Hal Harris "Gold Star Guitar"

This first-time compilation of the finest work of this unsung guitar picker contains all the 1950s recordings issued under his own name as well as a sparkling selection of his session work from those years; from his debut featured spot as one of Curley Williams' Georgia Peach Pickers through his career as houseband-leader and guitarist-of-choice for Pappy Daily's stable of labels - Starday, Dixie and D Records - and his renaissance during the 1970s/1980s rockabilly revival when his exciting solos on those cherished records by Joe Clay, Thumper Jones, Sleepy La Beef, Link Davis, Rock Rogers and Bob Doss were a clarion call to pack the dance floors all over again... 8 page booklet with interesting notes and rare pictures. (ElToro)As Dave Penny points out in his sleevenotes, Hal Harris was “one of the most celebrated of the early rockabilly guitarists of the 1950s” whose “chaotic and spine-chillingly bluesy solos on his Fender Stratocaster for Starday Records in Houston were as distinctive (and valuable) as Roland Janes' in Memphis, Grady Martin's in Nashville or Joe Maphis' in Hollywood.” He’s undoubtedly not as celebrated as the others but this excellent compilation from El Toro will surely help address the injustice.

It features the 1950s recordings issued under his own name as well as a selection of his session work for a bunch of Texas artists whose work was enhanced by Harris’ guitar, whether it be on a hillbilly or a rockabilly session. The country stuff stuff is fine and very much of the day and location, but it’s the rockabilly cuts that really stand him apart for me.

There’s a string of rockin’ classics as he served as the house guitarist for Pappy Daily's stable of labels, Starday, Dixie and D Records. The majority of them were issued at the time to little fanfare, but became classics across many a European household during the rockabilly revival of the 1970s and 80s. The names trip of the tongue - Joe Clay, George Thumper Jones, Sleepy La Beef, Link Davis, Rock Rogers and Benny Barnes. Picking favourites is irrelevant as they nearly all hit the spot. If pushed I’d have to go for Al Urban’s Gonna Be Better Times and Jimmie & Johnny’s Can’t Find The Door Knob. 

Top prove he could have been much more than a session man, he did recorded a couple of rockers himself. It was actually one of these, Jitterbug Baby, that first made me aware of him on a 20 Great Rockabilly Hits of the 50’s (Cascade Records) in the mid 80’s. It was reportedly cut at the end of a 1957 George Jones session, along with another hot rockabilly number, I Don't Know When. That pairing, together with this cracking CD will forever keep Hal Fuzzy Harris in my heart and in my ears. Buy this release with confidence, it’s a peach. (Rockabilly Monthly)

INFO: http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/halharris.htm

trax:

1 The Carroll County Boys - Carroll County Boogie 2 Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers - I Have Lived, Loved and Learned (Columbia) 3 The Carroll County Boys - Flying Eagle Blues (Flair) 4 Hal Harris - I've Loved, I've Laughed, I've Cried (Pacemaker) 5 Hal Harris - Poor Boy Rag (Pacemaker) 6 Ernie Hunter - Boy Crazy Jane (Rainbow) 7 The Hooper Twins - Twin Hearts and Twin Guitars (Azalea) 8 Larry Fox - Guilty Heart (Starday) 9 George Jones - Taggin' Along (Mercury) 10 Hal Harris - I Don't Know When (Starday) 11 Joe Clay - Duck Tail (Vik) 12 Thumper Jones - Rock It (Starday) 13 Al Urban - Gonna Be Better Times (Sarg) 14 Slim Watts - Tu-La-Lou (Starday) 15 Benny Barnes - No Fault Of Mine (Starday) 16 Joe Clay - Sixteen Chicks (Vik) 17 Joe Clay - Doggone It (Vik) 18 Al Urban - Won't Tell You Her Name (Sarg) 19 Thumper Jones - How Come It (Starday) 20 Joe Clay - Slippin' Out and Sneakin' In (Vik) 21 Jimmie & Johnny - I Can't Find The Door Knob 22 Bob Doss - Somebody's Knockin' (Starday) 23 Wortham Watts - Lonesome 24 Rock Rogers - That Ain't It (Starday) 25 Link Davis - Trucker From Tennessee (Starday) 26 Sleepy La Beff - I'm Through (Starday) 27 Benny Barnes & The Echoes - You Gotta Pay (Starday) 28 Tommy Wood - Can't Play Hookey 29 Rock Rogers - Little Rock Rock (Starday) 30 Bob Doss - Don't Be Gone Long (Starday) 31 Joe Clay - Goodbye Goodbye (Vik) 32 Hal Harris - Jitterbop Baby (Starday) 33 Hal Harris? - I'm Comin' Home (Dixie?) 34 Hal Harris - Please Pass The Biscuits (Dixie)

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"NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 9 & 10

10 CD boxed set featuring 310 wild rockers! Great collection, many never before comped!trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 9:

1. The Slide - The Rhythm Rockets 2. Baggie Maggie - Henry Henry 3. I Don't Like It - Dave Travis 4. Wild One - Ricky & The Stompers 5. Tornado Twist - The Tornadoes 6. Across The Bay - Joe Richie 7. Guitar Man - Mike Waggoner & The Bops 8. Mary Ann - Link Wray 9. Doggone It Baby - The Rock-A-Teens 10. Boppin' Guitar - Ray Melton 11. Nitebeats Are Rocking - The Nitebeats 12. So Long - The Roxsters 13. Do The Bop Bop Bop - Maynard Horlick 14. Rock And Roll Dot - Tex Neighbors 15. Get Whiz Miss Liz - Marvin Jackson 16. I Don't Dig It - Mike McAllister 17. Granny Tops 'Em At The Hop - Bob Grady 18. Preacher Man - The Jive Kings 19. Our Love Will Last - Francis Zambon 20. Too Too Many - John Worthan 21. All Night Long - Johnny Fuller 22. Rootie Tootie Baby - Lee Mitchell 23. Teenie Weenie Man - Danny Wheeler 24. Mind Your Own Business - Stormy & The Stallions 25. Baby You Just Wait - The Spirals 26. Teen Lover - Eddie Reynolds 27. Jump And Shout - Guitar Jeff 28. Destination Love - Jan Davis 29. Haunted Heart - Johnny Lion 30. Traveling Sam - Robert Smith 31. Walkin' Out - Jerry Bryan 

trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 10:

1. Frankie & Johnny - Donnie Dean 2. Hillbilly Blues - Clear Waters 3. Thinkin' 'Bout Your Love - Lee Dresser 4. Johnny Machine - Billy Smith 5. Werewolf - Garry Warren 6. Little Bitty Boy - T.K. Hulin 7. Honey Honey Honey - Avon & The Rave-Ons 8. Love Me (Alternate Take) - The Phantom 9. Ford And Shaker - James Gallagher 10. I Sure Do Love You Baby - Clyde Stacy 11. Ruby Lee - Donnie Dean 12. Jump Into The River - Buddy Sharpe 13. Un-Gowa - The Rimfires 14. Feel So Good - Bill Carroll 15. Jimbo Twist - Jim Howard 16. Lover's Lane Blues - Tommy Harbin 17. She's Mine - The Monarchs 18. She's All Mine - Chuck Tyler 19. Mystery Train - Johnny Waleen 20. Beat Out My Love (Alternate) - Lee Dresser 21. Don't Call Me Flyface - The Reekers 22. Marlene - The Sonics 23. Crazy Date - The Crazy Teens 24. That Jim - Mackey Beers 25. Crazy Lover - Billy Barton 26. Satellite Baby - Skip Stanley 27. Should I Care - Steve Alaimo 28. Train To Satanville - Gin Gillette 29. Don't Let Go - The Vice-Roys 30. I'm Leaving - The Dropouts 31. Wanted, Dead Or Alive - Curtis Wilson 

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THE BLUE SHADOWS "On The Floor Of Heaven" 1993 (2 CD Deluxe Edition 2010)

On The Floor of Heaven is considered by many of those who got to hear it upon its initial release in 1993 as one of the great, unheralded achievements of the alt-country movement. The roots rock masterpiece is now reissued as a two-disc Deluxe Edition via Bumstead Records. Formed in the early 1990s, The Blue Shadows consisted of guitarist and singer Billy Cowsill (now deceased) - who began his career as leader of the legendary American bubblegum group The Cowsills and roots rocker Jeffrey Hatcher - who enjoyed cult success in the 1980s fronting Jeffrey Hatcher & The Big Beat. Together with drummer J.B. Johnson and bassist Elmar Spanier (later replaced by Barry Muir), the quartet forged a style built on the rustic sounds of classic country fused with the pop sensibility of The Beatles and tight harmony vocals that have drawn flattering comparisons to the Everly Brothers. Disc one is the complete original album while disc two has some great cover tunes, lost B-sides and other gems! (NO DEPRESSION)The press release that accompanied this album sure seemed heavy on the hype. The record, it claimed, represents 'one of the great unheralded achievements of the alt-country movement' - a 'lost Americana classic' that came out in the 'legendary' Blue Shadows' native Canada in 1993 but went unreleased and consequently mostly unheard south of the border. I grew even more skeptical after I read that one of the quartet's singer/guitarists was the late Billy Cowsill, who started his career as leader of the bubblegum-pop group the Cowsills - an outfit the press release also called 'legendary.'

But damned if it isn't all true - ok, everything but the part about the Cowsills' legendary status. On the Floor of Heaven turns out to be alt-country heaven. It's jam-packed with harmonies redolent of the Everly Brothers, the twangy, reverb-heavy guitar sound of early Johnny Cash and melodies that take you back to mid-period Beatles. If I Were You, a high point, sounds like a cross between the Searchers and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

This reissue combines the original 12-track release with a bonus CD that features another dozen gems, including outtakes and covers of songs like Merle Haggard's If We Make It Through December, Arthur Alexander's Soldier of Love, Joni Mitchell's Raised on Robbery and George Jones' Hell Stays Open All Night Long. 'Lost Americana classic' sounds just about right. - Jeff Burger, No Depression.com

Most people's memories of the Cowsills are confined to their giddy hits of the late '60s - The Rain, the Park and Other Things, We Can Fly, Indian Lake and a cover of Hair that helped bring that counter-cultural phenomenon to a wider audience. Stigmatized by their sappy sweet image as an innocuous PG-rated, family-friendly bubblegum band, they provided the perfect blueprint for TV's Partridge Family, before yielding to the competition when their claim on the pop charts expired.

