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Struttin My Stuff # 28 - Two Is A Couple

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 28 - Two Is A Couple

Intro : ´A Happy Couple´
01 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Ride And Roll (Groove, 1956)
02 Charles & Rosie - Toodle Loo Tennessee (RCA, mid 50´s)
03 Andy & Joey - You´re Wondering Now (C & N, 1964)
04 Sugar Pie DeSanto & Etta James - Somewhere Down The Line (Argo, 1965)
05 Pink Anderson & Slim Dooley - C.C. & O Blues (Columbia, 1928)
06 Dick Gaughan & Emmylou Harris Both Sides The Tweed ( BBC, 1996)
07 Dee & Tee - Something´s Coming (Coral, 1965/66)
08 Tom & Jerry Baby Talk (Bell, 1959)
09 Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles Living In The City (unreleased)
10 George & Greer - You Didn´t Know It But You Had Me (Goldwax, 1966)
11 Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Let´s Ride Tonight (Prestige/Bluesville, 1961)
12 Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck – Lam Tooro (Mango, 1989)
13 Tommy Bradley & James Cole - Adam and Eve (??, 1928-32)
14 James & Bobby Purify - She Ain´t Gonna Do Right (Sundazed, 1966, rel. 2000)
15 Sam & Dave – I Can´t Stand Up For Falling Down (Stax, 1967)
16 Don & Bon – I´m Lost (??)
17 Jules Deelder & Louis Gauthier – Voor Ari (Prometheus, 2011)
18 Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole - Arte Bella (Studio One, 1963-65)
19 Dean & Jean – Sticks and Stones (Rust, 1964)
20 Inez & Charlie Foxx – Tightrope (Dynamo, 1967)
21 Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Give Me My Coat And Shoes (Alligator, 1981)
22 Kevin Burke & Mícheál Domhnaill - Lord Franklin (Green Linnet, 1989)
23 The Two Poor Boys – Two White Horses In A Line (??, 1931)
24 Jackie Boy & Little Walter (Horton) - Selling My Whiskey (Sun, 1952, unreleased at the time)
25 Ike & Tina Turner - Don´t Believe Nothing (Funky Delicacies, 2002, rec. 1970-73)
outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)

Hello there,

To ´pre-compensate´ for the next episode of the Struttin My Stuff story (# 29, ´My Baby Left Me´) a couples show. What we have is happy couples, soul couples, fighting couples, known couples, unknown couples, R ´n B couples, one time couples, ska couples, poor couples, blues couples, people who are not Simon & Garfunkel couples, Celtic couples...

All in all 25 couples with one thing in common: good good music for your body and soul.

Have fun!

TB Turpentine

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Struttin My Stuff # 26 - Just Struttin

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 26 - Just Struttin

Intro: ´Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates´
01   The Rockin Continentals – The 309
02   James & Bobby Purify - Sixteen Tons (Stateside, 1967)
03   Tony McPhee & Jo Ann Kelly – Oh Death (Liberty, 1969)
04   Marvin Preyer - What Can I Call My Own (Younger, 1968)
05   The Gladiators- Version Of Prayer (Studio One, 1972)
06   Tawny Reed - I´ve Got A Feeling (Pye, 1966)
07   Clear Waters – Hillbilly Blues (Red Lightnin, 1972)
08   Them – You Just Can´t Win (Decca, 1965)
09   Michael Coleman - The Monaghan Jig (Columbia, 1921)
10   Hedzolleh Soundz - Omusus Da Fe M´Musu (EMI Nigeria, 1972)
11   Andrew McMahon - Potato Diggin Man (Red Lightnin, 1970)
12   Buck Owens – Waitin In Your Wellfare Line (Capitol, 1966)
13   Captain Beefheart – Just Got Back From The City (demo 1966; Xeri, 1998)
14   Cuby & The Blizzards – The Zoo (live) (Nato, 1997)
15   The Soul Messengers- Burn Devil Burn
16   Salif Keita – Seydou (Universal, 2009)
17   Ray Algere – You Drivin Me Crazy (Tousea, ??)
18   Porkey Harris & The Sophisticats – Pot Holder
19   The Trycerz – It´s Gonna Change (??, 64-67)
20   Dinah Washington – Big Long Slidin´ Thing (Mercury, 1954)
21   L.C. Green –When The Sun Is Shining (Dot, 1952)
22   Charles & Inez Foxx – I Stand Accused (Dynamo, 1967)
23   Carol Fran – I´m Gonna Try (Port, 1964)
24   Monquito Santamaria – El Dorado (Fania, 1967)
25   Ansel & The Meditations – Tricked (Scandal 1976)
26   Kevin Coyne – Rose In Your Room (live) (bootleg, 1979)
Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)

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Hello (again)!

