10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

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

TANI ALLEN & HIS TENNESSEE PALS (VCL BUCK TURNER) - TENNESSEE JIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHk23vaaZA8

Tani Allen was a native of Memphis,Tennessee recording country ditties for Jim Bulleit’s Bullet company over in Nashville. He had a series of records out on Bullet between 1950 and 1952 the most famous of which today has to be the catchy country bop “
Tennessee Jive” (with vocal by Buck Turner)

Why so famous? Well mostly because two years later Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets (his then label billing)
and recording for Dave Miller’s Essex outfit “borrowed”—and re-recorded----the whole shebang renaming it “Real Rock Drive”

You be the judge :-

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

BLU LU BARKER - BOW LEGGED DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3qvX0GbRwk

Alias Louisa Barker (nee Louise Dupont) born in New Orleans and a veteran of the New Orleans music scene and first recorded as “Lu Blue” in 1938

Together with her band leader husband Danny Barker she later embarked on a series of singles for Capitol that produced the second most successful cover (after Evelyn Knight’s #1 version) of the big 1948 hit “A Little Bird Told Me” (originally by
Paula Watson)----leading to the song in question here---the risqué “Bow Legged Daddy”

Here’s what Billboard had to say in their review of the record in January 1950

“Blu Lu” Barker – Bow Legged Daddy – Capitol 807

Lyrics on this novelty blues leaves very little to the imagination. Blue Lu sells it in her winning, little-glrl fashion"

BIG JEFF & RADIO PLAYBOYS - JUKEBOX BOOGIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQloHd1VSAY

Grover Franklin Bess alias Big Jeff hailed from Ashland City Tennessee.

Forming the country band “The Radio Playboys” they played events,fairs,carnivals etc and were approached to record their particular brand of country music at intervals on various labels.It was 1950 when Jeff & the band were approached to cut records
with Randy Wood’s fledging Dot company in nearby Gallatin.

Their first recording for Dot was “Jukebox Boogie” in the style then known as “country bop” which style in the hands of others (and roughed up a little) later translated into “rockabilly”

I first heard “Jukebox Boogie” many years ago and its stayed a firm favorite of the genre ever since

PINEY BROWN - THAT'S RIGHT BABY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhUEtFF-x4

Big voiced blues shouter Piney was born Columbus Perry in 1922 in Birmingham—not the UK birthplace of yours truly---but the same-named one in Alabama.

After relocating To Baltimore in 1940 he made his debut as “Piney Brown” in 1947 (the name lifted from a club owner in Kansas City who was immortalized in Joe Turner’s “Piney Brown Blues”) for the Miracle label and moving to New York’s own
Apollo label in 1948 and releasing the fine blues rocker “That’s Right Baby” in February 1950.

Piney managed to stay on the fringes of the music scene with sporadic releases on labels like Jubilee, Duke,Mad etc right through the 1950’s and even into the 1960’s

THE CAP-TANS - I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFsNRR_73g

Formed in Washington DC in 1948 The Buddies group eventually morphed into The Cap-Tans with a recording deal with Gotham label in 1950. Since their previous release had been something of a flop Gotham refused to handle the new song----an Ink Spot-ish
treatment of “I’m So Crazy For Love”. The resulting Dot single fared pretty well—selling 15,000 copies in the first week alone.

Though it never made any chart,the song did well enough to spawn cover versions by Billy Eckstíne,The Blenders,Lonnie Johnson,Paul Gayten and The Ravens

“I’m So Crazy For Love” was popular enough to make Dot reissue the single in 1953.

All other info on the group that anyone could want is available in a detailed article by Unca Marvy that can be located here
https://www.uncamarvy.com/CapTans/captans.html

HELEN HUMES - I'M GONNA LET HIM RIDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDmF74ozHI

From Frank Bull & Gene Norman’s “Blues Jubilee” show at The Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles Ca. Helen Humes with a rather salacious offering became the flipside of her big “Million Dollar Secret” hit on Modern. The opening line “now he may be
your man but he comes to see me sometimes” tells you exactly where this is headed

Personnel here include Helen Humes (vocal) Charlie Gillum (tpt) Jackie Kelson (alto sax) James Jackson Jr (ten sax) Johnny Rogers (gtr) Camille Howard (pno) Roy Milton (dms)

LOST JOHN HUNTER & HIS BLIND BATS - COOL DOWN MAMMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXIDakIiRk

Recorded May 1950 at Memphis Recording Service,Union Ave Memphis Tennessee and released as 4 Star 1492 (b/w “School Boy” recorded at same session) featuring John Hunter (vcl/pno) unknown (gtr) unknown (bs) unknown (dms). Both sides of this 4 Star 78
curiously marked “Not suitable for radio broadcast”

Reviewed in “Billboard” August 5 1950 “Gravel voiced shouter gets off a humorous fast blues with unison chanting and rhythm combo supporting”

The 4 Star 78 of this is ultra-rare of course but its huge rarity still pales alongside a special 4 track extended play 78RPM issued as “NR-S #1A” featuring both sides of the Hunter single (with the “Schoolboy” flip) plus Cactus Pryor ‘s “If
I’d Know’d You’se A Comin’ I’d Have Cut My Throat” and his “Can’t Yodel Blues”

In latter days both “Cool Down Mamma” and “Schoolboy” saw re-release---both featuring on the Charly Sun Box 105 “Sun : The Blues Years” set released in 1984

AL JACKSON - LET'S DRINK SOME WHISKEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_OQQ9rtvQ

Joe Turner-inspired shouter extolling the virtues of Scotland’s most famous beverage released on Roost 607. Apparently Roost (that boasted a very young Harry Belafonte on its books at this time) was back then a subsidiary or had some kind of
distribution attachment to the famous established r&b based label Regal.

The singer had undertaken a session for Roost in May 1950 so this track (and the flip “Jelly Roll”) were almost certainly recorded there and released in June 1950.

The Roost label would later go on to become “Royal Roost”---and would score a major Top 20 hit on the pop chart in later years with Eddie Cooley And The Dimples and “Priscilla”

JOE HILL LOUIS - BOOGIE IN THE PARK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjUcrB7IVY

After a short period recording in Nashville for Columbia the noted “one man band” returned to Memphis for this beauty---recorded at Memphis Recording Service Union Ave Memphis July 27 1950 under the auspices of both Sam Phillips and noted Memphis
deejay Dewey Phillips and released as “Boogie In The Park”/”Gotta
Let You Go” on the appropriately named “It’s The Phillips” label—the label’s first and ONLY release---with just 300 copies pressed utilising the financial resources of both Sam and Dewey.

Should mention here that if you’re after an original 78 of this then your own financial resources better be more than just good----it’s currently valued in the FIVE figure range!!