Naturally then, they weren't given much of a second thought thereafter, even though several family members gamely attempted to further advance their own musical ambitions. Susan Cowsill spent time with the communal combo the Continental Drifters before recording two excellent solo sets. Barry Cowsill issued an album of his own, released shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck his native New Orleans and made him a victim of its fury. But it was Billy Cowsill who was the most determined to carve out a career, beginning with his solo debut Nervous Breakdown, and subsequent participation in the Co-Dependents and the Blue Shadows, a pair of Canadian combos that kept him busy throughout much of the '90s.

Up until recently, Bill Cowsill's work has been all but impossible to locate here in the U.S., but thanks to the steadfast dedication of a small Canadian indie label called Indelible Music, his recordings with the Co-Dependents - as well as a solo show titled Live at Crystal Ballroom and his contributions to various compilations - are now available. Now, along comes On the Floor of Heaven, a reissue of Bill's first album with the Blue Shadows, expanded to a two disc set with the addition of covers and outtakes from the original sessions. He shares the spotlight with a perfect foil, Jeffrey Hatcher, veteran of a number of north-of-the-border bands that crafted the framework for their Americana stance.

To be sure, the Blue Shadows were a traditional outfit with an old-fashioned feel. While Cowsill and Hatcher were responsible for writing most of the material, the music sounds as if it was written and recorded in the '40s, '50s and '60s, when honkytonk was rampant and barroom balladeers shed tears in their beers. Steel guitar adds a suitably weepy touch to slower songs like A Thousand Times, The Embers and Learn to Forget, but it's the up-tempo tunes and lilting harmonies of A Paper 'N a Promise, Deliver Me, and Think of It that give the band its homegrown flair. That makes it all the more disappointing that the Blue Shadows never got their due; with a little push they might have sealed their place as the illegitimate offspring of the Eagles, Poco and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Indeed, there's a timeless quality to this music. It's manifested in part by their choice of covers - check their rambunctious version of Joni Mitchell's Raised On Robbery or their appropriately Beatlesque take on an early Fab Four staple, Buzz Cason's Soldier of Love - as well as their stylistic debt to such famous forebears as the Everly Brothers (I Believe), Buddy Holly (Wonder 'Bout Me) and various country crooners (A Little Bit Lonesome, A Little Bit Blue, Heart of a Lion, Soul of a Dove).

Sadly, Cowsill succumbed to ongoing health issues in 2006, a year after his brother Barry passed, making any glory gained from this wonderful reissue ultimately seem way too belated. Yet it's also comforting to know that with the Blue Shadows' work finally seeing the light of day, Bill Cowsill's legacy may indeed live on. - Lee Zimmerman, Blurt-online.com

trax:

01 Coming On Strong 02 The Fool Is The Last One To Know 03 If I Were You 04 Think On It 05 Deliver Me 06 A Thousand Times 07 If It Ain't Rockin' 08 On The Floor Of Heaven 09 When Will This Heartache End 10 The Embers 11 I Believe 12 Is Anybody Here 13 A Paper & A Promise 14 A Little Bit Lonesome, A Little Bit Blue 15 Learn To Forget 16 Give Give Givin' 17 And The Curtains Close 18 Wonder 'Bout Me 19 Heart Of A Lion, Soul Of A Dove 20 Solder Of Love 21 What The Hell I Got 22 Raised On Robbery 23 Hell Stays Open All Night Long 24 If We Make It Through December

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"NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 7 & 8

10 CD boxed set featuring 310 wild rockers! Great collection, many never before comped!trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 7:

1. A Woman Can Make Me Blue - Royce Porter 2. Cobra 289 - The Rockin' Continentals 3. Hop, Skip And Jump - The Del-Mingos 4. The Grave - Tony Casanova 5. My Queen And Me - Lenny & The Star Chiefs 6. Hey Blues - Beecher Hickman 7. Black Cadillac - Sonny Wallace 8. Move It! - The Twiliters 9. Love Me Baby - The Chavis Brothers 10. Starlight - Jack Huddle 11. Wild Wild Lover - Benny Joy 12. Red Chevrolet - The Crew 13. Baby Don't Be That Way - Bobby Lawson 14. Come Over Rover - Glenn Mooney 15. Rock Pretty Mama - Billy Adams 16. Bright Lights (Diff. Version) - Dixie Dee 17. She's My Baby - Steve Alaimo 18. Cajun Queen - The Escorts 19. Yeah Yeah Come Another Day - Tony Casanova 20. Rock Along Time - Bozo Ratliff 21. Flying Saucers - The Thunderbirds 22. Linda - The Starfires 23. Baby By Rock - Winnie Starr & The Omaha Kid 24. Hey Hey Baby - Lucky Plank 25. As My Heart Is To You - Bob James 26. My Love For You Is Petrified - Jack Starr 27. Campus Cutie - Billy Perkins 28. Cindy Lou - Gene Terry 29. Bald Headed Baby - Buddy Sharpe 30. Travelin' - Jim Francis 31. Oh My Linda - The Thunder Rocks 

trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 8:

1. Little Girl - Everett Pauley 2. Sleighbell Rock - Three Aces & Joker 3. Messed Up - Bill Swing 4. 3-4 Nights - Johnny Bond 5. Corvette Baby - Bob Cass 6. I'm A Madman - Willie Ward 7. Romeo's Teacher - Lanny Duncan 8. I Got Me A Woman - Buddy Miller 9. The Catalina Push - The Catalinas 10. Guitar Picker - Bob Luman 11. Heartless Woman - Ron Allers 12. Rocking The Blues - Leon Bowman 13. Real Gone Baby - Alvie Edwards 14. Indian Rock - The Musical Linn Twins 15. Baby Sue - The Rhythm Tones 16. Please Have Mercy - Jimmy Dane 17. Little Bit Lonesome - Charles Ross 18. I Feel So Bad - Rick Reason 19. Ittie Bitty Betty - Derry Weaver 20. Hey Sally Mae - The Fabulous Thundertones 21. Pretty Jane - Mark Robinson 22. The Martian Boogie - Frankie & Margie 23. Honeybun - Glenn Walp & The Casuals 24. Crazy About You - Vince Maloy 25. The Bug - Jerry Dallman 26. Mixed Up Rhythm & Blues - Johnny Taylor 27. Hurry - Robbie Robbins 28. Jump & Run - Commonwealth Jones 29. Bandstand Step - The Rimfires 30. Let's Do It - Lawrence Flippo 31. Cruisin' - Bucky & The Premiers 

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MARY WELLS "The Soulful Sound Of Mary Wells"

Mary Wells, born in Detroit in 1943, had intended to make her name behind the scenes as a songwriter but instead forged a brief but glittering career as the first 'Queen of Motown'. From humble beginnings as a 12 year old house cleaner, Mary scored numerous top 10 hits, earned a gold disc with label Motown, recorded with Marvin Gaye and toured with The Beatles. Enjoy two of her finest albums plus bonus tracks on this 2 disc set. (Allmusic)Mary Wells wasn't yet a polished vocalist when she first signed with Motown in the early '60s, and she later became the first performer to score a Number One single and Top Ten pop hit for the label. But that didn't happen with these songs, although they have an edge, toughness, and spark, that wasn't always evident in the slicker hits that Wells made. 9The Soul Detective)
Mary Wells place as the First Lady of Motown was well and truly confirmed in 1962, thanks in large part to the runaway success of the singles The One Who Really Loves You and You Beat Me To The Punch, b oth of which hit the Top Ten of the pop chart. Both were written by Smokey Robinson, the second in conjunction with fellow Miracle Ronnie White, and feature The Love-Tones, a male group who briefly offered the same kind of vocal accompaniment that The Andantes would later provide. Although there is no producer credit on the resulting album, it has the stamp of Smokey running all the way through like a stick of rock. Together, Mary and Smokey were a winning combination, one which would reach its peak with My Guy, but much of this album is of the same kind of calibre. (Dusty Groove)trax "Bye Bye Baby - I Don't Want To Take A Chance 1960-1961":

01 Come To Me 02 I Don't Want To Take A Chance 03 Bye Bye Baby 04 Shop Around 05 I Love The Way You Love 06 I'm Gonna Stay 07 Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide 08 Bad Boy 09 I'm So Sorry 10 Please Forgive Me 11 Operator 12 Two Lovers

trax "The One Who Really Loves You 1961-1962":

01 The One Who Really Loves You 02 Two Wrongs Don't Make It Right 03 You Beat Me To The Punch 04 I've Got A Notion 05 The Day Will Come 06 Strange Love 07 You're My Desire 08 I'll Still Be Around 09 She Don't Love You 10 Drifting Love 11 I'm Gonna Stay 12 Old Love (Let's Try It Again)

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"NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 5 & 6

10 CD boxed set featuring 310 wild rockers! Great collection, many never before comped!trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 5:

1. Who's That Big Man - Lee Mitchell 2. You're Wrong - Johnny Garmon 3. Little Girl - Bobby Everhart 4. I Wanta Make Love - Leroy Dobson 5. 50 Megatons - Sonny Russell 6. If You Wanna Be My Baby - Danny & The Galaxies 7. Run Along Little Girl - Tommy Cassell 8. If I Had Me A Woman - Buddy Watson 9. My Baby Don't Rock Me - Kent Westberry 10. I Hear Thunder - Paul Ballenger 11. Goodbye Little Star - Kenny Baker 12. When Sin Stops - The Nighthawks 13. I Was A Teenage Caveman - Randy Luck 14. Four Four Time - Charles Walton 15. I Knew - Hank Le Gault 16. Rock & Roll Mama - Roy James 17. I Wanna Dance All Night - Chuck Wiley 18. Ain't That Loving You Baby - Link Wray 19. Hot Rockin' Baby - Stormy & The Stallions 20. Baby It's Too Much - Bobby Wall 21. Jukebox Rock - Dick Seaton 22. Sugaree - Carlos Diaz 23. Brand New Rock And Roll - Curley Saunders 24. Flagpole Rock - Lonesome Long John Roller 25. Satellite Fever & Asiatic Flu - Lonnie Miley 26. It Ain't What You Got - Tommy Cassell 27. Hot Rod Boogie - Jack Kitchen 28. Walkin' Shoes - Nelson Ray 29. Justine - Adrian Lloyd 30. Restricted - Donald Hanchey 31. Jim Dandy - The Spades 

trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 6:

