Art Tatum on WWII Military Field Phonograph cdbpdx 2024-06-21 | Finally got this WWII military field phonograph running. Here is Art Tatum on V-Disc playing 'SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY' with a spoken message by the artist to the soldiers. Enjoy!
Clyde McCoy plays Memphis Blues on a Victrola VV-60 Portable Phonograph cdbpdx 2024-06-13 | Clyde McCoy plays Memphis Blues on a Victrola VV-60 Portable Phonograph.Enjoy!
WITHOUT MY LOVER by Jo Stafford 1952 (Bolero) cdbpdx 2024-06-04 | WITHOUT MY LOVER by Jo Stafford, recorded in 1952.This is very different from Jo Stafford's usual fare. I like it!Enjoy!
WALKING IN THE PALOR (PARLOR?) Jews Harp Solo by Obed Pickard 1927 cdbpdx 2024-02-10 | And now, for something completely differentWALKING IN THE PALOR (PARLOR?) Jew's Harp Solo by Obed Pickard 1927
FIREBALL MAIL by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys 1942 cdbpdx 2024-01-29 | FIREBALL MAIL by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, recorded in 1942. Enjoy!
POOR ROBINSON CRUSOE Swing by Ozzie Nelson 1937 cdbpdx 2024-01-24 | POOR ROBINSON CRUSOE - Swing by Ozzie Nelson 1937Ozzie Nelson started as a crooner but adapted very well to the swing genre. Enjoy!
WHOA BABE - Hot Dance by Ozzie Nelson 1937 cdbpdx 2024-01-24 | WHOA BABE - Hot Dance by Ozzie Nelson, recorded in 1937. Ozzie Nelson started as a crooner but adapted very well to the swing genre. Enjoy!
A WOMAN GETS TIRED OF ONE MAN ALL OF THE TIME Blues by George Williams accompanied by Fletcher Hende cdbpdx 2023-08-29 | A WOMAN GETS TIRED OF ONE MAN ALL OF THE TIME Blues by George Williams with Fletcher Henderson at piano. Great blues recorded in late 1923. Enjoy!
THE GAL AINT BORN WHO CAN TREAT ME LIKE YOU DO Blues by George Williams w-Fletcher Henderson cdbpdx 2023-08-29 | THE GAL AIN'T BORN WHO CAN TREAT ME LIKE YOU DO Blues by George Williams with Fletcher Henderson at piano. Great blues recorded in late 1923. Enjoy!
HARD HEARTED HANNAH by The Little Ramblers 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-22 | HARD HEARTED HANNAH by The Little Ramblers, shimmy, instrumental, recorded in 1924. Enjoy!
TESSIE (STOP TEASIN ME) by The Little Ramblers 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-22 | TESSIE (STOP TEASIN' ME) by The Little Ramblers, shimmy, instrumental, recorded in 1924. Enjoy!
HARD TIMES by Eddie Hunter 1923 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | HARD TIMES by Eddie Hunter, recorded in 1923. Enjoy!
HI-DE-HO ROMEO by Cab Calloway 1938 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | HI-DE-HO ROMEO by Cab Calloway, recorded in 1938. Enjoy!
MOON AT SEA by Cab Calloway 1938 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | MOON AT SEA by Cab Calloway, recorded in 1938. Enjoy!
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) 1948 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl). recorded in 1948. Enjoy!
BABY, BABY by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) 1948 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | BABY, BABY by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl). Recorded in 1948. Enjoy!
GIRLS WERE MADE TO TAKE CARE OF BOYS by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) 1948 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | GIRLS WERE MADE TO TAKE CARE OF BOYS by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl). recorded in 1948. Enjoy!
BUSY LINE by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) 1948 cdbpdx 2023-08-21 | BUSY LINE by Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl). Recorded in 1948. Enjoy!
SWEET CUBAN LOVE by Harry Radermans Jazz Orchestra 1920 cdbpdx 2023-08-11 | SWEET CUBAN LOVE by Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra, lively dance tune recorded in 1920. Enjoy!
UNNATURAL HISTORY Humorous Monologue by Robert J Wildhack 1917 cdbpdx 2023-08-10 | UNNATURAL HISTORY Humorous Monologue by Robert J Wildhack, recorded in 1917. I can just imagine a vaudeville troupe going from one rural town to another with this skit being one of many presented. Enjoy!
FEELIN THE BLUES by Fats Noel cdbpdx 2023-08-09 | FEELIN' THE BLUES by Fats Noel, good instrumental jazz/blues. Enjoy!
