Probe is Turning-on the People!

session 261 -- Richard Elvern Marsh June 30 '09  
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1. Ritchie Marsh: Darling, I Swear That It's True
2. Little Ritchie Marsh: Goodby
3. Ritchie Marsh: Trouble With My Baby
4. Ritchie Marsh: Do The Swim
5. Sky Saxon & The Electra-Fires: Go Ahead And Cry 		1. Shepherd 2203, 1962; wr. R. Marsh & Paxton
2. Ava 122, 1963; wr. Marsh, Warren & Vegas; pr. Al Hazan
3. Joie 646, 1964; wr. Richard Marsh, Dobie Gray & Joe Van Winkle; pr. Gary Paxton
4. Joie 646, 1964; wr. Marsh & Paxton (or Marsh & Larry Johnson); pr. Gary Paxton
5. Conquest 777; wr. Buddy Wayne, Paul Nuckles & Richie Marsh

< Philco 4" Hip-Pocket record in Probe's collection

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session 260 -- America's Salesman June 26 '09  
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1. Ed McMahon: Thank Heaven For Little Girls
2. Ed McMahon: Georgy Girl
3. Ed McMahon: Beautiful Girl
4. Ed McMahon: Those Beautiful Girls
5. Ed McMahon: The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues 		1-3. from LP And Me ... I'm Ed McMahon (Cameo 2009, 1967); pr. Arch Lustberg (for M.A. Mangum Prod.); arr. & cond. John Cacavas; voc coach Billy Bruce; eng. Phil Ramone & Brooks Arthur; re-rec. eng. Don Hahn
   1. wr. Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe
   2. wr. Jim Dale & Tom Springfield
   3. wr. C. Wood & J. Cacavas
4-5. Capitol 3213, 1971; both wr. Stephen Sondheim

faceplate of marble paperweight in Probe collection >

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session 259 -- Brother George June 9 '09  
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George Liberace Goes Teenage:
1. I'm In Love Again
2. 3 × 7 = 21
3. Lost Dreams
4. I'm Walkin'
5. Ain't It A Shame
6. Teenager's Holiday
7. Goin' Home
8. I Didn't Want To Do It
9. Goin' To The River
10. Blue Monday
11. Spring Fever
12. I Hear You Knocking

Imperial 9039, 1957

1. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
2. wr. Dave Bartholomew
3. wr. Irving Ashby & Ernie Freeman
4. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
5. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
6. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
7. wr. Antoine Domino & Al Young
8. wr. Henry Gladstone & Adolph Smith
9. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Antoine Domino
10. wr. Dave Bartholomew
11. wr. Ernie Freeman
12. wr. Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King

for AK

< pic from LP rear slv.

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session 258b June 1 '09  
Added the Harlem Hamfats's version of "Garbage Man Blues" to the Freaks / Garbage Man session.
session 258 -- freaks flags fly / stick out yer can May 29 '09  
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1. Luis Russell & His Burning Eight: The Call Of The Freaks
2. Luis Russell & His Orch.: The (New) Call Of The Freaks
3. Luis Russell & His Orch.: Freakish Blues
4. Luis Russell & His Orch.: Ghost Of The Freaks
5. Elnora Johnson: Freakish Papa
6. Washboard Rhythm Kings: Call Of The Freaks (v.1)
7. Washboard Rhythm Kings: Call Of The Freaks (v.2)

8. Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies: Garbage Man Blues
9. Roy Newman & His Boys: Garbage Man Blues
10. The Harlem Hamfats: Garbage Man Blues
11. The Four Aces: Garbage Man
12. Roscoe Holland: Stick Out Your Can

1. Okeh 8656, 1929; wr. Paul Barbarin
2. Okeh 8734, 1929; wr. Paul Barbarin; voc Henry Allen, J.C. Higginbotham & Louis Metcalf
3. Victor 22815, 1931; wr. Paul Barbarin & Luis Russell
4. Banner 33367, 1934; wr. Luis Russell; voc Paul Barbarin
5. Black Patti 8033, 1927
6-7. Bluebird 5028 (and/or Victor 23279), 1931; wr. Luis Russell & Paul Barbarin
8. Bluebird 5558, 1934; wr. Jimmie Davis (or Dan Parker)
9. Vocalion 2994, 1935
10. Decca 7229, 1936
11. Trilon 144, 1946
12. from LP From A Piece (Dooto 812, 1961)