1. Rockin' Rochester - The TEMPESTS 2. Baby Baby - The Bop Cats 3. I Wonder If You Wonder - Jimmy Kirkland 4. Four City Rock - Peter Lewis 5. They're Learning - Lynn Pratt 6. Tom Cat Daddy's Blues - The Three Ramblers 7. Willie Joe - The Mystery Trio 8. Square Town - The Darts 9. Shame - Hank Legault 10. You Ain't No Good For Me - Jimmy Lee 11. That Girl Of Mine (Demo) - Pat Cupp & The Flying Saucers 12. I Love My Baby - Bobby Wayne 13. Will Travel - Rod Willis 14. Tomahawk - Teddy & The Rough Riders 15. Bluest Boy In Town - Phil Gray 16. Runnin And Chasin' - Darrell Rhodes 17. Sugar Tree - Allen Page 18. Eloping - Benny England 19. Little Bitty Girl - Bill Bell 20. She's A Moonlighter - Johnny Carlton 21. Rock And Roll Tonight - The Three Ramblers 22. Tick Tock - Bob Calloway 23. Bad Bad Way - Rodger & The Tempests 24. Red Hot Car - Bobby Verne 25. I Guess It's Meant That Way - Pat Cupp & The Flying Saucers 26. I'm Not Movin' - Paul Wheatley 27. I Need You Baby - George Weston 28. Thunder Head - Teddy & The Rough Riders 29. Stella Got A Fellow - The Fireflies 30. The Shape You Left Me In - Bill Strickland 31. Bad News - The Rhythm Rockers

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"Atlas Jump Blues Anthology" '07

Excellent 50’s & early 60’s R&B collection that is now out of print.trax:

01. Louisiana Red - I Done Woke Up 02. Mojo Watson - You Know You Don't Want Me 03. H-Bomb Ferguson - On My Way 04. James Wayne - This Little Letter 05. Charlie Walker - Down Hearted Blues 06. H-Bomb Ferguson - Good Time Gal 07. Jimmy 'Chickie' Horne - Hello Little Girl 08. Hattie Green - Over Twenty One 09. Piney Brown - You Made Me This Way 10. Mae Mercer - Sweet Little Angel 11. Johnny Perry - I Left My Baby 12. H-Bomb Ferguson - Rock H-Bomb Rock 13. Hattie Green - Green Light Baby 14. Charlie Walker - Nervous Wreck 15. Emmet Davis - Woke Up This Morning 16. Johnny Perry - Lonely Heart Blues 17. Mojo Watson - All Alone 18. Mae Mercer - Great Googa Mooga 19. Charlie Walker - Wrong Kind Of Woman 20. Louisiana Red - I Had A Feeling 21. Hattie Green - Pawn Shop Blues 22. James Wayne - The Trust 23. Emmet Davis - You Know You Didn't Want Me 24. Charlie Walker - Louise 25. H-Bomb Ferguson - I Love My Baby

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"NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 3 & 4

10 CD boxed set featuring 310 wild rockers! Great collection, many never before comped!trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 3:

1. Babysitter Boogie - Stann Gunn 2. I'll Give You All My Love - Ron Berry 3. Pretty Baby Talk - Danny Mayo 4. Crazy Blues - Bill Blevins 5. Staying Home Tonight - Joe L. White 6. Flipsville - Stormy Gale 7. Whisky River - Johnny Carroll 8. If I Had Me A Woman - Blacky Vale 9. Wicked Woman - Johnny Gamble 10. I Like To Go - Floyd Mack 11. Hey Baby - Johnny Donton 12. You Shake Me - Jimmy Wayne 13. Rock Ya Baby - Jim McCrory 14. Move On Down The Track - Floyd Fletcher 15. Chick Chick - Junior Dean & The Avalons 16. Coming Up - Mike Waggoner & The Bops 17. Pretty Linda - Rudy Owen 18. She Left Me Crying - Dinky Harris 19. Midnight Dreams - Tommy Bell 20. If You Want My Love - Bobby Lawson 21. Down'n'Broke - Billy Lee 22. Scream - Ralph Neilsen & The Chancellors 23. Little Willie - Ritchie Deran 24. Lovin' Baby - Howard Perkins 25. Long Grey Highway - Frank Thayer 26. Mean Cat Daddy - Harold Jackson 27. She's Just That Kind - Buck Fowler 28. Midnight Train - Willy Tremains' Thunderbirds 29. Boogie Man - The Dodgers 30. Jitterbug Joe - The Night Hawks 31. Boogie Children - John Fred & The Playboys 

trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 4:

1. Betty Ann - The Cruisers 2. Bop & Stroll - Aubrey Cagle 3. The Ballad Of Hank Gordon - Glenn Garrison 4. I Thought About You - Darrell Rhodes 5. She's My Woman - Bobby Roberts 6. Midnight Train - Wayne Newman 7. Sloppy Sloppy Suzie - Curley Slim 8. Go Cat Go - Harold Jackson 9. I Don't Know - Gene Criss 10. Blue Fire - Don Ellis 11. Only Cowgirl In Town - Glenn Barr 12. Hubba Hubba Ding Ding - Vince Maloy 13. Go Jenny - Donnie Martindale 14. Baby Baby Doll - Stan Johnson 15. Be My Baby - F.D. Johnson 16. Go Baby Go - Al Davis 17. Bang Band - Tommy Moreland 18. I've Got It - Ralph 19. Women Train - Hank Davis & The Electras 20. It's All Your Fault - Farris Wilder 21. Helen Jo - Clay Eager 22. Brush Pile Burn - Jimmy Keller 23. B.O. Rock - Perry La Pointe 24. You're Not Mine - Harold White 25. Country Boy - The Relyea's 26. I've Been A Bad Boy - The Kingbeats 27. Yeh Baby - Betty Smith 28. It Will Be Me - Rick Bounty 29. Lonely - Bobby McDovell 30. Long Pony Tail - Tom & The Tornadoes 31. Vibrations - The Royal Jokers

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"Go Girl!" Soul Sisters Tellin' It Like It Is 1996

The concept here is made plain in the title: tough female soul singers, singing about the hard bumps of romance with toughness and independence. If that's what you want, there's plenty of straight talking here. If you're primarily after good late-'60s/early-'70s soul, it delivers that as well. Aside from Aretha Franklin's "Respect," none of these were big pop hits; many of them didn't even make a splash in the R&B world. It's a good mix of lesser-known tracks by Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas, Betty Wright, and Mable John with ones by singers who are hardly known at all outside of soul aficionados, like Janice Tyrone, Priscilla Price, Jeane & the Darlings, and James Brown protege Lyn Collins. It also has the Velvettes' "Needle in a Haystack," one of the least frequently anthologized mid-'60s Motown singles. - AllMusic Review by Richie Unterbergertrax:

1. I'm Gonna Make It - Janice Tyrone 2. Respect - Aretha Franklin 3. You Did Me Wrong (You Used Me For A Good Thing) - Priscilla Price 4. I'll Get Along - Ann Peebles 5. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John 6. Dirty Man - Laura Lee 7. Seven Days - The Apollas 8. You're The Dog - Irma Thomas 9. Wedlock Is Padlock - Laura Lee 10. Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings 11. Women's Love Rights - Laura Lee 12. The Day I Found Myself - Honey Cone 13. Your Turn To Cry - Bettye LaVette 14. Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do - Betty Wright 15. Think (About It) - Lyn Collins 16. Where Would You Be Today - Ilana 17. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes 18. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin

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"NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 1 & 2

10 CD boxed set featuring 310 wild rockers! Great collection, many never before comped!trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 1:

1. My Woman - Burrie Manso 2. It Ain't A Big Thing - Danny Noie & The Catalinas 3. I Need It - Ray McCoy 4. A Car - Tony Chick 5. Stop The World - Gary Shelton 6. Hong Kong Mississippi - Henry Henry 7. Honey Do You Think Of Me - The Lonesome Drifter 8. Confusin' - Lee McBride 9. Born To Ramble - Keith Loren 10. Big Berry (Boss Man Guitar) - Big Daddy G 11. When You Said Goodbye - Jerry Arnold 12. Annie Mae - Bobby DeWitt 13. Dry Eyed Baby - Tommy Jim Beam 14. Aaaaaahhhh! - Jimmy Witter 15. Rockin' Beat - Tex Neighbors 16. I'm So Lonesome Baby - Kenny Smith 17. She's Gone From Me - Bobby Smith 18. Three Years - Harold & The Offbeats 19. You Are The One - Dennis Volk 20. No No Baby - Al Ferrier 21. Take My Love - Jimmy Wray 22. Worried About You Baby - Maylon Humphries 23. Come On Baby - Jimmy Kirkland 24. Cute Chick - The Echomores 25. Meet Miss Susie - Eddie Cleary 26. Fool About You - Danny Darren 27. A Burning Coal - Unknown 28. Ain't Going That Route - Tex Neighbors 29. Oriental Nightmare - Rodney & The Blazers 30. Honey Blonde - Ronnie Ellis 31. Rita-Juanita - Wayne Newman

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trax "NASTY ROCKABILLY" Vol. 2:

1. Hootchie Coochie Girl - James Mask 2. Rock The Blues Away - Jack & The Knights 3. Watcha Gonna Do - Hayden Thompson 4. Slow Down Daddy - Eddie Quinteros 5. I'm Gone - Rick Rickels 6. Why Did You Leave Me - The Crew 7. Too Many Girlfriends - Steve Bledsoe 8. White Felt Hat - Little Jackie Wayne 9. There Ain't Nothing True About You - The Bobby Nelson Quartet 10. Why'd You Leave Me - Jimmy Edwards 11. Whole Lotta Shakin' - Tony Garo 12. You Gonna Go Away - Rick Rickels 13. Crazy Little Heart - Brenda Holly 14. Guitar Pickin' Man - Jimmy Dee 15. Jackson Dog - Larry Brinkley 16. Rhythm Rock - Bobby & The Rhythm Rockers 17. In My Teens - Artie Dillon 18. Fool I Am - Pat Ferguson 19. Daddy Joe - Pete Ciolino 20. Eager Lips - Gary Huckaby 21. Time - Al Davis 22. Go Boy Go - Jesse Stevens 23. Mama - Earl Reed 24. Hey Now Baby - Billy Lee 25. Rock-A-Bye Baby - Jimmy Ridley 26. Spin The Bottle (Alternate Take) - Benny Joy 27. Atooka, Okla. - Nancy & The Millionairs 28. Woke Up This Morning - Eldon Rice 29. Drunk Driver's Coming - Richard Brothers 30. Do The Fly - The Rovin' Ramblers 31. Betty Jo - Nicky Brazell 

