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- Date Released: March 23, 2004
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Soul/R&B
- Label: JSP Records / The Orchard
The biggest hits from the Greek-American pianist vibraphonist, bandleader, record exec, talent scout — and R&B legend
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We Say...
If any single figure of LA R&B has a story worthy of a legend, it's Johnny Otis, the Greek-American pianist-vibraphonist, bandleader, record executive and talent scout who scored a pair of No. 1 R&B hits. "Double Crossing Blues" is blues with a noir-like playlet lyric whose atmospheric slow-drag arrangement both roots it to its time and transcends it. "Mistrustin' Blues," the follow-up, picked right up from where its predecessor left off. Those songs are showcased here amidst a five-CD panorama of post-war LA R&B by Otis, his vocalists Little Esther, Mel Walker and the Robins (later the Coasters), as well as numerous tracks by pioneers like Bill Doggett and Jimmy Rushing.
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| 01. |  |
My Baby's Business - Jimmy Rushing |
3:05 |
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| 02. | |
Preston Love's Mansion - Bill Doggett |
3:07 |
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| 03. | |
Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues - Jimmy Rushing |
3:12 |
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| 04. | |
Harlem Nocturne - Bill Doggett |
3:02 |
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| 05. | |
Omaha Flash
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2:49 |
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| 06. | |
He Was Tall, Dark And Handsome - Ivie Anderson |
3:15 |
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| 07. | |
S.K. Blues - Joe Turner |
2:18 |
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| 08. | |
Jam Session Blues - Ivie Anderson |
4:17 |
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| 09. | |
Omaha Flash
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2:41 |
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| 10. | |
Jeff-Hi Stomp
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3:09 |
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| 11. | |
Miss Mitchell
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3:20 |
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| 12. | |
Ultra-Violet
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3:12 |
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| 13. | |
Sgt. Barksdale Pt. 1
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2:57 |
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| 14. | |
Sft. Barksdale Pt. 2
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2:52 |
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| 15. | |
Love's Nocturne - George Washington |
3:17 |
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| 16. | |
Good Boogie Googie
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2:49 |
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| 17. | |
Midnight In The Barrelhouse
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3:06 |
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| 18. | |
Barrelhouse Stomp
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2:46 |
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| 19. | |
Alimony Boogie - Cathy Cooper |
3:14 |
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| 20. | |
Hog Jaws
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2:35 |
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| 21. | |
My Baby Done Told Me - The Four Bluesbirds |
2:35 |
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| 22. | |
Court Room Blues - Darby Hicks |
2:54 |
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| 23. | |
The Jelly Roll
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2:56 |
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| 24. | |
Pay Day Blues - Cathy Cooper |
3:08 |
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| 25. | |
Happy New Year Baby - Cathy Cooper |
2:46 |
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25 Total Tracks, 75:22 Total Length
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| 01. | |
That's Your Last Boogie - Joe Swift |
3:05 |
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| 02. | |
Lovin' Baby Blues - Joe Swift |
3:07 |
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| 03. | |
Crazy 'Bout Your Cookin' - Joe Swift |
2:40 |
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| 04. | |
Right Now Baby - Joe Swift |
2:35 |
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| 05. | |
Boogie Guitar
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2:36 |
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| 06. | |
Ain't Nothin' Shakin' - Redd Lyte |
2:30 |
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| 07. | |
Hangover Blues
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2:53 |
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| 08. | |
Get Together Blues - Little Esther |
2:38 |
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| 09. | |
I'm Not Falling In Love With You - Devonia Williams |
2:42 |
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| 10. | |
If It's So Baby
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3:07 |
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| 11. | |
Our Romance Is Gone
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2:36 |
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| 12. | |
If I Didnt' Love You So
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3:13 |
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| 13. | |
Rain In My Eyes
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3:17 |
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| 14. | |
Double Crossing Blues - Little Esther |
2:49 |
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| 15. | |
Headhunter
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3:05 |
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| 16. | |
Going To See My Baby - Redd Lyte |
2:40 |
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| 17. | |
The Little Red Hen - Redd Lyte |
2:31 |
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| 18. | |
New Orleans Shuffle
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2:42 |
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| 19. | |
The Turkey Hop Pt. 1
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2:38 |
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| 20. | |
The Turkey Hop Pt. 2
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2:43 |
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| 21. | |
Blues Nocturne
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2:50 |
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| 22. | |
Cry Baby - Mel Walker |
3:03 |
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| 23. | |
Lover's Lane Boogie - Little Esther |
2:32 |
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| 24. | |
I Found Out My Troubles
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2:43 |
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| 25. | |
Misery - Little Esther |
2:49 |
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25 Total Tracks, 70:04 Total Length
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| 01. | |
I'm Through
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2:53 |
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| 02. | |
I'm Living O.K.
