Darling, It's Wonderful: Music From The 1950's - Volume Six

The last volume of the 50's comp is finally here.  And though I would guess a high percentage of people who frequent this blog have probably heard Miles Davis' "So What" and Elvis Presley's "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" many times already in their lives, I still thought they were apropos to, respectively, open and close this volume.   It's a little late so I'm having a hard time articulating my thoughts, but they just seem like perfect choices to capture the 50's music aesthetic.  At any rate, hope people like the less well known cuts, too.  I also confess that I'm already thinking of doing some additional volumes at some point down the line so I'm open to any suggestions people might have.

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So What	Miles Davis
It Don't Cost Very Much	Mahalia Jackson
Zoo Lake	Dorothy Masuka
Lust	Bas Sheva
The Wayward Wind	Tex Ritter
Go Go Go	Roy Orbison
Bird Dog	The Everly Brothers
Ooh Poo Pah Doo  Pt. 1	Jessie Hill
Yes, Sir	The Cues
Bweebida Bobbida	Gerry Mulligan
El Cayuco	Tito Puente & His Orchestra
Rocket 88	Jackie Brenston & his Delta Cats
Gimme A Pigfoot	Bobby Short
Fatback, Louisiana, USA	Tennessee Ernie Ford
La folle complainte	Charles Trenet
I Don't Want You To Go	The Casanovas
I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know	The Davis Sisters
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	Mary Ford
Blinuet	Zoot Sims
Blossom's Blues	Blossom Dearie
Sixty Minute Man	The Dominos
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone	Elvis Presley

Darling, It's Wonderful: Music From the Fifties - Volumes Four and Five

  I was almost done with putting these 50's collections together when I remembered how ubiquitous those advertisements for 50's box sets were on late night tv in the 1980's and 1990's.  I hope my collections are more diverse than those collections (kind of defeats the purpose of making them), but I realized kind of late into making it that Volume Four seems to be significantly heavier on the well known acts than the other volumes.  Anyway, hope the choices aren't too obvious.  Also, in case you were wondering, the artists on the pictures above are Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant (Volume Four) and The Famous Ward Singers (Volume Five)

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Volume Four

Jeep's Blues Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Aguiti Lord Invader Jericho Sister Rosetta Tharpe Jammin' With Jimmy Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Feelin' Low Ernie Chaffin Pork Chop Stomp Grady Martin Mean Mean Man Wanda Jackson All Day, All Night Bill Parker featuring Jesse Palmer En Guantánamo Abelardo Barroso & Orquesta Sensación Prayer Changes Things The Gate City Singers Luyah! The Glorious Step Cecil Taylor Try Me James Brown & The Famous Flames Stars Fell On Alabama Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong I'll Never Deceive You Jimmy Scott Weary Blues From Waitin' Hank Williams There I've Said It Again Big Maybelle Smokestack Lightnin' Howlin' Wolf Wishful Thinking Wynn Stewart London Is the Place for Me Edmundo Ros Slim's Thing Memphis Slim,Willie Dixon For All We Know Billie Holiday Drown In My Own Tears Ray Charles

Volume Five

Since I Met You Baby	Ivory Joe Hunter
Je Cherche Un Homme	Eartha Kitt
Where Shall I Go	Irving Fields Trio
I'm An Old, Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)	Lefty Frizzell
I Can't See Them Now	Edna Gallmon Cooke
Mood Indigo	Nina Simone
Hey Hey Hey Hey	Little Richard
Mambo Caliente	Bebo Valdes
Crazy Rythm	Django Reinhardt
Wild Child	Donnie Elbert
Good Googa Mooga	The Magic Tones
W.O.M.A.N.	Etta James
I Love You	John Coltrane
Ten Long Fingers	Groovey Joe Poovey
West Indian Drums	Russ Henderson
I'm So Glad	The Famous Ward Singers
I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World	Bill Monroe
Act Like a Married Man	Jean Shepard
Mystery Train	Little Junior's Blue Flames
Are You Real	Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
The Walkin' Blues	Jessie Powell Orchestra
It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)	Faron Young

Darling, It's Wonderful: Music From The Fifties - Volume Three

       In putting together these 50's compilations, I relied fairly heavily on a number of formal releases.  One of my favorites is the "London is the Place for Me" cds put out by Honest Jon's Records.  Tonight's Volume Three features the wonderful Zoo Lake by Dorothy Masuka from London is the Place for Me 4. I also highly recommend the three volume "Screaming Gospel Holy Roller on Vee Tone Records.  The Kelly Brother's "He's the Same Today" is from Screaming Gospel Holly Rollers, Vol 1, btw.

