Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 16

01. Janis Martin - My Boy Elvis 
02. Ricky Nelson - Down The Line 
03. Ricky Nelson - I'm In Love Again 
04. Billy Lee Riley - Pearly Lee 
05. Carl Perkins - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On 
06. Brenda Lee - Let's Jump The Broomstick 
07. Brenda Lee - Little Jonah Rock On Your Steel Guitar 
08. Sleepy LaBeef - Home Of The Blues 
09. Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Stratosphere Boogie 
10. The Collins Kids - Hop, Skip & Jump 
11. The Hollywood Flames - A Little Bird 
12. Steve Alaimo - She's My Baby 
13. Eddie Cochran - Cut Across Shortly 
14. Chet Atkins - Boo Boo Stick Beat 
15. Carl Mann - Gonna Rock And Roll Tonight 
16. Spookum Russell - Jukebox Boogie Woogie Chick 
17. Freddie Hart - Snatch It And Grab It 
18. Charlie Rich - Easy Money 
19. The Big Bopper - It's The Truth Ruth 
20. Burl Ives With Grady Martin - Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 08 (1939-2020)


01. The Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix - Move Over And Let Me Dance (1965)
02. The Isley Brothers - Love The One You're With (1971)                 
03. The Isley Brothers - Smooth Sailin' Tonight (1987)                   
04. Big Daddy Wilson - This Is How I Live (2011)                         
05. Dinah Washington - TV Is The Thing This Year (1953)                  
05. Kirk 'Eli' Fletcher - School Street Shuffle (1999)                   
06. Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson Trio - Mumbles (1964)                   
07. The Nutmegs - Betty Lou (1955)                                       
08. The Nutmegs - Rock Me (1955)                                         
09. The Nutmegs - Gift O' Gabbin' Woman (1956)                           
10. CC Ryder - Wake Up (2020)                                            
11. CC Ryder - Things I Use To Do (2020)                                 
12. The Marvelettes - Barefootin' (1967)                                 
13. Eddie Cooley & The Dimples - Got A Little Woman (1956)               
14. Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb Orchestra - Undecided (1939)            
15. Sister Rosetta Sharpe & Lucky Millinder - Shout Sister Shout (1941)  
16. Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra - Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (1945)             
17. Johnny Marshall - South Georgia Boogie (1999)                        
18. Smokey Hogg - Good Morning Little Baby (1949)                        
19. Smokey Hogg - You're Gonna Look Like A Monkey (1950)                 
20. Smokey Hogg - River Hip Mama (1953)

Monday, January 30, 2023

 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 52

01. Rosalie Allen & Billy Williams - He Lived In Texas And She Lived In Arkansas 
02. Anita Carter - He's A Real Gone Guy 
03. Gene Autry - A Yodelin' Hobo 
04. Gene O'Quin - Texas Boogie 
05. Grandpa Jones - That Depot In The Sky 
06. Curley Williams - Fiddlin' Boogie 
07. Chet Atkins & His Colorado Mountain Boys - Canned Heat 
08. Carl Sauceman & His Green Valley Boys - I'll Be An Angel Too 
09. Patsy Cline - Too Many Secrets 
10. Eddie Noack - Stairway Of Love 
11. J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers - The Longest Train 
12. Jack Tucker & His Oklahoma Playboys - Let Me Practice With You 
13. Leake County Revelers - Leake County Blues 
14. Milton Brown - Brownie's Stomp 
15. Red Foley - Peace In The Valley 
16. Shorty Cross & His Arizona Riders - Oakie Boogie 
17. The Texas Bluegrass Boys - Sophronie 
18. Red Allen - Ho, Honey, Ho 
19. Red Allen - Down In The Willow Garden 
20. Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan - Hot Rod Race 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 07 (1941-1977)

