The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Rich Blackmarr is your host this evening on the Front Porch. The show will feature blues recordings released in the first three months of the year 1957. You will hear bluesy instrumentals from tenor saxophonists Willis 'Gatortail' Jackson and King Curtis, guitarist Mickey Baker and zydeco accordion legend Clifton Chenier. Other blues artists whose recordings were peddled in early 1957 include Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, Lowell Fulson, Sunnyland Slim, Annie Laurie, Fenton Robinson, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Etta James, Little Milton, and many more. The second hour of the show will include Ann Cole's and Muddy Waters' versions of the instant classic 'Got My Mojo Working', which competed for sales in the R&B music marketplace. This will be the first of several FPBS installments featuring blues from 1957.
Missed the Show?
Sunday 11/16/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson | Lator 'Gator | Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson | Whiskey, Women, and... RBD 705 | Tenor saxman Willis Jackson leading unknown band members; orig. Atco release |
| Bill Hendricks Orch. featuring Mickey Baker | Spinnin' Rock Boogie | VA - Mickey Baker In The '50s: Hit, Git & Split | Rev-Ola bandstand | Baker guitar feature backed by pianist Belford Hendricks' band; orig. MGM release |
| King Curtis (Ousley) | Dynamite At Midnight | VA - King Curtis: Wail Man Wail! - The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Apollo release |
| Clifton Chenier | The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle) | VA - Chess New Orleans: Original Chess Masters | MCA/Chess 2 cd box | Zydeco accordion master Chenier w/ band incl. Philip Walker (gtr); Argo release |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Please Don't Go Baby | Lightnin' Hopkins - Remember Me: The Complete Herald Singles | TKO/Ember | Herald |
| Lowell Fulson | Please Don't Go | Lowell Fulson - Trouble, Trouble: The Definitive Early Years Collection | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Chess |
| Howlin' Wolf | My Life | Howlin' Wolf - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog: Chess Collectables, Vol. 2 | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Wolf vcl/hca w/ Hosea Lee Kennard (p), Willie Johnson, Smokey Smothers (gtrs); Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | I'm So Worried Baby | John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay 1955-1958 | Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay |
| Jimmy Reed | Honey, Where Are You Going? | Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby: Singles As & Bs 1953-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | Vee-Jay |
| Frankie Lee Sims | Misery Blues | VA - The Ace Records Blues Story | Fuel 2000 2 cd set | Sims vcl/gtr w/ Willie Taylor (p), Jimmy Mullen (dms); Ace |
| Sunnyland Slim (Albert Luandrew) | It's You Baby | VA - Capricorn Records Presents The Cobra Records Story: Chicago Rock And Blues 1956-1958 | Capricorn 2 cd box | Slim (vcl/p) w/ Walter Horton (hca), Jimmy Rogers (gtr), Willie Dixon (b), S.P. Leary (dms); Cobra |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jerry 'Boogie' McCain | Trying To Please | VA - Excello Harmonica Blues Variety | Peavine (Japan) 2 cd box | McCain (vcl/hca) w/ Skippy Brooks (p), Robert Christian (gtr); Excello |
| Rudy Greene | Juicy Fruit | VA - King Curtis: Wail Man Wail! - The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Greene (vcl/gtr) w/ King Curtis (ts); Ember |
| Lloyd 'Fatman' (Smith) | Miss Mushmouth | VA - The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957 | Sony Music 3 cd box | Fatman (vcl) w/ Sam Taylor (ts); Okeh |
| Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green) | Lonesome Whistler | Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man | Ace (UK)/Excello | Sundown (vcl/gtr) w/ Lazy Lester (gtr), Guitar Gable (gtr); Excello |
| Louis Jordan | Rock Doc | Louis Jordan - The Rock 'N' Roll Years 1955-58 | Jasmine 2 cd set | (Jordan (vcl/as) w/ all star band; Mercury |
| Buddy Johnson Orchestra | Rock On! | Buddy Johnson - Walkin' | Mercury LP | Mercury |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Fenton Robinson And His Dukes | Crying Out Loud | VA - The Complete Meteor Blues, R&B & Gospel Recordings | Ace (UK) 2 cd set | Robinson (vcl) w/ Charles McGowan (gtr), Larry Davis (b); Meteor |
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | I Smell Trouble | Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol. One | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | Duke |
| Little Willie John | Love, Life And Money | Little Willie John - Sleep: The Singles As & Bs 1955-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | King |
| Annie Laurie | It Hurts To Be In Love | Annie Laurie - It Hurts To Be In Love | Official/Sing LP | Went to #3 on Billboard R&B charts in 11 week run; DeLuxe |
| Chuck Willis | C.C. Rider | Chuck Willis - I Remember Chuck Willis/The King Of The Stroll | Collectables | Went to #3 on Billboard R&B charts in 18 week run; Atlantic |
| Rufus 'Bearcat' Thomas with the Bearcats | I'm Steady Holdin' On | VA - The Complete Meteor Blues, R&B & Gospel Recordings | Ace (UK) 2 cd set | Meteor |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Ann Cole with the Suburbans & Orchestra | I've Got A Little Boy | Ann Cole - In The Chapel: 30 of her greatest hits! | Blue City | Cole (vcl) w/ Mickey Baker (gtr); Baton |
| Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) | Rock Me | Muddy Waters: His Best, 1956 to 1964 | MCA/Chess | Waters (vcl) w/ Little Walter (hca), Otis Spann (p), Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin (gtrs),Willie Dixon (b), S.P. Leary (dms); Chess |
| Ann Cole | Got My Mojo Working | Ann Cole - In The Chapel: 30 of her greatest hits! | Blue City | Baton (session as above) |
| Muddy Waters | Got My Mojo Working | Muddy Waters: His Best, 1956 to 1964 | MCA/Chess | Chess (session as above) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Roy Brown | Everybody | Roy Brown - The Complete Imperial Recordings | Capitol Blues Collection | Imperial |
| J.B. Lenoir | Don't Touch My Head | J.B. Lenoir: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues | MCA/Chess | Checker |
| Little Milton (Campbell) and His Playmates Of Rhythm | Let's Boogie Baby | VA - The Complete Meteor Blues, R&B & Gospel Recordings | Ace (UK) 2 cd set | Meteor |
| Etta James | The Pick-Up | Etta James - R&B Dynamite | Virgin/Flair | Modern |
| Billy 'The Kid' Emerson | Every Woman I Know | VA - Vee-Jay: The Very Best Of Blues, Volume 3 | Collectables | Emerson (vcl) w/ Red Holloway, McKinley Easton, Lefty Bates, others: Vee-Jay |
| Little Junior Parker | Next Time You See Me | Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: The Due Recordings Volume One | MCA/Duke | Went to #7 on Billboard R&B charts in 16 week run; Duke |
| Billy Gayles w/ Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Sad As A Man Can Be | VA - The Legendary Ike Turner: That Kat Sure Could Play! The Singles 1951 to 1957 | Secret Records 4 cd box | Federal |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Nappy Brown | I'm Gonna Get You | Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry | Savoy Jazz | Savoy |