Legends Mix

Today's mixed bag has the story of the doowop classic I Love You For Sentimental Reasons, with, as so often is the case, the song more succesful as the group was. The Brown Dots suffered under the ambitions of former Ink Spots member Deek Watson, who wanted to have control over the group, but the other members had ideas of their own, and went on as the Sentimentalists, cooperating extensively with Savannah Churchill.

There's more today - one of the other stories is about the ultimate hepcat's outfit of the early forties, the zoot suit.

Transcript

Playlist

Thelma La Vizzo - New Orleans Goofer Dust Blues
Clara Smith - Ain't Got Nobody To Grind My Coffee
James 'Boodle-It' Wiggins - Gotta Shave 'Em Dry
Charley Jordan - Rolling Moon Blues
Blanche Calloway & Her Band - Louisiana Liza
Tampa Red - Let's Get Drunk And Truck
Jimmy Luverte & His Society Troubadors - That Don't Worry Me
Washboard Sam - Ladies Man
Peetie Wheatstraw - Confidence Man
Art Tatum feat. Joe Turner - Lucille
Erskine Butterfield - A Zoot Suit
Cliff Jackson - Squeeze Me
Flennoy Trio - I Ain't Mad At You Pretty Baby
Rickey Jordan - Drop Dead
Deek Watson & The Brown Dots - For Sentimental Reasons

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

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

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Clarence Williams - Lazy Swing
Clarence Williams - Midnight Stomp
Duke Ellington - Rockin' In Rhythm
Earl 'Fatha' Hines - Japanese Sandman
Joe Liggins - Tanya
Sam Price - The Goon Drag