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Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was The Night

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Blind Willie Johnson – “Dark Was The Night” from the album “Dark Was The Night”
Blind Willie was born circa 1902 and raised in Marlin, a railroad junction in Texas. He began playing a cigar-box guitar when he was 5 years old. On 3 December 1927 he became one of the first gospel guitarists to be recorded.

Dark Was The Night

1) I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole; 2) Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed; 3) It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine; 4) Mother’s Children Have A Hard Time; 5) Dark Was The Night; 6) If I Had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down; 7) Bye And Bye I’m Goin’ To See The King; 8) The Soul Of A Man; 9) Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying; 10) Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning; 11) Let Your Light Shine On Me; 12) John The Revelator; 13) Praise God I’m Satisfied; 14. God Moves On The Water; 15) Trouble Will Soon Be Over; 16) Church, I’m Fully Saved Today; 17) Go With Me To That Land; 18) When The War Was On; 19) Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There; 20) I’m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge; 21) You’ll Need Somebody On Your Bond; 22) Take Your Stand

Blind Willie Johnson

ZZ Top – La Grange

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ZZ Top – “La Grange” from the album “Tres Hombres”

ZZ Top were formed in Houston, Texas in 1969 and the original line-up consisted of Billy Gibbons on guitar and lead vocals, Lanier Greig on organ and Dan Mitchell on drums.

Greig was initially replaced by bassist Billy Ethridge and Mitchell was replaced by Frank Beard. Dusty Hill replaced Ethridge when the latter was unwilling to sign a recording contract.

“Tres Hombres”

1) Waitin’ For The Bus; 2) Jesus Just Left Chicago; 3) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers; 4) Master of Sparks; 5) Hot, Blue And Righteous; 6) Move Me On Down The Line; 7) Precious And Grace; 8) La Grange; 9) Sheik; 10) Have You Heard?

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers”
Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Lowell Fulson – Reconsider Baby

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Lowell Fulson – “Reconsider Baby” from the album “A Complete Introduction To Chess”

Lowell was born on 31 March 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He moved to Ada, Oklahoma when he was 18 joining Texas Alexander for a few months. He then moved to California forming  band that soon included a young Ray Charles and Stanley Turrentine.
He was drafted in 1943 and was in the United States Navy until 1945. He eventually joined Chess Records in 1954 and was with them until 1962.

He died on 7 March 1999.

Disc 1

1) Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats; 2) Maybellene – Chuck Berry; 3) Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley; 4) How Many More Years – Howlin’ Wolf; 5) Reconsider Baby – Lowell Fulson; 6)  Juke – Little Walter; 7) Don’t Start Me To Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson; 8) I Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters; 9) Leave My Wife Alone – John Lee Hooker; 10) I’m A Man – Bo Diddley; 11) My Babe – Little Walter; 12) Dust My Broom – Elmore James; 13) Third Degree – Eddie Boyd; 14) Moanin’ At Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf; 15) (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters; 16) Sincerely – The Moonglows; 17) When The Lights Go Out – Jimmy Witherspoon; 18) Sugar Mama – John Lee Hooker; 19) Booted – Rosco Gordon; 20) Seventh Son – Willie Mabon; 21) Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters; 22) Crazy For My Baby – Willie Dixon; 23) Jock-A-Mo – Sugar Boy Crawford; 24) Last Night – Little Walter; 25) Ain’t Got No Home – Clarence “Frogman” Henry; 26) This Pain In My Heart – Willie Dixon

Lowell Fulsom - Reconsider Baby

Disc 2

1) Rock And Roll Music – Chuck Berry; 2) You Can’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover – Bo Diddley; 3) Nothin’ Shakin’ (But The Leaves On The Trees) – Eddie Fontaine; 4) The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin; 5) Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf; 6) Forty Days And Forty Nights – Muddy Waters; 7) Something’s Got A Hold On Me – Etta James; 8) See You Later, Alligator – Bobby Charles; 9) Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry; 10) Suzie Q – Dale Hawkins; 11) Walking By Myself – Jimmy Rogers; 12) I Just Want To Make Love To You – Etta James; 13) Nine Below Zero – Sonny Boy Williamson; 14) The Red Rooster – Howlin’ Wolf; 15) Talk To Me Baby – Elmore James; 16) Peanut Butter – The Marathons; 17) Let Me In – The Sensations; 18) The Watusi – The Vibrations; 19) (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do – Clarence “Frogman” Henry; 20) At Last – Etta James; 21) Smokey Places – The Corsairs; 22) Rinky Dink – Dave “Baby” Cortez; 23) Ten Commandments Of Love – Harvey & The Moonglows; 24) Cadillac Jack – Andre Williams; 25) You Always Hurt The One You Love – Clarence “Frogman” Henry; 26) Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing – Fontella Bass

