The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & Rich Blackmarr & TJ
Rich Blackmarr is your host this evening on the Front Porch Blues Show, which will feature blues recordings recorded and/or released in the year 1964. This program will feature tunes from famed blues artists at the top of their game including Freddy King, Muddy Waters, Little Milton, Junior Parker, Buddy Guy, Billy Boy Arnold, Howlin' Wolf, Big Mama Thornton, B.B. King, Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson, Etta James, Bo Diddley, and many more. R&B charting tunes from Don Covay (with Jimi Hendrix's guitar), Irma Thomas, and Solomon Burke that were covered by the early Rolling Stones will form part of one set of songs. A unique Little Richard song with violin and guitar backing from Don Sugarcane Harris and Jimi Hendrix will also feature, as will Tommy Tucker's original 'Hi-Heel Sneakers' and Sugar Pie DeSanto's reply. Andy don't overlook older-type stylings from Rev. Gary Davis, Fred McDowell, Robert Nighthawk, Victoria Spivey, and Johnny Young.
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Sunday 12/28/2014 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton | Before Day (Big Mama's Blues) | Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton: 1961-1974 | Shoosh | originally released on Sharp; picked up by Kent |
| Andrew Brown | You Better Stop | VA - The USA Records Blues Story | GAMC/Fuel 2000 | USA recording by singer/guitarist |
| Tiny Powell | My Time After While | VA - Bay Area Blues Blasters Vol. 1: The 60's | El Cerrito | former gospel singer Powell rec. of Bob Geddins' comp. on Wax label; Johnny Heartsman - gtr. |
| Esther Phillips with Jimmy Ricks | Double Crossing Blues | Esther Phillips - Set Me Free | Atlantic 2 LP set | updated version of Little Esther's #1 R&B hit from 1950; Atlantic recording with Ravens' Ricks taking Mel Walker's role |
| Little Milton (Campbell) | Blind Man | Little Milton - Welcome To The Club: The Essential Chess Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd box | singer/guitarist Milton's hit remake of Bobby Bland album track |
| Percy Mayfield | Stranger In My Own Home Town | Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides | Rhino Handmade | Tangerine rel. |
| Lowell Fulson | Everytime It Rains | Lowell Fulson - Soul | Kent LP | Kent single |
| Wynonie Harris | The Comeback | VA - Shoutin' Swingin' And Makin' Love | MCA/Chess | from Chess session with Buddy Guy (gtr) unreleased in 1964 |
| Airbreak | ||||
| B.B. King | Rock Me Baby | B.B. King - The Best Of The Kent Singles 1958-1971 | Ace (UK)/Kent | Kent rec. went to Billboard #34 Pop the definitive R&B charting version of classic |
| Don Covay | Mercy, Mercy | Don Covay And The Goodtimers - Mercy | Edsel/Atlantic LP | original Rosemart single went to Billboard #35 Pop; picked up by Atlantic |
| Irma Thomas | Time Is On My Side | The Best Of Irma Thomas , Vol. 1: Time Is On My Side | EMI/Imperial/Minit | Imperial single went to Billboard #52 Pop; prototype for Stones first U.S. Top Ten single |
| Solomon Burke | Everybody Needs Somebody To Love | The Best Of Solomon Burke - Home In Your Heart | Rhino/Atlantic 2 cd box | Atlantic rel. went to Billboard #58 Pop; basis for Stones' cover |
| Timmy Shaw | Gonna Send You Back To Georgia | VA - Super Soul | Wand LP | Wand rec. went to Billboard #41 Pop |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Strange | VA - Roulette Rock'n'Roll Volume 2 | Sequel Records | Roulette |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Rev. Gary Davis | Slow Drag | The Guitar & Banjo Of Reverend Gary Davis | Prestige LP | ragtime guitar solo rec. on Prestige |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Mama Don't Allow | Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move | Arhoolie | rec. by Chris Strachwitz at McDowell's home |
