The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will be your host this evening on the Front Porch Blues Show. The program will take a second look at blues and bluesy R&B releases from the year 1962. Featured artists will range from Chicago blues performers Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson to the gospel-bred harmonies of the Sims Twins, Johnnie Taylor, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Sam Cooke's brother L.C. Cooke. Other artists will include guitarist Roy Buchanan, Freddy King, Jimmy Witherspoon, Earl King, Bobby Bland, B.B. King, Etta James, Esther Phillips, Junior Parker, Barbara Lynn, Johnny Watson, and more.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 9/04/2016 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Waters | You Need Love | Muddy Waters: His Best, 1956 to 1964 | MCA/Chess | original Chess label recording from Oct. 1962 with Muddy backed by Earl Hooker (gtr), Big Moose Walker (org), others |
| Earl King | You Better Know | Earl King - Let The Good Times Roll: Singles As & Bs 1955-1962 | Jasmine | Imperial release by New Orleans singer/guitarist Earl King |
| Little Junior Parker | How Long Can This Go On | Junior Parker - Backtracking: The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 | MCA/Duke | Duke |
| Etta James | (You Better) Do Right | Etta James - Tell Mama | Charly/Chess | Argo release |
| Freddy King | What About Love? | The Very Best of Freddy King - Original King Recordings Vol. 2 | Collectables/King | Federal recording |
| L.C. Cooke | Tell Me | VA - Don't Fight It, Feel It: Gems From The SAR Vaults 1959-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | SAR label release by Sam Cooke's brother L.C. Cooke |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Please, Mr. Webster | Jimmy Witherspoon - Roots, featuring Ben Webster | Collectables/Warner Bros. | Reprise label recording by singer Witherspoon in a reworking of the 1941 Buddy Johnson Orch. tune 'Please Mr. Johnson' |
| Booker T. and the MG's | Behave Yourself | VA - The Complete Stax Volt Singles 1959-1968, Volume 2 | Stax 9 cd box set | flip side of Booker T's breakout hit 'Green Onions' on Stax |
| Ray Charles | But On The Other Hand, Baby | Ray Charles Vol. 2: Seven Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles | Real Gone Jazz 4 cd box set | ABC Paramount release |
| Roy Buchanan | After Hours | Roy Buchanan - The Genius Of The Guitar: His Early Recordings | Jasmine 2 cd set | Bomarc release by stellar guitarist Buchanan; a version of the Avery Parrish composition recorded first by the Erskine Hawkins Orch. |
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | Stormy Monday Blues | Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Love Light; The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | Duke recording by singer Bland |
| B.B. King | Easy Listening Blues | B.B. King - Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd box set | Title track from instrumental album on Crown (also a Kent single) recorded by B.B. in 1962 |
| King Curtis | Soul Twist | VA - The Fire/Fury Records Story | Capricorn Records 2 cd box set | Enjoy release by tenor sax star Curtis Ousley was a #1 Billboard R&B hit on the charts for 19 weeks |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Barbara Lynn (Ozen) | You'll Lose A Good Thing | VA - Lonesome Road: The Jamie Records Story 1957-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | Jamie label by singer/guitarist Barbara Lynn went to Billboard R&B #1 in a 15 week chart run |
| Joe Henderson | Snap Your Fingers | VA - Super Golden Hits | Jubilee Records LP | Todd label release by baritone Henderson was a #2 R&B hit on charts 16 weeks |
| McKinley Mitchell | The Town I Live In | McKinley 'Soul' Mitchell - The Town I Live In: The One-derful! Years | Shout Records | Chicago label One-derful release by MItchell went to #8 R&B for 9 weeks and became a low-rider classic |
| Esther Phillips | Release Me | Little Esther Phillips - Am I That Easy To Forget? 1950-1962 | Jasmine | Lenox label remake of country tune by veteran singer Little Esther revived her career |
| Johnnie Taylor | Never Never | VA - Don't Fight It, Feel It: Gems From The SAR Vaults 1959-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | SAR recording by former gospel singer Taylor produced by Sam Cooke |
| Solomon Burke | Cry To Me | The Best Of Solomon Burke - Home In Your Heart | Rhino/Atlantic 2 cd set | Atlantic |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Marvin Gaye & the Vandellas | Stubborn Kind Of Fellow | Marvin Gaye - That Stubborn Kinda' Fellow | Motown/Tamla reissue LP | Tamla |
| Little Walter | I Got To Find My Baby | The Essential Little Walter: Original Chess Masters | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Checker |
| Johnny Morisette | Sho' Miss You Baby | VA - Don't Fight It, Feel It: Gems From The SAR Vaults 1959-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | SAR |
| Lula Reed | Your Love Keeps Working On Me | The Very Best of Freddy King - Original King Recordings Vol. 2 | Collectables/King | Federal recording by singer Reed backed by guitarist Freddy King |
| Howlin' Wolf | You'll Be Mine | Howlin' Wolf -Two On One: Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' In The Moonlight | MCA/Chess | Chess |
| John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker - Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd box set | Vee-Jay |
| Johnny 'Guitar' Watson | Cuttin' In | Johnny Guitar Watson - I Heard That | Charly R&B LP | King |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Buddy Guy | When My Left Eye Jumps | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Chess |
| Jimmy McCracklin | Shame, Shame, Shame | The Walk: Jimmy McCracklin - At His Best | Razor & Tie | Art-Tone recording by singer/pianist McCracklin; charted #17 R&B |
| Lightnin' Slim | Mind Your Own Business | The Best Of Lightnin' Slim | Universal/Hip-O | Excello |
| Jackie Ross | Hard Times | VA - Don't Fight It, Feel It: Gems From The SAR Vaults 1959-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | SAR |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | Open Your Heart | Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 | Ace(UK)/Kent | Checker |
| The Sims Twins | You're Pickin' In The Right Cotton Patch | VA - Don't Fight It, Feel It: Gems From The SAR Vaults 1959-1962 | One Day Music 2 cd set | SAR |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | One Way Out | Sonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Checker |