Intro: This ain´t No Hollywood Movie, This is Real
1. The Rolling Stones - Paying Your Dues (unreleased, 1968) 2. James Peck Curtis - Right Around The Corner (Arhoolie, 1967) 3. Bunny & Rudy - On The Town (Nu Beat, 1968) 4. Kevin Coyne – Baby Man (home recording, 1972) 5. Johnny Winter – Be Careful With A Fool (Live and ureleased, 1972) 6. The Rides – Talk To Me Baby (Savoy, 20013) 7. Shirley Ann Lee – How Can I Loose (Numerophon, 1968) 8. Roscoe & Barbara – Could This Be Love (Old Town, 1965) 9. Frankie Miller – Ann Eliza Jane (Chrysalis, 1973) 10. Graham Parker – Wrapping Paper (Lemon, 1991) 11. Hemsley Morris & Phill Pratt - Little Things (Caltone, 1968) 12. Charles Mingus - Better Git It In Your Soul (Columbia , 1959) 13. Christine Kittrell – L & N Special (Republic, 1953) 14. Loretta Lynn – Trouble On The Line (Interscope, 2004) 15. Marsha Gee - Peanut Duck (Joker, 1961 or 1965) 16. Txarango – Pren el Carrer (DiscMedi, 2012) 17. Jungle By Night – Cyclin (Live and unreleased, 2013) 18. Assane Mboup – Pass Pass (?? ??) 19. Jimmy Martin – 20-20 Vision (RCA, 1954) 20. Steve Earle – Steve´s Last Ramble (WPLN Radio Session, 2003) 21. Supreme Jubilees – Coming Up Through The Years (Songbird, 1972) 22. The Balloon Farm – Hurtin For Your Love (Laurie, 1967) 23. Vince Taylor – Watcha Gonna Do (Palette, 1961) 24. Kathleen Macinnes – Oran Dhomhnaill Phadraig (Greentrax, 2006)
Outro Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1959)
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Struttin My Stuff # 39 - This Ain´t No Hollywood Movie, This Is Real
They´re back, but we´re too! Have fun with this one! TB Turpentine
Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 38 – And now for something completely different Intro: And now for something completely different 01 Little Victor – I Ain´t Got No Place The Go (live, Catalan television show, 2013) 02 Voices Of Faith - Surely I Will (Miracle Sound, ca. 1973) 03 Israel Nash Gripka - Woman At The Well (Loose Music, 2013) 04 Harry Manx – Bring That Thing (live, Dog My Cat, 2005) 05 Tadèlè Bèqèlè – Enafqeshalèhu (1969-1975) 06 Chin´s Calypso Quintet – Calypso Pepperpot ( 195?, rerelease Heritage, 2001) 07 Jake Bugg – Taste It (Mercury Living Presence, 2012) 08 The Last Drive - This Fire Inside (Hitch-Hyke, 1986) 09 Kitty Noble - ´Till The Cows Come Home (Herald, 1954) 10 Betty Harris – Nearer To You (Sansu, 1967) 11 Frank Jenkins’ Pilot Mountainees – Roving Cowboy (1927/1929, Yazoo) 12 Byron Lee The Dragonaires – Mash! Mr. Lee (Blue Beat, 1961) 13 Don Covay & The Good Timers – Twistin Train (Fontana, 1962) 14 Steve Miller Band - Don´t Let Nobody Turn You Around (Capitol, 1969) 15 The Kwela Kids Plus One - Duke In Soul (Trutone, 1969) 16 JW Roy – Dood (Munich, 2005) 17 Odetta – Hold On (Vanguard, 1960) 18 Lee Dorsey – Give Me You (Furey, 1961) 19 Salif Keita – La Difference (Emarcy, 2010) 20 Tiny Bradshaw - Walkin The Chalk Line (King, 1951) 21 Spiders – Don´t Knock (Imperial, 1961) 22 Van Morrison – When I Deliver (unreleased, 1975) 23 Mitty Collier- Git Out (Chess, 1967) 24 Jean Luc Mitteau – U (Atlantic, 1977) 25 Townes Van Zandt – Sad Cinderella ((1971/72, released Omnivore 2013) 26 Clifton Chenier – Let´s Talk It Over (Arhoolie, 1967) 27 Michael de Jong – Magnificent Obsession (Music and Word, 2008) Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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Struttin My Stuff # 38 - And Now For Something Completely Different
It´s been a long time indeed. Pickin up things were we more or less ended with # 35: Let´s Rock and Roll!