Today´s Struttin My Stuff show has no theme, no nothing. We´re just struttin, spinning some good good music to sooth your body and soul.

This show´s highlights include my all time Them favourite You Just Can´t Win, Jo Anne Kelly´s (one on the best white blues singers ever) emotive Oh Death and Monquito Santamaria´s ultra swinging El Dorado.
Just sit back, relax, take a chocolate and enjoy the music!

TB Turpentine

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Struttin My Stuff # 25- Let It All Hang Out!

Number 25. Time for a little party. Let It All Hang Out and Dance!

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 25 - Let It All Hang out!

Intro: ´Let It All Hang Out!
01 Powerhouse – Shut Your Mouth (Powerhouse, 1975)
02 Louisiana Red & Little Victor´s Juke Joint – Come from Louisiana (Ruf, 2009)
03 Tony Christie – Season Of The Witch (Acid Jazz, 2011)
04 Manny Corchado – Chicken and Booze (UMG, 1967)
05 Alfonso Piña Cogollo – El Doctor
06 Una Valli & The Flames – Satisfaction Rave, 1968)
07 Big Daddy G – Big Barry (Boss Man Guitar) (Hyland)
08 The Staple Singers – Slippery People (Epic, 1984)
09 Bull Moose Jackson – Watch My Signals (Encino, 1957)
10 Bill & Will – Going To The River (Checker, 1963)
11 Rancid – Things To Come (Dancehall Mix) (Rancid, 1998)
12 Peter Wolf & Keith Richards – Too Close Together (Artemis, 2002)
13 Big Red McHouston & His Orchestra – I´m Tired (Groove, 1954)
14 Masters Apprentices – Too Much Monkey Business (unreleased, 1966)
15 Bo Diddley- Hey Jerome (Chess, 1972)
16 Marlena Shaw- Liberation Conversation (Cadet, 1969)
17 Jr. & The Preludes – Papa´s Got A Brand New Bag (S&R, 1982)
18 Baby Huey & The Babysitters – Messin With The Kid (St. Lawrence, 1965)

19 Clay Hammond – Dance Little Girl (Liberty, 1965)
20 Aretha Franklin – Rough Lover (Columbia, 1962)
21 Van Morrison – Wild Night (live, unreleased, 1970)
22 Nancy Holloway – The Gentleman From Cocody (Decca, 1965)
23 JJ Jackson & The Jackals- Oo-Ma-Liddi (Prelude, 1959)
24 The Contours-First I Look At The Purse (Gordy, 1965)
25 Led Zeppelin- Dýer Maker (Atlantic, 1973)
26 James Royal- Work Song (Parlophone, 1965)
27 Eugene Lee & Rene Hall Orchestra – Money Blues
28 Koko Taylor – I´m A Little Mixed Up (Chess, 1969)

Outro: Nathaniel Mayer – My Last Dance With You (Fortune, 1961)

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Struttin My Stuff # 22 - He´s A Rebel

When Phil was still popular with the girls...

Good day to you all and welcome to Struttin My Stuff # 22!

Like I promised last week, we kick off with a bunch of Phil Spector tunes. Apart from that we have loads of blues, some tough R ´n´ B ladies, great Afro- Funk, a few US Soul Brothers, Belgian Soul Brother Jacques Brel and - among more - a fantastic live version of the Ethiopian classic Tzeta by the Either/Orchestra. (We played

Bezawork Asfews version last week.) Called Soul Tezeta here, the first few seconds - before the singing starts- you would bet your life on it that you´re listening to a Van Morrison live-show from the late nineties or so.

Anyway, last show ´till september, this one. Time for a summer break. Time for updating and revising the show playlists and The Never Ending Playlist - yes, we´ve been sloppy in this field, lately. Time also to think about new shows for the second part of the year, maybe put some video´s on our You Tube channel, solve technical problems et cetera et cetera. We might even have some time for a little holiday.

For now, In the words of what might be our show outro: see you later!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 22 He´s A Rebel

