More Like It Used To Be Than It Ever Was (1950s rhythm, blues & rock)

JACKIE BRENSTON WITH IKE TURNER'S KINGS OF RHYTHM - GONNA WAIT FOR MY CHANCE
FAYE ADAMS - JOHNNY LEE
LITTLE ESTHER - LOOKIN' FOR A MAN
PRESTON LOVE - A MAN GOIN' CRAZY
DOSSIE TERRY - SKINNY GINNY
JIMMY NOLEN - HOW FINE CAN YOU BE
MELVIN SMITH - LOOPED
JIMMY MCCRACKLIN & THE BLUES BLASTERS - SAVOY'S JUMP
BUSTER SMITH & HIS HEAT WAVES - THAT'S YOUR LOVIN' BABY
BIG JAY MERCER WITH JOE ANDERSON & THE GROOVERS - SURE IS A CRYIN' SHAME
BETTY JEAN MORRIS - SHACK DADDY
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR - LOOK WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME
JOHNNY FULLER - COMIN' ROUND THE CORNER
IKE TURNER'S KINGS OF RHYTHM - BOX TOP
POOR BOYS - WASH BOARD TAKE1
COMMONWEALTH JONES - DO DO DO
TOMMY LOMONTE - YEAH YEAH YEAH
ALVIS WAYNE - DON'T MEAN MAYBE BABY
MOONLIGHTERS - BROKEN HEART
STRIKES - IF YOU CAN'T ROCK ME
RIO ROCKERS - MEXICALI BABY
ROLAND STONE - PREACHER'S DAUGHTER
TEDDY REYNOLDS & THE TWISTERS - LOUISE
ROSCO GORDON - YOU FIGURE IT OUT
JIMMY BINKLEY - YOU MADE A BOO BOO
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW - THE MONKEY
PETE GUITAR LEWIS - OOH MIDNIGHT
LITTLE DONNA HIGHTOWER - I AIN'T IN THE MOOD

I Ain't Gonna Mambo (50s R&B with a latin beat)

betty jean morris - i ain't gonna mambo
donald woods & the velaires - man from utopia
jonsey's combo featuring fletcher smith's squares - ting ting boom scat
larry ligett - perdido mambo
etta james - market place
johnny otis - willie did the cha cha
roy brown - slow down little eva
jimmy mccracklin & his blues blasters - beer tavern girl
memphis slim & the house rockers - guitar cha cha cha
jack mcvea with al smith & the savoys - chop chop boom
andre williams & the don juans - going down to tia juana
larry darnell - who showed my baby how to love me
brother woodman & the chanters featuring gene ford - watts
chase canfil - woke up this morning
byron lee & the dragonaires - dragons paradise
sticks evans & the afro-americans - africa laments
junior wells - cha cha cha in blue
joe liggins - they were doing the mambo
mercy baby - love's voodoo

A Thing Called Soul

Isley Bros - Your Old Lady
Pete & Repeat - But Still I Do
Hollywood Playboys - Talk To Audrey
Bobby Moore & The Fourmost - Dance Of The Island
Saucers - Cha Wailey Routa
Oscar Martinez feat. Little Rudy Martinez - La Bamba
Rosco Gordon - Torro
Little Buck - So Fine, So Sweet
Tall Paul - Teen Age Hop
Big Mike - Down In New Orleans
Boogie Jake - Early In The Morning
Joan Shaw - You Drive Me Crazy
Jake Porter - El Toro
Bobby Reno & The Infernos - I've Been Hoo-Dood
Joe Tanner - The Battle
Carla Thomas - That Beat Keeps Disturbing My Sleep
Singers - Just A Little Further
Maria Tynes - Ain't Ready Yet
Showmen - Need Love
Soul Twisters - Swinging (On A Grape Vine)
Bayrons - Wild Turk
Gt's - A Thing Called Soul
Jordan Brothers - Turn On Your Love Light
Sunglows - All Night Worker
Roy Roberts - Got To Have All Your Love
Embers - Embers Theme-Before Six