Have a good time with this one!
TB Turpentine
Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 36 - It´s Been A Long Time
1. Jerry Lee Lewis – Rock ´n Roll (Shangri- La Music, 2006) 2. BB King – You Upset Me Baby (Live in The studio, unreleased) 3. The Fabulettes – Money (Soundstage, 1966) 4. JC Davis – Sweet Sweet Love (Chess, 1963) 5. Tina Britt – I Love You More Than You´ll Ever Know (Minit, 1968) 6. West Knosi June July Ska no 2 (Mavuthela. 1966) 7. Andy Mosley & Hogman Maxey- Brother Mosely Crossed The Water (Arhoolie, 1959) 8. Ryan Adams – A Kiss Before I Go (Lost Highway, 2005) 9. Seamus Begley & Stephen Cooney - An Chóisir / The Lisheen Slide / Eibhlín ni Riordáin's / Kings of Kerry (slides) (Kells Music, 1996) 10. El Rego- Hessa (L.A. Au Ecoutes, 19??) 11. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue- Backatown/ Suburbia ( unreleased 2011) 12. The Heptones – Love Won´t Come Easy (Coxsone, 1973) 13. Bessie Jones – Oh Death (Rounder, 1975) 14. Ronnie Love – Chills and Fever (Dott, 1961) 15. Horace Andy &Prince Moonie – See A Man´s Face (Studio One, 1969) 16. The D-Coys- Bad Times (Columbia, 1966) 17. Clifton Chenier – Bon Ton Roulet (ARH, 1966) 18. Betty Lavette- You Will Never Change (Atlantic, 1963) 19. Ann Cole – Don´t Stop The Wedding (Roulette, 1962) 20. Bobby Davis - Damper Down (M-Pac, 1962) 21. Billy Preston- Short Fat Fanny (Live, Unreleased, 1965) 22. Daniel Lohues & The Louisiana Blues Club Regenblues (Universal, 2003) 23. Charlie Musselwhite & Richard Bargel – Just A Feeling (Live Unreleased, 2007) 24. Bono – Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes (Egyptian, 1997) 25. Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 35- Just Struttin vol. 4
Intro: ´Do You Want Some More?´ 01 Joe, Ron & George – Half Ton Mama (unreleased, 195?) 02 Billy Boy Arnold – Schooltime (Bluesville, 1963) 03 Johnny Copeland - Ghetto Child (Zephyr, 197?) 04 Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band – Olufeme (??, 1973) 05 The Passengers – Face With No Name (Phantom, 1980) 06 New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - John & James (Phantom, 1995) 07 Big Maybelle – New Kind Of Mambo (Okeh, 1956) 08 Buena Vista Social Club and Charley Musselwhite – Chan Chan (Virgin, 1999) 09 Guy Clark – Cold Duck Soup (Sugarhill, 1999) 10 Barb Donovan & Townes Van Zandt – I´ll be here in the morning (Vinyl Junkie, 1996)
11 Gene Burks – Monkey Man (Arock, 1963) 12 Louis Cormier & The Moonlight Playboys – Drunkard´s Blues (Swallow 1957-1960) 13 El Rego Et Ses Commandos – Djobime (African Songs, 197?) 14 Louise McCord – Better Get A Move On (Stax, 1972) 15 Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime (Pallos, 1967) 16 Jerry Landis – The Lone Teen Ranger (Amy, 1963) 17 Aaron Neville – Everyday (Minit, 1960) 18 Louis Cormier – Married Life (La Louisianne, 19) 19 E.L Burtis – Sweet Home (Designer, 1970) 20 Hortense Ellis – Breakfeast In Bed (Studio One, 1971) 21 Mansour Seck - Almamy Bocoum (Sterns Africa, 1995) 22 Big Maceo Merriweather & Tampa Red - Poor Kelly Blues (Blue Bird, 1941) 23 Elmore James – Done Somebody Wrong (Fire, 1960) 24 Jerry Lee Lewis- Rock ´n Roll (Artist First, 2006) 25 Johnny Winter – It´s My Life Baby (Alligator, 1984) Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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Do you want some more of good music to warm up your body and soul? I do! Have fun with this one!