intro: ´Don´t Fuck It, Phil´

01 John Lennon - Slippin And Slidin (Apple, 1973)

02 The Ronettes - Be My Baby (Philles, 1963)

03 Jean DuShon - Talk To Me, Talk To Me (Atco, 1961)

04 The Ronettes - Baby I Love You (Philles, 1963)

05 The Crystals (Darlene Love & The Blossoms) - He´s A Rebel (Philles, 1962)

06 Clarence Edwards - Lonesome Bedroom Blues (Blue Horizon, 1970)

07 The Highway Q. C´s - The Way Up The Hill (Vee Jay, 1957)

08 Little Johnny Taylor - Somewhere Down The Line (Galaxy, 1963)

09 Varetta Dillard - That´s Why I Cry (RCA Victor, 1957)

10 Jo Tongo aka Jojo L´Explosif - Dig It Babe (Akue, 1968)

11 Cookie & The Cupcakes - I´m Twisted (Paula/ Lyric, 1959)

12 Roland Alphonso - President Kennedy (ND, 1965)

13 Clarence Carter - What Was I Supposed To Do? (Future Stars/Ronn, 1977)

14 Johnny Lewis - Jealous Man

15 Georgia Crackers - Georgia Black Bottom

16 Blind Blake - George Bound

17 Cousin Leroy - Waiting At The Station

18 Gnonnas Pedro Et Ses Panchos - Okpo Videa Bassouo

19 Willy de Ville - 18 Hammers

20 Either Orchestra - Soul Tezeta

21 Wallace Cheese Read - Je Charche Tout Partout

22 Whispering Smith - Storm In Texas AKA Texas Flood

23 Big Mama Thornton & Group - You Did Me Wrong

24 Baby Washington - Knock Yourself Out (J & S, 1958)

25 James & Bobby Purify - She Ain´t Gonna Do Right

26 Dottie Daniels - Play Me A Sad Song

27 Jacques Brel - Quand On n´a Que L´Amour

outro: Lemmy Special Mabaso - See You Later

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Struttin My Stuff # 20 - The Devil Can´t Save Your Soul

Keep those sinners away!

Greetings to ya all!

The devil can´t save your soul and soul can´t save you from the devil. Soul can save you from God though: there have been numerous well known soul artists who started in gospel music. People like Little Johnny Taylor, OV Wright, Wilson Picket, Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson all began their careers singing the Lord´s music. Maybe the most discussed of them all is Sam Cooke, who in 1957 left The Soul Stirrers to become a R ´n´ B and pop star.

In the blues field those career moves have been less frequent, when it comes to big stars. Maybe the switch from God to the Devil is too big. I don´t know of any blues star who really had a earlier career as a gospel artist. (Yes, BB King sang in the gospel choir as a boy, but which blues artist did not start in church?) A lot of blues artists though, have recorded occasionally gospel numbers or have played and or recorded both, blues and spirituals, simultaneously.

For some (or a lot?) of them this dichotomy mirrored their private lives. A guy like Delta blues pioneer Charley Patton performed and wrote spirituals and preached in local churches. That didn´t keep him from drinking and partying, going through eight marriages and of having his throat cut by a jealous husband. No wonder Patton died at the early age of 43, because of heart problems. His last week on earth he spent in bed because of a bronchitis, all the time preaching from the Book of Revelations.Shortly before he died Patton went to New York for his last recording session. There he recorded his version of I Know My Time Ain´t Long which he retitled Oh Death. Death was well known to the singer since his early age. Patton was one of twelve children, seven of whom died before they could reach their teens. Quiet unusual, even for a poor black family in the Delta at the beginning of the 20th century.
You can hear Patton´s song on this Struttin My Stuff show, together with a gospel by another Delta blues hero, Johnny Shines, Do Like The Lord Say Do, plus spirituals performed by Chicago pianist Little Brother Montgomery and Sonny Terry with Brownie McGhee.

The eternal battle between God and Devil isn´t restricted to the blues of course. Rock and Roll made a lot of sinners too. Among htem good southern country boys like Jerry Lee Lewis. Anybody who his slightly familiar with the history of the Sun record label must have heard one time or another the religious discussion between Jerry Lewis and Sun boss Sam Phillips - part of it is today´s show intro. Lewis, brother in law of the not so innocent preacher Jimmy Taggart, recorded quiet a few gospel tunes for Sun. We play Night Train To Memphis, together with religious outings of Jerry Lee´s fellow Sun sinners Charley Rich and Sonny Burgess.

Sinner´s or saints, the artists on a Struttin My Stuff show have one thing in common: they all make music from the soul.

Have fun with the show!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 20 - The Devil Can´t Save Your Soul

