LOVIN’ TIME BLUES – GREAT JUMP & R&B DUETS

The boy/girl r&b duet reached its commercial zenith in the mid to late 1950s when acts such as Gene & Eunice, Shirley & Lee and Billy & Lillie enjoyed national chart hits, but the way had been paved by the earlier success of the likes of Esther & Mel with Johnny Otis' band and Little Willie & Little Lora. This CD explores those pioneering recordings which, with little likelihood of a national crossover hit, would often deal with the same subjects as their rock 'n' roll counterparts but in a much more gritty and honest way.

EL TORO R&B 105 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - LOVIN’ TIME BLUES – GREAT JUMP & R&B DUETS
Tracking Lists:
1) Tiny Kennedy with Tiny Bradshaw's Orch. - Newspaper Boy Blues (King 1952)
2) Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten - I Ain't Gonna Let You In (Regal 1950)
3) Candy Rivers & Joe Liggins with The Honeydrippers - Daddy On My Mind (Specialty 1950)
4) Jimmy Ricks & Nancy Reed with Benny Goodman's Sextet - Oh Babe! (Columbia 1950)
5) Edna McRaney & Jackie Brenston with The Delta Cats - Hi-Ho Baby (Chess 1951)
6) Little Caesar & Rusty with Que Martyn's Band - Goodbye Baby (Recorded In Hollywood 1952)
7) Ruth & Jimmy Brown - Hey Pretty Baby! (Atlantic 1949)
8) Floyd Dixon & Mari Jones with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Real Lovin' Mama (Aladdin 1950)
9) Faye Adams & Joe Morris with The Blues Cavalcade - That's What Makes My Baby Fat (Atlantic 1952)
10) Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis' Orch. - Cupid's Boogie (Savoy 1950)
11) Jimmy Preston & Burnetta Evans - Rock With It Baby (Derby 1950)
12) Little Willie Littlefield & Little Lora Wiggins - Ain't A Better Story Told (Modern 1950)
13) Agnes Riley & Harry Crafton with The Craftones - Big Fat Hot Dog (Oscar 1952)
14) Edna McRaney & Eddie Johnson - Back Up (Chess 1952)
15) Dolores Brown & Big John Greer with His Rhythm Rockers - You Played On My Piano (RCA Victor 1951)
16) Little Sylvia Vanderpool & Hot Lips Page with Nelson Clark's Orch. - Chocolate Candy Blues (Columbia 1950)
17) Little Sylvia Vanderpool & Hot Lips Page with Nelson Clark's Orch. - Pacifying Blues (Columbia 1950)
18) Little Esther & Bobby Nunn - Saturday Night Daddy (Federal 1952)
19) Floyd Dixon & Mari Jones with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Girl Fifteen (Aladdin 1950)
20) Jimmy Witherspoon & His Girl Friday - There Ain't Nothin' Better (Modern 1950)
21) Willie Johnson & Thelma - Don't Tell Mama (Savoy 1952)
22) Junior Tamplin with DeCoates' Orch. - Love Is A Sin (Mercury 1951)
23) Clarence Garlow & Emma Dell Lee - New Bon Ton Roola (Feature 1951)
24) Jimmy Preston & Burnetta Evans - Stop That Baby (Derby 1950)
25) Thelma Cooper & Her Boyfriend - Cute Poppa (Gotham 1949)
26) Edna McRaney & Jackie Brenston with The Delta Cats - Lovin' Time Blues (Chess 1951)
27) Vivian Verson & Jimmy Smith with Red Calhoun's Orch. - Payday Lover (J-B 1952)