Tiny Topsy & Lula Reed - Just A Little Bit: Federal's Queens Of New Breed R&B

Album: Just A Little Bit: Federal's Queens Of New Breed R&B
Size: 164,8 MB
Time: 70:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

1. Miss You So (2:05)
2. Just A Little Bit (2:39)
3. A Woman's Intuition (2:37)
4. Aw! Shucks Baby (2:24)
5. Everybody Needs Some Loving (3:00)
6. Come On, Come On, Come On (2:40)
7. Cha Cha Sue (2:44)
8. Waterproof Eyes (2:12)
9. You Shocked Me (2:35)
10. Western Rock 'N' Roll (2:57)
11. Ring Around My Finger (2:18)
12. You Gotta Have That Green (2:39)
13. Know What You're Doing (3:00)
14. Puddentane (2:17)
15. Baby Baby (3:05)
16. What Makes You So Cold (2:06)
17. I'm A Woman (But I Don't Talk Too Much) (3:00)
18. I Know (2:27)
19. Say Hey Pretty Baby (2:24)
20. I Got A Notion (3:01)
21. Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me (2:52)
22. Ain't No Cotton Pickin' Chicken (Gonna Break This Chicken Heart Of Mine) (2:28)
23. It's Easy, Child (3:08)
24. Do The President Twist (2:43)
25. (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me (4:13)
26. You Can't Hide (2:54)

Rare singles plus just a bit of previously unissued material, recorded separately by two women singers for the Federal label in the late 1950s and early '60s, are compiled on this CD, divided about evenly between Tiny Topsy sides and Lula Reed tracks. None of the five singles Tiny Topsy did for the label between 1957 and 1959 were hits, but one of them should have been, and was indeed a hit for someone else. That song was the R&B/rock classic "Just a Little Bit," heard here in its original version.

Covered soon afterward for a huge R&B hit by Rosco Gordon, it was done over the next few decades by numerous rock and soul acts. Tiny Topsy's rendition isn't necessarily the best of the many that have been waxed, but it's tough and based around riveting, minor-keyed melodic lines. Unfortunately, none of her other Federal tracks were nearly as exciting. They're adequately energetic if formulaic performances caught somewhere between mid-'50s R&B and the rock & roll that was superseding it; Tiny Topsy used a far raunchier vocal approach than most women in her field did during that period.

Lula Reed is much better known, and was recorded much more often, than Topsy. In fact, she'd already done a lengthy tour of duty with Federal's parent label, King, in the early to mid-'50s that's collected on another Ace CD, I'll Drown in My Tears (whose title track was famously covered by Ray Charles as "Drown in My Own Tears"). This CD has singles she did in 1961 and 1962, including a couple duets with Freddy King. Reed wasn't as forceful a singer as Topsy, and these sides are just average, early-'60s R&B numbers with a bluesy edge. They're a little behind the times, as they're not especially influenced by either rock & roll or the emerging sounds of soul music. Songwriter Rudolph Toombs (noted for "One Mint Julep" and "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer") wrote or co-wrote a few of the songs here, but even the liner notes acknowledge that they weren't up to the level of the aforementioned classics.

Another cut, "Ain't No Cotton Pickin' Chicken (Gonna Break This Chicken Heart of Mine)," deserves some sort of commendation for its convoluted title, but isn't as interesting as its handle might suggest. The somewhat poppier Reed-King duets aren't highlights of either artist's career, and don't contain much in the way of King's trademark flashy blues guitar. But they do provide a historical footnote worth hearing in "It's Easy, Child," which was somehow discovered by the Moody Blues and covered on the B-side of their mid-'60s smash "Go Now." /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

Tracks 1-11 credited to Tiny Topsy
Tracks 12-22 credited to Lula Reed
Tracks 23-26 credited to Lula Reed & Freddy King

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Lula Reed - I'm Gone, Yes I'm Gone

Year: 1988
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:27
Size: 89,4 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B
Scans: LP front & back

