Wonderful ballsy R&B from Australian group "The Masters Apprentices" titled "Undecided". Unfortunately no live clip of the band performing this number exists, though there are later clips around of lead singer Jim Keays performing it with other musicians. The story goes that the band were in the studio for their first recording session in 1966 and they had a few minutes of recording time remaining, so they knocked this classic up right there and then, complete with glorious distorted lead guitar due to a faulty valve in a tube amp, and Jim Keay's sexual grunting.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 91
Money & Troubles Vol 01 - No Money
01. The Blue Diamonds - No Money
02. Al Urban - Lookin' For Money
03. Elvis Presley - Money Honey
04. Jennell Hawkins - More Money That's What I Want
05. Ray Harris - Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain
06. Roland Bennett - Money Crazy
07. Huelyn Duvall - Friday Night On A Dollar Bill
08. Chuck Wiley - Times Is Tough
09. Billy Jack Wills - Troubles
10. Little Jimmy Dickens - I Got A Hole In My Pocket
11. Jessie Knight - Nothing But Money
12. Jimmy Dell - I've Got A Dollar
13. Steve Young - Rockin' Chair Money
14. Paul Davis - Big Money
15. Bobby Lord - No More No More No More
16. Lee Mitchell Combo - Who's That Big Man
17. Bobby Tuggle - The $64000 Question
18. Cile Turner - Crap Shootin' Sinner
19. Billy Blank - Hard Luck
20. Mike Pedicin Quintet - Jackpot
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 109 (1947-1974)
01. Jimmy Elledge - Bo Diddley (1962)
02. Boyd Bennett & His Rockets - Boogie At Midnight (1955)
03. Boyd Bennett & His Rockets - Poison Ivy (1955)
04. B.B. King - Whole Lotta Love (1954)
05. Viviane Greene & Her Trio - Bowlegged Boogie (1948)
06. Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied (1960)
07. T-Bone Walker - Long Skirt Baby Blues (1947)
08. Calvin Boze With Maxwell Davis & His All-Stars - Shamrock (1952)
09. Louis Prima - Twist All Night (1961)
10. John Lee Hooker - Leave My Wife Alone (1951)
11. Chris Clark - C.C. Rider (1969)
12. The Isley Brothers - Work To Do (1972)
13. Johnny Bristol - Woman, Woman (1974)
14. Nick Ashford - I Don't Need No Doctor (1966)
15. Junior Wells - Sweet Darling Think It Over (1968)
16. Nina Simone - Chilly Winds Don't Blow (1959)
17. Nina Simone - See Line Woman (1965)
18. Mary Ann Fisher - It's A Man's World (1962)
19. Barbara Gale & The Larks - Who Walks In When I Walk Out (1954)
20. Betty James - Henry Lee (1962)
21. Big John Greer - We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo (1954)
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Hillbilly & Country Vol 128 - Country Rock Vol 02
I'm Movin' On (1951-1986)
01. Mickey Gilley - I'm Movin' On (1975)
02. Bob Luman - All Night Long (1957)
03. Conway Twitty - Just Because (1960)
04. Wally Willette & His Globe Rockers - Pink Elephants (1959)
05. Billy Brown - Lost Weekend (1960)
06. Johnny Horton - Tennesse Jive (1953)
07. Brenda Lee - Let's Jump The Broomstick (1963)
08. Jim Nesbitt - Go On And Cry Me A River (1965)
09. Jimmy Carter & Dallas County Green - Travelin' (1999)
10. Moon Mullican - Rocket To The Moon (1953)
11. Jimmy Meyers - Drunk Man's Wiggle (1951)
12. The Tennessee Drifters - Boogie Woogie Baby (1953)
13. Jerry Reed - Gator (1976)
14. Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - Don't Mess Up A Good Thing (1974)
15. Randy Holland - Indian Blues (1972)
16. Maria Muldaur - I'm A Woman (1974)
17. Bob Dylan - To Be Alone With You (1969)
18. Don Nix - Going Back To Iuka (1971)
19. Roy Orbison - I'm A Southern Man (1976)
20. Lyle Lovett - Cowboy Man (1986)
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 108 (1947-1981)
01. John Lee Hooker - Huckle Up Baby (1950)
02. The Crescents & The McMillan Sisters - Here You Come Again (1965)
03. Bo Diddley - Congo (1961)
04. Bo Diddley - Bo's Bounce (1962)
05. David Ruffin - Rainy Night In Georgia (1970)
06. David Ruffin - You Can Come Right Back To Me (1971)
07. Brownie McGhee - It Hurts Me Too (1947)
08. Brownie McGhee - Poor Boy Blues (1948)
09. Tiny Grimes - Cookin' At The Cookery (1973)
10. Tony Matthews - Laid Off (1981)
11. Tony Matthews - The Changes (1981)
12. Tony Matthews - Uncle Joe (1981)
13. Ann Cole - Got My Mojo Working (1956)
14. Nappy Brown - Little By Little (1956)
15. Junior Wells - Two Head Woman (1957)
16. Fats Domino - You Done Me Wrong (1954)
17. Ella Mae Morse - How Can You Leave A Man Like This (1954)
18. The Four Blues - It Takes A Long Tall Brown Skinned Girl (1948)
19. Wynonie Harris - Sitting On It All The Time (1949)
20. Bo Toliver & His Timers - Begging (1958)
21. Earl Grant - Swingin' Christmas (1959)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 77
Boogie Woogie Special Vol 02 - Movin' The Boogie
01. Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson - Movin' The Boogie
02. Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson - Sixth Avenue Express
03. Lee Roy Abernathy - Gospel Boogie
04. Hadda Brooks - Juke Box Boogie
05. Cripple Clarence Lofton - Strut That Thing
06. Jay McShann - Hootie's Ignorant Oil
07. Jelly Roll Morton - The Naked Dance
08. Pete Johnson - 627 Stomp
09. Piano Red - Right String, But The Wrong Yo-Yo
10. Piano Red - It Makes No Difference Now
11. John Oscar & Sam Theard - I Wonder Who's Boogie In’ My Woogie
12. Willie The Lion Smith - Fingerbuster
13. Johnny Jones - The Dirty Dozens
14. Meade Lux Lewis & Albert Ammons - Twos And Fews
15. Whistling Alex Moore - July Boogie
16. Whistling Alex Moore - Chock House Boogie
17. Duskey Daily - Pension Blues
18. Boogaloo Ames - Route 66
19. Armand Hug - Huggin' The Keys
20. Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - They Call It Boogie Woogie
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 107 (1948-1967)
01. Earl Williams & His Quintette - You Ain't Puttin' Out (1958)
02. Lee Allen - Hot Rod Special (1958)
03. The Isley Brothers - Spanish Twist (1962)
04. The Ewing Sisters - My Babe (1955)
05. Big Al Downing - It Must Be Love (1959)
06. Big Joe Turner - Boogie Woogie Country Girl (1956)
07. Johnny Olenn - Sally Let Your Bangs Hang (1955)
08. Lula Reed - Puddentane (1961)
09. Ray Charles - Leave My Woman Alone (1956)
10. Pat Flowers - Ain't That Just Like A Woman (1956)
11. Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy Ward - Oh Lover (1960)
12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Tore Up Over You (1959)
13. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sweet Mama Do Right (1959)
14. Etta James - That's All (1955)
15. Hal Singer - Disc Jockey Boogie (1948)
16. Hank Soul Man Mullen - He Upset Your Dreams (1967)
17. Hank Soul Man Mullen - Listen (1967)
18. Shirley Goodman - Behind The Make Up (1961)
19. Shirley Goodman - Keep The Magic Working (1961)
20. Birdie Green - Tremblin' (1962)
21. Birdie Green - How Come (1962)
Monday, February 10, 2025
Best Of Jazz Vol 89 - Women In Jazz Vol 06
I'll Remember April (1981-2024)
01. Grace Kelly - I'll Remember April (2008)
02. Grace Kelly - Ain't No Sunshine (2008)
03. Grace Kelly - Tender Madness (2008)
04. Emily Remler - Eleuthra (1982)
05. Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix (2023)
06. Alina Bzhezhinska - Soul Vibration (2022)
07. Alina Bzhezhinska - Fire (2022)
08. Jessica Williams - Ready For Eddie (1982)
09. Jessica Williams - I've Never Been In Love Before (1993)
10. Melissa Aldana - Echoes Of The Inner Prophet (2024)
11. Barbara Dennerlein - Stormy Weather Blues (2018)
12. Rhoda Scott & Patrick Saussois - Walk On By (2009)
13. Holly Hofmann - Minor Miracle (2003)
14. Holly Hofmann - Cedar Would (2013)
15. Terri Lyne Carrington - Sonnymoon For Two (1981)
16. Clara Haberkamp - Reframing The Moon (2021)
17. Clara Haberkamp - Plateaux (2024)
18. Andrea Brachfeld - Lotus Blossom (2015)
19. Carla Bley - Tigers In Training (1997)
20. Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet - Insertion One (2022)
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 106 (1945-1961)
01. Ike Turner - The Groove (1961)
02. Ray Charles - Get On The Right Track Baby (1957)
03. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - I Got A Woman (1961)
04. Will Bradley Trio - Down The Road A Piece (1945)
05. Noble Thin Man Watts & His Rhythm Sparks - The Beaver (1960)
06. Pee Wee Crayton - Huckle Boogie (1950)
07. Ruth Brown - Hello Little Boy (1954)
08. Clyde McPhatter & Ruth Brown - I Gotta Have You (1955)
09. Clyde McPhatter - Think Me A Kiss (1960)
10. Marie Knight - Tell Me Why (1956)
11. LaVern Baker - Hurtin' Inside (1961)
12. Pigmeat Peterson - Loud Mouth Lucy (1952)
13. The Isley Brothers - I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (1959)
14. Chuck Higgins - The Rooster (1958)
15. Chuck Willis - Caldonia (1952)
16. Smiley Lewis - One Night (1956)
17. Joe Houston - Joe's Hot House (1951)
18. Freddie Mitchell - Moon Dog Boogie (1952)
19. The Five Keys - That's What You're Doing To Me (1961)
20. The 5 Royales - Dedicated To The One I Love (1957)
21. Hadda Brooks & Pete Johnson - Teenage Boogie (1958)
Friday, February 7, 2025
Soul Party Vol 81 - Raining Teardrops Vol 02
I'm Crying Over You
01. Percy Milem - I'm Crying Over You
02. The Fidels - I Only Cry Once A Day Now
03. Wayne Cochran - When My Baby Cries
04. Wilson Pickett - Teardrops Will Fall
05. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Letter Full Of Tears
06. Millie Jackson - I Cry
07. Don Bryant - First You Cry
08. Bobby Blue Bland - I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry
09. Cynthia Sheeler - I'll Cry Over You
10. Ellie Greenwich - Just Let Me Cry
11. Joe Wilson - When A Man Cries
12. Little Bob - You Don't Have To Cry
13. Miss Lavell - Stop These Teardrops
