Greetings From Bangkok

Last night I caught up with a close friend who I hadn't seen for about 25 years. Mike from Chicago, a regular follower of my blog with the name "mjl". I first met Mike in Southern Thailand in the late 1980s and we've kept up contact over the years through Facebook and more recently through my blog. We spent a few happy hours last night catching up on each other's news and discussing music while knocking back a few cans of beer.

 Bob's Chat

Well three months have passed since my wife and I left our home in Thailand and flew down to Perth to spend the autumn in my apartment there. The Australian winter has now started and it's time to return to the balmy tropics. So tomorrow we'll be flying back to Bangkok. We'll be spending the weekend in Bangkok, then traveling on to our home in Korat in Thailand's NE, and after we get back home I'll have a heap of things to do for a few days. Therefore there won't be another post for at least a week. In the meantime here are two fine compilations for your listening pleasure.

The very popular "Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll" series, now up to Volume 124, continues another collection of those wild wild women. Among the rockin' gals presented here are Janis Martin, Brenda Lee, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Connie Francis, Linda Gail Lewis, Wanda Jackson, and Rose Marie McCoy.

"Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records" now up to Volume 274 brings you 21 tracks dating from 1929 to 2023. Among the artists in this collection are Earl King, Marie Adams, Dave Bartholomew, Wee Willie Wayne, Freddie Scott, Irma Thomas, Johnnie Bassett, and Alexis Korner. 

I met Alexis Korner in March 1975 when he was on tour of Australia with the First Australian Blues/Rock Festival. Alexis, Duster Bennett, myself and a couple of musicians from one of the Aussie support bands spent the afternoon before the concert in a room at the rear of the Perth Entertainment Center passing around joints and swapping stories. Alexis Korner was a very friendly and very interesting person, and he told us some fun stories of the early days of the British R&B scene. Unfortunately Alexis got a bit too whacked which adversely affected his solo performance that evening. It was a shame he didn't have a band supporting him as that would have spiced up his set, but sadly, seated alone, seriously whacked, futilely trying to fill a huge venue like the Entertainment Center with just his acoustic guitar and vocals, Alexis Korner's Perth performance was very disappointing. 

However, he wasn't the only disappointment that evening, for Hound Dog Taylor had got stuck into the free booze at the Perth Airport press reception earlier that morning. Later at the hotel he got my girlfriend to go out and buy him a bottle of Scotch, which he knocked off in his room before the show. By the time Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers got on stage that night Hound Dog was so drunk he was barely aware of where he was or what he was doing. They did a couple of songs, with a seated Hound Dog mumbling through the lyrics, before Brewer Phillips and Ted Harvey decided it had gone on long enough and fled the stage, shortly followed by a bewildered Hound Dog.  

It was sad that within a year three of the main performers from the First Australian Blues/Rock Festival had died (Hound Dog Taylor in December 1975, Duster Bennett in March 1976, and Freddie King in December 1976)

Very old photograph taken backstage at the Perth Entertainment Center March 1975. Left to Right. Brewer Phillips, Bob Mac, Ted Harvey, Hound Dog Taylor.

Anyway my friends, dig in, enjoy the great music, and I'll have another serving for you sometime next week.

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 124

The Wild Women Vol 03 - Don't Wait Up (1953-2024)

01. Laura Lee Perkins - Don't Wait Up (1958)

02. Brenda Lee - Rock The Bop (1957)

03. Betty Smith - Yeah Baby (1956)

04. Rose Marie McCoy - Joy & Jubilation (1958)

05. LaVern Baker - Jim Dandy (1957)

06. Suzy Cope - Juvenile Delinquent (1961)

07. Janis Martin - Barefoot Baby (1956)

08. Jo Ann Campbell - Wassa Matter With You Baby (1958)

09. Wanda Jackson - Baby Loves Him (1956)

10. The Storey Sisters - Bad Motorcycle (1957)

11. Patti Jerome - No Mama No Papa (1954)

12. Bonnie Lou - Friction Heat (1958)

13. Ruth Brown - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' (1958)

14. Dorothea Fleming - The Devil Is Mad (1954)

15. Paula Watson - I Love To Ride (1953)

16. Rita Zell - I Don't Understand You No More (1960)

17. Connie Francis - Telephone Lover (1962)

18. Lillian Briggs - Boogie Blues (1957)

19. Jean Sheppard - He's My Baby (1958)

20. Linda Gail Lewis - Boogie Woogie Throwdown (2024)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 274 (1929-2023)

01. Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group - Roundhouse Stomp (1957) 

02. Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group & Cyril Davies - Kid Man (1957)

03. Wee Willie Wayne - Travelin' Mood (1955) 

04. Jerry Dugger - You Ain't Been Loved Right (2023) 

05. Jerry Dugger - I'll Leave The Lights On For You (2023) 

06. Dave Bartholomew - The Monkey (1957) 

07. Sweet Peas - Leaving You, Baby (1929) 

08. Sweet Peas - Day-Breaking Blues (1929) 

09. Byrdie Green - Return Of The Prodigal Son (1968) 

10. Freddie Scott - Spanish Harlem (1967) 

11. Freddie Scott - Bring It On Home To Me (1967) 

12. Earl King - Come On (1960) 

13. Herb Ellis - Blues For Bernie (1991) 

14. Herb Ellis - Naptown Blues (1991) 

15. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Leroy's Thang (2016) 

16. Irma Thomas - It's Raining (1962) 

17. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Walk With You (2005) 

18. Sid Morris - Rockhouse (2008) 

19. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents - Milling (1992) 

20. Marie Adams - I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks (1951) 

21. Marie Adams - He's My Man (1952)

 Hillbilly & Country Vol 161 - Bluegrass Special Vol 05

Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (1947-2008)