Intro:´´Sermon´ by Jerry Lee Lewis
01 Jerry Lee Lewis - Night Train To Memphis (Sun, 1959)
02 Marie Gladness - Cops and Robbers (Abner, 1961)
03 Mike Pedicin - Burnt Toast And Black Coffee (Federal, 1961)
04 Marilyn Barbarin - Reborn (Bo Sound, mid 60´s)
05 Little Brother Montgomery - Just Got Over At Last (Follkways, 1965)
06 Honny and the Bees Band - Sisi Mbon (unknown, avail on comp. Ghana Specia, Soundway, 2009)
07 Eugene Jefferson - Too Young (Bay-Tone, 1961)
08 The Echoes Of Zion - Wilderness (Smash, 1961)
09 Norma Fraser - The First Cut Is The Deepest (Coxsone, 1967)
10 Orlando Julius and His Modern Aces - My Girl (Phonogram Nigeria, 1966)
11 William Bell - Any Other Way (Stax, 1962)
12 The Fabulous Denos - Bad Girl (King, 1964)
13 Driftin Slim - Down South Blues (Modern, 1951)
14 Johnny Shines - Do Like The Lord Say Do (Black and Blue, 1971)
15 Ebo Taylor - Ohiani Sua Efir
16 Clara Ward - Abraham, Martin and John (Capitol, 1969)
17 Furry Lewis - Billy Lyons and Stackolee (Vocalion, 1927)
18 Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Oh, What A Beautiful City (Prestige/Bluesville, 1960)
19 Jeb Stuart - A Whole Lot Of Tears (Pure Gold, 1965)
20 Bad Boys - Love (Paula, 1966)
21 Don Norman & The Other 4 - Low Man (Sir John, 1966)
22 Sonny Burgess - All My Sins Been Taken Away (Sun, 1975)
23 Peter ´Guitar´ Lewis - Raggedy Blues (Federal, 1952)
24 Joe Turner - Wine-O Baby Boogie (Swingtime, 1948)
25 Al Brown - Ain´t No Love In The Heart Of The City
26 Diane Cunningham - Party Time (Fontana, 1967)
27 Ada Richards - I´m Drunk And Real High (Hello World, 19??)
28 Charley Patton - Oh Death (Vocalion, 1934)
Outro: Magic Dick - Magic´s Mood (Atlantic, 1976)

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Struttin My Stuff # 19 - Soul Got Reggae

A very warm welcome to ya all!

Temperature is rising to thirty degrees Celsisus here in Barcelona, so what about some tropical sounds in this Struttin My Stuff show? This time around it´s Jamaicanized versions of American soul classics. A quick look at what we offer:

* Gimme some more is a version of the JBs tune. Done in 1972 by a unknown studio band.
* A year later Sidney, George & Jackie (aka The Pioneers) did a killer version of the killer Papa Was A Rolling Stone by the Temptations.

* Movin up in time, in 1975 we find the unknown Carl Bradney with a fine version of War´s anti ghetto violence anthem Slipping Into Darkness.

*The history of Jamaican music would different without Curtis Mayfield. The Impressions´ Gypsy Woman -as a lot of other Mayfield songs - was covered by several Jamaican artists. This version by Milton Henry might be the best.

* Is It Because I´m Black? was first released by soul/blues man Syl Johnson on the Twilight label in 1968. Ken Boothe´s great version was a a single in Jamaica, before it ended up - with added horns - on his 1973 album Let´s Get It On.

* OK, nothing beats Otis and Aretha´s versions of Respect, but it´s nice to hear Norma Fraser´s ´lighter´ rendention.

*Last record of the show is Prince Buster´s 1966 version of James Carr´s Dark End Of The Street.

We have the man himself on the show too, together will other soul greats like the Bar Keys and Wilson Picket, plus plenty of other goodies form various fields, going from the springy cumbia made by Peru´s Los Sander´s de Nana to (talking about great covers!) Ike And Tina Turner doing an incredible I Smell Trouble, which must have made Bobby Blue Bland groaning out of sheer delight.

Have fun with the show!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 19 - Soul Got Reggae

Intro: ´How to spell Kingston´
01 The Studio Sound - Give Me Some More (Downtown, 1972)
02 Guitar Shorty – Ways Of A Man (Pull, 1959)
03 Bo Didley – You Can´t Judge a Book By Looking At The Cover (Checker, 1962)
04 John Mayall – Looking Back (Decca, 1966)
05 Ike and Tina Turner – I Smell Trouble (Blue Thumb, 1969)
06 Reverend Lonnie Farris - Walk To Thee (??, 1962-1964)
07 Sidney, George & Jackie - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Attack, 1973)
08 Ronnie Hawkins – Sick And Tired (Cotillion, 1971)
09 The Rolling Stones - Do You Think I Really Care aka Yellow Cab (unreleased, 1978)
10 Manu Dibango - Yo Na Nga (Sango, 1992)
11 Carl Bradney – Slipping Into Darkness (Orchid, 1975)
12 Lee Jackson – Keep Your Mouth Shut (Atlantic, 1965)
13 Milton Henry – Gypsy Woman (Success, 1976)
14 The Cookies – Later Later
15 Blind Gary Davies – I Belong To The Band, Hallelujah
16 Clifton Chenier - Josephine Par Se Ma Femme (Arhoolie, 1970)
17 Wilson Picket – That´s A Man´s Way (Atlantic, 1966)
18 Ken Boothe - Is It Because I´m Black? (Trojan, 1973)
20 Los Sander´s de Nana - El Tramboyito (Difa, 1972)
21 Joe Hill Louis - A´ Jumpin´ And A´ Shufflin (Columbia, 1949)
22 Randy Hobbs – You Better Run (Gator, 1960)
23 The Bar Keys - Knucklehead (Volt, 1967)
24 Norma Fraser – Respect (Coxsone, 1968)
25 James Carr - She´s Better Than You (Goldwax, 1966)
26 Prince Buster – Dark End Of The Street (Blue Beat, 1967)
Outro: Magic Dick – Magics Mood (Atlantic, 1976)

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Struttin My Stuff # 17 - Parlez Vous Français?