14. Tommy Navarro - I Cried My Life Away
15. Ruby & The Romantics - I Cry Alone
16. Rhetta Hughes - Cry Myself To Sleep
17. Luther Ingram - Oh Baby Don't You Weep
18. Al Green - Keep Me Cryin'
19. Betty Everett - I'll Weep No More
20. George Perkins - Crying In The Streets
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 105 (1945-2007)
01. Iris Dement & Delbert McClinton - Trouble (1996)
02. Chuck Berry - I'm Talking About You (1961)
03. Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son (1955)
04. Frankie Lymon - Waitin' In School (1960)
05. Big Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On (1955)
06. Wynona Carr - I'm Mad At You (1958)
07. Maria Muldaur & Taj Mahal - I Can't Stand It (1976)
08. Maria Muldaur - Adam And Eve Had The Blues (1983)
09. Maria Muldaur - Empty Bed Blues (2007)
10. Chuck Willis - I Feel So Bad (1954)
11. Clyde McPhatter - Stop (1962)
12. Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell - My Baby Cares For Me (1960)
13. Dave Bartholomew - My Ding-A-Ling (1952)
14. Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Since I Fell For You (1945)
15. Dinah Washington & Hal Mooney & His Orchestra - Ring-A My Phone (1958)
16. King Curtis Combo - The Peppermint Twist (1961)
16. The Clovers - One Mint Julep (1952)
17. Don & Dewey - Big Boy Pete (1959)
18. The Jewels - Hearts Of Stone (1954)
19. The Platters - Hula Hop (1958)
20. The Five Keys - Come Go My Bail Louise (1953)
21. The Five Keys - From The Bottom Of My Heart (1962)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 90
Rockin' Instrumentals Vol 02 - Chicken Rock
01. Fat Daddy Holmes - Chicken Rock
02. Bert Weedon - Big Beat Boogie
03. The Thunder Rocks - War Path
04. James Burton - Rock And Raunch
05. The Baymen - Bonzai
06. Johnny Bernero Band - Bernero's Boogie
07. Joe Maphis - Guitar Rock And Roll
08. Duane Eddy - Sioux City Sue
09. Dick Dale - Surfing Drums
10. Muvva 'Guitar' Hubbard - Raunchy
11. Martin Willis - Sugarfoot Rag
12. The Zanies - Russian Roulette
13. The Rocking Capris - Money
14. Rock Murphy - Electric Guitar Boogie
15. Les Paul & His Trio - Guitar Boogie
16. Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat
17. Felix & His Guitar - Chili Beans
18. Ritchie Valens - Blues With Drums
19. The 'Go' Boys - Ramble
20. Pete Goble & Billy Gill With The Kentucky Rebels - Cherokee
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 104 (1941-1972)
01. Champion Jack Dupree - Heavy Heart Blues (1941)
02. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman (1954)
03. Smiley Lewis - One Night (1958)
04. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill (1956)
05. Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight (1947)
06. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - New Year's Resolution (1967)
07. Howard Tate - The Bitter End (1972)
08. Eddie & Ernie - Tell It Like It Is (1971)
09. The Contours - Whole Lotta Woman (1961)
10. Eddie Floyd - Set My Soul On Fire (1963)
11. Mack Rice - The Whip (1964)
12. Ella Reed & The Sax Kari Orchestra - Sweet Man (1962)
13. Barbara Lynn - Second Fiddle Girl (1962)
14. Ruth Brown - Sweet Baby Of Mine (1956)
15. Wynona Carr - Please Mr. Jailer (1956)
16. Ray Charles - Greenbacks (1955)
17. Sticks McGhee - Sleep In Job (1960)
18. Ronnie Keith - Mad Cat Boogie (1961)
19. Johnny Ace - No Money (1955)
20. Wilbert Harrison - Cheatin' Baby (1959)
21. Little Joe Hinton - Let's Start A Romance (1961)
Monday, February 3, 2025
Hillbilly & Country Vol 127 - Country Gospel Vol 03
Jesus Is Calling (1948-2024)
01. Charlie Monroe & His Kentucky Pardners - Jesus Is Calling (1951)
02. The Louvin Brothers - Satan Lied To Me (1954)
03. The Red Clay Strays - God Does (2024)
04. The Stanley Brothers - Four Books In The Bible (1960)
05. Don Parmley & The Bluegrass Cardinals - Sweet Hour Of Prayer (1978)
06. Billy Don Burns - Gaylor Creek Church (2012)
07. George Jones - Peace In The Valley (1962)
08. Willie Nelson - Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (2010)
09. The Earl Scruggs Revue - Gospel Ship (1975)
10. Sandy Posey - What A Friend We Have In Jesus (2007)
11. Bill Anderson - Sweet Hour Of Prayer (2004)
12. Buck Owens & His Buckaroos - Where Would I Be Without Jesus (1966)
13. Carl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers - Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn (1961)
14. Zeke Clements & His Western Swing Gang - I Dreamed I Spent Christmas In Heaven (1948)
15. Tommy Hawk - Try Jesus (1979)
16. Melvin Goins & Friends - Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side (2004)
17. The Easter Brothers - The Sunny Banks Of Sweet Deliverance (1968)
18. Gene Davis - Satan's Daughter (1956)
19. The Country Gospel Four - All I Want Is Jesus (1964)
20. Brother Claude Ely - Talk About Jesus (1954)
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 103 (1940-1973)
01. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll (1954)
02. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy (1952)
03. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train (1953)
04. The Ink Spots - That's When Your Heartaches Begin (1940)
05. Mighty Hannibal - I Just Want Some Love (1968)
06. Betty Wright - Who'll Be The Fool (1973)
07. Mitty Collier - I'm Missing You (1968)
08. Arthur Conley - Let Nothing Seperate Us (1967)
09. Bobby Williams - I'm Depending On You (1963)
10. Mack Rice - Feels Good (1964)
11. Bettye Lavette - You Killed The Love (1964)
12. Bennie McCain - Strange Things Happen (1964)
13. Jimmy Liggins - Nite Life Boogie (1949)
14. Stick McGhee - Drank Up All The Wine Last Night (1950)
15. The Treniers - Poontang (1953)
16. Ray Charles - Bye Bye Love (1962)
17. Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Star Bootlegger (1951)
18. Frankie Lymon - Jailhouse Rock (1960)
19. Rosco Gordon - T-Model Boogie (1952)
20. Roy Brown - I've Got The Last Laugh Now (1952)
21. LaVern Baker - Jim Dandy Got Married (1957)
Friday, January 31, 2025
RIP Marianne Faithfull (29 December 1946 - 30 January 2025)
ALBUMS THAT DESERVE ANOTHER LISTEN
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Marianne Faithfull Live In Hollywood (2004)
Trouble In Mind (6:38)
Falling From Grace (3:37)
She (3:44)
The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan (5:11)
No Child Of Mine (5:22)
The Last Song (3:28)
Kissin‘ Time (5:44)
Times Square (4:44)
Working Class Hero (6:30)
Incarceration Of The Flower Child (6:04)
As Tears Go By (4:05)
Marianne Faithfull's music took a raw turn with 1979's Broken English. Her decision to shy away from her 1960s pop roots and delve into her own personal desperation, helped mold her into an artist beyond a once-cute pop star. Though never issued as a stand-alone CD, Live In Hollywood was released as part of a DVD package. This show, promoting the 2004 release "Before The Poison" features only two songs from that album on this CD, alongside the abrasive “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan,” Barry Reynolds' chilling “Times Square” and Faithfull's take on John Lennon's "Working Class Hero", one of the only viable interpretations of Lennon's biting song, delivered here with that wonderfully weathered, don't-fuck-with-this-bitch voice and an appropriately ominous band.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 76 - Gospel Blues Vol 04
Give Me That Old Time Religion
01. Son Bonds - Give Me That Old Time Religion
02. Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Then We'll Need That True Religion
03. Blind Willie McTell - Lord Have Mercy, If You Please
04. Johnson Hall Negro Choir - Ezekiel Saw De Wheel - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
05. Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
06. Blind Willie Johnson - The Angel's Message To Me
07. Rev. Robert Wilkins - That’s No Way To Get Along
08. Skip James - Jesus Is A Might Good Leader
09. Sleepy John Estes - When The Saints Go Marching In
10. The Golden Gate Quartet - Job
11. Eric Bibb - Church Bells
12. Lucille Barbee - Where Could I Go
13. Rev. Charlie Jackson - God's Got It
14. Adrian Jimenez & Roberto Porzio - Glory Glory
15. Elder Roma Wilson - Better Get Ready
16. Elizabeth Phillips - A Little Old Fashioned
17. Flora Molton - I Heard It Through The True Vine
18. The Delta Rhythm Boys - Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho
19. Brother Willie Blue - I'm Pressing On
20. Rev. F.W. McGee - Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 102 (1939-2004)
01. Bernard Hardison - Too Much (1955)
02. Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby (1954)
03. Mahalia Jackson - There'll Be Peace In The Valley For Me (1939)
04. Ivory Joe Hunter - I Need You So (1950)
05. Little Willie John - Fever (1956)
06. Willie Walker - Bad Influence (2004)
07. The Drifters - Money Honey (1953)
08. Junior Parker - Drowning On Dry Land (1970)
09. Eddie King - I Talk Too Much (1966)
10. Mack Rice - Baby I'm Coming Home (1963)
11. Bennie McCain - I Don't Want No Part Time Love (1964)
12. Bettye LaVette - Witch Craft In The Air (1964)
13. Magic Sam - 21 Days (1958)
14. Little Caesar - Who Slammed The Door (1958)
15. Ella Mae Morse - Blacksmith Blues (1952)
16. Connie Jordan - I'm Gonna Rock (1949)
17. Varetta Dillard - If You Want To Be My Baby (1952)
18. Big Joe Turner - Morning Noon And Night (1955)
19. Louis Jordan - Jack You're Dead (1947)
20. Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me (1960)
21. Brenda Lee - Lets Jump The Broomstick (1959)
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Best Of Jazz Vol 88 - A Handful Of Great Jazz Piano Players Vol 04
Enfold Me Like A Poem (1938-2024)
01. Clara Haberkamp - Enfold Me Like A Poem (2024)
