The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Rich Blackmarr is your host this evening on the Front Porch and again the first Sunday of December. Tonight's show will feature blues recordings released in April, May, and June of the year 1957. You will hear a treasure trove of blues and bluesy R&B artists including Floyd Dixon, Lazy Lester, Percy Mayfield, Jimmy Rogers, Wynonie Harris, Dinah Washington, Jimmy Reed, Dolly Cooper, Bo Diddley, Lightnin' Slim, Magic Sam, Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, Big Maybelle, Elmore James, Otis Rush, and Professor Longhair. You will hear fine examples of blues from some less well known record labels including Johnny Otis's Dig label, Ebb, Irma, and Cobra. The Dec. 7th show is shaping up to be a continuation of the survey of blues from 1957 (releases from July thru Sept.)
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Sunday 11/30/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Dixon | What Is Life Without A Home? | VA - The Ebb Story | Ace (UK) | June 1957 release on Ebb Records by singer/pianist Dixon |
| Lazy Lester | Go Ahead | VA - Genuine Excello R&B | Ace (UK) | Crowley, Louisiana rec. orig. on Excello |
| Percy Mayfield | Please Believe Me | Percy Mayfield Vol. 2 - Memory Pain | Legends of Specialty Series | Specialty |
| Jimmy Rogers | I Can't Believe | Jimmy Rogers - Chess Blues Masters Series | GRT/Chess 2 LP set | Chess release feat. Rogers (vcl/gtr), Walter Horton (hca), Otis Spann (p), Jody Williams (gtr), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d) |
| Sidney Maiden with Slim Green & the Cats From Fresno | Hand Me Down Baby | VA - The Legendary Dig Masters: Dig These Blues | Ace (UK) | release on Johnny Otis' Dig label; Maiden (vcl/hca), Green (gtr), Al Simmons (d) |
| Lillian Offitt | Miss You So | VA - The Best Of Excello Records | AVI/Excello | Nashville rec.; Excello |
| Wynonie Harris | That's Me Right Now | VA - Twilight Of The Blues Shouters: The Last Shout! | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | New York rec. for King; Harris (vcl) w/ Kelly Owens (p), Kenny Burrell (gtr) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jimmy Reed | The Sun Is Shining | Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby: Singles As & Bs 1953-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Reed (v/h/g), Eddie Taylor (gtr), Earl Phillips (d) |
| Bo Diddley | Mona (I Need You Baby) | Bo Diddley - Got My Own Bag Of Tricks | Chess 2 LP set | Checker rec. w/ Diddley (v/g), Otis Spann (p), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d) |
| Lightnin' Slim (Otis Hicks) with Carol Fran | I'm Grown | Lightnin' Slim - It's Mighty Crazy | Ace (UK) | Excello rec. w/ Slim (v/g), Fran (2nd vcl), Schoolboy Cleve (hca), Clarence Etienne (d) |
| Jimmy 'Tin Pan Alley' Wilson | Oh, Red | VA - Bob Geddins' Irma Records Story | Acrobat | released on Bob Geddins' Irma, Big Town labels w/ Jimmy McCracklin (p), Lafayette Thomas (g) |
| Jimmy Rushing | Baby Don't Tell On Me | VA - Twilight Of The Blues Shouters: The Last Shout! | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | OKeh rel.; Rushing (v) w/ orchestra incl. Seldon Powell, Buddy Tate, Heywood Henry (reeds), Everett Barksdale (g) |
| Magic Sam (Maghett) | Love Me With A Feeling | Magic Sam - West Side Guitar 1957-1966 | Flyright (UK) | Cobra rel. w/ Sam (v/g), Little Brother Montgomery (p), Mack Thompson (g), Willie Dixon (b), Bill Stepney (d) |
| Larry Darnell | Ramblin' Man | Larry Darnell - I'll Get Along Somehow | Mr. R&B/Route 66 LP | DeLuxe rec. by vocalist Darnell, who began recording in 1949 on Regal, then OKeh |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Otis Rush | Groaning The Blues | VA - Capricorn Records Presents The Cobra Records Story: 1956-1958 | Capricorn 2 cd box | Cobra rec. w/ Rush (v/g), Little Walter, Harold Ashby, Lafayette Leake, Jody Williams, Willie Dixon, Odie Payne |