01. Bo Diddley - Before You Accuse Me (1957)                     
02. Big Mama Thornton - No Jody For Me (1951)                    
03. Big Mama Thornton - Walking Blues (1952)                     
04. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Blues (1961)                  
05. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman (1971)                         
06. The Esquires - Groovin' (1967)                               
07. Denise Lasalle - Trapped By A Thing Called Love (1972)       
08. Chaka Khan & Rufus - You Got The Love (1974)                 
09. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - He's A Superstar (1971)                 
10. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Fire Weaver (1971)                      
11. Shelbra Deane - A Man’s Got Too Much Dog In Him (1976)       
12. Sharon Lee Williams - Loving And Laughing (1971)             
13. Nolan Strong & The Diablos - The Way You Dog Me Around (1955)
14. Nolan Strong & The Diablos - Jump, Shake, And Move (1955)    
15. Nolan Strong & The Diablos - Try Me One More Time (1956)     
16. Runette Roberts - She Didn't Know (1977)                     
17. Shirley Jo - Trust Each Other (1971)                         
18. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Four Or Five Times (1941)            
19. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - All Over This World (1942)           
20. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Two Little Fishes & Five Loaves Of Bread (1944)

Sunday, January 29, 2023

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 13 - Alligator Bogaloo

01. Lou Donaldson - Alligator Bogaloo 
02. Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Save Your Love For Me 
03. George Shearing - Aquarius 
04. Jimmy Smith - Mr. Johnson 
05. Milt Jackson - Lillie 
06. Ella Fitzgerald - Lover 
07. Roy Eldridge - Sweet Sue, Just You 
08. Reuben Wilson - Ronnie's Bonnie 
09. Kenny Burrell - Burning Spear 
10. Bobbi Humphrey - Fun House 
11. Bobbi Humphrey - New York Times 
12. Horace Silver & J.J. Johnson - The African Queen 
13. Junior Mance - Playhouse 
14. Ike Quebec - Acquitted 
15. Jimmy Forrest - Robbin's Nest 
16. Thad Jones - Little Girl Blue 
17. Herbie Mann - The Amazon River 
18. Sonny Rollins - Paradox 
19. Philly Joe Jones - Philly J.J. 
20. Wayne Shorter - Chaos 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 06 (1945-2020)

01. Percy Sledge - Love Me Tender (1966)                             
02. Percy Sledge - Misty Morning (2004)                              
03. Andre Williams & The Inspirations - I Still Love You (1958)      
04. Paulette McWilliams - Dancin' (1976)                             
05. The Clovers - Little Mama (1956)                                 
06. Billy Ray Charles - Blues Attitude (2020)                        
07. Billy Ray Charles - Sweet, Black & Hot (2000)                    
08. Billy Ray Charles - Shakin' My Shaker (2020)                     
09. The Cookies - Chains (1962)                                      
10. Lonesome Sundown - Hoo Doo Woman Blues (1964)                    
11. Brook Benton - Hurtin' Inside (1959)                             
12. Arthur Big Boy Crudup - My Baby Left Me (1950)                   
13. J.B. Lenoir - Mojo Boogie (1960)                                 
14. Hop Wilson & His Orchestra - My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone (1960)
15. The Wrens - Come Back My Love (1955)                             
16. The Wrens - Beggin' For Love (1955)                              
17. Billy Emerson - When It Rains It Pours (1955)                    
18. Eddie Riff - Ain't That Loving You Baby (1956)                    
19. James 'Beale Street' Clark - Look Over Yonder's Wall (1945)      
20. Hound Dog Taylor - Christine (1962)

Saturday, January 28, 2023

 The Daily Chat

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Today's 'Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Volume 05' features 20 great tracks from 1949-2010 by LaVern Baker, John Brim, James Cotton, Mel Brown, Z.Z. Hill, K.C. Douglas, and several other fine blues/R&B/Soul artists.

And Volume 1 in a brand new series 'The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues', which is an expanded version of the old 'Country Blues' series, which was a bit limited. This newer series allows for many more artists, both pre & post war, who were not country blues artists. Kicking Volume 1 off is Tommy Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Sleepy John Estes, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Roosevelt Sykes, Rev. Gary Davis, and many others.

I find this country/pre-war series the most difficult to compile as it's so much harder to find good sounding tracks. A great many country blues and pre-war recordings just sound dreadful, and I won't use them. Also many are LP rips, and they have problems too...hiss and clicks. So the best source are CD reissues that have been cleaned up, and that is what I've mainly been searching for to make up these compilations. 

