The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Rich Blackmarr and TJ have swapped show dates, so Rich will be hosting the Front Porch Blues Show this evening and TJ will present the FPBS on August 10th. Tonight's Front Porch program will follow up on Rich's FPBS from 4 weeks ago and will be a Part 2 look at blues records released in the year 1959. Featured artists will include Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf, Roscoe Gordon, Ruth Brown, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Little Willie John, a duet from Charles Brown & Amos Milburn, Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, Champion Jack Dupree, Betty Everett, Lazy Lester, Junior Parker, Eddie Jefferson, and many more. A 1959 gospel set will include the Caravans, the Swanee Quintet, the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 8/03/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Price | Honky Tonk Caboose | Sammy Price - Rib Joint | Savoy Jazz - Roots of Rock 'N' Roll | Savoy release from mid-1959 by pianist who had been recording since late 1930s; also w/ Mickey Baker, Al Casey (gtrs), Panama Francis (dms) |
| (Amos) Junior Wells | Cha Cha Cha In Blue | VA - The Profile Records Story | Fuel 2000 | 1957 Chief recording, released on Profile in 1959; Syl Johnson, Dave Myers (gtrs) |
| (William) Lefty 'Guitar' Bates & His Orchestra | Rock Alley | VA - Guitar Star | Red Lightnin' LP | Apex rec. |
| John Lee Hooker | Boogie Chillen | VA - A Taste Of The Blues | Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Hooker (vcl, gtr), Eddie Taylor (gtr), Earl Phillips (dms) |
| Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel) | Crackin' Up | Bo Diddley: Two For One - Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley | MCA/Chess | Checker rec. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Tommy Hodge w/ Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm | Down And Out | VA - The Legendary Ike Turner - Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles 1958-1960 | Secret Records CD & 10 in LP | Artistic |
| Little Mack (Simmons) | My Walking Blues | VA - Collectors Album: C.J.'s Roots Of Chicago Blues | Blue Flame Records LP | C.J. label release; Simmons (vcl, hca), Eddie King Milton (gtr), Michigan Jr. (p) |
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | Wishing Well | Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Recordings Vol. One | MCA/Duke 2cd | Duke |
| James Brown & The Famous Flames | I've Got To Change | James Brown - The Singles Volume One: The Federal Years 1956-1960 | Hip-O Select 2cd | Federal |
| Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) | I Better Go Now | Howlin' Wolf - Change My Way | Chess/Janus LP | Chess rec. w/ Hubert Sumlin (gtr), Hosea Lee Kennard (p) |
| Justine 'Baby' Washington | Why Did My Baby Put Me Down | Baby Washington - For Collectors Only | Collectables 2cd | Neptune |
| Lloyd Price | Gonna Let You Come Back Home | VA - The KRC Story | Famous Groove Records | 1959 release on Price's KRC label |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Betty Everett | I'll Weep No More | VA - The Legendary Ike Turner - Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles 1958-1960 | Secret Records CD & 10 in LP | Cobra rec. w/ Ike Turner, Willie Dixon |
| Gene Allison | I Believe In Myself | The Very Best Of Gene Allison - You Can Make It If You Try | Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Cliff Davis, McKinley Easton (saxes), Lefty Bates (gtr) |
| Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green) | You Know I Love You | Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man | Ace (UK)/Excello | Excello rec. in Crowley, LA w/ Lazy Lester (hca) |
| Chuck Willis | My Baby | Chuck Willis - I Remember Chuck Willis/The King Of The Stroll | Collectables | Atlantic |
| Charles Brown & Amos Milburn | Educated Fool | VA - Sing My Blues Tonight: The Ace Blues Masters Vol. 1 | Westside | Ace rec. w/ Huey Smith (p), Lee Allen (ts), Justin Adams (gtr) |
| Chuck Carbo & His Band | Be My Girl | VA - Soul Stirrings 1957-1962: Early Recordings of Joe Tex, Lee Dorsey, Chuck Carbo, Benny Spellman | Westside | Rex rec. by former lead singer with Spiders from NOLA |
| Eddie Jefferson | Sherry | Eddie Jefferson - The Jazz Singer | Evidence | Triumph release; Jefferson's vocalese take on tenor sax player Hank Crawford song |
| Airbreak | ||||
| The Swanee Quintet | What About Me? | The Swanee Quinter - What About Me?/Anniversary Album | Ace (UK)/Nashboro | Nashboro |
| Inez Andrews & the Caravans | Your Friend | The Best Of The Caravans | Savoy | Gospel |
| Archie Brownlee & Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi | Someone Watches | Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Something To Shout About | Shout (UK) | Peacock |
| Otis Williams & His Charms | Blues Stay Away From Me | The Very Best Of Otis Williams And His Charms - Ivory Tower | Collectables | DeLuxe label rec. of Delmore Bros. country tune |
| The Five Royales | I Know It's Hard But It's Fair | The Five Royales - 17 Hits: Vintage Vault Collectors Series | Gusto/King LP | King |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Champion Jack Dupree | Frankie & Johnny | Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter | Atlantic LP | Atlantic rec. with Dupree (vcl, piano), Pete Brown (as), Larry Dale (gtr) |
| Muddy Waters | Clouds In My Heart | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat 4cd box | Chess rec. prob. w/ Pat Hare, Luther Tucker, Otis Spann |
| Johnny Adams | I Won't Cry | Johnny Adams - I Won't Cry | Rounder | Ric |
| (Herman) Junior Parker | I'm Holding On | Junior Parker - Backtracking: The Duke Recordings Vol. Two | MCA/Duke | Duke |
| Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson) | I Hear You Knocking | VA - The Best Of Excello Records | AVI/Excello | Excello |
| Miss LaVell | Stop These Teardrops | VA - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Records Story 1952-1962 | One Day Music 3cd | Duke |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Roscoe Gordon | No More Doggin' | VA - A Taste Of The Blues | Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Earl Washington (p), Classie Ballou, Lefty Bates (gtrs) |
| Little Willie John | Leave My Kitten Alone | The Very Best Of Little Willie John | Collectables/King | King |
| Ruth Brown | Can't Hear A Word You're Saying | Ruth Brown - Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More | Atlantic 2cd | Atlantic |
| Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) | Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson | MCA/Chess 2cd | Checker rec. w/ Otis Spann, Robert Lockwood Jr, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, Odie Payne |
| Jimmy Reed | Take Out Some Insurance | Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby: Singles As & Bs 1953-1961 | Jasmine 2cd | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Eddie Taylor, Lefty Bates, Earl Phillips |
| Tarheel Slim (Alden Bunn) & Little Ann (Sandford) | It's Too Late | The Red Robin & Fire Years Presents Tarheel Slim & Little Ann | Collectables | Fire |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jesse Belvin | Deacon Dan Tucker | Hang Your Tears Out To Dry | Earth Angel LP | Knight |