The record must have piqued enough interest from Modern Records out on the West Coast for them to add Joe to their label roster and request all future recordings by him be supervised by Sam and sent to them to appear on Modern. Thus explaining how the re-
recording of “Boogie In The Park” from a 706 Union session in
November appeared as Modern 813.

JIMMY McCRACKLIN - ROCKIN' ALL DAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJcXkvRM-8

A truly great one from one of the longest lasting (and most successful) 1950’s top blues names here getting into his stride after his then-recent move to the Modern label. This is my personal favorite by him for the year

This one did pretty well in Bruce's January 2020 Obscurities contest where (nominated by Jim) it justly reached the Final---but was beaten by Diane’s Blue Dots’ “Please Don’t Tell ‘Em”

It also reached the Final in the Champions contest that December too---and was once again beaten by Diane’s same record!!

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On Sun, 12 May 2024 05:15:53 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=MHk23vaaZA8,OYtMEZohwKc,A3qvX0GbRwk,VQloHd1VSAY,wdhUEtFF-x4,lXFsNRR_73g,iYDmF74ozHI,vlXIDakIiRk,sm_OQQ9rtvQ,GsjUcrB7IVY,cvJcXkvRM-8,

TANI ALLEN & HIS TENNESSEE PALS (VCL BUCK TURNER) - TENNESSEE JIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHk23vaaZA8
for comparison :-
Bill Haley with Haley�s Comets - Real Rock Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtMEZohwKc

BLU LU BARKER - BOW LEGGED DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3qvX0GbRwk

BIG JEFF & RADIO PLAYBOYS - JUKEBOX BOOGIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQloHd1VSAY

PINEY BROWN - THAT'S RIGHT BABY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhUEtFF-x4

THE CAP-TANS - I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFsNRR_73g

HELEN HUMES - I'M GONNA LET HIM RIDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDmF74ozHI

LOST JOHN HUNTER & HIS BLIND BATS - COOL DOWN MAMMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXIDakIiRk

AL JACKSON - LET'S DRINK SOME WHISKEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_OQQ9rtvQ

JOE HILL LOUIS - BOOGIE IN THE PARK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjUcrB7IVY

JIMMY McCRACKLIN - ROCKIN' ALL DAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJcXkvRM-8

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On Sun, 12 May 2024 05:15:53 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

To assist potential contributors to this topic/theme.

At this point in time, an artist-song/song-artist *is obscure* if
it is not listed below (168 recordings - on Billboard Pop charts
from beginning Jan 1950 to end of Feb 1951):

by artist - song:

Ames Brothers - Can Anyone Explain
Ames Brothers - Rag Mop
Ames Brothers - Sentimental Me
Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins - I Can Dream Can't I
Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins - I Wanna Be Loved
Andrews Sisters & Russ Morgan - Charley My Boy
Anton Karas - Third Man Theme
Art Lund - Mona Lisa
Arthur Godfrey & Mary Martin - Go To Sleep Go To Sleep Go To Sleep
Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes - Candy And Cake
Artie Shaw & Gordon Jenkins - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Bill Snyder - Bewitched
Billy Eckstine - I Apologize
Billy Eckstine - I Wanna Be Loved
Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart
Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby - Play A Simple Melody
Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby - Sam's Song
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Quicksilver
Bing Crosby - All My Love
Bing Crosby - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Bing Crosby - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
Bing Crosby - Harbor Lights
Bing Crosby - La Vie En Rose
Bing Crosby - Mule Train
Bing Crosby - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Blue Barron & Bobby Beers - Are You Lonesome Tonight
Buddy Clark - A Dreamer's Holiday
Carmen Cavallaro,Bob Lido & The Cavalier - Music Music Music
Carmen Cavallaro,Bob Lido & The Cavaliers - Music Music Music
Dean Martin - I'll Always Love You
Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter - Aba Daba Honeymoon
Dennis Day - Christmas In Killarney
Dennis Day - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
Dick Haymes & Artie Shaw - Count Every Star
Dick Haymes - The Old Master Painter
Dick Todd - Daddy's Little Girl
Dinah Shore - Dear Hearts And Gentle People
Dinah Shore - It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House
Dinah Shore - My Heart Cries For You
Don Cherry - Thinking Of You
Doris Day - Bewitched
Doris Day - Hoop - Dee - Doo
Doris Day - Quicksilver
Eddie Fisher - Bring Back The Thrill
Eddie Fisher - Thinking Of You
Edmundo Ros - Wedding Samba
Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked A Cake)
Frank Petty Trio - Rain
Frank Sinatra - Goodnight,Irene
Frankie Laine - Cry Of The Wild Goose
Frankie Laine - Mule Train
Frankie Laine - Music,Maestro,Please
Frankie Laine - Swamp Girl
Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine - The Stars And Stripes Forever
Freddy Martin & Merv Griffin - I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts
Freddy Martin,Merv Griffin & The Martin Men - Music Music Music
Gene Autry - Frosty The Snowman
Gene Autry - Peter Cottontail
Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Krupa & Bobby Soots - Bonaparte's Retreat
Georgia Gibbs - I Still Feel The Same About You
Gordon Jenkins & Sandy Evans - My Foolish Heart
Gordon Jenkins & The Bonnie Lou Williams Chorus - Bewitched
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Goodnight,Irene
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Tzena Tzena Tzena
Gordon Jenkins/Betty Brewer - Don't Cry Joe(Let Her Go,Let Her Go)
Guy Lombardo & Bill Flanagan - All My Love
Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner - Harbor Lights
Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner - Tennessee Waltz
Guy Lombardo & The Kenny Gardner Trio - Dearie
Guy Lombardo & The Kenny Gardner Trio - Enjoy Yourself
Guy Lombardo - Third Man Theme
Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You
Guy Mitchell - The Roving Kind
Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley - The Old Piano Roll Blues
Hops - Sam's Song - Joe "Fingers" Carr & The Carr
Hugo Winterhalter - Count Every Star
Jack Teter Trio - Johnson Rag
Jan August,Jerry Murad & The Harmonicats - Bewitched
Jimmy Dorsey & Claire Hogan - Johnson Rag
Jimmy Dorsey,Claire Hogan & Charlie Teagarden - Charley My Boy
Jimmy Wakely - My Heart Cries For You
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Dearie
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Whispering Hope
Jo Stafford - No Other Love
Jo Stafford - Tennessee Waltz
Johnnie Lee Wills - Rag Mop
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie - I'll Never Be Free
Kay Starr - Bonaparte's Retreat
Kay Starr - Hoop - Dee - Doo
Kay Starr - Oh Babe!
Kitty Kallen & Richard Hayes - Our Lady Of Fatima
Larry Green & The Honeydreamers - Bewitched
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Tennessee Waltz
Les Paul - Nola
Lionel Hampton & Hamptones - Rag Mop
Louis Prima & Keely Smith - Oh Babe!
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - A Bushel And A Peck
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Let's Go To Church(Next Sunday
Morning)
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around
Mariners - Sometime
Mario Lanza - Be My Love
Mel Blanc (As Tweety Pie & Sylvester) - I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat
Mervin Shiner - Peter Cottontail
Mills Brothers - Daddy's Little Girl
Mills Brothers - Nevertheless
Mindy Carson - Candy And Cake
Mindy Carson - My Foolish Heart
Mitch Miller - Tzena Tzena Tzena
Nat "King" Cole & Stan Kenton - Orange Colored Sky
Nat "King" Cole - Mona Lisa
Owen Bradley Quintet - Blues Stay Away From Me
Patti Page - All My Love
Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page - With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming
Patti Page - Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)
Paul Weston & Norman Luboff Choir - Nevertheless
Percy Faith - All My Love
Percy Faith - Cross Your Fingers
Perry Como & Betty Hutton - A Bushel And A Peck
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters - A Dreamer's Holiday
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters - Hoop - Dee - Doo
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters - You're Just In Love
Perry Como - If
Perry Como - Patricia
Perry Como - Zing Zing Zoom Zoom
Phil Harris - The Old Master Painter
Phil Harris - The Thing
Ralph Flanagan & Harry Prime - Nevertheless
Ralph Flanagan & The Harry Prime Band - Rag Mop
Ray Anthony & Ronnie Deauville - Harbor Lights
Ray Anthony & Dick Noel - Count Every Star
Ray Anthony,Ronnie Deauville & The Skyliners - Nevertheless
Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman - Dearie
Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman - Dearie
Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Red Foley - Our Lady Of Fatima
Richard Hayes - The Old Master Painter
Russ Morgan & The Morganaires - Sentimental Me
Russ Morgan - Johnson Rag
Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell - It Isn't Fair
Sammy Kaye & The Kaydets - Roses
Sammy Kaye & The Tony Alamo Choir - Wanderin'
Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets - Harbor Lights
Spike Jones & Fleddy Morgan - Chinese Mule Train
Spike Jones,Rudolph/The Reindeers - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Spike Jones,Sara Berner & Sir Frederick Gas - Tennessee Waltz
Tennessee Ernie - Mule Train
Teresa Brewer - Choo'N Gum
Teresa Brewer - Music Music Music
Tony Martin & Dinah Shore - A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug
Tony Martin & Fran Warren - I Said My Pajamas
Tony Martin - La Vie En Rose
Tony Martin - There's No Tomorrow
Tony Martin - Valencia
Vaughn Monroe - Bamboo
Vaughn Monroe - Mule Train
Vic Damone - Vagabond Shoes
Vic Damone - My Heart Cries For You
Vic Damone - Tzena Tzena Tzena
Vic Damone - Vagabond Shoes
Victor Young & Don Cherry - Mona Lisa
Weavers - The Roving Kind

