The Bad Man

The Bad Man

I found this Ike & Tina Turner produced record earlier this month in a small junk shop in Muskogee, Okla while on tour. I normally wouldn't buy a record like this, but I did since it is Ike Turner involved. I cued this one up and I was surprised. This is a great early 60's rhythm n blues track. 

Natural Born Lover

Natural Born Lover

If I remember correctly I picked this one up a few months back on my way to Bloomington, Indiana. On that trip I picked up some great blues and R&B. Got a Louie Meyers on ABCO out of Chicago and a Dandeliers on STATES......some big doo wop and blues pieces. This one I guess I forgot to listen to before filing it away into an oddball box. I was cleaning out boxes this week and threw this one on! Wowza! What a killer! This is my style of an R&B popcorn song. Great horns, killer blues guitar, and fantastic vocals! Has this been comped? There should be a repro of this. What a dynamite tune. Take it for a spin!

THE CHASE!!!!!

The Chase

Found this one last month in a friends sale box. I touched this on the record player and I knew I had to have it. I don't know who Davey Jones is but he shouts on this R&B pounder! He's got a great voice and there's a wailin' sax break. "The Chase" sounds like it could be on a Stompin' or Desperate Rock N Roll compilation. Another great black rocker track! 

Another "Uncle Buck" Production......The Dawn Capri's

Going Home

Produced by Ron "Uncle Buck" Lipe, the Marlo label is his follow up to the famous Ron-Mar label. The Marlo label was his all around label and anybody that had some money could cut a record. The label was based out of Belleville, IL. One of the rarest records on the label is Lee McBride's-Confusin'. The label of the record itself went through different variations. This record "Going Home" by Dawn Capri's is a surfy R&B instrumental, not what I expected when I was given this record. I expected more of garage psych sound with the title of the group. The flip is a more hokey instrumental titled "Haunted House". The record is a RITE press and I have dated it to 1963. Hope ya'll think its as cool as I do.

Love You So!

Love You So

Picked this one up at the local record store early this month. I don't think its a super rare cut from Champion like Little Ike-She Can Rock, which if you don't know, listen to it now! Great R&B shouter by Earl Gaines. Fantastic guitar and sax. It's just an overall fantastic platter. I don't turn up blues records to often and I certainly don't see the Champion label a lot. Take er' for a spin!

Great R&B from GROOVE!

I Believe In You

Found this Groove platter a week ago in a small record store in Normal, IL that has been good to me in the past. The first time I junked up that way I came home with Kid Thomas-Rockin' This Joint Tonite from the same record store! This is a nice R&B track by Frank Brunson. "I Believe In You" reminds a bit of Ray Charles "I've Got A Woman" for some reason. Nice uptempo danceable track. I almost always pickup anything on Groove, which isn't to often. You generally only see Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange" which is everywhere because it was a hit. There is great R&B on Groove such as: Cousin Leroy, Big John Greer, The Nite Caps and Roy Gaines to name a few. ENJOY!!!!

Romance From Outer Space.........Satellite Love

Satellite Love

My Heart Sings Ah

Picked this one up a few months ago from the St. Louis Record Convention. It was in someones $2 box, I took the chance based on the title. Not a bad R&B novelty number. By Lil Randolph "Madame Queen" whoever she might be, sings about her outer space romance. I think Chock Records "Full Of Hits" is kinda like one of those novelty or top hit labels. "Satellite Love" is credited to Elroy Peace who recorded "Quick Like" on the Trans Continental record label such as Kid Thomas' "Rockin' This Joint To-Nite". "Quick Like" was also comped on Sin Alley Vol.3. The flip side "My Heart Sings Ah", is more of a nice jump blues love number. Also credited to Elroy Peace. Here are sound clips of both. Enjoy!

Come Back Baby.......Great R&B From Capitol

Come Back Baby

Here's an odd one I just picked up while junkin' my friend Tony's basement. I never really knew there was much R&B on capitol besides: Johnny Otis, T-Bone Walker, Sugar Chile Robinson and infamous R&B pounder ESQUERITA! I took a chance on this record, someone wrote "piano blues w/ sexy sax & blues guitar" on the sleeve......I was sold. Took this platter for a spin and I was surprised, not a little bad jump number. Usually when I see records like this they turn out to be bad Bill Haley wannabes. Great guitar on this track and Pepper Neely on vocals really reminds me of Wynonie Harris. Whaddya think?