Friday, October 21, 2011

I Done Done It, Part 1 (Classic 45 Rockers of the Distant Past)





link eddy combo - man with the golden arm
donoman and the lakettes - do you know
ann cole - each day
jimmy mccracklin - get back
lafayette and the lasabres - free way
frankie brent - hi ho silver
chuck wiley - tear it up
kenny loran - top man
the javalans - come dance with me
pat the cat and his kittens, featuring vic fontaine - little rock special
bob riley - midnight train
jimmy dee and the offbeats - don't cry no more
hugh barrett and the victors - got the bull by the horns
clint miller - bertha lou
the del-mars - snacky poo part one
the blonde bomber - strollie bun
eddie con los shades - tequila rock
bobby tuggle - the $64,000 dollar question
chuck brown - hard times
hound dog taylor - alley music
ervin rucker - done done the slop
chuck higgins featuring johnny watson - motor head baby
johnny little john - kitty o


Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Boogie In The Dark







VIP CONNECTION - WEST COAST DRIVE
JOE THOMAS - POLARIZER (SPECIAL DISCO VERSION)
GENE BOYD - THOUGHT OF YOU TODAY
DONNY JOHNSON - BURNING FIRE
NEW - STRANGE ATTITUDE
CRASH CREW - WE WANT TO ROCK
SANGRIA - TO THE BEAT YA'LL
FORRCE - KEEP ON DANCIN' (PHASE II)
JUNIOR BYRON - DANCE TO THE MUSIC (PINKY VELASQUEZ DUB)
DUKE BOOTEE - LIVE WIRE EDIT
CONNIE CASE - GET DOWN
BROTHER TO BROTHER - MONSTER JAM
ALMOST BLIND AND SALEEM - REALLY REALLY THOUGH
DJ MAGIC RAY & UNDEFEATED THREE - UNITY RAP 2
PC CREW - GET FRESH
HILL - SOMETHING SPECIAL
CURTIS HAIRSTON - I WANT YOU
KASHIF - I'VE BEEN MISSIN' YOU
KEVIN MCCORD - SERVIN' IT INST.
FIRST LOVE - PARTY LIGHTS
SPYCE - DO IT ROCK STEADY
SPOOKY - DIGITAL READOUT







Friday, August 5, 2011

Memories of Lake Evelyn






















 Part 1

Maybelle Carter Autoharp Lesson (introduction)
Walter & Lola Caldwell - Bright & Morning Star (American Folksong Festival, Kentucky 1934)
Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Lonesome Weary Blues (Columbia 15582-D, 10/22/1929)
Frank Floyd - Fox Chase (Adelphi AD 1023, 1976)
Uncle Dave Macon- Railroadin' & Gamblin' (Bluebird Bb-B8325, 1/26/1938)
Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston - 900 Miles (Folkways, 1940s)
Wise & White - Train Blues (Madison, FL 9/6/1936 rec. Margaret Valiant)
Aunt Molly Jackson - Roll On Buddy (New York City, 1939 rec. Alan Lomax)
Etta Baker - Railroad Bill (Morganton, NC 1956 rec. Diane Hamilton, Liam Clancy, and Paul Clayton)
South Georgia Highballers - Blue Grass Twist (OKeh 45155, 10/5/1927)
Sam McGee - Knoxville Blues (Vocalion 15326, 4/17/1926)
Wade Ward - Chilly Winds (VA 1939 rec. Alan Lomax)
Hobart Smith - Pateroller Song (Saltville, VA 1956 rec. Diane Hamilton, Liam Clancy, and Paul Clayton)
W.E. Bird - Old Granny Hare (Cullowhee, NC 1925 rec. Robert Winslow Gordon)

Part 2

Tobacco auction (excerpt)
"Tex"Jenks Carman - Blackjack David (Rem 329, 1963)
Ray Lunsford - Shelia (Excellent EX-400, 1958)
Jimmie Skinner (feat. Ray Lunsford) - Carroll County Blues (Mercury 71192, 1957)
McCormick Brothers - The Banjo Fling (Hickory, 1959)
Rusty York & Kentucky Mountain Boys - Cindy (Bluegrass Special 603, 1961)
Carl Story - Why Don't You Haul Off & Get Religion? (Starday, 1960)
Fred Starr & His Mountain Boys - My Lord Will Lead Me On (Spin-o-Rama)
Allen & Wakefield - I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail (Folkways FA-2408, 1964)
Estill Stewart & The 7 Flat Mountain Boys - I Could Love You All The Time (Arrow 2530A, 1954)
Maggie & Louie - Someone Who Loves Me (Tek 101)
Brewster Brothers - One Little Word (Acme 2025, 8/1960)
Ted Prillaman & The Virginia Ramblers - Death Of Charlie Poole
Gene Carpenter & Ernest Jones - They'll Never Land A Man On The Sun
Jack Anglin, Van Buren "Red" Anglin & Jim Anglin - Southern Whoopie Song (Vocalion 04774, 11/12/1938)
Modern Mountaineers - Moonlight Waters (Bluebird Bb-B7423, 9/18/1937)
Mainer's Mountaineers - Johnson County Blues (King, 1946)
Jack Grant - Sweetheart You Left Me (Swannonoa 001B)
Carolina Ramblers - That Lonesome Valley (Perfect 12818/Melotone 12428, 1932)
Paul Clayton - Bile Them Cabbage Down (Folkways FG 3571, 1962)