Disc 3

1) Rescue Me – Fontella Bass; 2) Soulful Dress – Sugar Pie DeSanto; 3) One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – John Lee Hooker; 4) Promised Land – Chuck Berry; 5) Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy – Howlin’ Wolf; 6) We’re Gonna Make It – Little Milton; 7) No Particular Place To Go – Chuck Berry; 8) Hi-Heel Sneakers – Tommy Tucker; 9) Wade In The Water – Ramsey Lewis Trio; 10) Landslide – Tony Clarke; 11) Look At Me Now – Terry Callier; 12) Mama Didn’t Lie – Jan Bradley; 13) Sally, Go ‘Round The Roses – The Jaynetts; 14) Selfish One – Jackie Ross; 15) Summertime – Billy Stewart; 16) The Entertainer – Tony Clarke; 17) Sitting In The Park – Billy Stewart ; 18) Temptation ‘Bout To Get Me – The Knight Brothers; 19) Voice Your Choice – The Radiants; 20) Searching For My Love – Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces; 21) In The Basement – Etta James & Sugar Pie De Santo; 22) The “In” Crowd – Ramsey Lewis Trio; 23) I Had A Talk With My Man Last Night – Mitty Collier; 24) I Do Love You – Billy Stewart; 25) You Left The Water Running – Maurice & Mac; 26) Oh, What A Night – The Dells

Disc 4

1) Tell Mama – Etta James; 2) Wang Dang Doodle – Koko Taylor; 3) Evil – Howlin’ Wolf; 4) I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun – Rotary Connection; 5) Tom Cat – Muddy Waters; 6) California Soul – Marlena Shaw; 7) Hold On – The Radiants; 8) Sweeter Than The Day Before – The Valentinos; 9) A Love Reputation – Denise LaSalle; 10) Afro Harping – Dorothy Ashby; 11) Woman Of The Ghetto – Marlena Shaw; 12) Good To Me – Irma Thomas; 13) I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James; 14) Dirty Man – Laura Lee; 15) Ordinary Joe – Terry Callier; 16) Burning Spear – The Soulful Strings; 17) Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You – Solomon Burke; 18) To Be A Lover – Gene Chandler; 19) Here Comes The Judge – Pigmeat Markham; 20) Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation – The Dells; 21) You And Your Baby Blues – Solomon Burke; 22) My Ding-A-Ling – Chuck Berry

Jimmy Nelson – I Sat and Cried

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Jimmy Nelson – “I Sat and Cried” from the album “Theme Time Radio Hour”

Jimmy Nelson was born on 7 April 1919 in Philadelphia. On finishing high school he rode the rails eventually ending up in Oakland, California where he met Joe Turner, who taught him about singing, performance and the music business. He died on 29 July 2007 aged 88.

Theme Time Radio Hour

Disc 1

1) Turn Your Radio On – Grandpa Jones; 2) Papa’s On The Housetop – Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell; 3) Shortnin’ Bread – Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds; 4) Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes; 5) Gun Fever (Blam Blam Fever) – The Valentines; 6) Pistol Packin’ Mama – Al Dexter & His Troopers; 7) Pistol Packin’ Mama – The Hurricanes; 8) Homework – Otis Rush; 9) He Will Break Your Heart – Jerry Butler; 10) Take It Away Lucky – Eddie Noack; 11) Buddy, Stay Off The Wine – Betty Hall Jones; 12) Tears A Go-Go – Charlie Rich; 13) Rich Woman – Li’l Millet & His Creoles; 14) Laughin’ & Jokin’ – Ernie Chaffin; 15) Me And My Chauffeur Blues – Memphis Minnie; 16) If I Lose – The Stanley Brothers; 17) I Sat And Cried – Jimmy Nelson; 18) Beatnik’s Wish – Patsy Raye & The Beatniks; 19) Devil In His Heart – The Donays; 20) Let’s Invite Them Over – George Jones & Melba Montgomery; 21) Don’t Take Ev’rybody To Be Your Friend – Sister Rosetta Tharpe With The Sam Price Trio; 22) Good Morning Heartache – Billie Holiday; 23) Pouring Water On A Drowning Man – James Carr; 24) I Drink – Mary Gauthier; 25) Mother Earth – Memphis Slim

