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- Date Released: January 1, 1995
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Okeh/Legacy/Epic
- Copyright: 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
The three-CD set is a real eye opener. As the most straight-laced and self-consciously upscale of the major labels, Columbia Records isn't usually thought of as having had much to contribute to the history and development of rhythm & blues. That impression was never more than partly true, however, as every track on this three-disc set reminds us. The postwar OKeh label was Columbia's attempt to grab a piece of a market that, as early as 1948, it knew it was losing, and the music is as solid a representation of R&B of the era as that of any major label of the period. It's true that Okeh had only sporadic success and developed a relative handful of R&B stars: Chuck Willis, Big Maybelle, the Treniers, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. A great many other notable artists passed through, however, either after their biggest successes or in the years prior to their emergence, including LaVern Baker (known at the time as Bea Baker) singing with Maurice King & His Wolverines, Marvin Gaye as a member of the Marquees (working with Bo Diddley), Hadda Brooks, Annie Laurie, and the Ravens. They're all represented here, and there's not a second-rate song anywhere on this set, which also features some of the cleanest, richest remastering heard on a Columbia CD set of truly vintage material up to that time. The booklet is also pretty impressive in its details, listing individual band members and filled with concise encapsulated biographies (where known) of the artists.
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| 01. |  |
Rock The Joint |
2:33 |
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| 02. | |
That's Right |
2:34 |
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| 03. | |
Chicken Shack Boogie
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2:45 |
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| 04. | |
No Wine, No Women |
2:27 |
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| 05. | |
Red Hot
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2:50 |
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| 06. | |
Rough And Rocky Road |
2:48 |
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| 07. | |
Hot Dog |
2:33 |
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| 08. | |
Fine Like Wine
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2:37 |
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| 09. | |
Chi (Chicago) |
2:14 |
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| 10. | |
Lyin' Girl Blues |
2:41 |
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| 11. | |
Gotta Find My Baby
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2:16 |
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| 12. | |
Let's Jump Tonight |
2:18 |
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| 13. | |
I Want A Lavendar Cadillac
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2:55 |
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| 14. | |
If You Ever Had The Blues
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2:22 |
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| 15. | |
Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, Tell 'Em Nothin'
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2:51 |
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| 16. | |
Weekday Blues |
3:11 |
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| 17. | |
My Run Around Baby |
2:25 |
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| 18. | |
Stuttering Blues
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3:03 |
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| 19. | |
She Did Me Wrong
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2:46 |
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| 20. | |
Honey I Don't Want You
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2:30 |
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| 21. | |
Work Baby Work
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2:50 |
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| 22. | |
Camp Meeting
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2:22 |
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| 23. | |
Come On Daddy (Let's Go PLay Tonight) |
2:12 |
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| 24. | |
I Feel So Good
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2:54 |
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| 25. | |
Three Ball Sam (The Pawn Shop Man) |
2:56 |
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| 26. | |
Brother's Blues
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2:54 |
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26 Total Tracks, 68:47 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Hey Bartender Give That Man A Drink |
2:24 |
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| 02. | |
Goof Boogie
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3:03 |
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| 03. | |
I Rule My House
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2:48 |
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| 04. | |
Pinnochio's Blues
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2:53 |
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| 05. | |
I'll Be Sittin', I'll Be Rockin'
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2:32 |
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| 06. | |
It's Been A Long Time
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2:38 |
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| 07. | |
Jump Back Honey
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2:27 |
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| 08. | |
Got So Much Trouble
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2:52 |
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| 09. | |
Gas Happy Mama
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2:26 |
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| 10. | |
My Story |
3:12 |
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| 11. | |
Gabbin' Blues
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2:39 |
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| 12. | |
The Moondog |
2:22 |
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| 13. | |
Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin'
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2:32 |
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| 14. | |
Dig This Menu Please!
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2:47 |
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| 15. | |
It Ain't Nothing Happening
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2:25 |
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| 16. | |
You Broke My Heart
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2:35 |
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| 17. | |
Poontang
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2:38 |
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| 18. | |
Brook's Boggie
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2:51 |
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| 19. | |
Jinny Mule
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2:44 |
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| 20. | |
Livin' In Misery
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2:19 |
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| 21. | |
Voodoo Blues |
2:58 |
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| 22. | |
Bring The Money In
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2:26 |
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| 23. | |
You The Kind Of Women
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2:42 |
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| 24. | |
I'm In The Mood For You
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2:09 |
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| 25. | |
Make Up Your Mind
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3:06 |
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| 26. | |
Cow Cow Blues
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2:01 |
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26 Total Tracks, 68:29 Total Length
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| 01. | |
But Officer!