01. Ralph Blizard - Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (2000)

02. Ralph Stanley - Train 45 (1974)

03. Charlie Moore - Lorena Go Home (1973)

04. Ernest East & The Pine Ridge Boys - Suzanna Gal (1969)

05. Lynn Morris Band - Red Line To Shady Grove (1992)

06. James Price - Katie Hill (2003)

07. Hyman Bebop Brumble - Dillon County Blues (1970)

08. Lulu Belle & Scotty - Mountain Dew (1974)

09. Bela Fleck - Up And Around The Bend (1988)

10. Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys - Bluegrass Breakdown (1947)

11. Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs - Wildwood Flower (1971)

12. Ricky Skaggs - Florida Blues (1975)

13. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Keep Your Eyes On Jesus (2008)

14. Earl Taylor & Jim McCall & The Stoney Mountain Boys - Pretty Polly (1967)

15. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (1959)

16. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Bending The Strings (1970)

17. Stringbean - Cripple Creek (1963)

18. Randall Collins & Curtis Blackwell - Al's Breakdown (1970)

19. Country Gazette - Hot Burrito Breakdown (1972)

20. Jimmy Arnold - Alabama Jubilee (1982)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 273 (1937-2008)

01. Muddy Waters - All Aboard (1956) 

02. Bill Heid - Mal's Boogie (1992) 

03. Willie Lewis & His Negro Band - Christmas Night In Harlem (1941) 

04. Mary Deloach - Uneasy Blues (1950) 

05. Wynona Carr - Touch And Go (1958) 

06. Byrdie Green - Tremblin' (1962) 

07. Ruth Brown - Too Many Men (1956) 

08. Pork Chops - I Wanna See My Lovin' Baby (1957) 

09. Sister Rosetta Tharpe & The Sam Price Trio - Jesus Is Here To Stay (1946)

10. Ruth Brown - That Train Don't Stop Here (1997) 

11. Sid Morris - All By Myself (2008) 

12. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Dirty Work At The Crossroads (1952) 

13. Mabel Scott & Les Welch Orchestra - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (1954) 

14. Curtis Knight - Gotta Have A New Dress (1962) 

15. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents - Woke Up This Morning (1992) 

16. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents - Sweet Little Angel (1992) 

17. Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents - Years Gone By (1992) 

18. Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie Orchestra - Good Morning Blues (1937) 

19. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train (1953) 

20. Jimmy Witherspoon - All Right Miss Moore (1957) 

21. Big Bob Kornegay - Stay With Me Baby (1957)

 Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 110 - He's In The Jailhouse Now Vol 03

Put You Back In Jail (1923-1985)

01. Blind Boy Fuller - Put You Back In Jail (1936)

02. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues (1940)

03. Bessie Smith - Jail House Blues (1923)

04. Babe Stovall - Prisoner Bound (1966)

05. Sonny Terry & Woody Guthrie - Chain Gang Special (1954)

06. Charley Patton - High Sheriff Blues (1934)

07. Bumble Bee Slim - Prison Bound Blues (1935)

08. Bumble Bee Slim - Back In Jail Again (1936)

09. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Penitentiary Blues (1928)

10. Sleepy John Estes - Jailhouse Blues (1940)

11. Sara Martin - The Prisoner's Blues (1927)

12. Blind Willie McTell - Death Room Blues (1933)

13. Bill Gaither & Frank Busby - Prisoner Bound Blues (1937)

14. Clyde Hill & Convict Group - Long Hot Summer Days (1939)

15. Memphis Jug Band - Stonewall Blues (1934)

16. Leadbelly - Lining Track (1940)

17. Tom Dickson - Labor Blues (1928)

18. Doctor Clayton - On The Killin' Floor (1942)

19. John Lee Hooker - Graveyard Blues (1949)

20. Doc & Merle Watson - Jailhouse Blues (1985)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 272 (1947-2023)

01. Odelle Turner - Alarm Clock Boogie (1952)

02. LaVern Baker - See See Rider (1962)

03. Dakota Staton - Confessin' The Blues (1958)

04. Helen Humes - 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness (1959)

05. Magic Sam - Magic Rocker (1957)

06. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - I'm In An Awful Mood (2005)

07. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Corn Palace (2005)

08. Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Slim's Thing (1958)

09. Sid Morris - Take Me Back (2008)

10. Mary Deloach - Let’s Do The Boogie Woogie (1951)

11. Mary Deloach - Life Was A Burden (1951)

12. Mary Deloach - Rumors Of War (1951)

13. Ruth Brown - I Don't Know (1959)

14. Wild Jimmy Spruill - Hard Grind (1959)

15. Little Terry - See See Boo Hoo (1957)

16. Toni Harper - Candy Store Blues (1947)

17. Toni Harper - Get Goin' Engineer (1950)

18. Toni Harper - Baby Blues (1951)

19. Lady Trucker - Creepin' (2022)

20. Marvin Gaye - The Masquerade Is Over (1961)

21. Big Daddy T & The 8th Street Cats - Deep River Blues (2023)

 RIP Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 - May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.

In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded more than sixty albums as a leader. His 1956 album Saxophone Colossus was selected for preservation by the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2016. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins was often called "the greatest living improviser". Rollins was the last survivor of the 57 jazz musicians depicted in the 1958 photograph A Great Day in Harlem.

Throughout his career, Rollins was nicknamed the "saxophone colossus". He was awarded a lifetime Grammy Award and was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2011. He was credited as a defining figure of the jazz genre.