02. Clara Haberkamp - Cycle (2024)
03. McCoy Tyner - Rolem (1976)
04. Franco D'Andrea - Exploration (2024)
05. Franco D'Andrea - Livery Stable Blues (2024)
06. Ryan Cohan - Sabra (2020)
07. Lionel Hampton - Piano Stomp (1938)
08. Les McCann - Beaux J. Poo Boo (1965)
09. Terry Pollard - Where Or When (1955)
10. Toshiko Akiyoshi - Long Yellow Road (1961)
11. Pete Jolly - They Didn't Believe Me (1955)
12. Pete Jolly - Lullaby Of Birdland (1955)
13. Massimo Farao - Thinkin Of Paola (2001)
14. Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Can't We Be Friends (2011)
15. Mary Lou Williams - Autumn In New York (1954)
16. Jessica Williams - Sweet Potato Pie (1982)
17. Jessica Williams - Birks Works (1993)
18. Helio Alves & Hendrik Meurkens - Frenzelosa (2020)
19. Carla Bley - Jonbenet (1997)
20. Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo A La Turk (1974)
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 101 (1955-2004)
01. Chuck Higgins & Band - Wet Back Hop (1955)
02. Aretha Franklin - You're Taking Up Another Man's Place (1969)
03. Dakota Staton - My Babe (1960)
04. Freddie King - Can't Trust Your Neighbor (1972)
05. Willie Walker - Spoonful (2004)
06. Willie Walker - One Foot In The Blues (2004)
07. Willie Walker - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (2004)
08. Marcia Ball - Never Like This Before (1985)
09. Mable John - Your Good Thing Is About To End (1966)
10. Wynona Carr - Jump Jack Jump (1956)
11. Delaney & Bonnie - My Baby Specializes (1969)
12. The Mills Brothers - Get A Job (1958)
13. Ivory Joe Hunter - Since I Met You Baby (1956)
14. Donna Hightower - Hands Off (1955)
15. Drifting Charles - Evil Hearted Woman (1963)
16. King Curtis - Soul Twist (1962)
17. Larry Williams - Slow Down (1958)
18. Willie Harper & The Del Royals - Got You On My Mind (1961)
19. Willie Harper - Brown Eyed Doll (1966)
20. Willie Harper - A Certain Girl (1968)
21. Marvin & Johnny - Smack Smack (1957)
Friday, January 24, 2025
Soul Party Vol 80 - All About The Chicks Vol 01
Millie Come Back
01. The Soul Throbs - Millie Come Back
02. Major Lance - Delilah
03. Billy Butler - The Saga Of Sadie Lee
04. The Enchantment - Gloria
05. Bobby Blue Bland - Yolanda
06. Ronnie McNeir - Wendy Is Gone
07. Calvin Arnold - Mojo Hannah
08. Genie Brooks - Juanita
09. O.C. Smith - Brenda
10. Joe Hinton - Hanna's Love
11. The Vibrations - Oh Cindy
12. Oscar Brown Jr. - Sally B. White
13. Z.Z. Hill - Hey Little Girl
14. William Bell - Georgia Peach
15. The Determinations - Girl, Girl, Girl
16. The Isley Brothers - Little Miss Sweetness
17. Little Milton - Annie Mae's Cafe
18. Lon Rogers - My Girl's A Soul Girl
19. Admiral Ice - My Carolina Girl
20. Allen Toussaint - Soul Sister
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 100 (1940-2009)
01. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Blues That Made Me Drunk (1945)
02. Champion Jack Dupree - Angola Blues (1940)
03. Doctor Ross - The Boogie Disease (1954)
04. The Sir Douglas Quintet - The Story Of John Hardy (1965)
05. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Court Room Blues (1947)
06. Johnny Guitar Watson & Johnny Otis - Cold Cold Heart (1963)
07. The Delta Rhythm Boys - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (1952)
08. Fats Domino - Jambalaya On The Bayou (1961)
09. Cornell Dupree - Southern Comfort (1991)
10. Cornell Dupree - Double Clutch (1991)
11. Dave Bartholomew - When The Saints Go Marching In Boogie (1954)
12. Tiny Topsy - Ring Around My Finger (1957)
13. Jackie Wilson - I'm Comin' On Back To You (1961)
14. Tab Benoit - Ramblin' On My Mind (1992)
15. Tab Benoit - The Killing Floor (1992)
16. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Soul Of A Man (2009)
17. Donna Hightower - I Ain't In The Mood (1951)
18. Tommy Dean - The Gold Coast (1955)
19. Tommy Dean - Recession (1958)
20. O.V. Wright - Fed Up With The Blues (1967)
21. O.V. Wright - Into Something Can't Shake Loose (1977)
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
ALBUMS THAT DESERVE ANOTHER LISTEN
Champion Jack Dupree - Natural & Soulful Blues (1959)
(3:15) 1. Seafood Blues
(3:52) 2. Death Of Big Bill Broonzy
(2:54) 3. Don't Leave Me Mary
(3:02) 4. Rampart Street Special
(2:50) 5. How Long Blues
(3:08) 6. Bad Life
(3:12) 7. Mother-in-Law Blues
(3:29) 8. Slow Drag
(3:32) 9. Dennis Rag
(3:15) 10. Bad Luck Bound To Change
Piano, Vocals: Champion Jack Dupree
Bass: Jack Fallon
Guitar: Alexis Korner
In 1959 Champion Jack Dupree toured England, and while in London on November 9th, recorded 13 tracks with the backing of a young Alexis Korner on guitar and Canadian Jack Fallon on bass. From this session 10 tracks were issued on an LP titled "Champion Jack's Natural And Soulful Blues". Apparently the LP was initially released in the UK on London Records in 1960, before being release in the USA on Atlantic LP 8045 in 1961.
