05. Boot-Leg 06. Heads Or Tails 07. Hip Hug-Her 08. Lady Madonna 09. Over Easy 10. Hang 'Em High 11. Soul Clap '69 12. Something 13. Sunday Sermon 14. Green Onions 15. Fuquawi

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THE BEACHWOOD SPARKS "Once We Were Trees" (2001)

Throughout Once We Were Trees, the sophomore release from the Beachwood Sparks on Sub Pop Records, the SoCal indie cowboys deliver an album displaying astounding musical, songwriting, and repertory growth from their critically acclaimed self-titled debut. Previously, the Beachwood Sparks were labeled a retro extension of the late-'60s country-rock icons Buffalo Springfield and the Flying Burrito Brothers. On Once We Were Trees, the Beachwood Sparks prove themselves as one of the most exciting subgenre leaders in the current indie rock world. The mid-tempo groove of "The Sun Surrounds Me" illustrates the songwriting growth the Sparks have achieved in the last three years, followed by the somewhat campy yet cool "You Take the Gold," which reverts to a simple carefree singalong melody and guitar-driven hook. One notable track is a revamped version of the adult contemporary Sade hit "By Your Side," which stands as the album's "must listen" track. (Allmusic)trax:

01 Germination 02 Confusion Is Nothing New 03 The Sun Surrounds Me 04 You Take The Gold 05 Hearts Mend 06 Let It Run 07 Old Manatee 08 The Hustler 09 Yer Selfish Ways 10 By Your Side 11 Close Your Eyes 12 Banjo Press Conference 13 Jugglers Revenge 14 The Good Night Whistle 15 Once We Were Trees

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Jimi Hendrix "Sound Track Recordings From The Film" 1973

Hi Everyone, a nice collection of live songs, performed on several places. Most of this material is now available on different records. Another Léon D. LP, thanks my Friend. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicUnlike the soundtrack to the movie Janis Joplin, which -- most unfortunately -- contained studio versions of songs performed in the film but not the actual live takes from the motion picture; this 1973 double-LP from Reprise/Warner Brothers has the actual music from the celluloid. The liner notes to Sound Track Recordings From the Film Jimi Hendrix note that the film contains "all the performances included in this album," so there are none of the substitutions that Joplin fans would encounter two years hence. There's a plethora of interviews in the actual film, Eddie Kramer, Lou Reed, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and many others, while this soundtrack album -- interestingly enough -- contains "some of the same individuals interviewed in the film but (not) necessarily taken directly from the film." Making it a definite collectors item. As for the music, four tracks are from the Monterey Festival in June of 1967, "Johnny B. Goode" and "Purple Haze" come from Berkeley California, May 30, 1970, "Machine Gun II" is from the Band of Gypsies recorded December 31, 1969, with material also from Woodstock and the Isle of Wight festivals. There's also a "Hear My Train A-Comin'" taped in London, 1967 by Jimi using a 12-string guitar. Twenty-four photographs inside the LP gatefold, and a Nigel Waymouth illustration of the musician sitting on a stool gracing the front cover give the document added value for collectors. When released in 1973 it was difficult to find some of this material, though most -- if not all of it -- has surfaced via the fine work of the Experience Hendrix corporation. The interviews do make it extra special, and right now, it is the only LP to legitimately have the voices of both Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix -- though Little Richard is here in interview form. Not to be confused with the British film soundtracks Experience and More Experience, released in 1971 and 1972 respectively. - Review by Joe Viglione-allmusic.comtrax disc 1:

01 Rock Me Baby 02 Wild Thing 03 Machine Gun I 04 Interviews I 05 Johnny B. Good 06 Hey Joe 07 Purple Haze 08 Like A Rolling Stone 09 Interviews II

trax disc 2:

01 The Star Spangled Banner 02 Machine Gun II 03 Hear My Train A-Comin' 04 Interviews III 05 Red House 06 In From The Storm 07 Interviews IV

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"Nothing But The Blues" Part 2 - 1998

40 CD box set. Artists include John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson, Leadbelly, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, John Lee Hooker, Big Joe Williams and many more. 725 tracks all digitally remastered to enhance the original recordings without manipulating the character of the music. Recordings made between 1923 and 1948.This compilation is one of the most complete early blues recordings from it's infancy (1923-1948) that I have found in one buy. It's all original recordings in there true bluesy sound that brings out what blues is all about, true heartfelt, booze drinking, spouse cheating best. From Sonny Boy Williamson to Muddy Waters to Bukka White to John Lee Hooker to Memphis Minnie. It's all here. You think... jeez, 40 CD's?! But there are doubled so it's only 20 CDs (case wise) of the best blues. You can't go wrong! --Amazon customer review

trax disc 21, Mississippi John Hurt - Got The Blues:

01. Candy Man Blues 02. Blessed Be The Name 03. Nobody's Dirty Business 04. Louis Collins 05. Praying On The Old Camp Ground 06. Spike Driver Blues 07. Avalon Blues 08. Ain't No Tellin' 09. Blue Harvest Blues 10. Frankie 11. Big Leg Blue 12. Stack O'Lee 13. Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)

trax disc 22, Bukka White - Shake 'Em On Down:

01. Good Gin Blues 02. Shake 'Em On Down 03. When Can I Change My Clothes? 04. High Fever Blues 05. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing 06. District Atterney Blues 07. Strange Place Blues 08. Sleepy Myn Blues 09. Pinebluff, Arkansas 10. Fixin' To Die Blues 11. Special Streamline 12. Black Train Blues 13. Parchman Farm Blues 14. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

trax disc 23, Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag:

01. Georgia Rag 02. Rough Alley Blues 03. Low Rider's Blues 04. Painful Blues 05. Experience Blues 06. Low Down Blues 07. Lonesome Day Blues 08. Mama, Let Me Scoop For You 09. Rollin' Mama Blues 10. Searching The Desert For The Blues 11. It's Your Time To Worry 12. Warm It Up To Me 13. You Was Born To Die 14. Don't You See How This World Made A Change 15. It's A Good Little Thing 16. Savannah Mama 17. Lord Have Mercy If You Please 18. My Baby's Gone 19. Broke Down Engine 20. Broke Down Engine No. 2 21. Love-Makin' Mama 22. Death Room Blues 23. Death Cell Blues 24. Lord, Send Me An Angel

trax disc 24, Sleepy John Estes 01. Jack And Jill Blues 02. Poor Man's Friend 03. Hobo Jungle Blues 04. Airplane Blues 05. Floating Bridge 06. Need More Blues 07. Fire Department Blues 08. New Someday Baby 09. Liquor Store Blues 10. Brownsville Blues 11. Everybody Oughta Make A Change 12. Easin' Back To Tennessee 13. Clean Up At Home 14. Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues) 15. Drop Down (I Don't Feel Welcome Here) 16. Jailhouse Blues 17. Time Is Drawing Near 18. Tell Me How About It (Mr. Tom's Blues) 19. Mailman Blues 20. Mary Come On Home 21. Working Man Blues 22. Don't You Want To Know 23. Lawyer Clark Blues 24. You Shouldn't Do That 25. Little Laura Blues 26. When The Saints Go Marching In

trax disc 25, Ma Rainey - Night Time Blues:

01. Stormy Sea Blues 02. Night Time Blues 03. Explaning The Blues 04. Army Camp Harmony Blues 05. Countin' The Blues 06. Cell Bound Blues 07. Shave 'Em Dry Blues 08. Toad Frog Blues 09. Farewell, Daddy Blues 10. Jealous Hearted Blues 11. Jelly Bean Blues 12. Rough And Tumble Blues 13. Goodbye, Daddy Blues 14. Lousiana Hoo Doo Blues 15. See See Rider Blues 16. Booze And Blues

trax disc 26, Memphis Minnie:

01. Frisco Town 02. Bumble Bee 03. I'm Talking About You 04. Joe Louis Strut 05. Moonshine 06. My Baby Don't Want Me No More 07. Boy Friend Blues 08. Nothing In Rambling 09. Me And My Chauffeur Blues 10. In My Girlish Days 11. I'm Not A Bad Gal 12. Looking The World Over

trax disc 27, Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Terry - Lonesome Train:

01. Train Whistle Blues 02. Shake Down Blues 03. Mistreater, You're Going To Be Sorry 04. New Love Blues 05. Sweet Woman 06. I Want Some Of Your Pie 07. I'm Stranger Here 08. Bye Bye Baby Blues 09. Stop Jivin' Me Mama 10. Mean And No Good Woman 11. Fox Chase 12. I Don't Care How Long 13. Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown 14. Pistol Slapper Blues 15. Blues And Worried Man 16. Twelve Gates To The City 17. Harmonica Blues 18. Lonesome Train 19. Big House Bound 20. Precious Lord 21. You Got To Have Your Dollar 22. Don't Want No Skinny Woman 23. Somebody's Been Talkin' 24. Bus Rider Blues 25. Harmonica Stomp 26. Blowing The Blues

trax disc 28, Sonny Terry - Worried Man Blues:

01. Early Morning Blues 02. Riff And Harmonica Jump 03. Beer Garden Blues 04. Worried Man Blues 05. Airplane Blues 06. Screamin' And Cryin' Blues 07. Custard Pie Blues 08. All Alone Blues 09. Whoopin' The Blues 10. Hot Headed Woman 11. Crow Jane Blues 12. Leavin' Blues 13. Harmonica Rag

trax disc 29, John Lee Hooker - Sally Mae:

01. Black Man Blues 02. Helpless Blues 03. Goin' Mad Blues 04. Low Down-Midnite Boogie 05. Landing Blues 06. Stomp Boogie 07. Sally Mae 08. Henry's Swing Club 09. Alberta 10. Boogie Chillen 11. War Is Over (Goodbye California) 12. Henry's Swing Club

trax disc 30, Big Joe Williams - Meet Me Around The Corner:

01. Meet Me Around The Corner 02. Stepfather Blues 03. Stack O'Dollars 04. I Won't Be In Hard Luck No More 05. Highway 49 06. I'm Getting Wild About Her 07. Please Don't Go 08. Crawling King Snake 09. His Spirit Lives On 10. Little Leg Woman 11. 49 Highway Blues 12. Baby Please Don't Go 13. I Know You Gonna Miss Me 14. Vitamin A 15. Break 'Em On Down 16. Providence Help The Poor People 17. Wild Cow Blues 18. Rootin' Ground Hog 19. Brother James 20. Peach Orchard Mama 21. Someday Baby 22. Somebody's Been Worryin'

trax disc 31, Jimmy Yancey - State Street Special:

01. Jimmy's Stuff 02. The Fives 03. La Salle Street Breakdown 04. Two 'O Clock Blues 05. Janie's Joys 06. Lean Bacon 07. Big Bear Train 08. Lucille's Lament 09. Beezum Blues 10. Yancey Limited 11. Rolling The Stone 12. Steady Rock Blues 13. P. L. K. Special 14. South Side Stuff 15. Yancey's Getaway 16. How Long Blues 17. How Long Blues No. 2 18. Yancey Stomp 19. State Street Special 20. Tell 'Em About Me 21. Five O'Clock Blues 22. Slow And Easy Blues 23. The Mellow Blues 24. White Sox Stomp

trax disc 32, Big Joe Turner - Nobody In Mind:

01. Sun Risin' Blues 02. S. K. Blues (Part 1) 03. Nobody In Mind 04. Blues On Central Avenue 05. Ice Man 06. Cry Baby Blues 07. Rebecca 08. Blues In The Night 09. It's The Same Old Story 10. Chewed Up Grass 11. Somebody's Got To Go 12. Rocks In My Bed 13. Little Bitty Gal's Blues 14. I Got A Gal (For Every Day In The Week) 15. Johnson And Turner Blues 16. Howlin' Winds 17. S. K. Blues (Part 2) 18. Goin' To Chicago Blues 19. Watch That Jive 20. I Got My Discharge Papers 21. Doggin' The Blues (Low Dog Blues)

trax disc 33, Blind John Davis - C.C. Rider:

01. My Own Boogie 02. Everyday I Have The Blues 03. Texas Tony 04. Trouble In Mind 05. If I Had A Listen 06. St. Louis Blues 07. After Hours 08. How Long Blues 09. Everybody's Boogie 10. Memphis Blues 11. Rockin' Chair Boogie 12. The House Of Blues Lights 13. C.C. Rider 14. Run Away Boogie 15. Pinetop Boogie

trax disc 34, Hot Lips Page - The Blues Jumped The Rabbit:

01. You'd Be Frantic Too 02. Just Another Woman 03. Uncle Sam's Blues 04. Thirsty Mama Blues 05. Pagin' Mr. Page 06. My Fightin' Gal 07. Rockin' At Ryans 08. Blooey 09. I Keep Rollin' On 10. Double-Trouble Blues 11. Evil Man's Blues 12. My Gal Is Gone 13. Six, Seven, Eight Or Nine 14. The Lady In Bed 15. You Need Coachin' 16. The Blues Jumped The Rabbit

trax disc 35, T-Bone Walker - Mean Old World Blues:

01. I Got A Break Baby 02. Sail On Boogie 03. Low Down Dirty Shame 04. You Don't Love Me Blues 05. Mean Old World 06. I'm Still In Love With You 07. T-Bone Boogie 08. Mean Old World Blues 09. Evening 10. T-Bone Blues 11. Trinity River Blues 12. Wichita Falls Blue 13. No Worry Blues 14. Don't Leave Me Baby 15. Bobby Sox Blues 16. I'm Gonna Find My Baby 17. My Baby Left Me (Blues) 18. Come Back To Me Baby (Blues) 19. She's Going To Ruin Me (Blues) 20. I Can't Stand Being Away From You

trax disc 36, Peter Chatman - This Life I'm Living:

01. Blues At Midnight 02. You Didn't Mean Me No Good 03. This Life I'm Living 04. Maybe I'll Loan You A Dime 05. You Got To Help Me Some 06. Me, Myself, And I 07. Lend Me Your Love 08. Diggin' My Potatoes No. 2 09. You Gonna Worry Too 10. Whiskey Store Blues 11. Caught The Old Coon At Last 12. Two Of A Kind 13. Blue Evening Blues 14. Beer Drinking Woman 15. Miss Ora Lee Blues 16. Last Pair Of Shoes Blues 17. The Jive Blues 18. Shelby County Blues 19. Grinder Man Blues 20. Empty Room Blues 21. Old Taylor 22. Jasper's Gal 23. I Believe I'll Settle Down 24. I See My Great Mistake

trax disc 37, Various Artists - Blues In History I, Bomb Blues:

01. Dr. Clayton - Pearl Harbour Blues 02. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Win The War Blues 03. Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Give Me A 32-20 04. Dr. Clayton - '41 Blues 05. David Edwards - The Army Blues 06. Homer Harris - Atomic Bomb Blues 07. Brownie McGhee - Million Lonesome Women 08. Lowell Fulson - San Francisco Blues 09. Lowell Fulson - Don't Be So Evil 10. Lowell Fulson - River Blues, Pt. 1 11. Lowell Fulson - The Blues Is Killing Me 12. Crayton - After Hours Boogie 13. Crayton - Blues After Hours 14. Crayton - Texas Hop 15. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday

trax disc 38, Various Artists - Blues In History I, Working Man's Blues:

01. Kokomo Arnold - Grass Cutter Blues 02. Kokomo Arnold - Money Tree Man 03. Kokomo Arnold - Delmar Avenue 04. Kokomo Arnold - Shake That Thing 05. Kokomo Arnold - Try Some Of That 06. Kokomo Arnold - My Gal's Been Foolin' Me 07. Kokomo Arnold - I'm Going Fishing Too 08. Kokomo Arnold - Mister Charlie 09. Champion Jack Dupree - Cabbage Greens No. 1 10. Champion Jack Dupree - Chaing Gang Blues 11. Champion Jack Dupree - Angola Blues 12. Champion Jack Dupree - Dupree Shake Dance 13. Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues 14. Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night 15. Lonnie Johnson - Working Man's Blues 16. Lonnie Johnson - Jelly Roll Baker 17. Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love 18. Lonnie Johnson - Backwater Blues 19. Lonnie Johnson - Love Is The Answer 20. Lonnie Johnson - Keep What You Got

trax disc 39, Various Artists - Blues In History II, Life Saver Blues:

01. Skip James - 22-20 Blues 02. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman 03. Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues 04. Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down 05. Henry Thomas - Red River Blues 06. Son House - Preachin' The Blues, Part 1 07. Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues 08. Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues Hambone 09. Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues 10. The Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting On Top Of The World 11. Johnnie Temple - Lead Pencil Blues 12. Son House - My Black Mama, Part 1 13. Charlie Patton - Revenue Man Blues 14. Casey Bill Weldon - Go Ahead, Buddy

trax disc 40, Various Artists - Blues In History II, Good Woman Blues:

01. Lonnie Johnson - Mean Old Bug Blues 02. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine 03. Barbeque Bob - Barbeque Blues 04. Champion Jack Dupree - Warehouse Man Blues 05. Leroy Carr - Mean Mistreater Mama 06. Lonnie Johnson - Four Hands Are Better Than Two 07. Blind Boy Fuller - My Brownskin Sugar Plum 08. Leroy Carr - Midnight Hour Blues 09. Tampa Red - You Can't Get That Stuff No More 10. Champion Jack Dupree - Gamblin' Man Blues 11. Blind Boy Fuller - Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind 12. Leroy Carr - Good Woman Blues 13. Roosevelt Sykes - 15c A Day 14. Blind Boy Fuller - I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy 15. Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Swing