by song - artist:

A Bushel And A Peck - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
A Bushel And A Peck - Perry Como & Betty Hutton
A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug - Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
Be My Love - Mario Lanza
Bring Back The Thrill - Eddie Fisher
Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
Harbor Lights - Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
Harbor Lights - Ray Anthony & Ronnie Deauville
Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
I Apologize - Billy Eckstine
I Still Feel The Same About You - Georgia Gibbs
I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc (As Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
If - Perry Como
Mockin' Bird Hill - Les Paul & Mary Ford
My Heart Cries For You - Dinah Shore
My Heart Cries For You - Guy Mitchell
My Heart Cries For You - Jimmy Wakely
My Heart Cries For You - Vic Damone
Nevertheless - Mills Brothers
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya) - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
Tennessee Waltz - Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
Tennessee Waltz - Jo Stafford
Tennessee Waltz - Les Paul & Mary Ford
Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
Tennessee Waltz - Spike Jones,Sara Berner & Sir Frederick Gas
The Roving Kind - Guy Mitchell
The Roving Kind - Weavers
The Thing - Phil Harris
Thinking Of You - Don Cherry
Thinking Of You - Eddie Fisher
Would I Love You (Love You,Love You) - Patti Page
You're Just In Love - Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
Zing Zing Zoom Zoom - Perry Como
A Dreamer's Holiday - Buddy Clark
A Dreamer's Holiday - Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
All My Love - Bing Crosby
All My Love - Guy Lombardo & Bill Flanagan
All My Love - Patti Page
All My Love - Percy Faith
Are You Lonesome Tonight - Blue Barron & Bobby Beers
Bamboo - Vaughn Monroe
Bewitched - Bill Snyder
Bewitched - Doris Day
Bewitched - Gordon Jenkins & The Bonnie Lou Williams Chorus
Bewitched - Jan August,Jerry Murad & The Harmonicats
Bewitched - Larry Green & The Honeydreamers
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo - Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae
Blues Stay Away From Me - Owen Bradley Quintet
Bonaparte's Retreat - Gene Krupa & Bobby Soots
Bonaparte's Retreat - Kay Starr
Can Anyone Explain - Ames Brothers
Candy And Cake - Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes
Candy And Cake - Mindy Carson
Charley My Boy - Andrews Sisters & Russ Morgan
Charley My Boy - Jimmy Dorsey,Claire Hogan & Charlie Teagarden
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Bing Crosby
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
Chinese Mule Train - Spike Jones & Fleddy Morgan
Choo'N Gum - Teresa Brewer
Christmas In Killarney - Dennis Day
Count Every Star - Dick Haymes & Artie Shaw
Count Every Star - Hugo Winterhalter
Count Every Star - Ray Anthony & Dick Noel
Cross Your Fingers - Percy Faith
Cry Of The Wild Goose - Frankie Laine
Daddy's Little Girl - Dick Todd
Daddy's Little Girl - Mills Brothers
Dear Hearts And Gentle People - Bing Crosby
Dear Hearts And Gentle People - Dennis Day
Dear Hearts And Gentle People - Dinah Shore
Dearie - Guy Lombardo & The Kenny Gardner Trio
Dearie - Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae
Dearie - Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman
Dearie - Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman
Don't Cry Joe(Let Her Go,Let Her Go) - Gordon Jenkins/Betty Brewer
Enjoy Yourself - Guy Lombardo & The Kenny Gardner Trio
Go To Sleep Go To Sleep Go To Sleep - Arthur Godfrey & Mary Martin Goodnight,Irene - Frank Sinatra
Goodnight,Irene - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
Harbor Lights - Bing Crosby
Hoop - Dee - Doo - Doris Day
Hoop - Dee - Doo - Kay Starr
Hoop - Dee - Doo - Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
I Can Dream Can't I - Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
I Said My Pajamas - Tony Martin & Fran Warren
I Wanna Be Loved - Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
I Wanna Be Loved - Billy Eckstine
I'll Always Love You - Dean Martin
I'll Never Be Free - Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles - Artie Shaw & Gordon Jenkins
I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts - Freddy Martin & Merv Griffin
If I Knew You Were Comin' (I'd've Baked A Cake) - Eileen Barton
It Isn't Fair - Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell
It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House - Dinah Shore
Johnson Rag - Jack Teter Trio
Johnson Rag - Jimmy Dorsey & Claire Hogan
Johnson Rag - Russ Morgan
La Vie En Rose - Bing Crosby
La Vie En Rose - Tony Martin
Let's Go To Church(Next Sunday Morning) - Marg. Whiting/Jim Wakely
Mona Lisa - Art Lund
Mona Lisa - Nat "King" Cole
Mona Lisa - Victor Young & Don Cherry
Mule Train - Bing Crosby
Mule Train - Frankie Laine
Mule Train - Tennessee Ernie
Mule Train - Vaughn Monroe
Music Music Music - Carmen Cavallaro,Bob Lido & The Cavalier
Music Music Music - Carmen Cavallaro,Bob Lido & The Cavaliers
Music Music Music - Freddy Martin,Merv Griffin & The Martin Men
Music Music Music - Teresa Brewer
Music,Maestro,Please - Frankie Laine
My Foolish Heart - Billy Eckstine
My Foolish Heart - Gordon Jenkins & Sandy Evans
My Foolish Heart - Mindy Carson
Nevertheless - Paul Weston & Norman Luboff Choir
Nevertheless - Ralph Flanagan & Harry Prime
Nevertheless - Ray Anthony,Ronnie Deauville & The Skyliners
No Other Love - Jo Stafford
Nola - Les Paul
Oh Babe! - Kay Starr
Oh Babe! - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Orange Colored Sky - Nat "King" Cole & Stan Kenton
Our Lady Of Fatima - Kitty Kallen & Richard Hayes
Our Lady Of Fatima - Red Foley
Patricia - Perry Como
Peter Cottontail - Gene Autry
Peter Cottontail - Mervin Shiner
Play A Simple Melody - Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby
Quicksilver - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
Quicksilver - Doris Day
Rag Mop - Ames Brothers
Rag Mop - Johnnie Lee Wills
Rag Mop - Lionel Hampton & Hamptones
Rag Mop - Ralph Flanagan & The Harry Prime Band
Rain - Frank Petty Trio
Roses - Sammy Kaye & The Kaydets
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Spike Jones,Rudolph/The Reindeers
Sam's Song - Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby
Sam's Song - Joe "Fingers" Carr & The Carr - Hops
Sentimental Me - Ames Brothers
Sentimental Me - Russ Morgan & The Morganaires
Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
Sometime - Mariners
Swamp Girl - Frankie Laine
That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine
The Old Master Painter - Dick Haymes
The Old Master Painter - Phil Harris
The Old Master Painter - Richard Hayes
The Old Piano Roll Blues - Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley
The Stars And Stripes Forever - Frankie Laine
There's No Tomorrow - Tony Martin
Third Man Theme - Anton Karas
Third Man Theme - Guy Lombardo
Tzena Tzena Tzena - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
Tzena Tzena Tzena - Mitch Miller
Tzena Tzena Tzena - Vic Damone
Vagabond Shoes - Vic Damone
Vagabond Shoes - Vic Damone
Valencia - Tony Martin
Wanderin' - Sammy Kaye & The Tony Alamo Choir
Wedding Samba - Edmundo Ros
Whispering Hope - Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming - Patti Page

