"Juke Joints" Vol. 4; That's All Right with Me CD2

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 Hard physical work has been replaced by machinery, so weekends of drink-fuelled indulgence are no longer righteous.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. Last Time - Woodrow Adams 2. Texas Blues (T.P. Railer) - Joseph Butler 3. That's All Right with Me - Duke Bayou 4. Weekly Blues - Lafayette Thomas 5. Blue And Lonesome Blues - Smokey Hogg 6. My Baby Quit Me Blues - Andrew Thomas 7. Wailin' at the Station - Cousin Leroy 8. No More Lovin' - Ernest Lewis 9. Southern California Blues - Beverley Scott 10. Lonesome Highway - Elmon Mickle 11. Overhaul Blues - James Tisdom 12. Easy Ridin' Buggy - Little Al 13. Mr. Engineer - Jesse Fuller 14. I Don't Live Here No More - Sonny Boy Davis 15. Operator - Bob Gaddy 16. Gone with the Wind - Lil' Son Jackson 17. You Did Me Wrong Baby - Lightnin' Slim 18. I Got a Letter - Big Son Tillis 19. She's Alright with Me - Sonny Boy Johnson 20. Playing in the Park - Phillip Walker 21. Single Man Blues - Frankie Lee Sims 22. Ramblin' Around Blues - Sam Kelly 23. Dirty Britches - The Leap Frogs 24. Leave My Money Alone - Lonesome Sundown 25. Good Rockin' Mama - Henry Smith 26. All the Way from Texas - Perry Cain 27. Riding in the Moonlight - Willie Nix
…served by Gyro1966...