 Best Of Jazz Vol 122 - Blues 'N' Jazz Vol 01 (1954-2024)

01. Thomas Moeckel - Blues 'N' Jazz (2001)

02. Gigi Gryce - Blues In Bloom (1960)

03. Ben Markley - Snowy Range Blues (2024)

04. Thad Jones - H&T Blues (1960)

05. Clifford Brown & Max Roach - The Blues Walk (1954)

06. Horace Parlan - West Coast Blues (1978)

07. Naoko Tanaka - No More Blues (2017)

08. Calvin Keys - Blue D (2006)

09. Clay Jenkins - Blue Fool (1999)

10. Dusko Goykovich - It's About Blues Time (1971)

11. Paul Barbarin - Crescent Blues (1954)

12. Hilton Ruiz - Bluz (1988)

13. Brian Lynch - Tribute To Blue (2000)

14. Frode Kjekstad - Blues For Runi (2024)

15. Charles Davis & The Cedar Walton Trio - Blues For Yahoo (2003)

16. Stephane Grappelli & Bill Coleman - St. Louis Blues (1973)

17. Dick Katz - Limehouse Blues (1993)

18. Carl Perkins - Carl's Blues (1956)

19. Jackie McLean - A Long Drink Of The Blues (1957)

20. Greta Matassa - A Woman Alone With The Blues (1991)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 271 (1947-2023)

01. Laura Tate - Merry Christmas Baby (2023)

02. Sid Morris - Worried Life Blues (2008)

03. Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll (1954)

04. Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop And Fly (1957)

05. Gatemouth Moore - Graveyard Disposition (1947)

06. Big Walter Horton - What's The Matter With You (1951)

07. Tomislav Goluban - Amazing Grace (2023)

08. Lady Trucker - Good Fire Mouth (2022)

09. Bobby Gentilo - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto (2023)

10. Byrdie Green - Let Them Talk (1968)

11. Jimmy Witherspoon - Move Me Baby (1953)

12. The Eagle-Aires - Money Honey (1954)

13. King Kolax & His Quintette - Right Now (1955)

14. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Boody Watchin' (2016)

15. Muddy Waters - Last Time I Fool Around With You (1949)

16. Stick McGhee - House Warmin' Boogie (1949)

17. Stick McGhee - Southern Menu (1950)

18. Stick McGhee - Tennessee Waltz Blues (1950)

19. Jesse Stone - Runaway (1954)

21. LaVern Baker - Bumble Bee (1960)

21. LaVern Baker - You Said (1962)

 Soul Party Vol 114 - All About The Guys Vol 01 - Crying Clown (1953-2012)

01. Billy Sha-Rae - Crying Clown (1970)

02. Burnett Bynum & The Soul Invaders - The Funky Fat Man (1975)

02. Irma Thomas - Cheater Man (1967)

03. Fontella Bass - Bad Boy (1962)

04. Etta James - Waiting For Charlie To Come Home (1961)

05. Bettye Swann - Make Me Yours (1967)

06. Dionne Warwick - Are You There With Another Girl (1965)

07. The Sweet Inspirations - Them Boys (1970)

08. Bobby Womack - I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much (1985)

09. Al Wilson - Brother Where Are You (1969)

10. The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck (1973)

11. Mint Condition - What Kind Of Man Would I Be (1996)

12. Allen Toussaint - Country John (1975)

13. Otis Blackwell - Daddy Rollin' Stone (1953)

14. The Ferris Wheel - Number One Guy (1967)

16. Charles Sherell - Soul Man (1974)

17. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe (1972)

18. The Temptations - Message From A Black Man (1969)

19. Wilson Pickett - That's A Man's Way (1965)

20. Al Basile - Only Jodie Knows (2012)

 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 270 (1938-2022)

01. Jimmy Smith - Scrapple From The Apple (1995)

02. Jimmy Smith - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (1995)

03. Georgia White - Dean Man's Blues (1938)

04. Willie Egans - You Must Be Foolin' (1956)

05. Big Joe Turner - Well All Right (1957)

06. Varetta Dillard - Promise Mr. Thomas (1955)

07. Byrdie Green - You'd Better Sit Down Kids (1968)

08. Lady Trucker - Facebook Beef (2022)

09. Lady Trucker - Tongue Man (2022)

10. Faye Adams - The Hammer Keeps A Knockin' (1956)

11. Barbie Gaye - My Boy Lollypop (1956)

12. Little Richard - Ain't Nothin' Happenin' (1952)

13. Fats Domino - Little Mary (1958)

14. Sid Morris - Let's Rock Awhile (2008)

15. Chuck Willis - I Feel So Bad (1954)

16. Otis Riley - Little Miss Bibbitty Bobbitty Boom (1959)

17. The Drifters - Bip Bam (1954)

18. The Drifters - I Gotta Get Myself A Woman (1956)

19. Louis Armstrong - Spooks (1954)

20. Jackie Wilson - Come Back To Me (1958)

21. Brook Benton - I Wanna Do Everything For You (1957)

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 123

All About The Guys Vol 04 - A Real Cool Cat (1955-1969)

01. Sonny Burns - A Real Cool Cat (1955)

02. Jackie Trent - Little Andy (1958)

03. Connie Francis - Johnny Darlin' (1962)

04. Jack Hammer - Switch Blade Operator (1966)

05. Ray Scott & The Four Recorders - Bopping Wig Wam Willie (1957)

06. Jo Ann Campbell - Eddie My Love (1961)

07. Andy Starr - Old Deacon Jones (1956)

08. Little Doug (Doug Sahm) & The Bandits - A Real American Joe (1955)

09. Dave Day - Motorcycle Mike (1957)

10. Joe Tex - Charlie Brown Got Expelled (1959)

11. The Kingbeats - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy (1964)

12. Link Davis - Trucker From Tennessee (1956)

13. Lou Walker - Little Bitty Man (1958)

14. The Mystery Trio - Willie Joe (1959)

15. Thomas Mitchell - I'm A Wise Ole Cat (1961)

16. Janis Martin - Cracker Jack (1958)

17. Andy Anderson - Johnny Valentine (1958)

18. Guido D'Amico - Jimmy Boy (1958)

19. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Who Slapped John (1956)

