J. Garcia, D. Grisman, P. Rowan, J. Kahn, V. Clements "Old & In The Way" 1975

This album is Bluegrass at its peak. It's probably the most influential Bluegrass album ever, beause the jazzy, honky-tonk hillbilly style on this album (1975) is still the predominant style that you'll hear today (2006) at Bluegrass festivals. Each member of this group is a highly original and versatile musician in their own right. And, the group truly represents the evolution of Bluegrass because it has Vassar, from Bill Monroe's band in the 1940's and Pete Rowan who played with Monroe in the 1960's. Add to that Jerry Garcia and Dave Grisman, and you get an extraordinary meeting of musical minds. - from amazonI was blessed to be in the audience at the Boarding House for this incredibly special bluegrass event. When it comes to the live performance of these musicians in that one cosmic moment in time, we are not talking great, we are talking genius. Thrills and chills and Vassar Clements, I swear that guy must be a saint. There was a light all around them and it wasn't just coming from the stage. Everyone was so good and Jerry on the banjo with Peter Rowan on guitar, David Grisman on mandolin, and John Kahn on bass, what a night. I listen to this cd all the time, well worth the extra money you may have to spend to get a used one, don't miss out! It's one of those live recordings so full of energy, you will feel like you were there with us, too... and maybe you were, in spirit. Yee haw! - unknown "wunderbar" reviewerOLD & IN THE WAY:

Jerry Garcia - Banjo and Vocals / David Grisman - Mandolin and Vocals / Peter Rowan - Guitar and Vocals / John Kahn - String Bass / Vassar Clement: - Violin

traxfromwax:

1. Pig In A Pen 2. Midnight Moonlight 3. Old And In The Way 4. Knockin' On Your Door 5. The Hobo Song 6. Panama Red 7. Wild Horses 8. Kissimmee Kid 9. White Dove 10. Land Of The Navajo

Happy New Year to all the followers and contributors of the TwilightZone! - RYP

"24 OLD-TIMEY FAVORITES" 1960’s

Released to capitalize on the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, 24 Old-Timey Favorites begins appropriately enough with a rendition of "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Don Reno and Bill Harrell with The Tennessee Cut-Ups. The program encompasses bluegrass, fiddle tunes and old-timey country, with an emphasis on traditional songs and standards. Nearly all of these tracks were recorded in the mid-'60s, which makes this a good choice for fans of the popular film soundtrack that inspired it. 24 Old-Timey Favorites, with its modern recording quality, will be more palatable to those with a casual interest than the comparatively primitive early recordings that originated the "old-timey" sound. This collection also serves as a good sampler of the Rural Rhythm label, since many of the cuts -- including those of Mac Wiseman, Hylo Brown, Red Smiley, and Lee Moore -- are drawn from the label's releases devoted solely to those artists. (Allmusic)

trax:

1. I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Don Reno & Bill Harrell w/The Tennesse Cut-Ups 2. Prayer Bells Of Heaven - Tater Tate w/Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 3. Poor Boy Blues - Hylo Brown 4. Keep On The Sunny Side - Don Reno & Bill Harrell w/The Tennesse Cut-Ups 5. False Hearted Love - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys 6. When Our Lord Shall Come AGain - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 7. Just A Rise Will Do - Hylo Brown 8. Lost Indian - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 9. Prisoner's Dream - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 10. I Like To Hear Them Preach It - Jim Greer & The Mac O Chee Valley Folks 11. Lonesome Road Blues - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys 12. Streamlined Cannonball - Lee Moore 13. Nine Pound Hammer - Don Reno & Bill Harrell w/The Tennesse Cut-Ups 14. This Train - Hylo Brown 15. Man In The Woodpile - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 16. The Old Gospel Ship - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 17. Wreck Of The Old 97 - Mac Wiseman 18. Walking In Jerusalem - Hylo Brown 19. Golden Slippers - Raymond Fairchild 20. Worried Man Blues - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys 21. Take Me In The Lifeboat - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 22. Corinna Corinna - Mac Wiseman 23. Jacob's Ladder - Hylo Brown 24. Jim-Boy's Breakdown - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

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"25 BLUEGRASS CLASSICS" Songs Of Vintage America: Vintage 60’s

Rural Rhythm's compilation 25 Bluegrass Classics: Vintage 60's - Songs of Rural America rips through a whole mess of fun and rollicking traditional bluegrass songs from the likes of Don Reno, Hylo Brown, Vassar Clements, and Red Smiley & the Bluegrass Cut Ups. These long-forgotten down-home gems have been overshadowed by the bigger names of the era (Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Osborne Brothers), but hopefully the release of this disc will bring more attention to these artists. (Allmusic)

trax:

1. Roll On Buddy - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 2. Whoa Mule - Bobby Smith & The Boys From Shilo 3. Pretty Polly - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys 4. Red Rockin' Chair - Don Reno & Bill Harrel w/The Tennessee Cut-Ups 5. Flop Eared Mule - Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys 6. Mule Skinner Blues - Ernie & Mack w/The Bluegrass Cut Ups 7. Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 8. This Rambler's Ramblin - Mac Martin & The Dixie Travellers 9. Preacher & The Bear - Hylo Brown 10. Fast Travellin' - Vassar Clements 11. Cotton Eyed Joe - The Log Cabin Boys 12. Shady Grove - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 13. East Virginia Blues - Ernie & Mack w/The Bluegrass Cut Ups 14. Nobody's Business - Don Reno & Bill Harrel w/The Tennessee Cut-Ups 15. Kicking Mule - Raymond Fairchild & The Frosty Mountain Boys 16. Girl In The Blue Velvet Band - Hylo Brown 17. Ruby - Ernie & Mack w/The Bluegrass Cut Ups 18. Jimmy Brown The Newsboy - Jim Greer & The Mac O Chee Valley Folks 19. I Ain't Gonna Work Here Tomorrow - Raymond Fairchild & The Frosty Mountain Boys 20. Banjo Signal - Hylo Brown & The Timberliners 21. Poor Rebel Soldier - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys 22. Cindy - Ernie & Mack & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 23. Banks Of The Ohio - Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups 24. Poor Ellen Smith - Don Reno & Bill Harrel w/The Tennessee Cut-Ups 25. Fireball Mail - Hylo Brown & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups

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"Out Of Sight" More Sounds From The In Crowd

The "In Crowd - The Ultimate Collection" from the original style movement 1958-1967 was a monumental music collection, and the fact that it managed to collect such a wide and eclectic movement made the album essential......What stood out was the fact that the album for the most part stayed away from the obvious tracks and wasn't simply a greatest hits of the sixties album. This collection is a true follow up and cd 1 and two are in fact titled cd 5 and 6. Thankfully the cd cases are digipack, not the flimsy card that came with the previous set. This collection also sets the net slightly wider, covering 1954 (though these earlier records would only be released in the Uk in the 1960's) up until 1968. Unlike the previous collection some blues legends are included such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and Howlin Wolf. Once again several Motown artists show up represented by some more obvious tracks (please Mr postman, its the same old song, needle in a haystack, uptight) and some essential classics that are less well-known (Heaven must have sent you, just walk in my shoes and i'll keep holding on, as covered by true-mods the Action.) Noticeable is the fact that there are few UK artists here; John Mayall and Chris Farlowe, Small Faces and Spencer Davis Group. The John Mayall songs are always top notch however I still can't see why Chris Farlowe has once again been included while important artists such as Pretty things, PP Arnold, Sorrows, Creation or the (underrated) Birds have this time been ommitted. Neither does there seem much point in the Spencer Davis Group song as the original (and superior) version is on the previous collection, and there are several more noteworthy Spencer Davis songs. As far as I can tell there are no Atlantic records represented here either. I suppose that this is not really a bad thing as the point about buying an album such as this is to discover artists and songs that may have passed by your radar. For example the Timebox song is something that I was well impressed by despite the fact that I would usually avoid the band like the plague (they did a dreadful version of The Detroit Spinner's "i'll always love you".) Bobby McClure's Peak of Love has also stood out, reminding me of Otis Redding's "love man". Like its predecessor this album is an eclectic mix of rare and well-know hits and some hit and miss tracks. Overall it's a great sixties album (which in itself is quite a rarity) without any Beatles, Kinks, Rolling Stone, Byrds, Dylan, Animals, Hollies or Beach Boys tracks in sight. No psychedelic or introspective music either, just great songs that would have filled the dancehalls of any self-respecting sixties club. A top collection, and an essential addition to the previous collection. (Mad Dave, Amazon)

trax cd 1:

1. One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye 2. Soulful Dress - Sugar Pie DeSanto 3. Summertime - Billy Stewart 4. See Line Woman - Nina Simone 5. Never Say No To Your Baby - The Hit Pack 6. She's Alright - Chris Farlowe 7. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles 8. I Fooled You This Time - Gene Chandler 9. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder 10. Look At Granny Run Run - Howard Tate 11. Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf 12. Homework - Otis Rush 13. Looking Back - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers & Peter Green 14. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor 15. Out Of Sight - James Brown 16. Searching For My Love - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces 17. Sunny - Bobby Hebb 18. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - The Velvelettes 19. Little Latin Lupe Lu - The Righteous Brothers 20. I Can't Stand It - The Spencer Davis Group 21. Hey Girl - The Small Faces 22. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 23. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 24. It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops 25. 6 By 6 - Earl Van Dyke & The Motown Brass

trax cd 2:

1. Nowhere to Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 2. Treat Her Right - Roy Head 3. Peak Of Love - Bobby McClure 4. You've Been Cheatin' - The Impressions 5. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters 6. Where Have You Been - Arthur Alexander 7. Mohair Sam - Charlie Rich 8. That Did It - Bobby "Blue" Bland 9. Beggin' - The Timebox 10. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes 11. I'll Go Crazy - James Brown & The Famous Flames 12. Shimmy Shimmy Walk, Part 1 - The Megatons 13. We're Gonna Get Married - Bo Diddley 14. Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo 15. Crawling Up A Hill - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers 16. Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James 17. Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins 18. Love, Love, Love - Bobby Hebb 19. I Got A Feeling - Barbara Randolph 20. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Marlena Shaw 21. I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes 22. I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 23. Just Walk In My Shoes - Gladys Knight & The Pips 24. Just Loving You - Kim Weston 25. The Cat - Jimmy Smith 

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"Beat, Beat, Beatsville!" Beatnik Rock 'n' Roll

In 1995 I walked into a record store in downtown Minneapolis called Let It Be Records. The store is now closed sadly, but it was a great place to find eclectic music, on vinyl and cd. I found this cd that day, called "Beat Beat Beatsville! - Beatnik Rock N' Roll." It has proved to be one of my most played cds since. Every couple of years I pull it out and play it through and thank myself for buying it. I have not seen the cd in any store since, nor known anyone who has owned it. I have never copied it to give away to friends, always keeping it a secret…..I wanted my first attempt at a music blog to be about Dylan, but this CD is something that is just so good and rare that it rose to the top.

