Various - The Birth Of Rock N Roll NYC 1950-1960 Vol. 2

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:47
Size: 77.4 MB
Styles: Rock n Roll, R&B
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:28] 1. Charlie Singleton Orchestra - Earthquake
[2:25] 2. Champion Jack Dupree - Shake Baby Shake
[2:38] 3. Red Prysock - Hard Rock
[2:46] 4. Tiny Grimes - Juicy Fruit
[3:06] 5. Brownie McGhee - Don't Dog Your Woman
[2:25] 6. The Upsetters - Jay Walkin'
[2:09] 7. Jimmy Spruill - Scratch 'n' Twist
[2:43] 8. Mary Ann Fisher - Wild As You Can Be
[2:27] 9. Riff Ruffin - Gravy Train
[2:33] 10. Buster Brown - The Madison Shuffle
[2:19] 11. Wilbert Harrison - 1960
[2:59] 12. Tarheel Slim - Number Nine Train
[2:43] 13. Junior Lewis - Can She Give Me Feverhree Days On

At the start of the 1950s, midtown Manhattan was the centre of the American music industry, containing the headquarters of three major labels (RCA, Columbia, and Decca), most of the music publishers, and many recording studios. Publishers were the start of the recording process, employing “song pluggers” to go across town and persuade each of the major label artists-and-repertoire (A&R) men to record a new song with one of their established singers. Alongside traditional publishers, whose writers composed for stage shows and Hollywood musicals, were newer companies specializing in country music (including Peer-Southern and Hill and Range) and many affiliates of independent rhythm-and-blues labels. Some larger independent publishers made copublishing arrangements with smaller companies and acted as midwives for the birth of rock and roll by instigating pop cover versions of hits from the country and rhythm-and-blues markets. ~Charlie Gillett

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Wild Jimmy Spruill - Scratchin': The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story

Size: 189,6+190,4 MB
Time: 78:56+79:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Kansas City (Feat. Wilbert Harrison) (2:29)
02. Hard Grind (2:54)
03. Wildcat Tamer (Feat. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann) (2:59)
04. Big Muddy (Feat. Larry Dale) (2:35)
05. Believe Me Darling (Feat. June Bateman With Noble 'Thin Man' Watts & His Band) (2:56)
06. It's Too Late (Feat. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann) (2:43)
07. Your Evil Thoughts (Feat. Lee Roy Little) (2:41)
08. Kansas City March (2:41)
09. Jersey City (Feat. Bobby Long) (2:24)
10. Strange Angels (Feat. Elmore James) (3:07)
11. Possum Belly Overalls (Feat. June Bateman With Noble 'Thin Man' Watts & His Band) (2:29)
12. Shakin' (Feat. David Clowney Band) (2:04)
13. You're Going To Miss Me (When I'm Gone) (Feat. Chuck Bradford) (2:17)
14. Don't Wreck My Life (Feat. Wilbert Harrison) (2:54)
15. Till The Day I Die (Feat. Bob Gaddy) (2:57)
16. Lonely Island (2:52)
17. There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) (Feat. Bobby Marchan) (2:52)
18. Sweet Little Girl (Feat. Lynn Taylor & The Peachettes) (2:38)
19. Jump For Joy (Feat. The Charlie Lucas Combo) (1:53)
20. Going Back To My Hometown (Feat. Hal Paige & The Whalers) (2:42)
21. No. 9 Train (Feat. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann) (3:01)
22. Hardworking Man (Feat. B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts) (2:34)
23. All In My Mind (Feat. Maxine Brown) (2:33)
24. Down In The Valley (Feat. Solomon Burke) (2:25)
25. Slow Draggin' (2:36)
26. Little School Girl (Feat. Jim & Bob Harrison) (1:40)
27. Driving Home (Part 2) (Feat. Charles Walker's Band) (3:05)
28. Fannie Mae (Feat. Buster Brown) (2:58)
29. Hard Times (The Slop) (Feat. Noble 'Thin Man' Watts & His Rhythm Sparks) (2:41)
30. Scratchin' (2:00)

