The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show today. It's been a year and a half since his most recent broadcast featuring blues and bluesy R&B from the year 1962, and he has a lot of new finds from that year. The show will feature a wide range of blues artists including Eddie Vinson with Cannonball Adderley, Big Maybelle, Jimmy Witherspoon with Ben Webster, Erma Franklin, Sonny Terry, Dee Dee Warwick's original version of You're No Good, Professor Longhair, Bo Diddley, Freddy King with Lula Reed, Katie Webster, Ace Holder, Christine Kittrell, and many more.
Genre
Blues
Missed the Show?
Sunday 9/30/2018 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Dee Warwick | You're No Good | VA - Down In The Basement: Soul From New York 2 | History of Soul 2 cd set | First recorded version (on Jubilee) of song covered by Betty Everett on Vee-Jay and later made famous by Linda Ronstadt |
| Ace Holder | Leave My Woman Alone | VA - Rockin' This Joint Tonite | JSP Recrds | Los Angeles rec. for Vanessa label by Ace Holder (voc/hca), unknown acc. |
| Ike and Tina Turner | Gonna Find Me A Substitute | VA - Down In The Basement: Soul From New York 2 | History of Soul 2 cd set | Sue label rec. by Ike and Tina Turner |
| B.B. King | I'm Gonna Sit In 'Til You Give In | B.B. King -King Of The Blues | MCA 4 cd box set | ABC rec. from 1962 by B.B. King (voc/gtr) and band |
| Erma Franklin | Don't Wait Too Long | VA - Down In The Basement: Soul From New York 2 | History of Soul 2 cd set | Older sister of Aretha, Erma recorded this tune for Epic prior to cutting the original version of Piece of My Heart |
| Buddy Guy | Hard But It's Fair | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | August 1962 Chicago rec. for Chess by singer/guitarist Guy with Lafayette Leake (org), Lefty Bates (gtr), Jack Myers (b), Phil Thomas (d), trumpets and saxes |
| Christine Kittrell | It's Nobody's Fault | VA - Rock 'N' Roll Mamas: Priscilla Bowman, Christine Kittrell, Camille Howard, Edith Mackey | Charly R&B LP | Chicago rec. for Vee-Jay by singer Kittrell with band incl. Red Holloway, Lefty Bates, the Dells vocal grp. |
| Jimmy McCracklin | One Track Love | The Best Of Jimmy McCracklin with Lafayette Thomas - On Chess | Vogue/Chess | Aug. 62 rec. for Chess by singer McCracklin with Lafayette Thomas (gtr), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Bobby 'Blue' Bland | Who Will The Next Fool Be | Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Lovelight: The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 | MCA/Duke 2 cd set | Chicago rec. for Duke by singer Bland with orchestra prob. incl. Wayne Bennett (gtr) |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water | Jimmy Witherspoon - Roots | Collectables/Warner Bros. | May 62 LA rec. for Reprise by singer Witherspoon with Ben Webster (ts), Gerald Wilson (tpt), Ernie Freeman (p), Ralph Hamilton (b), Jimmy Miller (d) |
| LaVern Baker | Half Of Your Love | LaVern Baker - See See Rider | Atlantic LP | Sept. 62 NYC rec. for Atlantic album by singer Baker with studio orch. incl. Buddy Lucas, Everett Barksdale |
| Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson with Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Person To Person | Cleanhead & Cannonball - Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Fantasy/Milestone | From Riverside album orig. titled Back Door Blues by Vinson (voc) with Julian Cannonball Adderley (as), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
| Big Maybelle | I Still Care | VA - Down In The Basement: Soul From New York 2 | History of Soul 2 cd set | Maybelle Smith had a long career for OKeh and Savoy before this Brunswick title in 1962 |
| Percy Mayfield | Life Is Suicide | Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides | Rhino Handmade | Sept. 62 LA rec. Tangerine by singer Mayfield backed by Ray Charles (keyboards), Hank Crawford (as), David 'Fathead' Newman (ts), Sonny Forrest (gtr) |
| Lowell Fulson | Trouble With The Blues | Lowell Fulson - Chess Blues Masters | All Platinum/Chess 2 LP set | July 62 LA rec. for Checker by singer/guitarist Fulson |