Also released on vinyl, the cd contains more tracks, and is a poke at the whole beat lifestyle. By the late 50's the idea of a beatnik was known by all. A household word, as they called it back then. Madison avenue latched onto the concept after On The Road came out, and popluar entertainers started doing there impressions and caricatures based on the stereotypical beat hipster. Even on the Burn's and Allen show there was a episode where a teenage beatnik comes to visit them at their house and talks to them in the beat lingo and they all end up dancing around the living room to "modern music".

Getting to the point, this Cd is a collection of songs, poetry readings, and unclassifiable funny bits that represent accurately how the beats were spun at the time, and what people thought about their lifestyle.

The first track on this disc is a sound bite from an episode of "The Munsters", where Herman invites beatniks over to his house (if that is what you can call their dwelling), showing them he is one of them by doing some free verse. The rest of the tracks are garage bands playing weird wild music with strange lyrics, telling stories, and stopping to read a verse or two in and out of the sounds. The characters in the songs are true to the stereotype of the time, complete with rolled up jeans and "transistor radio in hand".

The CD comes with some good liner notes and also something on the back:

Hey daddy-0!! Don't hand me none of of that Kerovac (sic) drag and Ginsberg jive. That's drag-city! These are the sides I wanna hear. So what if they're all a put on?! Big deal. The whole Beat Generation was a put on right from the beginning anyway. Man, I'll take Maynard G over Jack K anyday. Or the Wildman of Wildsville (Lord Buckley guesting on Benny & Cecil dig?!). Those cats know where life's at. Get hip. This is the real score, the platter that puts the beat back into beatnik. Endsville. (Some Local Loser)

trax:

1. Herman Munster Reads - Herman Munster 2. Beat Generation - Paul Evans 3. Like, I Love You - Ed 'Kookie' Byrnes 4. Beatnik - The Royal Jokers 5. Benny The Beatnik - The Untouchables 6. Beatnik Bounce - The Beats 7. Beatnik Daddy - Barbara Evans 8. Laffin Beatnik - Johnny Beeman 9. Mama's Place - Bing Day 10. Beatnik - The Champs 11. Guy Lombardo's Back In Town - The Hermit 12. Beatnik Baby - The Bee Hives 13. Beat-Nik - J.M. Van Eaton 14. Doin' The Beatnik Twist - Huey 'Piano' Smith 15. Beatnik Bounce - Paul Gayten 16. Teenage Beatnik - Louis Nye 17. Beatnik Walk - Rune Overman 18. Beatnik Bill - Richard Pine 19. The Beat Generation - Mamie Van Dooren 20. Endsville - Wild Man Of Wildsville

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JUNIOR PARKER "Blues Man" (1969 MINIT LABEL)

His velvet-smooth vocal delivery to the contrary, Junior Parker was a product of the fertile postwar Memphis blues circuit whose wonderfully understated harp style was personally mentored by none other than regional icon Sonny Boy Williamson…...Herman Parker, Jr. only traveled in the best blues circles from the outset. He learned his initial licks from Williamson and gigged with the mighty Howlin' Wolf while still in his teens. Like so many young blues artists, Little Junior (as he was known then) got his first recording opportunity from talent scout Ike Turner, who brought him to Modern Records for his debut session as a leader in 1952. It produced the lone single "You're My Angel," with Turner pounding the 88s and Matt Murphy deftly handling guitar duties.

Parker and his band, the Blue Flames (including Floyd Murphy, Matt's brother, on guitar), landed at Sun Records in 1953 and promptly scored a hit with their rollicking "Feelin' Good" (something of a Memphis response to John Lee Hooker's primitive boogies). Later that year, Little Junior cut a fiery "Love My Baby" and a laid-back "Mystery Train" for Sun, thus contributing a pair of future rockabilly standards to the Sun publishing coffers (Hayden Thompson revived the former, Elvis Presley the latter).

Before 1953 was through, the polished Junior Parker had moved on to Don Robey's Duke imprint in Houston. It took a while for the harpist to regain his hitmaking momentum, but he scored big in 1957 with the smooth "Next Time You See Me," an accessible enough number to even garner some pop spins.

Criss-crossing the country as headliner with the Blues Consolidated package (his support act was labelmate Bobby Bland), Parker developed a breathtaking brass-powered sound (usually the work of trumpeter/Duke-house-bandleader Joe Scott) that pushed his honeyed vocals and intermittent harp solos with exceptional power. Parker's updated remake of Roosevelt Sykes's "Driving Wheel" was a huge R&B hit in 1961, as was the surging "In the Dark" (the R&B dance workout "Annie Get Your Yo-Yo" followed suit the next year).

Parker was exceptionally versatile -- whether delivering "Mother-in-Law Blues" and "Sweet Home Chicago" in faithful down-home fashion, courting the teenage market with "Barefoot Rock," or tastefully howling Harold Burrage's "Crying for My Baby" (another hit for him in 1965) in front of a punchy horn section, Parker was the consummate modern blues artist, with one foot planted in Southern blues and the other in uptown R&B.

Once Parker split from Robey's employ in 1966, though, his hitmaking fortunes declined. His 1966-1968 output for Mercury and its Blue Rock subsidiary deserved a better reception than it got, but toward the end, he was covering the Beatles ("Taxman" and "Lady Madonna," for God's sake!) for Capitol. A brain tumor tragically silenced Junior Parker's magic-carpet voice in late 1971 before he reached his 40th birthday. In 2001, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. (Bill Dahl, Allmusic)

trax:

01 Worried Life Blues 02 Let The Good Times Roll 03 Every Night And Every Day 04 Drivin' Wheel 05 I Just Got To Know 06 Next Time You See Me 07 Getaway Blues 08 How Long Can This Go On 09 In The Dark 10 I Found A Good Thing

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"WHEN I WAS A COWBOY" Early American Songs Of The West, Vol. 2

"Captures the romance of the old west in recordings of the 1920s when the frontier was still a reality for most of the singers presented here." - U.S. News & World ReportYazoo Records' second cowboy compilation has some of the same artists and a few others, like the Crockett Family ("Buffalo Gals Medley"), Paul Hamblin ("The Strawberry Roan"), Buell Kazee, and McGinty's Oklahoma Cowboy Band ("Cowboy's Dream"). The material is equally strong, and much of it, including Harry McClintock's "Jesse James," is absolutely priceless. As with the first volume, there's no biographical material on any of the artists, but the music speaks well for itself -- Jules Allen's "The Girl I Left Behind Me" seems pretty much the basis for every version that has followed since, Rowdy Wright's "I'm A Wandering Bronco Rider" and "I'm A Jolly Cowboy" both have delightfully raw energy, and the Delmore Brothers' exquisitely harmonized "The Fugitive's Lament" is the thematic precursor to every record the Everly Brothers ever cut, especially "Take A Message To Mary." The real find, however, may be Buell Kazee's soaring banjo-driven "The Cowboy Trail," sung in a haunting nasal twang, which is one of the most honest and dramatic pieces among the 23 songs here. The sound is generally excellent, apart from distortion in the opening bars of "The Burial of Wild Bill" by Frank Jenkins & His Pilot Mountaineers, and some unavoidable surface noise evident on Dick Devall's otherwise gorgeous acapella "Tom Sherman's Barroom." (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Cowboy's Home Sweet Home - Jimmie Davis 2. Jesse James - Harry McClintock 3. Get Along Little Dogies - The Cartwright Brothers 4. The Night Guard - Jack Webb 5. Back To My Wyoming Home - Gerald & Dixon 6. The Cowboy - Carl Sprague 7. The Gal I Left Behind Me - Jules Allen 8. The Strawberry Roan - Paul Hamblin 9. I'm A Wandering Bronco Rider - Rowdy Wright 10. The Dying Ranger - The Cartwright Brothers 11. The Fugitive's Lament - The Delmore Brothers 12. Buffalo Gals Medley - The Crockett Family 13. Billy Venero (Part 1) - Billie Maxwell 14. Billy Venero (Part 2) - Billie Maxwell 15. I'm A Lone Star Cowboy - J.D. Farley 16. The Cowboy Trail - Buell Kazee 17. My Love Is A Cowboy - Powder River Jack & Kitty Lee 18. Snow Covered Face - Patt Patterson & Lois Dexter 19. The Burial Of Wild Bill - Frank Jenkins & His Pilot Mountaineers 20. Tom Sherman's Barroom - Dick Devall 21. I'm A Jolly Cowboy - Rowdy Wright 22. Home On The Range - Ken Maynard 23. Cowboy's Dream - Mcginty's Oklahoma Cowboy Band

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"Brooklyn's Doo-Wop Sound" Al Browne's Aljon Masters, Vol. 3