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"The History Of Rhythm & Blues" Part One 1925-1942

For fans of classic R&B, History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 1 is an extraordinary document. From the love ballad "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" to the barrelhouse New Orleans groove of "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee", the range of music from these selections is fascinating. Many of these are interesting curiosities, including "Ol' Man River" (one of the first production credits for a young Al Green) to the cult classic "One Mint Julep". (The addition of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" seems odd, however, since it doesn't really fit in with the remaining tracks, which lean towards doo-wop and ballads.) As could be expected, these are truly lo-fi recordings, but the sound quality can easily be overlooked when confronted with a song as powerful as Joe Turner's gut-wrenching "Chains of Love" or Ruth Brown's rollicking "5-10-15 Hours". Many of these cuts have since shown up on other anthologies (most famously the Atlantic Rhythm & Blues series), but there are some real rarities (such as the Edna McGriff selection) that are best heard here, and fans and collectors of classic R&B should seek this out. (Allmusic)trax disc 1:
1. My Soul Is A Witness - Austin Coleman 2. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine - Blind Willie Johnson 3. The Crucifixion Of Christ - Jessie May Hill 4. Shake That Thing - Papa Charlie Jackson 5. Outside Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds 6. It's A Good Thing - Frank Stokes 7. Minglewood Blues - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers 8. Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson 9. Diddy Wah Diddy - Blind Blake 10. Milk Cow Blues - Sleepy John Estes 11. Ease It To Me Blues - Barbecue Bob 12. No No Blues - Curley Weaver 13. Apaloosa Blues - Leecan & Cooksey 14. Little Rock Blues - Pearl Dickson 15. Kansas City Blues Pt 1 - Jim Jackson 16. Train Whistle Blues - Jimmie Rodgers 17. Goin' Back To Texas - Memphis Minnie 18. Roll And Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern 19. If You Haven't Any Hay - Skip James 20. Kokomo Blues - Scrapper Blackwell 21. It's Tight Like That - Georgia Tom 22. Didn't It Rain - Norfolk Jubilee Quartet 23. Beale Street Breakdown - Jed Davenport 24. Milk Cow Blues - Kokomo Arnold 25. Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins 26. High Water Everywhere - Charley Pattontrax disc 2:
1. New Orleans Joys - Jelly Roll Morton 2. Traveling Blues - Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders 3. Snag It - King Oliver 4. Get Low-Down Blues - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 5. Mr Johnson's Blues - Lonnie Johnson 6. Backwater Blues - Bessie Smith 7. Knockin' A Jug - Louis Armstrong 8. Bullfrog Blues - Muggsy Spanier 9. Pinetops Boogie Woogie - Clarence "Pine Top" Smith 10. Cow Cow Blues - Cow Cow Davenport 11. Guitar Boogie - Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother 12. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr 13. The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red 14. Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery 15. Sweet Miss Stella Blues - Rufus & Ben Quillian 16. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 17. St Louis Blues - The Mills Brothers 18. Somebody Stole Gabriel's Horn - The Three Keys 19. Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr 20. Lafayette - Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 21. Flaming Reeds, Screaming Brass - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra 22. Strut That Thing - Cripple Clarence Lofton 23. Dirty Mother For You - Roosevelt Sykes 24. Weed Smoker's Dream - The Harlem Hamfats 25. Press My Button - Lil Johnson 26. Night Time Is The Right Time - Roosevelt Sykes 27. The Blues Ain't Nothing But - Georgia Whitetrax disc 3:
1. Teasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky 2. Barrelhouse Woman - Leroy Carr 3. Lead Pencil Blues - Johnnie Temple 4. Policy Dream Blues - Bumble Bee Slim 5. Naptown Stomp - Bill Gaither 6. Sloppy Drunk Again - Walter Davis 7. Jockey Blues - Bill "Jazz" Gillum 8. Holy Mountain - Elder Otis Jones 9. Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbour - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet 10. Louise Louise Blues - Johnnie Temple 11. Barrelhouse When It Rains - Big Bill Broonzy 12. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - John “Sonny Boy” Williamson 13. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) - Robert Johnson 14. Number Runner's Blues - Jimmie Gordon 15. Tell Me Baby - John “Sonny Boy” Williamson 16. Rockin' Chair Blues - Big Bill Broonzy 17. Diggin My Potatoes - Washboard Sam 18. This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 19. Don't You Lie To Me - Tampa Red 20. Jivin' The Blues - John “Sonny Boy” Williamson 21. I Feel So Good - Big Bill Broonzy 22. Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo 23. Junker Blues - Memphis Slim 24. Grinder Man Blues - Memphis Slim 25. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway 26. Ain't No Business We Can Do - Doctor Clayton 27. Mean Ol' Frisco - Arthur "Big Boy" Cruduptrax disc 4:

1. Boogie Woogie Stomp - Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings 2. Boogie-Woogie - Jimmy Rushing w/Count Basie 3. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie Orchestra 4. Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 5. Keep A Knockin' - Milton Brown 6. T'Aint What You Do - Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra 7. Jumpin' Jive - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 8. I Like To Riff - Nat King Cole 9. That's The Rhythm - Three Sharps & A Flat 10. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - The Cats & The Fiddle 11. After Hours - Erskine Hawkins Orchestra 12. Floyd's Guitar Blues - Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy 13. Gangster's Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw 14. Roll 'em Pete - Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson 15. Down The Road A Piece - Will Bradley 16. Central Avenue Breakdown - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 17. Preachin' Blues - Sidney Bechet 18. My Fightin' Gal - Hot Lips Page Orchestra 19. Natchez Mississippi Blues - Lewis Bronzeville Five 20. Death Ray Boogie - Pete Johnson 21. Confessin' The Blues - Jay McShann 22. What's The Use Of Getting Sober - Louis Jordan & his Timpani Five 23. Take It And Git - Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy 24. Cow Cow Boogie - Ella Mae Morse 25. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 26. Mean Old World - T-Bone Walker

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"A Deep Dip Into Texas Soul" Vol. 1

Although blues from the Lone Star state has been well covered, soul music has been overlooked. This album will take you to rarities and little known songs that you’re sure to enjoy - rest assured there are plenty more where these came from.trax:

1. Should I Let Him Go - Paulette Parker 2. Cigarettes And Coffee - Al "TNT" Braggs 3. I'll Cry - Ruth McFadden 4. Brand New Love - Peter Mike & Soul Sensations 5. That's Alright - Travis Phillips 6. I Really Really Need You - Shirley Butler 7. Mr. Soul - Bud Harper 8. Tell Him No - The Bell Brothers 9. I'm Sorry - Ernie K-Doe 10. I'm A Good Woman - Barbara Lynn 11. I'm Asking Forgiveness - Archie Walker 12. Ain't It Great - James Davis 13. I Still Love You - Jean Stanback 14. The Rains Came - Joe "Guitar" Hughes 15. If I Don't Get Involved - Joe Medwick 16. Baby's Not Home - George Brown 17. She's So Indifferent To Me Now - The Ascots 18. Why Young Men Go Wild - Lavelle White 19. Danger  - Oscar Perry 20. That's What You Do To Me - Clarence Yarbrough

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"A Deep Dip Into Georgia Soul" Vol. 1

Cities like Atlanta, Augusta and Macon have made wonderful soul music over the years. This collection is loaded with rare gems that have never been on Cd before.trax:

1. Georgia Woman - Freeman King 2. All The Way With You - Bobby Lee Fears 3. Ain't Gonna Do You No Good - Betty Willis 4. I'm In Need Of You - Jesse Boone & The Astros 5. Mr Nobody Is Somebody - Prince Eddie 6. Who Will It Be - Sam & Bill 7. You Can't Take It With You - The Bishop 8. Down On My Knees - Oscar Toney Jr. 9. I Ain't Gonna Share Your Love - Pat Cooley 10. Can't Help The Way I Feel About You - Clinton Harmon 11. Go On Back To Georgia - Bobby Adams 12. Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Dee Brown 13. I Love You Baby - Ella Brown 14. Sweeter As The Days Go By - Grover Mitchell 15. Georgia Blue - Joe Simon 16. Takes Two - Chain Of Fools 17. Help Me Solve This Problem - Gina Hill 18. Have A Little Mercy (On Me) - Frederick Knight 19. Nothing Means Nothing To You - Lee Mays & The Zonics 20. Someone To Love - Little Clarence

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"Bubbling Under" Vol. 1

32 Tracks That Bubbled Under The Billboard Charts from 1961-1964The first installment in this series that focuses on oldies that reached the lower regions of the Billboard charts (usually between 101 and 140). All of these songs should have been and could have been big hits, proving just how Important the "bubbling under" charts were in the day to help promote new songs and this also shows that a Top 100 was not merely enough to showcase the amount of great songs that were recorded during the early 1960's. Features tracks from Rick Nelson, Del Shannon, Johnny Burnette, Teresa Brewer, The Murmaids and many others.

