I got a bit behind ripping and posting my mixes lately. Talk about Foundation- this is 50s music!! Look out for my new show on purple-radio.co.uk Thursdays 6.30 GMT


Roscoe Gordon

SEPTEMBER 2011 R&B MIX 1: DEEDLE I DO

BEST OF FRIENDS- THE DIXIE DOODLERS (EXCELLO)
RAMBLING- JOHNNY SHINES (JOB)
BAD HANGOVER- SQUARE WALTON (RCA VICTOR)
LONE TOWN BLUES- JUNIOR BROOKS (RPM)
HUSH OH HUSH- ROOSEVELT SYKES (IMPERIAL)
TAKE FIVE- HOUND DOG TAYLOR (BEA & BABY)
ROCK BOTTOM- GENE PHILLIPS (MODERN)
WHO SAID SHORTY WASN'T COMING BACK- LUCKY MILLINDER'S ORCH. (KING)
SHE SETS MY SOUL ON FIRE- SONNY PARKER (PEACOCK)
YEAH, IT'S TRUE- BERNIE HARDISON (EXCELLO)
COAL MINER- NAPPY BROWN (SAVOY)
LITTLE COUNTRY BOY- DAVE BARTHOLOMEW (IMPERIAL)
I CRIED FOR YOU- LEE VENDOR (VENDOR)
DIGGIN' MY POTATOES- WASHBOARD SAM (CHESS)
NOTHING, BUT MONEY- JESSE KNIGHT & HIS COMBO (CHECKER)
DOWN IN THE BOTTOM- HOWLIN' WOLF (CHESS)
BRING IT TO JEROME- BO DIDDLEY (CHECKER)
RYTHM ROCKIN' BOOGIE- JOHN LEE (J.O.B)
WILLOW THE BLUES- WALTER "SANDMAN" HOWARD (DERBY)
ALL SHOOK OUT- MOOHAH (STARMAKERS)
LOVE ME BABY- BERNIE HARDISON (EXCELLO)
DEEDLE I DO- NAPPY BROWN (SAVOY)
NEW ORLEANS WIMMIN- ROSCOE GORDON (RPM)
LOVE FOR YOU BABY- ROSCOE GORDON (FLIP)
I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE- KIP ANDERSON (DERRICK)
YOU AIN'T TOO OLD- AL SIMMONS WITH SLIM GREEN & THE CATS FROM FRESNO (DIG)
CUTTIN' OUT- WALTER "SANDMAN" HOWARD (DERBY)
JUST PLAIN TIRED- LEE VENDOR (VENDOR)
EARLY MORNIN' BOOGIE- LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS & HIS GUITAR (HERALD)
PRETTY THING- BO DIDDLEY (CHECKER)
WANG DANG DOODLE- HOWLIN' WOLF (CHESS)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, with a word-format cd sleeve



Little Esther

SEPTEMBER 2011 R&B MIX 2: BIG MAMA'S COMING HOME!