1. Sick And Tired (2:22)
2. Jealous Love (2:21)
3. Watch Dog (2:51)
4. Your Key Don't Fit No More (2:32)
5. Going Back To Mexico (2:25)
6. Bump On A Log (2:19)
7. Three Men (2:16)
8. Sample Man (2:21)
9. Troubles On Your Mind (2:29)
10. The Wild Stage Of Life (2:16)
11. Ain't It A Shame (2:23)
12. Without Love (2:16)
13. I'm Gone, Yes I'm Gone (2:19)
14. Why Don't You Come On Home (2:21)
15. I'll Upset You Baby (2:25)
16. Caught Me When My Love Was Down (2:23)

A longtime cohort of pianist/producer Sonny Thompson, singer Lula Reed recorded steadily for Cincinnati-based King Records during the mid-'50s after debuting on wax in 1951 to sing Thompson's original version of the moving ballad "I'll Drown in My Tears" (a 1956 smash for Ray Charles as "Drown in My Own Tears"). After serving as Thompson's vocalist at first, the attractive chanteuse was sufficiently established by 1952 to rate her own King releases.

She was versatile, singing urban blues most of the time but switching to gospel for a 1954 session. Reed's strident 1954 waxing "Rock Love" was later revived by labelmate Little Willie John. She briefly moved to the Chess subsidiary Argo in 1958-1959 but returned to the fold in 1961 (as always, under Thompson's direction) on King's Federal imprint. While at Federal, she waxed a series of sassy duets with guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962. Another move - to Ray Charles's Tangerine logo in 1962-1963 - soon followed. After that, her whereabouts are unknown. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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Lula Reed - Blues & Rhythm Series 5136: The Chronological Lula Reed 1951-1954

Size: 280 MB
Time: 59:24
File: FLAC
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Full

01. Let's Call It A Day (2:37)
02. I'll Drown In My Tears (2:51)
03. Last Night (2:29)
04. Waiting To Be Loved By You (2:22)
05. Heavenly Road (2:31)
06. My Mother's Prayers (2:40)
07. My Story (2:41)
08. Let Me Be Your Love (2:32)
09. Don't Make Me Love You (2:21)
10. My Poor Heart (2:53)
11. I'm Losing You (2:25)
12. Going Back To Mexico (2:25)
13. Ain't That A Shame (2:27)
14. The Wild Stage Of Life (2:20)
15. Watch Dog (2:59)
16. Your Key Don't Fit No More (2:39)
17. Troubles On Your Mind (2:36)
18. Bump On A Log (2:27)
19. What Could I Do But Believe In Jesus (2:18)
20. If The Sun Isn't Shining In Your Window (2:37)
21. A Quiet Time With Jesus (2:15)
22. Just Whisper (3:00)
23. I Ain't No Watch Dog (2:48)

Sounding at times like a diminutive understudy for Dinah Washington, Lula Reed had a high-pitched, sassy, spunky voice that was perfect for the King record label's R&B market. This first volume of her complete works presented in chronological order opens with two sides recorded in New York during December of 1951. Throughout this compilation the singer is heard with bands led by pianist Sonny Thompson, under whose name the first four tracks were originally issued. Henry Glover's "I'll Drown in My Tears" became ubiquitously popular after Ray Charles came out with the definitive rendition in 1956. Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, the Righteous Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Richie Havens, and Blood, Sweat & Tears eventually followed suit, but the evolution of this tune began with Lula Reed. At first her voice was rather shrill, and King's recording engineers often used a bit of reverb to add another dimension to her tonalities. She made interesting little barking noises during the instrumental portion of her frankly sensuous "Last Night," and might have pursued such hedonistic topics even further were it not for her church background, an important aspect of her life that would entirely replace the secular when she gave up professional entertainment in the early '60s. The product of a devoutly religious background in rural Ohio, she initially received instruction from gospel vocalist Professor Harold Boggs. It is therefore not surprising that the first record to appear under her name was King 4590, "Heavenly Road" backed with "My Mother's Prayers." Here Lula Reed asserts her fundamental Christian self, with four-part vocal harmony apparently sung by Sonny Thompson and band. The mingling of sacred and secular actually makes for a pleasant listening experience if one follows the chronology in sequence. Thompson's bluesy piano is exquisite on "My Poor Heart" and "Ain't It a Shame," a fine, slow, reflective portrait of the worldly human condition. "Going Back to Mexico" uses a conga rhythm and three meaty saxophones, creating an atmosphere comparable to Little Esther's "Cherry Wine." Beginning in July 1953, the addition of guitarist Clarence Kenner contributed an extra dose of organic solidity to the already substantial ensemble. By the end of 1953, Lula Reed's voice was sounding less shrill and more down to earth. "Bump on a Log" and "Watch Dog," composed, like more than half the material presented here, by Henry Glover, allowed the singer to articulate her independence. On February 8, 1954, she recorded four more sacred songs, revisiting the gospel roots that had originally led her to become a professional musician. In a rather bizarre and mysterious maneuver, the producers of this compilation have appended what they call a "ghost track." This 23rd selection, which is not printed in the discography or on the album's track listings, is a rebuttal by Sonny Thompson bearing the somewhat defensive title "I Ain't No Watchdog." It begins with a spoken introduction by Lula Reed. ~arwulf arwulf

