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This week on BBS
we’ll grab sets by five different Blues singers who started their
recording careers at the famous Sun Recording Studios in Memphis: Howling
Wolf, Junior Parker, Rufus Thomas, Billy ‘The Kid” Emerson, and
Little Milton. It’d be tough to rock harder than these five guys
– You’ll think you picked these sets yourself – And nothing
later than 1955! All found in the Sun Blues Box set on the Bear Family Label.
Hour #4 - Only on BBS! |
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HOUR #1 |
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MABEL THE
LUSH |
SCATMAN
CROTHERS |
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THEY
RAIDED THE HOUSE |
LOUIS
JORDAN |
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SURE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME |
LOUIS
JORDAN |
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REET
PETITE & GONE |
LOUIS
JORDAN |
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TIPPIN’
IN |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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NO BABY –
NOBODY BUT YOU |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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FIFTEEN YEARS |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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47TH
STREET JIVE |
JUNE
RICHMOND |
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HIP HIP HOORAY |
JUNE
RICHMOND |
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DON’T
JIVE ME LIKE THAT |
JUNE
RICHMOND |
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JUST YOU-
JUST ME |
LESTER
YOUNG |
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SOMEBODY
LOVES ME |
LESTER
YOUNG |
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JUMPIN’
WITH SYMPHONY SIDE |
LESTER
YOUNG |
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ACROSS
THE ALLEY OF THE ALAMO |
MILLS
BROS |
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NUMBERS
BOOGIE |
SUGARCHILE
ROBINSON |
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TRAVELIN’ |
MILLER
& LYLE |
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RAIN IN
SPAIN |
WILD BILL
DAVIS |
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HOUR #2 |
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T’AIN’T
WHACHA SAY |
LITTLE
ESTER |
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WHEN THE
WAGON COMES |
BILLY
WRIGHT |
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BUTCHER
PETE PT I |
ROY BROWN |
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BABY BAY |
JIMMY
WITHERSPOON |
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SLOW YOUR
SPEED |
JIMMY
WITHERSPOON |
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TIMES GETTING’
TOUGHER |
JIMMY
WITHERSPOON |
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THAT’S
THE WAY LOVE GOES |
MARGIE
DAY |
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I AIN’T
COMIN’ BACK NO MORE |
CORA
WILLIAMS |
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FIREFLIES
IN THE NIGHT |
GLORIA
VAN |
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I CRY MY HEART ART |
FOUR
JACKS |
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KNOCKING
MYSELF OUT |
LIL GREEN |
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WAY DOWN
THAT LONELY ROAD |
HARLEM
HAMFATS |
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I JUST
COULDN’T TAKE IT |
ETHEL
WATERS |
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HUNDRED
YEARS FROM TODAY |
ETHEL
WATERS |
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DE OLD
ARK’S A MOVERIN’ |
HAMPTON
INSTITUTE |
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CLEAN OUT
YOUR WELLS |
CALVIN P
DIXON |
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GO WHERE
JESUS IS |
SENSATIONAL
NIGHTINGALES |
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WHEN I
CROSS OVER |
REV
CLEOPHUS ROBINSON |
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HOUR #3 |
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GOT
THE BLUES-CAN’T BE SATISFIED |
MISSISSIPPI
JOHN HURT |
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BILLY
LYONS &
STACK-O-LEE |
FURRY
LEWIS |
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TELL ME
BABY |
KING
SOLOMON HILL |
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BULL FROG
BLUES |
WILLIAM
HARRIS |
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GUITAR
RAG |
SYLVESTER
WEAVER |
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THAT
STUFF YOU SELL |
TAMPA RED |
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DYIN’
MERCY BLUES |
TAMPA RED |
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I’M
GONNA STEAL YOU |
FRANKIE
HALF-PINT JAXON |
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HARD
HEARTED PAPA |
LEROY
CARR |
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DON’T
START NO STUFF |
LEROY
CARR |
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MY MAN O
WAR |
LENA
WILSON |
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GONNA BE
A COLD COLD WINTER |
EDITH
WILSON |
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WANG WANG BLUES |
MAMIE
SMITH |
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SWEET
SMELLING MAMA |
LIZZIE
MILES |
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RISING
RIVER BLUES |
GEORGE
CARTER |
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SOME COLD
RAINY DAY |
CURLEY
WEAVER |
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SLEEP ON
MOTHER |
LONNIE McINTORSCH |
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HOUR #4 |
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MOANIN’
AT MIDNIGHT |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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HOW MANY
MORE YEARS |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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BLUEBIRD
BLUES |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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COME BACK
HOME |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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MYSTERY
TRAIN |
JUNIOR
PARKER |
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LOVE MY
BABY |
JUNIOR
PARKER |
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FEELING
GOOD |
JUNIOR
PARKER |
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FUSSING
& FIGHTING BLUES |
JUNIOR
PARKER |
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TIGERMAN |
RUFUS
THOMAS |
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BEARCAT |
RUFUS
THOMAS |
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WALKING
IN THE RAIN |
RUFUS
THOMAS |
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MARRIED
WOMAN |
RUFUS
THOMAS |
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LITTLE
FINE HEALTHY THING |
BILLY THE
KID EMERSON |
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SOMETHING
FOR NOTHING |
BILLY THE
KID EMERSON |
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RED HOT |
BILLY THE
KID EMERSON |
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SHIM SHAM
SHIMMY |
BILLY THE
KID EMERSON |
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LOOKING
FOR MY BABY |
LITTLE
MILTON |
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I LOVE MY
BABY |
LITTLE
MILTON |
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HOUR #5 |
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YOU
FOOLISH THING |
RAVENS |
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LONELY
DREAMS |
CANNONBALL
ADDERLEY |
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A SLOW
HOT WIND |
JOHNNY
HARTMAN |
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MY HEART
IS A LONELY HUNTER |
TONI
HARPER |
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SEVEN OF
NINE |
CHARLES
EARLAND |
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MOONLIGHT
MASQUERADE |
UNA MAE
CARLISLE |
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MY WISH |
UNA MAE
CARLISLE |
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EARLY IN
THE MORNING |
SONNY BOY
WILLIAMSON I |
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BRING
ANOTHER HALF-A-PINT |
SONNY BOY
WILLIAMSON I |
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BLUES
WHAT AM |
JAZZ
GILLUM |
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DON’T
WANT NO SKINNY WOMAN |
BABY BOY
WARREN |
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SEND ME
YOUR PILLOW |
HOOKER
& HEAT |
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WHISKEY
& WIMMEN |
HOOKER
& HEAT |
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SO LONELY |
JOHNNY
ACE |
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I AIN’T
MYSELF ANYMORE |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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ROCKIN’
IN THE SAME OLD BOAT |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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ALBATROSS |
FLEETWOOD
MAC |
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