10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1952

Note : I have purposely chosen records that were NOT covered in Samp’s reviews

Little Willie Cotton – Gonna Shook It Up And Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbWztg55Qg

Really good uptempo blues here by Mister Little Willie Cotton about whom little detail seems to be known (tho Mike Leadbitter did write a piece on him in an old “Blues Unlimited” but sadly I don’t have that issue)

On this Swing Time 319 release I have him providing the vocal as well as playing guitar.The label has him backed by the “Al Prince Orchestra” (who also had their own recordings released on Swing Time)

Arthur “Blues” Crump – I Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56mlpgUebvY

Decent blues from a moonlighting Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup who adds to his other 1952 jaunts under other names (Elmer James and Percy Lee Crudup) with the Crump moniker here.

Recorded in Jackson Mississippi in 1952 “I Wonder” and “My Baby Boogies All The Time” were released first on Champion 108 (under the Crump name) later that year and again on Johnny Vincent’s Ace label #503---as “Big Boy Crudup”---and on
78RPM only!---in 1955

Sonny Jones – Is Everything All Right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEM9YLKDShQ

All I have on this guy is that his real name was Johnny Jones and “Is Everything All Right?” was recorded in New Orleans in 1952 and released on Specialty 443 circa November that year.

Fat Man Matthews & The Four Kittens – Later Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03uDZ-3dAA

Dave Bartholomew at Imperial was fond of experimenting--mixing artists from different genres together and testing the results.And results didn’t come much better than when he took fledgling r&b singer Allen Matthews and matched him with a little gospel
group Imperial had just signed---The Humming Four

And then putting the mixture thru Cosimo Matassa’s famous studio in New Orleans—and coming up with the solid and insistent “Later Baby” (with Allen now rechristened “Fat Man” and the group “The Four Kittens”)

Later of course both Matthews and the group reinvented themselves once again---this time as “The Hawks”

As usual Unca Marvy tells it best :-
https://www.uncamarvy.com/Hawks/hawks.html

The Mel-O-Tones – One More Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98gAqUU4nWY

I have the lineup of this New York City quartet as Earl “Ricky” Wells (lead) Pat Ross,Bobby Wells and Robert Adams.

The catchy “One More Time” was released as Apollo 1192 in the latter half of 1952

Mr Sad Head – Butcher Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26a33cSoGmI

Mr Sad Head was the stage and recording artist name of one William A. “Sunny” Thomas (sometimes that last name is given as “Thurman”)

He was an r&b artist signed to RCA who cut several records for the label. The Wynonie Harris-inspired “Butcher Boy” seems to be his debut on the label (even finally getting a UK single release on Swingin’ label….in 2012!!!)

Sad Head is backed here by Billy Ford (yes,the same Billy Ford of later “Billy & Lillie – La Dee Dah”fame) & His Orchestra.As well as borrowing my Dad’s name Billy was also unfortunate enough to hail from some godforsaken hellhole called
Bloomfield,NJ

In September 1952 Sad Head toured Texas with Ford & his Orchestra,Shirley Haven and the Charles Brown Trio

The Serenaders – Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAHoNK7v8_8

It’s a well known fact that some 50’s vocal groups have a convoluted history put there especially to annoy 21st century 50’s r&b music scholars,historians,discographers and fans

But some 50’s vocal groups have an very convoluted history

And some 50’s vocal groups have a history so EXCEEDINGLY mixed up that you start reaching for the headache pills and sometimes even that loaded gun

Luckily in the latter case we can often fall back on the indefatigable Unca Marvy to sort things out for us.As he does below with these Serenaders on Coral (and other labels) and their complicated journey to eventually becoming The Royal Jokers on Atco (
and other labels)

https://www.uncamarvy.com/Serenaders/serenaders.html

The Tilters – Ee-Til-Ya-Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_fqH2w3v8Y

No idea of the personnel of this “one off” group but they are assumed to be New Yorkers and their quite frantic “Ee-Til-Ya-Dee” was cut at Atlantic’s NYC studio on June 29 1952. The flipside “El Cumbanchero” was cut at the same session and
the resulting single was released as Atlantic 979 in December
1952 (two catalog numbers before The Diamonds and “A Beggar For Your Kisses”

Two tracks from the session mentioned—“Gene’s Blues” and “Ad Lib Blues” remain unissued

John Tripp – Nobody’s Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLFrgc8Rb8

Not much known on this guy except that (and I’m guessing here.folks) he was almost certainly a West Coaster since as well as the fine “Nobody’s Woman” on Imperial 5190 he also seems to have had a record out on John Dolphin’s Recorded In
Hollywood imprint also in 1952--- #222 “Tripping With Tripp”/”Down On Me Blues” (no,me neither!)

Here’s how “Nobody’s Woman” (Imperial 5190) shapes up release-wise

5190 John Tripp Letters, Letters, Letters ________________________________________Nobody's Woman 1952
5191 Rev. C.W. Killens and The Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church Choir Testing Faith ________________________________________Fighting For Jesus 1952
5192 Lil Son Jackson Travelin' Alone ________________________________________Young Women Blues 1952
5193 T-Bone Walker I Got The Blues ________________________________________Lollie Lou 1952
5194 Smiley Lewis
Sextet The Bells Are Ringing ________________________________________Lillie Mae 1952

Vivian Verson – I Want To Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj-hgI2xXA

Good rhythmic effort by Ms Verson cut for J-B label owned by Jim Bulleit (of Bullet Records fame). Solid backing from Red Calhoun & His Orchestra.