A GHOST OF A CHANCE by Slim Gaillard and his Trio cdbpdx 2023-08-09 | A GHOST OF A CHANCE by Slim Gaillard and his Trio
DOWN BY THE TRAIN STATION by Slim Gaillard and his Trio cdbpdx 2023-08-09 | DOWN BY THE TRAIN STATION by Slim Gaillard and his Trio
NO MAIL TODAY by Blind Johnny Davis and his Trio cdbpdx 2023-08-09 | NO MAIL TODAY by Blind Johnny Davis and his Trio
WALKIN AND TALKIN by Blind Johnny Davis and his Trio cdbpdx 2023-08-09 | WALKIN' AND TALKIN' by Blind Johnny Davis and his Trio
ROCK ALL OUR BABIES TO SLEEP by Riley Puckett and Gid Tanner 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-07 | ROCK ALL OUR BABIES TO SLEEP by Riley Puckett and Gid Tanner, recorded in March, 1924. This was originally released on the Columbia 'Flag' label, this is one of the first uses of the Columbia black label.In 1924 Riley Puckett accompanied fiddler Gid Tanner to New York, where, on March 7 and 8, they recorded 12 songs and tunes for the Columbia Phonograph Company. They were the first country-music artists to record for that firm. These recording sessions yielded vocal selections by Puckett and fiddle tunes by Tanner. This song, "Rock All Our Babies to Sleep", established him as probably the first country-music artist to yodel on records. How cool is that? Enjoy!
LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN IN THE LANE by Riley Puckett and Gid Tanner 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-07 | LITTLE OLD LOG CABIN IN THE LANE by Riley Puckett and Gid Tanner, recorded in March, 1924.In 1924 Riley Puckett accompanied fiddler Gid Tanner to New York, where, on March 7 and 8, they recorded 12 songs and tunes for the Columbia Phonograph Company. They were the first country-music artists to record for that firm. These recording sessions yielded vocal selections by Puckett and fiddle tunes by Tanner, this being one of those songs. It was recorded again electrically in 1927 and re-released on Columbia 15171-D, but this is the original acoustic recording from 1924. Enjoy!
MOMMAS GONNA SLOW YOU DOWN Hot Dance by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-04 | MOMMA'S GONNA SLOW YOU DOWN Hot Dance by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra, recorded in 1924.Always happy to find these early Fletcher Henderson sides, and this one on Emerson. Cool!
OH! SISTER, AINT THAT HOT Hot Dance by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra 1924 cdbpdx 2023-08-04 | OH! SISTER, AIN'T THAT HOT Hot Dance by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra, recorded in 1924.Always happy to find these early Fletcher Henderson sides, and this one on Emerson. Cool!
EARLY IN THE MORNING BABY Hot Blues by Tiny Kennedy cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | EARLY IN THE MORNING BABY Hot Blues by 'Tiny' Kennedy.Enjoy!
STRANGE KIND OF FEELING Hot Blues by Tiny Kennedy cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | STRANGE KIND OF FEELING Hot Blues by 'Tiny' Kennedy.Enjoy!
GOING IN YOUR DIRECTION by Sonny Boy Williamson cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | GOING IN YOUR DIRECTION good R&B by Sonny Boy Williamson.Enjoy!
RED HOT KISSES by Sonny Boy Williamson cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | RED HOT KISSES Good R&B by "Sonny Boy" Williamson.Enjoy!
16 OLD LADIES LOCKED IN THE LAVATORY by Herbi Hardt cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | 16 OLD LADIES LOCKED IN THE LAVATORY by Herbi HardtJust weird enough to be worthy...
ENVY by Fran Warren DJ Promo Record 1946 cdbpdx 2023-08-02 | ENVY by Fran Warren DJ Promo Record recorded in 1946.A lot of hype for a song I'll probably never listen to again....
DARK WAS THE NIGHT COLD WAS THE GROUND by Blind Willie Johnson 1927 cdbpdx 2023-07-31 | DARK WAS THE NIGHT COLD WAS THE GROUND by Blind Willie Johnson. Slide guitar blues recorded in 1927."Blind Willie Johnson was the greatest and most popular guitar evangelist, and influenced generations of musicians. His unique, intense, emotional and haunting gruff voice—coupled with some of the finest slide-guitar of any of his peers—firmly established Johnson’s status as one of the premier gospel-blues artists of all time.Between 1927 and 1930, Johnson recorded 30 powerful, timeless, landmark songs for Columbia Records in five sessions in Dallas, New Orleans, and Atlanta, generating strong sales and national fame.On December 3, 1927, in a temporary studio in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas, Johnson recorded six groundbreaking songs, including the iconic slide guitar classic, “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.” Johnson’s haunting response to Christ’s crucifixion remains one of the masterpieces of American music. Ry Cooder described it as “the most soulful, transcendent piece in all American Music.”Jack White called it “the greatest example of slide guitar ever recorded.”