20. Conway Twitty - Bad Man (1969)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 269 (1945-2008)

01. Byrdie Green - In The Dark (1966) 

02. Buck Clayton - After Hours (1956) 

03. Buck Clayton & His All-Stars - You Can't Fight The Satellite Blues (1958)

04. Eddie Taylor - Big Town Playboy (1955) 

05. Curly Fox - Long Lost John (1972) 

06. Joe Tex - You Better Believe It Baby (1966) 

07. Joe Tex - Show Me (1968) 

08. Lonnie Brooks - A Man's Got To Do What A Man's Got To Do (1991) 

09. Wilbur Hi-Fi White & King Kolax Band - Don’t Look Now (1960) 

10. Wynonie Harris - Fishtail Blues (1954) 

11. Gatemouth Moore - Did You Ever Love A Woman (1945) 

12. Gatemouth Moore - I'm Goin' Way Back Home (1945) 

13. Gatemouth Moore & His Gospel Singers - Jesus On The Main Line (1960) 

14. Jesse Belvin - Guess Who (1960) 

15. Big Joe Turner - Midnight Special Train (1957) 

16. Sid Morris - House Party Tonight (2008) 

17. Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please (1954) 

18. Clyde McPhatter - Ta Ta (1960) 

19. Jackie Wilson - I'll Be Satisfied (1959) 

20. Ruth Brown - Teardrops From My Eyes (1955) 

21. Chuck Miller - The House Of Blue Lights (1955)

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 Hillbilly & Country Vol 160 - Honky Tonks Vol 01

Honky Tonk Baby (1939-2022)

01. Hardrock Gunter - Honky Tonk Baby (1952)

02. Joe Maphis & Rose Lee - Honky Tonk Down Town (1955)

03. Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues (1952)

04. Hank Williams Jr. - Honky Tonk Women (1987)

05. Loretta Lynn - I'm A Honky Tonk Girl (1960)

06. Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers - Jitter Bug Jive (1941)

07. Ernest Tubb - I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore (1944)

08. Country Gazette - Honky Cat (1973)

09. Dave House - Honky Tonk Fever (1978)

10. Larry Thornton - Honky Tonk Queen (1960)

11. Bailey Anderson - Rock Me (1979)

12. Audrey Williams - Honky Tonkin' (1950)

13. Buck Owens - Close Up The Honky Tonks (1964)

14. Louie Innis - Honky Tonk Man (1950)

15. Chuck Murphy - Blue Ribbon Boogie (1951)

16. Jenny Tolman - Married In A Honky Tonk (2022)

17. Jack Rhodes & Al Petty - Al's Steel Guitar Wobble (1953)

18. Susan Marshall - I Used To Hate Honky Tonks (1992)

19. Hank Snow - The Rhumba Boogie (1951)

20. Bob Dunn's Vagabonds - Stompin' At The Honky Tonk (1939)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 268 (1951-2023)

01. Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson - River (2023) 

02. Chuck Willis - C.C. Rider (1957) 

03. John Lee Hooker - I Need Lovin' (1951) 

04. John Lee Hooker - Red House (1992) 

05. Zakiya Hooker & John Lee Hooker - Mean Mean World (1995) 

06. Saffire - It Seemed Like Such A Good Idea At The Time (1992) 

07. Teresa James & The Texas Horns - Even Santa Gets The Blues (2023)

08. Johnny Taylor - Part Time Love (1963) 

09. Jimmy Witherspoon - Goin' Round In Circles (1951) 

10. Jimmy Anderson - Naggin' (1963) 

11. Lowell Fulson - Black Nights (1965) 

12. Smokey Wilson - How Many More Times (1977) 

13. Solomon Burke - Just Out Of Reach (1961) 

14. Lil Bob & The Lollipops - Tramp (1967) 

15. Lil Bob & The Lollipops - Sweet Soul Music (1967) 

16. Lil Bob & The Lollipops - Trouble In Mind (1969) 

17. Rick Vito - I Was A Bad Boy This Year (2023) 

18. Jay Owens - Wishing Well (1992) 

19. Buddy Guy - Early In The Morning (1991) 

20. B.B. King - Sneakin' Around With You (1960) 

21. The Temptations - Romance Without Finance (1964)

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 Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 109

The Ladies Sing The Blues Vol 08 - Down Home Girls (1925-2024)

01. Memphis Minnie - Down Home Girl (1941)

02. Helen Humes - Cross Eyed Blues (1930)

03. Rose Hemphill - Bullyin' Well (1959)

04. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - There Is Something Within Me (1946)