A first rate collection of forgotten oldies. Oldies junkies and even those not all that interested in blasts from the past will recognize many of the artists in this new collection of songs that bubbled under the Billboard music charts in the 1960s. That these tracks didn't earn a coveted spot in the hot 100 is no reflection on the artists themselves or these songs. As Mike Edwards points out in the liner notes,100 spots clearly wasn't enough to contain all the great tunes from that era. Take "Let me get close to you" for example. Written by the hallowed songwriting team of Goffin and King and performed by Skeeter Davis, the song just missed the hot 100 in 1964. It's a great tune and a worthy follow up to Skeeter's earlier smash "I can't stay mad at you" and features the crack production of Chet Atkins. Hindsight is invariably 20/20, but my bet would be that the British invasion that year changed the rules for music, and even worthy songs like this simply fell by the wayside. The 4-Evers "Say you love me" is another stellar track; produced by Bob Crewe and sounding an awful lot like Crewe's other vocal group The Four Seasons, this record just leaps out of the speakers at you-it's that strong. Changing musical tastes, poor promotion, laclustre distirbution; whatever the reason,these songs didn't make the hot 100 and with few exceptions have probably never been anthologized. Don't let that put you off this anthology. The songs, many in stereo and sounding great, deserve a second chance to be heard. (Dan Penwarn , Record Runner)

trax:

1. There's Not A Minute (Stereo) - Rick Nelson 2. His Lips Get In The Way - Bernadette Castro 3. Just Another Fool - Curtis Lee 4. I Won't Be There - Del Shannon 5. She'll Never Never Love You (Like I Do) (Stereo) - Teresa Brewer 6. Roberta (Stereo) - Barry & The Tamerlanes 7. I Wanna Thank Your Folks (Stereo) - Johnny Burnette 8. Heartbreak Ahead - The Murmaids 9. Somebody Nobody Wants (Stereo) - Dion 10. Along Came Linda (Stereo) - Tommy Boyce 11. Dreamin' About You - Annette Funicello 12. A Little Like Lovin' (Stereo) - The Cascades 13. Sweet Sorrow (Stereo) - Conway Twitty 14. Let Me Get Close To You (Stereo) - Skeeter Davis 15. Tonight I Met An Angel (Stereo) - The Tokens 16. Halfway - Eddie Hodges 17. All I Want To Do Is Run - The Elektras 18. Cry On My Shoulder (Stereo) - Johnny Crawford 19. Say I Love You (Doo Bee Dum) - The Four-Evers 20. Permanently Lonely (Stereo) - Timi Yuro 21. You Should Have Been There - The Fleetwoods 22. I'm Leaving - Johnny Nash 23. Your Life Begins (At Sweet 16) - The Majors 24. Tomorrow Is Another Day - Doris Troy 25. The Masquerade Is Over (Stereo) - The Five Satins 26. I'm Tired (Stereo) - Ray Peterson 27. I'm Gonna Love That Guy - Linda Lloyd 28. Band Of Gold - The Roomates 29. Baby That's All - Jackie Wilson 30. Winter's Here - Robin Ward 31. Drums - Kenny Chandler 32. Don't Cross Over - Linda Brannon

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"A Deep Dip Into Florida Soul" Vol. 1

20 various artist tracks from the sunshine state. Another fine CD in this soul series from the folks at SFTV; Soul From the Vaults.trax:

1. Loving You Loving Me - Ann Sexton 2. Darling Here Is My Heart - Bobby Williams 3. One Woman's Trash Is Another Woman's Treasure - Brandye 4. Can't Count The Days - Jeb Stuart 5. Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You - Gene Middleton 6. Since There Is No More You - Annette 7. All I Need Is You - Otis Clay 8. Don't Take Your Love From Me - The Third Guitar 9. Keep On Raining Rain - The Prolifics 10. Thank You Baby - Betty Wright 11. Life's A Long Hard Dusty Road - Leroy 12. I'll Be Right Here ( When You Return ) - Ruby Wilson 13. Baby Baby Please - The Wrong Brothers 14. Can I Trust You - Father John 15. Don't Be Surprised - Lyn Williams 16. Love Is A Sacrifice - Melvin Carter 17. A Woman Will Do Wrong - Helene Smith 18. Come On Back To Me - Mr. Percolator 19. Baby I Cried Cried Cried - Charles Johnson 20. Rain From The Sky - Latimore

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"28 Rare Hamilton, Ohio Gems"

Rare and hard to find collection of rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly, hillbilly/honky tonk.trax:

1. I'm Walking - Walter Scott 2. A Little Love Will Go A Long Way - Walter Scott 3. Rock & Roll Carpenter - Emery Blades 4. I'm Leaving You The Key To My Heart - Emery Blades 5. Katey, Bar The Door - Glenn Scott 6. I Can't Get Started - Tex Fields 7. You Don't Love Me Anymore - Tex Fields 8. Look What You Doneto Me - Emery Blades 9. Your Broken Heart List - Emery Blades 10. Come On Baby It's Christmas - Sandy Center 11. For Me No Christmas Day - Sandy Center 12. Six White Horses - Stan Johnson 13. Big Black Train - Stan Johnson 14. Fancy Free - Ray Pennington 15. You'll Want Me Back But I Don't Care - Ray Pennington 16. Baby Won't You Slow It Down - Hoyt Webb 17. Down Boy Boogie - Winnie Parker 18. Give Your Heart To Me - Bobby Martin 19. Sleepy Time Blues - Bobby Martin 20. I Ain't Gonna Rock - Bobby Martin 21. There Ain't No Nothin' Tonight - Bobby Martin 22. Shimmy & Shake - Stan Johnson 23. Lonesome Man - Stan Johnson 24. An Old Rusty Dime - Arnold Van Winkle 25. Baby, Baby, Doll - Stan Johnson 26. Hop, Skip & Jump - Hank & Ramona Rogers 27. Wild Horse - Hank & Ramona Rogers 28. Big Black Train - Stan Johnson

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"Nashville Bluegrass"

Stompertime goes bluegrass on this 35 track compilation containing the recordings Murray Nash made on his Do-Ra-Me and In His Service (IHS) labels. The groups featured here are not particularly well known, but you cannot fail to pick up on the sheer excitement and enthusiasm of the singers and musicians. The Dixieland Drifters feature a young Norman Blake on dobro and guitar. Also includes music from the Cumberland Mt. Boys, Webster Brothers, and the Bluegrass Lookouts.trax:

1. I'm Going Down And Have Myself A Ball - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 2. Thank God For The U.S.A. - The Webster Brothers 3. Hittin' On Five - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 4. Glory Be, Hallelujah, Amen - The Bluegrass Lookouts 5. What Can I Do without You - Johnny Varnell & JIM Pipkins 6. Cumberland Breakdown - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 7. I'm Gonna Steal Away - The Webster Brothers 8. Glory Glory - The Dixieland Drifters 9. We'll Be Singing Together - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 10. D-String Stomp - The Bluegrass Lookouts 11. Cold Fire Burns In My Heart - The Webster Brothers 12. Facts And Figures - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 13. Will You Meet Me - The Dixieland Drifters 14. Whirlpool - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 15. You Don't Care Enough For Me - The Webster Brothers 16. Great White Angel - The Bluegrass Lookouts 17. You'll Be The One To Cry - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 18. Little Rita - The Webster Brothers 19. Smoky Mountain Cindy - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 20. Don't Forsake Your Little Children - The Bluegrass Lookouts 21. My Heart Won't Let Me Forget You - The Webster Brothers 22. Stop Beatin' Around The Bush - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 23. Hollow Rock - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 24. If The Answer Is Jesus - The Bluegrass Lookouts 25. I'll Make It Through - The Webster Brothers 26. Your Love Is Off Limits - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 27. I Shall Hear Up In Heaven - The Bluegrass Lookouts 28. All I Have Left - The Webster Brothers 29. Pepper Patch - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 30. Slow And Noiseless Footsteps - The Bluegrass Lookouts 31. Til Death Do Us Part - The Webster Brothers 32. Fingerprints On My Heart - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 33. All I Have Left Is Your  - The Cumberland Mt. Boys 34. She's Not Mine Anymore - The Webster Brothers 35. Powder River - The Cumberland Mt. Boys

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"The Byrds Heard Them Here First"

87 songs that were played and sung by The Byrds, presented here mostly in their original or earlier versions, and spread over 4 discs. The Byrds versions were either officially released on albums and singles, or on unofficial releases, or played in concert and on TV / Radio.trax disc 1:

1. Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan 2. Think I'm Gonna Feel Better - Gene Clark And The Gosdin Brothers 3. Spanish Harlem Incident - Bob Dylan 4. Full Circle Song - Gene Clark 5. Take A Whiff On Me - Leadbelly 6. I Am A Pilgrim - Merle Travis 7. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - Pete Seeger 8. The Christian Life - The Louvin Brothers 9. The Water Is Wide - Pete Seeger 10. It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan 11. The Bells Of Rhymney - Pete Seeger 12. Paths Of Victory - Bob Dylan 13. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 14. I Come And Stand At Every Door - Pete Seeger 15. Pretty Polly - B.F. Shelton 16. Glorly Glory When I Lay My Burden Down - Joseph Spence 17. Sing Me Back Home - Merle Haggard 18. Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie 19. Blue Canadian Rockies - Wilf Carter 20. From A Distance - Nanci Griffith 21. All I Really Want To Do - Bob Dylan

trax disc 2:

1. My Destiny - Wanda Jackson 2. I Know You Rider - Tossi Aaron 3. Nothing Was Delivered - Bob Dylan And The Band 4. O Susanna - Pete Seeger 5. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan 6. A Satisfied Mind - Porter Wagoner 7. Laughing - David Crosby 8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan 9. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) - Woody Guthrie 10. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Bob Dylan And The Band 11. Going Back - Goldie (Genya Rayan) 12. Wild Mountain Thyme - The McPeake Family 13. Chimes Of Freedom - Bob Dylan 14. Old Blue - Pete Seeger 15. Farther Along - The Million Dollar Quartet 16. It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan 17. Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood - Johnny Darrell 18. This Wheel's On Fire - Bob Dylan And The Band 19. Your Gentle Way Of Lovin' Me - Gib Guilbeau And Gene Parsons 20. For Free - Joni Mitchell 21. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

trax disc 3:

1. Bugler - Larry Murray 2. You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell 3. Life In Prison - Merle Haggard And The Strangers 4. John Riley - Joan Baez 5. My Back Pages - Bob Dylan 6. Way Behind The Sun - The Pentangle 7. Tulsa County - The Rising Sons 8. Nashville West - The Reasons (aka Nashville West) 9. Wasn't Born To Follow - Carole King 10. You're Still On My Mind - Jeff Daniels 11. Close Up The Honky Tonks - Red Simpson 12. I Come And Stand At Every Door - Pete Seeger 13. Jesus Is Just Alright - The Art Reynolds Singers 14. Buckaroo - Buck Owens And His Buckaroos 15. Lost My Drivin' Wheel - David Wiffen 16. See The Sky About To Rain - Neil Young 17. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) - The Leaves 18. Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan 19. Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne 20. There Must Be Someone (I Can Turn To) - The Gosdin Brothers 21. Willin' - Little Feat 22. Black Mountain Rag - The Country Boys

trax disc 4:

1. It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Bob Dylan 2. So Fine - The Fiestas 3. You Got A reputation - Tim Hardin 4. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan 5. We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn 6. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe - Jackie DeShannon 7. I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan And The Band 8. Truck Stop Girl - Little Feat 9. Lazy Waters - Bob Rafkin 10. Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young And Crazy Horse 11. Baby What You Want Me To Do - JImmy Reed 12. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 13. Take A City Bride - Gib Guilbeau 14. Under Your Spell Again - Buck Owens 15. Shorty George (He Was A Friend Of Mine) - Smith Casey 16. Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs 17. Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly 18. Oh Mary Don't You Weep - The Fisk Jubilee Singers 19. Grace - The Original Sacred Harp Choir 20. Long Black Veil - Lefty Fritzell 21. Get Out Of My Life Woman - Lee Dorsey 22. Last Time I Was Home (Home Sweet Home) - Jackson Browne 23. She Belongs To Me - Bob Dylan

