Henry Glover

The Henry Glover Story


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Very limited printed CDr release in DVD box style packaging. Includes 28-page booklet. “Henry Glover wrote so many killer tunes it makes your mind bend.” Dr. John. Henry Glover was the first producer/writer in the American music industry, paving the way for a host of illustrious followers such as Phil Spector, Leiber & Stoller and Burt Bacharach. Composer, producer, arranger, publisher, talent scout, vocalist, trumpet player, engineer, A&R executive, and, later, a label owner in his own right, Glover was one of the most talented music industry entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. The fact that he was black and working in an exclusively white executive environment makes his achievements all the more remarkable. Glover’s formative years were spent at Cincinnati-based King Records and the majority of hits on that label during its golden era from 1947 to 1958 were Henry Glover productions. He was equally at home with white and black music. His pioneering work with Moon Mullican and Hawkshaw Hawkins combining blues and country predates Elvis Presley’s Sun recordings by several years. Glover tried his hand at doo-wop and rock’n’roll music, but he found his greatest success in the dance craze era of the early 1960s. In later years, Glover channelled his energies into forming his own record label (he launched the careers of The Hawks, who mutated into The Band, and of Nick Ashford). One of his last productions was Muddy Waters’s swansong The Woodstock Album, which won a Grammy in 1975. This 4CD set contains 125 Henry Glover songs sung by Bill Doggett, Bull Moose Jackson, Champion Jack Dupree, The Checkers, Delmore Brothers, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Hank Ballard, Joey Dee, Little Willie John, Lucky Millinder, Lula Reed, Moon Mullican, Roy Brown, Ray Charles, Sonny Thompson, The Swallows, Tiny Bradshaw, Wynonie Harris, The 5 Royales and many more…

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Disc One: 1. Henry Glover with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Mountain Oysters 2. Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats - I Want A Bowlegged Woman 3. Wynonie Harris - I Like My Baby's Pudding 4. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson – No Good Woman Blues 5. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra with John Greer - Clap Your Hands 6. Red Perkins  - Hoe Down Boogie 7. John Greer w Lucky Millinder - Let It Roll Again 8. Dinah Washington - I Love You, Yes I Do 9. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - D'Natural Blues 10.  Delmore Brothers - Blues Stay Away from Me 11. Todd Rhodes & His Orchestra - Pot Likker 12. Wynonie Harris - Rock Mr Blues 13. The York Brothers - Gravy Train 14. Sonny Thompson – Nightfall 15. Henry Glover w Lucky Millinder  - Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back? 16. Ella Fitzgerald - I Can't Go On Without You 17. Tiny Bradshaw - I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball 18. Sonny Thompson - Blues For The Nightowls 19. Hawkshaw Hawkins - Back To The Dog House 20. Roy Brown - Butcher Pete 21. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red 22. Tiny Bradshaw - Breakin Up The House 23. Joe Thomas - Page Boy Shuffle 24. Bull Moose Jackson - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me 25. Zeb Turner - Huckleberry Boogie 26. Sonny Thompson - Sugar Cane 27. Brewster Avenue Rhythm Boys - Stop And Go Boogie 28. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Sittin' On It All The Time 29. Russell Jacquet - Tropical Fever..