CD 2:
01. Scratch 'n' Twist (2:08)
02. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (Feat. Buster Brown) (2:30)
03. I'll Go My Way (Feat. Bob Gaddy) (2:30)
04. Rockin' With 'B' (Feat. B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts) (2:18)
05. The Squeeze (Feat. Horace Cooper & Band) (4:08)
06. The Pleasure Is All Mine (Feat. Bobby Long) (2:54)
07. Don't Ever Leave Me (Feat. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann) (2:48)
08. Go Away Mr Blues (Feat. June Bateman With Noble 'Thin Man' Watts & His Band) (2:35)
09. Mind On Loving You (Feat. Little Danny) (2:31)
10. Raisin' Hell (2:25)
11. I'm Worried (Feat. Elmore James) (2:48)
12. Sugar Babe (Feat. Buster Brown) (2:29)
13. Bad Motorcycle (Feat. The Storey Sisters) (1:58)
14. The Chicken Scratch (Feat. The Commandos) (2:22)
15. Ya Ya (Feat. Lee Dorsey) (2:27)
16. The Happy Organ (Feat. Dave 'Baby' Cortez) (1:59)
17. Tossin' And Turnin' (Feat. Bobby Lewis) (2:34)
18. Dedicated To The One I Love (Feat. The Shirelles) (2:04)
19. Most Of All (Feat. Rose Marie With Bill Ivey & The Sabers) (2:07)
20. If You Just Woulda Said Goodbye (Feat. Walkin' Willie & His Orchestra) (2:40)
21. After Hours Blues (Feat. Hal Paige & The Whalers) (3:01)
22. Harry Let's Marry (Feat. Maxine Brown) (2:57)
23. Country Boy (Feat. Buster Brown) (2:36)
24. Hoot Owl (Feat. David Clowney Band) (2:20)
25. Please Don't Hurt Me (Feat. Jim & Bob Harrison) (2:48)
26. Deserie (Feat. The Charts) (2:44)
27. So Much (Feat. Little Anthony & The Imperials) (2:25)
28. Charles Walker Slop (Feat. Charles Walker) (2:23)
29. Jookin' (Feat. Noble 'Thin Man' Watts & His Rhythm Sparks) (2:35)
30. Memphis (Feat. The Dan-Dees) (2:16)
31. Goodbye Kansas City (Feat. Wilbert Harrison) (2:33)
30. Scratchin' (2:00)

b. 9 June 1934, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, d. 3 February 1996, Washington, DC, USA. Although best known as a sideman, guitarist Spruill appeared on numerous R&B sessions in the late 50s and early 60s, mainly in New York City, where he had relocated around 1955. The labels on which he appeared included Fire, Fury, Everlast, Enjoy and VIM, all owned by Bobby and Danny Robinson, as well as Old Town and Vanguard Records. Among the artists with whom Spruill worked are Buster Brown, King Curtis, Bob Gaddy, John Hammond Jnr. , Jim and Bob Harrison, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Little Danny, the Shirelles, Tarheel Slim, Lynn Taylor And The Peachettes, and Charles Walker. Of particular note are his recordings with Wilbert Harrison, of ‘Kansas City’, and Bobby Lewis, of ‘Tossin’ And Turnin’’, on both of which he delivers blistering solos. These and other recordings of the period vividly demonstrate why he was billed as Wild Jimmy Spruill.

In the mid-60s, Spruill briefly led his own band and enjoyed a brief career as a headliner at east coast nightclubs. He drifted out of music, reportedly working through the 70s and 80s as an interior decorator. He collapsed and died while travelling by bus home to New York after a vacation.

