Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 23 - A Handful Of Jazz Guitar Greats

01. Grant Green - The Main Attraction 

02. Grant Green - The Selma March 

03. Herb Ellis & Oscar Peterson - Naptown Blues 

04. George Benson - Giblet Gravy 

05. Dave Stryker - Blues For Brother Jack 

06. Dave Stryker - Stella By Starlight 

07. Gabor Szabo - Gypsy Queen 

08. Emily Remler - Hot House 

09. Emily Remler - Strollin' 

10. Al Di Meola - Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway 

11. Wes Montgomery - Tune Up 

12. Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio - Unit 7 

13. Eric Gale - Thumper 

14. Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life 

15. Ron Jackson - From Dusk To Dawn 

16. Ron Jackson - The Secret Garden Sweet Seduction Suite 

17. Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue 

18. Barney Kessel - Wall Street 

19. Barney Kessel & The Poll Winners - On Green Dolphin Street 

20. Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson - Blue Bossa 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 26 (1963-1971)

01. Lula Reed - Watch Dog (1953)                                 

02. Lula Reed - Going Back To Mexico (1953)                      

03. Lula Reed - Why Don't You Come On Home (1955)                

04. Charles Williams - Bacon Butt Fat (1971)                     

05. Charles Williams - You Got Me Running (1971)                 

06. Charles Williams - Please Send Me Someone To Love (1971)     

07. Bettye Swann - Tell It Like It Is (1968)                     

08. Bettye Swann - These Arms Of Mine (1968)                     

09. Bettye Swann - Words (1968)                                  

10. Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Roll 'Em Pete (1964)               

11. Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Mean Old Frisco Blues (1964)       

12. Richard 'Groove' Holmes - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (1964)

13. Willie James - Down On My Knees (1970)                       

14. Paulette Parker - Driving Wheel (1969)                       

15. Bobby Angelle - Please Take Me Back (1965)                   

16. Bobby Angelle - Girl You're So Fine (1965)                   

17. Sugar Pie DeSanto - I Want To Know (1960)              

18. Piney Brown & The Blues Toppers - Sugar In My Tea (1960)     

19. Jimmy Smith - I Got A Woman (1960)                           

20. Chuck Willis - CC Rider (1957)

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 ALBUMS THAT DESERVE ANOTHER LISTEN

The Butterfield Blues Band
The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw (Elektra EKL-4015)

The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw is a 1967 album by the Butterfield Blues Band, their third release. Its name refers to Elvin Bishop, whose role shifted to lead guitarist after Mike Bloomfield departed to form the Electric Flag. The album marked a slight shift in the band's sound towards R&B and was the first Butterfield record to feature a horn section, which included a young David Sanborn on alto saxophone. The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw generally received mixed to favorable reviews from critics, and reached number 52 in the American Billboard 200 charts in 1968.

Tracks:

One More Heartache       3:20

Driftin' And Driftin'            9:09

Born Under A Bad Sign 4:10

Run Out Of Time 2:59

Double Trouble 5:38

Drivin' Wheel         5:34

Droppin' Out         2:16

Tollin' Bells         5:23

Pity The Fool         6:00

Personnel:

Harmonica/Vocals: Paul Butterfield
Guitar: Elvin Bishop
Alto Saxophone: Dave Sanborn
Tenor Saxophone: Gene Dinwiddie
Trumpet: Keith Johnson
Keyboards: Mark Naftalin
Bass: Bugsy Maugh
Drums: Phil Wilson

I wasn't a huge fan of the Butterfield Blues Band's earlier LPs. Primarily because at the time of their release I was already deeply into blues/R&B and owned albums by Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, and many others. So I had little interest in hearing the Butterfield Band's versions when I was listening to the originals by the blues masters. However, when their third LP, "The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw" was released in 1967 I sat up and took notice. Several things had happened since those two earlier LPs. Lead guitarist Mike Bloomfield had departed, handing the guitar role over to former second guitarist Elvin Bishop, who did an admirable job as a more restrained band guitarist, playing chords/riffs and short tasty solos. Also Butterfield himself had matured as a harp player/singer, and with the inclusion of the Sanborn-led 3-piece horn section, the choice of material had progressed to tight solid covers of R&B classics by Charles Brown, Otis Rush, Roosevelt Sykes, Junior Parker and Lowell Fulson. The result was an outstanding album, and a very mature album for a predominantly white blues band in the late 1960s. Unlike the guitar-virtuoso blues bands that were in vogue at the time, no one player dominated; here we have high-calibre musicians showing restraint and cooperation to produce a well-crafted masterful album. Unfortunately it didn't last long. Within a year the members of this impressive line up had all moved on to other things. Butterfield himself pushed ahead with various projects, until his untimely passing in 1987 at age 44, never again quite reaching the high standard that the Butterfield Blues Band set with The Resurrection Of Pigboy Crabshaw.