Icing on the Gravy

Icing On The Gravy by Vg- on Mixcloud

The Adjutants - Progression
Noe Pro & The Semitones - Come Along My Baby
Trini Lopez - Sinner Not A Saint (Crown Cst3489 Mix)
Marjorie Lake & The Renowns - My Mind's Made Up
Dudley Callicutt & Go Boys - Get Ready Baby
Lazy Lester - Sugar Coated Love
Polka Dot Slim - A Thing You Gotta Face
Guitar Slim Green - Rock The Nation
Kip Anderson - I Wanna Be The Only One
Tony Harris With JJ Jones & His Band - Try This Lil' Ole Heart
Earl King - You Can Fly High
Jimmy Norman - I Know I'm In Love
Little Ray - You Can't Hurt Me
The Elgins - A Winner Never Quits
The Pyramids - What Is Love
El Gran Fellove - Goza Mi Ritmo
Willie Baby - Hot Buns Pt.1
Danny Bell & The Bell Hops - Chili With Honey
John Lee Hooker - She's Mine
Jean Shepard - He's My Baby
Emy Jackson - Crying In A Storm
Joe Tanner - The Battle
Aaron Neville - How Could I Help But Love You
Johnny & Jackey - Someday We'll Be Together
Mello Rose - I Love My Baby

Move This Thing

Move This Thing by Vg- on Mixcloud

Tune Tote Vol.2

Tune Tote Vol.2 by Vg- on Mixcloud

Joel Hill - I Thought It Over

The Knockouts - Riot In Room 3C

Bob Arlin - East LA

Kip Tyler - Rumble Rock

Jimmy Van Eaton - Foggy

Chuck Willis - Whatcha Gonna Do

Little Milton - Long Distance Operator

Sammy Johns & The Devils Feat. James Murray - Making Tracks

Donnie Jacobs - If You Want Good Lovin'

Lee Tillman - Have Love

Leon Martin - Ookie Dookie

Little Louie & The Lovers - Nothin' But The Two-Step

Don Hosea - Misery

Barbara Pittman - Handsome Man

The Villagers - Glad You're Back

The Fugitive Six - Betrayed

The Merced Blue Notes - Whole Lotta Nothing

Los Shakers - Break It All

The Royal Jesters - What Love Has Joined Together

Buddy Brennan Quartet - Big River

Tune Tote Vol.1

Tune Tote Vol.1 by Fkunst on Mixcloud

The G-Clefs - Darla, My Darlin'

Neil Darrow With The Quarter Notes - She's A Fine Chick

Joe Johnson - Cool Love

Harold Burrage - Betty Jean

Rudy Greene - Juicy Fruit

Dee Clark - 24 Boy Friends

Jimmy Breedlove - Killer Diller

Teddy Reynolds & The Twisters - You Changed Me

The Flairs - Rock Bottom

Eugene Church - I Ain't Goin' For That

The Travelers - Teen Age Machine Age

The Bel-Aires - White Port & Lemon Juice

The Wheels - Let's Have A Ball

Jake Porter - The Whang

H-Bomb Ferguson - I Love My Baby

Tall Paul - Teen Age Hop

Buddy Lucas - Ho Didy Ho

Jay Hodge - Goatsville

Dean Stevens & Jiv-A-Tones - Flirty Gertie

Little Grier - But You

Young Guitar Red - Red Hot Red

Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Samplin' Man

The Duvals - Ferny Roast

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

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

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

An Island of Sanity (Tiki Party Vol.1)