05. Jenny Pope - Rent Man Blues (1930)

06. Ethel Waters - Shake That Thing (1925)

07. Victoria Spivey - Dirty Tee Bee Blues (1929)

08. Cassandra Wilson - Hot Tamales (2002)

09. Judith Dyble - Down And Out Blues (1969)

10. Rosie Mae Moore - Stranger Blues (1928)

11. Sippie Wallace - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman (1929)

12. Lucinda Williams - Hard Times Killing Floor Blues (2003)

13. Edith Johnson - Nickle's Worth Of Liver Blues (1947)

14. Ida Cox - Mojo Hand Blues (1927)

15. Sara Martin - Kitchen Man Blues (1929)

16. Sue Foley - Freight Train (2024)

17. Bertha 'Chippie' Hill - Some Cold Rainy Day (1930)

18. Sweet Pease Spivey - Cold In Hand (1937)

19. Rory Block - Cypress Grove Blues (1997)

20. Lil Green & Her Band - My Be-Bop Daddy (1949)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 267 (1948-2016)

01. Sid Morris - CC Rider (2008) 

02. Sid Morris - Union Avenue Boogie (2008) 

03. Freddie King - Have You Ever Loved A Woman (1961) 

04. Big Al Dupree - Waitin' On My Rider (1997) 

05. Big Al Dupree - Positive Thinking (1997) 

06. The Starlight Gospel Singers - Oh Lord I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion (1956)

07. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - The 3rd Ward (2016) 

08. King Kolax & His Quintette - What Have You Done To Me (1948) 

09. Danny Overbea With King Kolax Orchestra - 40 Cups Of Coffee (1953) 

10. Danny Overbea With King Kolax Orchestra - Stomp & Whistle (1954) 

11. Faye Adams - Shake A Hand (1953) 

12. Byrdie Green - Dr. Feelgood (1968) 

13. Hadda Brooks - Jump Back Honey (1952) 

14. Mack Allen Smith - I Got My Mojo Working (1962) 

15. Mack Allen Smith - Boogie Children (1964) 

16. Mack Allen Smith - Mean Ole Frisco (1965) 

17. Lloyd Price - Mailman Blues (1952) 

18. Blindside Blues Band - No One To Trust (1995) 

19. Blindside Blues Band - I'm Trying (1995) 

20. Rosco Gordon - No More Doggin' (1959) 

21. Big Mama Thornton - My Man Called Me (1957)

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 Bob's Chat

As we're getting down to the last couple of weeks before we return to Thailand we decided to play tourists and spent the day in Fremantle. Amongst other things we visited the Bon Scott memorial statue. I knew Bon Scott back in the late 1960s when he lived in Perth and he was in the Valentines. But after he moved over East and got with AC-DC I never saw him again. Anyway here are some pics of myself and my wife and my old friend Bon.

 Best Of Jazz Vol 121 - Cities & Places Vol 03

Message From Morocco (1929-2024)

01. Pat Britt - Message From Morocco (1976)

02. Clay Jenkins - Kalahari (1999)

03. Joe Magnarelli - Central Park West (2014)

04. Kevin Fort - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (2024)

05. Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Parisian Thoroughfare (1954)

06. Bill Cunliffe - Minnesota (1993)

07. Paul Barbarin - Walking Through The Streets Of The City (1950)

08. Charles Davis & The Cedar Walton Trio - Texas Moon (2003)

09. Greta Matassa - Broadway Rhythm (1991)

10. Salena Jones - Canadian Sunset (1995)

11. Joe Holiday - Cuban Nightingale (1952)

12. Hilton Ruiz - Goin' Back To New Orleans (1988)

13. Al Hall Quintet - The Rose Of Rio Grande (1947)

14. Dusko Goykovich - Bosna Calling (1971)

15. Carl Perkins - West Side (1956)

16. Muriel Grossmann - African Call (2020)

17. Harry Allen - Autumn In New York (2009)

18. Stephane Grappelli & Bill Coleman - Chicago (1973)

19. Frode Kjekstad - Hong Kong Steamer (2024)

20. Henry Red Allen - Jersey Lightning (1929)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 266 (1952-2008)

01. Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail (1957)

02. Shakey Jake Harris & Magic Sam - Call Me If You Need Me (1958)

03. Shakey Jake Harris & Magic Sam - Roll Your Moneymaker (1958)

04. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Honey Child (1964)

05. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Hey Big Daddy (2016)

06. Big Al Dupree - Low-Down Dirty Shame (1997)

07. Big Al Dupree - Early This Mornin' (1997)

08. Eddie Bo - I'll Keep On Trying (1959)

09. Byrdie Green - Memories Are Made Of This (1963)

10. Rhoda Scott - Moanin' (1968)

11. Phil Alvin - Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (1986)

12. Phil Alvin & Billy Boy Arnold - Wreck Your V-8 Ford (1994)

13. Phil Alvin & Mary Franklin - What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasin' You (1994)

14. Ray Charles - The Midnight Hour (1952)

15. Big Joe Turner - Honey Hush (1953)

16. Ella Mae Morse - 40 Cups Of Coffee (1953)

17. Lonnie Johnson - Blues 'Round My Door (1960)

18. Charles Young & Andrew Jones - B.B. King Medley (1997)

19. Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Band - Spreadin' Honey (1967)

20. Sid Morris - Down Ensalmo Way (2008)

21. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat (1955)

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 Soul Party Vol 113 - Soul Covers Songs Vol 06 - Stormy Weather (1961-2024)

01. Judy Clay - Stormy Weather (1962)

02. The Isley Brothers - Ohio (1973)

03. Ray Charles - Yesterday (1967)

04. Alex Brown - Something (1970)

05. Etta James - Security (1968)

06. Mitty Collier - Drown In My Own Tears (1965)

07. Bobby Womack - California Dreamin' (1968)

08. Warren Storm - Tennessee Waltz (1967)

09. Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby (1970)

10. Charles Sherell - Dedicated To The One I Love (1974)

11. Marian Love - I Who Have Nothing (1970)

12. The Sweet Inspirations - Unchained Melody (1968)

13. Tony Allen & The Wanderers - Everybody's Somebody's Fool (1961)

14. Johnny Adams - Cold, Cold Heart (1965)

15. Latimore - Hit The Road Jack (2013)

16. Johnnie Taylor - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (1968)

17. Kandace Springs - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (2018)

18. Wilson Pickett - Hey Joe (1969)

19. William Bell - Please Help Me I'm Falling (1962)

20. Candi Staton - There Will Be Peace In The Valley (2024)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 265 (1946-2008)

