{"product_id":"groovin-the-blues-when-groove-was-more-than-just-a-habit","title":"Groovin' the Blues: When Groove Was More Than Just a Habit","description":"Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Radio Recorders, California (01\/28\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (01\/28\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (01\/28\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (01\/28\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (02\/03\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (02\/03\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (02\/03\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (02\/03\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (02\/21\/1956); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (02\/21\/1956); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (02\/21\/1956); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (02\/21\/1956); Radio Recorders, California (03\/11\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (03\/11\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (03\/11\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (03\/11\/1955); Radio Recorders, California (03\/16\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (03\/16\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (03\/16\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (03\/16\/1955); Radio Recorders, California (03\/18\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (03\/18\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (03\/18\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (03\/18\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (04\/02\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (04\/02\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (04\/02\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (04\/02\/1955); Radio Recorders, California (05\/06\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (05\/06\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (05\/06\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (05\/06\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (05\/1956-06\/1596); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (05\/1956-06\/1596); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (05\/1956-06\/1596); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (05\/1956-06\/1596); Radio Recorders, California (06\/07\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (06\/07\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (06\/07\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (06\/07\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (06\/24\/1954); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (06\/24\/1954); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (06\/24\/1954); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (06\/24\/1954); Radio Recorders, California (08\/14\/1956); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (08\/14\/1956); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (08\/14\/1956); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (08\/14\/1956); Radio Recorders, California (09\/17\/1956); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (09\/17\/1956); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (09\/17\/1956); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (09\/17\/1956); Radio Recorders, California (10\/12\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (10\/12\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (10\/12\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (10\/12\/1955); Radio Recorders, California (10\/29\/1953); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (10\/29\/1953); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (10\/29\/1953); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (10\/29\/1953); Radio Recorders, California (11\/07\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (11\/07\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (11\/07\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (11\/07\/1955); Radio Recorders, California (11\/16\/1955); RCA victor Studio 1, NYC (11\/16\/1955); RCA Victor Studio 2, NYC (11\/16\/1955); RCA victor Studio 3, NYC (11\/16\/1955).\u003cbr\u003eArrangers: Bob Rolontz; Danny Kessler.\u003cbr\u003eRCA decided to leap into the flourishing blues and R\u0026amp;B marketplace in 1954 via the new imprint Groove. This subsidiary didn't last long. By February 1957, RCA folded the label, whose lone hit -- Mickey \u0026amp; Sylvia's \"Love Is Strange\" -- wasn't enough to keep it afloat. A lot of the Groove sides stayed in the vault, which is what makes Bear Family's two 2016 reissues -- this blues collection, Groovin' the Blues, and its hopping companion Rockin' the Groove -- so welcome. Of the two compilations, Groovin' the Blues leans toward outright blues acts -- Sonny Terry and Champion Jack Dupree are two of the label's stars -- but Groove hardly existed in rural environs. They were a thoroughly modern record, which means this blues would swing and rock -- they'd groove, sometimes with the assistance of horns or jacked-up electric guitars, but always sounding like a rocking record machine at a juke joint. A fair chunk of these tracks didn't see release at the time, and hardly any of these can be called familiar. Their obscurity proves a benefit, though: everything here sounds vital, fresh, and alive, lightning in a bottle from a time that big, bold blues could possibly cross over onto the Billboard charts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48320844038431,"sku":"5397102174117","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/5221e20751f0df173f23c589cb9bcac4_2d1bdba4-a8ba-4bc3-abb2-c83cbeb78ecf.jpg?v=1779451631","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/groovin-the-blues-when-groove-was-more-than-just-a-habit","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}