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Wild Jimmy Spruill - Wild Guitar Man

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:57
Size: 82.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:50] 1. Hard Grind
[2:38] 2. Kansas City March
[2:49] 3. Lonely Island
[2:32] 4. Slow Draggin
[2:05] 5. Scratch 'n Twist
[2:22] 6. Raisin' Hell
[2:33] 7. Wild Country Boy
[2:56] 8. Wildcat Tamer
[3:04] 9. Strange Angels
[2:51] 10. Don't Wreck My Life
[3:02] 11. Driving Home (Part 2)
[1:55] 12. Bad Motorcycle
[2:13] 13. Memphis
[1:59] 14. Scratchin'

James "Jimmy" Spruill also known as Wild Jimmy Spruill, was an American New York based session guitarist, whose guitar solos featured on many rhythm and blues and pop hits of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Various - The Fire/Fury R&B Story (2-Disc set)

Producer Bobby Robinson released a slew of classic blues and R&B sides on his Harlem-based Fury and Fire record labels in the late '50s and early '60s, including tracks by such notables as Elmore James, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Lee Dorsey, and many others, and several of these are collected in this two-disc, 38-track set, including such classic cuts as Wilbert Harrison's “Kansas City,” harpist Buster Brown's “Fannie Mae” and “Sugar Babe,” Elmore James' “The Sky Is Crying,” and Lee Dorsey's “Ya Ya” and “Do-Re-Mi.” It’s not the whole story of Robinson's achievements as a producer and label owner, but it certainly paints a compelling portrait of his importance in both roles as part of the late-'50s and early-'60s New York music scene. ~Steve Leggett

Album: The Fire/Fury R&B Story (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:28
Size: 108.7 MB
Styles: R&B, Soul, Blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:25] 1. Wilbur Harrison - Kansas City
[2:59] 2. Tarheel Slim - Number 9 Train
[2:55] 3. Buster Brown - Fannie Mae
[2:52] 4. Hal Paige & The Whalers - Pour The Corn
[2:14] 5. June Bateman - Come On Little Boy
[2:43] 6. Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying
[2:53] 7. Mighty Joe Young - Empty Arms
[2:28] 8. Willis Gator Tail Jackson - Good To The Bone
[1:46] 9. Paul Perryman - Keep A Calling
[2:14] 10. Riff Ruffin - All My Life
[2:56] 11. Wild Jimmy Spruill - Hard Grind
[1:37] 12. Rockin' Bradley - Lookout
[4:47] 13. Bobby Marchan - There Is Something On Your Mind Parts 1 & 2
[2:24] 14. The Velvets - Dance Honey Dance
[1:59] 15. Johnny Acey - Please Don't Go
[2:56] 16. Tarheel Slim - Wildcat Tamer
[2:40] 17. Hal Paige & The Whalers - Going Back To My Hometown
[2:31] 18. The Upsetters - Jaywalking

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Album: The Fire/Fury R&B Story (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:53
Size: 111.9 MB
Styles: R&B, Soul, Blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya
[2:56] 2. Bobby Marchan - Booty Green
[2:17] 3. Mighty Joe Young - Why Baby
[2:26] 4. Willis Gator Tail Jackson - Making It
[2:15] 5. Paul Perryman - Work To Be Done
[2:47] 6. Johnny Acey - Why
[2:12] 7. Tarheel Slim and Little Ann - Lock Me In Your Heart
[2:38] 8. Wild Jimmy Spruill - Kansas City March
[2:11] 9. Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi
[2:13] 10. Chuck Bradford - You're Going To Miss Me (When I'm Gone)
[5:43] 11. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Loving
[2:25] 12. Buster Brown - Sugar Babe
[2:43] 13. Wilbert Harrison - Let's Stick Together
[2:59] 14. Little Joe Cook - These Lonely Tears
[2:54] 15. Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - Don't You Worry
[1:50] 16. Willie Hightower - So Tired (Of Running Away From Love)
[3:18] 17. Billy Hambric - Human
[2:32] 18. Willie Hightower - I Love You (Yes I Do)

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