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Okay, have some time to get to this.

Roger wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

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

TANI ALLEN & HIS TENNESSEE PALS (VCL BUCK TURNER) - TENNESSEE JIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHk23vaaZA8

I've got a 6 on this, it's good.

BLU LU BARKER - BOW LEGGED DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3qvX0GbRwk

Also good, a 6 for me.

BIG JEFF & RADIO PLAYBOYS - JUKEBOX BOOGIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQloHd1VSAY

Another good one, also a 6.

PINEY BROWN - THAT'S RIGHT BABY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhUEtFF-x4

Again a 6, another good one. Could have been higher with a big time vocalist like Joe Turner singing it.

THE CAP-TANS - I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFsNRR_73g

The best one so far, a 7 that is #126 for me for the year.

HELEN HUMES - I'M GONNA LET HIM RIDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDmF74ozHI

Both sides of this "live" Single are sevens. This one is #89 for the year for me.

LOST JOHN HUNTER & HIS BLIND BATS - COOL DOWN MAMMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXIDakIiRk

ANOTHER GOOD ONE - 6

AL JACKSON - LET'S DRINK SOME WHISKEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_OQQ9rtvQ

Seems like 6 is my default rating, and this one is no exception.

JOE HILL LOUIS - BOOGIE IN THE PARK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjUcrB7IVY

As usual, a 6.

JIMMY McCRACKLIN - ROCKIN' ALL DAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJcXkvRM-8

A LOW 7 that did not quite make my 1950 list. To make one of my yearly lists a recording must be at least a solid (midway) 7. My favorite McCracklin for 1950 is "Gotta Cut Out."

McCracklin just made so many excellent and very good records that very few people pay attention too. Here are my rankings of Jimmy's 40 best records:

1. Think
2. The Cheater
3. Night And Day
4. I'm To Blame
5. She Felt Too Good
6. Arkansas (part 1)
7. Just Got To Know
8. Savoy's Jump
9. I'll See It Through
10. The Walk
11. You Look So Fine
12. Claim On You
13. Everybody Rock
14. Gonna Tell Your Mother
15. He Knows The Rules
16. Take A Chance
17. I'm The One
18. Every Night, Every Day
19. No Good
20. She's Gone
21. Take Care of Yourself
22. You're The One
23. Give My Heart A Break
24. Couldn't Be A Dream
25. Gotta Cut Out
26. That's The Way (It Goes)
27. Beer Tavern Girl
28. Susie And Pat
29. My Love For You
30. I'll Get A Break Someday
31. Come On
32. Christmas Time
33. I'm Through
34. I Wanna Make Love To You
35. Fare-Well
36. Rockin' All Day
37. Steppin' Up In Class
38. Rock & Rye (part 1 & 2)
39. Come On Back (Back Where You Belong)
40. Just Won't Let Her Go

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Okay, let's see if I can find 10 of my own.

13 ¦ Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee ¦ Wild Bill Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQIDfzhR5Q

I have to count this one since I did not know it until this century, even though it was on a major R&B label, King.

