RICKY ALLEN INTERVIEW

BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 6/14/26 SONNY THOMPSON ON MIRACLE+ RECORDING SESION MAY 1938
This week on BBS we’re busy. First, I saw a post on Sonny Thompson and his sides on the Miracle Label. I thought that would make interesting listening – so most of Hour #2 is Sonny Thompson and his sides on the Miracle label. Then during Hour #3, we’ll profile sides recorded during May of 1938. The Decca label in NYC and the Vocalion label in Chicago were busy conducting a series of sessions (five for Decca/four for Vocalion) We’ll sample sides from each session which include 16 different artists including Kokomo Arnold, Big Bill Broonzy, Cow Cow Davenport, Curtis Jones, One-Arm Slim, Monkey Joe Coleman, Black Bottom McPhail & many more. Throw in the Soul Breakfast and our Vintage Gospel Set and it should be fun listening. Only on BBS!
HOUR #1
NO WONDER	INKSPOTS
MILLION DOLLAR SMILE	DINAH WASHINGTON
SLICK CHICK ON THE MELLOW SIDE	DINAH WASHINGTON
IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T	DINAH WASHINGTON
A SLIP OF THE LIP	DINAH WASHINGTON
WATER BOY	BILLY ECKSTINE/HINES
SKYLARK	BILLY ECKSTINE/HINES
STORMY MONDAY BLUES	BILLY ECKSTINE/HINES
JELLY JELLY	BILLY ECKSTINE/HINES
IT DON’T MEAN A THING	ERNESTINE ANDERSON
BLACK MOONLIGHT	ERNESTINE ANDERSON
LAND OF DREAMS	ERNESTINE ANDERSON
THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME	ERNESTINE ANDERSON
COTTAGE IN OLD DONEGAL	CHARIOTEERS
BOOGIE IN C	DERYCK SAMPSON
YOUR HEART & MINE	NICHOLAS BROS
NIGHT MIST	MILT BUCKNER
HOUR #2
SOUTHSIDE BOOGIE	SONNY THOMPSON
SONNY’S BOOGIE	SONNY THOMPSON
MEMPHIS TRAIN	DICK DAVIS
BENSON JUMP	DICK DAVIS
IN THE RAIN	SONNY THOMPSON
LATE FREIGHT	SONNY THOMPSON
BLUESON RHUMBA	SONNY THOMPSON
MOON IS ON MY SIDE	SONNY THOMPSON
TEARS FOLLOW MY DREAMS	SONNY THOMPSON
SONNY CLAUS BLUES	SONNY THOMPSON
BACKYARD AFAAIR	SONNY THOMPSON
DREAMING AGAIN	SONNY THOMPSON
THE FISH	SONNY THOMPSON
WORLD CAN’T STAND MUCH LONGER	BRYANT’S JUBILEE QUINTET
EAGLESTIRS IT’S NEST	REV J.M. GATES
WALK AROUND	SOUL STIRRERS
JESUS IS ALL THE WORLD TO ME	NORFLEET BROS
LORD COME SEE ABOUT ME	DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS
HOURS #3
YOUR WAYS & ACTIONS	KOKOMO ARNOLD
NEW SHAKE ‘EM ON DOWN	BIG BILL BROONZY
DOWN HOME SHAKE	HATTIE BOLTON
DON’T YOU LOUDMOUTH ME	COW COW DAVENPORT
ALLEY WOMAN BLLUES	BLIND JOHN DAVIS
ALBERTA ALBERTA	JIMMIE GORDON
WEST HELENA BLUES	JAMES HALL
RUNNING DOWN MY MAN	YAS-YAS GIRL
PALACE BLUES	CURTIS JONES
BRING YOUR MUD & LET’S DAUB	FRANKIE JONES
DON’T GO DOWN IN BLACK BOTTOM	BLACK BOTTOM McPHAIL
THREE O’CLOCK BLUES	MONKEY JOE COLEMAN
WAY LATE IN THE EVENING	JACK NEWMAN
BOOTIN’ THAT THING	ONE-ARM SLIM
SOLID JACK	OLLIE SHEPPARD
JACK I’M MELLOW	TRIXIE SMITH
ROUGH ROAD BLUES	BUMBLE BEE SLIM
NEW MEAN MISTREATER	BUMBLE BEE SLIM
ALBATROSS	FLEETWOOD MAC

HOUR #4
TEXAS HOP	PEEWEE CRAYTON
DEDICATING THE BLUES	PEEWEE CRAYTON
THE TELEPHONE IS RINGING	PEEWEE CRAYTON
DANGER ZONE	MERCY DEE WALTON
THAT’S BETTER FOR ME	T-BONE WALKER
FIRST LOVE BLUES	T-BONE WALKER
THEY CALL ME BIG MAMA	BIG MAMA THORNTON
BOOGIE ALL NIGHT LONG	SMOKEY HOGG
TOO LATE	LITTLE WALTER
ORANELLE BLUES	OTHUM BROWN
BOOGIE	SNOOKY PRYOR
RISING WIND	FLOYD JONES
HARD WORK BOOGIE	ST LOUIS JIMMY
LUDELLA	JIMMY ROGERS
NATURAL MAN	J.B. LENOIR
DON’T DOG YOUR WOMAN	J.B. LENOIR
I GOT WHAT IT TAKES	KOKO TAYLOR
I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU	WILLIE DIXON
AIN’T GONNA BE YOUR MONKEY MAN	BIG THREE TRIO
HOURS #5
SHOO SHOOBABY	DELTA RHYTHM BOYS
BLANKET OF BLUE	TAB SMITH
IN A MIZZ	IVIE ANDERSON/ELLINGTON
FLAMINGO	HERB JEFFRIES/ELLINGTON
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME	JIMMY SMITH
WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES	CATS & JAMMERS
LILLACS IN THE RAIN	CATS & JAMMERS
SUNBIRD	GEORGE HARMONICA SMITH
I’M LOOKING FOR A WOMAN	BO DIDDLEY
LUCKY LOU	JODY WILLIAMS
HARD HEARTED WOMAN	EDDIE BURNS
BAD LOVER BLUES	BABY BOY WARREN
BIG ROAD BLUES	BIG MACEO
YOU MISSED A GOOD MAN	TAMPA RED
AIN’T DOIN’ NO GOOD	JOHNNY SHINES
BAD HEALTH BLUES	CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
ALBATROSS	FLEETWOOD MAC