Disc Two: 1. The Swallows - It Ain't The Meat 2. Tiny Bradshaw - Well, Oh Well 3. Moon Mullican - Well, Oh Well 4. Pig Meat Peterson - Everybody Loves A Fat Man 5. Sarah McLawler - Love Sweet Love 6. Wynonie Harris - Lovin' Machine 7. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra with Annisteen Allen - I'm Waiting Just For You 8. Sonny Thompson - Mellow Blues (Pt. 1) 9. The Spirit of Memphis - The Atomic Telephone 10. Sarah Mclawler - Ready, Willin' And Able 11. Sonny Thompson Orchestra with Lula Reed - I'll Drown In My Tears 12. Tiny Bradshaw - Two Dry Bones On A Pantry Shelf 13. Lucky Millinder with Annisteen Allen & Melvin Moore - No One Else Could Be 14. Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra with Connie Allen - Your Daddy's Doggin' Around 15. Kitty Stevenson with Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra - I Shouldn't Cry But I Do 16. Bob Newman – Haulin’ Freight 17. Delmore Brothers - Good Time Saturday Night 18. Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra with Connie Allen - Rocket 69 19. Tiny Bradshaw - Walking The Chalk Line 20. The Swallows - Please Baby Please 21. Wynonie Harris - Keep On Churnin' 22. Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra – Possessed 23. Jimmy Rushing - Where Were You? 24. York Brothers - Tremblin'  25. Clyde Moody - Blues Came Pouring Down 26. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Lonesome Train 27. Lonnie Johnson - Nobody's Lovin' Me 28. Delmore Brothers - I'll Be There 29. Little Esther - I'll Be There 30. Lonnie Johnson - Me And My Crazy Self 31. The York Brothers - Love Sweet Love…

Disc Three: 1. Wynonie Harris & His Orchestra – Adam, Come And Get Your Rib 2. Annisteen Allen -  My Baby Keeps Rollin' 3. The Checkers -  Don't Stop Dan 4. Wynonie Harris - Quiet Whiskey 5. Sonny Thompson Orchestra - Waiting To Be Loved By You 6. Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra - Lay It On The Line 7. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Annie Had A Baby 8. Moon Mullican - I Done It 9. The Checkers - House With No Windows 10.  Annisteen Allen - Baby I'm Doin' It 11. Teresa Brewer - Lovin' Machine 12. Lula Reed & Sonny Thompson - Watch Dog 13. LaVern Baker w Todd Rhodes - Lost Child 14. Wynonie Harris - Rot Gut 15. Tiny Bradshaw – Soft 16. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - Heavy Sugar 17. Sarah McLawler - I Gotta Have You 18. Sticks McGhee - Head Happy With Wine 19. Lula Reed - Don't Make Me Love You 20. Wynonie Harris - I Don't Know Where To Go 21. Henry Glover – Soft 22. Doc Bagby – Grinding 23. Lula Reed - Without Love 24. The 5 Royales - I Ain't Getting Caught 25. Roy Brown - Ain't It A Shame 26. Champion Jack Dupree - Silent Partner 27. The Checkers - Ghost Of My Baby 28. Lula Reed - Caught Me When My Love Was Down 29. Moon Mullican - Rocket To The Moon 30. The 5 Royales - Someone Made You For Me 31. Ray Charles - Drown In My Own Tears…

Disc Four: 1. Linda Hopkins - My Loving Baby 2. Little Willie John - My Nerves 3. Big John Greer - Come Back, Uncle John 4. Moon Mullican with Boyd Bennett and His Rockets - Seven Nights to Rock 5. Johnny Burnette & The Rock'n'Roll Trio - Blues Stay Away From Me 6. Bill Doggett - Ram Bunk Shush 7. Billy Gayles With The Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Let's Call It A Day 8. Bonnie Lou - One Track Love 9. Little Willie John - I'm Sticking With You Baby 10. Teddy Humphries - What Makes You So Tough 11. Little Willie John - Young Girl 12. Linda Hopkins - I Can't 13. Eddie Fontaine - Rock Love 14. Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Pt. 1) 15. Little Willie John - Love, Life And Money 16. The Sugar Canes - Sioux Rock 17. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Teardrops On Your Letter 18. Moon Mullican - I'll Sail My Ship Alone 19. Earl Connelly King - Every Whicha Kinda Way 20. Frank Minion – Watermelon  21. Titus Turner - Cool Down 22. Beverly Ann Gibson - Call On Me 23. Larry Dale - Big Muddy 24. Bill Doggett - Back Woods 25. Hank Ballard - Rain Down Tears 26. Ray Charles - Sticks And Stones 27. The Vibrations - All My Love Belongs To You 28. Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance 29. Joey Dee & The Starlighters - Peppermint Twist 30. Joe Jones - California Sun 31. Titus Turner – Soulville 32. Henry Glover - Main Title Theme Boarding House Blues