spike jones
johnny richards - ochun
king fleming - stand by pt. 2
byron lee (probably?) - dragon's paradise
eddie gomez - cuban mist
mariano merceron - noche en el congo
richard lemos - quiet village
george cates - chant of the jungle
malekowa & the tradewinds - kokohi
the kingpins - ungaua pt. 1
diabolito - the jungle
los zombies de antonio escobar - la pajarera
edmund de luca & trans world symphony orchestra - the trek
dominic frontiere - house of pleasure
hilo hawaiians - akaka falls
luke leilani - swinging palm trees
nick venet - talking surf
billy mure - in a persian market
remo biondi - lament for lana
donald & the delighters - elephant walk
johnny lytle - village caller
eddie greenberg - tu boca
johnny recardo - felitah
lincoln chase - deep in the jungle pt. 2
earle hagen - new interns watusi
sticks evans & the afro-americans - africa laments
kwan-dito's - kwan-dito's theme
arabian nights - night in arabia
kenny kotwitz quartet - adelita

The Score Was Six To Nothing (And The Roaches Was Ahead)

doug anderson - i need someone
ernie tucker - can she give you fever
ray agee - i'm coming home
johnnie morisette - run
lattimore brown - say what
eugene blacknell - jump back
tommy tucker - sittin home alone
ZZ hill - oh darling
lorri rudolph - don't let them tell me
the memos - my type of girl
chuck edwards - bullfight
the bayrons - wild turk
the treniers - doin''em up
lloyd price - hello little girl
elton anderson - i love you
jimmy norman - i don't love you no more
henry clement - so in love with you
bob reed & his band feat.ivory lucky - i'm leaving you
danny brown - standing on the corner
jewel gospel singers - i know the lord will make a way

Smiley's Comeback Party

Mostly early-to-mid sixties popular music today. Starts off upbeat but drifts into blues, slow drags, and novelty. Hope you enjoy...

part one


tommy frontera - be mine
bobby comstock & the counts - you can't judge a book
erma franklin - don't wait
karel duba - drummer's dream
chet orr - be satisfied
jimmy lovemaker - soul
troy dodds - the earthquake
kerry adams - i just found love
little hooks - something money can't buy
harold hopkins - glamour girl
veniece - 18 days
frankie brunson - ward 13
mckinley mitchell - no love
sonny knight - besame mucho
beachniks - like stoned
kaiser foil  - do the switch

part two


? (life LFLP144) - 1.3
sandra sanger & arulan - ?
torquetts - bacardi
john j. moses - night out
bo dud & johnny twist - i am back
johnny jones - strung out
three flames - honolulu rose
malekowa & the tradewinds - kokohi
nick nastos - jazz banana
four finks - wiki wiki woo
whispering pigg - darlene
lamotta brothers & the virgin islanders - voodoo woman
box & bleacher society - movin' with the giants

She's Too Way Out

nolan strong & the diablos - my heart will always belong to you
richard berry - good love
doctor feelgood & the interns - mister moonlight
the mascots - lonely rain
the four deuces - WPLJ
georgie young - the sneak
junior wells - stomach ache
june gardner - hammerhead
the nite owls - hip monkey
bowlegs - one more time part 2
JC davis - the splib part 1
the starlets - money hungry
the hollywood jills - he makes me mad
gloria garcia - no puedes extranar
albert collins - whatcha say
JD edwards - hobo
ersel hickey - goin' down that road
rockin r's - crazy baby
move up to chrysler

Tails You Lose (Sophisticated Losers 2)

chucho avellanet - prisionero
sonny knight - permanently lonely
tammy mcknight - stop these teardrops
james & bobby purify - i don't want to have to wait
mischief makers - outside looking in
swamp rats - mister sad
julie monday - time is running out for me
the unknown? - you could help me ease the pain
los chijuas - dream slave
carlos guzman - before & after
joe bravo - teardrops from my heart
noe & semitones - oh darling
los diablos - ceniza
roberto carlos - querem acaba
bobby reed - i'll find a way
midniters - giving up on love
outsiders - i can't see you anymore
blue notes - goodbye my lover
dave love - baby hard times
mina - runaway
secos & molhados - minha namorada
wando - amor maior
bourbonese qualk - behind closed doors
henry & the tribe - never
melgar brothers - love is blue
dahle scott - one more for the road