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The Legends of the Rocking Dutchman - episode 88

Decca Race Series 1939

Today some issues of the 7000 Race series of Decca. I featured this label that was so important for pre-war Rhythm & Blues twice before and today I spotlight the year 1939.

We'll see many of the artists back, that were also on the previous two shows. Compared to the amount of issues, the roster of Decca wasn't that big, but most of the artists did dozens of sides for Decca, sometimes even over a hundred, and stayed for many years.

Transcript

Playlist

  1. Peetie Wheatstraw - Little Low Mellow Mama (Decca 7578)
  2. Johnny Temple - Grinding Mill (7583)
  3. Rosetta Crawford & Her Hepcats - Double Crossin' Papa (7584)
  4. Roosevelt Sykes - 44 Blues (7586)
  5. Blue Lu Barker - Georgia grind (7588)
  6. Jimmie Gordon - St. Peter's Blues (7592)
  7. Tiny Mayberry - Mailman Blues (7593)
  8. Ollie Shepard - Shepard Blues (Pig Latin Blues) (7602)
  9. Bill Gaither- Right Hand Friend (7606)
  10. Georgia White - Fire In The Mountain (7608)
  11. Louis Jordan - At the Swing Cat's Ball (7609)
  12. Fat Hayden - Voo Doo Blues (7614)
  13. Trixie Smith - No Good Man (7617)
  14. Rosetta Howard - Men Are Like Street Cars (7618)
  15. Frankie Halfpint Jaxon - Callin' Corrine (7619)
  16. Lee Brown - I Can Lay It on Down (7626)
  17. Skeets Tolbert & his Swing Gents - The Stuffs Out (7630)

Outtro:

  • Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce
The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:
  • Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
  • Honey Hill - Boogie Woogie (Decca 7604)
  • Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy - Messa Stomp
  • Chick Webb - Spinning The Web
  • Count Basie - Jumpin at the Woodside
  • Count Basie - Parnassie Stomp
  • Count Basie - Texas Shuffle