Recorded in Nashville in 1952 and released as J-B 102

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:35:37 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Today......from 1952

fwiw, the 1952 Singles Battle *by Artist* (won by Hank Williams)

got by re-arranging (in Notepad++ using a few regex and one sort): http://marcdashevsky.com/cgi-bin/battle.cgi?vote=rankings&rankyear=1952&who=

the point is, leaving aside some omitted adult pop hits, is that most
1952 releases that are not on this list should qualify as obscure

230 Al Martino - Here In My Heart - BBS 101
180 Al Martino - Take My Heart - Capitol 2122
263 Amos Milburn - Flying Home - Aladdin 3125
349 Amos Milburn - Greyhound - Aladdin 3150
151 Amos Milburn - Rock,Rock,Rock - Aladdin 3150
38 Amos Milburn - Roll Mr Jelly - Aladdin 3133
144 Amos Milburn - Thinkin' And Drinkin' - Aladdin 3124
98 B.B King - Boogie Woogie Woman - RPM 374
301 B.B King - Shake It Up And Go - RPM 355
59 B.B King - Story From My Heart And Soul - RPM 374
185 B.B King - You Know I Love You - RPM 363
370 Beverly Wright - Kissin' Boogie - Spin 102
347 Big John Greer - Strong Red Whiskey - RCA 4484
174 Big Maybelle - Gabbin' Blues - Okeh 6931
349 Bill Haley & His Comets - Real Rock Drive - Essex 310
272 Bill Haley & The Saddlemen - Dance With A Dolly - Essex 305
33 Bill Haley & The Saddlemen - Rock The Joint - Essex 303
199 Bill Haley & The Saddlemen - Sundown Boogie - Holiday 113
282 Billy "Red" Love - Drop Top - Chess 1508
168 Billy Eckstine - Kiss Of Fire - MGM 11225
67 Bobby Bland - Lovin' Blues - Duke 108
154 Bobby Lewis - Mumbles Blues - Chess 1518
228 Bobby Wayne - Wheel Of Fortune - Mercury 5779
51 Brownie McGhee - So Much Trouble - Savoy 835
104 Buddy Morrow - Night Train - RCA 4693
162 Bullmoose Jackson - Big Ten Inch Record - King 4580
252 Bullmoose Jackson - Nosey Joe - King 4524
299 Calvin Boze - Good Time Sue - Aladdin 3132
70 Champion Jack Dupree - Shake,Baby,Shake - Red Robin 112
153 Charles Brown - Hard Times - Aladdin 3116
182 Charles Edwins - I Got Loose - Duke 124
108 Christine Kittrell - Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Tennessee 128
115 Chuck Higgins - Motorhead Baby - Combo 12
323 Chuck Higgins - Pachuko Hop - Combo 12
41 Chuck Willis - My Story - Okeh 6905
296 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Dirty Work At The Crossroads -
Peacock 1607
273 Danny Kaye - Thumbelina - Decca 28380
315 Danny Kaye - Wonderful Copenhagen - Decca 28379
373 Dave Bartholomew - In The Alley - King 4508
263 Dave Bartholomew - My Ding-A-Ling - King 4544
163 Dave Bartholomew - Who Drank My Beer? - Imperial 5210
88 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy - Mercury 5842
46 Dinah Washington - New Blowtop Blues - Mercury 8269
53 Dinah Washington - Trouble In Mind - Mercury 8269
247 Dinah Washington - Wheel Of Fortune - Mercury 8267
374 Don Cornell - I - Coral 60860
237 Don Cornell - I'll Walk Alone - Coral 60659
195 Don Cornell - I'm Yours - Coral 60690
238 Don Howard - Oh Happy Day - Essex 311
344 Doris Day & Donald O'Connor - No Two People - Columbia 39863
365 Doris Day & Frankie Laine - How Lovely Cooks The Meat - Columbia
30693
241 Doris Day & Frankie Laine - Sugarbush - Columbia 39693
206 Doris Day - A Guy Is A Guy - Columbia 39673
376 Doris Day - Oops - Columbia 39637
334 Doris Day - Take Me In Your Arms - Columbia 39786
365 Doris Day - The Cherries - Columbia 39881
313 Doris Day - When I Fall In Love - Columbia 39786
356 Doris Day - Who Who Who - Colmbia 39673
294 Doris Day - Your Mother And Mine - Columbia 39906
136 Dr. Ross - Doctor Ross Boogie - Chess 1504
146 Eddie "Clean Head" Vinson - Good Bread Alley - King 4563
166 Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones - Certainly All - J-B 603
138 Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones - Feelin' Sad - J-B 603
84 Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years - J.O.B 1007
254 Eddie Fisher - Forgive Me - RCA 4574
239 Eddie Fisher - I'm Yours - RCA 4680
235 Eddie Fisher - Lady Of Spain - RCA 4953
252 Eddie Fisher - Outside Of Heaven - RCA 4953
234 Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here - RCA 4830
255 Eddie Wilcox with Sunny Gale - Wheel Of Fortune - Derby 787
335 Eddy Arnold - Full Time Job - RCA 4787
249 Eddy Howard - Be Anything (But Be Mine) - Mercury 5815
266 Edna McGriff - Heavenly Father - Jubilee 5073
349 Ella Mae Morse & Tennessee Ernie Ford - I'm Hog Tied Over You -
Capitol 2215
289 Ella Mae Morse - Oakie Boogie - Capitol 2072
124 Ella Mae Morse - The Blacksmith Blues - Capitol 1922
11 Elmore James - I Believe - Meteor 5000
150 Elmore James - I Held My Baby Last Night - Meteor 5000
64 Fats Domino - Goin' Home - Imperial 5180
93 Fats Domino - How Long - Imperial 5209
105 Fats Domino - I'll Be Gone - Imperial 5167
125 Fats Domino - Poor, Poor Me - Imperial 5197
8 Fats Domino - Reeling And Rocking - Imperial 5180
90 Fats Domino - Trust In Me - Imperial 5197
158 Fats Domino - You Know I'll Miss You - Imperial 5167
218 Floyd Dixon - Call Operator 210 - Aladdin 3135
164 Floyd Dixon - Tired Broke And Busted - Aladdin 3151
171 Floyd Dixon - Wine,Wine,Wine - Aladdin 3135
370 Frank Sinatra - Bim Bam Baby - Columbia 39819
241 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford - Hambone - Columbia 39672
209 Frankie Laine - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - Columbia 39770
327 Frankie Laine - The Gandy Dancers Ball - Columbia 39665
362 Freddie Mitchell - Moon Dog Boogie - Derby 793
132 Gene Kelly - Singin' In The Rain - MGM 30557
201 Georgia Gibbs - Kiss Of Fire - Mercury 5823
358 Guy Mitchell - Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po) - Columbia 39822
101 Guy Mitchell - Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania - Columbia 39663
362 Guy Mitchell - Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie - Columbia 39909
337 Guy Mitchell - She Wears Red Feathers - Columbia 39909
349 H-Bomb Ferguson - Bookie's Blues - Savoy 836
215 Hank Snow - A Fool Such As I - RCA 5034
196 Hank Snow - I Went To Your Wedding - RCA 4909
23 Hank Thompson - Wild Side Of Life - Capitol 1942
14 Hank Williams - Half As Much - MGM 11202
10 Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues - MGM 11160
17 Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - MGM
11366
1 Hank Williams - Jambalaya - MGM 11283
13 Hank Williams - Settin' The Woods On Fire - MGM 11318
6 Hank Williams - You Win Again - MGM 11318
83 Harry Belafonte - Man Smart,Woman Smarter - RCA 4892
131 Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons - RCA 5051
196 Henry Hayes Orch - Forgive Me Baby - Savoy 878
192 Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf Boogie - Chess 1497
99 Howlin' Wolf - Mister Highway Man - Chess 1510
73 Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door - Chess 1497
207 Hugo Winterhalter - A Kiss To Build A Dream On - RCA 4455
211 Hugo Winterhalter - Blue Tango - RCA 4518
256 Hugo Winterhalter - Vanessa - RCA 4691
285 J.B Lenoir - How Much More - J.O.B 1008
276 J.B Lenoir - Let's Roll - J.O.B 112
365 Jackie Brenston - Hi-Ho Baby - Chess 1496