Subtitled "Al Browne's Aljon Masters," this collection features some obscure but unusually fine vocal group numbers from the late 50's and early 60's, most originally released on Aljon, Rose, Zara, Apache, or Bim Bam Boom. Most acts are black. Highlights include Goodbye by Larry Alford & the Carousels, Mother Nature by the Del Counts, I Wonder by the Stylists, Happy Honeymoon by the Four Fellows (unrelated to the indentically-named group on Glory), Whisper by the Concepts, I'll Pray by Johnny Bronay with the Magics, Hey Hey Baby by the Moonlights, Never Let Me Go by the Verdicts, Out in the Cold Again by the Decoys, This Is My Love by the Jive Chords, and Jungle by the Concepts. An interesting program from start to finish, featuring solid sound quality, and liner notes that strive to figure out the origins of each number. (DH) (Roots & Rhythm)

Get Vol. 1 in this series here:

http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/2014/10/brooklyns-doo-wop-sound-al-brownes.html

trax:

1. Goodbye. Larry - Alford & The Carousels 2. Local City - Donnie & The Chappells 3. I Want Only You - The Decoys 4. Mother Nature - The Del Counts 5. I Wonder - The Stylists 6. Since You Went Away - The Fascinations 7. Happy Honeymoon - The Four Fellows 8. Without A Song - Junior & The Saharas 9. My Inspiration - The Inspirations 10. Crazy Feeling - Russ Riley & The Five Sounds 11. Whisper - The Concepts 12. I'll Pray - Johnny Bronay & Magics 13. Hey Hey Baby - The Moonlights 14. I Found A Love - The Fabutones 15. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - The Decoys 16. Never Let Me Go - The Verdicts 17. My Juanita - The Vel-Tones 18. Out In The Cold Again - The Decoys 19. Don't Say Goodbye - The Vel-Tones 20. Miracle Of Love - Donnie Myles & The Dukes 21. This Is My Love - The Jive Chords 22. Traveling Stranger - The Jive Chords 23. A Fool Was I - The Vel-Tones 24. Jungle - The Concepts

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"Brooklyn's Doo-Wop Sound" Al Browne's Aljon Masters, Vol. 2

Subtitled "Al Browne's Aljon Masters," this collection features some obscure but unusually fine vocal group numbers from the late 50's and early 60's, most originally released on Aljon, Rose, Zara, Apache, or Bim Bam Boom. Most acts are black.Get Vol. 1 in this series here:

http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/2014/10/brooklyns-doo-wop-sound-al-brownes.html

trax:

1. Little Girl So Fine - Ray & The Darchaes 2. Come On Baby - The Roulettes 3. Honey Bun - The Neons

4. Remember The Night - The Newtones 5. Mother Nature - The Vilons 6. Good Looking Man - The Jive Chords 7. Someday Someway - The Initials 8. Just For Your Love - Larry Alford & The Carousels 9. Rock & Roll Nursery Rhymes - The Nobletones 10. Lone Stranger - The Del Counts 11. Tonight Must Live On - Russ Riley & The Five Sounds 12. I Love You - Eddie & The Starlites 13. Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie & The Starlites 14. Pretty Little Girl - Eddie & The Starlites 15. Come On Home - Eddie & The Starlites 16. Wish She Was Mine - The Nuggets 17. Angel Maureen - Jimmy & The Crestones 18. Let'S Dance - The Fultons 19. Whisper - The Jive Chords 20. Mummy'S Ball - The Verdicts 21. I Cried - The Lincolns 22. Angel Darling - The Vilons 23. I'm Gonna Cry - The Fascinations 24. I Can Dream - Eddie & The Starlites

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"WHEN I WAS A COWBOY" Early American Songs Of The West, Vol. 1

A must have collection of cowboy classics." - Cowboys & Country These are the records that gave everyone from Gene Autry through Marty Robbins the basis for their careers, bridging the gap between 19th century reality and 20th century nostalgia. These 23 songs are the real article from the mid- to late '20s, a time when the singers had ridden the range, and the events they sung of were often within living memory. This material is the white equivalent of recordings by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Papa Charlie Jackson, et al., and anyone owning their records -- even if they don't like cowboy songs -- ought to own this as well; J.D. Farley's "Bill Was a Texas Lad" could even pass for blues. Alas, there is no information included about Farley, the Cartwright Brothers, Harry McClintock ("Sam Bass"), Edward L. Crain ("Bandit Cole Younger"), the Crowder Brothers, Taylor's Kentucky Boys ("The Dixie Cowboy"), Carl Sprague ("The Last Longhorn"), Billie Maxwell, Watts & Wilson, Lonesome Luke & His Farm Hands (who give listeners an authentic square dance), or Patt Patterson & His Champion Rep Riders, and the only name that will be recognizable to modern listeners is rider/actor Ken Maynard, whose "The Lone Star Trail" is one of the best things here. All of it is stripped down, sometimes with no more than a guitar accompaniment; the singing is raw and unaffected, but some of it displays surprising virtuosity, most notably the Arkansas Woodchopper's dexterous guitar playing on "I'm a Texas Cowboy" and "Texas Ranger" by the Cartwright Brothers, with a droning fiddle accompaniment that emphasizes the British origins of the melodies behind some of these songs. The sound is also unusually good. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Utah Carroll - Cartwright Brothers 2. Bandit Cole Younger - Edward L. Crain 3. Bill Was A Texas Lad - J.D. Farley 4. Long Side The Sante Fe Trail - Jules Allen 5. The Mormon Cowboy - Carl Sprague 6. The Roundup In The Spring - Martin & Roberts, Asa Martin & James Roberts 7. The Lone Star Trail - Ken Maynard 8. Wild West Rambler - Crowder Brothers 9. Sam Bass - Harry McClintock 10. The Wandering Cowboy - Patt Patterson & The Champion Rep Riders 11. Texas Ranger - Cartwright Brothers 12. I'm A Texas Cowboy - Arkansas Woodchopper 13. The Last Longhorn - Carl Sprague 14. Wild Hog In The Woods - Lonesome Luke & The Farm Hands 15. Lonely Cowboy - Part 1 - Arthur Miles 16. Lonely Cowboy- Part 2 - Arthur Miles 17. Goodbye Old Paint - Harry McClintock 18. Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail - Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee 19. Haunted Hunter - Billie Maxwell 20. The Dixie Cowboy - Taylor's Kentucky Boys & Aulton Ray 21. Out On The Lone Star Cow Trail - Dick Devall 22. The Cowboy's Lament - Ken Maynard 23. The Sporting Cowboy - Watts & Wilson

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JIMMY ROGERS "Blues Follow Me All Day Long" The Complete Shelter Recordings Of Jimmy Rogers (1973-1974)

Rogers re-emerged after a long layoff with a 1972 album for Leon Russell's Shelter label called Gold Tailed Bird. It wasn't the equivalent of his immortal Chess stuff, but the Shelter sides, here in their entirety, are pretty decent themselves (and no wonder, with the Aces, Freddy King, and reliable Chicago pianist Bob Riedy all involved). A few extra numbers not on the original Shelter LP make this 18-song set even more solid. (Bill Dahl, Allmusic)This is a reissue of 'Chicago's Jimmy Rogers Sings the Blues', a 1990 CD release from DCC, under license from Shelter Records, which in turn was a CD issue of 'Gold Tailed Bird' (first issued on LP in 1973 and already out of print by 1974), with 6 bonus tracks. The recordings were made in January & February of 1972 (with JJ Cale producing some of the tracks) and December 1973.

Here's the important stuff:

The band has a BALL playing some of Jimmy Rogers' classic blues tunes ('You're Sweet', 'Sloppy Drunk', etc) - and it's a killer line-up: Freddie King and Louis Myers on guitars (how often do you get to hear Freddie backing others: it's worth having this disc for this fact alone!), Dave Myers on bass, Fred Below on drums, Bob Reed on piano, and of course Jimmy Rogers on vocals (who is also listed as supplying harmonica, but it could also be Louis Myers)

No dazzling technical solos or fancy arrangements here: just good grooves, classic songs, great playing (solos and accompaniments) and good fun all 'round.

Buy it before THIS becomes out of print! (LIVING BLUES)

If you like to listen to the blues, if you like Chicago blues, buy this CD now. This is classic foot-tappin', head-noddin', body-rockin' blues that you can put on random play and listen to all day long... As a bonus to go along with these 18 great recordings from 1972 and 1973 is 20+ pages of liner notes that include over 9 pages of background and history of Jiimy Rogers, his crew and his songs. A must buy for anyone who loves the blues. (Blues Review)

trax:

01 Act Like You Love Me 02 Broken Hearted Blues 03 Information Please 04 Bad Luck Blues 05 Gold Tailed Bird 06 Lonesome Blues 07 Brown Skinned Woman 08 That's Alright 09 You're Sweet 10 Sloppy Drunk 11 Live At Ma Bee's 12 House Rocker 13 Pretty Baby 14 You're The One 15 Blues (Follow Me All Day Long) 16 Slick Chick 17 I Lost A Good Woman 18 Dorcie Belle

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WILLIE MABON "Willie's Blues" The Greatest Hits 1952-1957

Although by no means a household name, Willie Mabon was a highly original R&B singer, pianist and songwriter. His early career based mainly in Chicago was very influential over certain developments in Pop, Soul and R&B music. Features all of his big Blues hits of the '50s, such as: "I Don't Know", "I'm Mad", "Poison Ivy" and his original version of Willie Dixon's "The Seventh Son" became an even bigger hit via artists like Mose Allison and Georgie Fame. Thanks to the Beat and Blues boom of the 1960s, Willie's popularity spread from the confines of the Chicago Scene to Europe. Fully detailed liner notes cover his career and achievements.trax:

01 I Don't Know 02 Worry Blues 03 I'm Mad 04 Got To Have It 05 Beggar Or Bandit 06 You're A Fool 07 Monday Woman 08 I Got To Go 09 Life Could Be Miserable 10 I'm Tired 11 Late Again 12 Poison Ivy 13 Say Man 14 Lonely Blues 15 Willie's Blues 16 Wow I Feel So Good 17 Someday You Will Have To Pay 18 He Lied 19 The Seventh Son 20 Lucinda 21 Knock On Wood 22 Light Up Your Lamp 23 Rosetta, Rosetta 24 It's Gonna Hurt You 25 Got To Find My Baby

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Jerry King & The Rivertown Ramblers "A Date With..." (2006)

