This blog is dedicated to Big Band, Country and Western (Including Western Swing), old-line Pop, and early Rhythm and Blues and Rock 'n' Roll music.
Monday, April 29, 2019
JIMMY REED You've Got Me Dizzy NOV '56
From November of 1956, here's Jimmy Reed with the self-penned "You've Got Me Dizzy."
Released on Vee Jay #VJ 226.
BO DIDDLEY Say! Boss Man 1957
Here's more music by Bo Diddley as he sings his own composition "Say! (Boss Man)."
This 1957 recording was released on Checker #878.
BO DIDDLEY Cops and Robbers 1956
From 1956, here's Bo Diddley with "Cops and Robbers."
Released on Checker #850.
Friday, April 26, 2019
The Fontane Sisters - Fool Around, 1957, 45rpm
Here are Geri, Marge, and Bea (sigh!), the Fontane Sisters with "Fool Around," backed up by Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra.
Released in May of 1957 on Dot #15581.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
HUEY 'PIANO' SMITH High Blood Pressure MAR '58
It's time for "High Blood Pressure" with Huey (Piano) Smith and The Clowns.
This 1958 recording, made in New Orleans, was released on Ace #545.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Fats Domino - I Left My Heart In San Francisco (master) - June 3, 1965
Here's something totally different!
Here's Fats Domino with his version of "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."
Recorded in Las Vegas on June 3, 1965 and released on Mercury 45 RPM #72463.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford - Jock-A-Mo (Checker 787) 1953
From 1953, here's James "Sugar Boy" Crawford with his own composition "Jock-A-Mo."
Released on Checker #787.
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