The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show this evening. This Rockin' In Rhythm Archives edition will focus on blues and bluesy jazz recordings from the year 1960. Featured artists will include Sonny Terry with Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Mabon, Piano Red, Lorez Alexandria, Marie Knight, Jimmy Rushing, Etta Jones, Otis Rush, Doris Troy, Etta James, Sonny Boy Williamson, and many more. You'll get a jazz instrumental set from Wes Montgomery, Teddy Edwards, the Farmer-Golson Jazztet, and Art Blakey.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 9/15/2019 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Terry with Lightnin' Hopkins | She's So Sweet | Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King | Prestige/Bluesville | Oct. 1960 New Jersey rec. for Bluesville by Sonny Terry (voc/hca) acc. by Lightnin' Hopkins (gtr), Leonard Gaskin (b), Belton Evans (d) |
| Jimmy Reed | Hush, Hush | Jimmy Reed - Ain't That Loving You Baby: Singles As & Bs 1953-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | by Reed (voc/gtr/hca) went to Billboard R&B #18, Pop #75 |
| John Lee Hooker | Solid Sender | John Lee Hooker - Eight Classic Albums | Real Gone Music 4 cd box set | Vee-Jay by Hooker (voc/gtr) ; released on album Travelin' |
| Willie Mabon | I Love My Baby | VA - Chess Blues Piano Greats: Eddie Boyd, Lafayette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann | MCA/Chess 50th Anniv. Coll. 2 cd set | unreleased Sept. 1960 Chicago rec. by singer/pianist Mabon with unknown acc. |
| Piano Red & The Meter-Tones | So Shook Up | Piano Red aka Dr. Feelgood & the Interns - Rockin' With Red | Jasmine 2 cd set | 1960 rec. for Jax by pianist/singer Red (Willie Perryman) |
| Muddy Waters | I'm Your Doctor | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat 4 cd box set | April Chicago rec. for Chess by Waters (voc) with Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Otis Spann, Andrew Stephenson, Francis Clay |
| Howlin' Wolf | Spoonful | Howlin' Wolf - Two On One: Howlin' Wolf, Moanin' In The Moonlight | MCA/Chess | June Chicago rec. for Chess by Wolf (voc) with Hubert Sumlin, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Fred Below |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jimmy Witherspoon with spoken intro by Jon Hendricks | Please Send Me Someone To Love | Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together & Evolution of the Blues Song | Jasmine | 1960 rec. for Columbia of Evolution Of The Blues Song conceived by jazz singer Hendricks; Jimmy Witherspoon sings Percy Mayfield's composition Please Send Me Someone To Love |
| LaVern Baker | My Time Will Come | LaVern Baker - The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62 | Acrobat 3 cd box set | Aug. NYC rec. for Atlantic by singer Baker acc. by orch. incl. Al Sears, Haywood Henry, Mickey Baker |
| Big Miller with intro by Jon Hendricks | Sufferin' Blues | Jon Hendricks - A Good Git-Together & Evolution of the Blues Song | Jasmine | 1960 rec. for Columbia of Evolution Of The Blues Song conceived by jazz singer Hendricks; |
| Lorez Alexandria & The Ramsey Lewis Trio | Early In The Morning | Lorez Alexandria - What Is This Thing Called Love: 4 LPs on 2 CDs 1959-1961 | Jasmine 2 cd set | 1960 Chicago rec. for Argo by singer Alexandria with Ramsey Lewis Trio plus members of Count Basie Orch. |
| Etta Jones | That's All There Is To That | The Best Of Etta Jones - The Prestige Singles | Prestige | Sept. rec. for Prestige by singer Jones with Richard Wyands (p), George Duvivier (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
| Junior Parker | You're On My Mind | Junior Parker - Backtracking: The Duke Recordings Vol. Two | MCA/Duke/Peacock | Jan. Chicago rec. for Duke by Parker (voc/hca) with band incl. Arnett Cobb, James Booker, Clarence Hollimon |
| Marie Knight | To Be Loved By You | VA - Soul From New York: 2 - Down In The Basement | History of Soul 2 cd set | 1960 rec. for Addit label by former gospel singer Knight |