And today's photo is the great Son House, taken at some festival. An interesting photo as we see him holding an acoustic guitar and not the steel body National resonator guitar that we usually associate with Son House.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy today's compilations. As always, dig in, enjoy the music, and don't forget to leave a comment now and then to let me know who is around and who likes what.

 The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 01

01. Tommy Johnson - Big Fat Mama Blues 
02. Mississippi John Hurt - First Shot Missed Him 
03. Papa Harvey Hull - Gang Of Brown Skin Women 
04. Sleepy John Estes - Sloppy Drunk Blues 
05. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - A Man Is Nothing But A Fool 
06. Big Bill Broonzy - Little City Woman 
07. Peetie Wheatstraw - Coon Can Shorty 
08. Scrapper Blackwell - Bad Liquor Blues 
09. Washboard Sam - Diggin' My Potatoes 
10. Blind Blake - Poker Woman Blues 
11. Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues 
12. Nolan 'Barrel House' Welsh - Dying Pickpocket Blues 
13. The Delta Boys - Every Time My Heart Beats 
14. Roosevelt Sykes - Bury That Thing 
15. Roosevelt Sykes - Drunken Gambler 
16. Memphis Slim - Beer Drinking Woman 
17. Arthur Big Boy Crudup - My Baby Left Me 
18. Red Nelson - Crying Mother Blues 
19. Rev. Gary Davis - Cross And Evil Woman Blues 
20. South Memphis Jug Band - Believe I'll Go Back Home 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 05 (1949-2010)

01. LaVern Baker - Empty Bed Blues (1958)                                 
02. LaVern Baker - Hey Memphis (1961)                                     
03. Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends - The Spinach Song (1949)                 
04. John Brim - I Would Hate To See You Go (1956)                         
05. Reverend Kim Williams - Free To Roam (2010)                           
06. Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Traveling Shoes (2010)            
07. Sammy P. Blues - I Get The Blues (2008)                               
08. Aaron Neville - I Know I've Been Changed (2010)                       
09. James Cotton - Heard You're Getting Married (2010)                    
10. Johnnie Taylor - Someone Else Is Steppin' In (1994)                   
11. Mel Brown - Love, Lost And Found (2010)                               
12. Charen Cotton - Take Care Of Business At Home (1973)                  
13. Jacqueline Jones - A Frown On My Face (1974)                          
14. Z.Z. Hill & Dorothy Moore - Please Don't Let Our Good Thing End (1994)
15. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - I'm A Blues Man (1994)                           
16. Little Milton - It's Been So Long (1994)                              
17. Denise Lasalle - Right Arm For Your Love (1994)                       
18. Bobby Hendricks - Psycho (1960)                                       
19. Lou Donaldson & Grant Green - Good Gracious (1963)                    
20. K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues (1952)

Friday, January 27, 2023

 Soul Party Vol 22 - Cry To Me

01. Solomon Burke - Cry To Me 
02. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People 
03. Lou Rawls - Everywhere I Go 
04. Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools 
05. Thelma Houston - Cheap Lovin' 
06. Winfield Parker - One Of These Mornings 
07. The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You 
08. Bobby Byrd - Sayn' It & Doin' It Are Two Different Things 
09. Otis Redding - Hard To Handle 
10. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 
11. Willie Hutch - Give Me Some Of That Good Old Love 
12. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Honey Chile 
13. Ann Cole & The Dave McRae Orchestra - Easy Easy Baby 
14. Ramsey Lewis - Back In The U.S.S.R. 
15. Marvin Gaye - Calypso Blues 
16. Mel & Tim - Mail Call Time 
17. Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips 
18. Edwin Starr - Agent Double-O-Soul 
19. Bobby Hebb - Love, Love, Love 
20. Moses Smith - Girl Across The Street 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 04 (1937-2020)

