The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. The program will survey recordings from the year 1939, primarily blues records along with a few gospel and jive jazz numbers to provide a wider context of African American music from just before World War II. Artists will include Jazz Gillum, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Roosevelt Sykes, Georgia White, Washboard Sam, Merline Johnson, Big Joe Turner, Walter Davis, Rosetta Howard, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Leadbelly, Buddy Doyle & Walter Horton, Slim Gaillard, Ida Cox, and many more.
Genre
Blues
Missed the Show?
Sunday 1/27/2019 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy McClennan | You Can Mistreat Me Here | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | Nov. 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by singer/guitarist McClennan |
| Walter Davis | Call Your Name | The Essential Walter Davis | Classic Blues 2 cd set | July 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by singer/pianist Davis |
| Washboard Sam | Somebody Changed That Lock On My Door | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | Nov. 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by Robert Brown aka Washboard Sam (voc/wb) with Buster Bennett (as), Bill Broonzy (gtr), others |
| Roosevelt Sykes | You Can't Fix It Back | Roosevelt Sykes - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 5 (4-37 to 4-39) | Document Records | April 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by singer/pianist Sykes |
| Trixie Smith | No Good Man | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | June 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by singer Smith with acc. incl. Henry Allen, Barney Bigard, Sid Catlett, others |
| Big Bill (Broonzy) | Messed Up In Love | VA - Messed Up In Love | Columbia Legacy | Dec. 1939 Chicago rec. for OKeh by Broonzy (voc/gtr) |
| Jelly Roll Morton | Don't You Leave Me Here | Jelly Roll Morton - I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say | RCA Victor Vintage Series LP | Sept. 1939 NYC rec. for RCA Victor by Morton (voc/p) with Sidney de Paris, Fred Robinson, Albert Nicholas, others |
| Blue Lu Barker | Blue Deep Sea Blues | VA - The Blues And All That Jazz (1937-1947) | Decca Jazz Heritage Series LP | Nov. 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by Barker (voc) with Henry Allen (tpt), Sam Price (p), Danny Barker (gtr), Wellman Braud (b), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson, and Albert Ammons | Boogie Woogie Prayer Part 1 | VA - Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration | Columbia Legacy | 12-30-38 NYC rec. for Vocalion/Columbia by the three pianists |
| Cripple Clarence Lofton | I Don't Know | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | 1939 Chicago rec. for Solo Art by pianist Lofton |
| Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon | Fan It Boogie Woogie | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | May 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by singer Jaxon with Barney Bigard (cl), Lil Armstrong (p), others |
| Albert Ammons | Shout For Joy | VA - Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration | Columbia Legacy | Jan. 1939 NYC rec. for Vocalion by pianist Ammons |
| Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys with Joe Turner | Baby Look At You | VA - The Original Boogie Woogie Piano Giants | Columbia John Hammond Collection LP | June NYC rec. for Vocalion by Johnson (p) with Hot Lips Page (tpt), Buster Smith (as), others; vocal by Big Joe Turner |
| Jimmie Gordon | The Boogie Man | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | Sept. 1939 Chicago rec. for Decca by singer Gordon acc. by Pete Brown (as), Sam Price (p), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Tampa Red | Sweet Mellow Woman Blues | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | Nov. 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by singer/slide guitarist Tampa Red with unknown acc. |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Honey Bee Blues | The Original Sonny Boy Williamson - The Later Years | JSP 4 cd box set | July 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by Williamson (voc/hca) with Walter Davis (p), Bill Broonzy (gtr) |