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Lula Reed - Blue And Moody

Year: 1958/1987
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:58
Size: 72,3 MB
Styles: Blues/R&B
Scans: Front, sleeve, tray, cd

1. Watch Dog (3:01)
2. I'll Drown In My Tears (2:57)
3. Goin' Back To Mexico (2:35)
4. Three Men (2:24)
5. Sample Man (2:30)
6. Last Night (2:29)
7. Rock Love (2:11)
8. Let's Call It A Day (2:40)
9. Bump On A Log (2:29)
10. My Poor Heart (2:55)
11. Every Second (2:15)
12. Jealous Love (2:28)

The longtime protegé of King Records house pianist/arranger/ producer Sonny Thompson possessed a sultry style well-suited to blues ballads in the urban vein and lighthearted upbeat fare - both of which reside on this reissue of her vintage King album. /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Sonny Thompson & Lula Reed - The Very Best Of

Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 80:03
Size: 185,1 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Front

1. Blues Mambo (2:45)
2. Single Shot (2:46)
3. Let's Move (2:43)
4. Just Whisper (2:31)
5. Watch Dog (2:56)
6. Cat On The Keys (2:52)
7. I'm Gone, Yes I'm Gone (2:25)
8. I Ain't No Watch Dog (2:48)
9. Four Thirty In The Morning (2:50)
10. Clang! Clang! Clang! Master (2:35)
11. Don't Make Me Love You (2:16)
12. Waiting To Be Loved By You (2:20)
13. Going Back To Mexico (2:30)
14. Real Real Fine (2:47)
15. Let Me Be Your Love (2:27)
16. I'll Drown In My Tears (2:51)
17. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (2:32)
18. This Fool Has Learned (2:35)
19. Turn The Lights Down Low (2:29)
20. Rock Love (2:08)
21. Mellow Blues (2:43)
22. I'm Beggin' And Pleadin' (2:27)
23. My Poor Heart (2:50)
24. Sick And Tired (2:28)
25. Caught Me When My Love Was Down (2:40)
26. I'm Giving All My Love (2:16)
27. Flying Home (4:10)
28. I'm Still Lonesome (2:40)
29. Behind The Sun (2:46)
30. Heavyweight Mama (2:43)

Sonny Thompson: Bandleader and pianist Sonny Thompson was among the most prolific R&B instrumentalists of the late '40s and early '50s. Thompson began recording for Sultan in 1946, then did several sessions for Miracle, King, Federal, and Deluxe, while also backing vocalist Lula Reed from 1951 to 1961. Thompson scored two number one R&B hits for Miracle in 1948: "Long Gone," Pts. 1 & 2, and "Late Freight." He landed another Top Ten and two more Top 20 singles for Miracle in 1949, and then had three Top Ten hits for King in 1952. The biggest was "I'll Drown In My Tears," which reached number five. /Biography by Ron Wynn, AllMusic

Lula Reed: A longtime cohort of pianist/producer Sonny Thompson, singer Lula Reed recorded steadily for Cincinnati-based King Records during the mid-'50s after debuting on wax in 1951 to sing Thompson's original version of the moving ballad "I'll Drown in My Tears" (a 1956 smash for Ray Charles as "Drown in My Own Tears").