01. B.B. King - Woke Up This Morning (1953)                       
02. Bettye LaVette - Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad (2010)        
03. Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby (1956)                
04. Wild Child Butler - Jelly Jam (1965)                          
05. Yvonne Vernee - Just Like You Did Me (1965)                   
06. Yvonne Vernee - I'm In Love (1965)                            
07. Jimmy Raney & Slim Slaughter - You Drink Too Much Booze (1960)
08. Syl Johnson - I'm Calling You (2010)                          
09. Little Willie John - Look What You've Done To Me (1957)       
10. Tampa Red & The Chicago Five - I'm Gonna Get High (1937)      
11. Varetta Dillard - That's Why I Cry (1957)                     
12. Ruth Brown - Anyone But You (1961)                            
13. Shirley Ellis - Sugar Let's Shing-A-Ling (1967)               
14. Shirley Ellis - Soul Time (1967)                              
15. Solomon Burke - Oh What A Feeling (2010)                      
16. Lucky Millender - Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back (1950)   
17. Eddie Burns - Hard Hearted Woman (1961)                       
18. Bonny B. & Bob Margolin - Hurry Hurry (2020)                  
19. Bonny B. & Markus Baumer - One String Is Enough (2020)        
20. Bonny B. & John Primer - Black Coffee (2020)

Thursday, January 26, 2023

 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 15

01. Vernon Taylor - Mystery Train 
02. Bill Haley - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie 
03. The Crickets - I Fought The Law 
04. Glen Glenn - Everybody's Movin' 
05. Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps - Flea Brain 
06. Charlie Feathers - We're Getting Closer To Being Apart 
07. Vikki Nelson - Just One More Smile 
08. Wanda Jackson - Cool Love 
09. Wanda Jackson - Rock Your Baby 
10. Wanda Jackson - Slippin' And Slidin' 
11. The Morgan Twins - Sittin' In The Drive In 
12. Jim Flaherty's Caravan - Real Gone Daddy 
13. The Jewels - She's A Flirt 
14. The Manin Brothers - Hot Rod Suzie 
15. The Everly Brothers - Hey Doll Baby 
16. The Everly Brothers - This Little Girl Of Mine 
17. Marty Robbins - Tennessee Toddy 
18. Johnny Horton - I'm Coming Home 
19. Al Casey - Willa Mae 
20. Adron Jumper & The Wheels - Crawdad Song 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 03 (1955-2020)

01. Ruth Brown - I Want To Do More (1955)                
02. Irma Thomas - In Between Tears (1973)                
03. Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone (1970)
04. Johnnie Taylor - I Believe In You (1973)             
05. The Monotones - You Never Loved Me (1958)            
06. The Charts - Dance Girl (1957)                       
07. The Charts - You're The Reason (1957)                
08. The Gerald Sisters - Lord Send Me (1974)             
09. The Gerald Sisters - Lead Me On (1974)               
10. The Gerald Sisters - Ready When He Comes (1974)      
11. Prof. Alex Bradford - He's All Right (1962)          
12. Prof. Alex Bradford - Because He Loves Me So (1962)  
13. Barrett Strong - You Knows What To Do (1960)         
14. Mable John - Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That (1960)
15. Sherri Taylor & Singin' Sammy Ward - Oh Lover (1960) 
16. Singin' Sammy Ward - That Child Is Really Wild (1960)
17. Singin' Sammy Ward - Who's The Fool (1961)           
18. Singin' Sammy Ward - Part Time Love (1962)           
19. Steve Washington - Just A Matter Of Time (2020)      
20. Steve Washington - Starting Over Again (2020)

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 51

01. Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys - Out Of My Mind 
02. Jay-Bob Howdy & Hoyle Nix & His West Texas Cowboys - Real Rockin' Daddy 
03. John Reedy & His Stone Mountain Hillbillys - Somebody Touched Me 
04. Carl Sauceman & His Green Valley Boys - A White Cross Marks The Grave 
05. Curley Fox - Wreck Of The 1256 
06. Adolph Hofner & His Texans - I'll Keep My Old Guitar 
07. Anita Carter - Freight Train Blues 
08. Dolly Parton - Letter To Heaven 
09. Emmylou Harris - Where Could I Go But To The Lord 
10. Porter Wagoner - Supper Time 
11. Eddie Noack - Oh Lonesome Me 
12. Johnny Bush - Glory Train 
13. Dwight Yoakam - Hold On To God 
14. Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Dry Bones 
15. Flatt & Scruggs - Baby Blue Eyes 
16. Charlie Linville - Texahoma Boogie 
17. Dock Boggs - Sugar Baby 
18. The Texas Bluegrass Boys - Congratulations Anyway 
19. The Texas Bluegrass Boys - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 
20. Sheb Wooley - Too Long With The Wrong Woman 

 Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 02 (1956-2013)

01. Curtis Mayfield - Give Me Your Love (1972)             
02. Curtis Mayfield - Dirty Laundry (1982)       
03. Al Green - Take Me To The River (1974)         
04. Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches And Sadness (1972)
05. Bill Doggett - Peacock Alley (1956)
06. Bill Doggett - Night Train (1964)
07. Joe Tex - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1972)
08. Little Johnny Taylor - As Long As I Don't See You (1972)
09. Edna Gallmon Cooke - Come On Let's Run (1964)
10. Edna Gallmon Cooke - Little Boy (1964)
11. Ollie Nightengale - It's A Sad Thing (1971)
12. Ollie Nightengale - A Good Woman At Home (1973)
13. Roy Brooks - Soulin' (1964)
14. Big Joe Maher & 4 Jacks - Love's Like That (2013)
15. Big Joe Maher & 4 Jacks - Your Turn To Cry (2013)
16. Big Joe Maher & 4 Jacks - Have Ourselves A Time (2013)
17. The Impressions - I'm A Changed Man (1974)
18. The Impressions - Don't Forget What I Told You (1974)
19. The Gerald Sisters - When I Get Inside (1974)
20. The Gerald Sisters - What A Time (1974)

Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings Vol 01 (1960-2009)

01. Ike & Tina Turner - Don't Believe Nothing (1973)           
02. The Isley Brothers - Smooth Sailin' Tonight (1987)         
03. Cyril Neville - Sick And Tired (2000)                      
04. Cyril Neville - That Mellow Saxophone (2000)               
05. Eric Bibb - Turning Pages (2009)                           
06. Tina Britt - The Real Thing (1965)                         
07. Tina Britt - Hawg For You (1969)                           
08. Tina Britt - Key To The Highway (1969)                     
09. Tina Britt - Sookie Sookie (1969)                          
10. Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman (1962)                    
11. Long John Hunter - Beggar Man (2009)                       
12. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)                       
13. Syl Johnson - I Hear The Love Chimes (1974)                
14. The Paradons - I Want Love (1960)                          
15. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - You've Got A Friend (1972)
16. Gladys Knight & The Pips - And This Is Love (1973)         
17. Mighty Mo Rodgers  - Blues For A Blue Planet (2009)        
18. Vickie Baines - We Can Find That Love (1967)               
19. Terri Walker & Michael Olatuja - Little Sister (2009)      
20. Big Jay McNeely - Psycho Serenade (1960)

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 12 - Light My Fire

01. Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire 
02. Helen Merrill - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 
03. Rita Reys - My Funny Valentine 
04. Willie Bobo - Roots 
05. David Benoit - Watermelon Man 
06. Larry Young - Heaven On Earth 
07. Horace Silver & J.J. Johnson - The Cape Verdean Blues 
08. Archie Shepp - Attica Blues 
09. Dee Felice Trio - There Was A Time 
10. Mombasa - Nairobi 
11. Louis Armstrong - Your Cheatin' Heart 
12. The London Jazz Four - Things We Said Today 
13. Sonny Stitt - I Should Care 
14. John Cameron - Troublemaker 
15. Illinois Jacqet - Jivin' With Jack The Bellboy 
16. Booker Ervin - Salt Lake City 
17. Plas Johnson - A Mood For The Blues 
18. Junior Mance - 9-20 Special 
19. Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz - A Ballad 
20. Bobby Timmons - Moanin'

Monday, January 23, 2023

 The Daily Chat

A chatbox where we can post comments and have discussions on artists & songs. However, if you just want to say thank you for a particular post then please continue using the usual comment box located below each post.

Today we have reached Volume 101 in the series 'The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel', which is the final volume in this current series. Finishing the series off are 20 tracks dating from 1946 to 2018, by Arthur Alexander, Jimmy McCracklin, Meredith Howard, Bobby Taylor, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cousin Leroy, Otis Hinton, Irene Wiley, and a few other fine artists.

