Also check out Volume 1 & 2 in this series here:
http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/search?q=Blues+%26+Gospel+Kings
trax:
1. stop light - Walter Brown 2. staff in my hand - Paul Breckenridge & The Four Heavenly Knights 3. shouting with elder beck - Elder Beck 4. my baby's boogie woogie - Walter Brown 5. jumpin' joe - Joe Thomas & His Sax & Orchestra 6. heavyweight mama - Johnny Sellers 7. two years of torture - Percy Mayfield & Monroe Turner's Orchestra 8. hey spo-dee-o-dee - Wild Bill Monroe 9. turn the lights down low - Johnny Sellers 10. she's mine, she's yours - Jimmie Rushing 11. i love you more each day - Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes vcl. Gus Gordon 12. blues about a baby - Johnny O'Neal 13. half awoke - Percy Mayfield & Monroe Turner's Orchestra 14. wham-a-lam - Joe Thomas & His Sax & Orchestra 15. how far am i from canaan - The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet 16. bad news blues - Harold Tinsley 17. don't knock at my door - Johnny Sellers 18. somebody's spoiling these women - Jimmie Rushing 19. huckle boogie - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 20. cole tater - Jimmy Cole & His Orchestra 21. do something for me - Carl Van Moon 22. how would you know - Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes vcl Gus Gordon 23. my last call - Detroit Count 24. matinee hour in new orleans - The Three Clouds (Paul Renfro, tenor sax)
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"Blues & Gospel Kings" Vol. 4
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BONUS 4 OF 7
The King Odom Four - The Best Of The King Odom Four 1948-1954 (VBR)
Trying to classify the sound of the King Odom Four could drive you to drink. On "Mary Lou" and "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover" they're backed by the Harmonicats (a harmonica trio recording as the "Polka Dots"); "I'm Living Humble" and its flip are gospel tunes; "Moonlight Frost" is a beautiful R&B ballad; "My Heart Cries For You" is Pop (and, in my opinion, much better than the Larks' version); "What A Wonderful Feeing" is part waltz, part jump; "Lucky" has violins, as does "Don't Trade Your Love For Gold," which is uptempo besides. Boots said they were "fishing for a sound to get a hit." It's a shame they never got it.
Although the name David "Boots" Bowers isn't a household word, he was certainly one of the finest bass voices around in the late 1940s and 1950s. While you may never have heard of him, he sang with groups you probably have heard of: the King Odom Four.
Track Listing For "Best Of The King Odom Four" CD:
1/ Pickin' A Chicken (Feb 7, 1948 W-O-R Harlem Hospitality Show w/Willie Bryant)
2/ I'll Dance At Your Wedding (same as above w/Willlie Bryant & Bill Robinson)
3/ Mary Lou (March 1948 Musicraft 543)
4/ I'm Looking Over A Four-Leafed Clover (March 1948 Musicraft 543)
5/ I'm Livin' Humble (April 1948 Musicraft 544)
6/ They Put John On The Island (April 1948 Musicraft 544)
7/ Moonlight Frost (June 1948 Musicraft 575)
8/ Who Struck John (June 1948 Musicraft 575)
9/ I Found A Twinkle (July 1948 Musicraft 579)
10/ Pickin' A Chicken (July 1948 Musicraft 579)
11/ I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (1948 Unissued Musicraft)
12/ Route 66 (1948 Unissued Musicraft)
13/ So Long (1948 Unissued Musicraft)
14/ She's A Beauty (1948 Unissued Musicraft)
15/ Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (Aug 4, 1948 NBC's SwingTime Radio Show)
16/ Basin Street Blues (Aug 11, 1948 NBC's SwingTime Radio Show)
17/ Lover Come Back To Me (April 1950 Derby 736)
18/ I'm Glad I Made You Cry (April 1950 Derby 736)
19/ What A Wonderful Feeling (Feb 1951 Derby 754)
20/ My Heart Cries For You (Feb 1951 Derby 754)
21/ Rain Is The Teardrops Of Angels (March 1951 Derby 757)
22/ All Of Me (March 1951 Derby 757)
23/ Lucky (April 1952 Abbey 15064)
24/ Don't Trade Your Love (April 1952 Abbey 15064)
25/ Basin Street Blues (Aug 1954 Perspective 5001)
26/ Amazin' Willie Mays (Aug 1954 Perspective 5001)
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info
http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com/BIGQ/Q-189.htm
http://www.uncamarvy.com/KingOdomQuartet/kingodomquartet.html
BONUS 5 OF 7
LAVERN BAKER - Love Me Right '15 @320
Nice collection of some of her best 50’s & 60’s work:
01. Love Me Right
02. Manana
03. Eternally
04. Senor Big And Fine
05. Back Water Blues
06. Didn’t It Rain
07. Must I Cry Again
08. Everytime I Feel The Spirit
09. Shadows Of Love