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FUNK DROPS 3 - Breaks, Nuggets & Rarities

From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Reprise & Warner Bros. Records 1968-1977Funky nuggets from a vastly under-tapped source – the mighty holdings of Warner Music, which include some great funky singles from Atlantic, Atco, and Reprise – as well as even deeper gems on a batch of obscure labels like Kwanza and Clintone! The package is totally great – with a heavy, hard edge that goes way past the more famous soul tunes on Atlantic – into the deeper funky territory normally reserved for smaller indie labels at the time. A few tracks on here are by well-known acts, but there's a lot more that aren't – and this all-legit, well-noted collection kicks it far better than any old dodgy funky 45 set! 25 fantastic cuts in all, including "Improve" by Darrow Fletcher, "I'm Just Like You" by 6ix, "Rise Up" by The Commodores (pre-Motown!), "Help Me Make Up My Mind" by Joyce Jones, "Do The Funky Boogaloo (part 1)" by Barry Jones, "Mashed Potato Popcorn" by Freddie & The Kinfolk, "Get In The Groove" by The Mighty Hannibal, "Funky John" by Johnny Cameron & The Camerons, "The Memphis Train" by Rufus Thomas, "I'm On The Move" by Bobby Byrd, "Whatever's Fair" by Mark Holder & The Positives, "Hang On In There" by Stovall Sisters, "Won't Nobody Listen" by Black Haze Express, and "Your Love Is Certified" by Rasputin's Stash. (Out of print.)  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

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trax:

1. Keep on Dancing - The Commodores 2. Do the Funky Boogaloo (Pt I) - Barry Jones 3. Mashed Potato, Pop Corn - Freddie & The Kinfolk 4. Get in the Groove - The Mighty Hannibal 5. Funky John - Johnny Cameron & The Camerons 6. The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas 7. Help Me Make Up My Mind - Joyce Jones 8. Here Comes the Meter Man - The Meters 9. Rise Up - The Commodores 10. I'm on the Move - Bobby Byrd 11. Won't Nobody Listen - Black Haze Express 12. Fan the Fire [edit] - Earth, Wind & Fire 13. Get Down People - The Fabulous Counts 14. Hang on in There - The Stovall Sisters 15. Monkey Tamarind - The Beginning Of The End 16. Whatever's Fair - Mark Holder & The Positives 17. Your Love is Certified - Rasputin's Stash 18. What Can You Bring Me - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 19. Get Down - Curtis Mayfield 20. Just Kissed My Baby - The Meters 21. No Time to Burn - Black Heat 22. I'm Just Like You - 6ix 23. Improve - Darrow Fletcher 24. Hurry Hurry - New Birth 25. Four Play [promo edit] - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns 

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FUNK DROPS 2 - Breaks, Nuggets & Rarities

From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Reprise & Warner Bros. Records 1968-1975Rare funk from Warner Brothers? You bet your bippy – and you'll hear plenty of it on this set! You see, Warner's such a giant that they've got all these little companies and sub-companies in their rich musical history – smaller imprints that got the chance to cut the kind of raw and dirty funk that you'd only expect to hear from those "3 records, 250 copies pressed each" kind of labels. The grooves here are every bit as great as those you'd find hunting through the master tapes of the smaller companies – and in fact, are really far far better, as this is the second volume in the Funk Drops series, and the quality level's even better than the first, with no end in sight! 23 tracks in all – with titles that include "Try It Again" by Bobby Byrd, "Sing A Simple Song" by The Noble Knights, "Somebody In The World For You" by The Mighty Hannibal, "Getting The Corners" by TSU Tornadoes, "Goin Down" by Allen Toussaint, "Let It Crawl" by Society's Bag, "Stanga" by Little Sister, "Hard Times" by Baby Huey, "Memphis Soul Stew (live)" by King Curtis, "Lunar Funk" by Fabulous Counts, "Everyday People (In The Jungle)" by Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push & Shove) (part 2)" by The Meters, and "Right On Brother (part 1)" by The Southshore Commission. (Out of print.)  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

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trax:

1. Try It Again - Bobby Byrd 2. Sing A Simple Song - Noble Knights 3. Somebody In The World For You - The Mighty Hannibal 4. Everyday People (In The Jungle) - The 103rd Street Rythm Band 5. Chicken Strut - The Meters 6. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin 7. Lunar Funk - Fabulous Counts 8. The Champ - The Mohawks 9. Funky Nassau (Pt. 2) - The Beginning Of The End 10. Getting The Corners - The T.S.U. Tornadoes 11. Right on Brother (Pt. 1) - The Southshore Commission 12. Memphis Soul Stew (Live) - King Curtis 13. Hard Times - Baby Huey & The Baby Sisters 14. (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go - Curtis Mayfield 15. Stanga - Little Sister 16. Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright 17. Let It Crawl - Society's Bag 18. Goin' Down - Allen Toussaint 19. Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John 20. Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove),(Pt. 2) - The Meters 21. Kissing My Love - Cold Blood 22. Stroke '75 - Tower Of Power 23. Soul Power (Pt. 1 & 2) - T.J. Kirk

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"Motown Floorshakers" 40 Northern Soul Classics

Two CD collection of classic, yet lesser known, Motown tracks that have become Northern Soul dance favorites.Clocking in at 1 hour & 49 minutes it's impossible to find fault with this two disc collection of vintage Motown Northern Soul classics. The Motown beat inspired the whole Northern Soul scene and though often imitated, the Motown beat was never bettered. Highlights include Barbara McNair's majestic 'Baby A Go-go', Gladys Knight & The Pips epic 'Here Are the Pieces of My Broken Heart' (where Knight delivers one her finest ever vocal performances), the sweet soul of The Isley Brothers 'My Love Is Your Love (Forever)' and two songs from one of Motown's best kept secrets, Brenda Holloway.

There are dozens of Northern Soul compilations of variable quality released each year but anything bearing the Motown logo never fails to deliver. There are some tracks that overlap but this is a fine companion to the 'Cellarful of Motown' series. (Record Runner)

trax disc 1:

1. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes 2. Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Stevie Wonder 3. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - The Four Tops 4. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 5. Stop Her On The Sight (S.O.S.) - Edwin Starr 6. Nowhere To Run - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers 7. This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me)  - Marvin Gaye 8. Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) - Brenda Holloway 9. Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips 10. One Way Out (Album Version - Martha & The Vandellas 11. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 12. Just A Little Misunderstanding - The Contours 13. My Weakness Is You - Edwin Starr 14. I'm Still Loving You - Kim Weston 15. Baby A Go-Go - Barbara McNair 16. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Chris Clark 17. Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I - The Velvelettes 18. I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes 19. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You - The Velvelettes 20. When I'm Gone - Brenda Holloway

trax disc 2:

1. Tune Up - Junior Walker & The All Stars 2. Love Trouble Heartache & Misery - Hattie Littles 3. For This I Thank You - Gino Parks 4. Out To Get You - Shorty Long 5. Shop Around - Mary Wells 6. I Want A Love I Can See - The Temptations 7. Gotta Say It, Gonna Tell It Like It Is - The Four Tops 8. Lucky Lucky Me - Marvin Gaye 9. I'm Gonna Make It Up To You - Kim Weston 10. 'Til You Were Gone - Frank Wilson 11. Show Me The Way - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 12. I've Been Cheated - The Dalton Boys 13. That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone) - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 14. Something On My Mind - Diana Ross 15. Battend Ships - Odyssey 16. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) - The Isley Brothers 17. If I Could Give You The World - Hearts Of Stone 18. Nothing Left To Give - Thelma Houston 19. You Can't Stop A Man In Love - Reuben Howell 20. I'm Glad I Fell In Love With You - O. C. Smith

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FUNK DROPS 1 - Breaks, Nuggets & Rarities

From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco, Reprise & Warner Bros. Records 1968-1974A selection of Warner Brothers-related funk – but featuring some killer numbers that move way past the hits! This is one of the funkiest compilations we've ever heard from a major label – and it's proof that deep down in their catalogs, the majors were working just as hard as the indies to come up with some killer slabs of funk, as you'll hear in this set of 20 gems recorded between the years 1968 and 1974! Many of these numbers were only issued on 45s – or on long out of print LPs – and even though there's a few numbers on here that you may know, the set's also got a number of others that you probably don't, as it even surprised us with some of its funky goodies! Titles include "Getting Uptown" by United 8, "Don't Come Around Here Anymore" by Mark Putney, "Shop Talk (version 1)" by Cold Blood, "Come Little Children" by Donny Hathaway, "Sexy Coffee Pot" by Tony Alvon & The Belairs, "Soul Machine" by The Meters, "Pop Popcorn Children" by Eldridge Holmes, "What So Never the Dance (parts 1 & 2)" by The Houseguests, "Back On The Streets Again" by Tower Of Power, "65 Bars & A Taste Of Soul" by Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Nobody But You Babe" by Clarence Reid, and "You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin" by Charles Wright.  © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Previously Shared:

http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/2011/11/funk-drops-vol-1-breaks-nuggets.html

trax:

1. You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' - Charles Wright 2. Sexy Coffee Pot - Tony Alvon & The Belairs 3. Soul Machine - The Meters 4. Dirty Red - Fabulous Counts 5. Cold Bear - The Gaturs 6. Nobody But You Babe - Clarence Reid 7. Pop, Popcorn Children - Eldridge Holmes 8. Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 - Wilson Pickett 9. What So Never the Dance (Pt.1&2) - The Houseguests 10. C'mon Children - Earth Wind & Fire 11. Back on the Streets Again - Tower Of Power 12. Getting Uptown (To Get Down) - United 8 13. Love the Life You Live - Black Heat 14. Come Little Children - Donny Hathaway 15. 65 Bars And a Taste of Soul - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 16. Don't Come Around Here Anymore - Mark Putney 17. It's Your Thing - Cold Grits 18. Ridin' Thumb - King Curtis 19. Same Old Thing - The Meters 20. Shop Talk (Version#1) - Cold Blood 

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"Dancin' Party" Hits & Rarities From The Dance Craze Era

"features a host of party records spread over 2CDs”  Record Collector
"Primed to stir up even the most docile get-togethers with hits and rarities that cover all fads from the dance craze era"  Vintage Rock
“You can shag, freeze, twist, cha-cha-cha, slop, hucklebuck, shimmy, watusi and hully gully to your heart’s content” Now Dig ThisCompiled and annotated by Lucky Parker, the 2CD set Dancin’ Party recollects those carefree days of record hops, big boss lines and ladies’ choices with a stunning selection of the genre’s biggest hits and best-loved exponents.