375 Jackie Brenston - Leo The Louse - Chess 1496
27 Jesse & Marvin - Dream Girl - Specialty 447
130 Jesse Allen - Let's Party - Coral 65078
183 Jesse Allen - Rock This Morning - Aladdin 3129
299 Jesse Powell with Fluffy Hunter - The Walkin' Blues - Federal
12056
222 Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Columbia 39871
21 Jimmy Forrest - Night Train - United 110
307 Jimmy Liggins - That's What's Knocking Me Out - Specialty 418
266 Jimmy Witherspoon - Corn Whiskey - Federal 12107
212 Jo Stafford - Ay-Round The Corner (Bee-hind The Bush) - Columbia
39653
116 Jo Stafford - Early Autumn - Columbia 39838
215 Jo Stafford - Jambalaya - Columbia 39838
75 Jo Stafford - Keep It A Secret - Columbia 39891
40 Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me - Columbia 39811
337 Joe Houston - All Night Long - Recorded In Hollywood 203
55 Joe Maphis & Rose Lee - Dim Lights,Thick Smoke - Okeh 18013
312 Joe Turner - Don't You Cry - Atlantic 970
328 Joe Turner - Still In Love - Atlantic 982
209 Joe Turner - Sweet Sixteen - Atlantic 960
176 Joe Williams - Every Day I Have The Blues - Checker 762
230 John Lee - Alabama Boogie - Federal 12054
47 John Lee Hooker - Key To The Highway - Modern 886
365 John Tripp - Nobody's Woman - Imperial 5190
112 Johnnie Ray - (Here Am I ) Broken Hearted - Columbia 39636
199 Johnnie Ray - Please Mister Sun - Columbia 39636
120 Johnnie Ray - Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Columbia 39750
260 Johnnie Ray - What's The Use - Columbia 39698
45 Johnny Ace - Follow The Rule - Duke 102
24 Johnny Ace - My Song - Duke 102
87 Johnny Otis - The Candle's Burning Low - Mercury 8295
250 Johnny Standley - It's In The Book - Capitol 2249
215 Joni James - Have You Heard? - MGM 11390
221 Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me - MGM 11333
344 Joni James - Wishing Ring - MGM 11390
218 Julia Lee - Last Call For Alcohol - Capitol 2203
223 Karen Chandler - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Coral 60831
232 Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love - Capitol 2213
341 Kay Starr - Fool, Fool, Fool - Capitol 2151
332 Kay Starr - I Waited A Little Too Long - Capitol 2062
103 Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune - Capitol 1964
196 King Pleasure - Moody's Mood For Love - Prestige 924
5 Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Decca
28232
194 Lefty Frizzell - Give Me More, More, More - Columbia 20885
170 Les Baxter - Quiet Village - Capitol 2225
21 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Bye Bye Blues - Capitol 2316
91 Les Paul & Mary Ford - I'm Confessin' - Capitol 2080
301 Les Paul & Mary Ford - In The Good Old Summertime - Capitol 2123
212 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Lady Of Spain - Capitol 2265
113 Les Paul & Mary Ford - My Baby's Coming Home - Capitol 2265
72 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Smoke Rings - Capitol 2123
190 Les Paul & Mary Ford - Tiger Rag - Capitol 1920
301 Les Paul - Carioca - Capitol 2080
226 Les Paul - Meet Mister Callaghan - Capitol 2193
86 Lester Williams - I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use - Specialty
422
276 Lightnin' Hopkins - Coffee Blues - Sittin' In With 635
145 Lightnin' Hopkins - Give Me Central 209 - Sittin' In With 621
126 Lil Greenwood & The Four Jacks - Grandpa Can Boogie Too -
Federal 12093
218 Little Caesar - Goodbye Baby - Recorded In Hollywood 235
60 Little Esther & Bobby Nunn - Saturday Night Daddy - Federal
12100
37 Little Esther & The Robins - Mainliner - Federal 12100
26 Little Esther - Aged And Mellow - Federal 12078
57 Little Esther - Flesh, Blood And Bones - Federal 12108
276 Little Mickey Champion - Lovin' Jim - Modern 855
134 Little Richard - Ain't Nothin' Happenin' - RCA 4772
148 Little Richard - Get Rich Quick - RCA 4582
266 Little Richard - I Brought It All On Myself - RCA 5025
370 Little Sylvia - Drive Daddy Drive - Jubilee 5093
139 Little Walter - Can't Hold Out Much Longer - Checker 758
78 Little Walter - Juke - Checker 758
30 Little Walter - Mean Old World - Checker 764
173 Little Walter - Sad Hours - Checker 764
331 Little Willie Littlefield - Blood Is Redder Than Wine - Federal
12101
7 Little Willie Littlefield - K.C. Loving - Federal 12110
3 Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Specialty 428
257 Lloyd Price - Mailman Blues - Specialty 428
97 Lloyd Price - Oooh,Oooh,Oooh - Specialty 440
188 Lloyd Price - Restless Heart - Specialty 440
44 Louis Armstrong - Takes Two To Tango - Decca 28394
310 Luke The Drifter - Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw - MGM
11309
328 Mabel Scott - Wailin' Daddy - Brunswick 84001
25 Marie Adams - I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks - Peacock 1583
247 Mario Lanza - Because You're Mine - RCA 3914
333 Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney - Too Old To Cut The Mustard
- Columbia 39812
323 Melvin Smith - Looped - RCA 4735
56 Muddy Waters - All Night Long - Chess 1509
15 Muddy Waters - Country Boy - Chess 1509
43 Muddy Waters - She Moves Me - Chess 1490
205 Nat "King" Cole - Because You're Mine - Capitol 2212
71 Nat "King" Cole - Somewhere Along The Way - Capitol 2069
36 Nat "King" Cole - Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Capitol 2130
301 Patti Page - Come What May - Mercury 5772
106 Patti Page - I Went To Your Wedding - Mercury 5899
306 Patti Page - Once In A While - Mercury 5887
212 Patti Page - Why Don't You Believe Me - Mercury 70025
229 Patti Page - You Belong To Me - Mercury 5899
110 Pearl Bailey - Takes Two To Tango - Coral 60817
52 Peggy Lee - Lover - Decca 28215
246 Percy Faith - Delicado - Columbia 39732
263 Percy Mayfield - The Big Question - Specialty 425
119 Perry Como & Eddie Fisher - Maybe - RCA 4744
39 Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - RCA 5064
282 Pigmeat Peterson - Everybody Loves A Fat Man - Federal 12081
203 Ralph Flanagan - Hot Toddy - RCA 5095
243 Ralph Flanagan - I Should Care - RCA 4885
187 Ralph Marterie - Pretend - Mercury 70045
223 Ray Anthony - At Last - Capitol 1912
369 Ray Anthony - Bunny Hop - Capitol 2251
201 Ray Charles - Kissa Me Baby - Swing Time 274
152 Ray Charles - Midnight Hour - Atlantic 976
276 Ray Charles - Roll With My Baby - Atlantic 976
289 Red Saunders - Hambone - Okeh 6862
49 Rosco Gordon - No More Doggin' - RPM 350
362 Rosemary Clooney & Gene Autry - The Night Before Christmas -
Columbia 39876
235 Rosemary Clooney - Botch-A-Me - Columbia 39767
184 Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much - Columbia 39710
188 Rosemary Clooney - Tenderly - Columbia 39648
62 Roy "Bald Head" Byrd - Rockin' With Fes - Federal 12073
149 Roy Brown - I've Got The Last Laugh Now - DeLuxe 3323
63 Roy Milton - So Tired - Specialty 429
9 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours - Atlantic 962
92 Ruth Brown - Daddy,Daddy - Atlantic 973
118 Ruth Brown - Have A Good Time - Atlantic 973
181 Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - Doodletown Fifers - RCA 4866
35 Shirley & Lee - I'm Gone - Aladdin 3153
