The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show today. After reviewing the biggest blues and R&B hits of 1947 in a Dec. 2017 program, the show tonight will take a close look at the evolving post-WWII Chicago blues scene of 1947 including songs from Lil Green, Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon's Big Three Trio, Little Miss Cornshucks, and many others. A listen to blues artists not included in the 2017 program will feature Helen Humes, Roy Brown, Cousin Joe, Gatemouth Brown, Marion Abernathy, Tiny Bradshaw, and more. We'll also turn to developments in bebop jazz from 1947 by such artists as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Gene Ammons.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 5/19/2019 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lil Green | Aggravatin' Papa | The Chronological Lil Green 1947-1951 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | May 1947 Chicago rec. for RCA Victor by singer Green backed by 9-piece band incl. Budd Johnson (ts), Denzil Best (d) |
| Jump Jackson Orch. with Benny Kelly | Hey Pretty Mama | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | June 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by drummer Jackson's group incl. Sax Mallard (as), Tom Archia (ts), Hurley Ramey (gtr), others |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Better Cut That Out | The Original Sonny Boy Williamson - The Later Years 1939-1947 | JSP 4-cd box set | Nov. 1947 Chicago rec. for RCA Victor by Sonny Boy (voc/hca) with Blind John Davis (p), , Big Bill Broonzy (gtr), Ransom Knowling (b), Judge Riley (d) |
| Muddy Waters | Gypsy Woman | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat 4-cd box set | Sept. 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by Muddy (voc/gtr) with Sunnyland Slim (p), Big Crawford (b) |
| Memphis Slim | Life Is Like That | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | March 1947 Chicago rec. for Miracle by singer/pianist Memphis Slim with Alex Atkins (as), Ernest Cotton (ts), Charles Jenkins (b) |
| Sunnyland Slim | Johnson Machine Gun | VA - The Aristocrat of the Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records Vol. 1 | Universal/Folio/Chess | Sept. 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by Slim (voc/p) with Muddy Waters (gtr), Ernest 'Big' Crawford (b) |
| The Big Three Trio | If The Sea Was Whiskey | Willie Dixon - The Big Three Trio | Columbia Roots 'N' Blues Series | March 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by Trio consisting of Leonard Caston (voc/p), Ollie Crawford (voc/gtr), Willie Dixon (voc/b), Charles Sanders (d) |
| Big Joe Williams | Baby Please Don't Go | The Original Sonny Boy Williamson - The Later Years 1939-1947 | JSP 4-cd box set | July 1947 Chicago rec. for Columbia by singer/guitarist Williams with Sonny Boy Williamson (hca), Ransom Knowling (b), Judge Riley (d) |
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| Little Miss Cornshucks | I Don't Love You Anymore | The Chronological Little Miss Cornshucks 1947-1951 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | Oct. 1946 Chicago rec. for Sunbeam label by Mildred Cummings (aka Cornshucks) |
| Buster Bennett & His Band | Signifyin' Woman | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Chicago rec. for Columbia by singer/saxist Bennett |
| Dinah Washington | Early In The Morning | Dinah Washington - The Queen Sings | Proper Records 4-cd box set | 1947 Chicago rec. for Mercury by singer Washington backed by pianist Rudy Martin's Trio |
| Roosevelt Sykes | Bobby Sox Blues | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Feb. 1947 Chicago rec. for RCA Victor by singer/pianist Sykes with band incl. tpt, saxes, and Leonard Caston (gtr). |
| Memphis Minnie | Killer Diller Blues | Memphis Minnie - Queen of the Blues | Columbia Legacy | unrel. Chicago rec. for Columbia by singer/guitarist Minnie backed by Ernest Lawlers (gtr), Ransom Knowling (b). |
| Jazz Gillum | You Got To Run Me Down | The Essential Jazz Gillum | Classic Blues 2 -cd set | April 1947 Chicago rec. for RCA Victor by Gillum (voc/hca) with Willie Lacey (gtr), Eddie Boyd (p), Ransom Knowling (b), Judge Riley (d). |
| The Five Blazers (aka The Four Blazes) | Chicago Boogie | VA - The Aristocrat of the Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records Vol. 1 | Universal/Folio/Chess | Early 1947 Chicago rec. for Aristocrat by this quintet incl. Floyd McDaniel & William 'Shorty' Hill (gtrs), Ernie Harper (p), Prentice Butler (b), Paul 'Jelly' Holt (d). |