TB Turpentine
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Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 34 – Just Struttin vol. 3
Intro: ´Just Dip Them In!´
01 The Sensational Skylights – Jesus Is Sweet To Me 02 Larry Dale – Down To The Bottom (Groove, 1954) 03 The Tartans – What Can I Say (Merritone, 1967) 04 Poppa Hop (Hop Wilson) – I Met A Strange Woman (Ivory, 1961) 05 Patty Griffin – Making Pies (live, unreleased) 06 Golden Stars Of Greenwood – Jesus Blood (Pitch, 1955) 07 Seeburg Spotlite Band – Put On Your High Heel Sneakers (Seeburg, 196?) 08 Joe Hill Louis – She´s Taking All My Money (Rockin, 1953) 09 Frootful – Fish In The Sea (Freestyle, 2011) 10 Jimmy Nolen – Jimmy´s Jive (Dig, 1957) 11 The Daps –Down And Out 12 Little Axe & The Golden Echoes – So Soon (Peacock, 1964) 13 George Benson Quartet – Minor Chant (Columbia, 1965) 14 Little Walter - Crazy Legs (Chess, 1953) 15 Delroy Wilson – I Want Justice (Studio One, 1965) 16 Mango Groove – Pennywhistle (Gallo, 1989) 17 Boys of the Lough - Lowrie Tarrell & The Mason's Apron (Trailer, 1973) 18 Lorenzo Holden – Whipped Cream (??, 1955) 19 Cookie & The Cupcakes – Married Life (Judd, 1959) 20 Lonnie Jones – She´s My Baby (Jenmark, 1971) 21 Mary De Loach – Move This Thing Part 1 & 2 (Arcto, 1967) 22 Derrick Morgan – Copy Cat (Beverley´s, 1969) 23 Larry & The Gents – Little Queenie (Delaware, 196?) 24 The Legendary Shack Shakers – Help Me (YepRoc, 2004) 25 Lynyrd Skynyrd – That Smell (MCA, 1977) Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa - See You Later, (Decca, 1965)
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Lots of raw gospel, instrumental blasters, reels, southern stuff, high heel sneakers and little queenies. Yes people, It´s Struttin Time Again. Have fun with this one!