289 Sidney Bechet - Petite Fleur - Vogue (France) 5112
245 Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call - Imperial 8156
114 Slim Willet - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 4 Star 1614
48 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues - Imperial 5208
19 Smiley Lewis - It's So Peaceful - Imperial 5208
155 Smiley Lewis - Lillie Mae - Imperial 5194
160 Smiley Lewis - My Baby - Colony 110
140 Smiley Lewis - Sad Life - Colony 106
77 Smiley Lewis - The Bells Are Ringing - Imperial 5194
185 Smiley Lewis - Where Were You - Colony 110
315 Soldier Boy Houston - Western Rider Blues - Atlantic 971
18 Sonny Boy Williamson - Nine Below Zero - Trumpet 166
258 Sonny Parker - Worried Life Blues - Peacock 1595
96 Sonny Thompson with Lula Reed - I'll Drown In My Tears - King
4527
243 Spike Jones - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - RCA 5057
359 Spike Jones - I Went To Your Wedding - RCA 5107
172 Stan Freberg - Tele-Vee-Shun - Capitol 1962
344 Stan Freberg - Try - Capitol 2029
289 Sugar Chile Robinson - Whop Whop - Capitol 2197
102 T-Bone Walker - Street Walkin' Woman - Imperial 5202
284 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Blackberry Boogie - Capitol 2170
261 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Smokey Mountain Boogie - Capitol 2179
296 Teresa Brewer - Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now - Coral 60676
121 Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again With You - Coral 60873
307 Terry Preston - Gone - Capitol 2298
294 Terry Timmons - Mr Low Love - RCA 4675
29 Tex Ritter - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) - Capitol 2120
258 The Blenders - I'd Be A Fool Again - Decca 28092
349 The Cardinals - She Rocks - Atlantic 972
122 The Cardinals - The Bump - Atlantic 972
192 The Cardinals - Wheel Of Fortune - Atlantic 958
274 The Checkers - Flame In My Heart - King 4558
81 The Checkers - Night's Curtains - King 4581
315 The Checkers - Oh Oh Oh Baby - King 4558
34 The Clovers - Hey Miss Fannie - Atlantic 977
68 The Clovers - I Played The Fool - Atlantic 977
28 The Clovers - Middle Of The Night - Atlantic 963
2 The Clovers - One Mint Julep - Atlantic 963
31 The Clovers - Ting-A-Ling - Atlantic 969
167 The Diamonds - A Beggar For Your Kisses - Atlantic 981
349 The Diamonds - Call Baby Call - Atlantic 981
129 The Dominoes - Deep Sea Blues - Federal 12068
4 The Dominoes - Have Mercy Baby - Federal 12068
159 The Dominoes - I'd Be Satisfied - Federal 12105
266 The Dominoes - I'm Lonely - Federal 12106
179 The Dominoes - Love, Love, Love - Federal 12072
81 The Dominoes - Pedal Pushin' Papa - Federal 12114
20 The Dominoes - That's What You're Doing To Me - Federal 12059
274 The Dominoes - The Bells - Federal 12114
169 The Dominoes - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano -
Federal 12059
337 The Dominoes - Yours Forever - Federal 12106
85 The Du-Droppers - Can't Do Sixty No More - Red Robin 108
177 The Five Crowns - You're My Inspiration - Rainbow 179
262 The Five Keys - Be Anything (But Be Mine) - Aladdin 3127
315 The Five Keys - Hold Me - Aladdin 3136
315 The Five Keys - How Long - Aladdin 3131
307 The Five Keys - I Cried For You - Aladdin 3158
356 The Five Keys - I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Aladdin 3136
313 The Five Keys - Mistakes - Aladdin 3131
50 The Five Keys - Red Sails In The Sunset - Aladdin 3127
141 The Five Keys - Serve Another Round - Aladdin 3158
359 The Five Keys - Yes Sir That's My Baby - Aladdin 3118
16 The Five Royales - Baby Don't Do It - Apollo 443
117 The Five Royales - Courage To Love - Apollo 441
61 The Five Royales - Take All Of Me - Apollo 443
107 The Five Royales - You Know I Know - Apollo 441
109 The Five Sharps - Stormy Weather - Jubilee 5104
74 The Four Aces - Heart And Soul - Decca 28390
223 The Four Aces - Perfidia - Decca 29787
239 The Four Aces - Should I - Decca 28323
226 The Four Blazes - Mary Jo - United 114
165 The Four Blazes - Night Train - United 125
289 The Four Buddies - Story Blues - Savoy 845
276 The Four Buddies - You're Part Of Me - Savoy 845
328 The Four Freshmen - It's a Blue World - Capitol 2152
66 The Four Jacks - Last Of The Good Rockin' Men - Federal 12087
123 The Gaylords - Tell Me You're Mine - Mercury 70067
232 The Hilltoppers - Trying - Dot 15018
335 The Larks - I Live True To You - Apollo 1194
89 The Larks - In My Lonely Room - Apollo 1190
142 The Larks - Stolen Love - Apollo 1109
343 The Marylanders - I'm A Sentimental Fool - Jubilee 5079
12 The Mills Brothers - The Glow Worm - Decca 28384
76 The Moonglows - I Just Can't Tell No Lie - Champagne 7500
266 The Orioles - Bar Fly - Jubilee 5084
276 The Orioles - Don't Cry, Baby - Jubilee 5092
315 The Orioles - Getting Tired,Tired,Tired - Jubilee 5084
133 The Orioles - See See Rider - Jubilee 5092
161 The Orioles - You Belong To Me - Jubilee 5102
127 The Pilgrim Travelers - I'll Be Home For Christmas - Specialty
837
323 The Ravens - Begin The Beguine - Mercury 5800
190 The Ravens - Rock Me All Night Long - Mercury 8291
178 The Royals - A Love In My Heart - Federal 12098
58 The Royals - All Night Long - Federal 12064
266 The Royals - Are You Forgetting - Federal 12113
137 The Royals - Every Beat Of My Heart - Federal 12064
310 The Royals - I'll Never Let Her Go - Federal 12098
111 The Royals - Moonrise - Federal 12088
337 The Royals - Starting From Tonight - Federal 12077
100 The Sha-Weez - No One To Love Me - Aladdin 3170
288 The Soul Stirrers - How Far Am I From Canaan - Specialty 824
342 The Soul Stirrers - I'm Gonna Build On That Shore - Specialty
821
94 The Soul Stirrers - It Won't Be Very Long - Specialty 824
315 The Soul Stirrers - Just Another Day - Specialty 835
285 The Soul Stirrers - Let Me Go Home - Specialty 835
349 The Soul Stirrers - Until Jesus Calls Me Home - Specialty 821
143 The Swallows - Beside You - King 4525
80 The Swallows - I Only Have Eyes For You - King 4533
79 The Swallows - Please, Baby, Please - King 4579
301 The Treniers - Poon Tang! - Okeh 6932
156 The Treniers - Rockin' On Sunday Night - Okeh 6904
147 The Weavers - Wimoweh - Decca 27928
95 Tiny Bradshaw - Soft - King 4577
32 Todd Rhodes - Rocket Sixty-Nine - King 4528
285 Todd Rhodes - Your Daddy's Doggin' Around - King 4509
323 Todd Rhodes with LaVern Baker - Trying - King 4556
296 Tommy Duncan - Who Drank My Beer - Intro 6059
135 Tommy Ridgley - Looped - Imperial 5203
250 Tony Martin - Kiss Of Fire - RCA 4671
128 Varetta Dillard - Easy,Easy Baby - Savoy 847
203 Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart - UK Decca 9927
208 Vera Lynn - Yours - UK Decca 9959
54 Webb Pierce - Back Street Affair - Decca 28369
69 Willie Love - V-8 Ford - Trumpet 175
41 Willie Mabon - I Don't Know - Chess 1531
347 Wini Brown & Her Boyfriends - Be Anything (But Be Mine) -
Mercury 8270
361 Wynonie Harris - Adam, Come And Get Your Rib - King 4565
315 Wynonie Harris - Bad News Baby - King 4593
157 Wynonie Harris - Bring It Back - King 4593
175 Wynonie Harris - Keep On Churnin' - King 4526
65 Zu Zu Bollin - Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night -
Torch 6910