| The Midnighters feat. Hank Ballard | In The Doorway Crying | Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Open Up The Back Door | King | Federal |
| Little Willie John | I've Got To Go Cry | Little Willie John - Sleep: The Singles As & Bs 1955-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | King |
| Big Maybelle (Smith) | I Don't Want To Cry | VA - Ladies Sing The Blues, Volume 2 (Roots of Rock N' Roll) | Arista/Savoy 2 LP set | Savoy rec. w/ Maybelle (v) backed by Kelly Owens Orch. incl. Mickey Baker (g) |
| Billy Boy Arnold | My Heart Is Crying | Billy Boy Arnold - Blow The Back Off It | Red Lightnin LP | Vee-Jay rec. w/ Arnold (vcl/hca), Syl Johnson (g), Odell Campbell (b), Henry Gray (p), Fred Below (d) |
| Little Willie Foster | Crying The Blues | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story 1956-1959 | One Day Music 2 cd set | Cobra rec. w/ Foster (v/h), Lazy Bill Lucas (p), Floyd Jones (g) |
| (Billy) Brooks & (Piney) Brown (The Blues Toppers) | Sleeping In An Ocean Of Tears | VA - I Pity The Fool: The Duke Records Story 1952-1962 | One Day Music 3 cd set | Duke rec. in Chicago w/ Brooks & Brown backed by King Kolax Orch. |
| Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm feat. Clayton Love | Do You Mean It? | VA - Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Trailblazer | Nestshare/King Masters | Federal |
| Airbreak | ||||
| John Lee Hooker | I See You When You're Weak | John Lee Hooker on Vee-Jay 1955-1958 | Vee-Jay | Vee-Jay rec.; Hooker (v/g) w/ Eddie Taylor (g), Quinn Wilson (b), Tom Whitehead (d) |
| Little Walter (Jacobs) | Everybody Needs Somebody | Little Walter - Hate To See You Go | Chess LP | Checker rec.; Walter (v/h) w/ Robert Lockwood Jr, Luther Tucker (gtrs), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d) |
| B.B. King | Troubles, Troubles, Troubles | B.B. King's Early 50s Classics: Do The Boogie! | Virgin/Flair | RPM |
| James Brown | Messing With The Blues | James Brown - The Singles Volume One: The Federal Years 1956-1960 | Hip-O Select 2 cd set | Federal |
| Big Joe Turner | World Of Trouble | Big Joe Turner: Rhythm & Blues Years | Atlantic 2 LP set | Atlantic rec.; Turner (v) backed by Choker Campbell Orch. |
| Dinah Washington | You Let My Love Get Cold | The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 5 | Polygram Classics 3 cd box | Mercury |
| Nappy Brown with the Zippers Quartet | Bye, Bye Baby | Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry! | Savoy Jazz | Savoy rec. w/ Brown (v), Sam Price (p) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Elmore James and his Broomdusters | The 12-Year Old Boy | VA - A Taste Of The Blues Volume One | Vee-Jay | orig. Chief rel. (also on Vee_Jay); James (v/g) w/ J.T. Brown, Johnny Jones, Wayne Bennett, Eddie Taylor, Homesick James, Odie Payne |
| Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) | Fattening Frogs For Snakes | The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Checker rec.; Williamson (v/h) w/ Otis Spann (p), Robert Lockwood Jr. (g), Luther Tucker (g), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d) |
| Professor Longhair (Roy Byrd) | No Buts, No Maybes | Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1949-1957 | Nighthawk LP | Ebb |
| Chuck Carbo & the Spiders | Honey Bee | VA - Doo Wop Across America - Good News: R&B Vocal Groups In New Orleans | Jasmine 2 cd set | Imperial |
| Tommy Ridgley | What'cha Gonna Do? | Tommy Ridgley - The Herald Recordings | Collectables | Herald |
| Roy Brown | Let The Four Winds Blow | Roy Brown - The Complete Imperial Recordings | Capitol Records | Imperial |
| Dolly Cooper | Tell Me, Tell Me | VA - Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Los Angeles rec. for Dot |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Sugar Pie (DeSanto) & Pee Wee (Parham) | Let's Get Together | VA - Rhythm ...And Blues! - The Don Barksdale Masters Vol. 2 | Westside | Rhythm |
| Etta James | By The Light Of The Silvery Moon | Etta James - Tough Lover | Ace (UK) LP | Modern |