The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will be your host on this Christmas edition of the Front Porch Blues Show. The first hour will feature a tribute to three jazz artists with roots in the blues who enjoyed storied careers before passing in 2016: Ernestine Anderson, Mose Allison, and Kay Starr. There will also be a nod to the recently departed Pete Fountain, Otis Clay, and Buckwheat Zydeco. The remainder of the show will feature blues, R&B, and jazz recordings with a holiday theme, including such classics as Charles Brown's Merry Christmas Baby and Please Come Home For Christmas, the Drifters' version of White Christmas, Freddy King's Christmas Tears, Amos Milburn's Christmas Comes But Once A Year, and Darlene Love's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 12/25/2016 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fountain & His Band | When The Saints Go Marchin' In | The Best Of Pete Fountain | Decca Jazz | Coral rec. from 1959 by New Orleans clarinetist |
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| Ernestine Anderson | Good Lovin' Babe | The Complete Ernestine Anderson 1947-1958 | Le Chant du Monde 2 cd set | Black & White rec. from 1947 in LA backed by Shifty Henry's Orch. |
| Ernestine Anderson | Social Call | VA - The Ladies/Ernestine Anderson, etc. | Savoy Jazz | Signal rec. with Gigi Gryce band from 1955; group incl. Art Farmer, Horace Silver, Art Blakey |
| Ernestine Anderson | Lil' Daddee | The Complete Ernestine Anderson 1947-1958 | Le Chant du Monde 2 cd set | Okeh rec. with Cliff 'King' Solomon & his Orch. from 1953; band incl. Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Cleveland, Monk Montgomery, Max Roach |
| Ernestine Anderson | Azure-Te | Ernestine Anderson - Ernestine Anderson | Mercury | Mercury rec. from 1958; band led by Pete Rugolo |
| Ernestine Anderson | Someone Else Is Steppin' In | Ernestine Anderson - The Concord Jazz Heritage Series | Concord Jazz | Concord Jazz rec. from 1984 blues-themed album When The Sun Goes Down |
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| Mose Allison | The Seventh Son | VA - Mod Jazz | Ace/Kent (UK) | Prestige 1958 |
| Mose Allison | I Don't Worry About A Thing | Mose Allison - I Don't Worry About A Thing/Mose Alive! | Collectables Jazz Classics | Atlantic 1962 |
| Mose Allison | I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues | The Best Of Mose Allison | Atlantic Jazz Anthology | Atlantic 1962 |
| Mose Allison | Fool's Paradise | Mose Allison - I Don't Worry About A Thing/Mose Alive! | Collectables Jazz Classics | Atlantic 1965 |
| Mose Allison | I Love The Life I Live | The Best Of Mose Allison | Atlantic Jazz Anthology | Atlantic 1965 |
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| Kay Starr | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight | Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune | Sanctuary/Living Era | Capitol 1945 |
| Kay Starr | What A Difference A Day Made | Les Paul and his Trio - Crazy Rhythm | Varese Sarabande/Soundies | C.P. MacGregor transcription from late 1945 |
| Kay Starr | You've Gotta See Your Mama Ev'ry Night, Or You Can't See Mama At All | Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune | Sanctuary/Living Era | Capitol 1947 |
| Kay Starr with the Lancers | Fool, Fool, Fool | Kay Starr - Collectors Series | Capitol | Capitol 1952; backed by Lee Young & his Orch. this is a convincing cover of the #1 R&B hit by the Clovers from 1951 |
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| Otis Clay | That's How It Is (When You're In Love) | Otis Clay - Testify! | Fuel 2000 | One-Derful! rec. from 1967 charted #34 R&B |
| Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis | Two For The Road | Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis - Take It East, Baby | Blues Unlimited LP | Blues Unlimited 1980 |
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| Charlie Parker | White Christmas | VA - Savoy Christmas Blues | Savoy Jazz | Savoy Records recording of Parker Quintet live from the Royal Roost in the early hours of morning of Dec. 25, 1948; group includes Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | I Hate To See Christmas Come Around | VA - The Swing Time Records Story: R&B, Blues & Gospel 1946-1952 | Capricorn Records 2 cd box set | Supreme 1947 |
| Lowell Fulson | Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) | Lowell Fulson - Trouble, Trouble: The Definitive Early Years Collection | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Swing Time 1950 |
| Charles Brown | Please Come Home For Christmas | The Very Best of Charles Brown | Collectables/King | King 1960 |
| Freddy King | Christmas Tears | The Very Best of Freddy King, Volume One | Collectables/King | Federal 1961 |
| Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | VA - Phil Spector's Christmas Album | Apple/Philles | Philles 1963 |
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| Little Esther & the Johnny Otis Orch. | Faraway Christmas Blues | VA - Savoy Christmas Blues | Savoy Jazz | Savoy 1950 |
| Charles Brown | Merry Christmas Baby | VA - Merry Christmas Baby: All Time Christmas Best Sellers | Hollywood Records LP | Exclusive 1947 |
| The Larks | Christmas To New Year's | The Larks - Up With The Larks: The Uptempo Apollo Recordings 1951-1955 | Westside | Apollo unreleased from about 1953 |
| Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters | White Christmas | The Drifters - Let The Boogie-Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-1958 | Atlantic 2 cd set | Atlantic 1954 |
| Big Maybelle | Silent Night | Big Maybelle - Candy! : Savoy Blues Legends | Savoy Jazz 2 cd set | Savoy 1957 |
| Amos Milburn | Christmas Comes But Once A Year | Charles Brown/Amos Milburn King single K-5405 | King Records 45 | King 1960 |
| Freddy King | I Hear Jingle Bells | The Very Best of Freddy King, Volume One | Collectables/King | Federal 1961 |
| B.B. King | Christmas Celebration | VA - Rhythm & Blues Christmas | United Artists LP | Kent 1966 |
| Otis Redding | Merry Christmas Baby | The Otis Redding Story | Atlantic 3 cd set | Atco 1968 |
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