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Hollywood Blues: Classic West Coast Blues 1947-1953
Hollywood Blues: Classic West Coast Blues 1947-1953
UPC: 788065421922
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Jun 04, 2012
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Liner Note Author: Neil Slaven.
Recording information: Los Angeles (04/15/1952); Oakland (04/15/1952); San Francisco (04/15/1952); Los Angeles (1947-1953); Oakland (1947-1953); San Francisco (1947-1953); Los Angeles (1948); Oakland (1948); San Francisco (1948).
The Second World War and its immediate wake meant an exodus to California of folks from all over the country looking for work in the powerful war industries -- and a place in the sunshiny California American Dream. Some of these immigrants were professional and semi-professional musicians, and they helped fuel California's newly emerging recording industry. But sunshine can give you the blues on occasion, apparently, and this two-disc, 53-track set from JSP Records collects rare and priceless examples of early West Coast blues cut between 1947 and 1953. Selected and annotated by Neil Slaven, it makes for a fascinating glimpse at a specific time, place, and sound. ~ Steve Leggett
Recording information: Los Angeles (04/15/1952); Oakland (04/15/1952); San Francisco (04/15/1952); Los Angeles (1947-1953); Oakland (1947-1953); San Francisco (1947-1953); Los Angeles (1948); Oakland (1948); San Francisco (1948).
The Second World War and its immediate wake meant an exodus to California of folks from all over the country looking for work in the powerful war industries -- and a place in the sunshiny California American Dream. Some of these immigrants were professional and semi-professional musicians, and they helped fuel California's newly emerging recording industry. But sunshine can give you the blues on occasion, apparently, and this two-disc, 53-track set from JSP Records collects rare and priceless examples of early West Coast blues cut between 1947 and 1953. Selected and annotated by Neil Slaven, it makes for a fascinating glimpse at a specific time, place, and sound. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Far East Blues
2 - Soldier Boy Houston Blues
3 - Quinsella
4 - Pretty Woman
5 - Got Them Blues
6 - When I Get in This House Woman
7 - Model T Boogie
8 - Hurry Hurry Baby
9 - Rampart Street Blues, Pt. 1
10 - Shakin' the Boogie
11 - T.P. Railer
12 - Black Snake Blues
13 - Skin & Bone
14 - New Orleans Blues [Tk 1]
15 - Little Machine
16 - TNT Woman
17 - Leavin' Korea
18 - Hollywood Blues
19 - I'm Going Upstairs
20 - Alla Blues
21 - Last Affair Blues
22 - Night Working Woman
23 - Drinking My Last Drink
24 - Southern California Blues
25 - Tricky Woman Blues
26 - Old Hen
Disc 2:
1 - Winehead Swing
2 - Central Avenue Blues
3 - Last Pair of Shoes
4 - Lonesome Blues
5 - Trailway Bus Station
6 - At the Station Crying
7 - Worryin' Blues
8 - Swimming Pool Blues
9 - I Got a Latter
10 - Harlem Blues
11 - Brownskin Woman
12 - Rampart Street Blues, Pt. 2
13 - Everything I Do Is Wrong
14 - Desert Blues
15 - Penitentiary Blues, Pt. 1
16 - Penitentiary Blues, Pt. 2
17 - Operator Blues
18 - New Orleans Blues [Tk 2]
19 - Throw This Poor Dog a Bone
20 - Baby I Love You
21 - Walking and Crying Blues
22 - Big Timing Woman
23 - Howling Wolf
24 - Come and Go with Me
25 - Little Girl Blues
26 - Old Hen
27 - Hollywood Blues [Fragment]
1 - Far East Blues
2 - Soldier Boy Houston Blues
3 - Quinsella
4 - Pretty Woman
5 - Got Them Blues
6 - When I Get in This House Woman
7 - Model T Boogie
8 - Hurry Hurry Baby
9 - Rampart Street Blues, Pt. 1
10 - Shakin' the Boogie
11 - T.P. Railer
12 - Black Snake Blues
13 - Skin & Bone
14 - New Orleans Blues [Tk 1]
15 - Little Machine
16 - TNT Woman
17 - Leavin' Korea
18 - Hollywood Blues
19 - I'm Going Upstairs
20 - Alla Blues
21 - Last Affair Blues
22 - Night Working Woman
23 - Drinking My Last Drink
24 - Southern California Blues
25 - Tricky Woman Blues
26 - Old Hen
Disc 2:
1 - Winehead Swing
2 - Central Avenue Blues
3 - Last Pair of Shoes
4 - Lonesome Blues
5 - Trailway Bus Station
6 - At the Station Crying
7 - Worryin' Blues
8 - Swimming Pool Blues
9 - I Got a Latter
10 - Harlem Blues
11 - Brownskin Woman
12 - Rampart Street Blues, Pt. 2
13 - Everything I Do Is Wrong
14 - Desert Blues
15 - Penitentiary Blues, Pt. 1
16 - Penitentiary Blues, Pt. 2
17 - Operator Blues
18 - New Orleans Blues [Tk 2]
19 - Throw This Poor Dog a Bone
20 - Baby I Love You
21 - Walking and Crying Blues
22 - Big Timing Woman
23 - Howling Wolf
24 - Come and Go with Me
25 - Little Girl Blues
26 - Old Hen
27 - Hollywood Blues [Fragment]