Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou: Vocal Groups

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Overview

This 12th (!) installment of Ace's ongoing Rhythm 'n' Bluesin by the Bayou series springs to life with a rolling piano lifted from "Tipitina," but soon shifts the focus away from the rhythm and toward the vocal harmonies. Yes, this 28-track collection, digging out largely unheard highlights from the vaults of Southern Louisiana recordman J.D. Miller, shines a spotlight on the New Orleans equivalent of doo wop-street corner harmonies supported by greasier grooves. Sometimes, things do get pretty sweet and smooth -- that's standard for '50s vocal groups -- but the interesting cuts here walk a line between those supple harmonies and swinging R&B, a hybrid that isn't often heard among doo wop singles from the '50s and early '60s. This emphasis on harmonies means this volume of Rhythm 'n' Bluesin isn't as wooly and wild as others -- no matter how rollicking those beats are, the focus is always on the singers, which keeps the abandon in check -- but it's good to have it all on one disc, because this is a little-known area of Louisiana music history and the tracks play off of each other, revealing how sharp and creative many of these unknown (and sometimes uncredited) groups were. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/02/2015
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667073127

Tracks

1. Feelin' Right Saturday Night  - Joe Ruffino  - Waylon Thibodeauz  -  Velvetiers
2. Tender and Tall  -  JD Miller  - Bob Johnston
3. I Cried  - Sonny Martin
4. I Need Your Lovin  -  JD Miller  - Charles Morris
5. Help Me  -  Del Chords
6. Cry Weeping Willow  - Henry Clement  -  JD Miller
7. Give Me Your Love  - J. H. Guidry  - Sticks Herman
8. Calimo
9. Plea of Love  -  Gay Notes  - Jerry West
10. Tall Skinny Mama  - Henry Clement  -  JD Miller
11. Lookin' and Searchin '  - Sonny Martin
12. Waiting in the Chapel  -  Gay Notes  -  JD Miller
13. What Have I Done Wrong  - Henry Clement  -  JD Miller  -  Little Henry & the Dewdrops
14. Oh Baby  - Joe Ruffino  - Clark Terry  -  Velvetiers
15. Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me  -  Raves  - Allen Spears  - Jerry West
16. The Natural Thing to Do  - Robert Charles Guidry  - Sticks Herman  - Eddie Shuler  - William Willdridge
17. Brother Brown  - Rockin' Tabby Thomas
18. Jenny Jenny Jenny  - Henry Clement  -  Little Henry & the Dewdrops
19. Married Too Soon  -  Gay Notes  - Jerry West
20. Oh Baby
21. I'm So Lonely  - James Church  -  Hi-Fi's
22. Some Other Time  - Sonny Martin
23. The Snake  -  Gay Notes  - Jerry West
24. My Dear  - James Church  -  Hi-Fi's
25. Please Please Darling  - Henry Clement  -  JD Miller
26. Sea of Love  - Phillip Baptiste  - George Khoury  - Katie Webster
27. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do  - Gene Bourgeois  -  Cookie & the Cupcakes  - Huey P. Meaux
28. Billy the Kid  -  Raves  - Allen Spears  - Jerry West

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cookie & the Cupcakes   Primary Artist
The Gay Notes   Primary Artist
Rockin' Tabby Thomas   Primary Artist
The Del Chords   Primary Artist
Little Henry & the Dewdrops   Primary Artist
The Raves   Primary Artist
Hi-Fi's   Primary Artist
Charles Morris   Primary Artist
Henry Clement   Primary Artist
Sonny Martin   Primary Artist
The Velvetiers   Primary Artist
Katie Webster   Primary Artist
Sticks Herman   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Huey Thierry   Cover Photo
Vicki Fox   Photography
Ian Saddler   Liner Notes
Phillip Baptiste   Composer
Joe Ruffino   Composer
Joe Landry   Cover Photo
Ernest Jacobs   Cover Photo
The Velvetiers   Composer
Allen Spears   Composer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
Gene Bourgeois   Composer
James Church   Composer
Waylon Thibodeauz   Composer
William Willdridge   Composer
JD Miller   Composer
Marshall Leday   Cover Photo
J. H. Guidry   Composer
Eddie Shuler   Composer
Shelton Dunaway   Cover Photo
George Khoury   Composer
The Del Chords   Composer
Robert Charles Guidry   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Jerry West   Composer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Clark Terry   Composer
Ivory Jackson   Cover Photo
Bob Johnston   Composer
Henry Clement   Composer
Charles Morris   Composer