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 The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 11

01. Annie Turner - Deceived Blues 

02. Big Boy Crudup - Death Valley Blues 

03. Kokomo Arnold - Chain Gang Blues 

04. Mississippi John Hurt - Louise Collins 

05. Mississippi Sheiks - Hitting The Numbers 

06. Sam Collins - The Jail House Blues 

07. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Careless Love 

08. Roy Bookbinder - Goin' Back To Tampa 

09. Cedar Creek Sheik - Mary Had A Little Lamb 

10. Joe McCoy - Joliet Bound 

11. Leroy Carr - Papa Wants To Knock A Jug 

12. Lee Brown - Rolling Stone 

13. South Memphis Jug Band - High Behind Blues 

14. Stephen Tarter & Harry Gay - Brownie Blues 

15. Carolina Slim - Shake Boogie 

16. Jenny Pope - Whiskey Drinkin' Blues 

17. Sleepy Joe - Mama Mama Blues 

18. Old Ced Odom - Derbytown 

19. Pete Franklin - Mr. Charlie 

20. Billy James - Champagne Charlie Is My Name 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 25 (1953-1976)

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

02. Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit (1959)                         

03. Little Milton - You're Gonna Make Me Cry (1976)                 

04. Bobby Blue Bland - This Time I'm Gone For Good (1973)           

05. Trudy Lynn - What A Waste (1973)                                

06. Al Green - Free At Last (1973)                                  

07. Howard Tate - You Don't Know Anything About Love (1971)         

08. Bud Harper - Down The Aisle (1963)                              

09. Neal Kimble - I'm Sorry We Had To Part (1962)                   

10. Albert Williams - I'm In Your Corner (1964)                     

11. Ella Washington - All The Time (1969)                           

12. Ella Washington - Sit Down & Cry (1969)                         

13. Ella Washington - Too Weak To Fight (1972)                      

14. Jimi Hendrix With Little Richard's Band - Keep A Knockin' (1965)

15. Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman - Part 1 (1967)                

16. Jimmy McGriff - All About My Girl (1967)                        

17. Willie Egan - Wow Wow (1955)                                    

18. Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys - A Fool No More (1956)           

19. Johnny Lewis - Jealous Man (1953)                               

20. Little Papa Joe - Lookin' For My Baby (1956)

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 Soul Party Vol 32 - Save My Love For A Rainy Day