Parlez vous francais?

Salut Les Copains !
(or Hi Guys!)

We start this week with a little bit of a joke, meaning a French language Rock ´n Roll record from before 1959. Which is not only the birth year of yours truly, but also the year when Salut Les Copains was born, the first serious French Rock and Roll radio show, broadcasted by the station Europe 1.

The French (language) Rock ´n´ Roll made before that time? Well, take for instance Rock ´n´Roll Mops from 1956. Considered to be the first French Rock ´n Roll recording, it was written by Boris Vian and Michael Legrand. Both were and still are more known for their novels (Vian) and film scores (Legrand), than for their R´n´R credibility.

To make things worse, the song was sung, under the name Henry Cording (recording, you get it?) by singer/actor Henri Salvador, who never got tired of saying that he hated Rock ´n Roll.

IN 1957 Rock ´n Roll Mops was redone in an slightly better version by Dutchman Ferdinand Heinrick Barendse. During the 40´s Barendse played trumpet in the jazz orchestra The Ramblers, before he started playing stuff like the charleston in the Belgian casinos, with his own dance orchestra. Not your vintage Rock ´n´ Roller this Ferdinand, despite his posing as Ferry ´Rock´ Barendse.

Anyway, Barendse sang his would- be Rock ´n´ Roll with a sort of Louis Amstrong voice, which makes his records at least amusing. Listen to his T´as L´bonhour d´Alfred´ and have a laugh.

Other than that, nothing but quality stuff on this show folks, French and non French. And with an extra shot of African stuff this time.

Amusez-vous avec le spectacle!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 17 – Parlez Vous Français?

Intro: Comprend français?
01 Ferdy Rock Barendse – T´as L´bonhour d´Alfred (RCA, 1956)
02 Clifton Chenier – Sa M´appelle Fou (Arholie, 1976)
03 Anna Karina – Roller Girl (Philips, 1967)
04 TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – Ne Te Faches Pas (Albarika Store? , 19??, Soundway, 2005 (comp))
05 Amédé Ardoin – La Valse Des Chantiers Pétrolifères (JSP, 1934)
06 Tom Tolbert – I Can´t Cut It (Jowall, 1962)
07 Tommy McCook & The Sound Dimension – Tunnel One (CoxSone, 1975)
08 Margie Hendrix – Don´t Destroy Me (Sound Stage 7, 1968)
09 The Paramounts - Shedding Teardrops (Ember, 1964)
10 Nancy & The Millionaires - Atooka Oklahama (Frankie, 1966)
11 The Swan Silvertones - Love Lifted Me (Specialty, 1953)
12 Franco & OK Jazz Musica Tellema (??, 1957)
13 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Mama Mambo (Sunnyside, 1975)
14 Frank Proffitt Satan - Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Rounder, 1965)
15 Silas Hogan - Dry Chemical Blues (Blue Horizon, 1970)
16 Bernice Gooden with Ernie Freeman orchestra What Did I Do To You (Capitol, 1956?)
17 Philip Malela – Tiba Kamo (1969-1976)
18 Cleo Jackson Randle – Live In Heaven Is Free (Checker, 1967)
19 Joe Simon – The Chokin Kind (Sound Stage 7, 1969
20 Mickey and Sylvia – No Good Lover (Rainbow /Groove, 1956)
21 King Beezz – I Gotta Move
22 The Royal Jokers – I Don´t Like You To Much (Fortune, 1958)
23 Earl Hooker – These Cotton Pickin´ Blues (Age, 1961)
24 The Wailers Put It On (Island, 1966)
25 Sid De Kayes - Sèbè tè Moyala ( 1970´s)
26 The Persuasions – I Could Never Love Another (Catamount, 1957)
27 Barbara Greene – Long Tall Sally (Atco, 1962)
28 The Animals – I´ve Been Around
outro: Magic Dick – Magic´s Mood (Atlantic, 1976

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Struttin My Stuff # 16 - A House Is Not A Home

Home Sweet Home

It´s Monday already...

so I hope all of you had a nice weekend.

