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Blues, Off The Record

Jun 28, 2021 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

With Sonny Boy Williamson III

10:03 AM		Blind Roosevelt Graves Hittin' the Bottle Stomp Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
10:03 AM		Buddy Lamp Have Mercy Baby Midnite Blues Party Electro-Fi Records 2002
10:05 AM		Blue Bull I'm a Loser Midnite Blues Party Electro-Fi Records 2002
10:07 AM		Luther Thomas Who Slipped Out Midnite Blues Party
10:09 AM		Roy Lee Johnson Two Doors Down Midnite Blues Party Electro-Fi Records 2002
10:09 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:14 AM		Big Sambo & The House Wreckers At the Party At the Party
10:17 AM		Baby Washington I've Got a Feeling That's How Heartaches Are Made Stateside 2005
10:20 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:22 AM		The Crows Perfidia Echoes of a Rock Era Rhino 2005
10:24 AM		Willie Dixon Weak Brain, Narrow Mind The Chess Box Geffen 1989
10:28 AM		Harlem Hamfats That's Going to Ruin Your Beauty Spot Harlem Hamfats Vol. 4 1938-1939 Document Records 1994
10:31 AM		The McCoy Brothers (Charlie & Joe McCoy) Your Money Can't Buy Me Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1936-1944) Document Records 1992
10:34 AM		Jim Jackson Hey Mama - It's Nice Like That - Part 1 Jim Jackson Vol. 2 (1928-1930) Document Records 1992
10:37 AM		Walter Coleman Geryhound Blues (Tell Me Driver How Long That Greyhound's Been Gone) Rare Country Blues Vol. 3
10:41 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:41 AM		Blind Roosevelt Graves Telephone to Glory Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-1936)
10:45 AM		Joseph Spence Give Me That Old Time Religion Selections from Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing - EP 2021
10:47 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:50 AM		Luther Magby Jesus Is Getting Us Ready For That Great Day Raw Pre-war Gospel: American Primitive Vol. 1
10:52 AM		Hambone Willie Newbern Shelby County Workhouse Blues Roll and Tumble Blues
10:57 AM		Walter Taylor Diamond Ring Blues Rare Country Blues Vol. 2 (1929–1943)
10:57 AM		Walter Davis Friends Must Part Walter Davis Vol. 6 1940-1946 Document Records 1994
11:01 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:02 AM		Doctor Ross New York Breakdown Rockin' Blues Essentials Brownbeats Records 2013
11:05 AM		Doctor Clayton Angels in Harlem That's All Right
11:09 AM		Frank Stokes Chicken You Can Roast Behind the Moon Creator of the Memphis Blues Yazoo 1990
11:11 AM		Tommy Johnson Big Road Blues Tommy Johnson 1928 - 1929 Document Records 2000
11:15 AM		Bobby Rush Down in Mississippi Rawer Than Raw Deep Rush 2020
11:20 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:22 AM		Otis Taylor Walk Right In Recapturing the Banjo Telarc Records 2008
11:26 AM		Robert Nighthawk Friar's Point Blues Prowling With the Nighthawk Document Records 2004
11:29 AM		Robert Lockwood, Jr. Little Boy Blue Mississippi Blues (1935-1951) WOLF RECORDS 1997
11:32 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:33 AM		Otis Rush My Love Will Never Die 1956-1958 Cobra Recordings Paula Records 1999
11:37 AM		Muddy Waters Just To Be With You His Best 1956-1964: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection Geffen 1997
11:40 AM		Sonny Boy Williamson II Bring It On Home The Real Folk Blues
11:43 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:43 AM		Lowell Fulson Smokey Room The Complete Chess Masters
11:46 AM		Jimmy Reed Take Out Some Insurance Rockin' With Reed Vee-Jay Records 1959
11:48 AM		Big Road Webster Taylor Sunny Southern Blues Mississippi Blues Vol. 1
11:52 AM		Louise Johnson By the Moon And Stars Mississippi Blues Vol. 1
11:55 AM		The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) You're a Pain In the Neck to Me The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 3 1939-1940 Document Records 1994
11:57 AM		Freddie King What'd I Say My Feeling for the Blues

Chat is archived.

