The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. The program will focus on blues releases from 2nd quarter of the year 1952 (April-June). Featured blues artists will include Lightnin' Hopkins, Country Paul, Boyd Gilmore, Professor Longhair, Dave Bartholomew, Roosevelt Sykes, Little Walter, Bullmoose Jackson, Helen Humes, Tampa Red, Little Miss Cornshucks, Lil Greenwood, T-Bone Walker, Marie Adams, and many more.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 3/26/2017 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Berry | Reeling And Rocking | Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty-Eight | Chess Records 2 LP set | Dec. 1957 Chess rec. by Berry (voc/gtr) with Lafayette Leake (p), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (d) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Fats Domino | Reeling And Rocking | Fats Domino - The Early Imperial Singles 1950-1952 | Ace(UK) | Jan. 1952 New Orleans rec. on Imperial with Fats (voc/p) acc. by quintet |
| Roy 'Bald Head' Byrd aka Professor Longhair | Rockin' With Fes | Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1949-1957 | Nighthawk Records LP | Dec. 1951 New Orleans rec. for Federal by Byrd (voc/p), Walter Nelson (gtr), others |
| Marie Adams | I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks | VA - Duke-Peacock's Greatest Hits | MCA/Duke-Peacock | 1952 Houston Peacock label rec. by Adams (v) acc. by Bill Harvey's Band |
| Tampa Red | I'm Gonna Put You Down | VA - Chicago Is Just That Way | JSP Records 4 cd box set | April 1952 Victor rec. in Chicago by Tampa Red (voc/gtr) with Johnny Jones (p), Bill Casimir (ts), Ransom Knowling (b), Odie Payne (d) |
| Bulee (Slim) Gaillard | Eatin' With The Boogie | Slim Gaillard - Opera In Vout | Verve LP | Jan. 1952 rec. by Gaillard (voc/gtr) rel. on Mercury |
| Floyd Dixon and His Band | Wine, Wine, Wine | Floyd Dixon - Hey Bartender!: His Very Best 1949-1959 | Jasmine | May 1952 rec. on Aladdin by Dixon (voc/p), Roy Hayes (gtr), Maxwell Davis (ts), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Boyd Gilmore | Ramblin' On My Mind | VA - A Proper Introduction To Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston: Rocket 88 | Proper Records | Jan. 1952 Greenville, Miss. rec. for Modern with Gilmore (voc/gtr), Ike Turner (p), Jessie Love (d) |
| Lloyd Price | Mailman Blues | Lloyd Price - Lawdy!: Legends of Specialty Series | Fantasy/Specialty | March 1952 New Orleans rec. for Specialty by Price (v) backed by Fats Domino Band; flip side of Price's hit Lawdy, Miss Clawdy |
| Tiny Bradshaw Orch. with Tiny Kennedy (voc) | Newspaper Boy Blues | Tiny Bradshaw - Breakin' Up The House | Charly R&B LP | Feb. 1952 rec. in Cincinatti for King Records by Bradshaw |
| Varetta Dillard | A Letter In Blues | Varetta Dillard - Mercy, Mr. Percy | Great Voices Of The Century Records 2 cd set | May 1952 NYC rec. for Savoy by Dillard (v) backed by Leroy Kirkland dir. band incl. Mickey Baker (gtr) |
| T-Bone Walker | Get These Blues Off Me | T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 | EMI Blues Series 2 cd set | March 1952 Los Angeles rec. for Imperial by singer/guitarist Walker acc. by band led by Maxwell Davis |
| Roosevelt Sykes | Raining In My Heart | Roosevelt Sykes & the Honeydrippers - The Joint Is Jumping | P-Vine/Delmark LP | 1951 Chicago rec. for United by Sykes (voc/p) with Robert Crowder (ts), Oett Mallard (as), Robert Nighthawk (gtr), Ransom Knowling (b), Jump Jackson (d) |
| Little Miss Cornshucks (Mildred Cummings) | Try A Little Tenderness | Little Miss Cornshucks - Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Classics | Dec. 1951 rec. for Coral by vocalist Cummings |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Let Me Fly Your Kite | VA - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955 | Chronicles/Mercury 8 cd box set | 1951 Houston rec. for Mercury by Hopkins (voc/gtr) with Donald Cooks (b) |
