The railroads transformed rural America, so it's no wonder that they also provided the inspiration for countless songs including these 25 classics performed by bluegrass greats like Mac Wiseman, Hylo Brown, Earl Taylor & Jim McCall, J.E. Mainer, Red Smiley and more.
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1. Kansas City Railroad Blues - Don Reno & Red Smiley 2. Bring In The Georgia Mail - Mac Wiseman 3. Little Johm Henry - Hylo Brown 4. Gost Town - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall 5. New River Train - Jack Casey 6. East Bound Train - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks 7. Train 45 - Log Cabin Boys 8. Waiting For A Train - Big John Demarcus 9. Nine Pound Hamer - Ernie & Mack 10. Freight Train Blues - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners 11. Wreck Of The Old '97 - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall 12. Lightning Express - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks 13. Long Lost John - Curley Fox 14. Wabash Connonball - Patsy Montana 15. 900 Miles - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 16. K.C. Whistle - Maggie Valley Country Singers 17. Engine No. 9 - James Wall 18. He's Coming To Us Dead - J.E. Mainer & The Mountaineers w/Morris Herbert 19. Fireball Mail - Hylo Brown & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 20. Blue Railroad Train - Roy Ross & His Blue Ridge Mountain Boys 21. Streamlined Cannonball - Lee Moore 22. Jesse James - Jim Greer & The Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks 23. In The Pines - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 24. Bye Bye Black Smoke Choo Choo - Dick Unteed 25. Casey Jones - The Frosty Mountain Boys w/Raymond Fairchild
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25 CLASSIC TRAIN SONGS
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Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Trailblazer
22 classic slices of 50's Big Band R&B
During 1956 and early 1957, Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm recorded for the Cincinnati-based Federal label -- the group's personnel included Raymond Hill and Eddie Jones on tenor sax, Jackie Brenston on baritone sax, Annie Mae Wilson and Fred Sample on piano, Jessie Knight, Jr. on bass, Eugene Washington on drums, and Turner on guitar, with vocalists including Brenston and Billy Gayles. This is some of the most solid material in Turner's output, with a rich, soulful sound, more polished than most of the group's output on Cobra. Some of the music is derivative -- in seeking chart success, the group at various times sought to emulate the Coasters, Bill Justis, et al., but they almost always put their own spin on these numbers. Billy Gayles' impassioned vocals on "No Coming Back," Jackie Brenston's boisterous rendition of "The Mistreater," and the rest are all worth the price of admission, which is fairly low on this mid-priced import -- but, surprisingly, some of the best stuff on here is by the Kings of Rhythm backing the vocal group the Gardenias ("Miserable," one of the best tracks among these 20, remained unreleased until 1991). And the real treat here is Turner's guitar pyrotechnics. He could strum along like most band guitarists, and occasionally did this, but he preferred to step out front and, having discovered the use of the tremelo arm on his guitar, he fairly tortures the instrument on several of these sides (check out the break on "No Comin' Back," and his accompaniment on "She Made My Blood Run Cold," itself an R&B track deserving of legendary status), and even gets a Hawaiian sound out of his instrument on "Trail Blazer." Fans of rock & roll guitar must own this record. -Allmusic
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Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - A Black Man's Soul [Bonus Tracks] (1969, reissue 2003)
First released in 1969, 'A Black Man's Soul' captured Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm at their funkiest. Armed with songs written by Turner, his St. Louis colleague Oliver Sain and more, Ike & His Kings combined R&B with funk, rock and gospel to create an album that shows off the wide spectrum of black music.. This release contains some of the finest and most sought-after examples of Ike Turner's funk artistry, including Grammy-nominated "Thinking Black" and DJ breakbeat jewel "Funky Mule.".. 1969 was a banner year for Ike & The Kings of Rhythm, as well as for Tina Turner. At the Grammy Awards, "Thinking Black" was nominated in the category of Best R&B Instrumental while Tina made the list of nominees for Best Female R&B Singer.. Included are all tracks from the original 1969 release, plus unreleased bonus tracks that offer a fine meal to any aficionado or an in-depth primer to those just discovering the globally reaching genius, funk, and soul of Ike Turner.
"Unarguably at the top of Ike Turner's long list of fine accomplishments; an under-appreciated, undervalued and undeniably funky soul gift." -- Wax Poetics -Amazon
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Thanks for the choo-choo songs !!