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2:24 |
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| 03. | |
There Ain't No Use Begging
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2:54 |
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| 04. | |
You're Fine But Not My Kind
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2:41 |
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| 05. | |
Helpless - Mel Walker |
3:08 |
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| 06. | |
Cool And Easy |
2:43 |
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| 07. | |
Mistrustin' Blues - Little Esther & Mel Walker |
3:04 |
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| 08. | |
Dreamin' Blues - Mel Walker |
2:34 |
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| 09. | |
Cupid' Boogie - Little Esther & Mel Walker |
2:39 |
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| 10. | |
Just Can't Get Free - Little Esther |
2:33 |
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| 11. | |
My Heart Tells Me - Mel Walker |
2:52 |
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| 12. | |
Lost Dream Blues - Little Esther |
3:15 |
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| 13. | |
Deceivin' Blues - Little Esther |
2:36 |
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| 14. | |
Lonely Blues - Mel Walker |
2:46 |
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| 15. | |
Strange Woman - Mel Walker |
2:57 |
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| 16. | |
Freight Train Boogie
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2:34 |
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| 17. | |
Good Time Blues - Redd Lyte |
2:43 |
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| 18. | |
Sunset To Dawn - Mel Walker |
3:12 |
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| 19. | |
Wedding Boogie - Little Esther |
2:56 |
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| 20. | |
Faraway Christmas Blues - Little Esther |
3:22 |
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| 21. | |
Love Will Break Your Heart - Little Esther |
2:56 |
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| 22. | |
Rockin' Blues - Mel Walker |
2:52 |
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| 23. | |
I Don't Care - Little Esther |
3:01 |
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| 24. | |
I Dream - Little Esther & Mel Walker |
2:24 |
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| 25. | |
Beer Bottle Boogie - Marylyn Scott |
2:42 |
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25 Total Tracks, 70:41 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Uneasy Blues - Marylyn Scott |
2:47 |
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| 02. | |
It Can Never Happen Again - Mel Walker |
2:38 |
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| 03. | |
Gee Baby - Mel Walker |
3:16 |
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| 04. | |
Fool's Gold - Mel Walker |
2:46 |
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| 05. | |
Feel Like Crying Again - Mel Walker |
2:45 |
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| 06. | |
Heartache, Here I Come - Mel Walker |
2:38 |
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| 07. | |
Turn The Lights Down Low - Mel Walker |
3:03 |
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| 08. | |
Hold Me Close - The Barreleers |
2:40 |
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| 09. | |
Gonna Take A Train - Redd Lyte |
2:36 |
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| 10. | |
Doggin' Blues - Linda Hopkins |
3:11 |
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| 11. | |
Chitlin' Switch - The Vocaleers |
2:37 |
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| 12. | |
Warning Blues - Linda Hopkins |
3:04 |
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| 13. | |
Living And Loving You - Linda Hopkins |
3:01 |
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| 14. | |
Mambo Boogie
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2:43 |
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| 15. | |
New Love - Mel Walker |
3:05 |
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| 16. | |
Just Another Flame - Linda Hopkins |
2:47 |
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| 17. | |
I'll Ask My Heart - Mel Walker |
3:07 |
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| 18. | |
Looking For A Man - Little Esther |
2:45 |
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| 19. | |
Other Lips, Other Arms - Little Esther |
2:40 |
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| 20. | |
The Deacon Moves In - Little Esther |
2:47 |
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| 21. | |
It Ain't The Beauty - George Washington |
3:08 |
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| 22. | |
All Night Long
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2:37 |
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| 23. | |
Help Me Blues - Mel Walker |
3:09 |
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| 24. | |
Walkin' Shoe Blues - Mel Walker |
2:35 |
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| 25. | |
Honky Tonk Boogie
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2:50 |
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25 Total Tracks, 71:15 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Because I Love My Baby So - Mel Walker |
3:09 |
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| 02. | |
Where's My Baby - Mel Walker |
2:51 |
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| 03. | |
Three Magic Words - Mel Walker |
3:10 |
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| 04. | |
I'm A Bad, Bad Girl - Little Esther |
2:57 |
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| 05. | |
Cryin' And Singin' The Blues - Little Esther |
2:48 |
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| 06. | |
Ring-A-Ding-Doo - Little Esther |
2:55 |
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| 07. | |
Hold Me - Little Esther |
3:09 |
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| 08. | |
Better Beware - Little Esther |
2:39 |
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| 09. | |
Raggedy Blues - Pete 'Guitar' Lewis |
2:23 |
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| 10. | |
Crying With The Rising Sun - Pete "Guitar' Lewis |
3:06 |
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| 11. | |
Aged And Mellow Blues - Little Esther |
2:46 |
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| 12. | |
Ramblin' Blues - Little Esther |
2:34 |
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| 13. | |
The Storm - Little Esther |
3:09 |
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| 14. | |
Strictly Cash - Preston Love |
2:32 |
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| 15. | |
Like A Ship At Sea - Preston Love |
2:49 |
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| 16. | |
Call Operator 210 - Mel Walker |
3:09 |
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| 17. | |
Baby Baby Blues - Mel Walker |
3:05 |
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| 18. | |
Gypsy Blues - Mel Walker |
2:32 |
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| 19. | |
The Candle's Burnin' Low - Mel Walker |
2:17 |
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| 20. | |
Hollerin' And Screamin' - Little Esther |
2:57 |
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| 21. | |
Saturday Night Daddy - Little Esther |
2:37 |
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| 22. | |
Mainliner - Little Esther |
2:36 |
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| 23. | |
You Took My Love Too Fast - Little Esther |
2:28 |
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| 24. | |
Scratchin' - Pete 'Guitar' Lewis |
2:35 |
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| 25. | |
Ooh Midnight - Pete 'Guitar' Lewis |
2:46 |
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25 Total Tracks, 69:59 Total Length
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