26 ¦ Man's Brand Boogie ¦ Billy Wright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6rRcwRS_o

On the exceedingly obscure Atlanta label, I think that it is Billy's first record from even before He was on Savoy.

https://i.discogs.com/ZALEJAj2N7IBT5_hkldv50B1eM-O48uU6mAwr7t8XOA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMTQz/NDg0LTE2NTE5MjQ0/MTYtNTQyMi5qcGVn.jpeg

41 ¦ What's Happening ¦ Paul Williams (Connie Allen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zMRC8iN2o

One of my favorite female vocalists, she had two all time killers on King in 1952, "Rocket 69" and "Your Daddy's Doggin' Around."


58 ¦ Mr. Blues ¦ Masterkeys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3KQyYX5TEM

On the Abbey label which was originally in Forest Hills, Queens, before moving to Manhattan in 1949.

61 ¦ Everything's Gonna Be Allright Tonight ¦ King Perry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kQVC_oGcs

On Specialty.

70 ¦ Hi-Yo ¦ Harold Burrage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSk46zMIrc8

Despite what the video says, the title was merely "Hi-Yo," and it was on Decca.

73 ¦ Brown Boy ¦ Big Al Sears (Sparrows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClx-fISxUk

Released on Coral, and with the same Clarence Palmer who would later would hit big on Savoy
with the retitles "Bad Boy."

77 ¦ I've Played This Town ¦ Willie Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPJ113E2w4

An early Peacock release from Don Robey in Houston.

80 ¦ Lemon Squeezer ¦ Four Barons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnvDwh34drY

The Jubilators thus consisted of Gene Mumford (tenor), Raymond "Pee Wee" Barnes (tenor), Alden "Allen" Bunn (baritone), Hadie Rowe (baritone), Thermon Ruth (baritone), and David McNeil (bass).

The group that would soon be known as the Larks came up to the NYC area and recorded for 4 different labels on the same day in 1950. This one was recorded for my grandfather at Savoy an was issued on his Regent subsidiary. Here's Unca Marvy's writeup on
this legendary day.

The group it was time to get on record. So all six of them piled into Bunn's car and drove up from North Carolina to New York. They stayed with some of Ruth's relatives on 143rd Street in Harlem and for about a week they rehearsed constantly. Then, when
they were ready, they set out for what was possibly the most amazing day of recording in history: October 5, 1950.

First, they went to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee Records (at 315 West 47th Street in Manhattan). There, they recorded four gospel songs, all released later in the month: "Why Not Today" (led by Hadie Rowe and Allen Bunn), "Down Here I've Done My Best" (Thermon
Ruth), "Sorrow Valley" (Allen Bunn and David McNeil) and "Since Mother's Been Gone" (Hadie Rowe; note that the song was mistitled "Since Mother's Done Gone" on the label). (The religious songs that the group recorded that day were a mixture of gospel and
jubilee; I'm not an expert, so I'll just refer to all of them as "gospel.")

So far, nothing unusual. However, the Jubilators were broke, and Thermon had been around long enough to know that they'd never see any royalties, only up-front payments for the session. So they told Jubilee that they were the "Selah Singers," got their
money and headed across the Hudson River into New Jersey.

Their first stop in New Jersey was the Braun brothers' Regal Records at 20 East Elizabeth Avenue, in Linden. This time they used the name "Jubilators," and recorded another four songs: "Mother Called My Name" and "Get On The Road To Glory" (both led by
Allen Bunn), "Seek And Ye Shall Find" (led by Gene Mumford), and "I've Got Heaven On My Mind" (fronted by Hadie Rowe).

Then they drove up to Newark and knocked on the door of Savoy Records (at 58 Market Street). There, they cut another four masters, this time secular tunes: "Easy Dying Blues" (led by Allen), "Got To Go Back Again" (a Korean War lament - "I just got home
and I've got to go back again" - led by David McNeil), "Lonely Heart" (Gene), and "Lemon Squeezer" ("The way I squeeze your lemons is a low-down dirty shame" - not exactly a song for gospel audiences; also led by David). To further disguise their plans,
the sextet called themselves the "4 Barons" on this session.

Finally, they drove back to Manhattan, to the offices of Apollo Records at 457 West 45th Street. Calling themselves the "Southern Harmonaires" this time, they were taken back to the same Mastertone Recording Studios that the "Selah Singers" had used that
very morning. They laid down five gospel tracks: "Honey In The Rock" (led by Hadie), "Crucifixion" (Gene), "I'm So Glad" (Gene), "Who Will Your Captain Be" (Gene), and "Shadrack" (Allen).

Bess BermanAnd then disaster struck! Someone at the studio remembered them from the Jubilee Records session that morning and spilled the beans to Apollo owner Bess Berman. Bess decided she wanted them badly enough to make a deal with the other companies.
When the dust had settled, Apollo had the contract, but Jubilee, Regal, and Savoy/Regent got to issue the masters that had been recorded under the "Selah Singers," the "Jubilators," and the "4 Barons." (Incidentally, they not only changed the group's
name with every session, but they also invented different names for themselves each time they signed on the dotted line.)

In one day: seventeen masters, for four companies, under four different group names, and twenty-four personal names. That has to be some sort of record.


81 ¦ I'm Clappin' And Shoutin' ¦ Bumps Myers & His Frantic Five (Bobby Nunn) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7zjpLNdHU

On the obscure Blu label, it's Bobby Nunn moonlighting from his regular gig as the bas of the Robins. The Blue label was located on So. Central Avenue in Watts. Same street that Dootone was located on.

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On Sun, 12 May 2024 05:15:53 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

According to Billboard, these are the top selling R&B sides
released in 1950 (or in early 1951):

by artist - song (114 sides)

Amos Milburn - Bad,Bad Whiskey
Amos Milburn - Empty Arm Blues
Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry,Baby
Amos Milburn - Walkin' Blues

Archibald Orchestra - Stak-A-Lee (Parts I & Ii)

Billy Ecstine - Sittin' By The Window

Billy Wright - You Satisfy

Buddy Johnson - Because

Calvin Boze - Safronia - B

Charles Brown - Black Night
Charles Brown - Homesick Blues
Charles Brown - My Baby's Gone

Clarence Garlow - Bon Ton Roula

Dinah Washington - I Only Know
Dinah Washington - I Wanna Be Loved
Dinah Washington - I'll Never Be Free
Dinah Washington - It Isn't Fair