If you're a modern Indie Rock artist ready to record an album, Steve Albini's studios in Chicago might be the dream setting. Rockers of all sorts would probably kill at the chance to lay down tracks at Jimi Hendrix's old Electric Ladyland studios. What's a recording-ready Rockabilly cat to do? Pilgrimage to Memphis and rent some time at the legendary Sun Studios, of course, Jerry King & the Ramblers did just that. This four-piece group has ace chops, but what makes A Date With such a success is their ability to capture the energy and spirit of the masters, injecting the traditional sound with the necessary authenticity to make it sound like it was indeed recorded in the '50s during Sun's heyday. Also inspired by the locally-spawned King Records family, the Ramblers are built like the prototypical Rockabilly crew -- stand-up bass, shuffling beats, soulful, twangy lead vocals, call-and-response back-ups, driving guitar and songs about Brown Eyed women and Devil's Children. (Blue Suede News)

trax:

01 you forgot your name 02 party line 03 brown eyed baby 04 rains 05 honky tonk bop 06 big door 07 i want a lover 08 bad dreams 09 she's a devil's child 10 she don't live here no more 11 speed limit 12 price of love 13 it's all over 14 used to be 15 my baby said goodbye 16 bobby socks

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"Honky Tonk Rockabillies" Vol. 2 Live (1957-1965)

Fine collection of live rockabilly & honky tonk.trax:

1. Town Hall Boogie - Joe Maphis 2. Go Boy Go - Carl Smith 3. Sweet Temptation - Merle Travis 4. Louisiana Swing - Johnny Bond 5. Call Me Mr. Lost - Carl Smith 6. You Don't Love Me Like You Used To - Joe Maphis & Rose Lee 7. Love Love Love - Webb Pierce 8. Honky Tonk Song - Webb Pierce 9. It Can't Be Done - Lonzo & Oscar 10. My Chickashay Gal - Spade Cooley 11. Baby I'm Lonsome For You - Warner Mack 12. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash 13. Back Up Buddy - Carl Smith 14. Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self 15. Just Married - Faron Young 16. When My Baby Does Her Double Talk To Me - Merle Travis 17. Pretty Words - Marty Robbins 18. Hey Joe - Carl Smith 19. House Of David Blues - Merle Travis 20. Oh Lonesome Me - Bob Luman 21. Oklahoma Hills - Johnny Bond 22. Jambalaya - Skeets McDonald 23. Down Down Down - Rose Maddox 24. This Old Heart - Tom Tall 25. Blue Blue Day - Terry Gordon 26. Big River - Johnny Cash 27. The File - Bob Luman 28. My Curly Headed Baby - Joe Maphis & Rose Lee 29. Nine Pound Hammer - Merle Travis 30. Rockabye Boogie - Skeeter Davis 31. Stay All Night - Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan 32. Maybellene - Marty Robbins

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"A Whole Lot Of Rainbows" Soft Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults (1967-1969)

I own all the other Nuggets CDs, plus numerous other 60s various artist compilations including The Perfumed Garden, We Can Fly, Psychedelic Microdots, etc. This one is by far my favorite. Granted, the songs here are light and upbeat, more pop than dark psychedelia. But if you like that sort of thing, these are truly rare gems. The songs on Come To The Sunshine are well written, performed by talented artists, and the production and recording values are impressive. It will truly surprise you as to just how weird and wonderful the music from the 1960's could be. And if you aren't completely crazy about it the first time you play it, I predict you'll fall in love with it on your second listening. Enjoy! (Alec Lawson, Trouser Press)

trax:

1. Come To The Sunshine - Harpers Bizarre 2. Candy Apple, Cotton Candy - Pat Shannon 3. A Whole Lot Of Rainbows - The Salt 4. Love-In - The Morning Glories 5. Talking To The Flowers - The Everly Brothers 6. Our Dream - The Munx 7. Take My Hand - Lee Mallory 8. Come On In - The Association 9. Just What I've Been Looking For - The Vogues 10. Silver And Sunshine (How Wonderful Is Our Love) - The Looking Glass 11. Happiness - Anita Kerr & The Anita Kerr Singers 12. If You Know What I Mean - The Gas Company 13. Wounded - The Cookies 14. Hung Up On Love - The Other Voices 15. For All That I Am - The Tokens 16. I Know My Mind - Jan & Dean 17. Discrepency - The Bonniwell Music Machine 18. Scorpio Red - The Holy Mackerel 19. Beverly Hills - Uncle Sound 20. Tell Someone That You Love Them - Dino, Desi & Billy 21. Time To Love - The Addrisi Brothers 22. Someday Man - The Monkees 23. The Sound Of Children - The Aliis 24. No One Was There (Requiem) - The Gates Of Eden

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"Honky Tonk Rockabillies" Vol. 1 Live (1957-1964)

Fine collection of live rockabilly & honky tonk.trax:

1. Maybellene - Bob Luman 2. The Blues Come Around - Carl Butler 3. Rock-A-Chica - Warner Mack 4. Tennessee Toddy - Marty Robbins 5. Whatcha Gonna Do Leroy - Lefty Frizzell 6. I Want You To Know - Ronnie Self 7. Matchbox - Gene Davis 8. I'm A Long Gone Daddy - Bobby Helms 9. That's All Right Mama - Marty Robbins 10. Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self 11. Let's Have A Party - Gene Davis 12. Oakie Boogie - Mimi Roman 13. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley 14. White Lightnin' - George Jones 15. Short Fat Fanny - Ronnie Self 16. Rockin' Blues - Gene Davis 17. Let's Think About Livin' - Bob Luman 18. Ain't I The Lucky One - Marty Robbins 19. St. Louis Blues - Moon Mullican 20. The Women Make A Fool Out Of Me - Ernest Tubb 21. Tall Tall Trees - George Jones 22. Rocky Road Blues - Ronnie Self 23. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Gene Davis 24. Hey Joe - Carl Smith 25. Boppin' The Blues - Ronnie Self 26. Rockabye Boogie - Porter Wagoner 27. Flyin' Fingers - Joe Maphis 28. Roll Over Beethoven - Ronnie Self 29. The Great Snowman - Bob Luman 30. Muleskinner Blues - Gene Davis & Jerry Inman 31. Sweet Little Sixteen - Ronnie Self 32. Call Me Mr. Lost - Carl Smith 33. Sugaree - Marty Robbins

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"DEATH MIGHT BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS"

“Here’s Some Of The Best Sermons, Devotionals, Blues & Gospel Ever Released On Okeh, Bluebird, Columbia & Vocalion”"Death Might Be Your Santa Claus" was a Record Store Day exclusive on Black Friday this year.  Issued by Sony Legacy, the album collects up 16 (18 on the CD version) classic Blues sides from the early days of Columbia and Okeh records.  The CD version was limited to 5000 copies, while the vinyl version was limited to just 3000.  Since I love Blues and always try to support it and since no track list had been publicly released at the time, I dutifully went down to my local participating record store to pick up a copy.  They informed me that they'd been shut out on that particular Record Store Day item and I had to scrounge them up on the secondary market.
The press (post Record Store Day) about the collection promised some music that didn't get included--notably Walter Davis' "Santa Claus Blues" and a second Lightnin' Hopkins track--and lavished praise on the label for making all of these rare Blues sides available again for the first time.  Or something like that.  And that might be true for the novice music listener.  We obsessive Christmas music collectors, however, surely had just about all of these recordings already...from the recent Document "Blues Blues Christmas" CDs, if not independently.  That's not a bad thing.  It's just a fact.  For those who still don't have this music in their collections, there are certainly some classics to be enjoyed.  Butterbeans & Susie's "Papa Ain't No Santa Claus" is a mixdisc classic of the highest order and everybody ought to own a copy of Bessie Smith's "At The Christmas Ball" (which Columbia initially balked at releasing, thinking it not reverent enough).
There was, however, one track that caught my attention as I don't believe I have "Don't Think I Am Santa Claus" by Lil McLintock anywhere in my collection.  I know the song through more recent (albeit fairly obscure) cover versions, but, unless it's under a different name or lost in the uncatalogued portion of my collection (which is quite a substantial chunk), it didn't ring a bell.  So that was sufficient for me to justify the purchase.  And, anyway.. I gotz to support da Blues, whenever and wherever I can. http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/previews-2012/various-death-might-be-your-santa-claustrax:

1. Xmas Blues - Harmon Ray (Peetie Wheetstraw) 2. Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail? - Rev. J.M. Gates 3. When Was Jesus Born? - Heavenly Gospel Singers 4. He Was Born in a Manger - Rev. J.M. Gates 5. Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McLintock 6. Christmas & New Year's Blues (Remastered) - Tampa Red 7. Will the Coffin Be Your Santa Claus? - Rev. J.M. Gates 8. Christmas Morning Blues - Victoria Spivey 9. Death Might Be Your Santa Claus - Rev. J.M. Gates 10. Santa Claus - Bo Carter 11. Christmas Morning Blues (Remastered) - Sonny Boy Williamson 12. Christmas Time Blues - Casey Bill Weldon 13. Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back to Me (Remastered) - Ozzie Ware 14. At the Christmas Ball (78rpm Version) - Bessie Smith 15. Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) - Butterbeans & Susie 16. Will Hell Be Your Santa Claus - Rev. J.M. Gates 17. Christmas Mornin' Blues - Kansas City Kitty 18. Santa - Lightnin' Hopkins

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LEAD BELLY "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (1941 - 1946)

Forty years after his death, Lead Belly’s songs and style have continued to influence folk, blues, and rock artists including Neil Young, William Styron, Ben Harper, Keb’ Mo, Dionne Farris, and the late Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). Between 1941 and 1947 Lead Belly recorded some of his best music in Moses Asch’s tiny New York studio. The only surviving Asch masters of Lead Belly are now part of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. For the first time in almost 50 years these original acetates have been carefully remastered and newly annotated. 34 tracks, including Irene, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, and Rock Island Line. Originally released as a tribute to Lead Belly after his death in 1948, this reissue includes many out-takes and previously unreleased and alternate versions. Extensive notes include Lead Belly’s own song commentary. Annotated by Jeff Place. Compiled by Jeff Place, Anthony Seeger and Kip Lornell. "The soul expressed is full-fledged and sublime." — New England Folk Almanac