"Champion Jack's Natural And Soulful Blues" is my 2nd favorite Jack Dupree album after the superb 1958 Atlantic LP "Blues From The Gutter", and it definitely deserves another listen.
Short Biography:
Champion Jack Dupree was born in New Orleans on July 4, 1910. He was orphaned as a child when his parents were killed in a house fire, and was raised in the city's Colored Waifs School for Boys, where he learned to play the piano. He then earned a living hustling money on the city's streets, and playing piano in bars and brothels in the city's French Quarter.
In 1930 he left New Orleans for Chicago, and played at house parties and in small clubs, but left the city after a year and moved to Detroit. He decided to became a professional boxer, based out of Indianapolis. He was actually successful in that endeavor, fighting more than 100 bouts and becoming lightweight champion of Indiana. He soon went back to music, however, and in 1940 returned to Chicago, where he recorded for noted producer Lester Melrose. Dupree was drafted into the US Navy in 1942, serving aboard ship in the Pacific as a cook. In 1943 he was captured by Japanese forces and spent the next two years in a POW camp. When he returned to the US after the war he settled in New York City and was soon recording for such labels as Savoy and King. His recording of "Walking the Blues" with Teddy McRae got to #6 on the R&B charts in 1955.
In 1959 he moved to Europe, moving around several countries before finally settling in Germany in the mid 1970s. He found a loyal and devoted following in Europe, recording for more than a dozen labels and performing in a series of successful concerts. In 1990 he returned to the US to play in the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, While there he recorded "Back Home in New Orleans" for Bullseye Blues Records. In 1991 he returned to New Orleans for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, and recorded another album for Bullseye Blues Records, "Forever and Ever", and later played at the Chicago Blues Festival. He returned to Germany where he died of cancer in Hanover on January 21, 1992.
Dupree's playing was almost all straight blues and boogie-woogie. He was not a sophisticated musician or singer, but he had a clever way with words. Many of his songs were about jail, drinking and drug addiction, although he himself was a light drinker and did not use other drugs. His "Junker's Blues" inspired Fats Domino's first hit record "The Fat Man". Some of Dupree's songs had gloomy topics, such as "TB Blues" and "Angola Blues" (about Louisiana State Penitentiary), but he also sang about cheerful subjects, as in "Dupree Shake Dance": "Come on, mama, on your hands and knees, do that shake dance as you please". He was a noted raconteur and transformed many of his stories into songs, such as "Big Leg Emma's", a rhymed tale of a police raid on a barrelhouse.
Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 89
Cities & Places Vol 01 - Rockin' In The Congo
01. Hank Thompson - Rockin' In The Congo
02. The Charms - Ling Ting Tong
03. Johnny MacRae - Honolula Bop-A Hula
04. Kenneth Parchman - Tennessee Zip
05. Bobby Helms - Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
06. Mack Self - That Mexican Limbo
07. Link Davis - Trucker From Tennessee
08. Bobby Short - Last Train To San Fernando
09. Ricky Nelson - Night Train To Memphis
10. The Hulawai'ns - Hawaiian Rock 'n' Roll
11. Jim Robinson - Man From Texas
12. Jimmy Ricks With The Suburbans - Bad Man Of Missouri
13. Ricky Nelson - California Free
14. Joe Jones - California Sun
15. Jimmy Boyd - Rockin' Down The Mississippi
16. Lou Walker - Rock & Roll Tennessee Style
17. Marvin Jackson - Tennessee Saturday Night
18. Hoyt Scoggins - Tennessee Rock
19. Wayne Cochran - Goin' Back To Miami
20. Don Carpenter - Texas Twist
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 99 (1952-1974)
01. B.B. King - I've Got Papers On You Baby (1959)
02. Flash Terry & His Orchestra - On My Way Back Home (1958)
03. King Solomon - Mr. Bad Luck (1966)
04. Little Joe Blue - Jimmy's Special (1967)
05. T-Bone Walker - Jealous Woman (1964)
06. Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (1952)
07. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Big Chief Rain In The Face (1955)
08. Z.Z. Hill - That's It (1965)
09. Bo Diddley - Cheyenne (1960)
10. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - When It Rains It Pours (1954)
10. Lowell Fulson - Push Me (1967)
12. Arthur Adams - Gonna Put It On Your Mind (1966)
13. Jeanette Jones - You'd Be Good For Me (1974)
14. Tommy Youngblood - Tobacco Road North (1970)
15. Clay Hammond - You Brought It All On Yourself (1967)
16. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Love My Baby (1953)
17. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train (1953)