| Bullmoose Jackson | (Let Me Love You) All Night Long | Bullmoose Jackson - Badman Jackson That's Me | Charly R&B | April 1952 NYC rec. for King by Jackson (voc) with band incl. Bill Doggett (p) |
| Amos Milburn | Roll, Mr. Jelly | The Best Of Amos Milburn - Down The Road Apiece | EMI/Aladdin | Jan. 1952 rec. for Aladdin by singer/pianist Milburn |
| Todd Rhodes and his Orch. with Connie Allen (voc) | Rocket 69 | VA - Ride, Daddy, Ride and Other Songs Of Love | King Masters | 1951 Cincinnati rec. by bandleader/pianist Rhodes |
| Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orch. | Keep On Churnin' (Till The Butter Come) | Wynonie Harris - Lovin Machine | Ace(UK)/King | Jan. 1952 Cincinnati rec. by blues shouter Harris |
| Dorothy Ellis | Drill, Daddy, Drill | VA - Ride, Daddy, Ride and Other Songs Of Love | King Masters | Jan. 1952 Los Angeles rec. by singer Ellis backed by Johhny Otis dir. band incl. Ben Webster, Pete Lewis, Devonia Williams |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Country Paul (Edward Harris) aka Carolina Slim | Your Picture Done Faded | VA - Paul Howard/Ralph Willis - Faded Picture Blues | King Blues Masters LP | Dec. 1951 NYC rec. for King by Country Paul (voc/gtr) |
| Muddy Waters | Country Boy | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat Music 4 cd box set | July 1951 Chicago rec. by Waters (voc/gtr) with Little Walter (hca), Len Chess (bass dm) |
| Pete 'Guitar' Lewis | Crying With The Rising Sun | VA - Messin' Around With The Blues: Memphis Slim, Pete 'Guitar' Lewis, Little Willie Littlefield | Gusto/King Blues Masters 2 LP set | Jan. 1952 Los Angeles rec. for Federal by Lewis (voc/gtr) backed by Johnny Otis dir. band incl. Ben Webster, Gerald Wilson |
| Lil Greenwood and Little Willie (Littlefield) | Monday Morning Blues | Lil Greenwood - Walking And Singing The Blues | Ace(UK)/Modern-Federal | April 1952 Los Angeles rec. for Federal by singers Greenwood & Littlefield with the Four Jacks voc. grp. |
| Dave Bartholomew | I'll Never Be The Same | Dave Bartholomew - In The Alley | Charly R&B | 1951 Cincinnati rec. by New Orleans singer/trumpeter Bartholomew (voc) backed by Todd Rhodes Orch. |
| Ike Turner with Ben Burton's Orch. | Troubles And Heartaches | VA - A Proper Introduction To Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston: Rocket 88 | Proper Records | 1952 West Memphis rec. for RPM by Turner (voc/p) with bassist Burton's band |
| Little Esther | Bring My Lovin' Back To Me | Little Esther - I Paid My Dues | Official/Sing LP | Jan. 1952 Los Angeles rec. by singer Esther Phillips with Johnny Otis dir. band backing |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Helen Humes | Loud Talkin' Woman | Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba (1944-52) | Whiskey, Women, and Record Co. LP | Feb. 1952 Los Angeles rec. by singer Humes with backing incl. Dexter Gordon |
| Chuck Willis | Loud Mouth Lucy | Chuck Willis - Be Good Or Be Gone | Edsel Records LP | Feb. 1952 NYC rec. by singer Willis for Okeh |
| Rosco Gordon with the Beale Streeters | Hey Fat Girl | A Proper Introduction To Rosco Gordon - No More Doggin' | Proper Records | April 1952 Memphis rec. for Duke by singer/pianist Gordon |
| Little Walter | Just Keep Loving Her | VA - Chicago Is Just That Way | JSP Records 4 cd box set | 1950 Chicago rec. by Walter (voc/hca) rel. on Chance in 1952; ensemble incl. Jimmy Rogers, Leroy Foster |
| Lester Williams and His Band | Let Me Tell You A Thing Or Two | VA - Boogie Uproar: Texas Blues And R&B 1947-1954 | JSP Records 4 cd box set | March 1952 Houston rec. by singer/guitarist Williams for Specialty |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Sonny Parker | Worried Life Blues | Sonny Parker - The Complete 1948-1953 | Blue Moon | 1952 Houston rec. for Peacock by singer Parker with Milt Buckner (org), Al Grey (tb) |
| Bill Doggett and his Combo | Big Dog Blues, Pt. 1 | The Bill Doggett Combo - All His Hits | Gusto/King LP | Jan. 1952 rec. by organist Doggett with Jimmy Cannady (gtr) |