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2:49 |
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| 02. | |
Give Me One Drink
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2:10 |
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| 03. | |
Leave It To Me
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3:15 |
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| 04. | |
Square Dance Boogie |
2:24 |
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| 05. | |
You're Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
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2:20 |
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| 06. | |
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
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2:50 |
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| 07. | |
My Lonely Room
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2:52 |
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| 08. | |
Uh Oh (Get Out Of The Car)
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2:59 |
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Creole Alley |
2:12 |
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| 10. | |
Give Me Your Love
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2:03 |
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| 11. | |
Bad, Bad Woman
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2:30 |
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| 12. | |
I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright
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2:47 |
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| 13. | |
Oop Shoop
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2:14 |
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| 14. | |
Jump Ted!
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2:25 |
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| 15. | |
Ocean Of Tears
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2:29 |
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| 16. | |
Ring-Ding-Doo
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2:30 |
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| 17. | |
Little Demon
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2:23 |
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| 18. | |
I Put A Spell On You
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2:25 |
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| 19. | |
Bacon Fat
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3:03 |
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| 20. | |
The Last Meal
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2:16 |
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| 21. | |
Let's Do The Slop
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2:48 |
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| 22. | |
Where You Been
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2:30 |
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| 23. | |
Miss Mushmouth
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2:27 |
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| 24. | |
Wyatt Earp |
2:25 |
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| 25. | |
Billy's Heartache
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2:23 |
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| 26. | |
Yellow Coat
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2:23 |
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26 Total Tracks, 65:52 Total Length
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Credits
- Big Maybelle - Performer // Paul Gayten - Performer // Titus Turner - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Andre Williams - Performer // Chuck Willis - Performer // Hadda Brooks - Performer // The Ravens - Performer // Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Performer // Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Performer // Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Performer // Clifford Solomon - Performer // Billy Stewart - Performer // The Treniers - Performer // The Treniers - Performer // Earl Williams - Performer // Leroy Johnson - Performer // Annie Laurie - Performer // Little Joe & the Thrillers - Performer // Bill Davis - Performer // The Five Scamps - Performer // Mr. Google Eyes - Performer // Larry Darnell - Performer // Pinocchio James - Performer // Little Brother Brown - Performer // Pearl Traylor - Performer // Jumpin' Joe Williams - Performer // Red Rodney Sextet - Performer // Sammy Cotton - Performer // Lloyd Fatman - Performer // Hurricane Harry - Performer // Shufflers - Performer // Big John & the Buzzards - Performer // The Royals - Performer
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Performers
Hadda Brooks // Joe Williams // Marvin Gaye // Screamin' Jay Hawkins // Chuck Willis // Titus Turner // Larry Darnell // The Treniers // Ravens, The // Lee Allen // The Royals // Big Maybelle // Annie Laurie // Earl Williams // Paul Gayten // Leroy Johnson // Billy Stewart // Little Joe & The Thrillers // Sammy Cotton // Pearl Traylor // Label Copy Conversion/Epic Unknown // Chuck Willis with The Royals // Cliff 'King' Solomon and His Orchestra // Ernest Anderson // Little Joe Cook // Lloyd Fatman // Hurricane Harry // The Shufflers // Big John & The Buzzards // The Marquees Featuring Marvin Gaye // Cliff "King" Solomon // PAUL GAYTEN FEATURING LEE ALLEN // Paul Gayten & His Orchestra // Bill Davis Trio // Chuck Willis & The Royals // Red Rodney Sextet // Jumpin' Joe Williams With Red Saunders and His Orchestra // Jumpin' Joe Williams // Pinnochio James // Little Brother Brown // Chris Powell & The Five Blue Flames // Pearl Traylor With Chuck Thomas & His All Stars // The Five Scamps // Mr. Google Eyes With Billy Ford & His Musical V-8's // Mr. Google Eyes // Maurice King & His Wolverines // Bea Baker // Irlton French With Chuck Thomas // Irlton French // Chuck Thomas and His All Stars // Red Saunders & His Orchestra // Jumpin Joe Williams with Red Saunders
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