While it’s undoubtedly the best-remembered 60s dance, The Twist really was just the toe-tapping tip of the Terpsichorean iceberg.  Its popularity defied borders, classes and age groups as it wound around the globe leaving a trail of pinched nerves, slipped discs and happy osteopaths in its wake.  First Lady Jackie Kennedy gave it the establishment seal of approval when she was photographed “doing it” at a White House bash and yet, for around five years prior to the British Invasion, the US charts were awash with dance craze discs, records whose catchy appeal meant they often registered in both the Pop and R&B charts.

Fuelled by teen-orientated TV shows such as American Bandstand, regional dance fads came and went with dizzying speed, all of them marketed to youngsters eager to shake a tail feather and prove they were hip to the latest moves.  Lest you be a wallflower it was time to take to the floor, saddle up and Pony or just Mess Around and Shimmy.  The Waddle, The Pop Pie and The Roach may have faded as quickly as last night’s prom corsage, but others like The Cha Cha Cha, The Shag (the state dance of South Carolina, in case you were wondering) and The Bossa Nova have proved more enduring.

Featured artists include Chubby Checker, Dee Dee Sharp, Little Eva, Joey Dee, The Olympics and there are also hard-to-find cuts by The Dutones, Brice Coefield and The Miller Sisters.  So get with, don’t quit it – it’s party time! (FanTasticVoyage)

You know, I've only ever been on a dance floor a couple times in my life and reluctantly to say the least, but for someone who hates dancing, I sure do love a vintage dance record. This collection certainly has a lot of great ones. There are a few big hits here: The Locomotion by Little Eva, The Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee & The Starliters, etc., but the lesser known gems and oddball dance records are the real meat and potatoes of this compilation. Speaking of which, you get Dee Dee Sharp's giant hit Mashed Potato Time, but you also get her delicious follow-up Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes), as well as her Ride! which was a pretty big hit in its time, but you never hear it anymore. Other gems include The Olympics with (Baby) Hully Gully and Shimmy Like Kate, Jimmy McCracklin Georgia Slop, Labrenda Ben & The Bell Jeans The Camel Walk, Jerry Dallman & The Knightcaps The Bug, and many more fantastic dance floor dynamos. This even includes one of my all-time favorite novelty records The Sloppy Madison by Jack Gale & The Medicine Men. Comes with deep liner notes and lots of reproductions of original labels and covers. (JM) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax disc 1:

1. Dancin' Party - Chubby Checker 2. Peppermint Twist, Pt. 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters 3. The Madison Time, Pt. 1 - Ray Bryant Combo 4. The Mess Around - Richard Berry & The Lockettes 5. The Hucklebuck - Jackie Lee 6. Bongo Gully - Little Joey & The Flips 7. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp 8. The Bossa Nova (My Heart Said) - Tippie & The Clovers 9. The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell 10. Dear Lady Twist - Gary U.S. Bonds 11. Pop Pop Pop-Pie - The Sherrys 12. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells 13. Waddle, Waddle - The Bracelets 14. Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics 15. Let's Do The Stroll - Donnie Elbert 16. Pony Time - Chubby Checker 17. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp 18. Twist And Shout - The Top Notes 19. The Bug - Jerry Dallman & The Knightcaps 20. The Freeze - Tony & Joe 21. The Majestic - Dion 22. That American Dance - The Belmonts 23. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva 24. Do The Hully Gully, Pt. 1 - King Coleman 25. I'll Save The Last Dance For You - Damita Jo

trax disc 2:

1. The Shag (Is Totally Cool) - Billy Graves 2. Ladies Choice - Patty Saturday 3. The Roach - Gene & Wendell & The Sweethearts 4. Can You Waddle? - The Spartans 5. Do The New Continental - The Dovells 6. The Camel Walk - Labrenda Ben & The Bell Jeans 7. (Baby) Hully Gully - The Olympics 8. Cha Cha Twist - Brice Coefield 9. The Fish - Bobby Rydell 10. Bossa Nova Twist - The Casual-Aires 11. The Wobble - Diane & The Darlettes 12. The Wah-Watusi - The Orlons 13. The Push And Kick - Mark Valentino 14. Chicken, Baby, Chicken - Tony Harris 15. Pop Your Finger (Hully Gully Dance) - The Miller Sisters 16. Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp 17. The Fly - Chubby Checker 18. The Bird - The Dutones 19. (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman 20. Shig-A-Shag - Jimmy Crain 21. Georgia Slop - Jimmy McCracklin 22. The Sloppy Madison - Jack Gale & The Medicine Men 23. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker 24. Foot Stomping, Pt. 1 - The Flares 25. I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell

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Billy Briggs & His X-I-T Boys

There are few things finer than Billy Briggs. Damned incredible voice. Genius tunesmith. Amazing steel. One of the best backing outfits in all of the west. Always dressed to the 9's. 
Bill came to Amarillo from Fort Worth in the late 30s and was one of the founding members of the great Sons of the West. The Sons lasted, mostly, up until just after the mid-point of the 40s when Billy grabbed a local ranch name and christened his new group the X.I.T. Boys and hooking up with label man / poltico Dan Allender's TIME Records out of Dalhart, where he released a string of 78s.While Billy Frank Briggs, Jr. (1919-1984) is best remembered today for his '50s novelty-dementia songs ("Chew Tobacco Rag," "The Sissy Song"), for a long time prior to that he was one of the more daring and progressive steel guitarists in the Southwest. The son of a Fort Worth lawyer, Briggs -- one of the few musicians who ever figured out how to sing and play steel simultaneously, and possibly the first to stand, rather than sit, while playing the steel -- moved to Amarillo in the late 1930s to work with the Sons of the West, playing with them off and on until 1946. He then organized his own group, the X.I.T. Boys, and they made their first records for the small Time label, based in Dalhart, in early 1947. ("X.I.T." refers to the 19th Century X.I.T. Ranch in the Texas Panhandle.trax:

01 The Sissy Song 02 Coyote Song 03 Chew Tobacco Rag #1 04 Full Blooded Texan 05 Pretty Baby Boogie 06 North Pole Boogie 07 Honky Tonk Baby 08 Texico New Mexican Joe 09 Female Shuffle 10 The Battery To My Heart 11 Panhandle Shuffle 12 I'm Gonna Get Me A Bottle 13 Mardi Grass In New Orleans 14 Alarm Clock Boogie 15 Chew Tobacco Rag #2 16 Amarilo Rose 17 Dip Snuff Stomp 18 Yodeling Song 19 Freckle Face Snaggle Tooth Gal 20 X-I-T Song #1 21 Blue Bonnet Waltz 22 Autograph Your Photograph 23 Coo-Se-Coo 24 Midnight In Old Amarillo 25 X-I-T Song #2 26 I've Been Short-Changed 27 A Place In The Sunshine 28 Big Little Darlin' 29 I'm Not Gonna Lock The Door 30 Coffe Sippin' Blues

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Mickey Newbury "An American Trilogy" 2011

This is a terrific collection of a criminally underrated singer-songwriter. Mickey Newbury is one of the very few artists able to blend supreme songwriting skills with a great ear for melody and an even greater voice. His eloquent and melancholic brand of country music lifts him far above the mainstream of the genre, and would raise and move the heart of any music-lover.
As a lyricist, he ranks with the very greatest, with a profound gift for precise and uncompromising poetry. Just listen to the simple and heartbreaking truths he utters in a song like Frisco Depot: `When you're alone there's nothing as slow as passing time, / When you're afoot, there's nothing as fast as a train.' Or take the unashamedly poetic description that opens `How Many Times must the Piper':
Morning came and found her at the window
With her nose pressed to the glass
The dew was like a broken diamond necklace
Left scattered on the grass
Yet for all his lyrical talents, it's his voice that stays with me in the night. If there's any singer that can `bring strong men to tears' surely this is the guy. I won't even try to describe his singing, except by saying that Mickey Newbury reminds us that the human voice remains the most expressive and moving of all human instruments. (No Depression)During his lifetime, Mickey Newbury was always regarded more as a songwriter than as a singer or recording artist. Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt, Charlie Rich, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, and Joan Baez all recorded his songs. That said, Saint Cecilia Knows (the Newbury estate's label) and Drag City are seeking to change that impression with An American Trilogy. It's a deluxe, limited-edition, four-disc box set collects the albums Looks Like Rain (1969), 'Frisco Mabel Joy (1971), Heaven Help the Child (1973), and a disc of rarities; it contains a poster lyric sheet/map and a 100-page booklet, with Newbury quotes, interviews, and more. The albums, whose tapes were thought lost in a fire, have been pristinely remastered. Looking back, it was a small miracle that Elektra let Newbury make these records at all. Through his shrewdness as a negotiator and his track record as a songwriter, he convinced the label to allow him to make three conceptually linked records. The sound on them is like nothing in country music before or since: they are full of sound effects, spatial ambiences and melodrama, delivered with subtlety and a novelist's attention to detail. The music merged minimal country tropes with Texas songwriter storytelling and Southern gospel, and employed contemporary folk and pop arrangements. Looks Like Rain reveals Newbury’s writing range and production savvy. The sound effects (such as an incessant rain falling throughout) and delicate psychedelic embellishments etch the record in its time, but there is so much silence surrounding "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye," "33rd of August," and "San Francisco Mabel Joy" that they stun with quiet intensity. Newbury's grainy tenor and elegant phrasing keep the album from descending into desperation. On 'Frisco Mabel Joy, the studio becomes more of a musical instrument. It opens with Newbury's "An American Trilogy" which contains the Civil War-era songs "Dixie," "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "All My Trials." Elvis may have (over)blown it as a theatrical patriot's anthem, but Newbury's version is restrained and elegiac; as if the promise and hope expressed in those songs has been lost -- or even erased -- along history's way. It introduces the rest of the album, where rain continues to fall, women continue to depart, and problems mount; the characters in these songs question life metaphorically and literally. In lieu of the opener, it's easy to hear "How I Love Them Old Songs" and "The Future's Not What It Used to Be" are insightful questions to a nation at large. The instrumental interludes, and the depth of emotion in "'Frisco Depo" and "How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song)," are devastating personal narratives. Heaven Help the Child is a progression; it feels more more like a Jimmy Webb record than anything else. Its pop arrangements are more pronounced, but the songs, whether historical tales (the title track, which takes place in 1912) and "Cortelia Clark," broken love songs ("Sweet Memories" and "Good Morning Dear"), or even the lone redemptive paean to romance ("Song for Susan" -- Newbury's wife), lose none of their power. The re-recording of "San Francisco Mabel Joy" that closes the disc underscores the personal vision of the songwriter who inhabits each song on these three albums. The rarities disc is just that. It contains demos, unreleased tracks, and a radio performance, and is well worth inclusion. What Newbury displayed on these records was an American life, whose experiences crossed race, class, and even historical boundaries. The set is an essential document that places Newbury in the pantheon of singer/songwriters where he has always belonged. (Tom Jurek, Allmusic)