Jimmy Nelson - I Sat and Cried

Disc 2

1) Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin; 2) Walk A Mile In My Shoes – Joe South & The Believers; 3) Cry Tough – Alton Ellis & The Flames; 4) Tommy Gun – The Clash; 5) (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone – Roy Montrell; 6) Those DJ Shows – Patrice Holloway; 7) I Ain’t Drunk – Lonnie “The Cat”; 8) Eat That Chicken – Charles Mingus; 9) Mama, Get Your Hammer – Bobby Peterson Quintet; 10) How High The Moon – Slim Gaillard; 11) Cool Water – The Sons Of The Pioneers; 12) Only A Rose – Geraint Watkins; 13) I Walk In My Sleep – Berna – Dean; 14) Stars Fell On Alabama – Jack Teagarden’s Chicagoans; 15) Mama Tried (The Ballad From Killers Three) – Merle Haggard & The Strangers; 16) Big Long Slidin’ Thing – Dinah Washington; 17) Black Coffee – Bobby Darin; 18) I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water – The Cats And The Fiddle; 19) Ain’t Got The Money To Pay For This Drink – George Zimmerman & The Thrills With The Bubber Cyphers; 20) Bottle And A Bible – The Yayhoos; 21) Okie’s In The Pokie – Jimmy Patton; 22) If You’re So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich? – Louis Jordan; 23) Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio – Santiago Jimenez; 24) Mona – Bo Diddley; 25) Roadrunner (Twice) – The Modern Lovers

Sonny Boy Williamson – Help Me

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Sonny Boy Williamson II – “Help Me” from the album “His Best”

Sonny Boy was born Alex Ford on the Sara Jones Plantation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. The date and year of his birth remain unclear.

He was the illegitimate child of of Millie Ford, but soon took his stepfather’s last name to be known as Rice Miller. He was also known as Little Boy Blue, Willie Williamson, Willie Williams and Willie Miller.
He was the teller of tall tales and mischievous so his own accounts of his life were never to be trusted and led to a lot of confusion.
He called himself Sonny Boy Williamson to cash in on John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson’s popularity.
His major break came when he got a job broadcasting out of KFFA radio out of Helena on the King Biscuit Show in 1941. It made hm famous as it was broadcast all over the south.
He died on 25 May 1965.

Sonny Boy Williamson II - Help Me

“His Best”

1) Good Evening Everybody; 2) Don’t Start Me To Talkin’; 3) All My Love In Vain; 4) Keep It To Yourself; 5) Fattening Frogs For Snakes; 6) I Don’t Know; 7) Cross My Heart; 8) Born Blind; 9) Ninety Nine; 10) Your Funeral And My Trial; 11) Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket; 12) Sad To Be Alone; 13) Checkin’ Up On My Baby; 14) Down Child; 15) Nine Below Zero; 16) Bye Bye Bird; 17) Help Me; 18) Bring It On Home; 19) My Younger Days; 20) One Way Out

Dr John – Big Shot

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Dr John – “Big Shot” from the album “Locked Down”

Born Malcolm John Rebennack on November 21, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States,. More commonly known as Dr. John and also Dr. John Creaux, and Dr. John the Night Tripper.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2011.

Locked Down

1) Locked Down; 2) Revolution; 3) Big Shot; 4) Ice Age; 5) Getaway; 6) Kingdom Of Izzness; 7) You Lie; 8) Eleggua; 9) My Children, My Angels; 10) God’s Sure Good

Dr John - Locked Down

Dr. John – keyboards, lead vocals
Dan Auerbach – guitar, percussion, background vocals
Max Weissenfeldt – drums, percussion, background vocals
Leon Michels – keyboards, percussion, woodwinds, background vocals
Nick Movshon – electric and upright bass, percussion, background vocals
Brian Olive – guitar, percussion, woodwinds, background vocals
The McCrary Sisters (Regina, Ann & Alfreda) – background vocals

Johnny “Guitar” Watson – Space Guitar

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Johnny “Guitar” Watson – “Space Guitar” from the album “Roll Your Moneymaker”

Born John Watson, Jr on 3 February 1935 in Houston, Texas he was initially taught piano by his father. A musical prodigy (his grandfather gave him a guitar when he was 11), he played with both Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland.

