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Fav of the day: Young Jessie - Don´t Happen No More (Modern, 1956)

Young Jessie is a sexist pig, but girls and boys does he swing!

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 16 - A House Is Not A Home

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Fav Of The Day: Frank Proffitt - Satan, You´re Kingdom Must Come Down (Rounder, 1965)

They all did this traditional, from Robert Plant to Willie Nelson. But nobody did it as pure as Frank Proffitt from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Recorded in 1965, not long before he died.

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 17 - Parlez Vous Francais?

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Fav of the day: Cousin Leroy - Waiting At The Station

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 22 - He´s A Rebel

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FAV OF THE DAY: THE RAY-O-VACS - PARTY TIME (Kaiser, 1955)

Shake Your Ass. It´s Monday, PARTY TIME!

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 4 - Come On In And Do The Swing

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Struttin My stuff # 23 - He was nothing but a Hound Dog

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 from County 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 Micheal Ó 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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FAV OF THE DAY: BYTHER SMITH- THE MAN WANTS ME DEAD (Black & Tan, 2004)

Dangerous dangerous! Dark, intense, brooding music by one of Chicago´s last livin blues legends.

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 16 - A House Is Not A Home

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Fav of the day:The Semi Colon - Nekwaha (EMI Nigeria, 1973)

Fela + Cuba + space guitar = The Semi Colon. Quote (in English) from the lyrics:
"Look at them / Semi Colon / Singing, dancing everywhere they go / Come and see for yourself!"

from our podcast Struttin My Stuff 16 - A House Is Not A Home

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Fav of the day: Margie Hendrix- Don´t Destroy Me

Ex- Raelette Margie Hendrix (she is the reply voice to Ray Charles in Hit the road Jack, among others) with this solo killer from 1968 for Sound Stage 7. Destroy us, Margie!

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 17 Parlez Vous Francais?

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MOANIN and GROANIN Radio´s fav of the week

The Fabulous Denos: Bad Girl (King, 1964)

From our podcast Struttin My Stuff # 20:
The Devil Can´t Save Your Soul

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R.I.P: David Honeyboy Edwards (1915-2011)

David "Honeyboy" Edwards:Vocals, Guitar and probably own Harmonica.
Recorded by Alan Lomax for The Library of Congress, Clarksdale, MS., Monday, July 20, 1942
"The Army Blues" originally issued on the 1978 album "Songs of War and History" (Library of Congress LBC 10) (LP)

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The Man Up There In Blues Heaven

Jimmy Reed ... 35 years gone tomorrow but still the man down here!

We´ll be back this Saturday 3th of September with the first Struttin My Stuff show after the summer break. You better not miss it!

TB Turpentine

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Peter Wolf: you can´t hear him, but he surely rocks!

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 # 21 - Jailbirds

Ex-convict? Lucky bastard!

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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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 # 18 Cover Me, Cover You - Bob Dylan 70

Hello there and welcome,

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

22 Bob Dylan - Red River Shore # 2

23 The Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Saved

24 Bob Dylan - Thank God

25 Van Morrison - Just Like A Woman

26 Bob Dylan - Blood In My Eyes

27 The Black Keyes - Wicked Messenger

28 Bob Dylan - Wade In The Water

29 Solomon Burke - Maggie´s Farm

30 Bob Dylan - Lonesome Day Blues

31 Kevin Coyne - Knocking On Heavens Door

Outro: ´Time long past´

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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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