HOPKINS' SKY RIDE- LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS (HERALD)
MAKING TRACKS- SAMMY JONES & THE DEVILLES (DERRICK)
HEY! PARDNER- CLASSIE BALLOU (NASCO)
ME AND MY CHAUFFEUR- MEMPHIS MINNIE (CHECKER)
GOT NOBODY TO LOVE- TERRY TIMMONS (RCA VICTOR)
I SMELL A RAT- WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON & JOHNNY OTIS BAND (PEACOCK)
BIG MAMA'S COMING HOME- BIG MAMA THORNTON & THE HI-TONES (IRMA)
GRANDPAW CAN BOOGIE TOO- LIL GREENWOOD & THE FOUR JACKS (FEDERAL)
AY LA BAH- DOLLY COOPER (MODERN)
I SAY NO, NO MORE- FRANCES BURR & KJ TRIO (SALEM)
HOUND DOG- LITTLE ESTHER (FEDERAL)
WILD AS YOU CAN BE- MARY ANN FISHER (FIRE)
OO-WEE MR JEFF (PLEASE BE YOURSELF)- GEORGIA LANE WITH ORCH. (CENTRAL)
ALRIGHT, OKAY, YOU WIN- ELLA JOHNSON (MERCURY)
AIN'T NO NEED- HONEY BROWN & LEFTY BATES COMBO (CLUB '51)
GOT MY MOJO WORKING- ANN COLE (BATON)
TELL ME WHO- BIG MAYBELLE (SAVOY)
MISS YOU SO- TINY TOPSY (FEDERAL)
HOLLERIN' AND SCREAMIN'- LITTLE ESTHER & LITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD (FEDERAL)
POSSUM BELLY OVERALLS- NOBLE WATTS & THE POSSUM BELLYS FEAT. JUNE BATEMAN (EVERLAST)
DON'T FEEL RAINED ON- ESTHER PHILLIPS (LENOX)
YOU SHOCKED ME- TINY TOPSY (FEDERAL)
PUDDENTANE- LULA REED (FEDERAL)
WHAT MAKES YOU SO COLD- LULA REED (FEDERAL)
RUN BABY- CAROL FORD (FEDERAL)
HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE BLUES- PEARLEAN GRAY (DCP)
STEAM ROLLER- MICKEY BAKER (KING)
MARSANOVA- HANK MARR (FEDERAL)
TEXAS OIL- FREDDY KING (FEDERAL)
KING-A-LING- FREDDY KING (FEDERAL)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, with a word-format cd sleeve


Syd Nathan & Hank Ballard

SEPTEMBER 2011 R&B SELECTION 3: KING RECORDS SPECIAL "ONE ZIPPY ZAM!"

CRAZY MAMBO- CLASSIE BALLOU (NASCO)
FUN FUN- LLOYD NOLEN (KING)
HERE IT TIS' RIGHT HERE- EL PAULING & ROYAL ABBIT (FEDERAL)
HEAR ME NOW- BILLY LAMONT (KING)
ONE ZIPPY ZAM- ROY MILTON & HIS ORCH. (KING)
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS- EUGENE CHURCH (KING)
TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS- FREDDY KING (KING)
COME ON- FREDDY KING (KING)
THE COFFEE GRIND- HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS (KING)
WHERE YOU AT JACK- LITTLE MUMMY (FEDERAL)
OH BABY PLEASE- LITTLE MUMMY (FEDERAL)
THE BUGGY RIDE- RUDY RAY MOORE (FEDERAL)
I'M TORE UP- BILLY GAYLES WITH IKE TURNER'S RHYTHM ROCKERS (FEDERAL)
SAD AS A MAN CAN BE- BILLY GAYLES WITH IKE TURNER'S KING OF RHYTHM (FEDERAL)
DO RIGHT BABY- BILLY GAYLES WITH IKE TURNER'S RHYTHM ROCKERS (FEDERAL)
JUST ONE MORE TIME- BILLY GAYLES WITH IKE TURNER'S KING OF RHYTHM (FEDERAL)
MUCH LATER- JACKIE BRENSTON WITH IKE TURNER'S KING OF RHYTHM (FEDERAL)
STUMBLING BLOCK- JACK DUPREE (KING)
WHY DON'T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME- BULL MOOSE JACKSON (KING)
CORALEE- TITUS TURNER (KING)
THE WAY YOU DO- JIMMY NOLEN (FEDERAL)
I CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY- JOE HUGHES & HIS ORCH. (KANGAROO)
MY NERVES- LITTLE WILLIE JOHN (KING)
THAT'S IT MAN- THE VALENTINES (KING)
THE SLUMMER THE SLUM- THE 5 ROYALES (KING)
THE GYPSY SAID- RIVIERES (K-ZEE)
I'M NOT TO BLAME- THE CARTER BROS. (REXIE)
CANDY- MOOHAH (STARMARKER)
FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION- SMOKI WHITFIELD WITH FREDDIE SIMON ORCH. (CREST)
LOVE MY BABY- JESSE ALLEN & HIS ORCH. (DUPLEX)
I'M GONE- BILLY BROOKS & HIS ORCH. (DUKE)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, with a word-format cd sleeve




