The Front Porch Blues Show

JD Esquire

Rich Blackmarr hosts the Front Porch Blues Show this evening, which will review blues records released in the second quarter of the year 1951.  Many blues artists not heard in a prior 2015 show (looking at the first quarter of 1951) will be featured including Floyd Dixon, Lil Greenwood, Walter Davis, Helen Humes, Jackie Brenston, Calvin Boze, Annisteen Allen, Jimmy Rogers, Honey Brown, Billy Wright, Chubby Newsome, Elmore Nixon, Gatemouth Brown, Violet Hall, Stick McGhee, Billie Holiday, and Memphis Slim.  Those with encore performances range from Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and Little Esther to Lightnin' Hopkins and Pee Wee Crayton.

Genre

Blues

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Sunday 1/22/2017 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
ArtistSongAlbumLabelComments
John Lee Hooker Queen Bee John Lee Hooker - The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 Virgin/Flair Modern recording recorded by Hooker (All recordings in tonight's program released in April, May, or June of 1951.)
The Larks Eyesight To The Blind Up With The Larks - The Uptempo Apollo Recordings 1951-1955 Westside Apollo reease by vocal group the Larks; a version of the Sonny Boy Williamson song released on Trumpet earlier in 1951.
Violet Hall with The Rhythm Kings Six Foot Papa (I'm A Whole Lot Of Woman) VA - The Mercuryt Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945 Mercury Chronicles 8 cd box set Mercury rec. by vocalist Hall backed by group incl. Goree Carter (gtr)
Roy Brown Beautician Blues Roy Brown - Blues DeLuxe Charly R&B DeLuxe rec. by blues shouter Brown backed by vocal group
Helen Humes Airplane Blues Helen Humes - Roots Of Early Soul On Savoy Vol. 8 Nippon Columbia/Savoy Discovery rec. by singer Humes backed by Dexter Gordon's Orch.
Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson Bald Headed Blues The Very Best Of Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red Collectables/King King rec. by alto saxist/blues shouter Vinson
Lil Greenwood Young Blood Lil Greenwood - Walking And Singing The Blues Ace(UK)/Modern/Federal Federal rec. by singer who later recorded with Duke Ellington
Honey Brown with the Freddie Mitchell Orch. Rockin' And Jumpin' VA - The Derby Records Story Acrobat 2 cd set Derby rec. by singer Brown backed by tenor saxist Mitchell and his Orch.
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Billy Wright Mercy, Mercy Billy Wright - The Prince Of The Blues: Stacked Deck Mr. R&B/Route 66 LP Savoy rel. by shouter Wright who helped inspire Little Richard
Elmore Nixon A Hepcat's Advice VA - The Best Of Duke-Peacock MCA/Duke-Peacock Peacock release by singer Nixon
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown I Live My Life VA - Boogie Uproar: Texas Blues And R&B JSP 4-cd box set Peacock rec. by Texas guitarist Brown
Little Esther Phillips I'm A Bad, Bad Girl Little Esther - Better Beware Charly R&B Federal rec. by singer Phillips backed by Dominoes vocal group and ensemble from Johnny Otis Orch.
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Weak Minded Blues VA - The R&B Years: 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from 1951 Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set Decca rec. by singer/alto saxist Jordan, featuring guitar; record charted #5 Billboard R&B
Chubby Newsome Where's The Money Chubby Newsome - The Original Hip Shakin' Mama Official LP Regal rec. in New York by New Orleans singer Newsome
Stick McGhee & His Buddies One Monkey Don't Stop No Show VA - The R&B Years: 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from 1951 Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set Atlantic rec. by brother of Brownie McGhee
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Big Joe Turner Chains Of Love Big Joe Turner - Greatest Hits Atlantic Jazz Atlantic rec. by singer Turner backed by pianist Van Walls and band
Al Hibbler I'm Travelin' Light The Voice Of Al Hibbler - After The Lights Go Down Low Atlantic Jazz Atlantic rec. by former Duke Ellington vocalist Hibbler backed by Billy Taylor Orch.
Billie Holiday with Tiny Grimes Sextet Be Fair To Me Billie Holiday: 1942-1951-1954 Pathe' Marconi/EMI/Capitol LP Aladdin rec. by Holiday backed by Tiney Grimes Sextet
Percy Mayfield What A Fool I Was Percy Mayfield - Poet Of The Blues Specialty Specialty rec. by singer/songwriter/pianist Mayfield
Dinah Washington Please Send Me Someone To Love Dinah Washington - The Queen Sings Proper 4-cd box set Mercury version of Percy Mayfield song by Dinah Washington
Ray Charles All To Myself Ray Charles - The Birth Of A Legend 1949-1952: Down Beat/Swing Time Recordings Ebony 2 cd set Swing Time rec. by singer/pianist Charles
Memphis Slim Mother Earth Memphis Slim - The Real Folk Blues MCA/Chess Premium rec. by singer/pianist Slim
Jimmy Rogers The World's In A Tangle Jimmy Rogers - His Best MCA/Chess Chronicles Chess rec. by Muddy Waters guitarist Rogers as front man
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Floyd Dixon Rockin' At Home Floyd Dixon - His Complete Aladdin Recordings Capitol Blues Collection 2 cd set Aladdin rec. also released on Peacock by singer/pianist Floyd
Calvin Boze Slippin' And Slidin' VA - The R&B Years: 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from 1951 Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set Aladdin
Annisteen Allen with Lucky Millinder Orch. Bongo Boogie Lucky Millinder I His Orchestra: Apollo Jump Proper 2 cd set King rec. by singer Allen
Paul Monday with Bill Harvey's Orch. Irene's Boogie VA - Boogie Uproar: Gems From The Peacock Vaults One Day Music 2 cd set Peacock
Eunice Davis I'm A Wild West Woman VA - The Derby Records Story Acrobat 2 cd set Derby
Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm Rocket '88' A Proper Introduction To Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston Proper Chess rec. released under name of Ike Turner's singer/baritone saxist Brenston
Pee Wee Crayton Poppa Stoppa Pee Wee Crayton - The Modern Legacy Volume 2 Ace(UK)/Modern Modern instr. rec. by Texas guitarist Crayton
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Lightnin' Hopkins Abilene Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Aladdin Recordings EMI/Aladdin 2 cd set Aladdin rec. by singer/guitarist Hopkins
Lowell Fulson Good Woman Blues VA - Texas Guitar Killers Capitol Blues Collection 2 cd set Aladdin rec. in country style by singer/guitarist Fulson
Johnny Jones with Tampa Red band Early In The Morning VA - Chicago Is Just That Way JSP 4-cd box set RCA Victor rec. of John Lee (Sonny Boy) Williamson classic released under Tampa Red's name
Walter Davis I Just Can't Help It VA - Bullet Records Blues SPV/Blue Label Bullet rec. by pianist/singer Davis, who began recording in 1930s