TB Turpentine
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Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 33 - Just Struttin vol. 2 Intro: What A Great Station This Is! 1 Jerry Starr and The Clippers – High Ride (Rocko, 1962) 2. Titus Turner – Hungry Man (Atlantic , 1969) 3. Major Lance – Do The Tighten Up (Dakar, 1967) 4. Jacob Nabayaluzi - Sylvia Mntakwethu (Disco Soul 1978) 5. N´Gola Ritmos – Monami (unreleased, 1964) 6. Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons (Lost Art, 1989) 7. Little Willie Foster – Crying The Blues (Cobra, 1956) 8. Otis Redding- Johnny´s Heartbreak (Atlantic, 1967) 9. Bare Facts – Poor Part Of Town (Jubilee, 1966) 10. John Fogerty – Almost Saturday Night (Asylum, 1975) 11. DeWolff – Medicine (ReMusic, 2009) 12. John Coltrane –Spiritual (Impulse, 1962) 13. Norma Fraser – Hound Dog (Coxsone, 1967) 14. Alphonse Bois Sec Ardoin – Jolie Catin (Arholie, 1970) 15. The Del Knights – Wrapped Too Tight (Chancellor, 1962) 16. Alabama Shakes – You Ain´t Alone (Rough Trade, 2012) 17. Orchestre Les Bakuba - Likabu Mabe (Vévé, 1972) 18. Prince Buster & The Jackson Southernaires (Joliet, 1973) 19. Magic Sam - Baby You Torture My Soul (Delmark, 1963/64 20. Lucinda Williams – Out Of Touch (live) ( Lost Highway, 2005) 21. Chin's Calypso Sextet- Big Boy And Teacher (Kalypso, 1954) 22. Abaco Dream – Live And Death In G & A (A&M, 1970) 23. Peppermint Harris - Wait Until It-Happens To You (Jewel, 1954) 24. Gloria Jean Pitts - I Don't Stand No Quittin (Ace, 1956) 25. Thelma William (with Rev. Lonnie Farris, Hawaiian guitar)- In Your Kingdom (Southern Sound, ca. 1962) Outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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No theme, no scheme. Just good music, just struttin. Have fun with this one!
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01 Howlin Wolf – The Natchez Burning (Chess, 1956) 02 The Ethiopians – I´´ll Never Get Burned (Trojan, 1970), 03 George Landers – Rolling Mills Are Burning Down (Rounder, 1965) 04 Frank Linkenberg – Ball Of Fire (Fran, 1957) 05 Candi Staton – How Can I Put Out The Flame (When You Keep Burning The Fire) (Fame, 1970) 06 The Wailing Souls – Fire House Rock (Greensleeves, 1981) 07 Otis Spann – Burning Fire (Vanguard, 1966) 08 Space Spiritual Singers – Heaven On My Mind (Bandera, 1963) 09 Kila – Leath Ina Dhiaidh a hOcht (Kila, 2007) 10 Afrique – Hot Doggin (Mainstream, 1973) 11 Bonnie Raitt – Stayed Too Long At The Fair (live) (unreleased, 1972) 12 Robert Pete Williams – Sinner Don´t You Know (Folklyric, 1959) 13 Wawali Bonane with Yoka Nzenze – Tcheni Tcheni (Smithsonian Folkways, 1998) 14 Hazmat Bodine – Bahamut (Jaro, 2007) 15 Marion Ester – Not Guilty (Murco, 1969) 16 Lonesome Lee (Jimmy Lee Robinson) – Lonely Traveling (Bandera, 1969) 17 Sugarboy Williams – Little Girl (Herald, 1960) 18 The Throb – Fortune Teller (Parlophone, 1966) 19 Flash And The Casuals – Uptight Tonight (1966?) 20 Dead Moon – Hey Joe (Tombstone, 1988) 21 Bob Perry – Don´t Say Those Things (Bandera, 1959) 22 Jimmy Wayne – You Shake Me (Corwin, 1961) 23 Joe Tex - Blood´s Thicker Than Water (Dial, 1962) 24 Papa Harvey Hull – France Blues (Black Patti, 1927) 25 Paddy Carty – Stone In The Field /West Wind (1971) 26 Kate Wolf – Both Sides Now (Flatrock, 1971) 27 Outro:Lemmy Special Mombassa – See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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Hello there,
It´s pourin cats and dogs in Barcelona, and it´s a lot colder too. Time to put some extra fire in the Struttin My Stuff show. But titles apart, all the records on this show will warm your spirit and soul, in my humble opinion. As usual they come from all directions and styles and periods, from Dead Moon´sHey Joe to Papa Harvey Hull´s France Blues and everthing in between. We even have some Pachelbel this time! Moanin and Groanin Radio goes classic.
