Episodes – Juke In The Back. La. Vern Baker, Pt. This week, th “Juke In The Back” looks at how one of R& B’s greatest voices, La. Vern Baker, got her start. It’s part one of a two part feature on the early career of La. Vern Baker. In part one, we’ll dig on Baker’s first recordings from 1. She began her recording career with Eddie “Sugarman” Penigar Orch in 1. Little Miss Sharecropper on National Records. She then started singing with Maurice King and His Wolverines and finally with Todd Rhodes on King Records. After leaving Rhodes’ band, Baker was determined to become a solo artist and signed up with Atlantic Records, just in time for the Rock n’ Roll Explosion of the mid- 1. None of these early records made the national charts, but you can really hear La. Vern Baker evolve as an artist as the music moved closer and closer from Rhythm & Blues to Rock n’ Roll. In part 2, Matt The Cat will feature her breakthrough record of 1. Don’t miss the story of La. Vern Baker, one of the greatest female vocalists of the 1. Juke In The Back.”1. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. I Wonder Baby – Eddie “Sugarman” Penigar Orch – RCA 1. Easy Baby – Eddie “Sugarman” Penigar Orch – RCA 1. Ronan Keating to sing Postman Pat in new 3D film Boyzone star Ronan Keating will sing the part of Postman Pat in new 3D movie, Postman Pat: The Movie. I’ve Tried – Little Miss Sharecropper – National 1. How Long – Little Miss Sharecropper – National 1. I Want To Rock – Little Miss Sharecropper – National 1. Each story features Postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess and their adventures in the village of Greendale. Pat is more than just a friendly postman delivering. Take Out Some Time – Little Miss Sharecropper – National 1. Good Daddy – Maurice King & His Wolverines – Columbia 1. I Want A Lavender Cadillac – Maurice King & His Wolverines – Okeh 1. Make It Good – Maurice King & His Wolverines – Okeh 1. Trying – Todd Rhodes Orch. Pig Latin Blues – Todd Rhodes Orch – King 1. Must I Cry Again – Todd Rhodes Orch – King 1. GREAT 7. 8 – How Can You Leave A Man Like That – La. Vern Baker – Atlantic 1. Lost Child – Todd Rhodes Orch – King 1. Soul On Fire – La. Vern Baker – Atlantic 1.
I Can’t Hold Out Any Longer – La. Vern Baker – Atlantic 1. I’m Living My Life For You – La. Vern Baker – Atlantic 1. After Hours – Erskine Hawkins – Bluebird 1. The “Juke In The Back” is loaded with records by the 1. R& B vocal group, The Crickets. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. The Walkin’ Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out) – Jesse Powell Orch. With Fluffy Hunter – Federal 1. That Man Is Walking – Larry Liggett – Chess 1. You’re Mine – The Crickets – MGM 1. Milk & Gin – The Crickets – MGM 1. For You I Have Eyes – The Crickets – MGM 1. I’ll Cry No More – The Crickets – MGM 1. When I Met You – The Crickets – Jay- Dee 1. I’m Not The One You Love – The Crickets – Jay Dee 1. Changing Partners – The Crickets – Jay- Dee 1. Are You Looking For A Sweetheart – The Crickets – Jay- Dee 1. Be Faithful – The Crickets – Beacon 1. GREAT 7. 8 – Just You – The Crickets – Jay- Dee 1. I’ll String Along With You – Dean Barlow – Jay- Dee 1. Fat Daddy – Dinah Washington – Mercury 1. Mardi Gras – Joe Lutcher & His Orch. Are You Hep To The Jive – Cab Calloway – Okeh 1. Are You Sorry – The Whispers – Gotham 1. After Hours – Erskine Hawkins – Bluebird 1. This week, the “Juke In The Back” pays tribute to a very dynamic, soulful and often passed over R& B female vocalist: Lil Greenwood. Today, Lil Greenwood is best remembered as a vocalist for Duke Ellington during the late ’5. R& B recordings from 1. She recorded for the Modern, Specialty and Federal labels and often had vocal groups like The Four Jacks and The Lamplighters backing her up. Hear Lil’s story and some of her greatest records on the “Juke In The Back” with Matt The Cat. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Fats Domino – Imperial 1. The Monkey – Dave Bartholomew – Imperial 1. Jungle King – Hot Lips Page – King 1. Heart Full Of Pain – Lil Greenwood – Modern 1. Ain’t Gonna Cry – Lil Greenwood – Modern 1. Dissatisfied Blues – Lil Greenwood – Modern 1. Sitting And Wondering – Lil Greenwood – Modern 1. Love Will Make You A Slave – Lil Greenwood – Specialty 1. Grandpa Can Boogie Too – Lil Greenwood & The Four Jacks – Federal 1. Never Again – Lil Greenwood & The Four Jacks – Federal 1. I’ll Go – Lil Greenwood – Federal 1. GREAT 7. 8 – Monday Morning Blues – Lil Greenwood & Little Willie Littlefield – Federal 1. Mercy Me – Lil Greenwood – Federal 1. Be Bop Wino – The Lamplighters – Federal 1. Daddy- O) – Paul Gayten – Regal 1. Middle Of The Night – The Clovers – Atlantic 1. After Hours – Erskine Hawkins – Bluebird 1. Trumpet Records Matt The Cat & The “Juke In The Back” feature a look at one of most significant little record labels in history: Trumpet Records. Based in Jackson, MS, Trumpet only lasted for 5 years and only scored one national hit (Elmore James’ “Dust My Broom,” but they recorded some of the greatest delta blues artists. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. Lovin’ Machine – Wynonie Harris With Todd Rhodes Orch. Insect Ball – Big Jay Mc. Neely – Imperial 1. Rolli Polli – Chuck Berry – Chess 1. Dust My Broom – Elmo James – Trumpet 1. Catfish Blues – Elmo James (Bobo Thomas) – Trumpet 1. Pontiac Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson – Trumpet 1. Eyesight To The Blind – Sonny Boy Williamson – Trumpet 1. Everybody’s Fishing – Willie Love & His Three Aces – Trumpet 1. Dirty Disposition – Luther Huff – Trumpet 1. Mama Don’t Allow Me – Big Joe Williams – Trumpet 1. GREAT 7. 8 – Hot Fish – Sherman “Blues” Johnson & His Clouds Of Joy – Trumpet 1. Gonna Find My Baby – Elmer James (Arthur Crudup) – Trumpet 1. Wine O Wine – Jerry “Boogie” Mc. Cain – Trumpet 1. Too Old To Get Married – Wally Mercer – Trumpet 1. City Of New Orleans – Sonny Boy Williamson – 1. You Never Had It So Good – The Checkers – King 1. Mystery Train – Little Junior’s Blue Flames – Sun 1. After Hours – Erskine Hawkins – Bluebird 1. Elmore James never tried to have crossover success. He was a bluesman through and through; an ambassador of the Mississippi Delta Blues with a modern, 1. Elmore’s blues was as pure as his ambitions when starting out as a sideman for now legendary blues harpist Sonny Boy Williamson II. James played on several Williamson sessions held in 1. Trumpet Records in Jackson, MS, until he was coaxed into playing the Robert Johnson tune, “Dust My Broom” in August. Trumpet gave James one side of the original 7. RPM release and in early 1. Dust My Broom” became a national R& B hit! Ike Turner, who was scouting for the Bihari Brothers of LA’s Modern Records, found Elmore and got him signed to a four year deal with the Biharis. They issued his first record on their Meteor subsidiary and “I Believe,” a reworking of “Dust My Broom,” also became a top 1. Elmore James wouldn’t score another hit record until 1. James issued some incredible and highly influential blues sides, featuring his legendary slide guitar style. James would go on to inspire The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, early Fleetwood Mac and others, but would not live to see it. This week, Matt The Cat dusts off some prime Elmore James 7. Many of these records built off the original “Dust My Broom” guitar lick, but they are also good enough to stard firmly on their own. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. Dust My Broom – Elmo James – Trumpet 1. I Believe – Elmore James – Meteor 1. Baby What’s Wrong – Elmore James – Meteor 1. Country Boogie – Elmore James – Checker 1. Early In The Morning – Elmore James & The Broom Dusters – Flair 1. Hawaiian Boogie – Elmore James & The Broom Dusters – Flair 1. Can’t Stop Lovin’ – Elmore James & The Broom Dusters – Flair 1. Strange Kinda Feeling – Elmore James and The Broomdusters – Flair 1. TV Mama – Joe Turner & His Blues Kings – Atlantic 1. GREAT 7. 8 – I Held My Baby Last Night – Elmore James – Meteor 1. Hand In Hand – Elmore James & His Broomdusters – Flair 1. Sho Nuff I Do – Elmore James & His “Broomdusters” – Flair 1. Sunny Land – Elmore James & His “Broomdusters” – Flair 1. Dust My Blues – Elmore James & His “Broom Dusters” – Flair 1. After Hours – Erskine Hawkins – Bluebird 1. King Of Rock n’ Roll. Much has been written about Elvis’ enormous impact and popularity over the years, but it’s almost impossible to overstate the cultural shift that took place as he rose to fame in 1. Elvis was a musical sponge. He absorbed all the music that moved him and those around him, from Country and Hillbilly to Gospel, Pop, R& B and Blues. This week’s “Juke In The Back” focuses solely on the rhythm & blues that motivated Elvis’ early career. During the end of his first session with Sam Phillips, Elvis cut into an inspired rendition of a semi- forgotten Arthur Crudup gem and rock n’ roll was literally born. From the New Orleans R& B of Smiley Lewis, to the jump blues of Wynonie Harris, Elvis dug it all and made each song uniquely his own. He wasn’t copying his R& B idols, he was merely using their material as a springboard for his own blend of the White and the Black. Sam Phillips was right when he said that it would take a White cat with an African- American feel to propel this exciting R& B music into the mainstream and lucky for us, he found that in Elvis Presley. Matt The Cat presents many surprises in this week’s “Juke In The Back,” dedicated to Elvis’ strongest musical influence: Rhythm & Blues. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1. That’s All Right – Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill – Sun 1. That’s All Right – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup – RCA Victor 1. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Wynonie Harris – King 1. Trying To Get To You – Elvis Presley – RCA 1. Trying To Get To You – The Eagles – Mercury 1. Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley – Million Dollar Quartet, December 4, 1. Harbor Lights – The Dominoes – Federal 1. Mystery Train – Little Junior’s Blue Flames – Sun 1. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley – Sun 1. One Night – Smiley Lewis – Imperial 1. One Night (Of Sin) – Elvis Presley – Recorded, 1. GREAT 7. 8 – Tomorrow Night – Lonnie Johnson – King 1. Hound Dog – Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton w/ Kansas City Bill & Orch – Peacock 1. Baby Let’s Play House – Arthur Gunter – Excello 1.
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