01. Bobby Rush - Gotta Have Money (1968)

02. Albert King - Travelin' To California (1962)

03. Johnny Guitar Watson - Honey (1958)

04. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Jericho (1956)

05. Byrdie Green - When A Woman's In Love (1968)

06. Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield - Albert's Shuffle (1968)

07. Big Maybelle - Gabbin' Blues (1952)

08. Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Money Honey (1953)

09. Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers - One More River (1955)

10. Tony Joe White - Stud Spider (1970)

11. Sid Morris - Bass Key Boogie (2008)

12. Little Esther & Mel Walker With The Johnny Otis Orchestra - Cupid's Boogie (1950)

13. Rev. Lawrence Roberts & The Angelic Choir - It's The Holy Ghost (1961)

14. Chuck Berry - Welcome Back Pretty Baby (1965)

15. Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper (1960)

16. Jerry McCain - She's Tough (1960)

17. Robert Parker - Barefootin' (1966)

18. Nappy Brown - Sittin' In The Dark (1959)

19. Clarence Carter - Slip Away (1968)

20. The Southern Sons - I'm Free At Last (1946)

21. The Shaw Singers - Since He Touched Me (1969)

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 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Vol 122 - Rockin' Country Style Vol 05

Chew Tobacco Rag (1951-2000)

01. Zeb Turner - Chew Tobacco Rag (1951)

02. Al Ferrier - I'm The Man (1957)

03. Laura Lee Perkins - Mountain Dew (Live At The Sundowner Club, Albuquerque 1963)

04. Warren Robbe - My Chicken Pen (1958)

05. The Louvin Brothers - Red Hen Hop (1959)

06. Larry Lee Phillipson - Miami Road (1962)

07. Joe Kozak & The Frontiersmen - Hillbilly Rock (1959)

08. The Collins Kids - They're Still In Love (1956)

09. Merrill Moore - Nola Boogie (1954)

10. Leon Payne - Sweet Sweet Love (1956)

11. Scotty McKay - Jambalaya (1960)

12. Conway Twitty - You Win Again (1959)

13. Ted Daigle & The Midnighters - Red Hen Hop (1960)

14. Jimmy & Leon Short - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (1951)

15. The Trailblazers - Grandpa's Rock (1958)

16. James Burton - Mystery Train (1973)

17. Melvin Endsley - I Like Your Kind Of Love (1957)

18. Billy Hill & The Valley Boys - For Better For Worse (1951)

19. Johnny Rivers - Last Train To Memphis (1998)

20. Rip Carson & The Twilight Trio - Another Bridge To Burn (2000)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 264 (1946-2016)

01. Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Fly Your Kite (1951)

02. Lightnin' Hopkins - Merry Christmas (1953)

03. Peggy Lee - Black Coffee (1953)

04. Nina Simone - Forbidden Fruit (1961)

05. Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - Don't Come Too Soon (1949)

06. Esther Phillips - Fever (1966)

07. Byrdie Green - Night Time Is The Right Time (1968)

08. Byrdie Green - I Can't Love Without You (1968)

09. Byrdie Green - Muddy Water (1968)

10. Ella Fitzgerald - Sunny (1971)

11. Lightnin' Willie & The Poorboys - Lucky As The Devil (2016)

12. Lightnin' Willie & The Poorboys - Eyes In The Back Of My Head (2016)

13. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Goodbye, You Gone (2016)

14. Jimmy Ponder - Funky Butt (1976)

15. Jimmy Ponder - Illusions (1976)

16. Barbara Long & Herb Geller All Stars - Mama's Talkin' Soft (1959)

17. James Cotton - Straighten Up Baby (1954)

18. Champion Jack Dupree - I'm A Doctor For Women (1946)

19. Amos Milburn - Pool Playing Blues (1948)

20. Sid Morris - Longhair's Blues Rhumba (2008)

21. Sid Morris - Texas Stomp (2008)

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 Bob's Chat

Todays "Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Volume 263" brings you 21 tracks dating from November 1940 with The Ink Spots recording "Java Jive", through to 2023 with some fiery blues from New Zealand guitarist John Williams, who once filled in for a dead drunk Jimmy Page during the Yardbird's 1967 tour of New Zealand. Other artists featured here include Earl King, Dinah Washington, James Brown, Piney Brown, The Temptations, Howlin' Wolf, Ritchie Valens, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Some of you may be surprised to see Ritchie Valens included here in a primarily blues/R&B collection, but many artists usually associated with other genres - such as country, rock 'n' roll, jazz - periodically crossed over and recorded blues/R&B. So when I come across such tracks I like to include them to bring extra variety into the compilations.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins is an artist I've always admired. He started his singing career in the early 1950s and was a very average R&B singer at a time when outstanding R&B singers/blues shouters like Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, Amos Milburn, Charles Brown, and Jimmy Witherspoon were thick on the ground. So to distinguish himself from the pack, Screamin' Jay Hawkins developed his voodoo and skulls persona and enjoyed a level of success that he probably never would have achieved had he remained a straight R&B singer.

And "Hillbilly & Country Volume 159" brings you the 2nd volume in "All About The Gals", commencing with Cotton Henry & The Oklahoma Hillbillies' 1954 tribute to one of the most famous whores of all time: Eskimo Nell. Among the other well-known, plus a few lesser-known, artists in this collection are: Kitty Wells, Merle Haggard, Webb Pierce, Waylon Jennings, Eddy Arnold, Dale Evans, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, The Willis Brothers, Jamie Hilliard, and Floyd Tillman.