Doc Savage & His Mad Lads - Rag Mop

Dominoes - Do Something For Me

Ed Wiley - Cry,Cry Baby

Etskine Hawkins - Tennessee Waltz

Fats Domino - Every Night About This Time
Fats Domino - The Fat Man

Felix Gross - Love For Christmas

Floyd Dixon - Telephone Blues

Frank Culley - After Hour Session

Freddie Mitchell - Easter Boogie

Gene Ammons - My Foolish Heart

Helen Humes - Million Dollar Secret

Herb Fisher Trio - I'm Yours To Keep

Ivory Joe Hunter - Guess Who
Ivory Joe Hunter - I Almost Lost My Mind
Ivory Joe Hunter - I Quit My Party Mama
Ivory Joe Hunter - Landlord Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter - Need You So
Ivory Joe Hunter - S.P. Blues

Jewel King - Three Times Seven Equals Twenty - One

Jimmy Preston & Butnetta Evans - Oh,Babe

Jimmy Witherspoon - Big Fine Girl
Jimmy Witherspoon - No Rollin' Blues

Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Pink Champagne
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Rag Mop

Joe Morris - Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere

Joe Turner - Still In The Dark

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Merry Christmas Baby
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Walkin' Blues

Johnny Otis & Little Esther - Deceivin' Blues
Johnny Otis & Mel Walker - Rockin' Blues
Johnny Otis - Dreamin' Blues
Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther - Double Crossing Blues

King Cole Trio - For You My Love
King Cole Trio - I Almost Lost My Mind
King Cole Trio - My Mother Told Me

Larry Darnell - For You My Love
Larry Darnell - I Love My Baby
Larry Darnell - I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & Ii)
Larry Darnell - Oh,Babe

Lightnin' Hopkins - Shotgun Blues

Lionel Hampton Orchestra - Rag Mop

Little Esther & Johnny Otis - Far Away Blues
Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra - Mistrustin' Blues
Little Esther - Cupid's Boogie
Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis - Wedding Boogie

Lonnie Johnson - Confused

Louis Jordan - Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & Ii)
Louis Jordan - Lemonade
Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & Ii)
Louis Jordan - School Days

Louis Jordan - Tamburitza Boogie

Lowell Fulson & Lloyd Glenn - Old Time Shuffle Blues
Lowell Fulson - Blue Shadows
Lowell Fulson - Everyday I Have The Blues
Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Parts I & Ii)

Lucky Millinder - I'll Never Be Free

Lynn Hope Quintet' - Tenderly

Margie Day & Griffin Brothers - Little Red Roosters

Memphis Slim - Angel Child

Mercy Dee - Lonesome Cabin Blues

Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues

Nat "King" Cole - Mona Lisa
Nat "King" Cole - Mona Lisa

Orioles - What Are You Doing New Year's

Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie - I'll Never Be Free

Peppermint Harris - Raining In My Heart

Percy Mayfield - Lost Love

Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone To Love

Piano Red - Red's Boogie
Piano Red - Rocking With Red

Roy Brown - Cadillac Baby
Roy Brown - Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown - Love Don't Love Nobody

Roy Byrd - Bald Head

Roy Hawkins - Why Do Things Happen To Me

Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Information Blues
Roy Milton - Oh,Babe

Rudy Render - Sneakin' Around

Ruth Brown - Boogie At Midnight

Ruth Brown - Long About Sundown

Sister Rosetta Tharpe Gospel Singers - Silent Night

Smokey Hogg - Little School Girl

Sugar Chile Robinson - Numbers Boogie

The Orioles - Forgive And Forget

The Ravens - Don't Have To Ride Bo More
The Ravens - I Don't Have To Ride Bo More

The Robins - If It's So Baby

The Shadows - I've Been A Fool

Tiny Bradshaw - I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball
Tiny Bradshaw - Well,Oh Well

Todd Rhodes - Pot Likker

Vacs - Besame Mucho - Ray - O

Wynonie Harris & Lucky Millinder - Oh,Babe
Wynonie Harris - I Like My Baby's Pudding
Wynonie Harris - Sittin' On It All The Time

by song - artist

After Hour Session - Frank Culley
Angel Child - Memphis Slim
Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere - Joe Morris
Bad,Bad Whiskey - Amos Milburn
Bald Head - Roy Byrd
Because - Buddy Johnson
Besame Mucho - Ray - O - Vacs
Big Fine Girl - Jimmy Witherspoon
Black Night - Charles Brown
Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & Ii) - Louis Jordan
Blue Shadows - Lowell Fulson
Bon Ton Roula - Clarence Garlow
Boogie At Midnight - Ruth Brown
Cadillac Baby - Roy Brown
Confused - Lonnie Johnson
Cry,Cry Baby - Ed Wiley
Cupid's Boogie - Little Esther
Deceivin' Blues - Johnny Otis & Little Esther
Do Something For Me - Dominoes
Don't Have To Ride Bo More - The Ravens
Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
Dreamin' Blues - Johnny Otis
Easter Boogie - Freddie Mitchell
Empty Arm Blues - Amos Milburn
Every Night About This Time - Fats Domino
Everyday I Have The Blues - Lowell Fulson
Far Away Blues - Little Esther & Johnny Otis
For You My Love - King Cole Trio
For You My Love - Larry Darnell
Forgive And Forget - The Orioles
Guess Who - Ivory Joe Hunter
Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
Homesick Blues - Charles Brown
I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter
I Almost Lost My Mind - King Cole Trio
I Don't Have To Ride Bo More - The Ravens
I Like My Baby's Pudding - Wynonie Harris
I Love My Baby - Larry Darnell
I Only Know - Dinah Washington
I Quit My Party Mama - Ivory Joe Hunter
I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington
I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & Ii) - Larry Darnell
I'll Never Be Free - Dinah Washington
I'll Never Be Free - Lucky Millinder
I'll Never Be Free - Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie
I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball - Tiny Bradshaw
I'm Yours To Keep - Herb Fisher Trio
I've Been A Fool - The Shadows
If It's So Baby - The Robins
Information Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
It Isn't Fair - Dinah Washington
Landlord Blues - Ivory Joe Hunter
Lemonade - Louis Jordan
Let's Make Christmas Merry,Baby - Amos Milburn
Little Red Roosters - Margie Day & Griffin Brothers
Little School Girl - Smokey Hogg
Lonesome Cabin Blues - Mercy Dee
Lonesome Christmas (Parts I & Ii) - Lowell Fulson
Long About Sundown - Ruth Brown
Lost Love - Percy Mayfield
Louisiana Blues - Muddy Waters
Love Don't Love Nobody - Roy Brown
Love For Christmas - Felix Gross
Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Million Dollar Secret - Helen Humes
Mistrustin' Blues - Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
Mona Lisa - Nat "King" Cole
Mona Lisa - Nat "King" Cole
My Baby's Gone - Charles Brown
My Foolish Heart - Gene Ammons
My Mother Told Me - King Cole Trio
Need You So - Ivory Joe Hunter
No Rollin' Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
Numbers Boogie - Sugar Chile Robinson
Oh,Babe - Jimmy Preston & Butnetta Evans
Oh,Babe - Larry Darnell
Oh,Babe - Roy Milton
Oh,Babe - Wynonie Harris & Lucky Millinder
Old Time Shuffle Blues - Lowell Fulson & Lloyd Glenn
Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Please Send Me Someone To Love - Percy Mayfield
Pot Likker - Todd Rhodes
Rag Mop - Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
Rag Mop - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
Rag Mop - Lionel Hampton Orchestra
Raining In My Heart - Peppermint Harris
Red's Boogie - Piano Red
Rockin' Blues - Johnny Otis & Mel Walker
Rocking With Red - Piano Red
S.P. Blues - Ivory Joe Hunter
Safronia - B - Calvin Boze
Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & Ii) - Louis Jordan
School Days - Louis Jordan
Shotgun Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
Silent Night - Sister Rosetta Tharpe Gospel Singers
Sittin' By The Window - Billy Ecstine
Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris
Sneakin' Around - Rudy Render
Stak - A - Lee (Parts I & Ii) - Archibald Orchestra
Still In The Dark - Joe Turner
Tamburitza Boogie - Louis Jordan
Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
Telephone Blues - Floyd Dixon
Tenderly - Lynn Hope Quintet'
Tennessee Waltz - Etskine Hawkins
The Fat Man - Fats Domino
Three Times Seven Equals Twenty - One - Jewel King
Walkin' Blues - Amos Milburn
Walkin' Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Wedding Boogie - Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis
Well,Oh Well - Tiny Bradshaw
What Are You Doing New Year's - Orioles
Why Do Things Happen To Me - Roy Hawkins
You Satisfy - Billy Wright

