The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host another Rockin' In Rhythm Archives edition of the Front Porch Blues Show tonight on KDVS. The program will feature blues and bluesy R&B recordings that were recorded or released from late 1957 through the end of 1958. For many of the blues records featured, you will hear both the A and B sides of the single releases (45 rpm discs). Artists will include many well known musicians. They will range from Little Milton, Elmore James, B.B. King, and Etta James to Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Slim, Magic Sam, and Jimmy Witherspoon.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 8/06/2023 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Milton | That Will Never Do | Little Milton - Anthology 1953-1961 | Varese Sarabande | 1958 St.Louis rec. for Bobbin Records |
| Little Milton | I'm A Lonely Man | Little Milton - Anthology 1953-1961 | Varese Sarabande | 1958 Bobbin |
| Elmore James | It Hurts Me Too | The Sky Is Crying - The History of Elmore James | Rhino | April 1957 Chicago rec. for Chief/VeeJay |
| Elmore James | Cry For Me Baby | The Sky Is Crying - The History of Elmore James | Rhino | Oct. 1957 Chicago rec. for Chief/VeeJay |
| B.B. King | Don't Look Now But you've Got The Blues | B.B. King - The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62 | Acrobat 4-cd box set | Jan. 1958 rel. on Kent by B.B. King |
| B.B. King | Recession Blues | B.B. King - King Of The Blues | MCA Records 4-cd box set | 1958 Chess unrel. |
| Billy Boy Arnold | Prisoner's Plea | Billy 'Boy' Arnold - Come Back Baby, I Wish You Would | Jasmine | Sept. 1957 Chicago rec. for VeeJay by Billy Boy (v/h) with Sunnyland Slim (p), Syl Johnson (g), others. |
| Howlin' Wolf | Poor Boy | Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues | MCA/Chess | Dec. 1957 Chicago rec. for Chess by Howlin' Wolf (v/h) with Hosea Lee Kennard (p), Hubert Sumlin (g), Alfred Elkins (b), Earl Phillips (d). |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Howlin' Wolf | Midnight Blues | Howlin' Wolf - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog | MCA/Chess Collectibles, Vol. 2 | April 1958 alt. take rec. for Chess; guitarists incl. Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams. |
| Annie Laurie | Someday Someway | The Essential Annie Laurie - Since I Fell For You | Jasmine | 1958 DeLuxe rec. |
| Annie Laurie | Hold On To What you Got | The Essential Annie Laurie - Since I Fell For You | Jasmine | 1958 DeLuxe rec. |
| G.L. Crockett | Look Out Mabel | Henry Gray - In Session: I'm a Lucky, Lucky Man, 1952-1961 | Jasmine | June 1958 Chief rec. with Gray (p), Louis Myers (g). |
| G.L. Crockett | Did You Ever Love Somebody (That Didn't Love You) | Henry Gray - In Session: I'm a Lucky, Lucky Man, 1952-1961 | Jasmine | June 1958 Chief |
| Memphis Slim & His Orch. | Stroll On Little Girl | Matt Murphy - In Session: From Memphis To Chicago, 1952-1961 | Jasmine | Jan. 1958 VeeJay rec. by pianist Slim with band incl. Matt Murphy (g). |
| Charles Clark | Row Your Boat | VA - Chicago Blues Piano From Cobra & JOB, 1951-1958 | Paula | 1958 Artistic rec. by Clark (v) with Sonny Boy (h), Harold Burrage (p), Otis Rush & Louis Myers (gtrs), b, d. |
| Billy Boy Arnold | Rockin' itis | Billy 'Boy' Arnold - Come Back Baby, I Wish You Would | Jasmine | Sept. 1957 Chicago rec. for VeeJay by Billy Boy (v/h) with Sunnyland Slim (p), Syl Johnson (g), others. |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Larry Birdsong with Al Smith Orch. | Fannie's Place | Al Smith In Session | Jasmine | Jan. 1958 Chicago rec. for VeeJay by Birdsong (v) with Al Smith's band incl. Lefty Bates (g). |
| Larry Birdsong with Al Smith Orch. | Goodbye Goodbye | Al Smith In Session | Jasmine | Jan. 1958 VeeJay |
| Al Smith | Christopher Columbus | Al Smith In Session | Jasmine | June 1958 Abner rec. by Al Smith band |
| Al Smith | Wabash Blues | Al Smith In Session | Jasmine | June 1958 Abner |
| Jesse Allen | Baby, Say You Will | VA - The Ace Records Blues Story | Fuel 2000 | Jan. 1958 New Orleans rec. for Vin label by Allen (v/g). |
| Buddy Ace | Whooping And Hollering | Buddy Ace Meets Al 'TNT' Braggs | Jasmine | 1958 Duke |
| Albert Collins & The Rhythm Rockers | Freeze | VA - Lone Star Guitar Attack: The Kings of Texas Blues Guitar | Jasmine | 1958 Houston rec. for Kangaroo feat. Albert Collins (g). |
| Ray Sharpe & The Blues Whalers | Oh, My Baby's Gone | VA - Lone Star Guitar Attack: The Kings of Texas Blues Guitar | Jasmine | 1958 Hamilton label rec. by Sharpe (v). |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Etta James | Market Place | Etta James - R&B Dynamite | Virgin/Flair | Late 1957 Modern rec. by singer James. |
| Elton Anderson | Roll On Train | VA - The Ace Records Blues Story | Fuel 2000 | Jan. 1958 Lake Charles, La. rec. for Vin by Anderson (v/g). |
| Christine Kittrell with (saxist) Jimmy Beck's Orch. | I'm Just What You're Looking For | Christine Kittrell - Sittin' Here Drinkin' | Jasmine | 1958 Nashville rec. for Champion by Kittrell (v). |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Going Down Slow | VA - Shoutin' Swingin' And Makin' Love | MCA/Original Chess Masters | Jan. 1959 Kansas City rec. for Chess by Witherspoon (v) with Jay McShann band. |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | Everything But You | VA - Shoutin' Swingin' And Makin' Love | MCA/Original Chess Masters | Jan. 1959 Kansas City rec. for Chess by Witherspoon (v) with Jay McShann band. |
| Magic Sam | Easy Baby | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Chicago rec. for Cobra by Sam Maghett (v/g) with Harol Burrage (p). |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Magic Sam | All My Whole Life | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Cobra |
| Harold Burrage | Betty Jean | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Cobra rec. by Burrage (v) with Otis Rush (g), Henry Gray (p). |
| Etta James | Tough Lover | Etta James - R&B Dynamite | Virgin/Flair | Late 1957 Modern rel. by Etta rec. in New Orleans. |
| Otis Rush | It Takes Time | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Cobra rec. by Rush (v/g) with Little Brother Montgomery (p), Louis Myers (g). |
| Otis Rush | Double Trouble | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Cobra rec. with Montgomery or Burrage (p), Ike Turner (g). |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Box Top | VA - Double Trouble: The Cobra Records Story | One Day Music 2-cd set | 1958 Cobra |
| Joe Dyson | Looped | VA - The Ace Records Blues Story | Fuel 2000 | 1957 Jackson, Miss. rel. by Ace of Joe Dyson (d); Johnny Collins vocal. |