Jimmy Liggins

SEPTEMBER 2011 R&B SELECTION 4: SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN'

DON'T FUCK AROUND WITH LOVE- THE BLENDERS (JAY-DEE)
YOU MAKE ME HAPPY- THE BLENDERS (ALADDIN)
SHE'S THE MOST- THE FIVE KEYS (CAPITOL)
WHADAYA WANT- THE ROBINS (SPARK)
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS- THE COLEMANAIRES (APOLLO)
IT FEELS GOOD- CRAWFORD BROTHERS (ALADDIN)
TAKE THE HINT- SMOKI WHITFIELD WITH FREDDIE SIMON ORCH. (CREST)
COPS AND ROBBERS- BOOGALOO AND HIS GALLANT CREW (CREST)
TALKING THAT TALK- JIMMY LIGGINS (ALADDIN)
BOOGIE WOOGIE KING- JIMMY LIGGINS (ALADDIN)
SLIPPIN' AND SLIDIN'- CALVIN BOZE & HIS ALL-STARS (ALADDIN)
LOOKA HERE, MATTIE BEE- EMMETT HOBSON & THE RAG-MUFFINS WITH ORCH. (CENTRAL)
HOLD ME- GEORGE 'MR BLUES' JACKSON (RPM)
ALL IN MY DREAMS- BOYD GILMORE WITH RHYTHM ACES (MODERN)
OJAI- JOE LUTCHER & HIS ORCH. (MODERN)
CASTROS BEAT- TASSO 'THE GREAT' KAIN (KAIN)
PACOIMA STOMP- THE CARTER BROS (REXIE)
CRAZY BEAT- AL 'DR HORSE' PITTMAN & THE MUSICAL JOCKEYS (CLOWN)
I'M IN LOVE- JOHNNY SPAIN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES (BACK BEAT)
DON'T LIE TO ME- MERCY BABY (RIC)
CHEROKEE DANCE- BOB LENARDE WITH WILLIE JOE & THE UNITAR (SPECIALITY)
WILDCAT TAMER- TARHEEL SLIM (FURY)
KING KONG- BIG 'T' TYLER (ALADDIN)
HOUSE PARTY TONIGHT- AMOS MILBURN (ALADDIN)
GEORGIA SLOP- JIMMY MCCRACKLIN (MERCURY)
CRAWFISHIN'- CLARENCE 'BONTON' GARLOW (FLAIR)
DON'T HAPPEN NO MORE- YOUNG JESSIE (MODERN)
I SMELL A RAT- 'YOUNG' JESSE WITH HIS ORCH. (MODERN)
DON'T THINK I WILL- YOUNG JESSE WITH MAXWELL DAVIS & oRCH. (MODERN)
HIT, GIT & SPLIT- YOUNG JESSIE (MODERN)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, made from vinyl 45s unless stated, with a word-format cd sleeve



