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  • Electric Blues 1939-54 (English) 1 /  Various , Various Artists

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    The early history of electric blues springs to life in the 160-page book and 77 tracks here: Call It Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker; That's All Right Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; Let Me Play with Your... more
  • Let's Jump Swingers & Humdingers from Modern Rec [Import]

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  • No More Doggin 1950-53 1 /  Various [Import]

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    Modern's RPM imprint issued a heap of blues and R&B gems; here are 52 from their early years, more than half of which are new to CD (in these versions). Rosco Gordon's classic hits No More Doggin'... more
  • Beating the Petrillo Ban /  Various [Import] , Various Artists

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    Like all the other labels, Modern Records of Los Angeles recorded sessions as fast as they could before the 1948 recording ban went into effect. This fascinating snapshot is packed full of... more
  • Hollywood Rock N Roll Record Hop [Import] , Various Artists

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    Many of the greatest names in 1950's West Coast R&B are featured here, as well as several of rock'n'roll's most enduring anthems.
  • Melodisc Records of Hollywood 1945-46 /  Various , Various Artists

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    Daniel F. O'Brien at Melodisc Records on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard took one of the clearest "audio pictures" of jazz activity on Central Avenue in Los Angeles during the mid-'40s. This 46-track... more
  • Mighty Day: 25 Gospel Greats , Various Artists

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  • California Blues , Various Artists

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    During the war years, California was inundated with Black Migrants from the South. They moved to work in the munitions plants and for the war effort in general, bringing their music with them. The... more
  • Straight to Watts: Central Avenue Scene /  Various [Import] , Various Artists

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    Subtitled - the Central Avenue Scene 1951-54 Vol. 1. UK compilation draws exclusively from the vaults of Jake Porter's Combo Records & showcases everything from cool cocktail blues to some uproarious... more
  • Surefire Hits on Central Avenue /  Various [Import] , Various Artists

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    A 26-track tribute to the Central Ave. R&B scene, which was to LA what Harlem was to NYC as the '40s became the '50s. Joe Liggins' smash The Honeydripper joins Blues After Hours Pee Wee Crayton;... more
  • Jack Mcvea With Alton Redd and George Vann , Jack McVea

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    The late '40s/early '50s: the golden age of the honkin' sax, and Jack was among the best of the best. You'll also encounter the jumpin', jivin' sounds of singing drummers Alton Redd and George Vann... more
  • Great Gospel Performers (1937-50) /  Various , Various Artists

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    Like an evangelist's tent show sweeping the Southern states, Document's gospel music campaign is starting to make serious inroads into the other half of the story of African American vernacular... more
  • Honkin' The Boogie , Various Artists

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    After Lionel Hampton's unprecedented success with "Flying Home" and it's raucous sax solo by Illinois Jacquet, saxophone players became the leading soloists in bands and leaders in their own right.... more
  • McVoutie's Central Avenue Blues , Jack McVea

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    Jack McVea's nickname was bestowed by Slim Gaillard at his recording session with Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker. On "Slim's Jam," when Bird doesn't have a reed, Gaillard says "McVoutie's got a... more
  • Get Your Kicks , Duke Henderson

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    Standup blues singer recorded on the West Coast during the heyday of Central Avenue, 1945, w. Jack McVea, Lucky Thompson (Dinah Washington), Shift Henry, Wild Bill Moore, Teddy Buckner+, from the... more
  • Voice Within , Percy Mayfield

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    Recorded in early 1950s.
  • West Coast Jive /  Various

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    Wynonie Harris, Duke Henderson, Cee Pee Johnson +... Apollo Series.
  • Honeydripper , Joe Liggins

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    Original version of title cut, 1945-49 with notes and discography. (Previously deleted:3/1/05. Original release date:1/21/02)
  • Jiving Jamboree 2 /  Various [Import] , Various Artists

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    24 tracks feat. Deep River Boys, Mercy Dee, Jack McVea, Rene Hall, Smiley Lewis, Du-Droppers, Fats Domino, Sonny Knight, Treniers, Dave Bartholomew, Louis Prima/Sam Butera, Candy Rivers & others
  • Los Angeles Rhythm and Blues 1944-1954 , Various Artists

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    Although not a specific genre there was a style to the way Blues were recorded in Los Angeles in the immediate post-war years. Here are 50 examples spread over two CDs featuring many of the greatest... more
  • Open the Door Richard , Various Artists

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    "Open the Door, Richard" began life as a vaudeville routine performed by a number of black performers, including Bob Russell, Pigmeat Markham and Dusty Fletcher at places like New York's Apollo... more
  • Boppers and The Blues , Various Artists

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    25 track compilation presenting the synergy between 1940s Blues artists and the emerging Bop movement. Many of the pioneers of Bop began their careers in R&B and Jump Blues bands, as these specially... more