Various Artists
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou: Vocal Groups
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou: Vocal Groups
UPC: 029667073127
Format: CD
Release Date: Oct 02, 2015
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Liner Note Author: Ian Saddler.
Photographer: Vicki Fox.
This 12th (!) installment of Ace's ongoing Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou series springs to life with a rolling piano lifted from "Tipitina," but soon shifts the focus away from the rhythm and toward the vocal harmonies. Yes, this 28-track collection, digging out largely unheard highlights from the vaults of Southern Louisiana recordman J.D. Miller, shines a spotlight on the New Orleans equivalent of doo wop-street corner harmonies supported by greasier grooves. Sometimes, things do get pretty sweet and smooth -- that's standard for '50s vocal groups -- but the interesting cuts here walk a line between those supple harmonies and swinging R&B, a hybrid that isn't often heard among doo wop singles from the '50s and early '60s. This emphasis on harmonies means this volume of Rhythm 'n' Bluesin isn't as wooly and wild as others -- no matter how rollicking those beats are, the focus is always on the singers, which keeps the abandon in check -- but it's good to have it all on one disc, because this is a little-known area of Louisiana music history and the tracks play off of each other, revealing how sharp and creative many of these unknown (and sometimes uncredited) groups were. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Photographer: Vicki Fox.
This 12th (!) installment of Ace's ongoing Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou series springs to life with a rolling piano lifted from "Tipitina," but soon shifts the focus away from the rhythm and toward the vocal harmonies. Yes, this 28-track collection, digging out largely unheard highlights from the vaults of Southern Louisiana recordman J.D. Miller, shines a spotlight on the New Orleans equivalent of doo wop-street corner harmonies supported by greasier grooves. Sometimes, things do get pretty sweet and smooth -- that's standard for '50s vocal groups -- but the interesting cuts here walk a line between those supple harmonies and swinging R&B, a hybrid that isn't often heard among doo wop singles from the '50s and early '60s. This emphasis on harmonies means this volume of Rhythm 'n' Bluesin isn't as wooly and wild as others -- no matter how rollicking those beats are, the focus is always on the singers, which keeps the abandon in check -- but it's good to have it all on one disc, because this is a little-known area of Louisiana music history and the tracks play off of each other, revealing how sharp and creative many of these unknown (and sometimes uncredited) groups were. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks:
1 - Feelin' Right Saturday Night
2 - Tender and Tall
3 - I Cried
4 - I Need Your Lovin
5 - Help Me
6 - Cry Weeping Willow
7 - Give Me Your Love
8 - Calimo
9 - Plea of Love
10 - Tall Skinny Mama
11 - Lookin' and Searchin '
12 - Waiting in the Chapel
13 - What Have I Done Wrong
14 - Oh Baby
15 - Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me
16 - Natural Thing to Do
17 - Brother Brown
18 - Jenny Jenny Jenny
19 - Married Too Soon
20 - Oh Baby
21 - I'm So Lonely
22 - Some Other Time
23 - Snake
24 - My Dear
25 - Please Please Darling
26 - Sea of Love
27 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
28 - Billy the Kid
2 - Tender and Tall
3 - I Cried
4 - I Need Your Lovin
5 - Help Me
6 - Cry Weeping Willow
7 - Give Me Your Love
8 - Calimo
9 - Plea of Love
10 - Tall Skinny Mama
11 - Lookin' and Searchin '
12 - Waiting in the Chapel
13 - What Have I Done Wrong
14 - Oh Baby
15 - Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me
16 - Natural Thing to Do
17 - Brother Brown
18 - Jenny Jenny Jenny
19 - Married Too Soon
20 - Oh Baby
21 - I'm So Lonely
22 - Some Other Time
23 - Snake
24 - My Dear
25 - Please Please Darling
26 - Sea of Love
27 - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
28 - Billy the Kid