This transcript of the radio show is an approximation of what I said in the show. The real spoken parts may differ slightly.
And today a short playlist and still a full hour of music as the tracks are twice as long as usual. I did a few more shows on double-siders, songs and instrumentals that were so long that they had to be split up and pressed on both side of a 78. And I begin with a great instrumental that actually starts like it's part two. Here is, from the Detroit based Sensation label, T.J. Fowler with the Midnight clipper.
01 - T.J. Fowler - Midnight Clipper
02 - Willie Bryant & Tab Smith Septet - Blues Around The Clock
Blues around the clock and you heard Willie Bryant with Tab Smith and his band and this was straight from a 1945 Apollo 78. The 'around the clock' theme was taken from Trixie Smith's My Man Rocks Me, where she describes twelve hours of lovemaking. In a re-recording of 1938 on Decca she did two versions in separate sessions that were not released as a double-sider but they were follow-ups so they did make that a 24-hour lovemaking session. All these 'around the clock' blues that were done later were similar with either sexual or partying content, and a surprising amount of them were so long that they had to be released as double-siders.
Last week I played a blues of Jo Jo Adams and I told you that, apart from a great blues shouter he was a good comedian too. Listen to his hilarious Cabbage Head that he did for the Aristocrat label with Tom Archia's All-stars.
03 - Tom Archia feat. Jo Jo Adams - Cabbage Head
04 - Paul Bascomb - Jan
And a touch of latin in this instrumental of Paul Bascomb that was released in 1953 on the Chicago based Parrot label. It must have done well in a smoky night club I think.
Next from 1945 on Aladdin Jimmy Mundy and his orchestra with I'm gonna put you down.
05 - Jimmy Mundy - I'm Gotta Put You Down
06 - Calvin Boze - Lizzy Lou
Calvin Boze with Lizzy Lou from 1950 on Aladdin and the instrumental backing is done by Maxwell Davis and his band. And from this song you can easily tell how much he was influenced by Louis Jordan. Now his most succesful time came around 1950 while Louis Jordan had been most popular since the end of the war, but still Boze managed to get some of the taste of success until about 1951 - especially his Safronia B that was a hit a few months before this one came.
Next a pretty relaxed instrumental from the legenday Sittin' in with label. Saxophonist J.J. Jones comes in only in the second part on this double sider. Here is Bad John.
07 - J.J. Jones - Bad John
08 - Saunders King - Lonesome Pillow Blues
On the Rhythm label Saunders King with the Lonesome Pillow Blues. King had a jump start in blues with his S.K. Blues from 1942 but a lot of personal setbacks caused him not to become the great of West Coast Rhythm & Blues that he had the potential for. In 1961 he quit the music scene to devote his time to the church, and the only occasion he was heard on record since was on the album Oneness of his son-in-law Carlos Santana.
Next from the Sittin' In With label Smokey Hogg with I love you baby.
09 - Smokey Hogg - I Love You Baby
10 - Pete Johnson - Rocket Boogie '88' Part 1
Well that's a bit the problem with a show like this, you end up with time for only half a double-sider, so you got part one of Pete Johson's Rocket Boogie 88 from 1949, a tune that I have only this part on a compilation album but I still have to get after the other half. Well that shouldn't be too difficult as it's considered a standard, but for now time's up.
You didn't get to hear much of me with so few announcement breaks so there was more music than usual. Well I know that's what you came here for - for the music. Anyhow you can let me know if you liked it, send an e-mail to rockingdutchman@rocketmail.com. Or find me on the web, where you can review today's playlist or see what you'll get from me next time. Do a google search for the Legends of the Rocking Dutchman and my site will show up first.
As for now, have a great, wonderful and above all rocking day. See you next time, here on the Legends of the Rocking Dutchman.