The Front Porch Blues Show

JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ

Rich Blackmarr is hosting the Front Porch Blues Show this evening.  The focus of the program will be a follow-up of the September 28th FPBS that reviewed blues recordings released in the year 1961.  It will feature songs recorded by established artists not included in the 9/28 program including Earl Hooker, Jimmy McCracklin, Lightnin' Slim, Ray Charles, Roscoe Gordon, Magic Sam, Ruth Brown, Amos Milburn, and Charles Brown, as well as encores from the likes of Elmore James, Eddie Boyd, Muddy Waters, Smokey Smothers, and Christine Kittrell.  This 1961 Part 2 show will also include fine efforts by less well known blues practitioners including pre-WW2 veterans Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, and Henry Townsend, plus Lee Jackson, Syl Johnson, Delilah Wynn with Johnny Heartsman, Eddie Clearwater, and Betty James.

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Sunday 11/02/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
ArtistSongAlbumLabelComments
Earl Hooker and Junior Wells Universal Rock Junior Wells - Calling All Blues: The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963 Fuel 2000 orig. Chief label release; instrumental flip side of Jr. Wells' Messin' With The Kid featuring Earl Hooker's band w/ Wells' harp in background
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Smokey Smothers Come On Rock Little Girl Smokey Smothers Sings The Backporch Blues with Freddy King Ace/King (UK) Federal
Elmore James Look On Yonder Wall Elmore James - King of the Slide Guitar: the complete Trumpet, Chief & Fire Sessions Charly 3 cd box Fire
Lightnin' Slim (Otis Hicks) I'm Tired Waitin' Baby The Best Of Lightnin' Slim Hip-O Excello
Eddie Boyd Vacation From The Blues VA - The LaSalle Chicago Blues Recordings Vol. 2 Wolf (Germany) LaSalle
Syl Johnson I've Got To Find My Baby VA - Welcome To The Club Ace/King (UK) Federal
Betty James I'm A Little Mixed Up VA - Don't Freeze On Me: Independent Womens Blues El Cerrito Chess
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Henry Townsend The Train Is Coming VA - The Bluesville Years Vol. 11: Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow Prestige Bluesville
Victoria Spivey Got The Blues So Bad VA - Songs We Taught Your Mother: Alberta Hunter, Lucille Hegamin, Victoria Spivey Original Blues Classics Prestige
Lonnie Johnson You Have No Love In Your Heart VA - The Bluesville Years Vol. 11: Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow Prestige Bluesville
Little Miss Cornshucks (Mildred Cummings) It Do Me So Good VA - Souled Out Chess LP After not recording since 1951, Cummings cut an album for Chess in 1961
Ruth Brown Sure 'Nuff Atlantic 45 rpm single Atlantic
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Charles Brown Please Come Home For Christmas The Very Best Of Charles Brown - Original King Recordings Collectables/King King
Amos Milburn Christmas (Comes But Once A Year) King 45 rpm single King
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Christine Kittrell Sittin' And Drinkin' VA - Rock 'N' Roll Mamas: Priscilla Bowman, Christine Kittrell, Camille Howard, Edith Mackey Charly R&B LP Vee-Jay
Jimmy McCracklin Just Got To Know The Walk: Jimmy McCracklin At His Best Razor & Tie Imperial
Wade Flemons Please Send Me Someone To Love Wade Flemons - The Vee-Jay Recordings Shoosh Vee-Jay
Ray Charles I've Got News For You Ray Charles Greatest Hits ABC Paramount LP ABC Paramount
Roscoe Gordon That's What You Do To Me Roscoe Gordon - No More Doggin' Charly R&B LP Vee-Jay
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The Harmonizing Four We're Crossing Over The Harmonizing Four: God Will Take Care Of You/Think Of God Collectables Vee-Jay
The Staple Singers I've Been Scorned The Staple Singers - The Best Of The Vee-Jay Years Shout/Vee-Jay Vee-Jay
The Kelly Brothers He's The Same Today The Kelly Brothers - Songs From The Good Book Gusto/King King
Johnny Otis She's All Right Johnny Otis - Let's Live It Up Charly R&B King
The Five Royales They Don't Know VA - A Taste Of Soul Volume One Vee-Jay King
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Little Vincent (Solomon Burke) You Don't Send Me Anymore Solomon Burke - Soul Arrives 1955-1961 Jasmine (UK) Apollo
Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson) You Got Me Where You Want Me Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter Ace/Excello (UK) Excello
Delilah (Wynn) & The Johnny Heartsman Band Worried Feeling VA - Don't Freeze On Me: Independent Womens Blues El Cerrito Shirley
Lowell Fulson Hung Down Head Lowell Fulson - Trouble, Trouble: The Definitive Early Years Collection Fantastic Voyage Chess
Earl Gaines Let Me Down Easy Earl Gaines - 24 Hours A Day Black Magic (Netherlands) Hit
Muddy Waters Lonesome Bedroom Blues Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947- 62 Acrobat 4 cd box Chess
Magic Sam Every Night About This Time Magic Sam 1957-1966 - West Side Guitar Flyright Chief
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Lee Jackson Juanita VA - Collector's Album: C.J.'s Roots Of Chicago Blues Blue Flame LP CJ
Eddie Clearwater I Was Gone VA - Welcome To The Club Ace/King (UK) Federal
Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns Behind The Wheel, Pt. 1 Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns: The Imperial Sides 1960-61 Pathe Marconi/EMI (France) Imperial