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PS: Did you miss part 1 (CD 01 to 20 + artwork part 1) of this box set? In that case go here: http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.dk/2014/01/nothing-but-blues-1998.html

"A DEEP DIP INTO MEMPHIS SOUL" - Soul From the Vaults - Volume #1

Great collection of obscure and hard to find soul.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 - The 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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Big Mama Thornton "With The Muddy Waters Blues Band" 1966 (2004)

Big Mama Thornton is one of the greatest Blues shouters of all time. Her music has influenced the likes of Janis Joplin and Elvis, who would later cover songs originally recorded by Big Mama. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1984.
In 1966 she joined with the Muddy Waters Blues band to cut a classic album of down home shoutin' blues for Arhoolie Records.
“Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band, arguably one of the all-time great blues recordings, has just been saved from oblivion, thanks to the man who recorded it, local folklorist and Arhoolie owner, Chris Strachwitz…The Big Mama/Muddy pairing happened only once on record, but nearly 40 years later, its sound grabs you with a sweaty vitality and creative urgency rarely heard in today’s music.” --Larry Kelp, Common GroundIn the mid- '60s, Big Mama Thornton was a relatively obscure blues singer known mainly for her original recording of "Hound Dog" in 1953, three years before Elvis had a monster hit with it. Due to a lack of gigs, Thornton had a tough time keeping a steady band on the road and would scramble to gather consistently decent musicians. Fortunately, Arhoolie Records' founder and president Chris Strachwitz had witnessed an amazing performance of the era which had Thornton backed by a group of Chicago musicians who included Buddy Guy on guitar. With that performance in mind, Strachwitz was determined to capture that excellence in the studio. He offered the gig to Muddy Waters, whom he met in San Francisco a few days prior to this session. Muddy accepted and brought with him James Cotton (harmonica), Otis Spann (piano), Sammy Lawhorn (guitar), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (bass), and Francis Clay (drums). What came out at Coast Recorders on April 25, 1966 is presented on this 17-track disc including seven previously unreleased cuts. From the low-down gutbucket blues of "Black Rat," and "Big Mama's Shuffle" (featuring both Thornton and James Cotton engaging in a battle of the harps), to the hazy, late-night atmosphere of "Life Goes On," "Since I Fell for You," and "I Feel the Way I Feel," all of this material is absolutely timeless. One can only imagine what would have happened if Big Mama's hopes of recording a gospel album with this band had been fulfilled. --Al Campbell, AllMusic (4/5 stars)trax:

01 - I'm Feeling Alright 02 - Sometimes I Have a Heartache 03 - Black Rat (Take 4) 04 - Life Goes On 05 - Everything Gonna Be Alright 06 - Big Mama's Bumble Bee Blues 07 - Gimme a Penny (Take 6) 08 - Looking the World Over 09 - I Feel the Way I Feel 10 - Guide Me Home 11 - Black Rat (Take 2) 12 - Wrapped Tight 13 - Gimme a Penny (Take 5) 14 - Big Mama's Shuffle 15 - Since I Fell for You 16 - I'm Feeling Alright (Fast Version) 17 - Big Mama's Blues (My Love)

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THE BEACHWOOD SPARKS "The Beachwood Sparks" 2000

The Beachwood Sparks are space cowboys -- although their self-titled Sub Pop debut most closely recalls the sound of vintage Laurel Canyon country-rock, its shimmering twang-pop melodies and gorgeous harmonies bask in a kind of interstellar psychedelia which lends the album an otherworldly glow. The hypnotically dreamlike instrumental passages which wind their way through luminous country-pop moments like "Sister Rose," "Something I Don't Recognize," and "Old Sea Miner" completely transform the album's chemical makeup. Rooted in the earth but reaching for the stars, the group realizes Gram Parsons' "Cosmic American music" aesthetic in its truest sense. (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)trax:

01 Desert Skies 02 Ballad Of Never Rider 03 Silver Morning After 04 Singing Butterfly 05 Sister Rose 06 This Is What It Feels Like 07 Canyon Ride 08 The Reminder 09 The Calming Seas 10 New Country 11 Something I Don't Recognize 12 Old Sea Miner 13 See, Oh Three 14 Sleeping Butterfly

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Furry Lewis & Mississippi Joe Callicott "The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" 2007