01. Marv Johnson - Save My Love For A Rainy Day 

02. Ann Cole - My Tearful Heart 

03. The Temptations - Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue 

04. Kim Weston - Don't Let Me Down 

05. Arthur Conley - That Can’t Be My Baby 

06. Marie Allen & The Teardrops Band - All Over Again 

07. Wilson Pickett - Toe Hold 

08. Shirley Ellis - Soul Time 

09. Brenda Holloway - How Can I 

10. Bob & Earl - Dancin' Everywhere 

11. The Olympics - Mine Exclusively 

12. The Olympics - The Same Old Thing 

13. Randolph Walker - You'll Lose Your Love 

14. Eddie Floyd - Big Bird 

15. Joe Graham - Something Wrong With Our Love 

16. The Impressions - You've Been Cheatin' 

17. Barbara Mercer - Call On Me 

18. Al Christian - I've Been Blessed By Your Love 

19. Charlie Thomas - Don't Let Me Know 

20. Curtis Lee - Is She In Your Town 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 24 (1955-1973)

01. Solomon Burke - Walking In A Dream (1956)                             

02. Solomon Burke - Don't Cry (1959)                                      

03. Leroy Washington - I've Been In This Prison (1957)                    

04. Leroy Washington - Hello Operator (1959)                              

05. Leroy Washington - Hello Stranger (1959)                              

06. Nita Hill - All This (1964)                                           

07. Donnie Elbert - Memphis (1973)                                        

08. Lee Moses - Hey Joe (1971)                                            

09. Lee Moses - Time And Place (1971)                                     

10. Lee Moses - Would You Give Up Everything (1971)                       

11. Louis Blues Boy Jones With Bobby Scott Orchestra - Come On Home (1962)

12. Bobby Blue Bland - Yield Not To Temptation (1962)                   

13. Jimmy McCracklin - Get Back (1956)                                    

14. Robert Parker - All Nite Long Pt 1 (1959)                             

15. Robert Parker - All Nite Long Pt 2 (1959)                             

16. Little Walter - I Don't Play (1961)                                   

17. Harold Burrage - Say You Love Me (1960)                               

18. The Swan Silvertones - What's The Matter Now (1963)                   

19. Ray Charles - Sticks And Stones (1959)                                

20. Rosco Gordon - That's What You Do To Me (1955)

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 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 25

01. Carl Perkins - Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby 

02. Elvis Presley - Reconsider Baby 

03. Sandra Peters - Rock Away My Blues 

04. Wanda Jackson - Rock Your Baby 

05. The Lonesome Drifter - Eager Boy 

06. Johnny Angel - Teenage Wedding 

07. Johnny Mathis - One Life 

08. The Kingbeats - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy 

09. Werly Fairburn - All The Time 

10. Tibby Edwards - Flip Flop And Fly 

11. Faron Young - Goin' Steady 

12. Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours - Rhythm Bomb 

13. Johnnie Strickland - Shes Mine 

14. Glen Glenn - Be-Bop-A-Lula 

15. Conway Twitty - Shake It Up 

16. Eddie Cash - Doing All Right 

17. Dion - Gonna Make It Alone 

18. Jay Chevalier - Castro Rock 

19. Don Gibson - Won't Cha Come Back To Me 

20. Harry Carter - Rhythm In My Soul 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 23 (1957-2018)

01. Leroy & The Drivers - I Wake Up Crying (1967)   

02. Little Bob & The Lollipops - Sweet Soul Music (1967)        

03. Bottom & Co. - Love Pains (1974)    

04. David Lee Durham & The True Blues - Crosscut Saw (2006)     

05. Jesse Belvin - Alright, Okay, You Win (1959)    

06. Jesse Belvin - Ol' Man River (1959) 

07. Ike Cosse - Crocodile Tears (2018)  

08. Letha Jones With T.J. Fowler's Band - I Need You (1960)     

09. Little Victor & His Orchestra - What Is Love (1961)         

10. Little Frankie Edwards & The House Wreckers - Trouble (1960)

11. Elmore Morris With Arnett Cobb - What Can I Do For You (1960)

12. Donnie Elbert - When You're Near Me (1958)      

13. Donnie Elbert - Half As Old (1960)  

14. Donnie Elbert - Help Me (1962)      

15. Donnie Elbert - Down Home Blues (1976)          

16. Lattimore Brown - Night Time Is The Right Time (1961)       

17. Rosco Gordon - If You Don't Love Me Baby (1957) 

18. Rosco Gordon - Tired Of Living (1957)           

19. Arthur Prysock - I Love Makin' Love To You (1976)           

20. Arthur Prysock - All I Need Is You Tonight (1976)

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 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 61

01. Wayne Yates & Co. - Shackles And Chains 

02. Johnny Cash - I'd Still Be There 

03. George Jones & Melba Montgomery - Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms 

04. Johnny Bond - Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette 

05. Shorty Long - Goodnight Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee 

06. Sheb Wooley - Hoot Owl Boogie 

07. Dave Alvin - Railroad Bill 

08. Coon Creek Girls - Banjo Pickin' Girl 

09. Wally Fowler & His Oakridge Quartet - Pray, Pray, Pray For The U.S.A. 

10. The Delmore Brothers - Blow Your Whistle Freight Train 

11. Hank Williams - I Saw The Light 

12. Ernest Tubb - I Love You Because 

13. Jean Shepard - My Wedding Ring 

14. Patti Page - Every Time You Touch Me 

15. Eilen Jewell - Who Says God Is Dead 

16. The Seldom Scene - Cheap Whiskey 

17. Fiddling Doc Roberts - Charleston No.1 

18. Red Foley - Birmingham Bounce 

19. Jack Guthrie - Careless Love 

20. The Allen Bros. - Maybe Next Week Sometime 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 22 (1941-1996)

01. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - When You Walked Out The Door (1994)              

02. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Give It A Break (1994)                           

03. Little Joe Hinton - The Whip Twist (1962)                                

04. Little Joe Hinton - Get In The Car (1962)                                

05. Joe Hinton & Dee Ervin - Hollywood Faces (1974)                          

06. Debbie Taylor - I Have Learned To Do Without You (1973)                  

07. Bobby 'Baby Face' Byrd & The Birds - The Truth Hurts (1956)              

08. Bobby Day & The Satellites - Beep Beep Beep (1957)                       

09. Bob & Earl - You Made A Boo Boo (1957)                                   

10. Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle (1963)                                       

11. Jackie Lee - Land Of 1000 Dances (1965)                                  

12. Jackie Lee - Treat Her Right (1965)                                      

13. Jackie Lee - Tin Pan Alley (1966)                                        

14. Goree Carter & His Hepcats - Back Home Blues (1949)                      

15. Goree Carter & His Hepcats - I've Got News For You (1951)                

16. C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band - I Can't Judge Nobody (1996)  

17. C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band - Don't You Just Know It (1996)

18. Billy Eckstein & His Orchestra - Lonesome Lover Blues (1945)             

19. Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Swingmatism (1941)                         

20. Lucky Thompson & His Lucky Seven - Boppin' The Blues (1947)

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 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 22 - Susie The Poodle

01. Art Pepper - Susie The Poodle 

02. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Caesar And Cleopatra 

03. Warren Wolf - Four On Six 

04. Hank Mobley - The Steppin' Stone 

05. Jo Jones - Shoe Shine Boy 

06. Johnny 'Hammond' Smith - Getting Up 

07. Ernestine Anderson & Houston Person - Day By Day 

08. Billie Holiday - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 

09. Betty Carter - All I've Got 

10. Dave Brubeck - I May Be Wrong 

11. Roland Kirk - Where Does The Blame Lie 

12. Red Norvo - Hollyridge Drive 

13. Brother Jack McDuff - Walk On By 

14. Mell Powell - Cookin' One Up 

15. Buddy Rich & Lionel Hampton - It's A Blue World 

16. Melba Liston - Christmas Eve 

17. Bud Shank - Mook's Theme 

18. Johnny Hartman - A Slow Hot Wind 

19. Arthur Lyman - Leis Of Jazz 

20. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Caribe 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 21 (1957-1980)

01. The Cymbals - Shout Mama Linda (1962)                               

02. The Cymbals - Way In The Night (1963)                               

03. Ann Peebles - Heartaches Heartaches (1971)                          

04. Bettye Swann - Don't Touch Me (1969)                                

05. Bettye Swann - These Arms Of Mine (1969)                            

06. Little Milton - At The Dark End Of The Street (1968)                

07. Ted Taylor - Houston Town (1972)                                    

08. O.V. Wright - Eight Men, Four Women (1970)                          

09. Jimmy Lewis - I Cant Leave You Alone (1974)                         

10. Jimmy McGriff - Grandma's Toe Jam (1977)                            

11. Jimmy McGriff - Starlite Ballroom, Hot Licks Stomp Band (1977)      

12. Richard Groove Holmes - Mean Old Frisco Blues (1964)                

13. The Spirit of Memphis - When (1957)                                 

14. The Spirit of Memphis - Story Of Jesus (1958)                       

15. Joe Hinton - Lovesick Blues (1963)                                  

16. Joe Hinton - Better To Give Than Receive (1963)                     

17. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (1962)                                       

18. Nat Hall - Talkin' About Love (1967)                                

19. Julius Cobb & The Unestimaters - Oh Baby I Want You Back Home (1962)

20. James Crabbe Robinson & Lonnie Liston Smith - Give Peace A Chance (1980)

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 The Best Of Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Vol 10

