The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. The program will feature blues and bluesy R&B recordings from 1965 along with a few from 1964. Featured artists will include the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and their debut album and tracks from the Vanguard label's Chicago/The Blues/Today! series along with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Little Johnny Taylor, Slim Harpo, O.V. Wright, Betty Harris, Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland, Irma Thomas, Joe Hinton, Esther Phillips, Little Johnny Taylor, Doris Troy, and Junior Parker.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 2/26/2017 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band | One More Time | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 3 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 Vanguard label recording by Young (voc/gtr) backed by Walter Horton (hca), Hayes Ware (b), Elga Edmonds (d) |
| Muddy Waters | Short Dress Woman | Muddy Waters - The Chess Box | MCA/Chess 3 cd box set | Sept. 1964 Chess rec. by Waters (voc/gtr) backed by James Cotton (hca), J.T. Brown (clt), Otis Spann (p), Pee Wee Madison (gtr), Milton Rector (b), S.P. Leary (d) |
| Paul Butterfield Blues Band | I Got My Mojo Working | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Elektra | Sept. 1965 debut album track feat. drummer Sam Lay on vocals on the Muddy Waters/Ann Cole standard Mojo Working |
| Koko Taylor | Wang Dang Doodle | Koko Taylor - What It Takes | MCA/Chess | Dec. 7, 1965 Checker rec. by singer Taylor backed by band incl. Willie Dixon (2nd voc), Gene Barge & Donald Hankins (saxes), Buddy Guy & Johnny 'Twist' Williams (gtrs), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d) |
| McKinley Mitchell | I'm Ready | McKinley 'Soul' Mitchell - The Town I Live In | Shout! | 1964 rec. on One-Derful by Chicago singer Mitchell |
| Esther Phillips | Mojo Hannah | Esther Phillips - Set Me Free | Atlantic 2 LP set | 1964 rec. on Atlantic by singer Phillips, covering Henry Lumpkins' Motown original |
| Joe Hinton | True Love | Joe Hinton - Funny (How Time Slips Away) | Shout! | 1965 release on Backbeat by Hinton, formerly with the Spirit of Memphis gospel group |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Homesick James & His Dusters | Dust My Broom | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 2 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 Vanguard rec. by James Williamson (voc/gtr) with Willie Dixon (b), Frank Kirkland (d) |
| Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Look Over Yonders Wall | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Elektra | Sept. 1965 debut album by Butterfield Band, doing Elmore James' standard |
| J.B. Hutto & His Hawks | That's The Truth | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 1 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by singer/slide guitarist Hutto with Herman Hassell (b), Frank Kirkland (d) |
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | Dust Got In Daddy's Eyes | Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Lovelight: The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | 1965 Duke release by singer Bland in Nashville |
| B.B. King | Never Trust A Woman | B.B. King - King Of The Blues | MCA Records 4 cd box set | 1964 ABC Paramount rec. by King |
| Betty Harris | I'm Evil Tonight | Betty Harris - Soul Perfection Plus | Westside | 1965 Sansu rec. by singer Harris produced by Allen Toussaint |
| Little Johnny Taylor | One More Chance | Little Johnny Taylor - Greatest Hits | Fantasy | 1965 Galaxy release by singer Taylor |
| Slim Harpo | Please Don't Turn Me Down | Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology | Universal/Hip-O 2 cd set | 1965 Excello release by Harpo (voc/hca/gtr) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Otis Spann's South Side Piano | Sometimes I Wonder | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 1 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by pianist Spann with S.P. Leary (d) |
| Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet | Cotton Crop Blues | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 2 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by Cotton (voc/hca) with James Madison (gtr), Otis Spann (p), S.P. Leary (d) |
| Johnny Shines Blues Band | Hey, Hey | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 3 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by Shines (voc/gtr) with Walter Horton (hca), Floyd Jones (b), Frank Kirkland (d) |
| John Lee Hooker | Money | John Lee Hooker - It Serves Me Right To Suffer | Impulse LP | 1965 Impulse album track by singer/guitarist Hooker; version of Barrett Strong's Motown hit |
| O.V. Wright | Everybody Knows (The River Song) | The Soul Of O.V. Wright | MCA/Duke/Peacock | 1965 Backbear album track by former gospel singer Wright (Sunset Travelers, Highway QCs) |
| Irma Thomas | I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry | The Best of Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side | EMI/Minit/Imperial | Jan. 1965 New Orleans Imperial label rec. by singer Thomas |
| Lazy Lester | Take Me In Your Arms | Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter | Ace/Excello | 1965 Excello rel. by Lester (voc/hca) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Born In Chicago | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Elektra | Sept. 1965 debut album by Butterfield Band |
| Howlin' Wolf | Killing Floor | Howli' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Aug. 1964 Chess rec. by Wolf (voc) backed by band with Hubert Sumlin & Buddy Guy (gtrs), Arnold Rogers & Donald Hankins (saxes), Lafayette Leake (p), Andrew McMahon (b), Sam Lay (d)Buddy |
| Buddy Guy | Crazy Love | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | April 1965 Chess rec. by Guy (voc/gtr) backed by Gene Barge (ts), Matt Murphy (gtr), others |
| Bobby Freeman | Lucille | C'Mon And Swim with Bobby Freeman | Ace/Autumn | 1965 unrel. rec. by singer Freeman cover of Little Richard song produced by Sly Stone |
| Jackie Wilson | I'm So Lonely | Jackie Wilson - NYC 1961-1966 | Ace/Brunswick | 1965 Brunswick rel. by singer Wilson; flip side of No Pity (In The Naked City) |
| Junior Wells | Messin' With The Kid | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 1 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by Wells (voc/hca) backed by Buddy Guy (gtr), Jack Myers (b), Fred Below (d) |
| Junior Parker | Cryin' For My Baby | Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings Vol. 1 | MCA/Duke | 1965 Duke rel. by Parker (voc/hca), a cover of the Harold Burrage song |
| Doris Troy | But I Love Him | The Doris Troy Anthology 1960-1996 - I'll Do Anything | Ace/Kent | 1965 Cameo-Parkway rel. by singer Troy |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Freddy King | Nickel Plated | The Very Best Of Freddy King, Volume Three: Original King Recordings | Collectables/King | 1964 Federal album track by King (gtr) |
| Albert Collins | Cool Aide | The Cool Sound Of Albert Collins | Blue City | 1965 Hall/TCF rec. by guitarist Collins |
| Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers | How Sweet It Is | The Best Of The Funk Brothers | Universal 20th Century Masters/Motown | Sept. 1965 Soul label rel. by Motown house band |
| Billy Preston | Let Me Know | Billy Preston - Billys Bag 1963-1966 | Sout!/ | 1965 VeeJay rel. by organist Billy Preston |
| Gatemouth Brown | Long Way Home | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - The Nashville Sessions | Chess (Fr) | recorded in 1965 on Hermitage label by Brown (voc/gtr/fiddle) |
| Otis Rush | It's Going To work Out Fine | VA - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Volume 2 | Vanguard | Dec. 1965 rec. by singer/guitarist Rus |