Have fun with the show
TB Turpentine
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22 Johnny Wright -54 Blues (RPM, 1955) 23 Eddie Taylor – Big Town Playboy (Vee Jay, 1955) 24 The Robins – Just Like That (Arvee, 1960) 25 Owen & Silvester Silvera – Want Me Cock
(Treasure Isle, 196?) 26 John Cale- Close Watch (unreleased, 1983) outro: Lemmy
Special Mombassa - See You Later (Decca, 1958)
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And a very warm welcome to Struttin My Stuff # 24.
First the music then the music from now on. Like it ought to be. I felt like spinning a couple of night songs this time. We play the Swingers, with their spooky 1950 instrumental Nighthwalk, trip through a Midnight Dream with Little Axe from his 2002 modern classic Hard Grind and keep Little Walter company when he does his Blue Midnight.
Hey, we even throw in someMidnight Skafrom South Africa. By the way, did you know that the word reggae probably comes from South Africa? I didn´t until very recent. The song Rea Gae was recorded in 1939(!) by The Pietersburg Melodians which was actually an alias for the poeular vaudeville groep The Pitch Black Follies. Have a listen here: Pretty Jamaican it sound, doesn´t it? (Read the whole story here)
Talking about words and name. We play Country Paul´s beautiful blues Black Cat Trail on this show. But Paul also made records as Jammin Slim, Lazy Slim Jim,Carolina Slim and Paul Howard. His real name though was Edward P. Harris. Beat that, John Lee Hooker!
Well John Lee is dead. Just like the Wardell Quezergue. The Creole Beethoven, like Allan Toussaint use to call him died last month, leaving a big gap in the New Orleans music community behind. Quezergue wrote music, played piano, produced and arranged records and was an inspiration for many many many musicians. Not too many people have heard about him, but almost everybody knows a record Quezergue had someting to do with. We play three of them: Robert Parker´s Funky Soul Train, Jean Knight´s Mr Big Stuff and Dorothy Moore´s Misty Blue. The last one is a mid 70´s soul ballad, just at the good side of the disco and Philly sounds.
We´re closing with good John Cale´s Close Watch, taken from a bootleg of a 80ties live-show with yours truly in the crowd. Sweet memories James Cotton´s Black Night is Falling sounds in the background while I´m typing these words. Would have been a good show opener too. Well, some future show. In the meantime enjoy this one and stay tuned for the next show, sometime later this month. Number 25, so we´ll be havin a party!
Have fun
TB Turpentine
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Struttin My Stuff # 24 - Nightlife Ain´t No Good Life
Greetings all! Back after a long summerbreak with Struttin My Stuff, MOANIN and GROANIN Radio´s eclectic music show to sooth your body and soul. From now on we will even be more eclectic by throwing - among other things - Celtic stuff in the mix, as well as some of my favorite singer-songwriters from all over the globe, mostly to cool things down a bit at the end of a show.(This time it´s Bob Dylan´s personal no. 1, Townes van Zandt.). The Celtic touch comes fromCounty Donegal, Ireland and is called Skara Brae. Skara Brae is the former group of the amazing Dhomhnaill family: sisters Tríona and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill plus their brother Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. After the break up of Skara Brae in ´72, Triona and Mícheál became (founding) members of the famous Bothy Band, one the most important groups for the ´reinvention´ of Irish traditional music in the seventies. The version of the traditionall Dónal Óg on this show comes from a Skara Brae reunion concert in 2004, with amazing lead vocals by Maighread.
Sadly MichealÓ Domhnaill.passed away in 2006, after a fall in his home. Which brings me to the first four songs of this show, all (co) written by Hound Dog Jerry Leiber, who passed away last month to meet Elvis, Big Mama Thorton and the rest. Come to think of it - almost all artists on this show are dead. (Little Richard: "Me dead?´Í´m gonna rip it up!") Mmmmm. Anyway, may their music make you feel alive and kicking!