01. Roy Bookbinder - Kentucky Blues 

02. Texas Alexander - Blue Devil Blues 

03. Bobby Leecan - Dollar Blues 

04. Brownie McGhee - Got To Find My Little Woman 

05. Cedar Creek Sheik - Buy It From The Poultry Man 

06. Lee Brown - Down By The M&O 

07. Leroy Carr - Six Cold Feet In The Ground 

08. Roosevelt Sykes - I Love You More And More 

09. Sonny Boy Williamson - Tell Me Baby 

10. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Bottle Up And Go 

11. Memphis Minnie - I'm Not A Bad Gal 

12. Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues 

13. Mississippi John Hurt - Joe Turner Blues 

14. Carolina Slim - Jivin' Woman 

15. South Memphis Jug Band - Flower Blues 

16. Luke Jordon - If I Call You Mama 

17. Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues 

18. Furry Lewis - Judge Harsh Blues 

19. Bumble Bee Slim - Slave Man Blues 

20. Bo Carter & Charlie McCoy - Corrine Corrina 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 20 (1938-2017)

01. William Bell - Soldiers Good-Bye (1966)                              

02. William Bell & Judy Clay - Love-Eye-Tis (1968)                       

03. William Bell & Mavis Staples - Love's Sweet Sensation (1969)         

04. William Bell - Nobody Walks Away From Love Unhurt (1974)             

05. Tarheel Slim - The Guy With The '45 (1952)                           

06. The South Side Movement - You're Gonna Lose My Love (1973)           

07. The South Side Movement - La Dee Da (1973)                           

08. Barbara Stant - Shadow In Your Footsteps (1972)                      

09. Barbara Stant - Unsatisfied Woman (1973)                             

10. Papa Lightfoot - P.L. Blues (1953)                                   

11. Jimmy Anderson - I Wanna Boogie (1962)                               

12. Jimmy Anderson - I'm A King Bee (1963)                               

13. Miss Freddye - These Are My Blues (2017)                             

14. Miss Freddye  & John Blues Boyd - Dont Apologize Recognize (2017)    

15. Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb Orchestra - A-Tisket A-Tasket (1938)    

16. Sarah Vaughan - Fever (1965)                                         

17. Hot Shot Love - Wolf Call Boogie - Take 3 (1954)                     

18. Sammy Lewis & The Willie Johnson Combo - So Long, Baby Goodbye (1955)

19. The Four Rivers - I Confess (1963)                                   

20. The Music City Soul Brothers - Looking For My Baby (1964)            

21. Freddie Hughes - Natural Man (1968)                                  

22. David Fathead Newman - Cristo Redentor (2002)

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 Soul Party Vol 31 - Heaven Must Have Sent You

01. The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You 

02. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Riding High On Love 

03. Wilson Pickett - Born To Be Wild 

04. Rufus Thomas - The Memphis Train 

05. Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run 

06. Martha & The Vandellas - It's Easy To Fall In Love With A Guy Like You

07. Barbara McNair - Baby A Go-Go 

08. James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Sunny 

09. The Olympics - Baby, Do The Philly Dog 

10. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack 

11. Mitty Collier - Sharing You 

12. Ann Cole - No Star Is Lost 

13. Randolph Walker - Pride And Soul 

14. Willie Hamilton - I'm So Glad You're Mine 

15. The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl 

16. Arthur Conley - Speak Her Name 

17. Bob & Earl Band - My Little Girl 

18. Brenda Duff - Got To Get To Know You 

19. Al Christian - He'll Have To Go 

20. Joe Graham - I've Been Blessed 

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 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 19 (1950-2017)

01. King Solomon - I Got A Sweet Tooth For Your Love (1970s)                    

02. King Solomon - If I Were A Strong Man (1970s)                               

03. Big Joe Turner With Chorus & Orchestra - Rock A While (1956)                

04. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Dancin' Like They Do On Soul Train (1974)      

05. Little Johnny Taylor - As Long As I Don't See You (1973)                    

06. Little Johnny Taylor - Strange Bed With A Strange Head (1973)               

07. The Coasters - Little Egypt (1961)                                          

08. Chick Carbo - What Does It Take (1962)                                      

09. Chick Carbo - Two Tables Away (1962)                                        

10. Champion Jack Dupree - She's Jail Bait (1990)                               

11. Champion Jack Dupree - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (1990)                   

12. Willie West - Keep You Mine (1967)                                          

13. Willie West - Fairchild (1970)                                              

14. Willie West - Give It Back (2017)                                           

15. The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (1963)                        

16. Yvonne Baker & The Sensations - That's My Desire (1962)                     

17. The Isley Brothers - Twistin' With Linda (1962)                             

18. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - The Switch-A-Roo (1961)                    