Morning everyone!

Good morning

And good morning to you, SB IIIrd!

I ended up on the compilation I'm playing from right now searching for a few names mentioned in this very interesting story shared by Mike Lupica: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/dont-call-it-doo-wop-180977950/?fbclid=IwAR1dcEizkcAO76V9-2-AaJQSzbM959wgD2sP5Ykry8XW9cYxMVu393ZiXNE

wow! fascinating article never knew that place existed / can you help me do my homework before i visit his store ?!

"group harmony records" apparently is the preferred nomenclature!

I think you're doing your homework right now

haha yes this show is educating & u had a very capable fill in last week too ! :))

Esoterica is one of the best!

Perfidia in a "group harmony " arrangement! Cool. You could do an entire show on Perfidia

Favorite renditions, Brian?

folklore & blues are a perfect combination :)

This super dark, minor key acoustic ballad is such a surprise from Willie Dixion. I wonder how it got recorded - sounds like a demo.

I don't know if anyone else has recorded it

I was just on SmileAmazon to buy a few downloads from your major album discovery "Midnite Blues Party." And if it's a bootleg, it's a dang good one! It's reissue sound reproduction is impressive.

Ventures in the medley of Walk Don't Run - Perfidia - Lullaby of the Leaves is a fave. I heard a great Cuban version "Theme on Perfidia " on Cuban Jam Session Vol 1. Love the Shadows version too. Nat King Cole. Glenn Miller had famous versions. So many. . .. Brubeck. Bonfa....

Good to know Brian! And I'm not sure if it actually is a bootleg -- a lot of amazing selections on there, may be pulled off of 45s or maybe taken from original masters! I don't quite have the ears to spot the difference. I can't find too much on "Electro-Fi Records"

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Midnite-Blues-Party/release/5416206

I never liked the term "doo-wop" either, but--for lack of a better name--used it when I requested the Zodiacs on this past Saturday's Uneasy Listening program.

You could say "Group Harmony" but people won't necessarily know what you mean

Yeah, just like I prefer to say the proper "amn't I" instead of "aren't I", but people just look at me weird.

I ain't never even thought about that!

Or I aren't never

I'll settle for "ain't I", but I ain't never gonna say "aren't I"!

my dog walter has the blues often, dur dur d'etre chien

ah les blues de chien

The song “Mademoiselle Nobs” (performed in the film “Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii”) proves that dogs are great blues singers.

Since this is developing into an homage to Hippocrates, should we expect an appearance by Dr. John?

Ah! How could I have forgotten that doctor. Alas I'd never hack it in med school.

Mmmm, chicken

I know a woman who worked as a nurse at Cedars Sinai in L.A. and she said that Dr. John wanted to take her on the road as his nurse.

One of my best friends growing up was named Tommy Johnson. Pretty sure he was a different dude, though.

One thing about these blues shows is the old songs were pretty short--keeps a DJ on his toes, eh?

Indeed!

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/arts/music/bobby-rush.html

hahaha probably plenty of Tommy Johnson's still walk among us

Nice article

I stepped away for the Bubby Rush. Sad to have missed it!

Thanks for the recommendation!

Great version of Walk Right In. If i ever get a chance to play someone's 12 string acoustic gtr the instrument just automatically plays Walk Right In. Made for it

Awww yeeaahh

Hello, DJ SonnyBoyWilliamsonIII! Great selections! Many thanks!

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II❣️

Thanks as always for tuning in!

‘Bring it On Home’ ❤️‍🔥 - a favourite!

Jimmy Reed. Super cool delivery.

Always the smoothest

Big Road Webster Taylor is a bit of a mystery. Why the yodeling? Jimmie Rodgers' influence? Was he white or black?

His instrument is definitely a guitar to my ears but it sounds capoed...

This show needs four hours. I’m cry.

:'(

Well, now I’m giggle 🤭

these lyrics!

He & Guitar Slim have that great accent.

Jimmy Reed that is... rewind comment

ah got it!

Love this sassy blues!

Good time SBW3! See y'all

Cheers Dears!

see you next week!