| Jimmy Rushing with Dave Brubeck Quartet | All By Myself | Jimmy Rushing - Seven Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks | Real Gone Jazz 4 cd box set | Aug. NYC rec. for Columbia by singer Rushing acc. by Dave Brubeck Quartet incl. Paul Desmond (as) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Wes Montgomery | D-Natural Blues | The Incredible Guitar of Wes Montgomery | Original Jazz Classics/Riverside | Jan. 1960 NYC rec. for Riverside by guitarist Montgomery acc. by Tommy Flanagan (p), Percy Heath (b), Albert Heath (d) |
| Teddy Edwards Quartet | Up In Teddy's New Flat | Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes | Capitol/Pacific Jazz Records | Aug. LA rec. for Pacific Jazz by tenor saxist Edwards with Joe Castro (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Billy Higgins (d) |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | So Tired | Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - A Night In Tunisia | Blue Note | Aug. 1960 New Jersey rec. for Blue Note by the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey (d), Bobby Timmons (p), Lee Morgan (tpt), Wayne Shorter (ts), Jymie Merritt (b) |
| Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet | Blues March | Art Farmer-Benny Golson - Meet The Jazztet | MCA/Original Chess Jazz Masters | Feb. 1960 Chicago rec. for Argo by group led by Farmer (tpt), Golson (ts) with Curtis Fuller (tb), McCoy Tyner (p), Addison Farmer (b), Lex Humphries (d) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Buddy Guy | Broken Hearted Blues | Buddy Guy - The Complete Chess Studio Recordings | MCA/Chess 2 cd set | March 1960 Chicago rec. for Chess by singer/guitarist Guy acc. by Jarrett Gibson, Bob Neely, Donald Hankins (sexes), Little Brother Montgomery (p), Jack Meyers (b), Fred Below (d) |
| Martha Carter | I'm Through Crying | VA - Gulf Coast Girls: Swamp Pop Revisited 1958-1962 | Jasmine | Sept. NOLA rec. for Ron by singer Carter with band incl. Eddie Bo (p) |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Down Child | Sonny Boy Williamson - The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Sept. Chicago rec. for Checker by Sonny Boy (voc/hca) with Lafayette Leake, Robert Lockwood Jr., Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon, Fred Below |
| Etta James | Nobody But You | Etta James - Tell Mama | Charly/Chess | Sept. Chicago rec. for Argo by singer James |
| Elmore James | I'm Worried | Elmore James - King Of The Slide Guitar: The Complete Trumpet, Chief & Fire Session | Charly 3 cd box set | May 1960 NYC rec. for Fire by James (voc/gtr) with Paul Williams, Jimmy Spruill, Homesick James, others |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | Can't Let You Go | VA - Soul From New York: 2 - Down In The Basement | History of Soul 2 cd set | Dec. 1960 Chicago rec. for Checker by singer DeSanto backed by Riley Hampton Orch. |
| Otis Rush and Band | I'm Satisfied | Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied: The 1956-1962 Cobra, Chess & Duke Sides | Soul Jam | Jan. 1960 Chicago rec. for Chess by Rush (voc/gtr) with Bobby Neely (ts), Lafayette Leake (p), Matt Murphy (gtr), Willie Dixon (b), Odie Payne (d) |
| Doris Payne (aka Doris Troy) | You Better Minds | The Doris Troy Anthology - I'll Do Anything 1960-1996 | Kent Soul | 1960 rec. for Shirley label by singer later known as Doris Troy, backed by Doc Bagby band |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Otis Spann | Otis In The Dark | VA - Midnight Steppers: 70 Masterpieces by 34 Blues Piano Greats | Fantastic Voyage 3 cd set | Aug. NYC rec. for Candid by pianist Spann playing solo |
| Lloyd Glenn with Lowell Fulson | The Shakedown | VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960 | Rhythm And Blues Records 2 cd set | July LA rec. for Chess (unrel.) by pianist Glenn with Lowell Fulson (gtr), Billy Hadnott (b), Robert Sims (d) |
| Skippy Brooks and His Combo | Dim Lights | VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960 | Rhythm And Blues Records 2 cd set | 1960 Nashville rec. for Excello by pianist Brooks with band incl. Louis Brooks (ts) |
| Pee Wee Crayton | Twinky | VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960 | Rhythm And Blues Records 2 cd set | June 1960 LA session for Kent (unrel.) by guitarist Crayton |