Dad's 76th Birthday Show on Mixlr.com

Dad's 45 fans can tune in this Sunday, Feb. 24th for a special show celebrating what would have been dad's 76th birthday. I'll be playing a bunch of recent A/D transfers of more of the classic 45s from dad's old record boxes. Missed it live? Catch the showreel HERE!

PLAYLIST:
The Ventures - Walk - Don't Run
Boots Brown & His Blockbusters - Juicy
Booker T & The MGs - Behave Yourself
Bill Doggett - Soft
Lionel Hampton and Orchestra - Sometimes I'm Happy
Bill Black's Combo - Smokie Parts 1 & 2
Clifton Chenier - Ay-Tete Fee
Sidney Maiden - Hand Me Down Baby
Mongo Santamaria Band - Don't Bother Me No More
Lee Allen - Promenade
Eddie Cano - Panchita
Cannonball Adderley Orchestra - African Waltz
Chuck Berry - No Money Down
Richard Berry and The Pharoahs - Louie Louie
The Cadillacs - Speedoo
The Sounds - So Unnecessary
Percy Mayfield - I Need Love So Bad
Dizzy Gillespie - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Tiny Bradshaw - The Gypsy
Mose Allison - The Seventh Son
Ramsey Lewis Trio - Iracy Blues
J.D. Nicholson - Typin' And Wonderin'
Gus Jenkins - Hit The Road
Sax Man Brown & The Broomdusters - Flaming Blues
Red Prysock - Fruit Boots
Joe Jones - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Ernie K-Doe - I Cried My Last Tear
The Drifters - Rat Race
Richard Hayes w/Eddie Sauter Orch. - Summertime
The Tritones - Sweet And Lovely
Eddie Harris - Alicia

Chuck Berry And his Combo "No Money Down"

This is probably my favorite Chuck Berry song. Every time I hear it, I can see dad, rapping along with the lyrics. Growing up, I don't think I ever heard this song played anywhere outside our home like some of Berry's other, more famous tunes.
"No Money Down" was released on Chess Records in December 1955 as the A Side of "Down Bound Train." It was also Berry's first UK single, being released there in May 1956.

Joe Jones - "California Sun"

The Rivieras had a top 10 hit with "California Sun," but three years before that, New Orleans-born, Joe Jones released the first recorded version in the winter of 1961. You might remember Jones' hit "You Talk Too Much," from the year before.

The song has been covered many times over the years, but this is the version I grew up hearing and is still my favorite.

The song is credited to Henry Glover and Morris Levy. The latter was also the owner and founder of Roulette Records.

Buddy Morrow - "Denise"

Buddy Morrow was an American trombonist and bandleader. He is known for his mastery of the upper range which is evident on records such as "The Golden Trombone," as well as his ballad playing.
Here is "Denise", from an RCA Victor shellac 78. I believe this is from 1954.

More To Come in 2013!

Greetings music lovers. I just wanted to tell you that I will soon be digitizing the last of my dad's old 45s and will be posting them up as the weeks go by.
There will also be a special Mixlr show on February 24th which will feature many of these new vinyl transfers. Stay tuned!

The Fireballs - "Torquay"

Here is another great guitar instrumental from The Fireballs.
"Torquay" was released in August of 1959 and hit #39 on the Billboards charts. The song was written by their lead guitarist, George Tomsco.

Brian Auger & The Trinity - "Listen Here"

Sometimes dad would browse the cutout bins of records and come home with some gems. At some point in the 70's he bought this album from the acclaimed British Prog/Jazz keyboardist, Brian Auger. This album, from 1970 featured an incredible version of the Eddie Harris composition, "Listen Here." This song became dad's "work song" that he would play when working in the yard or garage on the weekends. The highlight for me was the awesome drums solo that was recorded in one raw take with four drummers, each on their own kit. Dig it!