The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Rich Blackmarr hosts the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. The program will be a retrospective look at blues recordings that were released during the first four months of the year 1955, when blues still represented a significant share of the hits on the Billboard R&B charts. From B.B. King's new theme song, his version of Everyday I Have The Blues, released on Jan. 1, 1955 to Howlin' Wolf's I Have A Little Girl, released on April 30, 1955, this show will feature blues and bluesy R&B from the likes of Dinah Washington, Sonny Boy Williamson, Etta James (her first hit The Wallflower aka Roll With Me Henry), Guitar Slim, Memphis Slim, Big Joe Turner, Lowell Fulson, Little Junior Parker, Big Maybelle, and Jimmy McCracklin. Blues from mid- and late in the year 1955 will be featured on Rich's future FPBS segments.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 8/31/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.B. King | Everyday I Have The Blues | B.B. King - King of the Blues | MCA 4cd box set | orig. release on RPM label; #10 Billboard R&B charter for 4 weeks |
| Clarence | Midnight Hour | Clarence Gatemouth Brown - The Original Peacock Recordings | Rounder | Peacock release |
| Floyd Dixon | Hey, Bartender | VA - Blues Piano: Chicago, Plus | Atlantic LP | Cat label release; covered in Jamaica by Laurel Aitken |
| J.B. Lenoir | Mama Talk To Your Daughter | J.B. Lenoir - Chess Masters Double Album | Chess 2LP | Parrot |
| Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson Orch. | (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra featuring Ella Johnson: Rockin' N' Rollin' | Collectables | Mercury |
| Smiley Lewis | Jailbird | Smiley Lewis - Rocks | Bear Family | Imperial |
| Big Joe Turner | Ti-Ri-Lee | Big Joe Turner: Rhythm & Blues Years | Atlantic 2LP | Atlantic release; B side of Flip, Flop & Fly, a #3 R&B hit charting for 14 wks. |
| Roosevelt Sykes | Sweet Old Chicago | VA - Urban Blues: Blues Uptown Vol. 1 | Imperial LP | Imperial |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Champion Jack Dupree | Blues For Everybody | Jack Dupree - Blues For Everybody | Gusto/King LP | King |
| Wynonie Harris | Mr. Dollar | Wynonie Harris - Women, Whiskey & Fish Tails | Ace (UK)/King | King |
| Johnny Ace with the Johnny Board Band | No Money | The Chronological Johnny Ace, 1951-1954 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Duke release; flip side of #1 R&B hit ballad Pledging My Love (17 wks) |
| Willie Mae Thornton | Laugh, Laugh, Laugh | Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings | MCA/Peacock | Peacock |
| Willie Mabon | (Wow) I Feel So Good | Willie Mabon - Willie's Blues: The Greatest Hits 1952-1957 | Jasmine | Chess |
| Doctor (Isaiah) Ross | The Boogie Disease | VA - Sun Records: The Ultimate Blues Collection | Varese Vintage 3cd set | Sun |
| Pee Wee Crayton | You Know Yeah | Pee Wee Crayton - Blues Before Dawn | EMI/Pathe Marconi LP | Imperial |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Bo Diddley | I'm A Man | Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley | MCA/Chess | Checker release b/w Bo Diddley; combo charted #2 for 15 wks |
| Muddy Waters | Lovin' Man | Muddy Waters: The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs: 1947-62 | Acrobat 4 cd box | Chess |
| Howlin' Wolf | I Have A Little Girl | Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Chess |
| Billy (The Kid) Emerson | Move, Baby, Move | VA - Sun Records: The Ultimate Blues Collection | Varese Vintage 3cd set | Sun |
| Bullmoose Jackson | I Wanna Hug Ya, Kiss Ya, Squeeze Ya | Bullmoose Jackson: Badman Jackson That's Me | Charly R&B | King |
| Etta James & the Peaches | The Wallflower (aka Roll With Me Henry) | Etta James - R&B Dynamite | Virgin/Flair | Modern release charted #2 R&B for 17 wks |
| (Herman) Little Junior Parker | I Wanna Ramble | Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings Volume One | MCA/Duke | Duke |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Dinah Washington | You Stay On My Mind | The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Vol. 4: 1954-1956 | Nippon Phonogram 3cd box | Mercury; flip of That's All I Want From You which charted #8 R&B for 5 wks |
| (Screamin') Jay Hawkins | This Is All | Screamin' Jay Hawkins - The Whamee 1953-55 | Rev-Ola | Mercury |
| Faye Adams | You Ain't Been True To Me | Faye Adams - Shake A Hand: 1963-1957 | Acrobat | Herald release; follow-up to her hit I'll Be True To You |
| Lowell Fulson | Check Yourself | Lowell Fulson - Trouble, Trouble: The Definitive Early Years Collection | Fantastic Voyage 3cd set | Checker |
| Ruth Brown | Ever Since My Baby's Been Gone | Ruth Brown - Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More | Atlantic 2cd set | Atlantic |
| Nappy Brown | Don't Be Angry | Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry! | Savoy Jazz | Savoy; #10 R&B charter for 3 wks |
| Jimmy McCracklin | Couldn't Be A Dream | Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - Blues Blastin': The Modern Recordings Vol. 2 | Ace (UK) | Modern |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Evil Hearted Woman | Lightnin' Hopkins - Remember Me: The Complete Herald Singles | TKO/Ember | Herald |
| Percy Mayfield | The Voice Within | Percy Mayfield Vol. 2: Memory Pain | Specialty | Specialty |
| Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman) | Treat Me Like I Treat You | Memphis Slim - Rockin' The House: The Best Of The R&B Years | Fantastic Voyage 2cd set | one-off release on John Dolphin's Money label |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Empty Bedroom Blues | Sonny Boy Williamson - Goin' In Your Direction | Acoustic Archives/Trumpet | Trumpet |
| Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) | Our Only Child | Guitar Slim - Sufferin' Mind | Legends of Specialty Series | Specialty |
| Big Maybelle (Smith) | Don't Leave Poor Me | Big Maybelle - The Okeh Sessions | CBS/Epic Records 2LP | Okeh |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Little Walter (Jacobs) | Thunderbird | Little Walter - Blues With A Feeling: Chess Collectibles, Vol. 3 | MCA/Chess 2cd | Checker; instr. flipside of #1 R&B hit My Babe (17 wks) |
| Mickey Baker | Greasy Spoon | Mickey Baker: In The '50s: Hit, Git & Split | Rev-Ola | Rainbow instr. release |