His “Space Guitar” album was released in 1954 pioneering guitar feedback and reverb.
He toured and recorded with Larry Williams, Little Richard, Johnny Otis and David Axelrod, played with Sam Cooke and was a guest performer on Frank Zappa’s “One Size Fits All” album. He died on 17 May 1996.

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Roll Your Moneymaker: Early Black Rock ‘n Roll 1948-1958

1) You’ve Got To Lose – Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm; 2) You Gonna Wreck My Life – Howlin’ Wolf; 3) W-O-M-A-N – Etta James; 4) Roll Your Moneymaker – Shakey Jake; 5) Sugar Coated Love – Lazy Lester; 6) Tiger Man – Rufus Thomas; 7) Night Out – John J. Moses; 8) I’m Going Down To Tijuana – Andre Williams; 9) Please Don’t Freeze – Ruth Brown; 10) Bring The Money In – The Bill Davis Trio; 11) Don’t Leave Poor Me – Big Maybelle; 12) Space Guitar – Johnny “Guitar” Watson; 13) She Made My Blood Run Cold – Ike Turner; 14) I Got Love If You Want It – Slim Harpo; 15) Keep On Loving Me Baby – Otis Rush; 16) Jericho – Sister Rosetta Tharpe; 17) If Lovin’ Is Believing – Billy “The Kid” Emerson; 18) Heart-O-Matic Love – Bo Diddley; 19) Got My Mojo Working – Ann Cole With The Suburbans; 20) 21 Days In Jail – Magic Sam; 21) Deep Feeling – Chuck Berry; 22) Crawfish – Jesse Stone; 23) Pneumonia – Joe Tex; 24) Love My Baby – Little Junior Parker

Li’l Millet & His Creoles – Rich Woman

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Li’l Millet & His Creoles – “Rich Woman” from the album “Heavy Sugar”

Born McKinley James Millet on 25 October 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a bass player, singer and songwriter who was playing in bands by the age of 10 years old.

“Rich Woman” was written by Millet and Dorothy LaBostrie and released in November 1955.
Li’l Millet and the Creoles continued to perform in New Orleans until the 1980s.
He died of cancer in 1997.

Heavy Sugar – The Pure Essence Of New Orleans R&B

Disc 1

1. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey – Little Richard; 2. Shirley – John Fred & The Playboys; 3. Would You Believe It, I Have A Cold – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith; 4. Telling Lies – Fats Domino; 5. Someday (You’ll Want Me) – Smiley Lewis; 6. Nervous Boogie – Paul Gayten; 7. It Must Be Jelly – Frankie Ford; 8. A-Tisket A-Tasket – Joe Jones; 9. I’m So Blue – Jimmy Beasley; 10. I Know – Ray Washington; 11. Honey, Honey – The Supremes; 12. Ship On A Stormy Sea – Jimmy Clanton; 13. Loud Mouth Annie – Myles & Dupont; 14. That’s What I’ll Do – Shirley and Lee; 15. Oh, How I Need Your Lovin’ – Alberta Hall; 16. Flatfoot Sam – Oscar Wills; 17. Look What You’re Doing To Me – Professor Longhair; 18. Try Rock And Roll – Bobby Mitchell; 19. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Charles Brown; 20. My Girl Across Town – Lester Robertson; 21. Sweet Sixteen – The Tropicals; 22. I’ve Got A Girl – Roland Cook; 23. Tic Toc – Lee Allen & His Band; 24. You Call Everybody Darling – The Gondoliers; 25. Dance With Me Henry – Etta James

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Disc 2

1.Don’t Deceive Me – Fats Domino; 2. Cheatin’ Woman – Frankie Ford; 3. Honey Hush – Joe Turner; 4. Diddy-Y-Diddy-O – Roy Brown; 5. Whirlaway – Allen Toussaint; 6. Cha Dooky Doo – Art Neville; 7. Real Gone Party – Ruth & Al; 8. Chickee Wah Wah – Bobby Marchan; 9. There’ll Be No Backin’ Out – Mickey & Sylvia; 10. That’s All I Need To Know – Sam Cooke; 11. Carry On – Jerry Byrne; 12. We Like Birdland – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith; 13. Creole Alley – Lee Allen & His Band; 14. Mad About You Baby – Richard Berry; 15. Well-O, Well-O, Well-O Baby – Earl King; 16. Malinda – Bobby Mandolph; 17. School Days Are Back Again – Smiley Lewis; 18. Don’t Break This Heart Of Mine – Jimmy Beasley; 19. Doin’ The Hambone – Little Booker; 20. Rich Woman – Lil Millet & His Creoles; 21. Teachin’ And Preachin’ – The Royal Kings; 22. Oh Why? – Little Richard; 23. Every Time I See You – Harry Lee; 24. Blow Wind Blow – Junior Gordon; 25. I’m Glad, Glad – Lloyd Price