After serving as Thompson's vocalist at first, the attractive chanteuse was sufficiently established by 1952 to rate her own King releases. She was versatile, singing urban blues most of the time but switching to gospel for a 1954 session. Reed's strident 1954 waxing "Rock Love" was later revived by labelmate Little Willie John. She briefly moved to the Chess subsidiary Argo in 1958-1959 but returned to the fold in 1961 (as always, under Thompson's direction) on King's Federal imprint. While at Federal, she waxed a series of sassy duets with guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962. Another move - to Ray Charles's Tangerine logo in 1962-1963 - soon followed. After that, her whereabouts are unknown. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Lula Reed - I'm A Woman (But I Don't Talk Too Much)

Size: 178,3 MB
Time: 75:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

01. Heavenly Road (2:28)
02. My Mothers Prayers (2:37)
03. The Wild Stage Of Life (2:16)
04. Ain't It A Shame (2:21)
05. My Poor Heart (2:46)
06. I'm Losing You (2:23)
07. Bump On A Log (2:24)
08. If The Sun Isn't Shining In Your Window (2:33)
09. What Could I Do But Believe In Jesus (2:14)
10. A Quiet Time With Jesus (2:11)
11. Three Men (2:19)
12. Sample Man (2:24)
13. Every Second (2:12)
14. Waste No More Tears (2:45)
15. Anything To Say You're Mine (2:21)
16. Give Me The Right (2:30)
17. Come On Home (2:13)
18. He's My Everything (2:43)
19. Lovin' (2:48)
20. Idle Gossip Aka Let Them Talk (2:37)
21. I'm A Woman (But I Don't Talk Too Much) (2:58)
22. I Know (2:28)
23. Puddentane (2:18)
24. I Got A Notion (2:59)
25. Know What You're Doing (3:01)
26. You Gotta Have That Green (2:40)
27. What Makes You So Cold (2:04)
28. Ain't No Cotton Pickin' Chicken (Gonna Break This Chicken Heart Of Mine) (2:26)
29. Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me (2:50)
30. Say Hey Pretty Baby (2:25)

There have been several CDs of Lula's King and Federal material but there has never been a complete collection. The 30 tracks that Jasmine have gathered here also include six sides released on the Chess subsidiary Argo Records which have rarely been re-issued. So if you own any of the compilations of her work issued in the CD era you will need this CD to complete your collection through to 1962. Features her sought after gospel recordings such as "Heavenly Road" along with the rock and roll favourite "Bump On A Log". Sadly Lula Reed withdrew herself from the music industry in 1964 never to return but this excellent new CD once again shows us what a superb and versatile talent she was.

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VA - A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues

Size: 148,2153,6 MB
Time: 62:16+64:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: R&B, Blues, Soul, Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Arthur Alexander - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (1:59)
02 Eugene Church - Pretty Girls Everywhere (2:58)
03 Clyde McPhatter - Stop (2:01)
04 Eddie Bo - Every Dog Has Its Day (2:17)
05 Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love (2:34)
06 Etta James - Next Door To The Blues (2:44)
07 Little Willie John - Leave My Kitten Alone (2:31)
08 Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk (2:44)
09 Lula Reed - Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me (2:28)
10 Bo Didley - I Can Tell (3:06)
11 Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry (2:24)
12 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Money (That's What I Want) (3:44)
13 Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working (1:46)
14 Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit (2:04)
15 Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step (2:42)
16 Ruth Brown - I Burned Your Letter (2:43)
17 King, Bobby - Thanks Mr Postman (2:44)
18 Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up (2:48)
19 Howlin' Wolf - I've Been Abused (2:14)
20 Baby Washington - Your Mama Knows What's Right (1:53)
21 The Del Vikings - Confession Of Love (2:21)
22 Lavern Baker - Humpty Dumpty Heart (2:32)
23 Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller (2:09)
24 Earl King - Trick Bag (2:38)
25 Buddy Guy - The Treasure Untold (2:00)

