By 1950, Rhythm and Blues was well established as a distinct form of black popular music having shed the generic racial connotations of earlier descriptions.
The establishment of new recording studios in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Houston and Memphis fostered the development of distinctive regional styles with smaller independent labels such as Atlantic, King, Specialty and Imperial being set up to capitalise on this booming new market.
So here we've got country blues and club blues; drinking songs and risqué songs; vocal groups and instrumental combos.
From bebop to boogie, gutbucket to gospel, honkin' and screamin' to low down and dirty rock'n'roll; 112 tracks and not a dud in the bunch!
1.1. BAD BAD WHISKEY1.2. TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES1.3. WELL, OH WELL1.4. DRINKIN' WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE1.5. THE FAT MAN1.6. TROUBLE BLUES1.7. HI YO1.8. OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES1.9. 3X7=21 (1950 RECORDING)1.10. PINK CHAMPAGNE1.11. MISTRUSTIN' BLUES1.12. SITTIN' ON IT ALL THE TIME1.13. PAGE BOY SHUFFLE1.14. BON TON ROULA1.15. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY1.16. FOR YOU MY LOVE1.17. SAFRONIA B1.18. PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE1.19. LET'S ROCK A WHILE1.20. BREAKIN UP THE HOUSE1.21. LOVE DON'T LOVE NOBODY1.22. SHE WALKS RIGHT IN1.23. ANYTIME ANYPLACE ANYWHERE1.24. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK1.25. RAG MOP1.26. BALD HEAD1.27. COUNTRY BOY1.28. AFTER HOURS
2.1. JUST KEEP LOVING HER2.2. MAMA'S CLOCK STOPPED TICKING2.3. GOOD MAN BLUES2.4. HAPPY GO LUCKY LOCAL BLUES2.5. DIRTY PEOPLE2.6. WORRIED WOMAN BLUES2.7. DUCK FEVER2.8. AIN'T IT LONESOME2.9. THE FOUR BROTHERS2.10. ANNIE LAURIE W PAUL GAYTEN I AIN'T GONNA LET YOU IN2.11. LONG MOAN2.12. BEULAH2.13. CUPID'S BOOGIE2.14. BACK BITING WOMAN2.15. JUMP AND GRUNT2.16. SEE SEE RIDER2.17. GOTTA CUT OUT2.18. GOIN' AWAY BABY2.19. PAN AMERICAN BOOGIE2.20. FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE2.21. HEY JACK!2.22. STROLLIN' WITH BONES2.23. WOMAN2.24. BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PTS 1&2)2.25. AND STONES2.26. WEEPING WILLOW BLUES2.27. DOWN IN THE BOTTOM2.28. BOTTLE BOOGIE
3.1. WALKING THE CHALK LINE3.2. SHAKE BABY SHAKE3.3. SHUFFLE SHUCK3.4. RAID ON CEDAR STREET3.5. LOST DREAM BLUES3.6. COME ON LET'S BOOGIE3.7. ROLLIN' THE BLUES3.8. AFTER SUNDOWN3.9. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN3.10. DISGUSTED3.11. WAITING & DRINKING3.12. BOOGIE IN THE PARK3.13. EVANS SHUFFLE3.14. PUT ME TO BED3.15. IN THE WILDERNESS3.16. DREAMING BLUES3.17. CHICKEN-A-LA-BLUES3.18. LOTSA POPPA3.19. REAL LOVIN' MAMA3.20. YOU'RE FINE BUT NOT MY KIND3.21. PRAYING FOR YOUR RETURN3.22. DADDY ON MY MIND3.23. EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT3.24. MY BIG BRASS BED IS GONE3.25. MY BABY3.26. GOT TWO ARMS3.27. HOBO BOOGIE3.28. MAD MAN BLUES
4.1. MEAN OLD SANTA FE4.2. IT AIN'T RIGHT4.3. HOW LONG THE TRAIN'S BEEN GONE4.4. GOIN' BACK TO NEW ORLEANS4.5. WELL, OH WELL4.6. BESAME MUCHO4.7. CUTE TEE4.8. AIN'T GONNA DO IT4.9. NIGHTLESS LOVER4.10. NATURAL BORN LOVER4.11. JUNIOR JIVES4.12. THAT'S WHAT THE GOOD BOOK SAYS4.13. CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT STUFF4.14. BLUES FOR THE NIGHTOWLS4.15. CRESCENT CITY BOUNCE4.16. HAPPY PAY DAY4.17. MILLION DOLLAR SECRET4.18. ALLIGATOR MEAT4.19. FLYING SAUCER BOOGIE4.20. ROCK IT4.21. LET IT ROLL AGAIN4.22. WE'RE GONNA ROCK4.23. ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN'4.24. BABY, YOU'VE BEEN WRONG4.25. OLD WOMAN BOOGIE4.26. ACHIN' HEART4.27. LIVING ON BORROWED TIME4.28. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
