Bob Corritore has done the business as expected with an old fashioned honest to goodness instrumental album and our current must-play items are out by Johnny Drummer and Rip Lee Pryor. I guess Robert Cray qualifies as veteran now he's in a seventh decade but his current album goes back to the soul roots of what makes him so special. His recent gig in Cambridge ranks in my all-time top ten list and we dipped into the album to find his reworking of an Otis Redding song. West Coast pianist Kenny Blues Boss Wayne went north to Canada to get his props and has been quiet record-wise for a couple of years; his closing salvo was a fitting punctuation point to our survey of 2014's new albums.
We touched a lot of bases in our vinyl hour, including Ray Agee and Larry Davis who we played as a belated birthday wish to a Facebook friend. Three numbers from a rich seam of feisty females from the Fifties were a good sample of the fare on offer in the reissue market this year. it is a constant source of pleasure to find stuff appearing for the first time since original release. Vee-Tone, Jasmine and Fantastic Voyage are all looking outside the usual suspects and their packaging is starting to rival that of the Ace label who lead the market. all good news if you are a long time collector on the lookout for that something a bit different.
Cecil Gant did duties in the piano tent and we erred on the pop side of the Staple Singers for the gospel choice which was a showcase for Mavis Staples lovely grainy vocal. A little outside our usual purview perhaps. No such quibble about Floyd Jones or Washboard Sam (who was part of the perfect power trio when in harness with Memphis Slim and Big Bill Broonzy). While scavenging for new vinyl I found a 1959 album by Lightnin' Hopkins, all being well I'll include it next Sunday on STAR BLUES at 10pm (BST). Until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
track.title | track.artistsort | index | album.title | album.artistsort | label |
Texas Stomp | Calvin Owens | 4 | True Blue | Calvin Owens | SEQUEL |
all i want | joe louis walker | 2 | hornerts nest | joe louis walker | alligator |
Overworked And Underpaid | Selwyn Birchwood | 7 | Don't Call No Ambulance | Selwyn Birchwood | Alligator |
Blame Game | Jarekus Singleton | 11 | Refuse To Lose | Jarekus Singleton | Alligator |
t-town ramble | bob corritore | 11 | taboo | bob corritore | delta groove |
Wake Up Baby | Rip Lee Pryor | 4 | Nobody But Me | Rip Lee Pryor | |
Better Than Good | Johnny Drummer | 11 | Bad Attitude | Johnny Drummer | EARWIG |
Nobody's Fault But Mine | Robert Cray Band | 2 | In My Soul | Robert Cray Band | PROVOGUE |
Tell You What I Know | JJ Thames | 11 | Tell You What I Know | Jj Thames | CDBaby |
Pay to Play | Eddie Cotton | 3 | Here I Come | Eddie Cotton | DEChamp |
Out Like A Bullet | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | 11 | Rollin' With The Blues Boss | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne | STONY PLAIN |
Love is a Cold Shot | Ray Agee | 23 | Bay Area Blues Blasters | Various Artists | El Cerrito |
I've Been Hurt So Many Times | Larry Davis | 1 | New Breed R'n'b | Various Artists | Kent (U.K.) |
I've Got Love | Syl Johnson | 19 | I'll Go Crazy: Federal Records Story | Various Artists | one day |
Creole Gal Blues | Edgar Blanchard And The Gondoliers | 9 | Boogie Uproar - Gems From The Peacock Vaults | Various Artists | one day |
You Drive Me Crazy | joan Shaw | 1-6 | Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
rock 'n' roll blues | linda hopkins | 3-22 | Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
dippin in my business | rose marie mccoy | 2-7 | Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend | Staple Singers, The | 2-13 | Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair | Staple Singers, The | Kent (U.K.) |
john henry | Pops Staple | 1-22 | Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair | Staple Singers, The | Kent (U.K.) |
Are You Ready | Cecil Gant | 15 | We're Gonna Rock - Essential | Cecil Gant | INDIGO |
diddie wah diddie | Blind Blake | 2-3 | The Essential | Blind Blake | ALLEGRO |
Levee Camp Blues | Washboard Sam | 22 | Get Down Brother | Washboard Sam | CAMDEN |
what you want to do it for | lonesome sundowwn | 14 | rhythm and bluesin by the bayou | various artists | ace |
just give me a chance | silas hogan | 1 | bluesin by the bayou | various artists | ace |
skinny mama | floyd jones | 7 | Blues Is Killin' Me | Various Artists | FLYRIGHT |
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