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Roger wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1952

Note : I have purposely chosen records that were NOT covered in Samp’s reviews

Little Willie Cotton – Gonna Shook It Up And Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbWztg55Qg

Did not know it, good solid record, a high 6 for me.

Arthur “Blues” Crump – I Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56mlpgUebvY

Did not know it. It's somewhat disjointed and sloppy, but his powerful singing gets it a solid 6.

Sonny Jones – Is Everything All Right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEM9YLKDShQ

An excellent record, an 8. And he did it again on an album in 1975 and it's even better, a 9.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7mIlfriOkQ

Fat Man Matthews & The Four Kittens – Later Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03uDZ-3dAA

Another strong record, I have it as an 8.

The Mel-O-Tones – One More Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98gAqUU4nWY

It's the Mel-O-Dots, and this side is just decent, a 5. The organ break does not help. The flip side (Just How Long) is the side and gets a high 7. The lead there even has a similar style to how Elvis sang ballads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOKEOHfW9vA

Mr Sad Head – Butcher Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26a33cSoGmI

Good record, a solid 6, but I prefer the flip side, "Sad Head Blues."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRuPWtOdSQc

Sad Head is backed here by Billy Ford (yes,the same Billy Ford of later “Billy & Lillie – La Dee Dah” fame) & His Orchestra. As well as borrowing my Dad’s name Billy was also unfortunate enough to hail from some godforsaken hellhole called

Bloomfield, NJ

LOL, It's a very nice DEMOCRATIC community.

The Serenaders – Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAHoNK7v8_8

A good ne, a 7, and so is the flip side (But I Need You), which I think beats it by the proverbial cunt hair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INIRPoAKRvs

The Tilters – Ee-Til-Ya-Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_fqH2w3v8Y

Just discovered this recently in a Cash Box review, solid 7.

John Tripp – Nobody’s Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLFrgc8Rb8

Another very good one, a solid 7.

Vivian Verson – I Want To Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj-hgI2xXA

Another solid very good record, a 7.

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Let's see what I can come up with aside from the flip sides I already added.

