The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Tonight the Front Porch Blues Show will be hosted by Rich Blackmarr. Following up on the show broadcast on December 15, 2013, this program will be second look at blues recordings released in the year 1963 and will include primarily records by artists that I was not able to fit in the earlier FPBS broadcast. Featured will be recordings from Dr. Feelgood & his Interns (aka Piano Red), Professor Longhair, Lightnin' Slim, Lee "Shot" Williams, Ted Taylor, Johnny Copeland, Slim Harpo, James Davis, Lowell Fulson, Percy Mayfield, and many more. Also, another look at classic tunes from Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Johnny Taylor, and a few others included last time.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 3/30/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homesick James (Williamson) | Crossroads | VA - The USA Records Blues Story | Fuel 2000 Records | original USA label 1963 recording; 1963 version of Robert Johnson song; also done by Homesick's cousin Elmore James |
| Lightnin' Slim (Otis Hicks) | I'm Evil | The Best of Lightnin' Slim | Hip-O Records | orig. Excello release |
| Drifting Charles (Tyler) | Evil Hearted Woman | VA - When Girls Do It | Red Lightnin'/Broadside Records | Lenor label; Crowley, Louisiana recording; Tyler from Opelousas |
| Lee "Shot" Williams | I'm Tore Up | VA - Welcome To The Club | Ace (UK) | collection of Federal label blues by Williams, Eddy Clearwater, Syl Johnson, others |
| Ted Taylor | You Give Me Nothing To Go On | Ted Taylor - Somebody's Always Trying | Mr. R&B Records LP | Okeh |
| Little Mac (Simmons) & the Royal Aces | I'm Your Fool | Meat & Gravy from Bea & Baby | Castle/Sanctuary 2cd | Bea & Baby; Mac - vcl, James Cotton - hca |
| Johnny Copeland | Down On Bending Knees | Johnny Copeland - Down On Bending Knees | Mr. R&B Records LP | orig. Golden Eagle rec. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Dr. Feelgood & the Interns (Willie Perryman aka Piano Red) | Doctor's Boogie | Dr. Feelgood & the Interns - What's Up Doc? | Edsel LP | Okeh |
| Lavern Baker | See See Rider | The Best Of Lavern Baker - Soul On Fire | Atlantic | Atlantic |
| Professor Longhair (Roland Byrd) | There Is Something On My Mind | VA - New Orleans R&B, Vol. One | Flyright LP | Unknown label |
| Sam Cooke | Frankie & Johnny | Sam Cooke - Greatest Hits | RCA | RCA |
| Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) | Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy | Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Chess; session w/ J.T. Brown, Donald Hankins - saxes, Hubert Sumlin - gtr, Lafayette Leake - piano, Buddy Guy - bass gtr, Sam Lay - dms |
| Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) | You Need Love | Muddy Waters - His Best, 1956 to 1964 | MCA/Chess | Chess |
| Johnny Guitar Watson | Gangster Of Love | Johnny Guitar Watson - I Heard That | Charly Records LP | King |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Little Walter (Jacobs) | Southern Feeling | The Essential Little Walter | MCA/Chess 2cd | Checker label; blues harp instrumental |
| Slim Harpo (James Moore) | Buzzin' | Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology | Hip-O 2cd | Excello; instrumental |
| Johnny Heartsman | Syrup Soppin' | VA - Bay Area Blues Blasters - The 60's, Vol. 1 | El Cerrito | Big Jay label; Heartsman on gtr, scat vcl, flute |
| Airbreak | ||||
| James Davis | Blue Monday | VA - The Duke Of Soul, Vol. 2 | Duke | Duke |
| Esther Phillips | Am I That Easy To Forget? | Little Esther Phillips - Am I That Easy To Forget? (1950-1962) | Jasmine | Lennox 1962 recording issued in 1963 |
| Percy Mayfield | River's Invitation | Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine And Atlantic Sides | Rhino Handmade | Tangerine; remake of his Specialty record; arranged by Gerald Wilson; charted #25 R&B Billboard |
| Lowell Fulson | Trouble With The Blues | Chess Blues Masters Series - Lowell Fulson | Chess 2 LP | Checker; LA recording with working band incl. Lloyd Glenn |
| Irma Thomas | Two Winters Long | Irma Thomas - Ruler Of Hearts | Charly LP | Minit; prod. by Allen Toussaint in New Orleans |
| Birdlegs & Pauline & Their Versatility Birds | Spring | VA - Birth Of Soul, Vol. 2 | Kent (UK) | Cuca/Vee-Jay; Sidney (Birdlegs) Banks & Pauline Chivers; later covered by Little Milton |
| Whispering Smith (Moses Smith) | Don't Leave Me Baby | VA - Genuine Excello R&B | Ace (UK) | Excello |
| Freddie King | Look Ma, I'm Crying | Freddie King - All His Hits, 17 Federal Hits | Gusto King LP | Federal |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jesse James | I Want A Full Time Love | VA - Bay Area Blues Blasters - The 60's, Vol. 1 | El Cerrito | Shirley label in Oakland; Johnny Heartsman - gtr. |
| The King Pins (Kelly Bros.) | It Won't Be This Way Always | VA - Old King Gold, Volume 7 | Gusto King LP | Federal; as Kelly Brothers they also recorded gospel |
| Emorise Kelley | The Biggest Fool | VA - The Duke Of Soul, Vol. 2 | Duke | Peacock label rec. |
| Jimmy Anderson | Going Through The Park | VA - Excello Harmonica Blues Variety | Peavine/JasRac (Japan) | Excello |
| Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) | Trying To Get Back On My Feet | Sonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Checker; session incl. L. Leake, piano, Buddy Guy - gtr |
| Little Johnny Taylor | Somewhere Down The Line | Little Johnny Taylor - Greatest Hits | Fantasy | Galaxy; flip side of Taylor's #1 hit Part Time Love |
| Airbreak | ||||
| (Amos) Junior Wells | She's A Sweet One | Junior Wells - Calling All Blues; The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings, 1957-1963 | Fuel 2000 Records | USA, remake of Otis Rush's My Baby She's A Good 'Un from 1958 |
| Benny Spellman | You Got To Get It | Benny Spellman Golden Classics - Fortune Teller | Collectables | Minit |
| Al TNT Braggs | Take A Look At Me | VA - The Duke Of Soul, Vol. 2 | Duke | Peacock; chapter on Braggs in Charles Keil's 60s book Urban Blues |