The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Tonight the Front Porch Blues Show will be hosted by Rich Blackmarr. This program will look at blues recordings released early in the year 1950. Featured artists include some who were active before WWII such as Lonnie Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Valaida Snow, Sonny Terry, and Wea Bea Booze. There will be a New Orleans blues set including early records from Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Jewel King, and Roy Brown. We'll have rough and tumble Houston, Detroit, and Chicago sounds from Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. Also some great guitar band blues from Texans T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, and Pee Wee Crayton. We'll also fit in the more polished urban blues of Charles Brown, Dinah Washington, Sonny Parker, Joe Liggins, and Julia Lee. This will be a launching pad for a couple future looks at later blues releases from the year 1950.
Genre
Blues
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| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Fulson | Western Union Blues | Lowell Fulson - My First Recordings | Arhoolie | orig. Swingtime release; this track and those below all release in first 4 months of 1950 |
| Sonny Terry | Telephone Blues | Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues: 1947-1950 | Capitol | Capitol |
| Muddy Waters | Where's My Woman Been | Muddy Waters - Rare and Unissued | Chess 1984 LP | Artistocrat |
| T-Bone Walker | Go Back To The One You Love | T-Bone Walker - Plain Ole Blues | Charly R&B LP | Black & White/Capitol |
| Little Willie Littlefield | Your Love Wasn't So | Little Willie Littlefield - It's Midnight | Route 66 LP | Modern |
| Wea Bea Booze | I'm Gonna Put You Down | Blu Lu, Wea Bea & Baby Dee - Don't You Feel My Leg | Delmark/Apollo | Apollo |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Fats Domino | Detroit City Blues | Fats Domino - The Early Imperial Singles, 1950-1952 | Ace (UK) | Imperial |
| Tommy Ridgley | Shrewsbury Blues | The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew | EMI 2 cd set | Imperial |
| Harry Van Walls w/ Spider Sam (voc) | Tee Nah Nah | Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1952 | Atlantic 2 LP | Atlantic |
| Professor Longhair | She Walks Right In | Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano | Atlantic | Atlantic |
| Blu Lu Barker | Bow Legged Daddy | Blu Lu Barker - Here's A Little Girl | Pathe Marconi/EMI LP | Capitol |
| Chubby Newsome | Hard Lovin' Mama | Chubby Newsome - The Original Hip Shakin' Mama | Official LP | Regal |
| Jewel King | 3 x 7 = 21 | The Genius Of Dave Bartholomew | EMI 2 cd set | Imperial |
| Roy Brown | Butcher Pete, Part 1 | Roy Brown - Laughing But Crying | Route 66 cd | DeLuxe |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Blind Willie McTell (as Barrelhouse Sammy) | Broke Down Engine Blues | Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Twelve String | Atlantic | Atlantic |
| Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers | Ramblin' Blues | Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers | Specialty | Specialty |
| Ivory Joe Hunter | S. P. Blues | Ivory Joe Hunter - Jukebox Hits 1945-1950 | Acrobat | MGM |
| Valaida Snow | Tell Me How Long (The Train's Been Gone) | Valaida Snow - Hot Snow: Queen of the Trumpet Sings & Swings | Rosetta Foremothers Vol. 2 LP | Derby |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Mama's Baby Child | Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Aladdin Recordings | EMI/Aladdin | Aladdin |
| John Lee Hooker | Howlin' Wolf | John Lee Hooker - The Legendary Modern Recordings, 1948-1954 | Virgin/Flair | Modern |
| Big Bill Broonzy & his Fat Four | You've Been Mistreating Me | The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955, Disc 1 | Mercury 6 cd box | Mercury |
| Baby Face Leroy (Foster) Trio | Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 1 | Chicago Blues - The Early 1950's | Blues Classics LP | Parkway; incl Muddy Waters, Little Walter |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lonnie Johnson | Blues Stay Away From Me | Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night | King LP | King |
| Ruth Brown | Love Me Baby | Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers - sweet baby of mine | Route 66 | Atlantic |
| Charles Brown | Did You Ever Love A Woman | The Cocktail Combons: King Cole Trio, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon | Capitol 3 cd set | Aladdin |
| Dinah Washington | Good Daddy Blues | Dinah Washington - The Queen Sings | Proper box set | Mercury |
| Billy Wright | Thinkin' Blues | Billy Wright - The Prince of the Blues: Stacked Deck | Route 66 LP | Savoy |
| Julia Lee | Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got | Julia Lee - That's What I Like | A Proper Introduction To... | Capitol |
| Wynonie Harris | Sittin' On It All The Time | Wynonie Harris - Good Rocking Tonight | Charly R&B | King |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Pee Wee Crayton | Rockin' The Blues | Pee Wee Crayton - Rocking Down On Central Avenue | Ace/Kent Treasure Series LP | Modern |
| Sonny Parker | Hamp's Gumbo | Sonny Parker - The Complete 1948-1953 | Blue Moon | Aladdin |
| Clarence Garlow | Bon Ton Roulet | Zydeco: Volume One - The Early Years | Arhoolie | Macy's |