INFO

http://www.amazon.com/An-American-Trilogy-Mickey-Newbury/dp/B004Y6CUKO

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15473-an-american-trilogy/

http://www.popmatters.com/review/148886-mickey-newbury-an-american-trilogy/

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6490

trax Looks Like Rain '69:

01 Write A Song A Song_Angeline 02 She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye 03 I Don't Think Much About Her No More 04 T. Total Tommy 05 33rd Of August_When The Baby In My Lady Gets The Blues 06 San Francisco Mabel Joy 07 Looks Like Baby's Gone.mp3

trax Frisco Mabel Joy '71:

01 An American Trilogy 02 How Many Times Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song 03 Interlude 04 The Future's Not What It Used To Be 05 Mobile Blue 06 Frisco Depot 07 You're Not My Same Sweet Baby 08 Interlude 2 -09 Remember The Good 10 Swiss Cottage Place 11 How I Love Them Old Songs

trax Heaven Help The Child '73:

01 Heaven 02 Good Morning Dear 03 Sunshine -04 Sweet Memories 05 Why You Been Gone So Long 06 Cortelia Clark 07 Song for Susan 08 San Francisco Mabel Joy

trax Better Days (Demos, Rarities, Unreleased) 1969-1970:

01 If You Want Me To I'll Go 02 Sunshine 03 Sad Satin Rhyme 04 Why Have You Been Gone So Long 05 I Don't Wanna Rock 06 Let Me Stay Awhile 07 Flower Man 08 Good Morning Dear 09 On Top Of Old Smokey 10 Interlude_ How Many Times (Has The Piper Been Paid For His Song) 11 Better Days 12 How I Love Them Old Songs 13 I Don't Wanna Rock 14 I Don't Want No Big City Woman 15 You're Not My Sweet Baby

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"East Coast Guitar Killers" Vol. 1

A solid set of aggresive plank plunkers including blues guitar contorsionist WILD JIMMY SPRUILL... a real favorite here… Most of his tracks appear to not have been issued digitally until now and the other players are great company to the Wildman… Tarheel Slim- Bobby Parker and Larry Dale all put in solid electric guitar workouts that  entertain & amaze… (Bluebeat Music)From the fine folks behind the great "West Coast Guitar Killers" series (El Segundo 1001, 1002, 1004B - $16.98 each) comes the first in what promises to be an equally great series featuring guitarists from the other sides of the country. This disc is devoted primarily to the work of two guitarist - Jimmy Spruill and Bobby Parker. Spruill's guitar stylings with his stratospheric treble work are familiar to blues guitar fans and this collection features some of his lesser known work including his playing on the big hit Happy Organ by Dave "Baby" Cortez as well as great accompaniments to Tarheel Slim & Little Ann, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Wilbert Harrison (he goes so far up the neck on Drafted that only dogs might be able to hear some of the notes!), Bobby Long (the great and little known Jersey City) and others. Bobby Parker is best known for his 1961 hit Watch Your Step which with it's distinctive bass guitar riff was picked by many 60s rock groups and inspired the Beatles hit I Feel Fine. Parker was a fine singer and a spectacular guitar player. His earliest sides here are from 1956 as a sideman and vocalist with The Paul Williams Orchestra including the superb Once Upon A Time with memorable guitar work and a rare post war song about the sinking of the Titanic. In 1957 he recorded the original version of You Got What It Takes which was a hit three years later for Marv Johnson. Other superb performances by Parker include the tough blues Blues Get Off My Shoulder and Steal Your Heart AWay and the powerful soul song It's Too Late Darling. Throughout, Parker's guitar playing is soulful and imaginative. By the mid 60s he had stopped recording and returned to playing clubs around Washington, DC where he was rediscovered in the 1990s and cut a couple of albums for Black Top. But wait, there's more, two tracks by the Cootie Williams Orch. from 1957 with superb guitar work from Larry Dale and the set is rounded out by the amazing Ever Lovin' Baby by the mysterious Little Luther with some amazing sounding guitar which is probably playing through a Leslie speaker. A fabulous collection with excellent soun - no notes but full discographical details. I'm ready for Volume 2! (FS) (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker 2. Once Upon A Time, Long Ago, Last Night - Paul Williams Orch. W/ Bobby Parker [Gtr/Vcl] 3. Security - Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (Wild Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 4. Suggie Duggie Boogie Baby - Paul Williams Orch. W/ Bobby Parker [Gtr/Vcl] 5. Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez (Wild Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 6. Up Up Up - Paul Williams Orch. W/ Bobby Parker [Gtr] 7. You Got What It Takes - Bobby Parker 8. Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Bobby Parker 9. Steal Your Heart Away - Bobby Parker 10. Hot Tamales Noble - "Thin Man" Watts (Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 11. Drafted - Wilbert Harrison (Wild Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 12. Rockin' WIth B. - B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts (Wild Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 13. Boomerang - Cootie Williams Orch. (Larry Dale, Gtr) 14. Jersey City - Bobby Long (Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 15. Titanic - Paul Williams Orch. W/ Bobby Parker [Gtr/Vcl] 16. It's Too Late Darling - Bobby Parker 17. Get Right - Bobby Parker 18. SInce My Baby Hit The Numbers - Guitar Crusher (Jimmy Spruill Orch.) 19. Don't Drive Me Away - Bobby Parker 20. Rinky Dink - Cootie Williams Orch. (Larry Dale/Kenny Burrell, Gtr) 21. Mashed Potatoes - Noble "Thin Man" Watts (Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 22. The Frog Hop - Noble "Thin Man" Watts (Jimmy Spruill, Gtr) 23. Gimme A LIttle Lovin' - Bobby Parker 24. Ever Lovin' Baby - Little Luther 25. Original Boogie Woogie - Noble "Thin Man" Watts (Jimmy Spruill, Gtr)

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"Teen Scene" Gems from the Fontana Vaults 1958-1962

75 track, 3 CD release from One Day Music, scooping up songs that have wandered into the public domain. As ever with these type of compilations there's a sprinkling of big hits, some songs that never were hits, a selection of cover versions and some songs from the novelty end of the street.trax disc 1:

1. Teen Scene - The Hunters 2. Halfway to Paradise - Tony Orlando 3. Jamie - Eddie Holland 4. Are You Sure? - The Allisons 5. El Paso - Marty Robbins 6. The White Rose of Athens - Nana Mouskouri 7. Misty - Johnny Mathis 8. Rock a Bye Baby Whith a Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin 9. This Old Heart - James Brown & The Famous Flames 10. Bless You - Tony Orlando 11. Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford 12. Never On Sunday - Chaquito & His Orchestra 13. Take Five - Dave Brubeck 14. I Put a Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 15. You Threw a Dart - Ersel Hickey 16. (Seven Little Girls) Sitting in the Back Seat - The Lana Sisters 17. The Woman Who Loved a Swine - The Old Times Skiffle Group 18. You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton 19. Cantine - The Tronics 20. The Story of My Life - Marty Robbins 21. Little Pigeon - Sal Mineo 22. The Twelth of Never - Johnny Mathis 23. Go! Go! Go! - The Treniers 24. Only Sixteen - Al Saxon 25. Quarter to Four Stomp - The Stompers

trax disc 2:

1. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 2. Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies 3. Big Iron - Marty Robbins 4. Three Little Fishes - Buzz Clifford 5. Tom Dooley - Rikki Price 6. Let's Slip Away - Cleo Laine 7. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis 8. Wide, Wide World - Dave Sampson 9. I Want A Guy - The Marvelettes 10. Dream Lover - Duffy Power 11. Pledging My Love - Roy Hamilton 12. Words - The Allisons 13. Lost Love - H.B. Barnum 14. I'll Never Have A Sweetheart - Matt Monro 15. Golden Ear-Rings - The Hunters 16. The Lady Is A Tramp - Buddy Greco 17. I Could Write A Book - Frank Sinatra 18. Buzzin' - The Lana Sisters 19. What's So Good About Goodbye - The Miracles 20. Stay - Little Joe & The Thrillers 21. Careful Careful - Eileen Rodgers 22. Get Out Of The Car - The Treniers 23. Just Married - Marty Robbins 24. Teacher, Teacher - Johnny Mathis 25. The Purple People Eater - Barry Cryer

trax disc 3:

1. Today I Sing The Blues - Aretha Franklin 2. Wonder When You're Coming Home - James Brown & The Famous Flames 3. Gurney Slade - Max Harris 4. Twistin' Postman - The Marvelettes 5. I'll Step Down - Leo Diamond & The Cherokees 6. Dumplin's - Doc Bagby 7. Seven Steps To Love - Sal Mineo 8. The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins 9. My One Sin - The Four Coins 10. You'll Answer To Me - Cleo Laine 11. You Are Beautiful - Johnny Mathis 12. If I Forget You - Frank Sinatra 13. The Storm - The Hunters 14. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Duffy Power 15. Ring A My Phone - The Lana Sisters 16. Marshall Marshall - Gar Bacon 17. Crazy Feelin' - Roy Hamilton 18. Baby Please Don't Go - The Mose Allison Trio 19. I've Been Good To You - The Miracles 20. My Love For You - Johnny Mathis 21. She Was Only Seventeen - Marty Robbins 22. You're The Top-Cha - Al Saxon 23. Treasure Of Your Love - Eileen Rodgers 24. Johnny Angel - Patti Lynn 25. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Somethin' Smith & The Redheads

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