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BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 5/31/26 |
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This week on BBS – Hep Harmony has always been a part of the BBS menue, Mills Bros, Inkspots, Charioteers, Delta Rhythm Boys, Jubilaires, Cats & The Fiddle, Spirits of Rhythm, Basin Street Boys, Four Vagabond, Five Red Caps – and many others. This week during Hour #1 we’ll check out some sides by the Mills Brothers. Many years ago the JSP Label issued six CDs of the Mills Bros in chronological order, basically taking us up to WWII in their catalog but, reissues of their later recordings (and there were many) are hard to come by. Their father, who joined the group in 1936 after the early death of his oldest son John Mills Jr, is still with his sons and was heard as a member of the group until 1956 - and they still sound great as late as 1950! A few years ago, I burned two CD’s worth of un-reissued sides from this period and lately have been exploring what else can be found on YouTube to burn a third CD. We’ll grab a handful of those recordings and send them in your direction. It’s the later Mills Bros – Only on BBS! |
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HOUR #1 |
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I LIKE
BANANAS |
WILLIE BRYANT |
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GOT A
PENNY BENNY |
KING COLE
TRIO |
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STRAIGHTEN
UP & FLY RIGHT |
KING COLE
TRIO |
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MY LIPS
REMEMBER YOUR KISSES |
KING COLE
TRIO |
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OH BUT I DO |
KING COLE
TRIO |
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TIPPIN’
IN |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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BIG WIG
IN THE WIGWAM |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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DON’T
CRY BABY |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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AFTER
HOURS |
ERSKINE
HAWKINS |
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OUT OF
LOVE |
MILLS
BROS |
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GATHER
YOUR DREAM |
MILLS
BROS |
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AFTER YOU |
MILLS
BROS |
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I WANT TO
BE THE ONLY ONE |
MILLS
BROS |
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ONCE UPON
A DREAM |
MILLS
BROS |
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COW COW BOOGIE |
ELLA
FITZGERALD + INKSPOTS |
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HOLLYWOOD
BOOGIE |
PETE
JOHNSON |
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AIN’T
MISBEHAVIN’ |
BILL
ROBINSON |
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SOFT |
BILL
DOGGETT |
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HOUR #2 |
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I’VE
GOT A RIGHT TO CRY |
JOE
LIGGINS |
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LOW DOWN
DOG |
BIG JOE
TURNER |
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WELL OH WELL |
TINY
BRADSHAW |
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DON’T
LEAVE POOR ME |
BIG
MAYBELLE |
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SOUTH
PARKWAY |
WILD BILL
MOORE |
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ROCK
& ROLL |
WILD BILL
MOORE |
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SADIE
BROWN |
COUSIN
JOE |
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JUNCO
PARTNER |
WEE
WILLIE WAYNE |
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CRYIN’
IN VAIN |
WEE
WILLIE WAYNE |
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A CERTAIN
GIRL |
ERNIE
KADOE |
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U CAN IF
U THINK U CAN |
MARTHA
CARTER |
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I’M
THROUGH CRYING |
MARTHA
CARTER |
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DEEP
RIVER |
RANDOLPH’S
KENTUCKY JUBILEE CHOIR |
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ANGELS
WATCHING OVER ME |
UTICA
INSTITUTE JUBILEE SINGERS |
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DEVIL IS
A FISHERMAN |
REV T.E.
WEEMS |
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JESUS
MET THE WOMAN AT THE WELL |
FAIRFIELD
FOUR |
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IN THE
MORNING |
DAVIS
SISTERS |
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COUNT
YOUR MANY BLESSINGS |
FOUR
INTERNS |
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DIDN’T
IT RAIN |
SALLIE
MARTIN |
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HOUR #3 |
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CHOCOLATE
TO THE BONE |
BARBEQUE
BOB |
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DARKTOWN
GAMBLERS PTS I&II |
BARBEQUE
BOB & LAUGHING CHARLIE |
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GHOSTWOMAN
BLUES |
GEORGE
CARTER |
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BLACK
WOMAN SWING |
CHAMPION
JACK DUPREE |
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MORNING
TEA |
CHAMPION
JACK DUPREE |
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ON
REVIVAL DAY |
BESSIE
SMITH |
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BABY HAVE
PITY ON ME |
BESSIE
SMITH |
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NEW
ORLEANS HOP SCOP BLUES |
BESSIE
SMITH |
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BIG FAT
MAMA |
TOMMY
JOHNSON |
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KEEP
YOUR MAN OUT OF BIRMINGHAM |
WILLIAM
HARRIS |
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4A
HIGHWAY |
FREDDIE
SPRUELL |
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POOR BOY
BLUES |
WILLIE
LOFTON |
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DIRTY
MISTREATER |
WILLIE
LOFTON |
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GEORGIA
GIGALO |
LIZZIE
MILES |
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DON’T
TELL ME NOTHIN’ BOUT MY MAN |
LIZZIE
MILES |
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HE’S
RED HOT TO ME |
LIZZIE
MILES |
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HOUR #4 |
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MEET MY HAPPINESS |
B.B. KING |
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ALL OVER
AGAIN |
B.B. KING |
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SWEET
SIXTEEN |
B.B. KING |
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AIN’T
THAT LOVIN’ YOU |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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THE
FEELING IS GONE |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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36-22-36 |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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QUEEN FOR
A DAY |
BOBBY
BLAND |
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THE SAME
OLD BLUES |
LITTLE
MILTON |
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I’M
A LONELY MAN |
LITTLE
MILTON |
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DEAD LOVE |
LITTLE
MILTON |
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THE CLOCK |
JOHNNY
ACE |
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I’M
CRAZY BABY |
JOHNNY
ACE |
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T-BONE SHUFFLE(atl) |
T-BONE
WALKER |
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TRAVEKER’S
BLUES |
LIGHTNING
HOPKINS |
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MEAN OLD WORLD(atl) |
T-BONE
WALKER |
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STILL
WATERS |
LLOYD
GLENN |
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PAPA AIN’T
SALTY |
T-BONE
WALKER |
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NIGHT
BEAT |
ROY
GAINES |
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HOUR #5 |
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YOU’RE ALWAYS IN MY DREAM |
RAVENS |
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A THRILL
FROM THE BLUES |
MILT
JACKSON |
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LONELINESS,
SORROW & GRIEF |
JOE
WILLIAMS |
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RATHER
HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM |
SARAH
VAUGHAN |
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ORGAN
GRINDER’S SWING |
JIMMY
SMITH |
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OH NO
BABY |
JIMMY
SMITH |
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GOT
TO GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING |
LITTLE
WILLIE JOHN |
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ALL MY
LOVE BELONGS TO YOU |
LITTLE
WILLIE JOHN |
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LOVE ME
WITH A FEELING |
MAGIC SAM |
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STOP FOR
THE RED LIGHT |
HAROLD
BURRAGE |
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FISHIN’
IN MY POND |
LEE
JACKSON |
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RUSTY
DUSTY |
DUSTY
BROWN |
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YOU SURE
LOOK GOOD TO ME |
BIG THREE
TRIO |
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MR
HIGHWAY MAN |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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SWEET
WOMAN |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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RIDE WITH
ME |
HOWLING
WOLF |
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ALBATROSS |
FLEETWOOD
MAC |
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