INFO: http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Sleep-Last-Night/dp/B000001DIA

trax:

01 Irene 02 Pick A Bale Of Cotton 03 Good Morning Blues 04 Grey Goose 05 In The Pines 06 Take This Hammer 07 On A Monday 08 Cotton Fields 09 Bring A Little Water Sylvie 10 Moanin' 11 Laura 12 Duncan And Brady 13 Rock Island Line 14 Big Fat Woman 15 New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues) 16 Chicken Crowing For Midnight 17 You Can't Lose Me Cholly 18 Sally Walker 19 Ha Ha This A Way 20 Yellow Gal 21 Green Corn 22 Let It Shine On Me 23 Meeting At The Building 24 In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down 25 Pigmeat 26 Blind Lemon 27 Bottle Up And Go 28 Sukey Jump 29 Old Riley 30 4, 5, And 9 31 No Good Rider 32 Shorty George 33 Duncan And Brady (Acapella) 34 Leaving Blues

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "At The Jazz Corner Of The World" Vol. 2 - 1959

Almost save cover, same musicians, this is the Volume 2 of a famous night at The Jazz Corner. Enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThe second of two LP volumes documenting a night in the life of The Jazz Messengers features trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenorman Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer/leader Art Blakey in fine form on such material as Randy Weston's "Hi-Fly" and Ray Bryant's "Chicken An' Dumplins." The music is funky hard bop at its best and, although this particular edition of The Jazz Messengers was not the most acclaimed, it was certainly a strong group. (allmusic.com)trax:

01 Chicken An' Dumplins 02 M & M 03 Hi-Fly 04 The Theme 05 Art's Revelation

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"WEST COAST SOCK HOP" The Arvee Records Story

30 of the hottest early 60’s West Coast party platters from the vaults of the legendary Arvee Records label. From the shoulder shakin’ sounds of The Olympics "Hully Gully," the down home guitar groove of the immortal Johnny "Guitar" Watson, to the Marathon’s irresistible "Peanut Butter" - this sock hop compilation will make you wander again through those unforgettable hours that these songs enlivened for you the first time around. They don’t make ‘em like these anymore. These records capture an American moment in time that can never be duplicated. These are the roots of early R&B and Rock ’n’ Roll - timeless music that lasts forever. (Bluebeat Music)ARVEE was located in Los Angeles, and was started in 1958 by Richard Vaughn, who also owned lounge music label HI-FI records. ARVEE specialized in recordings for teens, with heavy emphasis on dance music, thus this album's title, WEST COAST SOCK HOP. The sound quality throughout the 30 tracks of this collection is nothing less than superb. Many of the original 45s of these songs sell for hundreds of dollars each, that is, if you can find them.
The Olympics, The Marathons, The Tramps and the Robins all recorded for ARVEE. Johnny "Guitar" Watson was an ARVEE artist. I had his 45 of Untouchable/Johnny Guitar when I was very young (I wonder what it would be worth these days?). Wally Cox recorded for ARVEE-- no, not the voice of Underdog and star of Hollywood Squares-- this is a different Wally Cox, a soul singer. "El Pizza" by Dudley is a humorous parody of Marty Robbins' hit, "El Paso." The Marathons, who remind me of the Hollywood Argyles, tell the story of a reluctant astronaut on "Chicken Spaceman." They also do "Peanut Butter," which got a lot of airplay in its day.
WEST COAST SOCK HOP will help Baby Boomers recall the dances of their youth: the Shimmy Shimmy, the Hully Gully, the Stomp, and others. And for those too young to remember, or collectors who may not have 600 bucks to shell out for one single 45, this is a great opportunity to sample a unique and prolific teen label from rock & roll's late golden age. (Crawdaddy)trax:

1. Peanut Butter - The Marathons 2. Big Boy Pete - The Olympics 3. Johnny Guitar - Johnny Watson 4. Your Love - The Tramps 5. The Living End - Scott Engel 6. (Baby) Hully Gully - The Olympics 7. Live Wire Suzie - The Robins (The Coasters) 8. C. Percy Mercy Of Scotland Yard - The Marathons 9. From Now On - Ray Agee 10. Joan Of Love - The DeVilles 11. Your Kind Of Love - Little Joe Hinton 12. The Stomp - The Olympics 13. Midnight Flyer - The Tramps 14. Oh No - The Robins (The Coasters) 15. I Can't Help It - Wally Cox 16. Chicken Spaceman - The Marathons 17. Good For Nothin' - Scott Engel 18. Just Like That - The Robins (The Coasters) 19. Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics 20. Ride On - The Tramps 21. Let's Start A Romance - Little Joe Hinton 22. El Pizza - Dudley 23. The Heebie Jeebees - Wally Cox 24. Tight Sweater - The Marathons 25. Untouchable - Johnny Watson 26. Tell Me So - The DeVilles 27. Dance By The Light Of The Moon - The Olympics 28. Whole Lot Of Imagination - The Robins (The Coasters) 29. Some Day - Beamon Young 30. Talkin' Trash - The Marathons

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THE FIRE RECORDS STORY "The Sky Is Crying"

Whether it was rocking R&B or hard core blues this Bobby Robinson label had more than it's share of great music & big chart hits… Jam packed and well done compilation...Fire Records was a sister to Fury Records and one of a number of labels founded by entrepreneur Morgan Clyde ‘Bobby’ Robinson in the late Fifties. When he died in 2011, age 93, the Bluesworld website described Robinson’s life as ‘a six-decade saga of survival in an often ruthless business'. With hits from Elmore James, Buster Brown and Mary-Ann Fisher, this 2 disc compilation tells a tantalising part of that story. 9Not Now)

Good and generous collection, typical of this series from One Way. Mix of everything from traditional pop (Don & Dee Dee) to hard blues (Big Boy Cruddup, Elmore James, Buster Brown). Proto-soul by Bobby Marchan and early rock & roll by (yes) the Gay Poppers, whose "I've Got It" is a clone of the Isley Brothers' "Shout". Immortal hits include "The Sky Is Crying" by Elmore James and "Fannie Mae" by Buster Brown. The forgotten guitar star Wild Jimmy Spruill is heard twice, and you also hear blueswoman Mary Ann Fisher, as well as Mighty Joe Young, Riff Ruffin and Lightnin' Hopkins. The sax blastin' instro "Jaywalking" by The Upsettters may have been by Little Richard's fabled band, with an unusual R&B flute. (Record Runner)

INFO: http://www.notnowmusic.com/the-sky-is-crying-the-fire-records-story-1957-1962.html

trax disc 1:

1. The Sky Is Crying - Elmore James 2. The Madison Shuffle - Buster Brown 3. Please Don't Go - Johnny Acey 4. The Girl Next Door - Earl Lewis & The Channels 5. Wild As You Can Be - Mary Ann Fisher 6. School Time - Vinny & Kenny 7. Mary Lee - The Rainbows 8. Can't Stay Away (Pt.1) - Tarheel Slim & Little Ann 9. Glory Be - Lightnin' Hopkins 10. Snoopin' And Accusin' - Bobby Marchan 11. Mean Old Frisco - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 12. Look At My Baby - Paul Perryman 13. You Got Me Up Tight - The Gay Poppers 14. I Wanna Run To You - The Tellers 15. Kansas City March - Wild Jimmy Spruill 16. Jaywalking - The Upsetters 17. Heart Trouble - Billy Lewis 18. Why Baby - Mighty Joe Young 19. I Get The Blues When It Rains - Buster Brown 20. Lookout - Rockin' Bradley 21. Stranger Blues - Elmore James 22. Anything For You - Tarheel Slim & Little Ann 23. All My Life - Riff Ruffin 24. Dig Myself A Hole - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 25. There's Something On Your Mind (Part 1) - Bobby Marchan

trax disc 2:

1. There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan 2. Fannie Mae - Buster Brown 3. I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford 4. My Heart Is Sad - Earl Lewis & The Channels 5. Put On My Shoes - Mary Ann Fisher 6. Bobby's Rock - Elmore James 7. Why - Johnny Acey 8. Katie Mae - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 9. You're Going To Miss Me (When I'm Gone) - Chuck Bradford 10. Lock Me In Your Heart - Tarheel Slim & Little Ann 11. Hard Grind Wild - Jimmy Spruill 12. Who Is The Girl - Vinney & Kenny 13. Sincerely - Buster Brown 14. I've Got It - The Gay Poppers 15. This Is The Life - Bobby Marchan 16. Keep A' Calling - Paul Perryman 17. Evening - The Rainbows 18. A Little Tear (Was Falling From My Eyes) - Linda Martell & The Anglos 19. Jack, That Cat Was Clean - Dr. Horse 20. Rollin' And Tumblin' - Elmore James 21. Tears Fell From My Eyes - The Tellers 22. Rock Me Mama - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 23. It's Too Late - Tarheel Slim & Little Ann 24. Can't Stop Moving - Johnny Chef 25. Empty Arms - Mighty Joe Young

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"NORTHERN SOUL ALL NIGHTER" 60 Original Soul Grooves

While it was venues like the Room at the Top in Wigan, Blackpool’s Mecca and the Twisted Wheel in Manchester that nurtured Northern Soul, the irony behind the movement was that the term was coined by a Southerner. London record retailer Dave Godin used it to rack records in his Soul City store that appealed to northerners on pilgrimages south. This collection is respectfully dedicated to his memory and musical influence, including tracks from The Showmen, Ronnie Love, The 5 Royales and The O'Jays.
INFO: http://www.notnowmusic.com/northern-soul-all-nighter.htmltrax disc 1:

1. The Wrong Girl - The Showmen 2. When You See Me Hurt - Carl Lester & The Showstoppers 3. Today's The Day - Maureen Gray 4. Check Yourself - The Temptations 5. Baby I'm Coming Home - Mack Rice 6. Chills & Fever - Ronnie Love 7. Hold Back The Tears - The Delacardos 8. Sugar Dumpling - Sam Cooke 9. Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler 10. Delilah - Major Lance 11. Disillusioned - The Tams 12. Tell It To My Face - Bobby Williams 13. Am I Falling In Love - Maxine Brown 14. Give Our Love A Chance - Ada Ray 15. Baby Cakes - Dee Dee Sharp 16. I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson 17. Wild Child - Donnie Elbert 18. (There Goes) The Forgotten Man - Jimmy Radcliffe 19. What Kind Of Girl (Do You Think I Am) - The Charmaines 20. Tears Of Sorrow - The Primettes

trax disc 2:

1. Have Love Will Travel - Richard Berry & The Pharaohs 2. Earthquake - Roy Hamilton 3. Has It Happened To You Yet - The Falcons 4. It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield 5. My Heart Belongs To You - Wilson Pickett 6. Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas 7. Where Is The Boy Tonight - The Charmaines 8. Come On Let Me Love You - The Destinations 9. He's The One That Rings My Bell - Sherri Taylor 10. Image, Pt. 2 - Hank Levine & Orchestra 11. Jamie - Eddie Holland 12. It Hurts Inside - The 5 Royales 13. It Keeps Rainin' - Fats Domino 14. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Tormé 15. Stolen Angel - The Tonettes 16. Any Way You Wanta - Harvey Fuqua 17. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Miracles 18. If Your Mother Only Knew - The Miracles 19. A Deed To Your Heart - Eddie Floyd 20. I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) - The Pentagons

trax disc 3:

1. Catch That Teardrop - The 5 Royales 2. Stay Away from my Baby - Taffie Lee 3. Way Over There - The Marvelettes 4. Set My Soul on Fire - Eddie Floyd 5. The Chaperone - LaBrenda Ben & The Beljeans 6. Witchcraft in the Air - Bettye LaVette 7. Your Love is Amazing - The Ohio Untouchables 8. Miracles - The O'Jays 9. Burnt Toast and Black Coffee - Mike Pedicin 10. Gettting Ready for the Heartbreak - Chuck Jackson 11. This Little Love of Mine - Buddy Ace 12. The Parade of Broken Hearts - Soul Brothers 13. Seven Day Fool - Etta James 14. Let Me be Your Boy - Wilson Pickett 15. Pretty Baby - The Primettes 16. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman 17. I Just Want to Know - The Delacardos 18. She'll be Gone - Betty O'Brien 19. And Heaven was Here - Big Dee Irwin 20. If You Don't Come (You Better Call) - Patience Valentine

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"THE EXOTIC BEATLES" 1993

This CD features oddball versions of Beatles' songs. Many of them are "foreign" versions, with lyrics in Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Latin(!) and other languages. William Shatner's infamous version of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is here, not surprisingly. There is a reggae version of "Come Together" by Desmond Dekker, which is quite good. There are three Beatles tunes played on fairground organ (sounds like the music you hear on a merry-go-round). "I Want to Hold Your Hand" played on sitar. "We Can Work It Out" barked by dogs. "Good Night" played on Moog synthesizer. And much more weirdness. One of the cool things about the CD is that the tunes are often preceded by quotes from the Beatles and others. For example, Paul will make a comment about the Beatles dressing up like policemen, and then "When I'm 64" performed by a policeman's choir will play. This is a fun CD which Beatlemaniacs should get a kick out of. (Record Runner)If music is indeed the universal language, then the Beatles are Esperanto -- everyone in the world speaks their tongue, albeit with varying degrees of fluency. The first volume in the Exotic Beatles series is proof positive of the Fab Four's global reach: these 26 recordings span the farthest reaches of the musical spectrum, imagining the Beatles' biggest hits in settings as far removed from Liverpool as Los Angeles, Laos, and Lithuania. Apart from William Shatner's monumentally bizarre "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," these songs traffic more in obscurity than infamy -- few of the names will be familiar to most listeners, and many of the performances are washing up on Western shores for the first time. The arrangements veer wildly from ska (Desmond Dekker's "Come Together") to raga (Balsara & His Singing Sitars' "I Want to Hold Your Hand") to choral (the Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir's "When I'm Sixty-Four") to space age pop (the Moog Beatles' "Good Night"), and even if some of the more far-flung tracks are more interesting in principle than in practice, Exotic Beatles still beats listening to Oasis by a wide margin. (Jason Ankeny, Allmusic)trax:

1. Yellow Submarine 1 (French) - Derek Enright M.P. 2. Yellow Submarine 2 (Japanese)金沢明子 - Akiko Kanazawa 3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - William Shatner 4. I Should Have Known Better (Circa Di Capire) (Italian) - Dino E "I Kings" 5. I Wanna Be Your Man (Diferent Idioms) - Brian Sewell 6. Penny Lane - The Wilson Malone Voice Band 7. She Loves You (Ella Te Ama) (Flamenco) - Emi Bonilla Y Su Cuadro 8. Come Together - Desmond Dekker & The Israelites 9. Step Inside Love - Dickie Henderson 10. In My Life - The 52 Key Verbeek Fairground Organ 11. When I'm 64 - The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir 12. Please, Please Me (Por Favor, Complaseme) - Los Mustangs 13. There's A Place (Oh Chagrin) (French) - Les Surfs 14. Things We Said Today (Coisas Que Acontecem) (Portugues) - Os Vips 15. The Fool On The Hill (El Tonto De La Colina) - Edmundo Ros With Catarina Valente 16. Paperback Writer - Lefty In The Right 17. All My Loving - The 52 Key Verbeek Fairground Organ 18. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Balsara & His Singing Sitars 19. Eleanor Rigby (Latin) - Derek Enright M.P. 20. We Can Work It Out (Podemos Solucionarlo) - Sandro 21. We Can Work It Out (Perros Y Gatos) - Beatle Barkers 22. I Am The Walrus - John Otway 23. And I Love Her - The 52 Key Verbeek Fairground Organ 24. I'll Be Back (Aku Kembali Lagi) (Germany) - The Quests 25. Her Majesty - Brian Sewell 26. Good Night - The Moog Beatles

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John Doe "Meet John Doe" 1990

"Raw" and "honest" tend to be vastly overused words when it comes to rock music of any stripe, but they may just apply to John Doe's solo debut on the DGC label (spun off from Geffen). In some respects, this was always something of a trademark with Doe's former band, X, but there was always the whirlwind of Exene Cervenka carrying most of the weight of the vocals, and the frontline immediate image, while Doe was always just slightly back in the shadows, seemingly as anonymous as his name. Now he's out front, and the impact is quite immediate -- Meet John Doe roars into action with a blaze of Texas-styled rhythm guitar and a gorgeously weathered voice that's a sheer delight to listen to, even though the thrust of the song is, essentially, love and anger: "Let's Be Mad." There's a quite deliberate irony in the song and in the performance, and one can sometimes hear an undercurrent of bitter laughter in it all. The band backing Doe up is unpretentious, to say the least -- two guitarists, bass, and drums, with visits from piano and organ here and there, and scatterings of backing vocals. There's no effort to deliberately go after a certain style, though; this all has the feeling of falling together naturally, the way the best albums often do. Get a bunch of guys into the studio and let the music find its own direction. Doe is to be commended for this -- he could as easily have utterly cloned X, which would have provided him with a solid holding pattern but nothing more. There's a sadness pervading the selection of songs, though, but it's not depressing; instead, it's more like the earmark of some of the best country material, and the album's theme of personal expression could as easily been seen as an act of personal therapy -- a cleansing of the system. The final track, "My Offering," admits to a universal truth as the narrator, exhausted in an Atlanta hotel room, admits how much turns out badly, sees how people can be hurtful, comes to understand that he can do nothing to stop it -- and yet still has something to offer to someone, despite it all. Many of the lyrics here verge on raw poetry and carry a breathtaking force, partly because of the way they're delivered. Doe's worn voice is one of his greatest assets; the expansive sound of his music fits right in with that. All told, an excellent solo debut. - by Steven McDonald

musicians:

John Doe - vocals acoustic guitar / Jon Dee Graham - guitars / Richard Lloyd - electric and slide guitars, harmonica / Tony Marisco - bass / Jeff Donovan - drums

trax:

1. Let's Be Mad 2. a Matter Of Degrees 3. Dyin' To Get Home 4. It's Only Love 5. The Real One 6. Take # 52 7. Worldwide Brotherhood 8. With Someone Like You 9. By The Light 10. Knockin' Around 11. Touch Me, Baby 12. My Offering

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"KORNERSTONED" The Alexis Korner Anthology 1954-1983

Although his name may not be as instantly recognizable stateside as Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, or Led Zeppelin, Alexis Korner played an enormously large role in helping launch the British blues explosion of the '60s. After all, such soon-to-be household names as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ginger Baker, and Robert Plant either recorded with Korner, or credit the singer/guitarist as an early inspiration to follow their blues calling. The double-disc. 40-plus-track Kornerstoned: The Anthology 1954-1983 chronicles Korner's entire recording career, from Alexis Korner Skiffle Group in the early '50s, to fronting various bands later in the '50s and throughout the '60s (as Alex Korner's Blues Incorporated, Alex Korner's Blues All Stars, etc.), all of which are included here. Individual standouts include the recently unearthed "Steal Away," which features a 20-year-old Robert Plant (evidence that he had his whole "shrieking sex god" thing down -- even pre-Zeppelin), as well as a laid-back yet funky cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Mighty-Mighty Spade & Whitey" (credited to New Church), which features Free's then-lead singer Paul Rodgers on vocals. Also included is a mostly instrumental cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (which long served as the theme music for the popular British TV show Top of the Pops), as well as another laid-back funk-rock cover, "The Gambler." Kornerstoned: The Anthology 1954-1983 is a fitting testament to one of rock's most oft-overlooked yet important figures. (Allmusic)
INFO
http://alexis-korner.net/stoned.htmltrax disc 1:

1. Midnight Special - The Ken Colyer Skiffle Group 2. Roundhouse Stomp - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group 3. Rotten Break - Alexis Korner's Breakdown Group 4. Kid Man - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group 5. County Jail - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group 6. 3/4 A.D. - Alexis Korner & The Davey Graham Group 7. She Fooled Me - Blues Incorporated 8. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 9. Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 10. Blaydon Races - Nancy Spain With Alexis Korner & His Band 11. Up-Town - Blues Incorporated 12. See See Rider - Alexis Korner 13. Blues A La King - Alexis Korner's All Stars 14. Sappho - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 15. Taboo Man - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 16. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 17. Woke Up This Morning - Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated 18. Please, Please, Please - Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. 19. I Need Your Loving - Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. 20. Big Road Blues - Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. 21. Louise - Alexis Korner's Blues Inc. 22. Rosie - Free At Last 23. Mary, Open The Door - Alexis Korner 24. Steal Away - Alexis Korner & Robert Plant 25. Mighty-Mighty Spade & Whitey - The New Church

trax disc 2:

1. Whole Lotta Love - C.C.S. 2. Tap Turns On The Water - C.C.S. 3. Hellhound On My Trail - Alexis Korner 4. Gospel Ship - Snape 5. Ooh Wee Baby - Snape 6. Wild Women & Desperate Men - Alexis Korner 7. Vicksburg Blues - Alexis Korner 8. Get Off My Cloud - Alexis Korner 9. Robert Johnson - Alexis Korner 10. The Gambler - Alexis Korner 11. The Love You Save - Alexis Korner 12. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Alexis Korner & Bob Hall 13. Hey, Pretty Mama - Alexis Korner & Friends 14. Lining Track - Alexis Korner & Friends 15. Hammer & Nails - Alexis Korner 16. Key To The Highway - Alexis Korner & Colin Hodgkinson 17. Blood On The Saddle - Alexis Korner & Colin Hodgkinson 18. Juvenile Delinquent - Alexis Korner 19. Mean Fool - Alexis Korner

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Les Jaguars "Appalaches" 1960

I've always loved instrumental rock circa 1960. In that spirit, here one called Appalaches by Les Jaguars, released in 1996 in Québec, Canada. - Ralph11The Jaguars were an iconic group from the Saguenay region in the early 1960's. They achieved a certain success until the arrival of the British invasion, which put a stop to the old genre.
The lead guitarist, and nucleus, was Arthur Cossette. He is the one leading this reformed Jaguars aggregation here. I had the opportunity to see them live in 1997 or so and was drowned in a world of reverb that I still remember with emotion. Listen to this one. It's fun! - Ralph11trax:

01 Appalaches 02 Jaguar Shake 03 Pipeline 04 Galaxie M87 05 Mer Morte 06 Soleil Rouge 07 Guitar Boogie Shuffle 08 Guitar Strip 09 Funiculi-Funicula 10 Supersonic Twist 11 Solitude 12 Snowboard 13 Maple Leaf Rag 14 Casse-Noisette 15 Sealed With A Kiss 16 Mer Morte (Version Originale) 17 Supersonic Twist (Version Originale) 18 Ouananiche Twist

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "At The Jazz Corner Of The World" 1959

Jazz again but different vibe, I get this one few years ago on a flea market for almost nothing, but the record was dirty and had a lot of scratches. After a good cleaning, it plays ok except at the beginning and the end of side 1. For this rip, I did what I can, but there's still somme noise on some places... 5 stars album on allmusic.com, enjoy that vinyl rip!!! - Magic Kaic's MusicThis first of two LPs features a transitional version of The Jazz Messengers with longtime members drummer Art Blakey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt being joined by tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley who was with the group briefly between Benny Golson and Wayne Shorter. This live set is highlighted by Mobley's "Just Coolin'" and Thelonious Monk's "Justice," although the other selections (including Mobley's funky "Hipsippy Blues") are all quite enjoyable. When will this swinging music be reissued on CD? (allmusic.com)trax:

01 (introduction by Pee-Wee Marquette) Hipsippy Blues 02 Justice 03 The Theme 04 (introduction by Art Blakey) Close Your Eyes 05 Just Coolin'

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Hallo, anbei einige Alternativen zum Weihnachts-TV-Programm. HAVE A COOL YULE! - DooWopDaddyO

VIVA LAS VEGAS 13 - ROCKABILLY WEEKENDJACK GOOD'S "LET'S ROCK" & "OH BOY!" VOL.1THE LONG TALL TEXANS - BLOOD SWEAT & BEERS + WANTED ALIVETHE EXPLOSION ROCKETS - RECORDED LIVE ON STAGETHE LENNEROCKERS - THE QUARTERTHE FABULOUS 50'S MUSIC STYLE VOL.02 (DVD-RIP) 30 CLIPS INCL. DION; BO DIDDLEY; JOE TURNER; GARY US BONDS; DEL SHANNON; DICK CONTINO; JERRY WILLIAMS; TRENIERS...BEAT-CLUB: THE BEST OF '65…all served by DooWopDaddyO...

Los Kahunas "El Fantastico Sonido Surf & Hot Rod De Los Kahunas" 2006

I just recieved a copy of Los Kahunas "El fantastico sonido Surf & Hot Rod de Los Kahunas" CD two days ago: it's been playing in the DaveJeep non-stop ever since! I am smitten by these reverb-drenched caballeros......Los Kahunas is an Argentine four piece surf combo consisting of: Big Papu on "guitarra lida" (lead), Alexis B. on "tambores" (drums), Picky Carmoon on "bajo" (bass), and Antonio Carlos on "guitarra ritmica" (rhythm guitar). dressed in their trademark blue tuxedos, Los Kahunas provide the soundtrack for a long summer road trip in the trusty Plymouth Valiant non-stop down south to Tierra del Fuego. On "El fantastico sonido...", Los Kahunas plays straight-forward surf to the hilt. The CD opener, "Mavericks" reverb-crashes onto the wide open Patagonian plains like a wild herd of Spanish horses released and newly free. Bollos in hand, I don't think you'll stand a chance at catching one.
"Another Summer Song" is a very catchy and bittersweet tune that waits patiently for December, and the Southern Summer, to finally arrive: oh those sweet days in the Argentine sun, surfing on Christmas day. If surf music was ever to be played on the public airwaves again: "Another Summer Day" would likely break the Top of the Pops.
"Costa de la Muerte" is an ominous ode to the "Coast of Death"...heaven help the surfer who approaches unwary or unsure.
Rhythm guitarist Antonio Carlos steps up to "guitarra primerra" with his trusty Danelectro in hand for an absolutely fuzzed-out version of the Venture's classic "Hotline". The fuzzbox makes a second appearance on this album with the bands blazing tribute to Davie Allen: "Riding with Davie". If you dig the fuzztone, you really should check out these two cuts.
Other covers include a swell version of Gary Usher's (and Jon & the Night Rider's) "Midnight Run" as well as a smooth-as-silk rendition of the Looneytunes' "Desert Bound".
"Surfer's Paradise" is VERY reminiscent of the "Theme from Endless Summer": as Bruce Brown reminds us "each day, it is Summer somewhere on the planet"...which, geographically-speaking, isn't absolutely correct...but, I think you get the point.
"El fantastico sonido Surf & Hot Rod de Los Kahunas" is a wonderful sounding album, production-wise. Not exactly "lo-fi"; but also not extremely "polished", the production actually leaves little to be desired in the way of improvement. "El fantastico sonido..." is simply surf music done right: pure and simple...but, with plenty of heart, soul and devotion.
Give it a spin, I think you'll like it. - from surfguitar101trax:

01 Mavericks 02 Another summer song 03 Surfin' video 04 Costa de la muerte 05 Hot line 06 Arena gris 07 Burning rubber 08 My sunshine girl 09 Midnight run 10 Riding with Dave 11 Desert bound 12 Surfers paradise

The Chicago String Band - 1966

This is a particularly intriguing project, for producer Pete Welding in 1966 gathered together four veteran Chicago blues musicians (three of whom were playing electric blues at the time) and had them re-create the style of a 1920s/'30s string band. Carl Martin (60 at the time) was part of the original era, and he is heard on violin and guitar. Also featured in different combinations are Johnny Young on mandolin, guitarist John Lee Granderson, and John Wrencher on harmonica; all four musicians have their spots taking vocals. The music is very much in the early tradition, and the music is both spirited and delightful. (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)This CD was an attempt in the 1960s to get together some senior Black musicians to reproduce the black blues string bands that were a big part of blues music in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The effort is led with the fiddling, singing, and general musical direction of the Great Carl Martin..

This is the way that the blues was presented as much as it was presented by individual guitar playing bluesmen. The socalled jug bands were simply iterations of these bands with jugs, often adding jugs because there was a fad to record jug bands and hire them for white parties.

This music is important since it is closer to how blues was experienced by African Americans as a dance music played by enough people to power good dancing. The idea of the single isolated blues singer with a guitar, singing a three minute song heavy on words, is a product of the limits of the 78 record, and the white post folkie bluesniks who took the blues out of the African American context. If Robert Johnson's recordings are all just him and his guitar, his companions report Johnson was usually looking for a partner to perform and play with and was thinking of setting up a combo with even a horn at the time of his death.

The problem again is that both folklorists of the 30s and 1940s and the recording industry were more partial to single blues guitarists or pianists and were not at all interested in Black string band music.