Don't forget to have a look in "Bob's Cellar" as our good friend cabledogg2 frequently shares some outstanding and generally hard to find albums there. If you take a copy of anything don't forget to thank cabledogg2 for his generosity. 

Anyway, my friends dig in and enjoy.

 Hillbilly & Country Vol 159 - All About The Gals Vol 02

Eskimo Nell (1953-2023)

01. Cotton Henry & The Oklahoma Hillbillies - Eskimo Nell (1954)
02. Jamie Hilliard - I'm Going Back To My Indian Maiden (1955)
03. Kitty Wells - Queen Of The Honky Tonk Street (1967)
04. Max Powell - Night Life Queen (1968)
05. Eddy Arnold - Molly (1963)
06. Joe Paul Nichols - Shy Young Sue (1963)
07. Howdy Glenn - Has Been Honky Tonk Queen (2023)
08. Bill Morgan - Polly Drove The Wagon (1965)
09. Floyd Tillman - Daisy Mae (1962)
10. Waylon Jennings - Young Widow Brown (1967)
11. Merle Haggard - I Just Want To Look At You One More Time (1969)
12. Don Crawford - All About Women (1964)
13. The Willis Brothers - She's Living In Sin On The Back Side Of Town (1971)
14. Stringbean - Pretty Little Widow (1963)
15. Dale Evans - I'm The Rage Of The Sage (1956)
16. Durwood Haddock - The Lady Of My House (1965)
17. Jack Rhodes & Freddie Franks - Gypsy Heart (1953)
18. Ralph Blizard - The Girl I Love (2000)
19. Webb Pierce & Red Sovine - Little Rosa (1956)
20. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (1967)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 263 (1940-2023)

01. Earl King - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (1955)

02. Piney Brown - Cream In My Coffee Sugar In My Tea (1960)

03. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Slow Rollin' (2016)

04. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - Tonkin' U.S. Of A. (2016)

05. Charles Big Daddy Stallings - What You Want Me To Do (2016)

06. Howlin' Wolf - I'm The Wolf (1952)

07. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Person To Person (1957)

08. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want To Do It (1958)

09. Spaceark - Welcome To My Door (1975)

10. Ritchie Valens - Boney Maronie (1958)

11. Ritchie Valens - Big Baby Blues (1958)

12. John Williams Blues Band - Meantown Blues (2023)

13. John Williams Blues Band - Boogie Creek (2023)

14. John Williams Blues Band - Slowtrain (2023)

15. Dinah Washington & Quincy Jones Orchestra - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (1956)

16. Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - Baby, You've Got What It Takes (1960)

17. East Coast - The Rock (1978)

18. The Temptations - Glasshouse (1975)

19. The Temptations - Runaway Child, Running Wild (1968)

20. James Brown - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (1969)

21. The Ink Spots - Java Jive (1940)

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 AUSSIE BLUES #6

Chain - Blue Metal (1989)

Tracklisting:

01. Wouldn't Have Her Any Other Way
02. Nothing Unusual
03. Walk That Walk
04. G Slide
05. Party
06. Rumble
07. Shuffle
08. Back Stairs
09. Can't Let Go
10. City Life
11. Jumbo
12. Maddison Blues

Musicians:

Matt Taylor - Vocals & Harmonica
John Meyer - Lead Guitar
Bob Fortescue - Bass
Michael Burn - Drums

Released: 1989
Label: Forever Records FOR CD 4

Departing from 1987's softer sounding Australian Rhythm & Blues, Blue Metal sees Matt Taylor and Chain returning to the band's classic "Ozblues" sound, for a heavier and more guitar focused album with John Meyer on guitar (ex-Rose Tattoo), Bob Fortesque on bass (ex-Blackfeather) and Michael Burn on drums.

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 Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 108

Sad & Lonesome Blues Vol 04 - Lay Some Flowers On My Grave (1928-2023)

01. Blind Willie McTell - Lay Some Flowers On My Grave (1935)

02. Tommy McClennan - My Baby's Gone (1941)

03. Mississippi John Hurt - Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied (1928)

04. Tim Wilkins - Dirty Deal Blues (1936)

05. Bessie Smith - I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama (1928)

06. Bumble Bee Slim - Hard Rocks In My Bed (1936)

07. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Blues About My Baby (1947)

08. Sleepy John Estes - Broken Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too (1930)

09. Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton - Careless Love (1930)

10. Lonnie Johnson - Fallin' Rain Blues (1947)

11. Lonnie Johnson -  Nothing But Trouble (1950)

12. Lightnin' Hopkins - Can't Get That Woman Off My Mind (1947)

13. Bill Gaither - Pains In My Heart (1936)

14. Philadelphia Jerry Ricks - No Crazy Woman (1991)

15. Sugarcane Collins - Hungry, Broke And Blue (2015)

16. Keb' Mo' - It Hurts Me Too (2000)

17. Ian A. Anderson - Little Boy Blue (1967)

18. Nat Myers - Undertaker Blues (2023)

19. Arthur Big Boy Spires - One Of These Days (1952)

20. Robbert Duijf - Trouble Will Soon Be Over (2023)

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 262 (1932-2023)