Have fun with the show.
TB Turpentine
Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 23 - He Was Nothin But A Hound Dog
Intro: ´Is It Rock ´n Roll? 01 Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog (Peacock, 1953) 02 The Coasters - Three Cool Cats (Atco, 1959) 03 Little Richard - Kansas City (Specialty, 1959) 04 Alvin Robinson - Downhome Girl (Red Bird, 1964) 05 Ben E King - Stand By Me (Atco, 1961) 06 Hirut Begele - Alokèrkum Nèbèr 07 Charlie Rich - The Best Years (Smash, 1965) 08 Ecstasies - A Time For Love (Amy, 1962) 09 Lefty Frizzell - Cigarets and Coffee Blues (Columbia, 1958) 10 The Robins - Just Like That (Arvee, 1960) 11 The Wright Specials - Pilgrim Of Sorrow (Divinity, 1962) 12 Skara Brae - Donald Og (live) (unreleased, 2004) 13 Clarence Edwards - Done Got Over It 14 Ruby Johnson - Through Dealing - (Neb´s, 1968) 15 Connee Allen with Todd Rhodes & His Toddlers- Rocket 69 (King, 1951) 16 Leo Roberts- All Right Now (United Artists, 1975) 17 Les 409 - Born In Chicago (RCA Victor, 1966) 18 Sensational Epics - It´s A Gass (Cameo, 1963) 19 Yabby You -Anti Christ - (Prophet, 1975) 20 Sugar Pie DeSanto - Ask Me (Checker, 1962) 21 Little Bob - I Can´t Take It (La Louisianne,1966) 22 Moussa Doumbia - Unite (Sacodis, 1978) 23 Albert King - I´ll Do Anything You Say (Bobbin, 1963) 24 Slim Harpo - Don´t Start Crying Know (Excello, 1964) 25 Townes van Zandt -Two Girls (live) (1994, rel. 2002, Normal) outro: Lemmy Special Mombassa - See You Later (1958, Decca)
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Struttin My stuff # 23 - He was nothing but a Hound Dog
A very warm welcome to ya´ all , here´s Struttin My Stuff # 21, from the jailhouse this time.
Starting with an absolutely wild version of Jailhouse Rock by Dean Carter (real name: Arliee Neaville) with an out of this world solo on a 12 string dobro. In later years our man Dean just recorded gospel tunes and hymns, by the way.
The Mono Men from the US state of Washington follow, with their meaty garage instrumental Behind Bars, before with move up to Sweden for the ska tune Of Them Outta Jail by The Skalatons.
Things getting serious now folks, with people not only singing about prison, but actually being in it - at least at the time of recording. For the United States (about one in every 100 adults in the US are in jail at the moment!) there are two names which stands out when it comes to recording prisoners´ songs. One of them is, of course, Alan Lomax. We play two of his 1943 recordings ( by ´Alex´ and ´Jimson´) made in the prison .
The other jail recording master is Harry Oster. Largely unknown to the general public Oster´s work as a roots music researcher is just a valuable as Lomax´. Oster, to say just one thing, was the guy who discovered blues great Robert Pete Williams, in Louisiana´s Angola Prison in 1959. For an interesting article about Oster and his blues recordings, go to Big Road Blues blog. We will play some of Foster´s prison blues in a later show. But in this episode we stick to one of his other major achievements: Oster was actually one of the first who recorded the music of the Louisiana Acadians. From Oster´s 1959 lp The Folksongs Of The Louisiana Acadians we play Bee Deshotels´ beautiful Aux Natchitoches.
We have a new logo (thanks again, Daniel Pérez!) which features a Ruth Brown record sleeve. We never played much of Ruth records so far (in fact only I Don´t Know in show # 12, so here´s Ruth with the ballad Anyone But You.
When Ruth Brown is around, Lavern Baker is never far away. This time she´s here with Hey Memphis an adaption of Doc Pomus´ Little Sister, made famous by Elvis himself.