McKinley Mitchell

September 2011 R&B Selection 5: ROCKING ALL THE TIME

UNITAR ROCK- WILLIE JOE & THE UNITARS (SPECIALITY)
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM- LARRY DALE (GROOVE)
THE HOUSE NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS- TOMMY BROWN & ORCH. (REGENT)
NUMBER 9 TRAIN- TARHEEL SLIM (FURY)
ROCKET 88- JACKIE BRENSTON & HIS DELTA CATS (CHESS)
ROUTE 90- CLARENCE 'BONTON' GARLOW & HIS ORCH. (FLAIR)
SADIE GREEN- BIG 'T' TYLER (ALADDIN)
PLEADIN'- MERCY BABY (RIC)
FI FO FUM- LORI DEAN & THE ALEX SAMPLE BAND (BACK BEAT)
ROCKING ALL THE TIME- ROY BROWN (HOME OF THE BLUES)
TALKING OFF THE WALL- ERNEST BROOKS & THE CZARS OF RHYTHM (EKKO)
BRING IT ON BACK- MISTER RUFFIN (SPARK)
PLEASE SEND MY BABY BACK- SUNNY BLAIR WITH RHYTHM ACES (METEOR)
LOOK-A-THERE- MOJO WATSON (NANC)
KNOCK KNEED ROOSTER- HANK MOORE & ORCH. (45)
LOOKOUT- ROCKIN' BRADLEY (FIRE)
SHE CAN ROCK- LITTLE IKE WITH JIMMY BECK & ORCH. (CHAMPION)
SHE'S SO DEVINE- LITTLE JERRY WILLIAMS (ACADEMY)
LITTLE GIRL- SUGAR BOY WILLIAMS (HERALD)
BLACK COFFEE- LITTLE JOHNNY CLARK (SHERWOOD)
DO THE DO- HOWLIN' WOLF (CHESS)
ROCK EVERYBODY ROCK- MCKINLEY MITCHELL (BOXER)
BETTY JEAN- HAROLD BURRAGE (VIVID)
LOOK OUT MABLE- G 'DAVY' CROCKETT (CHIEF)
I'M TIRED OF BEGGIN'- THE SLY FOX (SPARK)
KEEP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME- LITTLE JOE (HOUSE OF SOUND)
HILL BILLY BLUES- CLEAR WATERS & HIS BAND (AROMIC-H)
TOO SMALL TO DANCE- LITTLE ERNEST TUCKER & TED WALKER ORCH. (FORTUNE)
SHAKE PRETTY BABY SHAKE- EDDIE 'TEX' CURTIS & HIS ORCH. (GEE)
I'M TELLING YOU BABY- BUMPS MYERS & HIS FRANTIC FIVE (BLU)
WORRIED 'BOUT YOU BABY- BOY 'MR GUITAR' GAINES (GROOVE)
YOU BETTER HEED MY WARNING- LARRY DALE (GROOVE)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, made from vinyl 45s unless stated, with a word-format cd sleeve



Ruth Brown

Little Esther Phillips

Lavern Baker

Marie Knight

SEPTEMBER 2011 R&B SELECTION 6- MY FOUR WOMEN

BUCKET O BLOOD- BIG BOY GROVES & BAND (G-ME)
I GOTTA NEW CAR- BIG BOY GROVES & BAND (SPARK)
CLOTHES LINE (WRAP IT UP)- BOOGALOO & HIS GALLANT CREW (CREST)
MY FOUR WOMEN- THE SLY FOX (SPARK)
ARMPIT #6- SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (RED TOP)
MARY LOU- YOUNG JESSIE WITH MAXWELL DAVIS & ORCH. (MODERN)
HIGH LOW JACK- BUDDY LUCAS (GROOVE)
ALL MY LIFE- ROY 'MR GUITAR' GAINES (GROOVE)
STRAIGHTEN UP BABY- WILLARD HARRIS & THE CZARS OF RHYTHM (EKKO)
JUST LIKE I TREAT YOU- HOWLIN' WOLF (CHESS)
TALK TO ME- BOB WILLIAMS WITH ORCH. (JUKEBOX JAM/ ORIG. LEDO)
BABY, YOU'RE TOPS WITH ME- CALVIN BOZE & HIS ALL-STARS (ALADDIN)
I AIN'T DRUNK- JIMMY LIGGINS WITH BAND (ALADDIN)
I AIN'T GUILTY- CRAWFORD BROTHERS (ALADDIN)
LET'S MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE- THE DODGERS (ALADDIN)
HEY HESTER- FRANKIE TUCKER (BATON)
JIM DANDY- LAVERN BAKER & THE GLIDERS (ATLANTIC)
HEY MEMPHIS- LAVERN BAKER (ATLANTIC)
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL HIM- MARIE KNIGHT WITH TEACHO WILTSHIRE ORCH. (BATON)
TROUBLE UP THE ROAD- JACKIE BRENSTEN WITH IKE TURNER'S ORCH. (SUE)
HEY HEY- ICKY RUNRUT (STEVENS)
KING KING- BIG 'T' TYLER - LAVERN BAKER (ATLANTIC)
LOVE BLOOD HOUND- MOJO WATSON (NANC)
MY BABE- RON HOLDEN WITH THE THUNDERBIRDS (NITE OWL)
BIPPIN' AN' BOPPIN' (OVER YOU)- ROBERT BYRD & ORCH. (JAMIE)
CAN'T STOP ME- GEORGE YOUNG (MERCURY)
I'VE GOT IT- ROY WRIGHT (DREXEL)
LET'S PARTY- JESSE ALLEN (CORAL)
BIG BESS- LOUIE JORDAN (MERCURY)
BIG FAT MAMA- CHUCK HIGGINS & HIS MELLOTONES (COMBO)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, made from vinyl 45s unless stated, with a word-format cd sleeve