6 ¦ Good Bread Alley ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Not by an obscure artist, but I have never seen it mentioned as being any kind of a hit. I don't think Samp includes Cleanhead as rock and roll, so no review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etdROjZ62-k


58 ¦ So Much Trouble ¦ Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

On Savoy, it was done by George Thorogood on one of his Rounder albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2SCCxeR8A



78 ¦ Forgive Me Baby ¦ Elmo Nixon (Henry Hayes Orchestra)

Another Savoy side that did not do much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLdLkvnGYYE


99 ¦ The Frog Hop ¦ Hal Singer

Another odd Savoy record, this time an instrumental that was on the album that I gave everybody a copy of at UGHA when we all met in person in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwAggaw1CW4



101 ¦ Aching And Crying ¦ Gene Forrest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJujpNqsr4


102 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Five Sharps

You can't get too much more obscure than this one:

https://youtu.be/ooU8o78lMgw?t=9


130 ¦ Truckin' Little Woman ¦ Willie Nix

Released on Checker - https://images.45worlds.com/f/78/willie-nix-truckin-little-woman-checker-78.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNtLLlQmdA


165 ¦ Sweet Lovin' Daddy-O ¦ Teardrops

It's on a label that has the same name as out MIA critic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6wSTbQPMDY


184 ¦ Juke Joint Johnny ¦ Lattie Moore

Obscure early rockabilly on the Speed label.

https://rcs-discography.com/rcs/show_pic.php?key=2966&type=ls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0drtciUy2g


196 ¦ Whoa, Boy ¦ Luke McDaniels

Rockin' Country record on Trumpet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Recla-tZg



205 ¦ How Could You (Break My Heart) ¦ Enchanters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NR596HTwqg

Early female Doo Wop group


216 ¦ Wild Man Boogie ¦ Ray Batts

Another strange one, country boogie featuring a trumpet and on the Bullet label.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goIC0kR8KTQ


223 ¦ Just An Army Boy ¦ Boyd Gilmore

On a common label, but it's still obscure in the sense of people who know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7jmtQHZ4s


224 ¦ Lulubell Blues ¦ Frank "Fat Man" Humphries & the Four Notes

On Jubilee, supposedly with the Crows, who had not had a release of their own yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bSaHToApaw


227 ¦ Got You Begging ¦ Jay McShann (Pee Wee Matthews)

Ben Webster plays on this. I classify it as Jazz but it almost as much R&B as Jazz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358Q7N0_HBk


242 ¦ Blue Serenade ¦ Baby Face Turner

On Modern, sounds like an Elmore James influenced item.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S07o_T3bv0


246 ¦ You Can't But Love ¦ Lonnie Johnson

12 years before the Beatles got to this same subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBVmMqJUGQ4


252 ¦ Two Little Girls ¦ Jimmy Witherspoon

From his time at Federal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH3cXRZgZM


271 ¦ Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand ¦ Sallee Martin Singers (Brother Joe May)

Brother Joe May rocks the house!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEUp-Jy-JhU

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:30:57 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

Let's see what I can come up with aside from the flip sides I already added.

19 tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=etdROjZ62-k,xx2SCCxeR8A,LLdLkvnGYYE,NwAggaw1CW4,rUJujpNqsr4,ooU8o78lMgw,yyNtLLlQmdA,U6wSTbQPMDY,s0drtciUy2g,j3Recla-tZg,1NR596HTwqg,goIC0kR8KTQ,RR7jmtQHZ4s,0bSaHToApaw,358Q7N0_HBk,8S07o_T3bv0,aBVmMqJUGQ4,
6BH3cXRZgZM,sEUp-Jy-JhU,

6 � Good Bread Alley � Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etdROjZ62-k

58 � So Much Trouble � Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
on Savoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2SCCxeR8A

78 � Forgive Me Baby � Elmo Nixon (Henry Hayes Orchestra)
another Savoy side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLdLkvnGYYE

99 � The Frog Hop � Hal Singer
another odd Savoy record, this time an instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwAggaw1CW4

101 � Aching And Crying � Gene Forrest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJujpNqsr4

102 � Stormy Weather � Five Sharps
https://youtu.be/ooU8o78lMgw?t=9

130 � Truckin' Little Woman � Willie Nix
released on Checker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNtLLlQmdA

165 � Sweet Lovin' Daddy-O � Teardrops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6wSTbQPMDY

184 � Juke Joint Johnny � Lattie Moore
early rockabilly on the Speed label
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0drtciUy2g

196 � Whoa, Boy � Luke McDaniels
rockin' country record on Trumpet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Recla-tZg

205 � How Could You (Break My Heart) � Enchanters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NR596HTwqg

216 � Wild Man Boogie � Ray Batts
country boogie featuring a trumpet, on the Bullet label https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goIC0kR8KTQ

223 � Just An Army Boy � Boyd Gilmore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7jmtQHZ4s

224 � Lulubell Blues � Frank "Fat Man" Humphries & the Four Notes
on Jubilee, supposedly with the Crows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bSaHToApaw

227 � Got You Begging � Jay McShann (Pee Wee Matthews) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358Q7N0_HBk

242 � Blue Serenade � Baby Face Turner
on Modern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S07o_T3bv0

246 � You Can't But Love � Lonnie Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBVmMqJUGQ4

252 � Two Little Girls � Jimmy Witherspoon
from his time at Federal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH3cXRZgZM

271 � Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand � Sallee Martin Singers
(Brother Joe May)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEUp-Jy-JhU

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:35:37 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1952

Note : I have purposely chosen records that were NOT covered in Samp�s reviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=hwbWztg55Qg,56mlpgUebvY,oEM9YLKDShQ,-03uDZ-3dAA,98gAqUU4nWY,26a33cSoGmI,gAHoNK7v8_8,l_fqH2w3v8Y,uYLFrgc8Rb8,1Oj-hgI2xXA,

Little Willie Cotton � Gonna Shook It Up And Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbWztg55Qg
released on Swing Time 319

Arthur �Blues� Crump � I Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56mlpgUebvY
recorded in Jackson, Miss. in 1952, released first on Champion 108
then on Ace #503 as �Big Boy Crudup� in 1955

Sonny Jones � Is Everything All Right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEM9YLKDShQ
recorded in New Orleans in 1952, released on Specialty 443 c.Nov

Fat Man Matthews & The Four Kittens � Later Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03uDZ-3dAA
produced by Dave Bartholomew at Imperial

The Mel-O-Tones � One More Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98gAqUU4nWY
released as Apollo 1192 in the latter half of 1952