19. Smilin' Smokey Lynn & Wallace Sanford's Orchestra - Unfaithful Woman (1950)

20. Willie Mitchell - Drippin' (1962)

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Even though I've stated that no officially released albums would be posted here, only my home-made compilations, I've now decided to expand things a bit. So to create more interest and variety in the blog, I'm going to be regularly posting albums. However, I won't be posting new releases, but old, odd, rare, hard to find, interesting, curious albums. One such album, and the one I've selected to get the ball rolling is Patrick Sky's "Songs That Made America Famous".

Songs That Made America Famous is the fifth album by Patrick Sky, released on Adelphi Records in 1973. Sky recorded the album in 1971 but had difficulty finding a label to release it, as the satirical lyrics are explicit. 

The lyrics may well have been "explicit" in 1971/73, but in 2023 it's kinda mind boggling that anyone would record such an album, and any label would release it for the general public. 

But the main reason I've chosen this album to share is I listened to it again, just prior to my Laos holiday, and the entire time I was in Laos I couldn't get the song "Luang Prabang" out of my head. It was with me every step of the way. Thankfully, I came back from Luang Prabang fully intact. 😂

Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings, now up to Volume 24, gives you 20 great tracks from Vince Taylor, Werly Fairburn, Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, Wanda Jackson, Carl Mann, Sonny Fisher, Ronnie Self, plus a few other well-knowns and lesser-knowns.

And Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Volume 18 (1949-1993): 21 tracks from Lowell Fulson, Hop Wilson, Guitar Crusher, Kid Thomas, Billy Garner, Willie Hobbs, plus some Zydeco/blues from Buckwheat Zydeco, along with some jazzy/blues from Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis, Grant Green, Richard Groove Holmes. And a great rocking track from Big Bill Broonzy "Little City Woman", recorded in Chicago for Chess in 1953, with Washboard Sam & Earnest "Big" Crawford on bass.

Enjoy my friends.

 Patrick Sky - Songs That Made America Famous (1973)

01. Fight for Liberation 

02. Radcliffe Highway 

03. Vatican Caskets 

04. Child Molesting Blues 

05. Okie 

06. Under All Flags 

07. Luang Prabang 

08. Our Baby Died

09. Ramblin' Hunchback 

10. Bake Dat Chicken Pie

11. Rock Star 

12. The Pope

13. Yonkers Girl 

14. H. Bromovitz 

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 Rockabilly & Early Rock & Roll Recordings Vol 24

01. Vince Taylor & His Playboys - Brand New Cadillac 

02. Werly Fairburn - Speak To Me Baby 

03. Ritchie Valens - Fast Freight 

04. Marvin Rainwater & Link Wray - Boo Hoo 

05. Elvis Presley - Working On The Building 

06. Conway Twitty - Rebound 

07. T. Texas Tyler - Shake 'Em Up Rock 

08. Ronnie Self - Ain't I'm A Dog 

09. Wanda Jackson - I Wanna Waltz 

10. Wayne Williams & The Sure Shots - Red Hot Mama 

11. Weldon Rogers - So Long, Good Luck And Goodbye 

12. The Kingbeats - I'll Tell My Mama On You 

13. Vern Pullens - Bop Crazy Baby 

14. Sonny Fisher - Hey Mamma 

15. Jerry Kennedy - Teenage Love Is Misery 

16. Ruckus Tyler - Rollin' An' A-Rockin' 

17. Rod Morris - Ghost Of Casey Jones 

18. The Lane Brothers - Boppin' In A Sack 

19. Glen Glenn - Come On 

20. Carl Mann - Rockin' Love 

https://krakenfiles.com/view/0j6WyrtUYe/file.html

 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 18 (1949-1993)

01. Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis & Grant Green - Joe's Blues (1965)    

02. Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis & Grant Green - Wild Bill Blues (1965)