| Robert Nighthawk (Robert Lee McCoy) | Bricks In My Pillow | Robert Nighthawk - Houston Stackhouse: Masters of Modern Blues Volume 4 | Testament LP | Pete Welding prod. for his Testament label w/ Nighthawk (el. gtr.), Johnny Young (gtr), John Wrencher (hca) |
| Johnny Young with Little Walter | I'm Leaving Baby | Johnny Young and His Friends | Testament | Testament rec. w/ Young (vcl/mandolin), Walter (hca), Jimmy Walker (p) |
| Victoria Spivey | T. B. Blues | Encore For The Chicago Blues | Spivey LP | rec. for her own label with Sunnyland Slim, Homesick James, Washboard Sam |
| Bo Diddley | I Wonder Why (People Don't Like Me) | Bo Diddley - Hey! Good Lookin' | Checker LP | album track recorded April 1964 |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Koko Taylor | I Got What It Takes | Koko Taylor - What It Takes | MCA/Chess | rec. at Taylor's first Chess session; vcl w/ Walter Horton, Lafayette Leake, Buddy Guy, Robert Nighthawk, Jack Myers, Clifton James |
| Bobby 'Guitar' Bennett | When Girls Do It | VA - When Girls Do It | Broadside reissue of Red Lightnin' LP | World Artists rel.; longtime staple number for Little Charlie & Nightcats |
| Litttle Tommy Tucker | Hi Heeled Sneakers | VA - The Best Of Chess/Checker/Cadet Rhythm & Rock | PRT/Chess (UK) LP | Checker rec. went to Billboard #11 Pop |
| Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) | The Same Thing | Muddy Waters - The Chess Box | MCA/Chess 3 cd box set | Chess |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto (Peylia Balinton) | Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) | Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 | Kent (UK) | Checker rel. went to Billboard #48 Pop |
| Billy Boy Arnold | You're My Girl | Billy Boy Arnold - More Blues On The South Side | Prestige/Original Blues Classics | Sam Charters prod. album w/ Arnold (vcl/hca), Mighty Joe Young (gtr), Lafayette Leake (p), Jerome Arnold (b), Jr. Blackmon (d) |
| Buddy Guy | I Dig Your Wig | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Chess; Guy (vcl/gtr), Sonny Boy Williamson (hca), Lafayette Leake (p), Jack Myers (b), Clifton James (d) |
| Robert Ward & The Ohio Untouchables | Your Love Is Real | Robert Ward - Hot Stuff | Relic | Thelma rel.; Ward (vcl/gtr); Untouchables w/o Ward became Ohio Players |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green) | Hoo Doo Woman Blues | Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man | Ace (UK)/Excello | Excello rec. by singer/guitarist Sundown |
| Little Richard (Penniman) | Goin' Home Tomorrow | Little Richard - The Very Best Of The Vee-Jay Years Volume 1 | Collectables | Vee-Jay; Richard backed by Don Sugarcane Harris (violin), Jimi Hendrix (gtr) |
| Ray Charles | My Baby Don't Dig Me | Ray Charles - The Complete ABC Paramount Singles sampler | Hip-O Select | ABC Paramount single (#51 Pop) |
| Little Johnny Taylor | If You Love Me (Like You Say) | Little Johnny Taylor - Greatest Hits | Fantasy | Galaxy rel. |
| (Herman) Junior Parker | Jivin' Woman | Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings Volume One | MCA/Duke | Duke |
| Freddy King | Some Other Day, Some Other Time | The Very Best Of Freddy King Volume Three | Collectables/Gusto | Federal |
| Etta James | Breaking Point | Etta James - Tell Mama | Charly (UK)/Chess | Argo |
| Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) | Killing Floor | Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Chess rec. feat Wolf (vcl), Hubert Sumlin (gtr); inspired Electric Flag version |
| Airbreak | ||||