The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & mario & Rich Blackmarr
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show tonight. This will be a Rockin' In Rhythm Archives edition broadcast focusing on blues, bluesy R&B, and jazz recordings from the years 1951 & 1952. Featured artists will range from Fats Domino, Big Mama Thornton, Brownie McGhee, and Sonny Boy Williamson to Charles Brown, Muddy Waters, Gatemouth Brown, and Helen Humes. There will be set of vocal harmony groups singing the blues and double-entendre R&B. A jazz blues set will bring you such luminaries as the Duke Ellington Orchestra with singers Jimmy Grissom and Betty Roche'.
Genre
Blues
Missed the Show?
Sunday 4/23/2023 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fats Domino | You Know I Miss You | Fats Domino - The Early Imperial Singles | Ace (UK) | June 1951 New Orleans rec. for Imperial by Antoine 'Fats' Domino (v/p) |
| Varetta Dillard | I Cried And Cried | Varetta Dillard - Mercy, Mr. Percy | GVC (Greatr Voices of the Century) 2-cd set | May 1952 NYC rec. for Savoy by singer Dillard with sextet incl. Dave McRae (as/bs), Mickey Baker (g), others. |
| H-Bomb Ferguson | Slowly Goin' Crazy | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Dec. 1951 NYC rec. for Savoy by singer Ferguson backed by sextet incl Jack 'the Bear' Parker (d) |
| Willie Mae Thornton with Bill Harvey Orch. | Let Your Tears Fall Baby | Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings | MCA/Peacock | Late 1951 Houston rec. for Peacock by singer Big Mama Thornton backed by saxist Bill Harvey's band. |
| Percy Mayfield | The Big Question | Percy Mayfield - Lost Love: The singles As & Bs 1947-1962 | Jasmine 2-cd set | Jan. 1952 LA rec. for Specialty by Mayfield (v) with septet incl. Jewell Grant (as), Maxwell Davis (ts), and Tiny Webb (g), Willard McDaniel (p). |
| Brownie McGhee | Dissatisfied Blues | Brownie McGhee Featuring Sonny Terry - Back Country blues: 1947-1955 Savoy Recordings | Southern Routes | Jan. 1952 Newark NJ rec. for Savoy by Brownie McGhee (v/g) with Stick McGhee (g). |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Mr. Down Child | Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Complete Trumpet, Ace & Checker Singles 1951-62 | Acrobat 2-cd set | Dec. 1951 Jackson Miss. rec. for Trumpet by Alex Rice Miller (v/h) with Joe Willie Wilkins & Elmore James (gtrs), Joe Dyson (d). |
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| Joe Houston | Blues After Hours | Joe Houston - Cornbread And Cabbage Greens | Specialty | Dec. 1952 LA rec. for Recorded In Hollywood label by Joe Houston (ldr/ts) with vocal chorus; song based on Pee Wee Crayton's instr. hit.band. |
| The Orioles | Baby Please Don't Go | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | late 1951 rec. for Jubilee by Sonny Til & the Orioles vocal group; song a version of the blues standard by Big Joe Williams. |
| The Clovers | Hey Miss Fannie | The Clovers - The Feelin' Is Good | Jasmine 2-cd set | 1952 NYC rec. for Atlantic by the Clovers (Buddy Bailey, Harold Winley, Mathew McQuater, Harold Lucas, Bill Harris (g)); group scored 19 Top Ten R&B hits from 1951 thru 1956; Hey Miss Fannie went to #2. |
| Todd Rhodes Orch. feat. Connie Allen | Rocket 69 | Todd Rhodes -Your Mouth Got A Hole In It, 1947-1957 | Jasmine | July 1951 Cincinnati rec. for King by pianist/ldr Rhodes with his octet with vocalist Allen and ensemble; song title inspired by Jackie Brenston's hit Rocket 88. |
| Fluffy Hunter with Jesse Powell Orch. | The Walkin' Blues | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Nov. 1951 NYC rec. for Federal by singer Hunter with band incl. Powell (ts), Buck Clayton (t), J.J. Johnson (tb), Cecil Payne (bs), Bill Doggett (p), g, b, d, plus grp. voc.; track incl. in Risky Blues compiling 14 risque R&B classics |
| The Du Droppers | Can't Do Sixty No More | The Du Droppers - Talk That Talk!: The Ultimate Du Droppers 1952-1955 | Jasmine 2-cd set | 1952 rec. for Red Robin by the Du Droppers voc. quartet that evolved from the Jubalaires. |
| Lucky Millinder Orch. | The Right Kind Of Lovin' | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | July 1951 NYC rec. for King by Millinder's big band (incl. Sonny thompson, Skeeter Best) with Melvin Moore, Annisteen Allen, and John Sellers (voc) |
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| Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown | You Got Money | Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Boogie Uproar: The Complete Aladdin/Peacock Singles As & Bs 1947-1961 | Jasmine 2-cd set | 1952 Houston rec. for Peacock by Gatemouth (ldr/v/g) with octet incl. Jimmy McCracklin (p), Lafayette Thomas (g). |
| Roy Brown | Money Can't Buy Love | Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Man: The Definitive Collection | Fantastic Voyage 2-cd set | Dec. 1952 New Orleans rec. for King by Roy Brown (v) with octet. |
| Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy | That's What's Knockin' Me Out | Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Knocking You Out: A Singles Collection 1947-1959 | Jasmine | Oct. 1951 LA rec. for Specialty by Jimmy Liggins (v/g) with sextet incl. Maxwell Davis (ts). |
| Helen Humes | The Laziest Gal In Town | VA - Hands Off!: The 1950-1956 Modern Studio Recordings of Dolly Cooper, Zola Taylor, Helen Humes, Donna Hightower, Linda Peters | Ace (UK) | Oct. 1951 S.F. rec. for Modern by singer Humes backed by sextet. |
| Jimmy Rogers | The Last Time | Jimmy Rogers - His Best | MCA/Chess | Aug. 1952 Chicago rec. for Chess by Jimmy rogers (v/g) qith Henry Gray (p), Po' Bob Woodfork (g), Willie Dixon (b), A.J. Gladney (d). |
| Tiny Bradshaw & His Orch. | The Train Kept A Rollin' | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | July 1951 Cincinnati rec. for King by Bradshaw (ldr/v) with octet incl. Red Prysock (ts), jimmy Robinson (p), willie Gaddy (g), ens. voc.; song covered in 1956 by Johnny Burnette. |
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| Dinah Washington | When The Sun Goes Down | The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 2 (1950-1952) | Nippon Phono/Mercury 3-cd box set | Jan. 1952 LA rec. for Mercury by Washington (v) acc. by Jimmy Cobb Orch. incl. Ben Webster, Wardell Gray, Wynton Kelly; version of Leroy Carr classic. |
| Julia Lee | Goin' To Chicago Blues | Julia Lee & Her BoyFriends - Ugly Papa | Jukebox Lil | July 1952 Kansas City rec. for Capitol by singer/pianist Julia Lee with Gene Carter (as), Bob Dougherty (ts), James Scott (g), b, d.; verion of Count Basie-Jimmy Rushing classic. |
| Duke Ellington & Orch. feat. Jimmy Grissom | Ballin' The Blues | The Chronological Duke Ellington and his Orchestra 1952-1953 | Classics | Nov. 1952 NYC unrel. rec. for Columbia by Ellington Orch. feat. Jimmy Grissom (v) |
| Beryl Booker | Where Were You? | The Chronological Beryl Booker 1946-1952 | Classics | Jan. 1952 NYC unrel. rec. for Mercury by pianist/singer Booker acc. by Budd Johnson (ts/bs), Slam Stewart (b), Charlie Smith (d), Don Elliott (mell/vib). |
| Duke Ellington & Orch. feat. Betty Roche' | Body And Soul | The Chronological Duke Ellington and his Orchestra 1952-1953 | Classics | Nov. 1952 NYC unrel. rec. for Columbia by Ellington Orch. feat. Betty Roche' (v) |
| Mary Lou Williams & Her Modern Music | Yes We Have No Bananas | The Chronological Mary Lou Williams 1951-1953 | Classics | April 1952 NYC rec. for Circle by pianist/composer Williams with b, d.; song from 1923 by Silver & Cohn rec. later by Benny Goodman, Spike Jones. |
| Pee Wee Crayton with Maxwell Davis Orch. | Daybreak | The Pee Wee Crayton Collection 1947-62 | Acrobat 2-cd set | Nov. 1951 LA rec. for Aladdin by Crayton (v/g) with Maxwell Davis (ts), Austin McCoy (p), Red Callender (b), Lee Young (d). |
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| Charles Brown | Rollin' Like A Pebble In The Sand | VA - The Cocktail Combos: King Cole Trio, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon | Capitol Blues Collection 3-cd set | Sept. 1952 LA rec. for Aladdin by Charles Brown (v/p), with Maxwell Davis (ts), Jesse Ervin (g), Warren McOwens (b), Lee young (d). |
| Sonny Thompson & His Orch. feat. Lula Reed | I'll Drown In My Tears | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | Dec. 1951 NYC rec. for King by singer Lula Reed backed by pianist Thompson's sextet incl. Lord Westbrook (g); song redone in 1956 by Ray Charles as Drown In My Own Tears |
| Floyd Dixon | Come Back Baby | VA - The R&B Years 1952 | Boulevard Vintage 4-cd box set | May 1952 LA rec. for Aladdin by Dixon (v/p) with quintet incl. Maxwell Davis (ts), Roy Hayes (g), b, d.; Dixon's approach like Charles Brown and King Cole Trio. |
| Muddy Waters | Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man | Muddy Waters - The Complete Aristocrat & Chess Singles As & Bs 1947-62 | Acrobat 4-cd box set | Sept. 1952 Chicago rec. for Chess by Waters (v/g) with Junior Wells (h), Jimmy Rogers (g), Elga Edmonds (d). |
| T-Bone Walker | News For My Baby | T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 | EMI Blues Series/Imperial 2-cd set | March 1952 LA rec. for Imperial by T-Bone (v/g) by septet incl. Maxwell Davis (ts), R.S. Rankin (g). |
| B.B. King | Gotta Find My Baby | B.B. King - The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62 | Acrobat 5-cd box set | Jan. 1952 Memphis rec. for RPM by King (v/g) with sextet incl. Johnny Ace (p), Earl Forest (d). |
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| Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry | Gone, Baby, Gone | Brownie McGhee Featuring Sonny Terry - Back Country blues: 1947-1955 Savoy Recordings | Southern Routes | Jan. 1952 Newark NJ rec. for Savoy by Brownie McGhee (v/g) and Sonny Terry (h/v) |