Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951

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Overview

This seventh volume -- of 11 in the Bear Family Blowing the Fuse series -- is another case of the woollier and wilder side of R&B as it moved into the 1950s. The 28 tracks from 1951 showcased here offer sure signs of the music's big bang that would erupt as rock & roll in just a few short years. While many of the artists here have appeared on the other volumes in the series, it nonetheless remains stellar in both selection and sound. Sure, Amos Milburn's "Bad, Bad Whiskey," and Joe Liggins' "Little Joe's Boogie" have appeared on dozens of compilations, but hardly juxtaposed against Margie Day's read of "Little Red Rooster," Muddy Waters' "Long Distance Call," the Larks' "Eyesight to the Blind," or Tiny Bradshaw's "Walkin' the Chalk Line." What's more, other well-known R&B pharaohs like Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, the Treniers, Johnny Otis and Peppermint Harris (with Maxwell Davis on "I Got Loaded") are here as well. The number of groups coming out of the woodwork on this set, such as the Four Buddies, the Larks, the Clovers and the Dominoes showcase a shift in the way these comps were arranged and produced -- by Dave "Daddy Cool" Booth. One of the treasures here is Joe Turner with Van "Piano Man" Walls on the inimitable "Chains of Love," which is underscored later by Earl Bostic's swaggering "Flamingo." The set closes with the Howlin' Wolf burner "How Many More Years." Each of these 28 cuts have their own set of liner notes by Colin Escott, and the digipack itself is just to die for. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2005
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127167064
Rank:	128355

Tracks

1. Bad, Bad Whiskey
2. Little Joe's Boogie  - Joe Liggins
3. Telephone Blues  - Floyd Dixon
4. Rockin' With Red  -  Piano Red
5. Lemonade  - Louis Jordan
6. Will Wait  -  Four Buddies
7. Rockin' Blues  -  Otis
8. Little Red Rooster  - Margie Day
9. Black Night  - Charles Brown
10. I'm Waiting Just For You
11. Rocket 88  -  Brenston
12. Long Distance Call  - Muddy Waters
13. Sixty Minute Man  -  Dominoes
14. Tend to Your Business  - James Wayne
15. Chains of Love  - Big Joe Turner
16. Chica Boo  - Lloyd Glenn
17. Go! Go! Go!  -  Treniers
18. Glory of Love
19. I Got Loaded  - Peppermint Harris
20. Castle Rock  - Johnny Hodges
21. Eyesight to the Blind  -  Larks
22. Bloodshot Eyes  - Wynonie Harris
23. T 99 Blues  - Jimmy Nelson
24. Walkin' the Chalk Line  - Tiny Bradshaw
25. I'm in the Mood  - John Lee Hooker
26. Fool, Fool, Fool  -  Clovers
27. Flamingo  - Earl Bostic
28. How Many More Years  -  Howlin' Wolf

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muddy Waters   Primary Artist
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
The Treniers   Primary Artist
Johnny Hodges   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Jimmy Nelson   Primary Artist
Louis Jordan   Primary Artist
Piano Red   Primary Artist
Lloyd Glenn   Primary Artist
Tiny Bradshaw   Primary Artist
James Wayne   Primary Artist
Floyd Dixon   Primary Artist
Joe Liggins   Primary Artist
The Dominoes   Primary Artist
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats   Primary Artist
The Larks   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Peppermint Harris   Primary Artist
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist
Charles Brown   Primary Artist
Earl Bostic   Primary Artist
Four Buddies   Primary Artist
Margie Day   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wynonie Harris   Primary Artist
Big Joe Turner   Primary Artist
The Clovers   Primary Artist
Lucky Millinder   Primary Artist
Al Sears   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers   Primary Artist
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers   Primary Artist
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5   Primary Artist
Earl Bostic & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Johnny Hodges Orchestra   Primary Artist
Charles Brown and Band   Primary Artist
Johnny Otis Orchestra   Primary Artist
Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra   Primary Artist
The Five Keys   Primary Artist
Mel Walker   Primary Artist
Joe Turner   Primary Artist
Oscar Moore   Primary Artist,Soloist
Jackie Brenston   Primary Artist
Amos Milburn   Primary Artist
Maxwell Davis   Primary Artist
Van "Piano Man" Walls   Primary Artist
Gerald Wiggins   Piano
Big John Greer   Soloist,Sax (Tenor)
Bill Doggett   Piano
Wild Bill Davis   Organ (Hammond)
Ike Turner   Piano
Chuck Norris   Guitar
Frank Pasley   Guitar
Jesse Ervin   Guitar
Willie E. Jackson   Sax (Alto)
Willie Kizart   Guitar
James "Dickie" Smith   Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal)
Jimmy Griffin   Trombone
John Carol   Vocals
Ernest "Buddy" Griffin   Piano
Pete "Guitar" Lewis   Guitar
Annisteen Allen   Vocals

Technical Credits

Al Sears   Composer
Harry Van Walls   Composer
Henry Bernard   Composer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes,Photography
Jackie Brenston   Composer
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
Ted Grouya   Composer
Walter DeVenne   Disc Transfers
Wardell Gray   Composer
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Edmund Anderson   Composer
Victor Pearlin   Photography,Tape Research
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Johnny Otis   Composer
Richard Weize   Tape Research
Maryland Pierce   Group Member
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis   Arranger,Producer
Ahmet Nugetre   Composer
Henry Glover   Composer
Billy Ward   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Claude Trenier   Composer
Joe Liggins   Composer
Floyd Dixon   Composer
James Wayne   Composer
Dave Booth   Reissue Producer,Discographical Information,Liner Notes,Tape Research,Disc Transfers
Edwin Hall Jr.   Group Member
Erich Huelsenbeck   Photo Scanning,Photo Restoration
Andreas Merck   Photo Scanning
Don Hill   Composer
R.A. Andreas   Photography
Gene Gilbeaux   Composer
Sam Phillips   Producer
Ripley Ingram   Group Member
Raphael Ingram   Group Member
Galen Gart   Photography
Bernie West   Group Member
Tanja Hastedt   Artwork,Photo Restoration
R. Hall   Composer
Willie Perryman   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Rudy West   Group Member
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Rose Marks   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Lloyd Glenn   Composer
Oscar Moore   Fills
Gilles Petard   Photography
Hank Penny   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Composer