What a pity. This is good music to move to, to dance to, to listen to. (Tony Thomas, Blues World)

trax:

01 The Sun Is Sinking Low 02 Trouble On Your Hands 03 Weeping & Moaning 04 You Know I Do 05 Hoodoo Blues 06 You Got Good Business 07 Take It Easy Baby 08 I Got To Find That Woman 09 Clean Cut Mama 10 Railroad Blues 11 Don't Sic Your Dog On Me 12 John Henry 13 Memphis, Tenn., 1939 Blues 14 Bye Bye Pete

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"THE BIG “D” JAMBOREE LIVE" Vol. 1 & 2

For fans of '50s rockabilly and hillbilly music, this is about as exciting as it gets: over 50 live performances from Dallas' Big D Jamboree radio program by a staggering line-up that includes Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Johnny Cash, Ferlin Husky, Warren Smith, Jerry Reed, Ronnie Dawson (as Ronnie Dee), and many, many more. Recorded live in front of an audience in the mid- to late '50s, this collection gives modern listeners a chance to tap into the thrill of what it must have been to witness these classic artists in their heyday. For anyone who wasn't there at the time (which is most of us), the opportunity to hear Sid King & the Five Strings or Hank Locklin live in their prime is a rare treat. With beautiful packaging, extensive notes, and entertaining extras such as a public service announcement by Tennessee Ernie Ford and a Falstaff beer commercial, this is one package that is not to be missed. (Greg Adams, Allmusic)From the late forties into the early sixties, the Big “D” Jamboree was Dallas’ answer to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. Broadcasting live from the Sportatorium on KRLD, the Jamboree was a favored stop for touring stars as well as a launching pad for locals on the rise. Most of the recordings on these CDs come from broadcasts in the late fifties. The highlights of the first disc, “Hillbillies,” are two songs by the criminally neglected northeast Texas tigress Charline Arthur, whose throbbing vocals and walking bass lines practically meld honky-tonk into rockabilly. Another regional flash, Taylor’s Jimmie Heap and the Melody Masters, offers a small gem in “Carbon Copy.” The “Rockabillies” disc opens with Carl Perkins providing the essence of the sound in all its ragged glory for five songs. Among local heroes, only Ronnie Dee (known today as Ronnie Dawson), his impossibly high voice sounding like it’s filtered through helium on two Chuck Berry rockers, competes with masters like Perkins and Gene Vincent. They transport you to a time and place like nothing else. by John Morthland

Info

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/big-d-jamboree-live-volumes-1-2

http://www.amazon.com/The-Big-Jamboree-Live-Volumes/dp/B00003TL83

trax Vol 1 - HILLBILLIES:

1. Double Edge Stomp - The Texas Stompers 2. Tragic Romance - Cowboy Copas 3. Aladdin's Lamp - Ferlin Husky 4. A Good Woman's Love - Hank Locklin 5. You Can't Never  - Hank Locklin 6. Salty Dog - The Kentucky Mountain Boys 7. Chime Bells - Sherry Davis 8. I Love You Because - Leon Payne 9. River Road Two-Step - The Texas Stompers 10. No Wedding Bells For Joe - Wanda Jackson 11. King For A Day - Orville Couch 12. Overnight - Orville Couch 13. Casino On The Hill - Lawton Williams 14. Love Me Like You Mean It - Mitchell Torok 15. Your Eyes - Billy Jack Hale 16. Welcome To The Club - Charlene Arthur 17. What About Tomorrow? - Charlene Arthur 18. So Doggone Lonesome - Johnny Cash 19. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash 20. Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash 21. (Fallstaff Beer Commercial) 22. The Devil's Dream - Billy Jack Saucier & The BDJ Band 23. I'm Movin' On - Jimmy Lee Fautheree 24. Carbon Copy - Jimmie Heap & The Melody Masters 25. If I Could Only Learn To Yodel - Ramona Reed

trax Vol 2 - ROCKABILLIES:

1. That's All Right - Carl Perkins 2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 3. Slippin' & Slidin' - Carl Perkins 4. I Got a Woman - Carl Perkins 5. Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby - Carl Perkins 6. Suzy Q - Johnny Carroll 7. I'll Wait - Johnny Carroll 8. Hot Dog Buddy Buddy - The Belew Twins 9. Black Slacks - The Belew Twins 10. A Red Cadillac and a Black Mustache - The Belew Twins 11. Rockin' Bones - The Belew Twins 12. Move Around - Groovey Joe Poovey 13. Too Much - Tommy Mitchell 14. Black Jack David - Warren Smith 15. Hound Dog - Warren Smith 16. Rock & Roll Ruby - Warren Smith 17. Mr. Whizz - Jerry Reed 18. Booger Red - Sid King & The Five Strings 19. All By Myself - Werly Fairburn 20. Great Balls of Fire - Johnny Dollar 21. Teenage Queen - Orville Couch 22. Easy Does It - Orville Couch 23. 30 Days - Ronnie Dee & The D Men 24. Johnny B. Goode - Ronnie Dee & The D Men 25. Blue Jean Bop - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 26. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 27. Dance to the Bop - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 28. Lotta Lovin' - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

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"Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés" 1998

'Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés' is an anthology of cajun music comprised of field recordings made in the early 1970's in the parishes of Acadia and Évangeline. The players here are a who's who of the musicians of that era. For you cajun fans out there, please enjoy. I've included the full booklet; I find it ads to the experience. - Ralph11trax:

1. Pain de Maïs [Cornbread] - Bee Fontenot 2. La Valse de la Belle [The Sweetheart's Waltz] - Shirley Bergeron 3. Ma Negresse - Nathan Abshire 4. Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés #1 [The Snapbeans Ain't Salty] - Les Frères Balpa 5. Aux Natchitoches - Bee Deshotels 6. Tu Peux Cogner Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer [Keep-A-Knockin' But You Can'] - Les Frèes Balpa 7. Two Step des Cajuns [Instrumental] - Nathan Abshire 8. Une Livre de Tabac [One Pound of Tobacco] - Les Frères Balpa 9. Madame Bosso - Shirley Bergeron 10. La Porte de la Prison [The Prison's Gate] - Bee Fontenot 11. Les Barres de la Prison [The Prison Bars] - Canray Fontenot 12. Ma Chere Bebe Creole [My Sweet Creole Babe] - Dennis McGee 13. Madame Young - Dennis McGee 14. La Danse de la Limonade [The Lemonade Song] - Les Frères Balpa 15. La Veuve du Lac Bleu [The Blue Lake's Widow] - Bee Deshotels; Ed Deshotels 16. Les 2 Cousins [Instrumental] - Fremont Fontenot 17. Quoi Faire? [Why?] - Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin 18. Bosco Stomp - Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin; Les Frères Balpa 19. Make It to Me - Bee Fontenot 20. J'Ai Fait Mon Idée - Shirley Bergeron 21. J'Ai Été au Bal [I Went to the Dance] - Les Frères Balpa 22. Bonsoir Moreau [Goodnight Moreau] - Canray Fontenot 23. Tit Galop au Mamou [Gallop to Mamou] - Les Frères Balpa 24. Chere Toutoute - Bee Fontenot 25. Les Maringouins Ont Tout Mangé Ma Belle [The Mosquitoes Ate Up My Sweethea] - Nathan Abshire 26. Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés #2 [The Snapbeans Ain't Salty] - Ambrose Thibodeaux 27. Le Two Step À Jules [Instrumental] - Fremont Fontenot

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LOS KAHUNAS "Otro Reverberante Encuentro Con Los Kahunas" '07

Los Kahunas is a quartet of musicians who call Argentina home. The band makes its home in Buenos Aires where it has made a name for itself by being one of only a handful of bands making surf rock. The band formed in 2004 as lead guitarist Big Papu Castaniero, rhythm guitarist Antonio Carlos, bassist Damian Baldi, and drummer Alexis B came together to make their own version of Surf-Rock.

This [their 2nd long player]  album is split between band originals written by Big Papu Castaneiro and several cover versions of songs by the likes of The Astronauts, The Lively Ones, and of course, The Ventures. While the band handles the cover tunes with skill, the original songs by the band are what shine on this release. Songs like 6G15 and California Kustom bring to mind The Ventures when they were in their peak of popularity.

trax:

01 6g15 02 California Kustom 03 Deeper Than The Sea 04 The Hearse 05 Bakos El Terrible 06 Heads Up 07 Lanky Bones 08 Ocean Boulevard 09 The Rise & Fall Of Flingel Bunt 10 Candy Smile 11 Dare Devil 12 The Creeper 13 Verdemar 14 Wave Of Love

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"Classic Railroad Songs"

Who could chronicle the history of this great American art form-the train song-better than Smithson-Folkwys?As 19th-century America expanded, so too did the "ribbons of iron" that crisscrossed the vast landscape and sparked the imagination of music-makers. Work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits, and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam locomotive have enshrined the railroad in our musical memory. Classic Railroad Songs mines the Smithsonien Folkweys archives to create this tribute to a favorite American source of inspiration. 36-page booklet. 71 minutes.

Info

http://www.folkways.si.edu/classic-railroad-songs-from-folkways/american-folk/music/album/smithsonian

trax:

1. An Excerpt From "Rail Dynamics" - Emory Cook 2. Train 45 - New Lost City Ramblers 3. Kassie Jones - Furry Lewis 4. Jay Gould's Daughter - Pete Seeger 5. Railroad Bill - Walt Robertson 6. Linin' Track - Lead Belly 7. Freight Train - Elizabeth Cotten 8. Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill - Cisco Houston 9. Zack, The Morman Engineer - L. M. Hilton 10. Lost Train Blues - The Virginia Mountain Boys 11. The F.F.V. - Annie Watson 12. He's Coming To Us Dead - New Lost City Ramblers 13. The Train That Carried My Girl From Town - Doc Watson 14. Rock Island Line - Lead Belly 15. Lonesome Train - Sonny Terry, Woody Guthrie And Cisco Houston 16. John Henry - Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston 17. The Wreck Of The Number Nine - Rosalie Sorrels 18. Freight Train Blues - Brownie McGhee 19. The New Market Wreck - Mike Seeger 20. Jerry, Go Oil That Car - Haywire Mac 21. Way Out In Idaho - Rosalie Sorrels 22. Old John Henry Died On The Mountain Henry - Grady Terrell 23. Casey Jones - John D. Mounce 24. Wreck Of The Old '97 - Pop Stoneman 25. Midnight Special - Lead Belly 26. Wabash Cannonball - Doc Watson 27. Lost Train Blues - Vernon L. Sutphin 28. New River Train - The Iron Mountain String Band 29. Excerpt From "Three Little Engines And 33 Cars" - Vinton Wright

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