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Roger wrote:

Bruce wrote:

26 ¦ Man's Brand Boogie ¦ Billy Wright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6rRcwRS_o

On the exceedingly obscure Atlanta label, I think that it is Billy's first record from even before He was on Savoy.

https://i.discogs.com/ZALEJAj2N7IBT5_hkldv50B1eM-O48uU6mAwr7t8XOA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMTQz/NDg0LTE2NTE5MjQ0/MTYtNTQyMi5qcGVn.jpeg

Samp did this one too. #107 and an 8. Yes, consensus seems to be its a very early pre-Savoy cut by him but it seems to be June 1950 release with at least four records by him already out by then on Savoy

Okay, so I am guessing that it was an earlier master that only was released because of his success on Savoy.

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Bruce wrote:

Okay, let's see if I can find 10 of my own.

13 ¦ Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee ¦ Wild Bill Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQIDfzhR5Q

I have to count this one since I did not know it until this century, even though it was on a major R&B label, King.

Of course Samp reviewed this otherwise it would have made my list too. #29 on my list and a 9. IIRC I don't recall hearing this until you mentioned it on here a while ago now. Wonderful record!

26 ¦ Man's Brand Boogie ¦ Billy Wright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6rRcwRS_o

On the exceedingly obscure Atlanta label, I think that it is Billy's first record from even before He was on Savoy.

https://i.discogs.com/ZALEJAj2N7IBT5_hkldv50B1eM-O48uU6mAwr7t8XOA/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIzMTQz/NDg0LTE2NTE5MjQ0/MTYtNTQyMi5qcGVn.jpeg

Samp did this one too. #107 and an 8. Yes,consensus seems to be its a very early pre-Savoy cut by him but it seems to be June 1950 release with at least four records by him already out by then on Savoy

41 ¦ What's Happening ¦ Paul Williams (Connie Allen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zMRC8iN2o

One of my favorite female vocalists, she had two all time killers on King in 1952, "Rocket 69" and "Your Daddy's Doggin' Around."

#274 on my list and a 7

58 ¦ Mr. Blues ¦ Masterkeys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3KQyYX5TEM

On the Abbey label which was originally in Forest Hills, Queens, before moving to Manhattan in 1949.

#171 and a 7

61 ¦ Everything's Gonna Be Allright Tonight ¦ King Perry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kQVC_oGcs

On Specialty.

#158 and a 7

70 ¦ Hi-Yo ¦ Harold Burrage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSk46zMIrc8

Despite what the video says, the title was merely "Hi-Yo," and it was on Decca.

It's a 6 for me but "I Need My Baby" is a slightly higher 6

73 ¦ Brown Boy ¦ Big Al Sears (Sparrows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClx-fISxUk

Released on Coral, and with the same Clarence Palmer who would later would hit big on Savoy
with the retitles "Bad Boy."

#181 and a 7

77 ¦ I've Played This Town ¦ Willie Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPJ113E2w4

An early Peacock release from Don Robey in Houston.

~212 and a 7 . Don't remember ever hearing this before it was in the June 2020 Obscurities contest

80 ¦ Lemon Squeezer ¦ Four Barons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnvDwh34drY

The Jubilators thus consisted of Gene Mumford (tenor), Raymond "Pee Wee" Barnes (tenor), Alden "Allen" Bunn (baritone), Hadie Rowe (baritone), Thermon Ruth (baritone), and David McNeil (bass).

The group that would soon be known as the Larks came up to the NYC area and recorded for 4 different labels on the same day in 1950. This one was recorded for my grandfather at Savoy an was issued on his Regent subsidiary. Here's Unca Marvy's writeup

on this legendary day.

The group it was time to get on record. So all six of them piled into Bunn's car and drove up from North Carolina to New York. They stayed with some of Ruth's relatives on 143rd Street in Harlem and for about a week they rehearsed constantly. Then,

when they were ready, they set out for what was possibly the most amazing day of recording in history: October 5, 1950.

First, they went to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee Records (at 315 West 47th Street in Manhattan). There, they recorded four gospel songs, all released later in the month: "Why Not Today" (led by Hadie Rowe and Allen Bunn), "Down Here I've Done My Best" (

Thermon Ruth), "Sorrow Valley" (Allen Bunn and David McNeil) and "Since Mother's Been Gone" (Hadie Rowe; note that the song was mistitled "Since Mother's Done Gone" on the label). (The religious songs that the group recorded that day were a mixture of
gospel and jubilee; I'm not an expert, so I'll just refer to all of them as "gospel.")

So far, nothing unusual. However, the Jubilators were broke, and Thermon had been around long enough to know that they'd never see any royalties, only up-front payments for the session. So they told Jubilee that they were the "Selah Singers," got their

money and headed across the Hudson River into New Jersey.

Their first stop in New Jersey was the Braun brothers' Regal Records at 20 East Elizabeth Avenue, in Linden. This time they used the name "Jubilators," and recorded another four songs: "Mother Called My Name" and "Get On The Road To Glory" (both led by

Allen Bunn), "Seek And Ye Shall Find" (led by Gene Mumford), and "I've Got Heaven On My Mind" (fronted by Hadie Rowe).

