More instrumentals

Every now and then I want to spotlight the music that normally just fills the background of my talking - instrumentals. And there have been so many in the Rhythm & Blues era that I can fill a lot of shows with them. With today a special spotlight on one of the great pioneers of Rhtyhm & Blues and Rock 'n Roll - the great Johnny Otis.

Transcript

Playlist

Sonny Thompson Quintet feat. Eddie Chamblee - Late Freight
Count Basie - Red Bank Boogie
Harlem Hamfats - Hamfat Swing
Lucky Millinder & His Orch - Apollo Jump
Four Clefs - Dig These Blues
Joe Liggins - Worried
Joe Morris - The Applejack
Lloyd Glenn - Still Waters
Gene Ammons - Blue Roller
John Hardee - Lunatic
Lucky Millinder - D'Natural Blues
Johnny Otis - Blues Nocturne
Dee Williams & Her California Playboys - Double Trouble Hop
Jim Wynn - J.W. Bop
Rene Hall - Two Guitar Boogie
Tab Smith - Spiders Web
Hal Singer - Midnight Jump
T.J. Fowler - Wine Cooler

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Sorghum Switch
Lee Allen - The Eel
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
Paul Williams - Blowing The Boogie
Pete Johnson - Rocket Boogie '88' Part 1