18. Johnny Adams & Foxfire - Tramp (1974)
19. Teddy Reynolds & The Twisters - You Changed Me (1961)
20. Rufus Thomas - Tiger Man (1953)
21. Otis Williams & His Charms - Chief Um Take It Easy (1960)
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Hillbilly & Country Vol 126 - The Lonesome Blues Vol 03
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1937-2024)
01. Billy Don Burns - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1982)
02. Wanda Jackson - Just Call Me Lonesome (1958)
03. Conway Twitty - Lonely Blue Boy (1959)
04. Billy Brown - I Never Knew I'd Miss You (1950)
05. Mickey Gilley - Where Do You Go To Lose A Heartache (1976)
06. Buddy Jones - Mean Old Lonesome Blues (1937)
07. The Louvin Brothers - I'm Changing The Words To My Love Song Of You (1952)
08. Charley Crockett - Lonesome Feeling (2024)
09. Bob Luman - Oh Lonesome Me (1960)
10. The Statler Brothers - Oh Baby Mine I Get So Lonely (1983)
11. Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone (2017)
12. Billy Mize - It's Gonna Get Lonely Around Here (1967)
13. The Statler Brothers - It Only Hurts For A Little While (1992)
14. Connie Francis - Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart (1961)
15. Sterling Blythe - It's Too Late For Crying (1959)
16. Lisa Taylor - I Was A Lonesome Amadillo (1982)
17. Big Bill Lister - Every Tear I Cry (1953)
18. Bill Clifton & The Country Gentlemen - Lonely Little Cabin (1966)
19. Bill Monroe - Lonesome Road Blues (1960)
20. Marty Robbins - Hello Heartache (1969)
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 98 (1943-2022)
01. Johnny Guitar Watson - Gangster Of Love (1957)
02. Bo Diddley - Gun Slinger (1960)
03. Peggy King - Up Up Up Flying High (1961)
04. Baby Washington - I've Got A Feeling (1962)
05. Betty Everett - Please Love Me (1963)
06. Brooklyn Funk Essentials & Alison Limerick - Scream (2022)
07. David Porter & Marcus Scott - If I Have To Do Wrong (2022)
08. Lee Fields - Two Jobs (2022)
09. The Ink Spots With Ella Fitzgerald - Cow Cow Boogie (1947)
10. The '5' Royales - Mohawk Squaw (1955)
11. T-Bone Walker - Come Back To Me Baby Blues (1946)
12. Art Neville - Zing Zing (1958)
13. Bobby Sharp - Baby Girl Of Mine (1956)
14. Fred Jackson - Buck Fever (1951)
15. Jimmy Randolph - Summertime (1956)
16. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby (1943)
17. James Brown - Chonnie-On-Chon (1957)
18. Rufus Beacham - Guitar Blues (1952)
19. Rufus Beacham - Trip Rumba (1952)
20. Rufus Beacham & Sonny Thompson - Insulated Sugar (1953)
21. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle (1958)
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 75 - The Blind Blues Singers Vol 02
Will A Matchbox Hold My Clothes
01. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox
02. Blind Lemon Jefferson - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
03. Blind Snooks Eaglin - I'm A Country Boy
04. Blind James Campbell - Jimmy's Blues
05. Blind Roosevelt Graves - Crazy About My Baby
06. Blind John Davis - Bartender's Bounce
07. Blind Boy Fuller - What's That Smells Like Fish
08. Blind Boy Fuller - Sweet Honey Hole
09. Blind Willie Reynolds - Married Woman Blues
10. Blind Roosevelt Graves - I'll Be Rested When The Roll Is Called
11. Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
12. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
13. Blind Blake - Diddie Wa Diddie
14. Blind Butch - No Ways Tired
15. Blind Willie McTell - Travelin' Blues
16. Blind Willie McTell - Pearly Gates
17. Blind Teddy Darby - Built Right On The Ground
18. Sonny Terry - Hootin' The Blues
19. Sonny Terry - Whoopin' Blues
20. Blind Norris - Sundown Blues
Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 97 (1952-1960)
01. Al Ferrier - My Baby Done Gone Away (1956)
02. Eddie Chamblee - 6 String Boogie (1952)
03. Eddie Chamblee - La La La Lady (1954)
04. Eugene Church - The Struttin' Kind (1960)
05. Scatman Crothers - Ghost Riders In The Sky (1958)
06. Louis Prima - Be Mine Little Baby (1956)
07. Humphrey Lyttelton - Bad Penny Blues (1956)
08. The Champs - Caramba (1958)
09. Jimmy Lee Robinson - Cry Over Me (1958)
10. Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns - Do The Bop (1955)
11. Sam Butera - Love Charm (1957)
12. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - There's Something Wrong With You (1958)
13. Chuck Berry - Downbound Train (1955)
14. Bobby Marchan - Chickee Wah-Wah (1956)
15. Bobby Marchan - You Can't Stop Her (1958)
16. Bobby Marchan - Hush Your Mouth (1960)
17. Eddie Chamblee - Come On In (1954)
18. Amos Milburn - Rocky Mountain (1954)
19. Amos Milburn - Soft Pillow (1957)
20. Big Al Downing - Oh Baby (1958)
21. Big Al Downing - Down On The Farm (1958)
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Best Of Jazz Vol 87 - A Handful Of Jazz Vibraphone Greats Vol 03
Barreling Through (1956-2023)