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| Cousin Joe (Pleasant) | Box Car Shorty And Peter Blue | Cousin Joe From New Orleans | JSP 4 cd box set | July 1947 NYC rec. for Decca by singer Cousin Joe with Sam Price (p), Danny Barker (gtr), Pops Foster (b), Kenny Clarke (d) |
| Paul Gayten Trio | Your Hands Ain't Clean | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Jan. 1947 New Orleans rec. for DeLuxe by Gayten (voc/p) with Edgar Blanchard (gtr), b, d |
| Dave Bartholomew | She's Got Great Big Eyes | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Sept. 1947 New Orleans rec. for DeLuxe by singer/trumpet player Bartholomew with septet incl. Earl Palmer (d) |
| Roy Brown with Bob Ogden's Orch. | Good Rockin' Tonight | Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Man: The Definitive Collection | Fantastic Voyage 2-cd set | July 1947 New Orleans rec. for DeLuxe by singer Brown with septet led by drummer Ogden. |
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| Lester Young | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | VA - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' | Capitol Blues Collection 2-cd set | Feb. 1947 Chicago rec. for Aladdin by Lester Young (ts) with Shorty McConnell (tpt), Argonne Thornton (p), gtr, b, d |
| Charlie Parker Septet | Relaxin' At Camarillo | Charlie Parker - The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 1 | Stash Records | Feb. 1947 LA rec. for Dial Records by Charlie Parker (as) with group incl. Wardell Gray (ts), Barney Kessel (gtr), Howard McGhee (tpt), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Red Callender (b), Don Lamond (d) |
| Gene Ammons | Ineta | Gene Ammons - Red Top | Past Perfect | Oct. 1947 Detroit rec. for Savoy by tenor sax player Gene Ammons with Howard McGhee (tpt), Leo Parker (bs), Junior Mance (p), b, d |
| Jesse Price | Baby, Let's Be Friends | VA - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' | Capitol Blues Collection 2-cd set | Nov. 1947 LA rec. for Capitol by singer Price with all-star band incl. Ray Linn (tpt), Jimmy Giuffre (as), Dexter Gordon (ts), Red Norvo (p), Barney Kessel (gtr), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d) |
| Illinois Jacquet | Blow Illinois Blow | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | April 1947 rec. for Aladdin by Illinois Jacquet (ts) with Joe Newman, Russell Jacquet, Fats Navarro (tpts), Jimmy Powell (as), Leo Parker, bs), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Freddy Green (gtr), Al Lucas (b), Shadow Wilson (d) |
| Dizzy Gillespie and His Orch. | Ow! | The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950 | Proper Records 4-cd box set | Aug. 1947 NYC rec. for RCA Victor by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra |
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| Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown | Gatemouth Boogie | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Boogie Uproar: The Complete Aladdin/Peacock Singles As & Bs 1947-1961 | Jasmine 2-cd set | Aug. 1947 LA rec. for Aladdin by Brown (voc/gtr) with Maxwell Davis & His Orch. |
| Tiny Bradshaw | Take The Hands Off The Clock | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | March 1947 NYC rec. for Savoy by singer /bandleader Bradshaw with septet incl. Wild Bill Davis (p) |
| Helen Humes | Jet Propelled Papa | Helen Humes - Blue And Sentimental | Past Perfect | Spring 1947 NYC rec. for Mercury by singer Humes with band incl. Buck Clayton, George Matthews, John Hardee, Roger Ramirez, Mundell Lowe, Walter Page, Jo Jones |
| Wynonie 'Mr. Blues' Harris & His All Stars | Mr. Blues Jumped A Rabbit | Wynonie Harris - Rockin' The Blues | Proper Records 4-cd box set | Nov. '46 NYC rec. for Aladdin by singer Harris with band incl. Joe Newman, Tab Smith, Allen Eager, Bill Doggett, Mary Osborne, others |
| Camille Howard with Roy Milton's Solid Senders | Thrill Me | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Aug. 1947 LA rec. for Specialty by singer/pianist Howard with drummer Roy Milton's band. |
| Oran 'Hot Lips' Page & His Orch. | Walkin' In A Daze | Hot Lips Page - Jump For Joy! | Columbia Legacy | Oct. 1947 NYC rec. for Columbia by Page (voc/tpt) with septet. |
| Marion Abernathy | You Ain't Got Nothing For Me | VA - 100 Hot Rhythm & Blues Tunes from the R&B Years: 1947 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Aug. 1947 NYC rec. for King by singer Abernathy with tenor saxist Paul Bascomb's Orch. |