| Blind Boy Fuller with Sonny Terry | I Want Some Of Your Pie | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | July 1939 Memphis rec. for Vocalion by singer/guitarist Fuller with Sonny Terry (hca). Bull City Red (wb), others |
| Lillie Mae Kirkman | He's Just My Size | VA - Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollypops | Columbia Legacy | June 1939 Chicago rec. for Columbia (unissued) by singer Kirkman with Curtis Jones (p), Hot Box Johnson (gtr), others |
| James DeBerry & His Memphis Playboys | Single Man Blues | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | July 1939 Memphis rec. for OKeh by singer DeBerry with unknown acc. |
| Ida Cox & Her All Star Band | Four Day Creep | VA -Blues From The Vocalion Vaults | One Day Music 2 cd set | Oct. 1939 NYC rec. for Vocalion by singer Cox with band incl. Hot Lips Page, J.C. Higginbotham, Edmond Hall, Fletcher Henderson, Charlie Christian, Artie Bernstein, Lionel Hampton |
| Airbreak | ||||
| The Selah Jubilee Singers | Travelin' Shoes | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | April 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by vocal sextet with Sam Price (p) |
| The Dixie Hummingbirds | What A Time | Dixie Hummingbirds - Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947 in Chronological Order | Document Records | Sept. 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by vocal quintet led by James B. Davis |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | I Looked Down The Line (And I wondered) | Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Original Soul Sister | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Jan. 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by singer/guitarist Tharpe |
| The Golden Gate Quartet | Ol' Man Mose | The Golden Gate Quartet - Travelin' Shoes | RCA Heritage Series | Feb. 1939 So. Carolina rec. for Bluebird by vocal quarter first known as G. G. Jubilee Quartet |
| Fats Waller & His Rhythm | Hold Tight | Fats Waller - Volume 5 of the Complete Recorded Works | JSP 4 cd box set | Jan. 1939 NYC rec. for RCA Victor by Fats Waller (voc/p) with Herman Autrey, Eugene Sedric, Al Casey, Cedric Wallace, Slick Jones |
| Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys | A-Well-A-Take-Em Joe (Crapshooter's Jive) | Slim Gaillard - Laughing In Rhythm | Proper Records 4 cd box set | Sept. 1939 NYC rec. for Vocalion by Gaillard (voc/gtr), Loumell Morgan (p), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Leadbelly | Gallis Pole Blues | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | April 1939 NYC rec. for Musicraft by Huddie Ledbetter (voc/gtr) |
| Jazz Gillum | Got To Reap What You Sow | The Essential Jazz Gillum | Classic Blues 2 cd set | May 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by Gillum (voc/hca) with Joshua Altheimer (p), Broonzy (gtr), John Cameron (ts) |
| Little Buddy Doyle & Big Walter Horton | Hard Scufflin' Blues | VA - The OKeh Blues Story | One Day Music 2 cd set | July 1939 Memphis rec. for OKeh by Doyle (voc/gtr) with Walter Horton (hca), others |
| Rosetta Howard | Come Easy Go Easy | VA - Roots Of The Blues Volume 2 | Direct Source | June 1939 NYC rec. for Decca by singer Howard with Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Lil Armstrong, Ulysses Livingston, O'Neil Spencer, others |
| Georgia White | 'Tain't Nobody's Fault But Yours | Georgia White - Sings & Plays The Blues | Rosetta Foremothers LP | Nov. 1939 Chicago rec. for Decca by singer White with unknown acc. |
| Merline Johnson | I'll Try To Forget | Merline Johnson - The Yas Yas Girl | Earl Archives LP | Dec. 1939 Chicago rec. for Vocalion by singer Johnson with Joshua Altheimer (p), others |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Johnny Temple | Up Today And Down Tomorrow | The Essential Johnny Temple | Classic Blues 2 cd set | March 1939 Chicago rec. for Decca by singer Temple with Sam Price (p), Teddy Bunn (gtr), others |
| Buddy Jones | Settle Down Blues | VA - A Rhythm & Blues Chronology Volume Six: 1938-39 | Rhythm and Blues Records 4 cd set | Aug. 1939 rec. for Decca by singer Jones with unknown acc. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| The Cats & The Fiddle | Killing Jive | The Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You: 1939-1940 (Volume 1) | Acrobat | June 1939 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by the vocal harmony/instrumental quartet |