| Johnny Watson with the Johnny Otis Orch. | In The Evening | Johnny Guitar Watson - I Heard That! | Charly R&B LP | Los Angeles rec. for King by Watson (voc/gtr) acc. by J. Otis band |
| Airbreak | ||||
| John Lee Hooker | Old Time Shimmy | The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker | Collectables/Vee-Jay | Chicago rec. for Vee-Jay by Hooker (voc/gtr) likely with Motown musicians Joe Hunter, James Jamerson, Benny Benjamin. others |
| Smokey Smothers | Twist With Me Annie | Smokey Smothers Sings The Backporch Blues | Ace(UK)/King | Cincinnati rec. for Federal by Smothers (voc/gtr) with Louis 'Little' Boyd (hca), bass, drums |
| Professor Longhair | Whole Lotta Twistin' | Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans: Complete Recordings 1949-1962 | Jasmine 2 cd set | New Orleans rec. for Rip Records by singer/pianist Fess (Roy Byrd) |
| Howlin' Wolf | Mama's Baby | Howlin' Wolf - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | Chicago rec. for Chess by Wolf (voc) with J.T. Brown (ts), Johnny Jones (p), Hubert Sumlin (gtr), Jerome Arnold (b), Junior Blackmon (d) |
| Katie Webster | Hey Mr. Love | Katie Webster | Paula Records Zydeco Series | unreleased rec. in Crowley, La. possibly for Spot label by singer/pianist Webster with Bobby Jay (voc) |
| Earl King | We Are Just Friends | Earl King - Come On: The Complete Imperial Recordings | EMI/Okratone | Dec. 1961 New Orleans rec. for Imperial by King (voc/gtr) prob. with Dave Bartholomew (tpt), James Booker (p) in backing band |
| Junior Parker | Foxy Devil | Little Junior Parker - Next Time You See Me: The Complete Singles 1952-1962 | Jasmine 2 cd set | New Orleans rec. for Duke by Parker (voc) with band likely incl. Lee llen, Red Tyler, and Allen Toussaint |
| Lula Reed and Freddy King | (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me | The Very Best Of Freddy King Volume Two | Collectables/King | Feb. 1962 Cincinnati rec. for Federal by Reed (voc) and King (voc/gtr) with Gene Redd & Clifford Scott (saxes), Sonny Thompson (p), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Sonny Terry | Bad Luck | Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King | Original Blues Classics | Sept. New York rec. for Bluesville by Terry (voc/hca) and Brownie McGhee (gtr) |
| Lonesome Sundown | I Woke Up Crying (Oh What A Dream) | Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man | Ace(UK)/Excello | Crowley, La rec. for Excello by singer guitarist Cornelius Green aka Lonesome Sundown with Lazy Lester (hca), others |
| Bo Diddley | Met You On Saturday | Bo Diddley & Company plus Bo Diddley's A Twister | Hoodoo Records | Track from Checker album Bo Diddley & Company by Bo (voc/gtr) with The Duchess (Norma Jean Wofford) on 2nd gtr., others |
| Albert King | What Can I Do To Change Your Mind | Albert King - The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings | Collectables/King | April 62 St. Louis rec. for Bobbin label by King (voc/gtr) with Johnny Johnson (p), Lee Otis Wright (b), Theodis Morgan (d). |
| Ruby Roberson | Rheumatism | VA - Down In The Basement: Soul From New York 2 | History of Soul 2 cd set | Asnes label rec. by singer Roberson was one of only 3 singles she made |
| Lightnin' Slim | I'm Warning You | Lightnin' Slim - I'm A Rolling Stone: The Singles As & Bs 1954-1962 | Jasmine 2 cd set | March 1962 Crowley, La. rec. for Excello by Slim (voc/gtr) with Lazy Lester (hca), others |
| Ted Taylor | Can't Take No More | Ted Taylor - Somebody's Always Trying | Mr. R&B LP | Chicago rec. for OKeh by singer Taylor arr. by Carl Davis |
| Snooks Eaglin | People Are Talking | Snooks Eaglin - The Complete Imperial Recordings | Capitol | New Orleans rec. for Imperial by Snooks Eaglin (voc/gtr) with band incl. James Booker (p) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Earl Hooker | How Long Can This Go On | VA - The Leading Brand: Earl Hooker/Jody Williams | Red Lightnin LP | Chicago rec. for Age label by Hooker (gtr) with Pinetop Perkins (p), A.C. Reed (ts), others |
| Floyd Dixon | Late Freight Twist | VA - Rockin' This Joint Tonite | JSP Records | San Francisco rec. for Great Dame label by pianist Dixon with Johnnt 'Guitar' Watson (gtr), others |