Artist : VA
Title : Dr. Boogie Presents Rarities From The Bob Hit
Genre : Oldies
Year : 2008
Date : 02/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 17
Label : Sub Rosa SRV271
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 46:12 min
Size : 67,8 MB
Tracklist:
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01.peter johnson - death ray boogie 03:03
(1941)
02.googie rene - wiggle tail (1958) 02:13
03.chuck higgens - the itch (1956) 02:30
04.johnny otis - you got me cryin 03:00
(1955)
05.clarence brown - taking my chances 02:55
(1951)
06.otis rush - jump sister bessie 02:34
(1957)
07.etta james - good rocking daddy 02:27
(1955)
08.mad mel sebastian - pachuca hop 02:13
(1950)
09.eddie hope - fool no more (1956) 02:25
10.the hot shots - blue nights (1954) 03:08
11.earl king - eating and sleeping 02:20
(1954)
12.elmore james - some kinda feeling 02:34
(1953)
13.elmore james - please find my baby 03:11
(1953)
14.elmore james - country boogie (1953) 02:44
15.elmore james - she just won't do 03:06
right (1953)
16.elmore james - baby what's wrong 02:55
(1953)
17.elmore james - sinful woman (1953) 02:54
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46:12 min
These rare pieces are taken from Bob Hite's fabulous
collection of 78rpm records. A historical collection that
helped, in its own way, save from oblivion the rural bluesmen
who have dropped out of the scene decades ago and made
possible their reintegration to history. Everyone is now entitled
to hear this chunk of the treasure.
Compiled by the famous DJ Dr Boogie with the help of Fito De
La Parra (Canned Heat drummer).
" WHERE THE HECK DID THESE RECORDINGS COME FROM ?"
Bob Hite, founding member and singer of the unforgettable group
Canned Heat own one of the most impressive collections of US
78rpms. He started gathering these records at a very young age.
He always dreamed of being in a boogie band and paying tribute
to the pioneers, drawing inspiration from all the greats who have
set the foundations for blues music. Before he joined the band,
he was already working in various record stores in Venice Beach,
a Los Angeles suburb. Through the years, he came to acquire
extraordinary items, mostly thanks to the success of the 33rpm,
which quickly replaced the 78rpm format. Bob Hite never stopped
expanding his collection; he bought records all around the world.
He was known to throw huge parties at his house, where he spent
hours, sometimes whole nights, unveiling gems from his collection.
After Bob Hite's death, the fabulous collection was decimated, partly
sold, dismembered, and even plunderedà
Dr. Boogie
some are legendsà
PETE JOHNSON
rightfully acknowledged as a boogie-woogie expert and one of
the first piano legends, Pete Johnson truly ranks among the
greatest.
CLARENCE BROWN
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was 100% Texan. His recordings
for the Peacock label remain legendary, and this blues entitled
Takin' My Chance is pure gold, with its hard-hitting brass section
and Brown's majestic guitar playing. Brown died in 2005, after
Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home. The shock was simply
too much for this great artist.
ELMORE JAMES
everything has been written and said about Elmore James, but
hearing him from one of these 78rpms is still a moving experience.
The tracks selected here are not among his best known, and
that's for the better.
some are unknownà
MAD MEL SEBASTIAN
one of this compilation's mysteries. It might have been Chuck
Higgins recording under an alias, but we have no information
about this record released by the MS label at the onset of the '50s.
EDDIE HOPE
this Eddie Hope is quite the magnificent unknown. Still, his Fool
No More is known and appreciated by every fan of the genre
and remains a key selection when it comes to heavy shuffles.
THE HOT SHOTS
probably based in New York City, The Hot Shots here deliver a
languid number that takes us back to the clubs where music
like this played way into the wee hours of the night. Blues
Nights was cut for the Savoy label.
EARL KING
this King is definitely less known than BB, Freddie or Albert.
This pure product of Louisiana was a respected guitar player.
He is known for having written Come On, covered by Jimi
Hendrix on the album Electric Ladyland.
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