VA - Southern Bred Vol.15: Louisiana New Orleans R&B Rockers (KMCD65)

Size: 159.1 MB
Time: 66:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues/R&B/Rock
Art: Front

01 Blind Billy Tate - Love Is A Crazy Thing (2:02)
02 Smiley Lewis - Goin' To Jump And Shout (1:55)
03 Edgar Blanchard - Let's Get It (2:26)
04 Drifting Charles - Evil Hearted Woman (2:05)
05 Little Walter - I Hate To See You Go (2:16)
06 Oscar McLollie - Take Your Shoes Off Pop (2:05)
07 Roy Brown - I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm (2:50)
08 Fat Man Matthews - Later Baby (2:37)
09 Roy Montrell - That Mellow Saxophone (2:22)
10 Charles 'Hungry' Williams - So Worried (2:12)
11 Mickey Champion - Good For Nothin' Man (2:15)
12 Richard Berry - I Want You To Be My Girl (3:19)
13 The Gondoliers - You Call Everybody Darling (2:05)
14 Irma Thomas - A Good Man (2:16)
15 Jay Nelson - Raise Some San (2:21)
16 Ernest Kador - Do Baby Do (2:08)
17 Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man (2:23)
18 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Boogie Uproar (2:45)
19 Little Walter - I Got To Go (2:41)
20 Richard Berry & Lockettes - Heaven On Wheels (2:04)
21 Tommy Ridgley - The Girl Across The Street (2:17)
22 Rudy Green - No Need Of Your Crying (2:32)
23 Richard Berry - Yama, Yama, Pretty Mama (2:12)
24 Hawks - Joe The Grinder (2:34)
25 Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:28)
26 Guitar Gable - Congo Mongo (2:21)
27 Calvin Spears - Come On Home (2:42)
28 Huey 'Piano' Smith - Don't You Just Know It (2:34)

“This KoKo Mojo series of albums is compiled by well-known Dee Jay and face on the music scene Mark Armstrong, who has been Dee Jaying since his early teen years.” I Hate To See You Go Koko Mojo (KMCD065) is the third Southern Bred exploration into the music from Louisiana and the Crescent City, New Orleans and the artists and newly introduced performers are intermixed throughout the series to make a more diverse assortment of sound and artist. Unquestionably the aural feeling of this album is varied, full of hot recordings, and offers an eclectic assortment of recordings. The songs are not used in chronological order they are used to fit with the album and add a variety of sound. Most importantly due to the time frame of the recordings the sound and style for some artists may have changed, no matter what the songs are "A" grade performances. As always, the sequence of artists and styles sit comfortably side by side and this album focuses on Rhythm & Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, Instrumental gems, and up-tempo Blues music. The wealth of recorded material and quality artists create a real “gumbo” of music namely; Smiley Lewis, Oscar McLollie and His Honeyjumpers, Roy Brown this time with His Mighty Men. There are two solo recordings from the talented Richard Berry, one of which is as wild as anything by Little Richard and one recording with The Lockettes, all being from different years of his career, and the versatile Tommy Ridgley returns this time with a Rock ‘n’ Roll recording. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown provides an instrumental which Revival band The Blue Cats covered on their self-titled album in 1980. The riot of rhythm goes on to showcase R&B veterans; Rudy Green, Blind Billy Tate, Ray Johnson, Calvin Spears, Fat Man Matthews and The Four Kitten, Jay Nelson and His Jumpers. Both The Gondoliers and The Hawks contain important local musicians in their line-ups and the sleeve notes tell the story. Two R&B songstresses grace the album, Mickey Champion who has Jazz influences and Irma Thomas who became internationally famous from 1960 onwards with her changing approach to R&B. The sound on I Hate To See You Go is enriched by the inclusion of Rockin’ Blues which brings a punch to the sound, through the inclusion of Drifting Charles, Lonesome Sundown, Little Walter and His Jukes, Guitar Grable and The Musical Kings and the man who participated on so many Excello sessions Lazy Lester. Hitmakers of varying success are, Edgar Blanchard, Ernest Kador, and Huey "Piano" Smith. The album like its predecessors could also be referred to as a self-composed album for most of the songs are from the artist's pen. Most importantly due to the time frame of the recordings the sound and style for some artists may have changed, no matter what the songs are “A” grade performances. The album is great to play at home and perfect for Dee Jays who will find good dance-floor filling songs. As with every album, there is more music to hear and enjoy and the vibrant music has a pleasing up-tempo feel throughout.

Southern Bred Vol.15: Louisiana New Orleans R&B Rockers

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