Mr Sad Head � Butcher Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26a33cSoGmI
an r&b artist signed to RCA, seems to be his debut on the label

The Serenaders � Misery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAHoNK7v8_8
on Coral, group eventually becoming The Royal Jokers on Atco etc

The Tilters � Ee-Til-Ya-Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_fqH2w3v8Y
cut in NYC on June 29, 1952; released on Atlantic 979 in December

John Tripp � Nobody�s Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLFrgc8Rb8
released on Imperial 5190

Vivian Verson � I Want To Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj-hgI2xXA
recorded in Nashville in 1952 and released as J-B 102

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:14:20 -0400, Playlist <playlist@playlist.com>
wrote:

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:30:57 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

Let's see what I can come up with aside from the flip sides I already added. >>

19 tracks >https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=etdROjZ62-k,xx2SCCxeR8A,LLdLkvnGYYE,NwAggaw1CW4,rUJujpNqsr4,ooU8o78lMgw,yyNtLLlQmdA,U6wSTbQPMDY,s0drtciUy2g,j3Recla-tZg,1NR596HTwqg,goIC0kR8KTQ,RR7jmtQHZ4s,0bSaHToApaw,358Q7N0_HBk,8S07o_T3bv0,aBVmMqJUGQ4,

6BH3cXRZgZM,sEUp-Jy-JhU,

50 minutes of enjoyable upbeat r&b and country music.

Thanks, Bruce.

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Bruce wrote:

Let's see what I can come up with aside from the flip sides I already added.

6 ¦ Good Bread Alley ¦ Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

Not by an obscure artist, but I have never seen it mentioned as being any kind of a hit. I don't think Samp includes Cleanhead as rock and roll, so no review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etdROjZ62-k

#58 on my list and a high 8. Way too bluesy for Samp...no way he'd ever include this

58 ¦ So Much Trouble ¦ Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

On Savoy, it was done by George Thorogood on one of his Rounder albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2SCCxeR8A

#152 here and an 8

78 ¦ Forgive Me Baby ¦ Elmo Nixon (Henry Hayes Orchestra)

Another Savoy side that did not do much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLdLkvnGYYE

#129 and an 8

99 ¦ The Frog Hop ¦ Hal Singer

Another odd Savoy record, this time an instrumental that was on the album that I gave everybody a copy of at UGHA when we all met in person in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwAggaw1CW4

#485 and a 7. Yep,I have fond memories of that meet at UGHA too. And thanks again for the album

101 ¦ Aching And Crying ¦ Gene Forrest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJujpNqsr4

#244 and a 7

102 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Five Sharps

You can't get too much more obscure than this one:

https://youtu.be/ooU8o78lMgw?t=9

Samp did include this of course so I didn't

I've written about this one before---I like that they kept the right tempo for the song so in that way its my #3 fave version of a great old standard (after the earlier Lena and Ethel superlative versions)

On my faves list its 204 and a 7

130 ¦ Truckin' Little Woman ¦ Willie Nix

Released on Checker - https://images.45worlds.com/f/78/willie-nix-truckin-little-woman-checker-78.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNtLLlQmdA

#251 and a 7

165 ¦ Sweet Lovin' Daddy-O ¦ Teardrops

It's on a label that has the same name as out MIA critic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6wSTbQPMDY

#146 and an 8

And on SAMPSON label of course :)

Plus it was one of my nominations in the January 2022 Obscurities contest and made the last four but sadly came last there. Contest was won by Mark and "Big Mary's House" - The Solitaires

184 ¦ Juke Joint Johnny ¦ Lattie Moore

Obscure early rockabilly on the Speed label.

https://rcs-discography.com/rcs/show_pic.php?key=2966&type=ls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0drtciUy2g

#168 and an 8. I recall writing in a post suggesting this one in a Samp's future reviews post (for December 1952) saying I didn't think he'd stretch to including it.

And he didn't

196 ¦ Whoa, Boy ¦ Luke McDaniels

Rockin' Country record on Trumpet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Recla-tZg

#378 and a 7

205 ¦ How Could You (Break My Heart) ¦ Enchanters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NR596HTwqg

Early female Doo Wop group

Yep,nothing at all to do with that later "Mambo Santa Mambo" male group nor with later still Garnet Mimms
crowd

#452 and a 7

216 ¦ Wild Man Boogie ¦ Ray Batts

Another strange one, country boogie featuring a trumpet and on the Bullet label.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goIC0kR8KTQ

#284 and a 7

223 ¦ Just An Army Boy ¦ Boyd Gilmore

On a common label, but it's still obscure in the sense of people who know it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7jmtQHZ4s

#172 and a 7

I prefer the "A" side on this one - "Ramblin' On My Mind"

That's #151 and an 8

224 ¦ Lulubell Blues ¦ Frank "Fat Man" Humphries & the Four Notes

On Jubilee, supposedly with the Crows, who had not had a release of their own yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bSaHToApaw

#471 and a 7

227 ¦ Got You Begging ¦ Jay McShann (Pee Wee Matthews)

Ben Webster plays on this. I classify it as Jazz but it almost as much R&B as Jazz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=358Q7N0_HBk

Not on my list probably too jazzy tho I don't recall hearing it before

242 ¦ Blue Serenade ¦ Baby Face Turner

On Modern, sounds like an Elmore James influenced item.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S07o_T3bv0

Didn't know this. Sounds OK need a few more spins. Almost certainly a good 7

246 ¦ You Can't But Love ¦ Lonnie Johnson

12 years before the Beatles got to this same subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBVmMqJUGQ4

This one didn't do much for me as neither did that Beatles thing either :)

252 ¦ Two Little Girls ¦ Jimmy Witherspoon

From his time at Federal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH3cXRZgZM

#446 and a 7

His best for the yea IMO is the Leiber & Stoller "Corn Whiskey" from DEcember 1952

271 ¦ Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand ¦ Sallee Martin Singers (Brother Joe May)

Brother Joe May rocks the house!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEUp-Jy-JhU

I'm not so big on gospel. Didn't know this need a few more spins it might grow on me

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Roger wrote:

Bruce wrote:

102 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Five Sharps

You can't get too much more obscure than this one:

https://youtu.be/ooU8o78lMgw?t=9

Samp did include this of course so I didn't

I've written about this one before---I like that they kept the right tempo for the song so in that way its my #3 fave version of a great old standard (after the earlier Lena and Ethel superlative versions)

Wow, you have it as better than the Spaniels version.