Dancing to a jukebox in Chicago, 1962

In the late 1950s and early 1960s Chicago R&B scene a plethora of dances emerged. Hit records such as The Walk, Mashed Potato Time, The Watusi and especially The Twist made sure that record companies large and small were quick to record a side to compliment the latest moves. Below is a very small selection of less well-known examples of these, along with more regular dancers as I'm not sure anyone wants to listen to 80 minutes of "dance fad" records!

Sisters practising their moves at home. Chicago, 1965

SEPTEMBER 2011 DANCES SPECIAL: LIVE IT UP … SCRATCH THAT ITCH!

LIVE IT UP- ERNIE FREEMAN (IMPERIAL)
SLEIGH RIDE- LLOYD GLENN (HOLLYWOOD)
PRANCING- IKE & TINA'S KINGS OF RHYTHM (SUE)
HASH- BIG JOX ORCH. (VALENCIA)
THE TITLE ESCAPES ME- TOUSSAINT MCCALL (RONN)
RATTLESNAKE, BABY, RATTLESNAKE- JOE JOHNSON (GALAXY)
SNAKE SHAKE- JOHNNY KNIGHT (MOROCCO)
ANGAUA- THE KINGPINS (DUTCH OVEN)
SCRATCH THAT ITCH- ELLIOTT SHAVERS & HIS BLAZERS (KING)
BROADWAY- HANK BALLARD (KING)
POSIN'- JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON (KING)
DO THE GINGER SNAP- LITTLE BOBBY MOORE (FEDERAL)
GIBBLE GOBBLE- WILLIE WRIGHT & HIS SPARKLERS (FEDERAL)
OUR KIND OF LOVE- WILLIE DIXON & HIS BIG WHEELS (FEDERAL)
UNCLE WILLIE'S GOT A THING GOING ON- WILLIE DIXON & HIS BIG WHEELS (FEDERAL)
HOG KILLIN' TIME- EDDIE KIRK (KING)
MONKEY TONIGHT- EDDIE KIRK (KING)
HOME WORK- AL & BUNKY (EXODUS)
GOLD DIGGIN' MAN- JOE JOHNSON (GALAXY)
ALLEY RAT- KING COLEMAN (KENCO)
NOW, NOW, NOW- LITTLE JOHNNY CLARK (SHERWOOD)
REAL MAN- ERNIE K-DOE (MINIT)
EMULSIFIED- REX GARVIN & THE MIGHTY CRAVENS (OKEH)
CHA WAILEY ROUTA- THE SAUCERS (FELCO)
BEANS- THE SUPERBS (MELMAR)
LET'S MAKE A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE- THE DODGERS (ALADDIN)
I CRY FOR YOU- HAROLD BURRAGE (VIVID)
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU- LLOYD NOLAN (KING)
MR ASTRONAUT- THE DRIVERS (KING)
LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL- BILLY GARNER (MOJO)
IF IT'S TOO LATE- J.L SMITH (F-M)
NOBODY'S GUY- THE RECALLS (ARROW)
LIVE IT UP- THE SUNDOWNERS (T.R.C)

All of my mixes are around 75mins, 9 tracks, 224kbs, made from vinyl 45s unless stated, with a word-format cd sleeve