And 'Soul Party Volume 21 - Here Comes The Judge' serves up 22 great soul recordings from Larry & Tommy, Aaron Collins, Mary Love, Solomon Burke, Oliver Sain, Beatrice Lee, and many other not so well known soul performers.

Tomorrow we'll start the first in a new 30 Volume series titled 'The Very Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Recordings'. It will be much the same as the previous series with an assortment of the best in blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel recordings. 

Also starting from tomorrow are new batches in the 'Assorted Best Of Jazz', 'Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings', 'Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings', and the 'Soul Party' series. I've discontinued the 'Country Blues' series and started a completely new series titled 'The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues', this is a more broader category that will allow for the inclusion of acoustic-style blues singers who didn't really belong in the 'Country Blues' series. 

And today's photos is a promotional photo of B.B. King in the 1950s holding a double neck guitar/mandolin. Named “The ManVer”, it was originally built by Lyn Vernon and Sid Manker in Memphis and later sold to B.B.

 Soul Party Vol 21 - Here Comes The Judge


01. Larry & Tommy - Here Comes The Judge                 
02. Aaron Collins & The Teen Queens - Walk The Chalk Line
03. Stacy Johnson - Remove My Doubts                     
04. The Soul Primers - Can't Resist Part 1               
05. The Soul Primers - Can't Resist Part 2               
06. The Vells - There He Is At My Door                   
07. Milton James - My Lonely Feeling                     
08. Mary Love - Satisfied Feeling                        
09. Solomon Burke - He'll Have To Go                     
10. Oliver Sain - Comin' Down Soul                       
11. Beatrice Lee - Help Me                               
12. Jimmy Bee - Wanting You                              
13. The Teen Queens - Let's Kiss                         
14. The Teen Queens - Mr. Bus Driver                     
15. The Mighty Soul Drivers - I Wouldn't Treat A Dog     
16. The Sweethearts - No More Tears                      
17. The Pace-Setters - Freedom And Justice               
18. The Heartbreakers - The Willow Wept                  
19. Billy Watkins - I'll Let Nothing Come Between Us     
20. Durand Jones & The Indications - Sea Gets Hotter     
21. Janice Harrington - Hallelujah I Love Her So         
22. Little Johnny Hamilton - Keep On Moving

 The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Vol 101 - VA (1946-2018)

01. Arthur Alexander - Every Day I Have To Cry Some (1975)                 
02. Arthur Alexander - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1975)             
03. Jimmy McCracklin - Doomed Lover (1962)                                 
04. Terry Timmons - Ain't Supposed To Be Like That (1951)                  
05. The Jackie Davis Trio - Buzz Me Baby (1952)                            
06. Melvin Smith - It Went Down Easy (1953)                                
07. Meredith Howard - Easy Come, Easy Go Blues (1949)                      
08. Meredith Howard - Home Cookin' Mama (1949)                            
09. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1967) 
10. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - Soul Man (1968)                        
11. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - Further Up The Road (1969) 
12. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Bless This House (1960)                        
13. Cousin Leroy - Goin' Back Home (1955)                                  
14. Cousin Leroy - Will A Matchbox Hold My Clothes (1957)                  
15. Otis Hinton - Walkin' Down Hill (1953)                                 
16. Otis Hinton - Emmaline (1953)                                          
17. Angela Mosley & The Blu Elements - Breaking Up Somebody's Home (2018)  
18. Angela Mosley & The Blu Elements - Mean Old World (2018)               
19. Irene Wiley - Irene's Boogie Blues (1946)                              
20. Irene Wiley - Boa Hog Blues (1946)