Then they drove up to Newark and knocked on the door of Savoy Records (at 58 Market Street). There, they cut another four masters, this time secular tunes: "Easy Dying Blues" (led by Allen), "Got To Go Back Again" (a Korean War lament - "I just got

home and I've got to go back again" - led by David McNeil), "Lonely Heart" (Gene), and "Lemon Squeezer" ("The way I squeeze your lemons is a low-down dirty shame" - not exactly a song for gospel audiences; also led by David). To further disguise their
plans, the sextet called themselves the "4 Barons" on this session.

Finally, they drove back to Manhattan, to the offices of Apollo Records at 457 West 45th Street. Calling themselves the "Southern Harmonaires" this time, they were taken back to the same Mastertone Recording Studios that the "Selah Singers" had used

that very morning. They laid down five gospel tracks: "Honey In The Rock" (led by Hadie), "Crucifixion" (Gene), "I'm So Glad" (Gene), "Who Will Your Captain Be" (Gene), and "Shadrack" (Allen).

Bess BermanAnd then disaster struck! Someone at the studio remembered them from the Jubilee Records session that morning and spilled the beans to Apollo owner Bess Berman. Bess decided she wanted them badly enough to make a deal with the other

companies. When the dust had settled, Apollo had the contract, but Jubilee, Regal, and Savoy/Regent got to issue the masters that had been recorded under the "Selah Singers," the "Jubilators," and the "4 Barons." (Incidentally, they not only changed the
group's name with every session, but they also invented different names for themselves each time they signed on the dotted line.)

In one day: seventeen masters, for four companies, under four different group names, and twenty-four personal names. That has to be some sort of record.

GREAT notes for a great record!

#30 on my list and a 9

81 ¦ I'm Clappin' And Shoutin' ¦ Bumps Myers & His Frantic Five (Bobby Nunn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7zjpLNdHU

On the obscure Blu label, it's Bobby Nunn moonlighting from his regular gig as the bas of the Robins. The Blue label was located on So. Central Avenue in Watts. Same street that Dootone was located on.

#51 and an 8 . Again I don't recall hearing this one before it debuted in the November 2019 Obscurities contest

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On Mon, 13 May 2024 18:04:41 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

Okay, let's see if I can find 10 of my own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=rsQIDfzhR5Q,Dh6rRcwRS_o,6_zMRC8iN2o,U3KQyYX5TEM,I0kQVC_oGcs,YSk46zMIrc8,HClx-fISxUk,QrPJ113E2w4,NnvDwh34drY,Tn7zjpLNdHU,

13 � Hey--Spo-De-O-Dee � Wild Bill Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsQIDfzhR5Q
On major R&B label King but not known by me until this century.

26 � Man's Brand Boogie � Billy Wright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6rRcwRS_o
On the exceedingly obscure Atlanta label.

41 � What's Happening � Paul Williams (Connie Allen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zMRC8iN2o
One of my favorite female vocalists.

58 � Mr. Blues � Masterkeys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3KQyYX5TEM
On the Abbey label in Manhattan.

61 � Everything's Gonna Be Allright Tonight � King Perry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0kQVC_oGcs
On Specialty.

70 � Hi-Yo � Harold Burrage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSk46zMIrc8
On Decca.

73 � Brown Boy � Big Al Sears (Sparrows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClx-fISxUk
Released on Coral, with the same Clarence Palmer who would later
hit big on Savoy with "Bad Boy."

77 � I've Played This Town � Willie Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPJ113E2w4
An early Peacock release from Don Robey in Houston.

80 � Lemon Squeezer � Four Barons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnvDwh34drY
Recorded at Savoy Records, released on the Regent label.
The group that would soon be known as the Larks came up to the NYC
area and recorded for 4 different labels on the same day in 1950.

81 � I'm Clappin' And Shoutin' � Bumps Myers & His Frantic Five (Bobby
Nunn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7zjpLNdHU
It's Bobby Nunn moonlighting from his regular gig as the bass of
the Robins. Released on the obscure Blue label, located in Watts.

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On Sun, 12 May 2024 08:28:06 -0400, Playlist <playlist@playlist.com>
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On Sun, 12 May 2024 05:15:53 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

10 more obscurities chosen at random from my favorites lists

Today......from 1950

https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=MHk23vaaZA8,OYtMEZohwKc,A3qvX0GbRwk,VQloHd1VSAY,wdhUEtFF-x4,lXFsNRR_73g,iYDmF74ozHI,vlXIDakIiRk,sm_OQQ9rtvQ,GsjUcrB7IVY,cvJcXkvRM-8,

my scores do not start from 10 and work downwards
my scores revolve around 5 (I'm happy to hear it again)
- as a result of this approach, next to no recordings rate 9+

TANI ALLEN & HIS TENNESSEE PALS (VCL BUCK TURNER) - TENNESSEE JIVE >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHk23vaaZA8

a 7, the instrumentation positively influences the score

for comparison :-
Bill Haley with Haley�s Comets - Real Rock Drive >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYtMEZohwKc

BLU LU BARKER - BOW LEGGED DADDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3qvX0GbRwk

a NC-17 rated 7, great piano

BIG JEFF & RADIO PLAYBOYS - JUKEBOX BOOGIE >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQloHd1VSAY

a rousing country 6

PINEY BROWN - THAT'S RIGHT BABY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdhUEtFF-x4

a repetitive hollerin' 4

THE CAP-TANS - I'M SO CRAZY FOR LOVE >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFsNRR_73g

a romantic 5

HELEN HUMES - I'M GONNA LET HIM RIDE >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYDmF74ozHI

an unmoved 3; I noticed the crowd erupted whenever
the sung words were overtly pornographic :)

LOST JOHN HUNTER & HIS BLIND BATS - COOL DOWN MAMMA >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXIDakIiRk

awesome piano playing earns this a 6

AL JACKSON - LET'S DRINK SOME WHISKEY >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm_OQQ9rtvQ

a heard it all before repetitive hollerin' 3

JOE HILL LOUIS - BOOGIE IN THE PARK >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsjUcrB7IVY

a tell me when it's finished 3, escalator blues music :)

JIMMY McCRACKLIN - ROCKIN' ALL DAY >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvJcXkvRM-8

a 4, it's okay, but I don't need to hear it again considering
the 100s of more entertaining records from 1950

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On 5/13/2024 4:15 PM, Roger wrote:

77 ¦ I've Played This Town ¦ Willie Holiday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPJ113E2w4

An early Peacock release from Don Robey in Houston.

~212 and a 7 . Don't remember ever hearing this before it was in the
June 2020 Obscurities contest

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We can all thank Jim for nominating this gem. It went straight onto my
car playlist.

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