CD 2:
01 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Broke And Lonely (2:56)
02 Etta James - Seven Day Fool (2:53)
03 Albert King - This Morning (2:08)
04 Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover (2:43)
05 Royal J. Abbit - Send Me Somebody (3:25)
06 James Brown - Night Train (3:13)
07 Lavern Baker - Love Me Right (1:57)
08 Eugene Church - I Ain't Goin' For That (2:17)
09 Nappy Brown - Little By Little (2:33)
10 Baby Washington - Hush Heart (2:10)
11 Richard Berry - Have Love, Will Travel (2:37)
12 Marv Johnson - Come To Me (2:20)
13 Clyde McPhatter - Tomorrow Is A-Comin' (2:23)
14 Ruth Brown - Somebody Touched Me (2:27)
15 Little Walter - My Babe (2:31)
16 Aaron Neville - Humdinger (2:38)
17 Thurston Harris - Over And Over (2:15)
18 The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie (2:45)
19 Ben E. King - A Help Each Other Romance (2:42)
20 Little Willie John - Let Nobody Love You (2:49)
21 El Pauling - Come On Let's Have A Good Time (2:42)
22 Bill Doggett - Hold It (2:29)
23 Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man (2:17)
24 Freddie King - You Can't Hide (2:56)
25 Bobby Parker - Steal Yourt Heart Away (2:22)

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Freddie King, Lula Reed & Sonny Thompson - Boy-Girl-Boy

Size: 88,0 MB
Time: 34:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1962/1988
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rockabilly
Art: Full

01. Do The President Twist (2:48)
02. I Got A Notion (3:00)
03. Know What You're Doing (3:03)
04. You Can't Hide (3:00)
05. What Makes You So Cold (2:08)
06. Puddentane (2:16)
07. (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me (4:02)
08. I'm A Woman (But I Don't Talk Too Much) (3:00)
09. Waste No More Tears (2:49)
10. It's Easy Child (3:11)
11. I Know (2:29)
12. Why Don't You Come On Home (2:27)

Lula Reed (born Lula Marietta McCleland or McClelland, 21 March 1926 – 21 June 2008) was an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. She had two R&B hits in 1952 as vocalist with pianist and bandleader Sonny Thompson, and later recorded with guitarist Freddy King. She was occasionally credited as Lulu Reed.

Reed was born in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio, and sang in her local church choir. She was mentored by blind gospel singer Professor Harold Boggs, before winning an audition over 50 other contestants in Toledo to become the vocalist with Sonny Thompson's band. Credited as vocalist on Thompson's records, she made her recording debut for King Records in Cincinnati in late 1951, on the song "I'll Drown in My Tears" written by Henry Glover. The song reached no.5 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1952, and was recorded by Ray Charles in 1956 as "Drown in My Own Tears", with wider commercial success.

Reed's next record with Thompson, "Let's Call It A Day", also written by Glover, reached no.7 on the Billboard R&B chart. Most of her later records for King were credited in her own name, although she continued to record with Thompson, who became her husband in 1954. She was a versatile singer, performing some gospel songs as well as blues and R&B. Her 1954 recording, "Rock Love", was later covered by Little Willie John. She remained popular, being voted no.4 R&B singer in the Cash Box annual poll in 1954, and continued to record for the King label until 1956. However, Reed failed to have any further chart hits. King released an album of her recordings, Blue And Moody, in 1958.

Reed and Thompson recorded for the Chess Records subsidiary Argo between 1958 and 1960, before returning to Cincinnati and starting to record for King's subsidiary Federal label in 1961. She released seven singles on Federal over the next two years, on many of them accompanied by Freddy King, but none made the charts. Accompanied by King and Thompson, she also released an album on Federal, Boy-Girl-Boy, in 1962. She then moved to the Tangerine label set up by Ray Charles, and recorded a series of singles in the early 1960s. Her final single was released in 1967.

She then left the music business, and later refused to talk about her career singing and recording secular rhythm and blues music. She died in Detroit, Michigan in 2008 at the age of 82.