03. Grant Green - Blues In Maude's Flat (1961)                           

04. Buckwheat Zydeco - Rock Me Baby (1979)                               

05. Buckwheat Zydeco - Zydeco Boogie Woogie (1979)                       

06. Richard Groove Holmes - High Blues Pressure (1969)                   

07. Richard Groove Holmes - Oklahoma Toad (1969)                         

08. Kid Thomas - Wolf Pack (1957)                                        

09. Guitar Crusher - I Got To Know (1962)                                

10. Lula Reed - Sick And Tired (1954)                                    

11. Hop Wilson - Chicken Stuff (1958)                                    

12. Lowell Fulson - Baby Won't You Jump With Me (1949)                   

13. Billy Garner - Little Schoolgirl (1961)                              

14. Big Bill Broonzy - Little City Woman (1953)                          

15. Babs Gonzales - House Rent Party (1956)                              

16. Natalie Cole - Cry Me A River (1993)                                 

17. Natalie Cole - Swingin' Shepherd Blues (1993)                        

18. Willie Hobbs With The Dirte Four - Gloria (1969)                     

19. Willie Hobbs - Where The Sweetness Lies (1969)                       

20. Willie Hobbs - Big Legged Woman (1973)                               

21. Willie Hobbs - Tomorrow I'll Begin To Make New Plans (1974)

https://krakenfiles.com/view/XvvvlSlUcR/file.html

 Filling a request for Xyros: The Best Of Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Vol 40 (1949-2016)

01. Rene Hall - Rene's Boogie (1949)                                

02. Madeline Greene & Rene Hall - I've Got A Right To Be Blue (1950)

03. Rene Hall Orchestra - Two Guitar Boogie (1953)                  

04. James Simpson - High Heel Sneakers (2007)                       

05. James Simpson - Gospel Time Encore (2007)                       

06. Gloria Spencer - I Wanna Go Where Jesus Is (1972)               

07. Gloria Spencer - For Once In My Life (1976)                     

08. James Wayne - Gypsy Blues (1950)                                

09. James Wayne - Bad Weather Blues (1951)                          

10. James Wayne - Money Blues (1952)                                

11. Jontavious Willis - Graveyard Shift Blues (2016)                

12. Jontavious Willis - Tip Toe (2016)                              

13. Don Bryant - I Will Be True (1965)                              

14. Don Bryant - The Lonely Soldier (1966)                          

15. Don Bryant - Shop Around (1968)                                 

16. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Cat Hop (1953)                        

17. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny's Rhythm (1953)                 

18. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Gettin' Out Of Town (1953)            

19. Eddie Lockjaw Davis - It Ain't Necessarily So (1957)            

20. Smokey Wilson - You Told Me A Lie (1976)                        

21. Willie Garland - Soul Blues (1967)

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 Assorted Hillbilly & Country Recordings Vol 60

01. Earl Scruggs Revue - Instrumental In D Minor 

02. The Carolina Tar Heels - The Trains Done Left Me 

03. The Louvin Brothers - From Mother's Arms To Korea 

04. The Sons Of The Pioneers - Cigarettes Whisky And Wild Wild Women 

05. Jean Shepard - How Do I Tell It To A Child 

06. Jean Shepard - I Want To Go Where No One Knows Me 

07. Leon McAuliffe - Blue Guitar Stomp

08. Ray Price - Heartaches By The Number 

09. Jack Guthrie - Trouble In Mind 

10. Howard Crockett - I Got Stripes 

11. Bobby Wayne - Big Train 

12. Clarence Ashley - The Coo Coo Bird 

13. Fiddling Doc Roberts - Cumberland Blues 

14. The Bailey Brothers - Rattlesnake Daddy 

15. W.A. Hinton - Leather Britches 

16. Karl & Harty - Mean Mean Mama 

17. Johnny Horton - First Train Headin' South 

18. Tommy Collins - Oklahoma Hills 

19. Tut Taylor & Friends Selection - Pickin' Flat 

20. Chris Hillman - Take Me In Your Lifeboat 

https://krakenfiles.com/view/snhdNKCPtS/file.html

 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 17 (1946-1972)

01. Ray Charles & Margie Hendrix - Don't Set Me Free (1963)                  

02. Irma Thomas - Let's Do It Over (1967)                                    

03. Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness (1971)                       