A bash of the lids to BLH and KC

Luis Russell >
Paul Barbarin >>

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session 257 -- shake it with the Wolf May 18 '09  
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Howlin' Wolf: Pop It To Me Chess 2009, 1967; wr. Syl Johnson, Josephine Armstead & Jesse Anderson
with Eddie Shaw (ts); Hubert Sumlin (g); Cassell Burrows (d)
cover of Syl Johnson's "Come On And Sock It To Me" 		2.0
session 256 May 13 '09  
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Nat Cole Trio: The Geek 1947; wr. Cole & Fisher 2.2
session 250b May 2 '09  
Added a real cool one, from the always-enjoyable team of Resnick & Young, to the Karate session (tr. 15).
session 255 -- Greatest Record Ever Made (this week's version) April 30 '09  
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Walter Hawkins: Voice Throwin' Blues Paramount 12802, 1929
wr. Walter Hawkins

< Erich von Stroheim & Otto, in The Great Gabbo (1929)

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session 254 -- roots of Steve Miller April 23 '09  
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1. Ray Charles: Kissa Me Baby
2. The Clovers: Lovey Dovey
3. The Medallions: The Letter

also at Probe:
session 157

1. Swing Time 274, 1952; wr. Ray Charles
2. Atlantic 1022, 1954; pr. Jerry Wexler; wr. Ahmet Ertegun & Eddie Curtis (aka Memphis Curtis)
3. Dooto 347, 1954; wr. Vernon Green; more info 		2.1
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session 253 -- teenlang April 13 '09  
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1. The Delicates: Meusurry
2. The Bobbettes: Rock And Ree-Ah-Zole (The Teenage Talk)
3. Slim Gaillard & His Orch.: Yip Roc Heresy
4. The Paris Sisters, with Jimmy Diamond & His Sparkling Music: The Bully Bully Man
5. Rod McKuen: The New Words
6. Andrea Carroll: Gee Dad
7. The Murmaids: Bull Talk
8. The Lost Generation: Talkin' The Teenage Language
9. The Paris Sisters, with Jimmy Diamond & His Sparkling Music: Zorch Boogie
10. The Bobbettes: Zoomy

also at Probe:
session 240 (tr. 2)

1. Unart 2024, 1959; wr. Peggy Santiglia Farina, Denise Ferri, Murray Kaufman & Arleen Lanzotti; more info
2. Atlantic 1181, 1958
3. Mercury 8954, 1951; wr. Bulee Gaillard
4. Cavalier 828; wr. Jimmy Drake (aka Nervous Norvus); more info
5. orig. unrel., 1966; pr. Rod McKuen; demo for Beach Boys; James Helms (gtr), Stephan LaFever (bs), Terry Trotter (p), Tommy Morgan (harm), Chet Baker (tpt); thx JB
6. Epic 9471, 1961; wr. Sherman Edwards & Earl Shuman
7. Chattahoochee 650 (flip of #641), 1964; wr. Sam Friedman; superv. & eng. Stan Ross; arr. Perry Botkin, Jr.; pr. Ruth Conte; thx TA
8. Brunswick 55453, 1971; wr. Larry Brownlee, Gus Raymond & Lowrell Simon
9. Cavalier 828; wr. Martin Judnich
10. Atlantic 1181, 1958; wr. Reggie Obrecht & Reather Difon

The Delicates >

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session 252 -- grrrrrrrr ... April 10 '09  
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1. Lord Melody: The Creature From The Black Lagoon
2. Jimmy Castor Bunch: Say Leroy (The Creature From The Black Lagoon Is Your Father) (pts. 1 & 2) 		1. c.1957; more info; thanks to Plyers
2. RCA 48-1024, 1972; wr. James Castor, Douglas Gibson, Harry Jensen, Johnny Pruitt & Gerald Thomas; see also

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session 249b March 28 '09  
Added text, from Paul Oliver's perceptive 1968 book Screening The Blues: Aspects Of The Blues Tradition, that decodes and provides some history of "Shave 'Em Dry".
session 251 -- Oz's E March 27 '09  
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1. Johnny O'Keefe: Real Wild Child
2. Ivan: Real Wild Child
3. Jet Harris: Real Wild Child
4. Iggy Pop: Real Wild Child (Wild One) 		1. Brunswick 55067, 1958
2. Coral 62017, 1958; gtr Buddy Holly; Ivan = Crickets drummer Jerry (J.I.) Allison; see also
3. from EP Jet Harris (Decca (UK) 8502, 1962); with Tony Meehan; more info
4. A&M 2909, 1986; pr. David Bowie & David Richards

song wr. Dave Owens, John Greenan & Johnny O'Keefe

the story of "Real Wild Child"

a tip of the bush hat to Lyn Nuttall / PopArchives.com.au

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