I had a very good time with my family. Home Sweet Home indeed.
All those nice homely feelings make me start this weeks Struttin My Stuff show with some houses and homes songs. Needless to say they all fit perfectly in our usual mix of knowns and unknowns from Blues, R´n B, (Afro) Funk, Soul, Gospel and Much Much More.

Two of all these beauties stand out, at least for the little story behind them:

Guess who the organ player is on Doug Brown and the Omens Thank Goodness It´s Friday? Yes, it´s Bob Seger himself! Boss Doug later on became Seger´s producer. The man certainly knew his place.

A real unknown is Edward Ross, whose alter ego Little Buck didn´t get famous either. Ross was a member of New Orleans greats Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns though. His great Whisper My Name was backed with Little Boy Blue, which is actually the instrumental track of Eddie Bo´s Lover And A Friend. Producer and Seven B label owner Joe Banashak just added Ross´/Buck´s vocals.

Anyway, the record wasn´t what you can call a hit, but nowadays you pay a loooot of money for a copy. Strange world we´re living in.

Have fun with the show!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 16 – A House Is Not A Home

Intro: ´There´s No Place Like Home´

01 The Solitaires - Mary´s House (Old Town, 1958)

02 The Davis Sisters When I Get Home (Gotham, 1950)

03 Otis Spann – My Home Is In The Delta (live) (Bluesway, 1968)

04 Marvin Gaye – I´m Going Home (1972 Mix) (Motown, 1968)

05 Junior Wells – Come On In This House (Profile, 1959)

06 Homesick James – Homesick´s Shuffle (Prestige, 1964)

07 Bantous de La Capitale Casino - Kumbele Kumbele (Vogue, 1964)

08 The Cadillacs – Holy Smoke Baby (Josie, 1958)

09 The Tune Blenders - Shoo Shoo (Federal, 1954)

10 Doug Brown and the Omens – TGIF (Thank Goodness It´s Friday) (Punch, 1965)

11 Little Buck – Whisper My Name (Seven B, 1966?)

12 E.C. Ball – Pretty Polly (Rounder, 1965)

13 Willie Bobo- Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries (Verve, 1966)

14 Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Je T´aime (Love At First Sight) (Trojan, 1970)

15 Count Prince Miller – Bewildered (Bread, 1972)

16 The Semi Colon - Nekwaha Semi Colon (EMI, 1973)

17 Larry Holloway – Going Up (Parkway, 19??)

18 Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Mary Knight – My Journey To The Sky (Decca, 1947)

19 Rockin Tex Mex Band – Squeeze Box Man (Waterfront, 1986)

20 Wynona Carr – Jump Jack Jump (Specialty, 1956)

21 Young Jessie - Don´t Happen No More (Modern, 1956)

22 Gene Philips – Snuff Dippin Mama (Modern, 1956)

23 Mabel John – No Love (Tamla, 1961)

24 The Monks – Blockhead (??, 1969?)

25 Little Johnny Taylor – I Know You Hear Me Calling (Galaxy 1967)

26 Christine Quaite – Mr Stuck Up ( World Artists, 1964)

Outro: Magic Dick – Magic´s Mood (Atlantic, 1976)

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Struttin My Stuff # 15 - It´s Windy Out There

Esquerita: Close the window please!

A very fine first of May to you all!

First I have to make clear that I already had prepared this Struttin My Stuff show when I heard what had happened to the good people of Alabama and other southern US states.

So yes, we´re starting with some stormy tunes, although Little Esther and Eva Cassidy are keeping things low tempo. Lots of heavy weather later on in the show too. Take Fela Kuti´s Roforofo Fight. That´s 15 minutes plus of the finest Afro-funk pouring down on you!
Or take blues man Byter Smith´s intense The man wants me dead. That stingin guitar and soaring voice will evoke a soul storm in your heart. And what about Little Richards main inspiror Esquerita. A 2 minute hailstorm.

That said, let this mix of Blues, black R´n B, Funk, Gospel, Garage and Much Much More brighten you day.

Have fun!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 15 - It´s Windy Out There

Intro: ´It´s Windy Out There´

01 Mac Rebennack – Storm Warning

02 Kenny Martin – Heart-Storm

03 Little Esther – The Storm

04 Dale Hawkins – Tornado

05 Eva Cassidy – Stormy Monday

06 Omar Dykes - Black Bottom

07 Johnny Shines – Hello Central

08 Carol Fran & Clarence Holliman – Golden Girl

09 Lucio Matta – Toro Matta

10 Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - Roforofo Fight

11 Otis Clay – You Don´t Miss Your Water

12 The Velvetons – Penalty Of Love

13 Black Crucial – Mr. Vincent

14 Billy Lamont – Sweet Thang

15 Billy Garner – Little Schoolgirl

16 Byther Smith – The Man Wants Me Dead

17 Lori Wood – But That Was Long Ago

18 Dorothy Love Coates - Elijah

19 Chuck Wright – The Palm Of Your Hand

20 Willie Lane – Black Cat Rag

21 Link Wray & The Wray Men – Run Chicken Run

22 George Smith – Blowin The Blues

23 Ike and Tina Turner - Cussin´, Cryin´and Carryin` On

24 The Clefs – Bring It To Jerome

25 Toots & The Maytals – Monkey Man

26 Wayne Cochran – Hootchie Cootchie Man

27 Esquerita – Rockin´ The Joint

Outro: Magic Dick - Magic´s Mood

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Struttin My Stuff # 13 - Things

Strange Things indeed!

