"Radio Radio" Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour - Vol 3 - disc 3

Four discs 77,68,78,75 minutes each approximately. The sound is uniformly good. There are a few tracks that suffer as far as clean sound, but are well above bootleg quality. The discs are snapped in, inside a tri-fold book-style cardboard holder. The glued in booklet has short biographies of a few of the artists heard here, and an advertisement for the other two sets in the series. There are good (yet small) b & w photos of a number of artists on this set, and another large photo of the young Dylan-and that's it...
...This is the third collection of music heard on Dylan's Theme Time Radio Show. Like the other volumes, Dylan is not heard anywhere on this set. While his insights and comments were informative, insightful, and fun-the quality of the music makes up for Dylan's absence. The music spans the 20's through the 50's, with an emphasis on the 50's. The collection encompasses country, blues, jazz, pop, r & b, rockabilly, and folk music.
Among the well known artists are The Carter Family, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, Bob Wills, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Miles Davis, and Billy Lee Riley, among others. But its the relatively unknown artists that add depth and interest to this collection. THE MARDI GRAS LOUNGERS, THE MARIGOLDS, THE HONEY BEARS, Lord Lebby, Baron Lee, and others all contribute worthwhile music. Of the three sets, this volume contains more recognizable artists than the other two. But don't think this is simply a rehash of well known tunes. Some will be familiar to anyone who listens to a wide variety of genres, while others might be surprising. But for the listener not familiar with the early works by these artists, this set will be a treasure chest of good music.
This volume (and the other two), contain a vast amount of good/great American roots music from many genres and eras. This series gives a good overview of music during this time period, using both well known and many relatively unknown songs by a good array of period artists. Its refreshing sound and honest, straight forward approach is a breath of fresh air-where else would you hear much of this music? Listening to this music is to take a trip back in time to a different America-and that could be a good thing. (AMAZON)

CD 3:
1. All Around The World - Little Willie John 2. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano - The Ink Spots 3. Going To Germany - Cannon's Jug Stompers 4. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith 5. Rockin' In The Congo - Hank Thompson 6. The Key (to Your Door) - Sonny Boy Williamson 7. Unlock the Lock - Jimmy Nelson 8. Open the Door, Richard - Jack McVea & His All Stars 9. Key To The Highway - Little Walter 10. Ten Long Fingers - Groovey Joe Poovey 11. Write Me A Letter - The Ravens 12. Mailman's Sack - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra 13. A Letter Home - Memphis Slim 14. A Dear John Letter - Ferlin Husky & Jean Shephard 15. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter - Fats Waller 16. No Mail Today - Gene Terry & The Downbeats 17. The Glory of Love - The Velvetones 18. White House Blues - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers 19. I Feel That Old Age Coming On - Wynonie Harris 20. Hello Little Boy - Ruth Brown 21. Don't Smoke in Bed - Nina Simone 22. It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards 23. Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday 24. (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head - Buddy & Ella Johnson 25. Better Beware - Esther Phillips 26. You're the Dangerous Type - Bob Dorough 27. Be Careful What You Say and Do - John Brim
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