Disc 3

1. Don’t You Know Yockomo – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Clowns; 2. Someday, Bye And Bye – The Spiders; 3. Would You – Fats Domino; 4. Hatti Malatti – Lee Diamond; 5. Mother Roux (Yo Yo Walk) – Paul Gayten; 6. We Teenagers Know What We Want – Amos Milburn; 7. Zing Zing – Art Neville; 8. So Glad She’s Mine – Charles Williams; 9. Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) – Smiley Lewis; 10. I Love To Rock n Roll – Eddie Bo; 11. Tough Lover – Etta James; 12. Good Lovin’ – John Fred; 13. Knocked Out – The Gondoliers; 14. Eternity – Ernie K-Doe; 15. Kansas City – Little Richard; 16. Please Believe Me – Charles Brown; 17. Teenage Wedding – Johnny Angel; 18. Baby, Baby Please – Clarence Henry; 19. Love You So – The Crystals; 20. I Think You’re Jiving Me – Huey & Jerry; 21. Take It Home To Grandma – Lester Robertson; 22. Mercy – Gene And Al’s Spacemen; 23. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again – Big Al Downing; 24. I’ll Turn Square For You – Bobby Charles; 25. Saturday Night – Roy Brown

Lloyd Lambert – Heavy Sugar

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Lloyd Lambert – “Heavy Sugar” from the album “Heavy Sugar” (and also on “Jumping The Shuffle Blues”)

Lloyd was born 4 June 1928 in Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. He was bandleader and bassist (he pioneered the use of the electric bass) and his band backed Guitar Slim on all of his Specialty recordings.
He died 31 October 1995.

Disc 1

1. Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey – Little Richard; 2. Shirley – John Fred & The Playboys; 3. Would You Believe It, I Have A Cold – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith; 4. Telling Lies – Fats Domino; 5. Someday (You’ll Want Me) – Smiley Lewis; 6. Nervous Boogie – Paul Gayten; 7. It Must Be Jelly – Frankie Ford; 8. A-Tisket A-Tasket – Joe Jones; 9. I’m So Blue – Jimmy Beasley; 10. I Know – Ray Washington; 11. Honey, Honey – The Supremes; 12. Ship On A Stormy Sea – Jimmy Clanton; 13. Loud Mouth Annie – Myles & Dupont; 14. That’s What I’ll Do – Shirley and Lee; 15. Oh, How I Need Your Lovin’ – Alberta Hall; 16. Flatfoot Sam – Oscar Wills; 17. Look What You’re Doing To Me – Professor Longhair; 18. Try Rock And Roll – Bobby Mitchell; 19. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Charles Brown; 20. My Girl Across Town – Lester Robertson; 21. Sweet Sixteen – The Tropicals; 22. I’ve Got A Girl – Roland Cook; 23. Tic Toc – Lee Allen & His Band; 24. You Call Everybody Darling – The Gondoliers; 25. Dance With Me Henry – Etta James

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Disc 2

1.Don’t Deceive Me – Fats Domino; 2. Cheatin’ Woman – Frankie Ford; 3. Honey Hush – Joe Turner; 4. Diddy-Y-Diddy-O – Roy Brown; 5. Whirlaway – Allen Toussaint; 6. Cha Dooky Doo – Art Neville; 7. Real Gone Party – Ruth & Al; 8. Chickee Wah Wah – Bobby Marchan; 9. There’ll Be No Backin’ Out – Mickey & Sylvia; 10. That’s All I Need To Know – Sam Cooke; 11. Carry On – Jerry Byrne; 12. We Like Birdland – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith; 13. Creole Alley – Lee Allen & His Band; 14. Mad About You Baby – Richard Berry; 15. Well-O, Well-O, Well-O Baby – Earl King; 16. Malinda – Bobby Mandolph; 17. School Days Are Back Again – Smiley Lewis; 18. Don’t Break This Heart Of Mine – Jimmy Beasley; 19. Doin’ The Hambone – Little Booker; 20. Rich Woman – Lil Millet & His Creoles; 21. Teachin’ And Preachin’ – The Royal Kings; 22. Oh Why? – Little Richard; 23. Every Time I See You – Harry Lee; 24. Blow Wind Blow – Junior Gordon; 25. I’m Glad, Glad – Lloyd Price