Sunday, January 22, 2023

 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 50

01. Texas Jim Lewis - Jim Crack Corn                                                     
02. The Carter Family - I Never Will Marry                                               
03. The Bowes Brothers - Stop Knocking On My Door                                        
04. Dave Woolum - Maple On The Hill                                                      
05. Fiddling Doc Roberts - Hawk's Got A Chicken                                          
06. Benny Thomasson - Tug Boat                                                           
07. Autry Inman - Double Cross                                                           
08. Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - Just Someone I Used To Know                          
09. Leon Payne - They'll Never Take Her Love From Me                                     
10. Jean Shepard - Cigarettes And Coffee Blues                                           
11. Hank Williams - Never Again                                                          
12. Linda Martell - Color Him Father                                                     
13. Charline Arthur - He Fiddled While I Burned                                          
14. Kitty Wells - Delta Dawn                                                             
15. Spade Cooley & His Orchestra - Shame On You                                          
16. Tani Allen - Tennessee Jive                                                          
17. Ted West - Parking Worries                                                           
18. Rex Griffin - The Walkin' Blues                                                      
19. Roy Head - The Most Wanted Woman In Town                                             
20. Big & Rich (Big Kenny Alphin & John Rich) - Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy

 The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Vol 100 - VA (1949-1978)

01. Z.Z. Hill - I Think I'd Do It (1971)                                   
02. Z.Z. Hill - Choking Kind (1971)                                        
03. Freddie North - Ain't Nothing In The News But The Blues (1970)         
04. Rosemary Clooney - Shot Gun Boogie (1950)                              
05. Pearl Bailey - I Can't Rock & Roll To Save My Soul (1956)              
06. Nat King Cole - Send For Me (1957)                                     
07. Duke Reid & His Group - Low Down Dirty Girl (1960)                     
08. Duke Reid & His Group - Pink Lane Shuffle (1960)                       
09. Danelle Darris - Don't Love Me And Leave Me (1965)                     
10. Danelle Darris - Let's Do The Shot Gun (1965)                          
11. The Elks - All Aboard (1978)                                           
12. The Elks - Down In The Bottom (1978)                                   
13. Anisteen Allen - Moanin' The Blues (1951)                              
14. Meredith Howard - Jelly And Bread (1949)                               
15. Otis Blackwell - Wake Up Fool (1952)                                   
16. Bo Diddley - If The Bible's Right (1970)                               
17. Magic Slim & The Teardrops - In The Dark (1977)                        
18. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - Everybody Rock (1956)          
19. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - Love For You (1956)            
20. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - I Wanna Make Love To You (1956)

Saturday, January 21, 2023

 Soul Party Vol 20 - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay

01. Sharon Cash - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay 
02. Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood 
03. James Brown & The Famous Flames - Think 
04. The Jennings Brothers - Believe In Me 
05. Bessie Banks - Go Now 
06. Billy Mashburn - Don't It Sound Good 
07. Little Johnny Taylor - You'll Need Another Favour 
08. Little Johnnie Taylor - Will You Love Me Forever 
09. Ed Robinson - Temptation's 'Bout To Get Me 
10. The Newcomers - Too Much Going To Say Goodbye 
11. Sade - Why Can't We Live Together 
12. The Delfonics - Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time 
13. Gene Chandler - Rainbow 
14. Curtis Mayfield - Give It Up 
15. Johnny Adams - Think About You 
16. Johnny Adams - After All The Good Is Gone 
17. Johnny Bristol - Morganton, North Carolina 
18. J. Blackfoot - If I Don't Love You 
19. Dee Dee Young - Too Little In Common To Be Lovers 
20. Homer Banks - Foolish Hearts Break Fast

 The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Vol 99 - VA (1930-2021)

01. Anita O'Day - Boogie Blues (1945)                                 
02. Dinah Washington - It's A Mean Old Man's World (1962)             
03. Buddy Guy - A Man And The Blues (1968)                            
04. Buddy Guy - Just Playing My Axe (1968)                            
05. Buddy Guy - Thick Like Mississippi Mud (2015)                     
06. Ray Charles - Come Back Baby (1957)                               
07. Nina Simone - Blues For Mama (1967)                               
08. Jimmy Reed - Jimmy's Boogie (1954)                                
09. Roosevelt Sykes - Sunny Road (1946)                               
10. Bessie Smith - Black Mountain Blues (1930)                        
11. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Shot Gun Boogie (1950)                     
12. Mary Lane - Leave That Wine Alone (2019)                          
13. Albert King - Angel Of Mercy (1972)                               
14. Johnny Winter - See See Baby (1986)                               
15. Laura Cox - Hard Blues Shot (1991)                                
16. Archie Lee Hooker & The Coast To Coast Blues Band - My Baby (2021)
17. Bobby Rush - Down In Mississippi (2020)                           
18. Sue Foley - Pinky's Blues (2021)                                  
19. Joanne Shaw Taylor - If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (2021)  
20. Chuck Berry - Eyes Of Man (2016)                                  
21. Eddie Taylor - You'll Always Have A Home (1956)