04. Howard Tate - When I Was A Young Man (1972)                              

05. Otis Redding - I've Got Dreams To Remember (1968)                        

06. Isaac Hayes - C.C. Rider (1962)                                          

07. Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me (1960)                                  

08. Larry Birdsong - I'll Let Nothing Separate Me (1961)                     

09. Gene Bowlegs Miller - Hunky Twist (1962)                                 

10. Rufus Thomas - It's Aw-Rite (1962)                                       

11. Rufus Thomas - Can't Ever Let You Go (1962)                              

12. Gerald Wilson Orchestra - California Soul (1968)                         

13. Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Light My Fire (1968)                           

14. Roscoe Robinson - You Don't Move Me No More (1968)                       

15. Roscoe Robinson - Oo Wee Baby, I Love You (1969)                         

16. Roscoe Robinson - I'm Satisfied (1971)                                   

17. Elmore Morris With Johnny Board & His Orchestra - Indeed I Do (1957)         

18. Elmore Morris With Johnny Board & His Orchestra - Hurting All The Time (1957)

19. Lloyd 'Fat-Man' Smith & Orchestra - No Better For You (1952)                 

20. Smilin' Smokey Lynn & Wallace Sanford's Orchestra - Goin' Back Home (1950)    

21. Mildred Anderson - Doin' The Boogie Woogie (1946)                        

22. Mildred Anderson - Mistreater (1960)

https://krakenfiles.com/view/UZ8EOP5vkq/file.html

 Assorted Best Of Jazz Vol 21 - Give Me That Feelin'

01. Hank Mobley - Give Me That Feelin' 

02. Clark Terry - One Foot In The Gutter 

03. Junior Mance - Zabuda 

04. Johnny Coles - Super 80 

05. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Repeat After Me 

06. Ernestine Anderson & Houston Person - Make Someone Happy 

07. Billie Holiday - Say It Isn't So 

08. Dakota Staton - Invitation 

09. Roland Kirk - Moon Song 

10. Warren Wolf - Masquerade Is Over 

11. Red Norvo - Under A Blanket Of Blue 

12. Horace Silver - Rain Dance 

13. Bud Shank - A Tribute To The African Pennywhistlers 

14. Art Pepper - Surf Ride 

15. Mell Powell - Anything Goes 

16. Art Blakey - No Hay Problema 

17. Buddy Rich & His Orchestra - Jumpin' At The Woodside 

18. Benny Carter - Old Fashioned Love 

19. Bob Wilber & Clark Terry - Blue Rhumba 

20. Howard McGhee - I'll Remember April 

https://krakenfiles.com/view/vZYVFQaUP2/file.html

 Assorted Blues, R&B, Gospel & Soul Recordings Vol 16 (1946-1969)

01. Margie Hendrix - Every Time (1954)                             

02. Margie Hendrix - Good Treatment (1954)                         

03. Margie Hendrix - On The Right Track (1967)                     

04. Margie Hendrix With Ray Charles - Tell The Truth (1960)        

05. Mitty Collier - Don't Let Her Take My Baby (1962)              

06. Pearl Galloway - Get With It (1958)                            

07. Louis Campbell - Gotta Have You, Baby (1950)                   

08. Barbara Lynn - Lonely Heartaches (1962)                        

09. Barbara Lynn - Second Fiddle Girl (1962)                       

10. Lee Brown - Round The World Boogie (1946)                      

11. Little Esther Phillips - While It Lasted (1963)                

12. Mable John - Looking For A Man (1961)                          

13. Mable John - Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That (1963)          

14. Big Chenier - Please, Try To Realise (1957)                    

15. Big Chenier - Let Me Hold Your Hand (1957)                     

16. Maxine Brown - Promise Me Anything (1963)                      

17. Betty Lavett - My Man, He's A Lovin Man (1962)                 

18. Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Born To Be Wild (1969)          

19. Billy Larkin & The Delegates - Russell & Williams Street (1969)

20. The C & C Boys - It's All Over Now (1964)                      

21. Calvin & Clarence - I Don't Know School Girl (1962)

https://krakenfiles.com/view/1aAban1GCK/file.html

 Greetings from Luang Prabang. Just chilling and enjoying a cold beer.