Legends Mix

Today's legends list start in the thirties and work their way into the forties and fifties through the hour. And it's got a few great highlights again, like a blues of Mabel Robinson that stands out for its unusual composition; the Mills brothers doing a vocal imitation of trumpets, an unknown saxophonist on Saunders King's Lazy woman blues (if it had been recorded in Chicago I would have sworn it was Eddie Chamblee) and Floyd Dixon doing a pretty fair imitation of Charles Brown. And more, so there's enough to enjoy.

Transcript

Playlist

Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers - Dedicated to You
Cow Cow Davenport - The Mess Is Here
Skeets Tolbert & His Gentlemen Of Swing - Get Up
Arthur McKay & Roosevelt Sykes - Somebody's Been Ridin' My Black Gal
Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats - Oh Rider
Big Bill Broonzy - Key to the Highway
Mabel Robinson - I've Got Too Many Blues
George 'The Blues Man' Vann - Inflation Blues (Can't Stretch It No More)
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers feat. Floyd Dixon - Telephone Blues
Saunders King - Lazy Woman Blues
Earl King - Eating and Sleeping
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - My Time's Expensive
Jay McShann feat. Crown Prince Waterford - Merry-Go-Round Blues
Buddy Johnson feat. Ella Johnson - My Old Man
Dee Williams Sextette - Bongo Blues
Arbee Stidham - Sixty Minutes To Wait
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - So Tired

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

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

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Al 'Cake' Wichard Sextette - Piece Of Cake
Buddy Johnson - Dr Jive Jives
Cootie Williams - Sound Track
Count Basie - Parnassie Stomp
Four Clefs - Dig These Blues
Skeets Tolbert & His Gentlemen Of Swing - Four O'Clock Blues