The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Tonight the Front Porch Blues Show will be hosted by Rich Blackmarr. Following up on his theme from last week, tonight's program will continue Rich's survey of blues recordings released in the year 1967. It will include many records by artists that were not included in the June 8th Front Porch broadcast. Featured will be 1967 releases from bluesmen Fred McDowell, Louisiana Red, Clarence Smith, Lonnie Brooks, Juke Boy Bonner, Houston Stackhouse, Hound Dog Taylor, and Billy Boy Arnold, as well as bluesy recordings from deep soul singers Toussaint McCall, Betty Harris, James Carr, Erma Franklin, Irma Thomas, and Solomon Burke. Returning from last week's show for an encore performance will be Lowell Fulson, Buddy Guy, Percy Mayfield, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Albert King, Slim Harpo, and Little Johnny Taylor.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 6/15/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McDowell | I Walked All Night Long | Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods | Fat Possum | George Mitchell recording in 1967 |
| Louisiana Red (Iverson Minter) | Early In The Morning | Louisiana Red - The Best Of Louisiana Red | Evidence | orig. Atco LP track |
| Clarence Smith | All Night Long They Play The Blues | VA - All Night Long They Play The Blues | Specialty | Galaxy release by singer soon to call himself Sonny Rhodes; backed by J.J. Malone on guitar here |
| Billy Boy Arnold | Come See Me Early In The Morning | Billy Boy Arnold - Goin' To Chicago | Testament | Pete Welding recording for Testament |
| Juke Boy Bonner | What Will I Tell The Children | Juke Boy Bonner - Ghetto Poet | Arhoolie | orig. Chris Strachwitz recording from 1967 |
| Lonnie Brooks | One Sunny Day | VA - Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork 1949 to 1969 | MCA/Chess 2cd | Chess single from Oct. '67 by singer/guitarist |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Toussaint McCall | Nothing Takes The Place Of You | Toussaint McCall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You: The Ronn Recordings | Fuel 2000 | Ronn rec. charted #5 R&B in March '67 |
| Betty Harris | Nearer To You | Betty Harris - Soul Perfection Plus: Complete Jubilee, Sansu, SSS International Masters: 1963-1969 | Westside | Sansu rel. charted #16 R&B in July '67 |
| James Carr | The Dark End Of The Street | VA - The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol. 2: 1966-1967 | Ace (UK) 2cd | orig. Goldwax rel. charted #10 R&B in Feb. '67; covered in 1980s by Ry Cooder |
| Erma Franklin | Piece Of My Heart | Erma Franklin - Golden Classics | Collectables | orig. Shout label rel. charted #10 R&B in Oct. '67; covered by Janis Joplin/Big Brother & The Holding Company in 1968 |
| Willie Mae Thornton | Don't Do Me This Way | Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton (1961-1974) | Shoosh CD | orig. Movin' single from 1967 with Curtis Tillman band |
| Z.Z. Hill | You Just Cheat And Lie | VA - For Dancers Forever | Kent (UK) | Kent (US) rel. from 1967 |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jesse James | Believe In Me Baby (Part 1) | Jesse James Meets Clarence Ashe | Sounds Of Soul | 20th Century rel. |
| Koko Taylor | Love Me | Koko Taylor - What It Takes | MCA/Chess | Checker rel. w/ Gene Barge (ts), Lafayette Leake (p), Johnny 'Twist' Williams (gtr) |
| Jeanette Williams | Something Good's Got A Hold On Me | VA - The Duke Of Soul, Vol. 3 | Duke | Back Beat single |
| Lee Dorsey & Betty Harris | Love Lots Of Lovin' | The Very Best Of Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow | Charly | Amy rel. |
| Ernie K-Doe (Kador) | Love Me Like I Wanta | VA - The Duke Of Soul, Vol. 1 | Duke | Duke single |
| Darlene Love & the Blossoms | Good Good Lovin' | The Very Best Of Darlene Love | EMI Legacy/Phil Spector | Reprise rel. charted #45 R&B in Dec. '67 |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Solomon Burke | Keep A Light In The Window | The Best Of Solomon Burke - Home In Your Heart | Rhino/Atlantic 2cd | Atlantic rel. charted #15 R&B in Feb. '67 |
| Percy Mayfield | My Bottle Is My Companion | Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine And Atlantic Sides | Rhino Handmade | Tangerine |
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | That Did It | Bobby Bland - That Did It!: the Duke Recordings, Vol. 3 | MCA/Duke 2cd | Duke rel. charted #6 R&B in July '67 |
| Lowell Fulson | I'm Sinking | Lowell Fulson - The Tramp Years | Ace (UK) | Kent rec. |
| Buddy Guy | Keep It To Myself | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | MCA/Chess 2cd | Chess |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Houston Stackhouse with Robert Nighthawk | Big Fat Mama Blues | Robert Nighthawk & Houston Stackhouse | Testament | Pete Welding recording from 1967 |
| Hound Dog Taylor | Watch Out | VA - Chess Blues Guitar: Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork 1949 to 1969 | MCA/Chess 2cd | Chess rec. from Sept. '67 with singer/slide guitarist backed by Lafayette Leake (piano) and Walter Horton (harmonica) |
| Slim Harpo | I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got | Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology | Hip-O 2cd | Excello |
| Jerry McCain | Put It Where I Can Get It | Jerry McCain - The Complete Jewel Singles 1965-1972 | Fuel 2000 | Jewel rec. by singer/harp player McCain |
| Albert King | Crosscut Saw | Albert King - King Of The Blues Guitar | Atlantic | Stax rel. charted #34 R&B in Jan. '67 |
| Little Johnny Taylor | Zig Zag Lightning | Little Johnny Taylor - Greatest Hits | Fantasy | Galaxy |
| Irma Thomas | Cheater Man | Irma Thomas - Something Good: The Muscle Shoals Sessions | MCA/Chess | Chess rec. June '67 at Fame Studios |
| Etta James | Tell Mama | The Essential Etta James - The Original Chess Masters | MCA/Chess 2cd | Cadet rec. August '67 at Fame Studios; charted #10 R&B in Nov. '67 |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lou Rawls | Dead End Street | Lou Rawls - The Best Of Lou Rawls | Capitol LP | Capitol rel. charted beg. April '67 for 15 weeks; high pos. #3 R&B |
| Muddy Waters | When The Eagle Flies | Muddy Waters - They Call Me Muddy Waters | Chess LP | Chess |
| Junior Parker | Just Can't Put My Finger On It | Junior Parker - The Complete Mercury & Blue Rock Recordings: I'm So Satisfied | Polygram/Mercury | Mercury |