"Juke Joints" Vol. 4; That's All Right with Me CD1

By the early 1950s record companies were scouring the South for talent but few of the musicians they found went on to have full-blown recording careers. Many featured here made a handful of records and some are represented by the only record to their name...

...In the succeeding decades much has come to light that was thought lost or not worthy of preservation. Some sides have attained mythical status. This reflected the large-scale disappearance of the juke joint itself. Life has moved on. Hard physical work has been replaced by machinery, so weekends of drink-fuelled indulgence are no longer righteous. But, man they did have fun. Multi-instrumentalist Howard Armstrong, spent many nights in juke joints as a young man. A jook (as it was properly termed) was a place that opened its doors, you might say, to all comers. It was no place for snobs and what we black people call 'saditty' people. I know the first ones I played in, they had a wick stuck in a Coca-Cola bottle with oil, coal oil or kerosene hanging around on the walls or even out on the trees, a line near the trees for light. Nobody wanted a lot of light in the first place. Every strata of society would be rubbing elbows or whatever part of their anatomy they were rubbing on that dance floor. Some guy might be dressed in his old plough clothes and brogan shoes. And maybe one of the good reverends was there on a little they sneaked away with one of the choir sisters. They were all on common ground. And everybody seem to have a good time. By popular demand, here's another generous serving of the solidest sounds you're ever likely to stomp to.

trax:
1. Things Gonna Change - The Leap Frogs 2. Boogie Like You Wanna - Charley Bradix 3. Catfish - Cousin Leroy 4. Loudella - Ernest Lewis 5. I'm Him - Lightnin' Slim 6. Notoriety Woman - Eddie Burns 7. Drove from Home Blues - Wright Holmes 8. Black Snake Blues - John Hogg 9. Cross Country Blues - Frankie Lee Sims 10. Netta Mae - Sonny Boy Johnson 11. Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins 12. Can't Love Me and My Money Too - James Scott Jr. 13. Tall Skinny Mama Blues - Manny Nicholls 14. Howling Wolf - Willie Lane 15. Which Woman Do I Love - The Sugarman 16. You Gonna Need Me - Monister Parker 17. Cadillac Blues - James Tisdom 18. Rhythm Blues - Sonny Boy Davis 19. Hard Pill to Swallow - John Brim 20. I'm Going Upstairs - Big Son Tillis 21. Whole Lotta Drinkin' on the Block - Left Hand Charlie 22. I Don't Know What's Happening Baby - Willie 'Bo' Thomas 23. Let's Take a Little Walk - Willie Nix 24. I Treated You Wrong - Rattlesnake Cooper 25. Nelly Mae - Detroit Slim 26. Big Stars Are Falling - Thunder Smith 27. Fish Tail Blues - Square Walton
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