2007 release that includes late '60s recordings from these Blues legends, originally recorded for the UK-based Blues label Blue Horizon. Both Mississippi Joe Callicott and Furry Lewis' Blues careers began in the '20s but both were overshadowed by the bigger Blues artists in their later years. Thankfully, Blue Horizon came calling and both men were able to lay down splendid Blues recordings during the latter years of their lives. 28 tracks including 'John Henry', 'Casey Jones', 'Waiting For A Train' and more. --Amazon.comIt’s often assumed that Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon concentrated on the Fleetwood Macs and Chicken Shacks of this world. Yet, while visiting the States in 1968, Vernon chanced upon the only just rediscovered talents of Lewis and Callicott at the Memphis Country Blues Festival. He persuaded the duo, both originally active in the 20s, to reprise their acts in the city’s Ardent studios. These tracks have now been digitally brushed up, with 10 previously unreleased takes added to them, forming a double-disc set of interest to any serious blues scholar. Callicott escapes the attention of most blues encyclopedias, perhaps because his relaxed delivery is more akin to the likes of Mississippi John Hurt than the gritty Delta style. His tracks often stretch to six minutes, but don’t outstay their welcome, with their yelps, intimate asides and mid-song conversation. The Only downside is that Callicott’s trademark track, Love Me Baby Blues (covered by Ry Cooder as France Chance), is absent. Lewis is the better-known of the pair, thanks to the patronage of The Rolling Stones and Joni Mitchell. His slide guitar contrasts well with Callicott’s deft fingerpicking. The 13 selections (two previously unreleased) include his most famous song, Judge Harsh Blues (aka Good Morning Judge). A most enjoyable pairing. --recordcollectormag.com

trax Disc 1 - Furry Lewis:

01. Judge Harsh Blues 02. Let's Shake Hand In Hand 03. Waiting For A Train 04. Let Me Call You Sweetheart 05. Big Chief Blues 06. Casey Jones 07. Take Your Time Rag 08. John Henry 09. Skinny Woman 10. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 11. Glory Hallelujah, When I Lay My Burden Down 12. Furry's Monday Woman Blues 13. Furry Lewis Blues

trax Disc 2 - Mississippi Joe Callicott:

01. You Don't Know My Mind 02. Dough Roller Blues 03. War Time Blues 04. Joe's Troubled Blues 05. On My Last Go Round 06. Hoist Your Window And Let Your Curtain Down 07. Married Woman Blues 08. Poor Boy Blues 09. Frankie and Albert (take 1) 10. Frankie and Albert (take 2) 11. Leavin' Town Blues 12. Going Away Blues 13. Worried Now In A Tennessee Town 14. Lost My Money In Jim Kinnane's 15. Worried Blues 16. You Don't Know My Mind (alternate take)

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Disc 1 by FURRY LEWIS

Tracks 1 to 11 are from the album "Presenting The Country Blues", 1968 on Blue Horizon 7-63228

Tracks 12 and 13 are previously unreleased studio out-takes from the July 1968 album sessions

Disc 2 by MISSISSIPPI JOE CALLICOTT

Tracks 1 to 8 are from the album "Presenting The Country Blues", 1968 on Blue Horizon 7-63227

Tracks 9 to 16 are previously unreleased studio out-takes from the July 1968 album sessions

Both albums were recorded in one mammoth session at The Ardent Recording Studios on National Street in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday, the 21st of July 1968.

The original two-track analogue tapes have been transferred and remastered by Duncan Cowell at Sound Mastering in London and the sound quality is just gorgeous - lively, warm and clear. The 20-page booklet features both albums' artwork, photos of the artists, photos of the studio, John Fry the American producer, full session discography and knowledgeable liner notes.

THE SPURS "Go Boy Go" 2000

After years of late nights, slogging through set after set in the bars, members of The Spurs are no youngsters.
The oldest member of the Western swing/honky tonk Boston-area band is hitting 50. The youngest is 33.
But they feel there's something to be said for age. And there is a lot to be said for their first album, "Go Boy Go," a fine mix of the two musical styles on the small Nashville-based Spinout Records label. The disc contains both covers and originals, instrumentals and vocals. (Includes members of The Fathoms, The Cranktones)
read more here:
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=771trax:

01 Go, Boy, Go! 02 Stop & Let Me Drink About It 03 Hillcrest 04 Steuben Street 05 Alcohol Of Fame 06 Jumpin' At The Woodside 07 Hot Rod Mama 08 So I Can Picture You 09 Moon Island March 10 Well Oh Well 11 Slow Down Brother 12 What's This Thing Called, Love? 13 Yackety Yalk 14 Crankie & Blue 15 Beer Hill Bounce 16 Drinkin' All My Troubles Away 17 Duane's World