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Bruce wrote:

Roger wrote:

Bruce wrote:

102 ¦ Stormy Weather ¦ Five Sharps

You can't get too much more obscure than this one:

https://youtu.be/ooU8o78lMgw?t=9

Samp did include this of course so I didn't

I've written about this one before---I like that they kept the right tempo for the song so in that way its my #3 fave version of a great old standard (after the earlier Lena and Ethel superlative versions)

Wow, you have it as better than the Spaniels version.

I like the Spaniels version too but I'm not crazy about that tempo change

I've made several posts here before expressing my liking fo r the Sharps version so its nothing new

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:35:37 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Today......from 1952

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=YIVjR594yIQ,sX9nsHfb7lg,5Pp3YqpTH_U,JRfVoNpW3qw,iiqoeuRQZFw,w4MKPnlxyGI,qiT3ej236Yo,9gpPZZ7zEFc,hN-NCLMXbkI,mumBBPixkqk,

Sheldon Gibbs and The Arizona Ranch Boys - Houn' Dog Boogie [Smart 1016;b-side;Phoenix AZ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIVjR594yIQ https://hillbillycountry.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-story-of-sheldon-gibbs.html "pre-shadowed the rockabilly and rock'n'roll sounds that would come
out of Phoenix only few years later"

Tiny Bradshaw - The Train Kept A-Rollin' [King 4497] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX9nsHfb7lg

Boyd Gilmore - Ramblin' On My Mind [Modern 860] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pp3YqpTH_U

The Royals - I Know I Love You So [Federal 12077;b-side] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfVoNpW3qw

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers f. Mari Jones - Gee, It's Rough [Modern
881]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiqoeuRQZFw

Otis Blackwell - Wake Up Fool [RCA 5069] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4MKPnlxyGI

Eddie Cletro And His Round Up Boys - Flyin Saucer Boogie [Lariat 1202;b-side;Hollywood]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiT3ej236Yo

Tennessee Ernie Ford & Ella Mae Morse - False Hearted Girl [Capitol 2215;b-side]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gpPZZ7zEFc

John Lee Hooker - Rock Me Mama [Modern 862] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN-NCLMXbkI

Hot Lips Page AHO - Last Call For Alcohol [King 5484] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumBBPixkqk
Recorded in Paris, France, Oct 29, 1952
warning - hectic!

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On 4/27/2024 2:46 PM, Bruce wrote:

Roger wrote:

The Tilters – Ee-Til-Ya-Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_fqH2w3v8Y

Just discovered this recently in a Cash Box review, solid 7.

------------
I guess you don't remember, but you heard it years ago in my car. You
liked it then too.

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:35:37 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Today......from 1952

Geoff's list, Vol 2:

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=MazQycWHq_Q,Y_LU8EPEuSw,0nqZwsGXTCc,4xH2UNF3YmQ,c2kfqpK8RPo,qddFn3hp5H0,23LsROwenA4,Io1w5TLTsx0,mFwFnAm69nU,PBx26JkGb3Q,

Hadda Brooks - Jump Back Honey [Okeh 6924] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazQycWHq_Q

Helen Foster and the Rovers - Oop-De-Doo [Republic
7013;b-side;Nashville]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_LU8EPEuSw

Jimmie Dean - Bumming Around [4 Star 1613;;CA] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqZwsGXTCc
an example of where the lyrics count

Little Esther - The Storm [Federal 12063] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xH2UNF3YmQ

Sid Phillips AHB {v. Alma Cogan} - Meet Me On The Corner [HMV 6133] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2kfqpK8RPo

Mickey Champion - Don't Say You Love Me [Aladdin 3137;b-side] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qddFn3hp5H0

Smokey Hogg - Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes [Modern 884;;Hollywood] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LsROwenA4

The Radars - I Want A Little Girl [Rhythm And Blues 478;;NY] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io1w5TLTsx0

Tommy Duncan - Tomato Can [Intro 6060;;Hollywood] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFwFnAm69nU
recorded Jun 23, 1952, with Ole Rasmussen on guitar

Red{Clyde Julian} Foley & Roberta Lee - I Gotta Have You [Decca 28343] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBx26JkGb3Q

Bruce has beaten me to 2 songs so far,
my first list was to have Boyd Gilmore - Just An Army Boy,
my second list (above) was to have Luke McDaniels - Whoa, Boy

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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:35:37 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

Today......from 1952

Geoff's list, Vol 3:

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=3vHEn2DG27E,7TbFkt_YIP0,ruZnU-z-0z0,VTCEl57_ro4,_ByPMTOf7CM,cL_k1-rV_p4,Y1kbdS5Falw,3UA3sC3Ndxk,StoRnqvd3yc,ppVIxZjs5Vo,

Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan - Hot Rod Mama [Capitol 2244] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vHEn2DG27E

Grandpa Jones - I'm No Communist [RCA 4771] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TbFkt_YIP0
the political lyrics are interesting

The Sultans {NY} - Blues At Dawn [Jubilee 5077;b-side] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZnU-z-0z0

Mary Sue - Everybody's Talking [Modern 880;;Hollywood] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCEl57_ro4
with Ike Turner on piano

Patti Page - Conquest [Mercury 70025;b-side] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ByPMTOf7CM
I've always been drawn towards strong vocal tension in music;
which is why I like some songs by cusp artists Del Shannon (Runaway),
Jimmy Jones (Good Timin'), Freddy Cannon (Tallahassee Lassie), Dion
(Runaround Sue)... and earlier, Conway Twitty (It's Only Make Believe)

Muddy Waters - Standing Around Crying [Chess 1526] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_k1-rV_p4

Shirley Haven And The Four Jacks - Sure Cure For The Blues [Federal
12079-A]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1kbdS5Falw
includes that distinctive bass voice heard on "Last Of The Good
Rockin' Men"

Rosalie Allen - It'd Surprise You [RCA 4853] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UA3sC3Ndxk
a unique swingbilly sound
1-20 on https://www.discogs.com/release/18019660-Various-Swingbillies

Preston Love AHO, v. Beverly Wright � Kissin' Boogie [Spin 102
A;;Hollywood]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StoRnqvd3yc
another unique track that includes amplified 'kissing' sounds

Doye O'Dell - Diesel Smoke [Intro 6047;;Beverly Hills] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppVIxZjs5Vo
trucker song, re-recorded by O'Dell for singles in 1962 and 1983
apart from the vocal I enjoy the instrumentation and sound effects

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