01. Albert King - C.O.D (1964)

02. Jimmy Smith - Delon's Blues (1964)

03. Patrice Holloway - Stolen Hours (1967)

04. Mick Clarke - Mizzable Blues (2023)

05. Mick Clarke - I Asked For Water (2023)

06. Pete Allen Jazz Band - The Anniversary Boogie (2023)

07. Sonny Rollins - Funky Hotel Blues (1957)

08. The Ohio Players - Here Today And Gone Tomorrow (1968)

09. Al Jarreau - Look What You've Done For Me (1979)

10. Willie Clayton - The Night We Won't Forget (2023)

11. Lightning Slim - Hoodoo Man (1958)

12. Henry 'Red' Allen - Who Stole The Lock On The Henhouse Door (1932)

13. Candice Ivory - New Bumble Bee (2023)

14. Eric B Turner - Ain't No Good (2023)

15. Eric B Turner - Wrong Kinda Fish (2023)

16. Al Basile - Jimmy & Johnny (2023)

17. Vernon Green - Look At Me, Look At Me (1966)

18. Little Anthony - It's Not The Same (1967)

19. Washboard Sam - Don't Have To Sing The Blues (1942)

20. Washboard Sam - Do That Shake Dance (1942)

21. Louis Jordan - Somebody Done Hoodoo'd The Hoodoo Man (1939)

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 Best Of Jazz Vol 120 - Women In Jazz Vol 10

When It's Sleepy Time Down South (1956-2024)

01. Aya Takazawa - When It's Sleepy Time Down South (2016)

02. Aya Takazawa - Chicken Tails (2016)

03. Pat Britt - To Whom It May Concern (1976)

04. Naoko Tanaka - Lotus Blossom (2017)

05. Sophia Tomelleri - What’s Your Story Morning Glory (2024)

06. Jocelyn Gould - Last Of The Rounders (2023)

07. Holly Hofmann - Soul-Leo (2014)

08. Alina Bzhezhinska - Annoying Semitones (2018)

09. Akiko Tsuruga - Happy Blues (2024)

10. Barbara Dennerlein - Yardbird Suite (1987)

11. Jessica Williams - Blues Not (1994)

12. Virginia Mayhew - Waltz Boogie (2010)

13. Melba Liston - Never Do An Abadanian (1956)

14. Mary Lou Williams - It Ain't Necessarily So (1964)

15. Chien Chien Lu - We Live In Brooklyn Baby (2020)

16. Clara Haberkamp Trio - Double Eyed (2021)

17. Rhoda Scott - Pistachio (2003)

18. Nanami Haruta - Algonquin (2024)

19. Muriel Grossmann - Pointing Out Part 1 (2024)

20. Muriel Grossmann - Pointing Out Part 2 (2024) 

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 Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Vol 261 (1938-2023)

01. Little Milton - Meddlin' (1963)

02. Little Milton - Behind Closed Doors (1974)

03. Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party (1962)

04. Albert Collins - Get To Gettin' (1983)

05. Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb Orchestra - Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil (1938)

06. Dinah Washington - Blow Top Blues (1946)

07. Erma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart (1967)

08. Tammy Montgomery & Jimmy Radcliffe - If I Would Marry You (1964)

09. Jay McShann - Louie's Guitar Boogie (1948)

10. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Old Maid Boogie (1946)

11. Jimmy Beasley - Don't Feel Sorry For Me (1956)

12. Candice Ivory - World Of Trouble (2023)

13. Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven - Blues For Yesterday (1947)

14. Ornette Coleman - When Will The Blues Leave (1958)

15. Ivory Joe Hunter - I Almost Lost My Mind (1950)

16. Ann Peebles - I Didn't Take Your Man (1977)

17. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff (1971)

18. Jimmie Gordon - The Mojo Blues (1939)

19. Chuck Carbo - Meet Me At The Station (1993)

20. Arthur Alexander - Where Have You Been All My Life (1960)

21. Big Maybelle - 96 Tears (1966)

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 Bob's Chat

Well it's soul time again so here's "Soul Party Volume 112 - Moaning, Groaning & Crying Vol 03 - Teardrops On Your Letter", with 20 tearjerkers dating from 1959 through to 2012. Among the artists presented here today are Etta James, Natalie Cole, William Bell, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Bettye Swann, Joe Tex, Arthur Alexander, and O.V. Wright. But for me the standout track is Irma Thomas and her gorgeous 1967 recording of "I've Been Loving You Too Long". Soul music doesn't get any better than this one. 

And our "Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records" continues with Volume 260, featuring some classics from the mighty Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Minnie, Little Son Joe, Jimmy McCracklin & Irma Thomas, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Sugar Chile Robinson, and Lonnie Brooks. As usual this series tends to be a bit quirky, so thrown in for good measure are Monty Alexander, Al Di Meola, and Long Tall Marvin, all adding a bit of variety without wandering too far off the track.

Anyway my friends, dig in and enjoy.

 Soul Party Vol 112 - Moaning, Groaning & Crying Vol 03

Teardrops On Your Letter (1959-2012)

01. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter (1959)

02. Dalton Reed - Hold On My Heart (1994)

03. Sam Dees - Lonely For You Baby (1968)

04. William Bell - Crying All By Myself (1965)

05. The Tams - You Lied To Your Daddy (1964)

06. Bettye Swann - Kiss My Love Goodbye (1974)

07. Tommy Ridgley - Should I Ever Love Again (1961)

08. Etta James - Street Of Tears (1962)

09. Curtis Mayfield - So You Don't Love Me (1974)

10. Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy (1989)

11. The Pilgrim Jubilees - Crying Won't Help (1975)

12. Sam Baker - Sometimes You Have To Cry (1965)

13. Joe Tex - Blessed Are These Tears (1959)

14. The King Pins - How Long Will It Last (1963)

15. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - All Cried Out (1985)

16. Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On (1961)

17. Blue Magic - Welcome To The Club (1974)

18. O.V. Wright - You're Gonna Make Me Cry (1965)

19. Irma Thomas - I've Been Loving You Too Long (1967)

20. Al Basile - It Is What It Is (2012)

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