Friday, January 20, 2023

 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 49

01. The Sunshine Boys - Danger Zone 
02. The Dixon Brothers - Weave Room Blues 
03. The Coon Creek Girls - Lulu Walls 
04. The Rainbow Valley Boys - Broken Hearted Means, Nothing To You 
05. Dee Stone & Ted Prillaman's Virginia Ramblers - Square Dance Rag 
06. Dee Stone & The Melody Hill-Billys - Heads You Win Tails You Lose 
07. Big Jeff - Home Bru Boogie 
08. Al Terry - Hey Whattya Say 
09. Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin' 
10. Porter Wagoner - Tricks Of The Trade 
11. Patsy Montana & Her Buckaroos - Mama Never Said A Word About Love 
12. Chris Smither - Crocodile Man 
13. Doye O'Dell - Left My Gal In The Mountains 
14. Bill Monroe - My Carolina Sunshine Girl 
15. Randy Hughes - No Trespassing 
16. Sonny Christopher - Pour Us Another Jack Daniels 
17. Dale Watson - Burden Of The Cross 
18. Hank Thompson - Hangover Tavern 
19. Jean Shepard - Crying Steel Guitar Waltz 
20. Margaret Lewis - Cheaters Can't Win

 The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Vol 98 - VA (1948-2016)

01. Jimmy Witherspoon - Spoon Calls Hootie (1948)               
02. Tiny Bradshaw - The Blues Came Pouring Down (1951)          
03. Smiley Lewis - Lowdown (1950)                               
04. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours (1971)                  
05. James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues (1967)                     
06. Patsy Cline - I Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul (1959)       
07. Roland Johnson - Sweet Little Nothings (2016)               
08. Roland Johnson & Renee Smith - Promised Land (2016)         
09. Roland Johnson & Renee Smith - Your's And Mine (2016)       
10. Charlie Musselwhite & Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor (1967)
11. Charlie Musselwhite - Clay's Tune (1968)                    
12. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Babe (1966)                    
13. Otis Spann - Blues Is A Botheration (1970)                  
14. Tampa Red - 1950 Blues (1950)                               
15. Tampa Red - She's A Cool Operator (1951)                    
16. Lionel Davis - Lonely Tour (1998)                           
17. Lionel Davis - Big Breast Obsessed (1998)                   
18. Wilbert Harrison - Stagger Lee (1970)                       
19. Wilbert Harrison - I'll Never Trust Another Woman (1976)    
20. J.B. Hutto & The Hawks - Too Much Alcohol (1965)            
21. Junior Wells - You Lied To Me (1966)

Thursday, January 19, 2023

 Soul Party Vol 19 - Somebody's Got To Pay

01. Little Johnny Taylor - Somebody's Got To Pay 
02. Little Johnny Taylor - Help Yourself 
03. Little Johnny Taylor - True Love 
04. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson - Too Late 
05. Don Covay & The Goodtimers - See Saw 
06. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Got Myself A Good Man 
07. Etta James - At Last 
08. The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger 
09. The Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby 
10. Willie Mitchell - Who's Making Love 
11. Johnny Adams - Love Letters 
12. Johnny Adams - Georgia Morning Dew 
13. Mavis Staples - It Makes Me Wanna Cry 
14. Doris Troy - What'cha Gonna Do About It 
15. Rhinoceros - Apricot Brandy 
16. Jesse Belvin - Goodnight My Love 
17. Jackie Moore - Make Me Feel Like A Woman 
18. Billy Harner - A Message To My Baby 
19. Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long 
20. Isaac Hayes - I'm Gonna Have To Tell Her