Both Brown´s and Baker´s record were produced for -Atlantic by Phil Spector. Talkin about jailbirds! Old Phil has to spent 19 years in prison because he shot actress Lana Clarkson. We´ll play a lot more Spector on next show, but for now: have fun!
TB Turpentine
PS. I just saw the footage of the Amy Winehouse ´show´ in Belgrado. Yes Amy, I´m wondering now!
Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 21 - Jailbirds
Intro: ´How I Got In The Penententiary
01 Dean Carter - Jailhouse Rock
02 The Monon Men - Behind Bars
03 The Skalatones - Of Them Outta Jail
04 ´Alex´- Prison Blues
05 Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail
06 Th´Legendary Shack Shakers - Hoptown Jailbreak
07 ´Jimson´and men with axes - No More, My Lawd
08 Bezawork Asfew - T´zeta
09 Amy Winehouse- You´re Wondering Now
10 Rail Band - Moko Jolo
11 LaVern Baker - Hey Memphis
12 The Hi-Liters - Feelin´ Allright This Morning
13 Big Jay McNeely - The Goof
14 Bruce Upshaw - Rosilee
15 Rev. A. Johnson - Death In The Morning
16 The New Mastersounds - 102 per cent
17 Prince Dgibs - Ogningwe
18 Kaz Lux with John Schuursma - Sinner´s Prayer
19 Marion Williams - Wicked Messenger
20 The Four Brothers - Usagare Ne Chigumbu
21 Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Over The River
22 Roy Hawkins - I Walk Alone
23 Ruth Brown - Anyone But You
24 Elmore James - I Believe My Time Ain´t Long
25 Painted Ship - And She Said Yes
26 June Bateman - Possum Belly Overalls
27 Dan Pickett - Decoration Day
28 Bee Deshotels - Aux Natchitoches
Outro: Magic Dick - Magic´s Mood
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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 # 20 - The Devil Can´t Save Your Soul
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. TheImpressions´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´s1966 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 AndTina 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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Hope you´re in a joyful mood, ´cause today´s Struttin My Stuff show is a bit of a party. We´re celebrating Bob Dylan´s 70 th birthday with a feast of covers. Some of the finest versions of Dylan-songs done by artists as diverse as The Ramones, Frankie Miller, Fairport Convention, Sonny Boy Williamson II and Kevin Coyne, together with Bob´s interpretations and adaptions of other people´s stuff.
Hope you enjoy the show, don´t let the the intro/outro bring you down and... ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!
TB Turpentine
Playlist Struttin My Stuff # 18 - Cover Me, Cover You - Bob Dylan 70
Intro: ´Life´s is but a walking shadow´
01 The Ramones - My Back Pages
02 Bob Dylan - Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
03 Fairport Convention - Si Tu Dois Partir
04 Bob Dylan - The Cuckoo
05 Frankie Miller - Just Like Tom Thumb´s Blues
06 Bob Dylan - Mystery Train
07 The Slackers - Wanted Man
08 Bob Dylan - Workingmans´s Blues # 2
09 Cowboy Junkies - If You Gotta Go, Go Now
10 Bob Dylan - Blackjack Davey
11 The White Stripes - One More Cup Of Coffee
12 Bob Dylan - Don´t Start Me Talkin
13 Guy Davis - Sweetheart Like You
14 Bob Dylan - 32-20 Blues
15 The Staple Singers - A Hard Rain´s A Gonna Fall
16 Bob Dylan- Shake A Hand
17 Los Lobos - On A Night Like This
18 Bob Dylan - Po´ Boy
19 Hugh Cornwell - Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
20 Bob Dylan - Cocaine Blues
21 Eric Clapton - Don´t Think Twice, It´s Allright
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Struttin My Stuff # 18 Cover Me, Cover You - Bob Dylan 70
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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Some of the music on this show provided by Devio´s Music Alley (http://music.mevio.com).
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