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Blind Willie Johnson "Sweeter As The Years Go By" 1990

"Johnson's music is vigorous, vital and moving ." - Rolling StoneThe most impassioned and influential of all early guitar evangelists, Johnson ranks far above his peers from an artistic standpoint. As a bottleneck guitarist, he remains of the greatest who ever lived; as a vocalist, his impassioned singing conveys an immediacy and fervor that admits few equals.trax

1. John The Revelator 2. You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond 3. Let Your Light Shine On Me 4. Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right 5. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying 6. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down 7. If It Had Not Been For Jesus 8. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today

9. The Soul Of Man 10. I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge 11. Can't Nobody Hide From God 12. Sweeter As The Years Go By 13. Go With Me To That Land 14. Trouble Will Soon Be Over 15. Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There 16. Take Your Stand

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THE RAVENS "Their Complete National Recordings 1947-1950"

The vocal group was formed in 1945, largely inspired by the Ink Spots. But rather than fashion themselves as mainstream entertainers, The Ravens' records were positioned as slow-dance, make-out music for black record buyers. In addition to recording ballads with rich harmonies, The Ravens also hipped up standards, with the group's different voice parts coming in and out—at times the bass for emphasis and at other times the falsetto for passion.
The Ravens also were famous for their song endings, which featured strong tags with soaring, complex harmonies. They even were paired with Dinah Washington in 1951, after Mercury acquired the label and its artists.
- See more at: http://www.jazzwax.com/2011/07/the-ravens-on-national.html#sthash.FWXc5tcF.dpufThe Ravens, a New York quartet, were formed in 1945 by Jimmy Ricks and Warren Surttles, who soon added members Leonard Puzzy and Henry Oliver Jones.

The Ravens were a professional group, professionally managed. They signed with Ben Bart and recorded six sides for his Hub label in 1946 and were then sent out on the chitlin circuit — .a series of theatre venues on the East Coast and in the Midwest

Before long, "Ollie" Jones was replaced by Maithe Williams (who changed his name to Maithe Marshall.)

Marshall had an extremely high falsetto voice that played very effectively against Rick's low bass voice. So effectively, in fact, that they re-recorded all six sides to feature Marshall's high tenor playing against Ricks' bass. The die was cast.

"For the most part, the Ravens leaned more toward a pop sound than what we now call doo wop, but they were instrumental in the first break from traditional black pop music in the late '40s and are generally considered the pioneers of the form."— Bob Hyde The Doo Wop Box

The success of the Ravens was built on, more than anything else, showcasing the magnificent bass voice of Jimmy Ricks. Although they had several chart successes, the Ravens never enjoyed a #1 hit. Perhaps this is because they wanted their songs to be accepted on the white Pop charts as were the songs of the Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers. The Ravens sang ballads, jump blues, novelty songs and pop standards. One of their songs, however, did cross over — Write Me A Letter. It was also their biggest hit on Billboard's Race Records chart.1.

The Ravens were a transitional vocal group that bridged the gap between the sophisticated pop sounds of the Ink Spots/ Mills Brothers and the unsophisticated street corner sounds of harmonizing teenagers. Standing just around the corner were the Orioles, followed by the bird groups of the early 1950s.2

Most of their chart hits had a Blues structure and feeling, but their two most memorable recordings had Pop origins — Ol' Man River and Count Every Star.

The Ravens were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. 

http://www.onlinerootsofrock.com/doo-wop/artists/ravens/

trax disc 1:

01 Ol' Man River 02 Mahzel (Means Good Luck) 03 For You 04 Would You Believe Me 05 Write Me A Letter 06 Summertime 07 Until the Real Thing Comes Along 08 September Song 09 Always 10 Once In Awhile 11 I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do) 12 Searching for Love 13 Rooster 14 Be I Bumble Bee or Not 15 I'm Afraid of You 16 Always 17 Fool That I Am 18 Together 19 Send For Me If You Need Me 20 There's No You 21 How Could I Know

trax disc 2:

01 Sylvia 02 The House I Live In 03 Ricky's Blues 04 It's Too Soon to Know 05 Be On Your Merry Way 06 Silent Night 07 White Christmas 08 Leave My Gal Alone 09 Deep Purple 10 Sylvia 11 The House I Live In 12 Tea for Two 13 Rickey's Blues 14 Without a Song 15 Marie 16 There's Nothing Like a Woman In Love 17 Careless Love 18 If You Didn't Mean It 19 Moonglow 20 Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 21 Lilacs In the Rain

trax disc 3:

01 Tea for Two 02 Get Wise Baby 03 Until the Real Thing Comes Along 04 Once In a While 05 Bless You (For Being an Angle) 06 I've Been a Fool (For Thinking You Cared) 07 It's the Talk of the Town 08 I Don't Have to Ride No More 09 No More Kisses for Baby 10 I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters 11 Count Every Star 12 Time Is Marching On 13 Time Is Marching On 14 The Cadillac Song 15 Phantom Stage Coach 16 Please Believe Me 17 I'm Afraid of You 18 I'm Gonna Take to the Road 19 Get Wise Baby 20 Comin' Back Home 21 Who's Sorry Now 22 I've Got the World On a String

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B.B. King "B.B. King Collection - 20 Blues Greats" (1987)

Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows. King continues to appear at 100 shows a year.

Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists' vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille." - wiki

trax:

01 - Help The Poor 02 - Every Day (I Have The Blues) 03 - Woke Up This Mornin' 04 - Worry, Worry 05 - Sweet Little Angel 06 - How Blue Can You Get 07 - You Upset Me Baby 08 - It's My Own Fault 09 - Please Love Me 10 - She Don't Love Me No More 11 - Three O'clock Blues 12 - Fine Looking Woman 13 - Blind Love 14 - You Know I Love You 15 - Ten Long Years 16 - Mistreated Woman 17 - Shake It Up And Go 18 - Sweet Sixteen 19 - You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 20 - Outside Help

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"SCHOOL DAYS"

Fun and varied collection of late 50’s to early 60’s rock ’n’ roll and R&B with a teenage school theme.trax disc 1:

1. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) - Chuck Berry 2. Waitin' In School - Ricky Nelson 3. Schoolboy Crush - Bobby Helms 4. Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke 5. Working After School - Cliff Richard 6. Hey School Girl - Tom & Jerry 7. School House Rock - Billy Harlan 8. High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis 9. Back To School Blues - Dale Hawkins 10. School Is Out - Gary U.S. Bonds 11. Boppin' High School Baby - Don Willis 12. Teen Queen - Huelyn Duvall 13. High School Love - Ronnie Allen 14. Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 15. Only Teenagers Allowed - Jackie Walker 16. Little School Girl - Larry Williams 17. Here Comes Summer - Jerry Keller 18. School's Out - Myron Lee 19. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka 20. Pearl - The Schoolboys 21. High School Wedding Ring - Ace Ball 22. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry 23. Rockin' At School - Terry Dunavan 24. No School Tomorrow - Chuck Reed 25. High School Dance - Larry Williams

trax disc 2:

1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Don & Bob 2. 'D' In Love - Cliff Richard 3. High School Hop - Boyd Bennett 4. C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran 5. Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell 6. Childhood Sweetheart - Chuck Berry 7. School Is In - Gary U.S. Bonds 8. Wonderful World - Sam Cooke 9. Charlie Brown - The Coasters 10. What To Do - Buddy Holly 11. School Bells Are Ringing - Carole King 12. Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails 13. School Girl - Doug Wray 14. Sixteen Candles - The Crests 15. Graduation's Here - The Fleetwoods 16. School Of Rock'n'Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels 17. Wish I Was Back In School - Goldenrods 18. High School Days - Jay Chevalier 19. Your Nose Is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford 20. Back To School - Bobby Denton 21. Late, Late, Late To School - Johnny Sardo 22. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka 23. Bad Boy - Larry Williams 24. First Day Of School - Judy Brown 25. Young Love - Tab Hunter

trax disc 3:

1. Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark 2. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry 3. Counting The Days - Eddie Bell 4. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 5. The Young Ones - Cliff Richard 6. Little School Girl - Sugar Billy Garner 7. A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts 8. The Class - Chubby Checker 9. You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette 10. Class Ring - The Four J's 11. Back To School Again - Wee Willie Harris 12. Working After School - Gary & Billy 13. I'd Like To Miss My Graduation - Karen Lake 14. Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Elvis Presley 15. Puppy Love - Paul Anka 16. Don't Treat Me Like A Child - Helen Shapiro 17. After School - Randy Starr 18. Tonight At The Prom - The Shirelles 19. Diary Of A High School Bride - Tony Casanova 20. Back To School, Back To You - Bobby Grabeau & The Teenettes 21. Lesson No.1 - The Rock N' Roll Schoolteacher 22. School Dance - Don Rondo 23. High School Hop - Lee Denson 24. School Girl - The 5 Royales 25. College - Bill Justis

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