The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. The program will focus on blues recordings from the year 1968. It will feature the full range of blues artists active in the late 1960s including Charles Brown, Little Johnny Taylor, George Harmonica Smith, Buddy Guy, Larry Davis, Slim Harpo, Koko Taylor, Junior Parker, Jimmy Dawkins, Mable John, B.B. King, J.B. Hutto, Junior Wells, T-Bone Walker, Sunnyland Slim, Etta James, Otis Spann, and many more.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 3/25/2018 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Brown | Black Night | The Very Best Of Charles Brown - Original King Recordings | Collectables/King | 1968 recording for King Records by singer/pianist Brown |
| Larry Davis | Three O'Clock In The Morning | VA - Blues Around Midnight | Virgin/Flair | 1968 St. Louis unreleased Kent rec. by singer Davis with unknown accompaniment |
| Little Johnny Taylor | Double Or Nothing | Little Johnny Taylor - Greatest Hits | Fantasy | 1968 rec. for Galaxy by singer Taylor |
| Al King (Alvin Smith) | My Name Is Misery | VA - West Coast Modern Blues 1960's Vol. 3 | P-Vine Records/Modern/Kent | Los Angeles rec. for Modern by singer King backed by Big Jay McNeely (ts), Maxwell Davis (ts), Arthur Adams (gtr), others |
| Sunnyland Slim | I Am The Blues | Sunnyland Slim - Midnight Jump: Blues Masters Vol. 8 | Blue Horizon LP | June 1968 Chicago rec. for Blue Horizon by Slim (voc/p) with Walter Horton (hca), Johnny Shines (gtr), Willie Dixon (b), Clifton James (d) |
| Louis Myers | That's All Right | VA - Sweet Home Chicgo | Delmark | April 1968 Chicago rec. for Delmark by Myers (voc/hca) with Magic Sam (gtr), Mack Thompson (b), Odie Payne (d) |
| TV Slim (Oscar Wills) | My Heart's Full Of Pain | VA - When Girls Do It | Broadside/Red Lightnin' | 1968 Los Angeles rec. for Pzazz by singer/guitarist Slim with group incl. organ, electric violin (poss. Don Sugarcane Harris) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Shakey Jake | Everything Gonna Be Alright | VA - Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3 | Capitol 3 cd set | Nov. 1968 rec. for World Pacific by singer Shakey Jake with group incl. Luther Allison (gtr), Wandering John (p), Kenny Courtney (hca), Mojo Elem (b), Francis Clay (d) |
| Howlin' Wolf | Down In The Bottom | The Howlin' Wolf Album | Cadet Concept LP | Nov. 1968 Chicago rec. for Cadet by Wolf (voc/hca) with band incl. Hubert Sumlin (gtr) |
| Koko Taylor | I Don't Care Who Knows | Koko Taylor - What It Takes: The Chess Years | MCA/Chess | Oct. 1968 Chicago rec. for Checker by singer Taylor with unknown acc. |
| George 'Harmonica' Smith | Mellow Down Easy | VA - Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3 | Capitol 3 cd set | Oct. 1968 rec. for World Pacific by Smith (voc/hca) with Otis Spann (p), Muddy Waters & Luther Johnson (gtrs), Lawrence Wimberley (b), S.P. Leary (d) |
| Jimmy Dawkins | I Wonder Why | Jimmy Dawkins - Fast Fingers with Eddie Shaw and Mighty Joe Young | Delmark | Nov. 1968 Chicago rec. for Delmark by Dawkins (voc/gtr) with Lafayette Leake (keyboards), Mighty Joe Young (2nd gtr), Eddie Shaw (ts), others |
| Otis Spann | Mule Kicking In My Stall | Otis Spann - Cryin' Time | Vanguard LP | March 1968 Chicago rec. for Vanguard by singer/pianist Spann with Luther Johnson & Barry Melton (gtrs), others |
| J.B. Hutto | What Can You Get Outside That You Can't Get At Home | J.B. Hutto & His Hawks with Sunnyland Slim | Delmark | Aug. 1968 Chicago rec. for Delmark by Hutto (voc/gtr) with Sunnyland Slim (org/p), Lee Jackson (gtr), Junior Pettis (b), Frank Kirkland (d) |