Disc 3

1. Don’t You Know Yockomo – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Clowns; 2. Someday, Bye And Bye – The Spiders; 3. Would You – Fats Domino; 4. Hatti Malatti – Lee Diamond; 5. Mother Roux (Yo Yo Walk) – Paul Gayten; 6. We Teenagers Know What We Want – Amos Milburn; 7. Zing Zing – Art Neville; 8. So Glad She’s Mine – Charles Williams; 9. Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) – Smiley Lewis; 10. I Love To Rock n Roll – Eddie Bo; 11. Tough Lover – Etta James; 12. Good Lovin’ – John Fred; 13. Knocked Out – The Gondoliers; 14. Eternity – Ernie K-Doe; 15. Kansas City – Little Richard; 16. Please Believe Me – Charles Brown; 17. Teenage Wedding – Johnny Angel; 18. Baby, Baby Please – Clarence Henry; 19. Love You So – The Crystals; 20. I Think You’re Jiving Me – Huey & Jerry; 21. Take It Home To Grandma – Lester Robertson; 22. Mercy – Gene And Al’s Spacemen; 23. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again – Big Al Downing; 24. I’ll Turn Square For You – Bobby Charles; 25. Saturday Night – Roy Brown

Jimmie Rodgers – Gambling Bar Room Blues

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Jimmie Rodgers – “Gambling Bar Room Blues” from “The Singing Brakeman”

Born James Charles Rodgers on 8 September 1897 in Pine Springs near Meridian, Mississippi.
His first job was working on the railroad for his father’s railroad gang in Meridian. Illness (he’d been diagnosed with tuberculosis aged 27. in those days it was a killer disease) soon put paid to that and he joined travelling shows playing banjo and guitar and singing popular songs along with his own self-penned songs.
In 1927 “Blue Yodel” became a million selling hit and between 1928 and 1933 (the worst years of the American Depression) he sold over 20 million records.
He died on 26 May 1933 aged 35 from a tubercular haemorrhage. He was in a hotel room waiting for a doctor to arrive. It was 2 days after his last ever recording – “Years Ago”.

Disc: 1

1. The Brakeman’s Blues; 2. The Soldier’s Sweetheart; 3. Sleep, Baby, Sleep; 4. Ben Dewberry’s Final Run; 5. Ben Dewberry’s Final Run; 6. The Sailor’s Plea; 7. In The Jailhouse Now; 8. Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin’ Gal, Lucille); 9. Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel Or She’s Long, She’s Tall); 10. My Old Pal; 11. My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans; 12. My Little Lady; 13. Never No Mo’ Blues; 14. Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues); 15. Waiting For A Train; 16. Any Old Time; 17. Blue Yodel No. 5; 18. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues; 19. Train Whistle Blues; 20. Jimmie’s Texas Blues; 21. Frankie And Johnny; 22. Blue Yodel No. 6; 23. Yodelling Cowboy; 24. My Rough And Rowdy Ways; 25. Hobo Bill’s Last Ride

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Disc: 2

1. Mississippi River Blues; 2. Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel); 3. Blue Yodel No . 11; 4. Pistol Packin’ Papa; 5. Those Gambler’s Blues; 6. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues); 7. Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing On The Corner); 8. TB Blues; 9. Travellin’ Blues; 10. Jimmie The Kid (Parts Of The Life Of Jimmie Rodgers); 11. The Wonderful City; 12. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack; 13. When The Cactus Is In Bloom (Round Up Time Out West); 14. Looking For A New Mama; 15. My Good Gal’s Gone; 16. Roll Along, Kentucky Moon; 17. Blue Yodel No.10 (Ground Hog Rootin’ In My Back Yard); 18. No Hard Times; 19. Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia; 20. Gambling Bar Room Blues; 21. Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues); 22. Blue Yodel No. 13 (Women Made A Fool Out Of Me); 23. Mississippi Delta Blues; 24. Somewhere Down Below The Mason Dixon Line; 25. Years Ago (Fifteen Years Ago Today)