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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Familiar Footsteps







bobby lee - i was born a loser
herman davis - gotta be loved
tommy hunt - comin' on strong
harvey averne - my dream
jimmy dockett & interlude - they can't break us up
ralph & telecasters - something deep inside
admirations - all for you
larks - i want you (back)
four tees - one more chance
barbara acklin - how can you lose
toby king - first man to die from the blues
gene chandler - familiar footsteps
jimmy gilford - i wanna be your baby
moments - i've got to keep on loving you
danny bell - you were wrong
sequins - it must be love
jimmy holiday - i can't stand it
king floyd - you've been good to me
satisfactions - turn back the tears
natural four - why should we stop now
charles greene - baby oh baby




Saturday, April 23, 2011

Futuristic Crazeology





Jazz And Hot Dance Novelties 1927-1942. Racy themes, outstanding arrangements, some salon, some comedy, a couple of Cliffs, a couple of Elsies. Real class, all the way.

Jack Buchanan - Everything Stops For Tea (Brunswick 02125 1935?-1936)
Barnabas Von Geczy - Puszta (Electrola EG 3458 c.1935)
Chick Bullock & Albert Taylor Orchestra - Carolina (14763-1 Banner 32970 Feb. 2, 1934)
Curtis Mosby & Dixieland Blue-Blowers - In My Dreams (144763-3 Columbia 1191-D Oct. 14, 1927)
Carroll Dickerson & Savoyageurs - Symphonic Touches (400992-B Odeon 193329 (Arg.) July 5, 1928)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Futuristic Jungleism (10628-2 Banner 32240 May 12, 1931)
Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon & His Hot Shots - Fifteen Cents (C-607-1 Vocalion 2603 July 29, 1933)
Siegfried Arno With Marek Weber - Wenn Die Elisabeth So Schone Beine Hat (Electrola EG 1937 June 6, 1930)
Elsie & Doris Waters - Coronation Girls (Columbia FB 1169 (Eng.) 1935)
Elsie Carlisle with Ambrose Orchestra - Pul-Leeze Mr. Hemingway (Ob3494-2 Regal-Zonophone MR769 1933)
Monette Moore And Her Swing Shop Boys - Two Old Maids In A Folding Bed (Decca 7161 Feb. 19, 1936)
Katia Morlands con Emil Hot 5 - Loco Por El Hot (Cr3024-2 Regal(E) C8528 c.1936)
Blanche Calloway - Line-A-Jive (Vocalion 3113 Nov. 6, 1935)
Dick Robertson & Ed Lloyd Orchestra - Look What I've Got (13253-1 Banner 32750 April 15, 1933)
Quinteto Saratoga - Parece Mentira (Cr3007-2 Regal (E) C8517 1935-36)
Cliff Bruner - Corrine Corrina (Decca 5350 Feb. 5, 1937)
Cliff Edwards - I'm A Bear (private recording, Oct 25, 1933)
Greta Keller - I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (Brunswick A81859 Sept. 27, 1938)
Orchestre Lanigiro - Drummer Boy (Cz1168 Columbia (Ch) Zz1073 1942)
Original St. Louis Crackerjacks - Lonesome Moments (Decca 7265 Oct. 16, 1936)
Bud Freeman - Craze-O-Logy (W402151-C OKeh 41168 Dec. 3, 1928)
Memphis Jazzers (Cliff Jackson & His Crazy Cats) - The Terror (Grey Gull 1879 Feb. 27, 1930)
Cab Calloway Cotton Club 1931 (exc.)




Sunday, March 20, 2011

Courlander's Almanac No.3: Familiar Music in Strange Places

A radio program from 1956 hosted by ethnomusicologist Harold Courlander, who recorded tons of stuff for Folkways. I've had this record for years, but it was recently released on CD by Smithsonian Folkways, so this will only be here for a little while. It's a real hoot!
























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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Fresh Brood


part 1

jim stick revelation
clonzo mays sextet
faith band
contagious
E.W. funktionaire
O.D. levy
juju & the space rangers

part 2

clappers revue
bad news band
captain sky
new
hurt'em bad
bobby demo
osiris
elton white






Friday, February 4, 2011

Bip A Little, Bop a Lot







PART ONE


ronnie cells & the continentals - chicken
the poets - vowels of love
the el vienos - geraldine
floyd dixon - ooh little girl
joe penny - bip a little, bop a lot
danny zella - wicked ruby
gene summers - nervous
dave rich - rosie let's get cozy
harmonica frank - rock a little baby
brownie mcghee - anna mae
carl newman - twist on guitar
the slades - the waddle

PART TWO


brown brothers - you're right i'm left
hermanos carrion - adios adios amor
jimmy & johnny - what cha doin' to me
tommy hill - i wanta show my baby off
jimmie skinner - where my sweet baby goes
hal goodson & the raiders - who's gonna be the next one honey
arthur crudup - worried bout you baby
roy clark - pink velvet swing
the jaguars - thinking of you
the l'captans - say yes
jacky lee - misery
otis rush - you know my love
bobby tuggle - too late old man
marvin & johnny - ain't that right
hop wilson - chicken stuff