| Homer Walker Junior | Move Back Baby | VA - Guitar Star | Red Lightnin' LP | 1968 Kansas City rec. for Special Agent label by Walker Jr. (voc/b) with unknown band (poss. Magic Sam - gtr) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Buddy Guy | I Got My Eyes On You | Buddy Guy - This Is Buddy Guy! | Vanguard LP | July 1968 live rec. at New Orleans House, Berkeley for Vanguard by Guy (voc/gtr) with A.C. Reed (ts), Tim Kaihatsu (gtr), others |
| Big Mama Thornton | Wade In The Water | VA - Ball And Chain | Arhoolie LP | Jan. 1968 Los Angeles rec. for Arhoolie by Thornton (voc) with Everett Minor (ts), Nat Dove (p), Bee Houston (gtr), Curtis Tillman (b), Gus Wright (d) |
| Taj Mahal | She Caught The Katy | Taj Mahal - The Natch'l Blues | Columbia LP | track from Taj's second album on Columbia; band includes Jesse Ed Davis (gtr) |
| L,C. 'Good Rockin'' Robinson | Bringin' My Baby Back Home | VA - Oakland Blues | World Pacific LP | 1968 rec. for World Pacific by steel guitarist Robinson with Lafayette Thomas (gtr) |
| Junior Wells | Driving Wheel | Junior Wells - Sings Live At The Golden Bear | Mercury/Blue Rock | Sept. Huntington Beach rec. for Blue Rock by Wells (voc/hca) with Douglas Fagan (ts), Kenneth Britt (gtr), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Slim Harpo | Mohair Sam | Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology | Hip-O 2 cd set | Nashville rec. for Excello by singer/harmonica player Harpo (James Moore) with unknown musicians |
| Bobby Bland | Wouldn't You Rather Have Me | Bobby Bland - That Did It!: The Duke Recordings Vol. 3 | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | Jan. 1968 Houston rec. for Duke by singer Bland with band |
| B.B. King | Get Myself Somebody | B.B. King - King Of The Blues | MCA 4 cd box set | Nov. Chicago rec. for Bluesway by King (voc/gtr) with band |
| Sam & Dave | Wrap It Up | VA - The Complete Stax Volt Singles 1959-1968 | Stax 9 cd box set | Jan. 1968 rec. for Stax by singing duo; B side of I Thank You (#4 R&B, #9 Pop) |
| Etta James | You Got It | Etta James - The Essential: Original Chess Masters | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Aug. 1968 Muscle Shoals rec. for Cadet by singer James |
| Johnnie Taylor | I Ain't Particular | VA - The Complete Stax Volt Singles 1959-1968 | Stax 9 cd box set | April 1968 Memphis rec. for Stax by singer Taylor (#45 R&B) |
| Junior Parker | Your Love's All Over Me | Junior Parker - I'm So Satisfied: The Complete Mercury & Blue Rock Recordings | Mercury Chronicles | Feb. 1968 Jackson, MS rec. for Mercury by singer Parker |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Albert King | I Love Lucy | VA - The Complete Stax Volt Singles 1959-1968 | Stax 9 cd box set | March Memphis rec. for Stax by King (voc/gtr) with Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Al Jackson, plus horns |
| John Lee Hooker | Mini Skirts | John Lee Hooker - Simply The Truth | ABC Paramount LP | Sept. 1968 New York rec. for Bluesway by singer/guitarist Hooker with group incl. Bernard Purdie (d) |
| Mable John | Able Mable | VA - The Complete Stax Volt Singles 1959-1968 | Stax 9 cd box set | March 1968 Memphis rec. for Stax by singer John, sister of Little Willie John |
| T-Bone Walker | Party Girl | T-Bone Walker - Funky Town | Bluesway LP | Feb. Los Angeles rec. for Bluesway by Walker (voc/gtr) with unknown band |
| Roscoe Gordon | Just A Little Bit | VA - Calla Records: Soul of the '60s Volume 1 | AVI Entertainment | 1968 New York rec. for Calla by singer/pianist Gordon |