10. No Love So True
11. Hey Memphis
12. Shake A Hand
13. Don Juan
14. Carrying The Cross For My Boss
15. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
16. After You’re Gone
17. Dix-A-Billy
18. Bop-Ting-A-Ling
19. Empty Bed Blues
20. Wheel Of Fortune
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BONUS 6 OF 7
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Express Yourself '70 @320
The quintessential Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band record, Express Yourself displays the purposefully sloppy rhythms and shout vocals that would make this band a legend in soul circles. Every track on this album is a classic, from the oft-sampled and high-charting pop single "Express Yourself" to the first of many readings of "I Got Love" that would appear on the band's records -- and even Wright's solo works for years to come. The aching balladry of "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and the complex compositions "High as Apple Pie -- Slice 1" and "High as Apple Pie -- Slice 2" showcase a versatility found in other West Coast collectives such as War. Perhaps the treasure of this album is the opener, "Road Without an End," a charming, stepping groover punctuated by choppy horns and snapping drums that blend beautifully with one of Wright's best vocals of his career, all accented by sweeping strings. Express Yourself is '70s soul at its most creative and satisfying. (Allmusic)
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INFO
http://www.allmusic.com/album/express-yourself-mw0000707996
BONUS 7 OF 7
ROXY MUSIC - Manifesto '79 (Mini LP PT-SHM Universal Japan 2015) @320
In the span of eight albums, Roxy Music went all over the musical map. They made genre defining, experimental albums (the first two) glorious song cycles ('Stranded' and 'Country Life') two absolutely perfect albums ('Siren' and 'Avalon') one album to overlook (the bland 'Flesh + Blood') and this one, the one everybody forgets about.
And that's too bad, for 'Manifesto' is neither as slick as what would follow or as groundbreaking as what came before. This is understandable, of course, when you realize that this is actually the second manifestation of Roxy, coming four years (and many solo records) after 'Siren.' That said, the first half picks up pretty well from that masterpiece, opening with the minor-chord bass chops of the title track, taking you down the fifties glam lane of "Trash" (which almost sounds like an outtake of their first album) the catchy, wonderful "Angel Eyes" and then the slow-downs of the last two songs. As tends to be the case with Roxy albums, the second side doesn't quite match up, seeming a bit slick at times, but never banal like 'Flesh + Blood.' Plus, Ferry ends the record with "Spin Me Round," one of his most elegant odes.
Much has also been made about Roxy Music becoming little more than a glorified Bryan Ferry backing band with this album, but I would disagree. Both Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackey more than earn their billing, and the album is edgier as a whole than Ferry's solo releases of the time. In short, 'Manifesto' may not be the best (or the worst) Roxy album, but it is worth a spin. A terrific collection deserving of a better place in the Roxy canon. (Record Runner)
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INFO
http://www.amazon.com/Manifesto-ROXY-MUSIC/dp/B0000256VR
http://www.allmusic.com/album/manifesto-mw0000654249
Huge thanks for the great assortment, Gyro.
Love that King Odom.
Gyro, thanks for sharing Charles Wright!
Hope the great and wondrous Lavern Baker has been downloaded many, many times.
Wow looking forward to hearing this - amazing stuff as ever - Thanks for making it available
Doug
The Wipers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipers
Over The Edge (extended)
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Follow Blind
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The Herd
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The Circle
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Thanks to G for the amazing King Odom Four, new to me (despite being about my age) and a pure delight.
Iggy
Thanks for the King Odom Four.
Ralph11
Thanks Gyro!
Polka Dots on the King Odom Four was NOT Harmonicats.
My stepfather was in the Polka Dots. They got a lot of recording work during the Muscians Union strike of the late 40's. Harmonica was not considered a professional instrument.
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