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 2nd retrospective look at blues recordings that were released during the first half of the year 1955, when blues still represented a significant share of the hits on the Billboard R&B charts. Tonight's show will feature blues and bluesy R&B from the likes of Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Chuck Higgins, Clifton Chenier, Varetta Dillard, Titus Turner, Little Willie Littlefield, Chuck Berry, Jerry McCain, T-Bone Walker, Robert Lockwood, Billy Boy Arnold, Lula Reed, Earl Gaines and more, as well as a dozen or so artists included in the prior look at blues from 1955 on the August 31 FPBS. So you'll get another listen to period blues from Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Ruth Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Johnny Ace, Etta James, and others.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 9/14/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | It's My Life, Baby | Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol. One | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | orig. release on Duke Records |
| Smiley Lewis | I Hear You Knocking | Smiley Lewis - Rocks | Bear Family Records | Imperial |
| Chuck Higgins | Here I'm Is | VA - Dootone Rock'n Rhythm and Blues | Ace (UK) | Dootone |
| Clifton Chenier | Ay-Tete-Fee | Clifton Chenier - Zodico Blues & Boogie | Specialty | Specialty |
| Varetta Dillard | Promise Mr. Thomas | VA - Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Savoy |
| Titus Turner | All Around The World | VA - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955 | Mercury Chronicles 8 cd box | Mercury |
| Little Willie Littlefield | Jim Wilson Boogie | Little Willie Littlefield - K.C. Loving | K.C. Records (UK) LP | Federal |
| Airbreak | ||||
| J.B. Lenoir | What Have I Done? | J.B. Lenoir - Chess Masters Double Album | Sugar Hill/Chess 2LP | Parrot |
| Lowell Fulson | Lonely Hours | Lowell Fulson - Chess Blues Masters Series | GRT/Chess 2LP | Checker |
| Chuck Berry | Wee Wee Hours | Chuck Berry's Golden Decade | GRT/Chess 2LP | Chess |
| Pee Wee Crayton | Eyes Full Of Tears | Pee Wee Crayton - Blues Before Dawn | Pathe' Marconi/EMI LP | Imperial |
| Johnny Ace | How Can You Be So Mean? | The Chronological Johnny Ace 1951-1954 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Duke |
| Johnny 'Guitar' Watson | Don't Touch Me (I'm Gonna Hit The Highway) | Johnny Guitar Watson - Hot Just like TNT: The Best Of His Early Years | Ace (UK) | RPM |
| Little Walter (Jacobs) | I Got To Go | Little Walter - Confessin' The Blues | Chess Vintage Series LP | Checker |
| Airbreak | ||||
| (Ervin) Big Boy Groves | I Gotta New Car | VA - Leiber & Stoller Present The Spark Records Story | Ace (UK) | orig. release on Leiber & Stoller's Spark label |
| Vernon Green & the Medallions | Speedin' | The Medallions Featuring Vernon Green | Ace (UK) | Dootone |
| Jerry 'Boogie' McCain | Stay Out Of Automobiles | VA - Trumpet Masters Vol. 4 - Crazy 'Bout That Mess | Collectables | Trumpet |
| Wynonie Harris | Fishtail | Wynonie Harris - Women, Whiskey & Fishtails | Ace/King (UK) | King |
| (Obediah) Young Jessie | Mary Lou | Young Jessie - Hit, Git & Split | Kent Treasure Series LP | Modern |
| Airbreak | ||||
| T-Bone Walker | T-Bone Shuffle | T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues | Atlantic Jazz | Atlantic release rec. in Chicago |
| Big Joe Turner | Hide And Seek | Big Joe Turner - Greatest Hits | Atlantic Jazz | Atlantic |
| Muddy Waters | Mannish Boy | Muddy Waters - The Anthology | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Chess; Muddy's parody of Bo Diddley's |
| Etta James | Crazy Feeling | The Best Of Etta James | United Records LP | Modern |
| Richard Berry | Crazy Lover | Richard Berry - Get Out Of The Car | Kent Treasure Series LP | Flair release; Big Mama Thornton on harmonica |
| Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers, feat. Earl Gaines - vocal | It's Love, Baby | VA - The Best Of Excello Records | AVI/Excello | Excello |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Let The Doorbell Ring | Jack Dupree - Blues For Everybody | King Blues Masters Series LP | King |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Elmore James | I Was A Fool | Elmore James: The Blues In My Heart, The Rhythm In My Soul | United Records LP | Flair |
| Billy Boy Arnold | I Was Fooled | VA - Vee-Jay: The Very Best Of Blues Vol. 1 | Collectables/Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay |
| Percy Mayfield | Double Dealing | VA - The Blues Volume 5: Original Chess Masters | MCA/Chess | Chess |
| Ruth Brown | I Can See Everybody's Baby | Ruth Brown - Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More | Atlantic 2 cd set | Atlantic |
| Ray Charles | A Fool For You | Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So! | Atlantic LP | Atlantic |
| Charles Brown | Fool's Paradise | The Best Of Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues | Collectables/EMI | Aladdin |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Robert 'Jr.' Lockwood | Sweet Woman From Maine | Robert Lockwood & Johnny Shines - Sweet Home Chicago: The JOB Sessions 1951-1955 | Peavine/Jasrac | J.O.B. |
| Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman) | She's Alright | Memphis Slim - U.S.A. | Delmark/Pearl LP | United |
| Lula Reed with Sonny Thompson Orch. | You Caught Me When My Love Was Down | Lula Reed - I'm Gone, Yes I'm Gone | Official/Sing LP | King |
| Airbreak | ||||