01. Behn Gillece - Barreling Through (2023)
02. Behn Gillece - Four Of A Kind (2023)
03. Gary Burton - Vox Humana (1976)
04. Johnny Lytle - That’s The Way I Feel (1967)
05. Johnny Lytle - If Ever I Should Leave You (1967)
06. Red Norvo - Shreve-Port (1956)
07. Red Norvo - A Few Days After Xmas (1956)
08. Cal Tjader - For All We Know (1975)
09. Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band - Oh Happy Day (1969)
10. Dave Pike Set - Vian-De (1969)
11. Dave Pike - Reflections In Blue (1986)
12. Warren Wolf - Lake Nerraw Flow (2005)
13. Karel Velebny - Nude (1968)
14. Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone Blues (1964)
15. Lionel Hampton - A Taste Of Honey (1965)
16. Peter Appleyard - Strike Up The Band (1958)
17. Bobby Hutcherson - Chan's Song (1999)
18. Walt Dickerson - Good Earth (1961)
19. Terry Gibbs - Sherry Bossa Nova (1963)
20. Chien Chien Lu - Blind Faith (2020)
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Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 96 (1945-1973)
01. Robert Garret - Quit My Drinkin' (1962)
02. Pee Wee Crayton & His All Stars - Say When (1948)
03. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues (1951)
04. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny's Rhythm (1953)
05. Al Jackson - Let's Drink Some Whiskey (1952)
06. Bo Diddley - Crackin' Up (1959)
07. Jimmy McCracklin - Beer Tavern Girl (1957)
08. Calvin Boze - Waiting & Drinking (1950)
09. Eddie Miller's Crescent City Quartet - Cajun Love Song (1945)
10. Eddie Chamblee - La La La Lady (1954)
11. McKinley Mitchell - Rock Everybody Rock (1959)
12. Tiny Kennedy - Strange Kind Of Feeling (1955)
13. Guitar Nubbit - Georgia Chain Gang (1962)
14. Harry Grafton - Bring That Cadillac Back (1949)
15. Jesse Price & His Blues Band - Jump It With A Shuffle (1947)
16. Ella Mae Morse - Rip Van Winkle (1945)
17. Thelma Cooper - I Want A Man (1949)
18. William Bell - Tribute To A King (1967)
19. William Bell - Lovin' On Borrowed Time (1973)
20. Little Johnnie Taylor - Next Time (1968)
21. Little Johnnie Taylor - Will You Love Me Forever (1970)
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Albums That Deserve Another Listen
Blues and Boogie music were highly popular in Australia in the early 1970s. Pretty well every band featured a flashy lead guitar player, and pretty well every band did a boogie. Blackfeather stood out from the pack for a short while in 1972 as they lacked a guitarist and instead showcased a blues piano player. The pianist, Paul "Doggie" Wylde (1947-1999) was a superb, trained musician who played an upright acoustic piano miked through an amp. I was living in Melbourne for much of 1972 and got to know Paul and the other Blackfeather musicians well. Paul had previously played in a few Sydney blues bands and had learned a lot from listening to the recordings of the blues piano greats. The band had a #1 hit in 1972 with their single "Boppin' The Blues" and this live album quickly followed that hit single. However, before the year was over Paul Wylde departed Blackfeather and was replaced by guitarist Lindsay Wells, who returned the band's sound to the standard lead-guitar format favored by Aussie bands throughout the 1970s.
A classic Australian blues/rock album from 1972 that definitely deserves another listen.
Blackfeather - Boppin' The Blues (1972)
Track Listing:
Pineapple
Gee Willikers
Own Way Of Living
Red Hot Red Rag
D. Blues (Mama Roll)
Get It On
Boppin' The Blues
Lay Down Lady
Musicians:
Neale Johns (vocals)
Paul Wylde (piano)
Trevor Young (drums)
Greg Sheehan (bass)
Recorded live at Melbourne Town Hall and Q Club, September 1972.
Soul Party Vol 79 - It Takes Two, Baby Vol 02
Reach For The Sky
01. Bettye Lavette & Colin Jake Jacas - Reach For The Sky
02. Beverly Wheeler & Duane Williams - We Got To Stick Together
03. Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes - You Never Crossed My Mind
04. Tamiko Jones & Solomon Burke - Please Return Your Love To Me
05. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get To You
06. Jackie Wilson & Linda Hopkins - I Found Love
07. Cuba Gooding & Laniece McKay - I'm Sorry
08. George Jackson & Dan Greer - I Can See Sadness Ahead For Me
09. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come
10. Napoleon Demps & Miriah Avila - Stranger At My Door
11. Shirley Brown & Bobby Womack - Ain't Nothin' Like The Lovin' We Got
12. Denise LaSalle & Latimore - Right Place, Right Time
13. Barbara & Ernie - Play With Fire
14. James & Bobby Purify - 16 Tons
15. Johnny Rawls & Marcel Smith - There Goes My Used To Be
16. Peaches & Herb - Close Your Eyes
17. Tony & Tyrone - Please Operator
18. Tommy & Cleve - Boo-Ga-Loo Baby
19. Dino & Doc - Love Is Sure
20. Etta James & Sugar Pie Desanto - Do I Make Myself Clear
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