The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire & mario & Rich Blackmarr
Tonight Rich Blackmarr will host another Rockin' In Rhythm Archives edition of the Front Porch Blues Show. The first hour of the program will be devoted to blues artists with birthdays in June. These blues personalities of the past will include ones born from from 1884 to 1942. Those with the earliest starts to their recording careers are Sara Martin, Big Bill Broonzy, and Memphis Minnie. The most recent ones include Lazy Lester, Sugarcane Harris, and James Carr. The rest of the Show will feature a grab-bag of seven-inch 45-rpm discs that I have collected over the years ranging from Bo Diddley and Sugar Pie DeSanto to Lorraine Ellison and Mighty Joe Young.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 6/18/2023 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Leake | Slow Leake | VA - Chess Blues Piano Greats: Eddie Boyd, Lafayette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann | Chess 50th Anniversary Collection 2-cd set | June 1, 1919 was Leake's birthdate. Pianist on countless Chess records by others, this unreleased Chess recording from 1957 was only track as leader. |
| Memphis Minnie | If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home) | Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937) | Columbia Legacy | June 3, 1897 was the birthdate of Memphis Minnie, pioneering blues singer/guitarist who died in 1973. |
| Jimmy Rogers | Money, Marbles And Chalk | Jimmy Rogers - His Best | MCA/Chess Chronicles | June 3, 1924 was the birthdate of singer/guitarist Jimmy Rogers; with Muddy Waters band succesful solo career. |
| Skip James | Devil Got My Woman | Skip James - King of the Delta Blues Singers: Early Blues Recordings - 1931 | Biograph LP | June 9, 1902 was the birthdate of Skip James; Delta bluesman (v/g/p/writer) rediscovered in 1964; died 1969. |
| Johnny Ace | How Can You Be So Mean | The Chronological Johnny Ace 1951-1954 | Classics Blues & Rhythm Series | June 9, 1929 was the birthdate of Johnny Ace; a Beale Streeter with R&B hits; died 12/25/54 by gunshot. |
| Howlin' Wolf | Spoonful | Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door: The Singles As & Bs 1951-1960 | Jasmine 2-cd set | June 10, 1910 was the birthdate of Howlin' Wolf; born Chester Burnett, was a protege of Charley Patton; died 1976. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| James Carr | At The Dark End Of The Street | VA - More For Your Money | Bell Records LP | June 13, 1942 was the birthdate of James Carr; based in Memphis with 1st hits on Goldwax; died 2001 |
| Sara Martin | Achin' Hearted Blues | VA - The OKeh Blues Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | June 18, 1884 was the birthdate of Sara Martin; song w Clarence Williams was 2nd of 100+ from 1922 through 30s; died 1955. |
| Don 'Sugarcane' Harris | Elim Stole My Baby (Boo Hoo) | VA - Dig Thes Blues: The Legendary Dig Masters | Ace | June 18, 1938 was the birthdate of Don 'Sugarcane' Harris; member of Squires and Don & Dewey act; solo career and with Zappa and Mayall; died 1999. |
| Jerry McCain | Courtin' In A Cadillac | The Best of Jerry McCain - That's What They Want | AVI/Excello | June 19, 1930 was the birthdate of Jerry McCain; known as 'Boogie' and influenced by Little Walter, this Alabama native died 2012. |
| Louis 'Kid Thomas' Watts | Five Long Years | VA - Rockin' This Joint Tonight | JSP Records | June 20, 1934 was the bithdate of Louis Watts aka Kid Thomas; singer/hca player was shot in 1970. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lazy Lester | I'm A Lover Not A Fighter | Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter | Ace/Excello | June 20, 1933 was the birthdate of Lazy Lester; born Leslie Johnson, he had a big career in La. swamp blues; died in Paradise, CA in 2018. |
| Helen Humes | Be-Baba-Leba | The Chronological Helen Humes 1927-1945 | Classics | June 20, 1913 was the birthdate of Helen Humes; recorded as teen, then with Count Basie and solo; died 1981. |
| Lester Williams | I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use | VA - Boogie Uproar: Texas Blues And R&B 1947-1954 | JSP Records 4-cd box set | June 24, 1920 was the birthdate of Lester Williams; Texan singer/guitarist incluenced by T-Bone Wallker; died 1990. |
| Clifton Chenier | Squeeze Box Boogie | Clifton Chenier - Zodico Blues & Boogie | Specialty | June 25, 1925 was the birthdate of Clifton Chenier; born Opelousas, La, Clifton came to be called the King of Zydeco; died 1987. |
| Big Bill Broonzy | Too Many Drivers | Big Bill Broonzy - Good Time Tonight | Columbia Roots 'N' Blues series | June 26, 1893 was the birthdate of Big Bill Broonzy; Big Bill rec. prolifically from 1926; singer/guitarist/writer active until death in 1958. |
| David 'Honeyboy' Edwards | Drop Down Mama | VA - Drop Down Mama | Chess Vintage Series LP | June 28, 1915 was the birthdate of David 'Honeyboy' Edwards; learned guitar from Charley Patton, Tommy McClennan, Robert Johnson, Big Joe Williams; died 2011. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Lonnie Russ | My Wife Can't Cook | 4J Records 45 single | 1962 | |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | Strange Feeling | Wax (Gedinson's) 45 single | 1962 with Nat Hendrix band. | |
| Al 'TNT' Braggs | Drip Drip Goes The Tears | Peacock 45 single | 1963 - Bragg was support for Bobby Bland tours. | |
| Tommy Tucker | Alimony | Checker 45 single | 1964 - Tucker's second follow-up to High Heel Sneakers didn't chart. | |
| Jo Ann & Troy | I Found A Love Oh What A Love | Atlantic 45 single | 1965 - song charted #32 R&B and #67 Pop. | |
| Jay Wiggins | Sad Girl | Eric reissue 45 of IPG/Amy original issue | 1965 - song became a Low Rider favorite. | |
| Lorraine Ellison | I Dig You Baby | Mercury 45 single | 1965 - song charted #22 R&B in 6 week run. | |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Gloria Lynne | Watermelon Man | Fontana 45 single | 1965 - song charted #8 R&B (9 wks) and #62 Pop. | |
| Bo Diddley | 500% More Man | Checker | 1965 | |
| Oz & the Sperlings | Mojo Hannah | Villa 45 single | 1965 | |
| Little Joe Blue | Dirty Work Is Going On | Checker | 1966 - this 2nd version of Dirty Work charted #40 R&B. | |
| Freddy Robinson | The Creeper | Checker 45 single | 1966 | |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Jimmy Reed | Crazy About Oklahoma | Bluesway 45 single | 1968 | |
| Sugar Pie DeSanto | Hello San Francisco, Pt. 1 | Jasman 45 single | 1970 | |