ITS NOBODYS FAULT BUT MINE by Blind Willie Johnson 1927 cdbpdx 2023-07-31 | IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE by Blind Willie Johnson, slide guitar blues recorded in1927."Blind Willie Johnson was the greatest and most popular guitar evangelist, and influenced generations of musicians. His unique, intense, emotional and haunting gruff voice—coupled with some of the finest slide-guitar of any of his peers—firmly established Johnson’s status as one of the premier gospel-blues artists of all time.Between 1927 and 1930, Johnson recorded 30 powerful, timeless, landmark songs for Columbia Records in five sessions in Dallas, New Orleans, and Atlanta, generating strong sales and national fame."
KEEP YOUR LAMP TRIMMED AND BURNING by Blind Willie Johnson 1928 cdbpdx 2023-07-31 | KEEP YOUR LAMP TRIMMED AND BURNING by Blind Willie Johnson. Slide guitar blues, recorded in 1928."Blind Willie Johnson was the greatest and most popular guitar evangelist, and influenced generations of musicians. His unique, intense, emotional and haunting gruff voice—coupled with some of the finest slide-guitar of any of his peers—firmly established Johnson’s status as one of the premier gospel-blues artists of all time.Between 1927 and 1930, Johnson recorded 30 powerful, timeless, landmark songs for Columbia Records in five sessions in Dallas, New Orleans, and Atlanta, generating strong sales and national fame."
LORD I JUST CANT KEEP FROM CRYING by Blind Willie Johnson 1928 cdbpdx 2023-07-31 | LORD I JUST CAN'T KEEP FROM CRYING by Blind Willie Johnson. Slide guitar blues, recorded in 1928."Blind Willie Johnson was the greatest and most popular guitar evangelist, and influenced generations of musicians. His unique, intense, emotional and haunting gruff voice—coupled with some of the finest slide-guitar of any of his peers—firmly established Johnson’s status as one of the premier gospel-blues artists of all time.Between 1927 and 1930, Johnson recorded 30 powerful, timeless, landmark songs for Columbia Records in five sessions in Dallas, New Orleans, and Atlanta, generating strong sales and national fame.
JAKE THE SHEIK by the Atlantic Dance Orchestra on Edison Diamond Disc 1922 cdbpdx 2023-06-07 | JAKE THE SHEIK by the Atlantic Dance Orchestra on Edison Diamond Disc, recorded in 1922. Enjoy!
TAKE AN OLD COLD TATER AND WAIT by Peter Hunter and the Dude Ranchers cdbpdx 2023-05-05 | TAKE AN OLD COLD 'TATER AND WAIT by Peter Hunter and the Dude Ranchers. Not sure I've ever heard this song before.Just brought home a bunch of old country music records. Changin' it up a little...
CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED by Duece Spriggins 1952 cdbpdx 2023-05-04 | CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED by Duece Spriggins, recorded in 1952.Just brought home a bunch of old country records. Never heard of this guy, apparently he was a big deal in the late 1940s. Enjoy!
HUNGOVER by Duece Spriggins 1952 cdbpdx 2023-05-04 | HUNGOVER by Duece Spriggins, recorded in 1952.Just brought home a bunch of old country records. Never heard of this guy, apparenetly he was a big deal in the late 1940s. Enjoy!
ROCKY ROAD BLUES by Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys 1945 cdbpdx 2023-05-04 | ROCKY ROAD BLUES by Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, recorded in 1945. Just brought home a collection of old country records. Sort of changing it up here...Just discovered that this has a copyright that won't allow it to be played in Russia. Извини за это!
COLD COLD WOMAN by Floyd Tillman 1948 cdbpdx 2023-05-04 | COLD COLD WOMAN by Floyd Tillman, recorded in 1948. Just brought home a bunch of old country records. A bit of a change....
TRIXIES BLUES by Trixie Smith 1922 Black Swan Label cdbpdx 2023-05-03 | TRIXIES BLUES by Trixie Smith, recorded in 1922 and here issued on an original Black Swan label record. Enjoy!
HEAVY HIP MAMA Blues by Curtis Jones 1939 cdbpdx 2023-05-01 | HEAVY HIP MAMA Blues by Curtis Jones, recorded in 1939 and here issued on the Conqueror label 78 rpm record. This record shows extensive wear, but I managed to coax a listenable (I hope) recording from it. Enjoy!
PRIVATE TALK BLUES by Curtis Jones 1939 cdbpdx 2023-05-01 | PRIVATE TALK BLUES by Curtis Jones, recorded in 1939 and here issued on the Conqueror label 78 rpm record. This record shows extensive wear, but I managed to coax a listenable (I hope) recording from it. Enjoy!
WHEN THE ICE WORMS NEST AGAIN by Montana Slim aka Wilf Carter 1949 cdbpdx 2023-04-26 | WHEN THE ICE WORMS NEST AGAIN by Montana Slim (aka Wilf Carter) and the Big Hole Bronco Busters, recorded in 1949. Wilf Carter was a big country star in Canada, then he came to the USA, changed his name to Montana Slim and became a country star in the USA.This tune is not my usual fare, but I thought it was interesting. Enjoy!