Several compilation albums of her recordings have been issued, including I'll Drown In My Tears - The King Anthology

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Freddy King - The King Years 1961-1962 (2 CD Set)

Year: 1961/1962/2013
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:51 + 40:57
Size: 89,0 MB + 93,8 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

CD 1: Freddy King Sings
1. See See Baby (2:17)
2. Lonesome Whistle Blues (2:48)
3. Takin' Care Of Business (2:45)
4. Have You Ever Loved A Woman (3:05)
5. You Know That You Love Me (But You Never Tell Me So) (2:19)
6. I'm Tore Down (2:37)
7. I Love The Woman (2:48)
8. Let Me Be (Stay Away From Me) (2:27)
9. It's Too Bad Things Are Going So Tough (3:04)
10. You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling (3:14)
11. If You Believe (In What You Do) (2:58)
12. You Mean, Mean Woman (How Can Your Love Be True) (2:42)
13. Do The President Twist (With Lula Reed) (Bonus) (2:43)
14. You Can't Hide (With Lula Reed) (Bonus) (2:56)

Tracks 1-12: Originally released on King Records (762), 1961
Tracks 13-14: Originally released on King Records (777), 1962

CD 2: Let's Hide Away And Dance Away
1. Hide Away (2:40)
2. Butterscotch (3:04)
3. Sen-Sa-Shun (2:52)
4. Side Tracked (3:06)
5. The Stumble (3:13)
6. Wash Out (2:36)
7. San-Ho-Zay (2:38)
8. Just Pickin' (2:31)
9. Heads Up (2:32)
10. In The Open (3:09)
11. Out Front (2:39)
12. Swooshy (2:20)
13. (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me (With Lula Reed) (Bonus) (4:13)
14. It's Easy Child (With Lula Reed) (Bonus) (3:18)

Tracks 1-12: Originally released on King Records (773), 1961
Tracks 13-14: Originally released on King Records (777), 1962

A favourite of guitar legends (and God) Peter Green, Mick Taylor and Eric Clapton, Texas born Freddy King is perhaps lesser known than Albert and B.B but holds his own as a true Blues guitar great. The two discs here feature Freddy's first two albums released on King records. The first supplied numerous charting singles while the second is entirely instrumental and houses his masterpiece Hideaway. The bonus tracks included pair King and label mate Lula Reed. /Amazon

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Various Artists - Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues (3 CD)

From the mid-50s to the early 60s, R&B belonged not just to men with guitars, but to women who sang with hungry voices on stages and in studios across the US. Their roots were planted in the blues of Ma Rainey, Mamie Smith, Ida Fox and Bessie Smith, the gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the jazz of Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. Their legacy lies in the recordings collected on "Ain’t Gonna Hush" by journalist (Mojo, Record Collector) and R&B authority Lois Wilson.

Selected because of their collectability and popularity on the club scene, the 76 tracks on the 3 CD set "Ain’t Gonna Hush" include contributions by crowned queens of soul Etta James and Aretha Franklin, and other luminaries like Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, Little Esther, LaVern Baker and Betty Everett. But lesser-known names are also well represented, whose recordings, like most of the songs collected here, sold poorly, but fetch huge prices today. Their lack of success was not due to ability, performance or quality of songwriting; every artist here (including Kentucky-born rockabilly musician Joyce Harris) shouts, screams and hollers as if their lives depend on it, every song is perfectly crafted. But due to bad luck, lack of promotion or simply the fact that with a market flooded with choice, the competition was tough and these 45s fell through the cracks. Here those unfortunate turns of fate are redressed with a collection that compiles the forgotten alongside the famed. Ain’t Gonna Hush reasserts the eminence of revered voices and proposes the coronation of a larger cast of R&B Queens.

Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 1
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:37
Size: 141,1 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Aretha Franklin - Rough Lover (2:48)
2. Mary Ann Fischer - Put On My Shoes (2:14)
3. LaVern Baker - Love Me Right (1:57)
4. Cordella De Milo - Ain't Gonna Hush (2:34)
5. Wynona Carr - Jump Jack, Jump! (2:18)
6. Dakota Staton - My Babe (2:05)
7. Mari Jones (w. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers) - Down In Texas (2:20)
8. Big Mama Thornton - You Did Me Wrong (2:46)
9. Lula Reed - Say Hey Pretty Baby (2:27)
10. Tiny Topsy - Miss You So (2:06)
11. Evelyn Freeman - Didn't It Rain (3:16)
12. Rose Mitchell - Baby Please Don't Go (2:25)
13. Etta James - Nobody Loves You Like Me (2:28)
14. Ruth Brown - Mambo Baby (2:43)
15. Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama (2:31)
16. Blanche Thomas - You Ain't So Such A Much (2:24)
17. Etta James - Tough Lover (2:12)
18. Aggie Dukes - John John (1:49)
19. Carmen Taylor - Ding Dong (2:52)
20. Baby Washington - Move On (2:03)
21. Varetta Dillard - Scorched (2:43)
22. Odessa Harris - A Rockin' Good Way (2:35)
23. Big Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (2:46)
24. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Coming Home (2:26)
25. Mamie Jenkins - Hambone (2:38)

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Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 2
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:54
Size: 137,2 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Annisteen Allen - G'wan About Your Business (2:24)
2. Little Miss Jessie - My Baby Has Gone (1:54)
3. Big Maybelle - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2:53)
4. Myrtle Jones (w. Paul Gayten) - Right To Love You (2:39)
5. Betty Everett - Killer Diller (2:27)
6. Jeannie Barnes - Can't Get You Off My Mind (2:47)
7. Tiny Topsy - Come On, Come On, Come On (2:41)
8. LaVern Baker - Whipper Snapper (2:13)
9. Big Mama Thornton - Don't Talk Back (2:48)
10. Ann Cole - I've Got Nothing Working Now (2:31)
11. Anna Mae Rogers (w. Clarence Garlow) - I Called You Up Daddy (2:30)
12. Jimmie Lee - Blue And Lonesome (2:24)
13. Baby Jean - If You Wanna (1:51)
14. Baby Washington - You Never Could Be Mine (2:49)
15. Varetta Dillard - Good Gravy Baby (2:36)
16. Vikki Nelson - Bright And Early (2:10)
17. 'June Bug' Bailey - Lee Street Blues (2:00)
18. Mamie Perry - I'm Hurted (2:37)
19. Betty Everett - Ain't Gonna Cry (2:00)
20. Annisteen Allen - I've Got Troubles (2:11)
21. Kitty White - I'm Gonna Be A Fool Next Monday (2:10)
22. Anna Belle Caesar - Little Annie (2:29)
23. Shirley Gunter - Oop Shoop (2:16)
24. 'June Bug' Bailey - Louisiana Twist (1:38)
25. Mamie Perry - My Baby Waited Too Long (2:45)

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Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 3
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:40
Size: 145,8 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Annie Williams - I've Got A Man (2:42)
2. Wynona Carr - Till The Well Runs Dry (2:06)
3. Lula Reed - Puddentane (2:18)
4. Tiny Topsy - You Shocked Me (2:36)
5. Big Mama Thornton - They Call Me Big Mama (2:04)
6. Little Esther - Hound Dog (2:36)
7. Mary Ann Fisher - Wild As You Can Be (2:43)
8. Joyce Harris - No Way Out (2:15)
9. Paula Grimes - You Move Me So (2:15)
10. Dorothy Berry - I Say You're Driving Me Crazy (2:12)
11. Cherri Lynn - Your Money Ain't Long Enough (2:39)
12. Pearl Reaves - You Can't Stay Here (Step It Up And Go) (2:42)
13. Baby Washington - Medicine Man (2:23)
14. Honey Brown - Ain't No Need (2:43)
15. Dakota Staton - A Little You (2:15)
16. Berna-Dean - One Gal In Town, Five Men Hanging Around (2:40)
17. Vicki Evans - Don't Talk That Talk To Me (2:05)
18. Mamie Jenkins - Jump With Me Baby (2:33)
19. Ruth Durand - I'm Wise (2:17)
20. Jessie Mae - Don't Freeze On Me (2:18)
21. Katie Webster - Hoo Wee, Sweet Daddy (2:07)
22. Carmen Taylor - Big Mamou Daddy (2:40)
23. Little Marie Allen - Humdinger (2:17)
24. Little Esther - Hollerin' And Screamin' (2:56)
25. Dorothea Fleming - The Devil Is Mad (2:06)
26. Ernestine Allen - Love For Sale (2:58)

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