BONUS 5 OF 7
THE SUPREMES - A Go Go '66 @320
from a chart-topping single ("You Can't Hurry Love") and a marketing ploy that generated an irresistible song lineup. And along with The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland, Supremes A' Go-Go has held its value better than almost any of the trio's most successful albums (which excludes We Remember Sam Cooke) -- in fact, back in the days when vinyl was the only game in town, used copies of this record sold faster and better than any of their other common '60s LPs, and for good reason. Various hits compilations had skimmed the most familiar songs off of Where Did Our Love Go, I Hear a Symphony, etc., but the very concept behind Supremes A' Go-Go -- getting the group to cover some of the top hits of other (mostly Motown) acts -- dictated that every song on this album was familiar in name, and only "You Can't Hurry Love" was culled for any hits packages. There was a lot to recommend it musically, including the trio soaring rendition of "Shake Me, Wake Me" and a version of "Get Ready," which, even if it was no threat to the Temptations, still could have been a hit. Similarly, "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" and "I Can't Help Myself" will always belong to the Four Tops, but Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard throw themselves into both (in a less weighty version of the former) with enough spirit to make them work as album cuts; "Money" is diverting if less successful, and "Come and Get These Memories" is worth checking out just to hear Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson step forward. And even the non-Motown covers, like "These Boot Are Made for Walkin'" and "Hang on Sloopy," make worthwhile listening, with Ross turning in a surprisingly strong, passionate performance on the latter. A number one album in its time on the pop and R&B charts, Supremes A' Go-Go also benefited from the fact that there were no pop standards or slow ballads here, just solid R&B dance numbers. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)
1. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
2. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
3. You Can't Hurry Love
4. Shake Me Wake Me (When It's Over)
5. Baby I Need Your Loving
6. These Boots Are Made For Walking
7. I Can't Help Myself
8. Get Ready
9. Put Yourself In My Place
10. Money (That's What I Want)
11. Come And Get These Memories
12. Hang On Sloopy
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BONUS 6 OF 7
NIKKI AND THE CORVETTES - Nikki and The Corvettes (1980) 2000 Reissue @320
Nikki Corvette and the girls storm through 12 quick power poppers about time-honored subjects like boys, cars, and summertime on this breezy slice of power pop. The backup is closer to the Ramones than to Blondie, the vocals are closer to Blondie than to the Ramones. The 2000 CD reissue adds the 1977 single "Young & Crazy"/"Criminal Element" and the 1981 single "I Gotta Move" / “Girls Like Me" as bonus tracks. (Allmusic)
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BONUS 7 OF 7
THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Countdown: Time In Outer Space ’62 (US Mono) @320
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THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET - Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1962)
US MONO
Essential in mono but not officially available on cd.
Part 3 of 5 in a collection bringing together, for the first time in mono, all five of the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet albums devoted to exploring unusual time signatures and rhythmic combinations: Time Out (1959), Time Further Out (1961), Countdown: Time In Outer Space (1962), Time Changes (1964), and Time In (1965).
Needle-drop taken from album in near-mint condition.
Transferred and painstakingly restored by Q.
01 - Countdown
02 - Eleven Four
03 - Why Phillis
04 - Someday My Prince Will Come
05 - Castilian Blues
06 - Castilian Drums
07 - Fast Life
08 - Waltz Limp
09 - Three's A Crowd
10 - Dance Duet
11 - Back To Earth
One of Dave Brubeck's more adventurous albums, this LP finds his Quartet exploring originals in a variety of potentially difficult time signatures including 11/4 and a polyrhythmic version of the dates' one standard "Someday My Prince Will Come." Other highlights include "Countdown," "Castilian Drums" and "Three's a Crowd." Highly recommended along with Brubeck's other Time recordings. (Allmusic)
INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/countdown-time-in-outer-space-mw0000868306
Thank you Gyro and jillem!
Thanks
Great post, Jillem. Here's a link to a site with most of Ike Turner's release dates including those you posted. For those who care about dates as stuff: http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/iturner.htm
Thanks for the Supremes a go go.
cheers,Tel
Gracias a todos desde España
Thanks for the train songs
LIttleJack
Gyro - I definitely appreciate when you convert some of the posted Flac files to 320 mp3 (like Jimmie Dee's Dave Brubeck shares(thanks for these, Jimmie)). Much obliged!
Dave Brubeck was one incredible musician, and also refused to play Army bases during WWII if the commander wouldn't allow his black musicians to stay in the same rooms as the white ones, making him a hero all by itself.
Then, in the 50s, he produced "Time Out," on which he used time signatures NOBODY was using, including the Top-40 hit (!) "Take Five," in 5/4 time.
What a great musician.
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