Greetings!

And welcome to number 13 of our weekly Struttin My Stuff show.

Actually, this weeks thing theme thing started as just an excuse to begin the show with a intro taken from one of the funniest movie scenes ever, the Big Shoot Out in Analyze This, and then throw in some ´thing songs´

As these things go though, there turned out to be a Whole Lotta Things to make records about: real things, funny looking things, good things, ugly things, big fine things, little things...

Too many things indeed. And some things appear to be the same thing, but they are different things indeed.

There are even things which are the same thing, but boy do they sound different (Van Morrison´s and Barbara & The Brown´s version of Things Have Gone To Pieces).

So what the heck: let´s have a Thing show.

Shake That Thing and have fun!

TB Turpentine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 13 - Things

Intro: ´The first thing or the second thing?´
01 Curtis And The Creeps - The Thing (Dauntless, 1962)
02 Polka Dot Slim – A Thing You Gotta Face (Instant, 1964)
03 BB Jones - The Real Thing (Magic Touch, 1969?)
04 The Dwellers – What´s That Thing Called Love? (Oasis, 1959?)
05 Finney Mo – Shake That Thing (Jello-Jim, 1963)
06 Lightnin´ Hopkins – Shake That Thing ( Fire, 1962)
07 Super Eagles – Love´s A Real Thing (Decca?, 1972)
08 Hank Johnson – You Lost Your Thing (Spear, 1972)
09 Melvin Endsley – The Blues Don´t Mean A Thing (Stomper time, 1957; unissued , avail on div. comp.)
10 Van Morrison – Things Have Gone To Pieces (Lost Highway, 1976)
11 Barbara & The Browns – Things Have Gone To Pieces (Tower, 1968)
12 King Django – Too Many Things (Stubborn, 2005)
13 Danny Barker – Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing
14 The Carousels Pretty Little Thing
15 Junior Wells – The Things I Would Do For You
16 Eddy Floyd – Things Get Better
17 Pat Lundy & Bobby Harris – A Thing Going On
18 The Silhouettes - Miss Thing
19 Th´ Legendary Shack Shakers – No Such Thing
20 Luther Allison – You Done Lost Your Good Thing
21 Frank Frost – Things You Do
22 Honeyboy Bryant – Funny Looking Thing
23 Roy Richards - Another Thing
24 Doctor Ross – Good Thing Blues
25 Jesse Fortune – Good Things
26 Eddie Bo – Too Much Of A Good Thing
27 The Upsetters – Get A Thing Goin On
28 The Creatures - Ugly Thing
29 Southern Culture On The Skids - Whole Lotta Things
30 Charles Epps – Shake That Thing
Outro: Magic Dick – Magic´s Mood

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Struttin My Stuff # 12 - Good Luck, Bad Luck

´If it wasn´t for bad luck, I wouldn´t have any luck at all.´

Greetings to ya´ all!

Once again a very warm welcome to the Strutttin My Stuff show on MOANIN and GROANIN Radio.
This week´s little theme thing is a bunch of records all about loosers and winners, with later in the show some more happy go lucky people.

As usual, lots of black R & B on the show, spiced up with Blues, Funk, Soul, Ska and You Name It.

Whatever they may be though, there´re all goodies, handpicked by me for your listeningpleasure.

Some people have all the luck!

Have fun with the show!

TB Turpentine

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Playlist Struttin My Stuff 12 – Good Luck, Bad Luck

00 intro ´You just have lost a lot money´

01 James Carr - Losing Game (alt. vocal)

02 The Belmont Playboys - Lucky Day (live)

03 miXandDorp - Bad Luck

04 The Paragons - Happy Go Lucky Girl

05 Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign

06 The Valentinos - Baby Lot´s Of Luck

07 Ruth Brown - I Don´t Know

08 Art Neville - You Won´t Do Right

09 ZZ Hill - One Way Love Affair

10 Joyce Jones - I´m Just Sitting Here Thinking

11 Mac Sims - Drivin Wheel

12 Super International Band - Santa Barbara

13 The Flattops – Flattop Special

14 Reverend Beat Man – Come Back Lord

15 Tampa Red – Green and Lucky Blues

16 Neal Black and the Healers – The King Of San Antone

17 Earl Goodwill Singers - God Rode In The Windstorm

18 Justin Hinds - Happy Go Lucky

19 John Brim - Lifetime Baby

20 The Keystoners - Magic Kiss

21 Joe Lover - Pretty Girl Talker

22 Monk Higgins and the Satallites - Mister Luckee

23 Ed Robinson - Face It

24 Eddie Hinton - I Found A True Love

25 Levert Allison - Hear That River

26 Charlotte Cole - Ain´t That Worth Something Baby

27 Tommy Louis and the Rhytm Rockers – Wail Baby Wail

28 Teddy ´McBear´ Mcrae - Hi Fi Baby

Outro: Magic Dick – Magic´s Mood

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Struttin My Stuff # 10 - Jivin The Gospel

Sam Cooke: Jesus Gave Me Water

Hello there!

Our 10th Struttin My Stuff show. To celebrate this small wonder we have Gods own Hip Messiah Lord Buckley to warm you up for some jiving gospel tunes. Among them Jesus Gave Me Water, in my opinion one of the very best recordings Sam Cooke did with the Soul Stirrers, together with Touch the Hem of His Garment and Were You There?

We switch to more worldly affairs after that with Helen Smith and You Gotta Have A Man. I don´t know who wrote this song, but he or she must have already been dead when Prince released his Kiss. Otherwise: were was the courtcase? ´Prince must have been inspired by this song´, somebody wrote on the fan community sitePrince.org. Inspired? He bloody stole the song!
If you want a better version of You Gotta Have A Man, listen to the one done by Frank Williams and the Rocketeers. In fact I think it´s the same instrumental track, but Franks vocals are a lot grittier/more exciting than Helens. We´ll play Franks version some other time, that´s for sure.

Talking bout different versions. The Come See About Me by Don Covay we play on this show isn´t the usual one with strings and female choir. This one comes from Dons 1965 See Saw lp. It´s a different recording, in a slightly lower tempo and with Don singing in a more relaxed manner. I prefer the single version (it has a lot more ´swing´) but I thought it might be interesting to play this one for a chance. Apart from that: you can´t go wrong with Don Covay!

You can´t go wrong with any of the songs on this show, if you ask me. It´s all good stuff with lots of grit and soul. But ak me for my personal fav, and I say ´Freddie King´. Listen to this version of Have You Ever Loved A Woman? and you know what real soul is all about.

Have fun!

TB Turpetine

Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 10 ´Jivin The Gospel´

00 intro: Lord Buckley ´The sweetest Cat´ (from The Nazz)
01 Goldie Haynes - This Old World
02 The Soul Stirrers - Jesus Gave Me Water (Speciality, 1951)
03 The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama - I Believe
04 Helen Smith - You Gotta Be A Man (Deep City, 1967)
05 Willie Jones - Where´s My Money? (Mr. Peacock, 1962)
06 Donna Hightower- Hand´s Off (RPM, 1955)
07 Billy Hughes & His Peacock Palls - Take Your Hands Off It! (??; 1946)
08 Balfa Brothers - Parlez-Nous à Boire (Let´s Talk About Drinking)
09 The Notting Hillbillies - Feel Like Going Home (Warner Bros, 1990)
10 John Littlejohn - 29 Ways (T-D-S, 1968)
11 Carmen Davis - No No, Baby
12 Freddie King - Have You Ever Loved A Woman? (live) (Wolf, 1995, rec. 1970)
13 Eddie Bo - Check Your Bucket (Bo- Sound, 1970)
14 Ben Harper - I Can´t Take It No Longer (Cenco, 1962?)
15 Bacardis - Don´t Sell Yourself (Midgard, 1966)
16 David Jones & The Fenders - Boss With The Hot Sauce (Candy, 1992 (comp.))
17 Dan Boadi and his African Internationals - Play That Funky Music (NAAP, 1978)
18 Louis Jordan - Blue Lite Boogie pt. 1 (Decca, 1950)
19 The Stovall Sisters - Hang On In There (Reprise, 1970)
20 Don Covay - Come See About Me (Atlantic, 1965)
21 The Ethiopians - Hong Kong Flu (Trojan, 1970)
22 Little Sam Davis Going Home To My Mother (Rockin'l, 1958)
23 Charles Epps - Rock With The Boogie (Brosh, 1962)
24 Frankie Miller - Sail Away (live) (Eagle Rock 2008. Rec?)
25 Marion Williams - My Time Ain´t Long
26 Keith & Enid - Everything Will Be Allright (Smiths, 1960)
outro: Magic Dick - Magic´s Mood (Atlantic, 1976)

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