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Touch The Hem Of His Garment	Sam Cooke
Jeannie	The Unique Teens
I Ain't Got Nobody	Mae Barnes
Drugstore Rock and Roll	Janis Martin
Kansas City Kitty	Dave Carey Jazz Band
He's The Same Today	The Kelly Bros
Whirlwind	Charlie Rich
Come Runnin To Me Baby	Little Eddie Love
Louisiana	Percy Mayfield
One O'Clock Jump	Joe Williams
Playboy's Theme	Cy Coleman
Cheiro de saudade	Ana Lucia
Why Don't We Do This More Often	Doris Day
Cryin' Blues	Charles Mingus
The Thrill Is Gone	Roy Hawkins
Row Bullies Row	Ewan MacColl, A.L. Lloyd
Foggy Mountain Special	Flatt & Scruggs
Hoy Hoy	The Collins Kids
Vitalogy	Duke of Iron
Tell Me Mama	Little Walter
Ida Red Likes the Boogie	Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
Milord	Edith Piaf

Darling, It's Wonderful: Music From The 1950's

     As I age, I've started to become wary of nostalgia - or, more accurately, over-indulging in nostalgia.  I'm not always as vigilant as I probably should be, but I try to remember that past eras are never as wonderful as we remember (or imagine them to have been).  Still, about a year ago, I watched the 1982 movie Diner for the first time in at least a decade.  It features an ensemble cast of male twentysomething friends and it's set in Baltimore during the last week of 1959.  It still holds up really well, and despite my aforementioned wariness about nostalgia, it kinda sent me off on a 50's nostalgia trip - well, at least musically speaking.  

      Since I've been listening to a lot of 50's music and since it's been ten years since I started this blog, I figured I should put together a really big compilation of 50's music.  It's got a lot of artists that are probably familiar to most people, but hopefully there are enough artists and songs that people haven't heard to keep it interesting.  Hope you like Volumes One and Two (with volumes 3-6 to follow over the next three months).

(Also, as long as I'm indulging my nostalgia jones,  I've re-upped my homages to early 1960s music)


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Volume One

Moanin' Lambert, Hendricks & Ross The Chill Is On Joe Turner Farther Up The Road Bobby "Blue" Bland Crazy Arms Ray Price Juke Joint Johnny Red Sovine Give Me a Pinto Pal Elton Britt Iku Koni Payin West African Rhythm Brothers Will Call  Joe Jones Wagon Stan Kenton Basin Street Blues Julie London My Prayer The Platters Yesterdays Cal Tjader Chega de Saudade Joao Gilberto Let's Get Lost Chet Baker Rabbits Don't Ever Get Married Hank Penny Red-Headed Woman Sonny Burgess Bad Penny Blues Humphrey Lyttelton Something's Got A Hold Of Me The Soul Singers Guitar Boogie Woogie T. Texas Tyler Too Much Monkey Business Chuck Berry Lost Mind Mose Allison Angel Of Love The Schoolboys Volume Two Pledging My Love Johnny Ace Just Walking in the Rain The Prisonaires Jumpin' The Blues Jimmy Witherspoon with Jay McShann  Birth of Ghana Lord Kitchener Gopher Mambo Yma Sumac Car Hoppin' Mama Hawkshaw Hawkins Train Of Love Johnny Cash Clickety Click Clack The Turbans Soon I'll Be Done with the Troubles of the World Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi Junco Partner James Wayne Eisenhower Blues J.B. Lenoir Finders Keepers The Miller Sisters Let Her Go, God Bless Her The Louvin Brothers Rave On Buddy Holly Rawhide Link Wray & The Wraymen Right Now! Jackie Wilson Tomorow Is The Question Ornette Coleman Take Out Some Insurance Jimmy Reed Nem As Paredes Confesso (I Don't Confess It, Even to the Walls) Amalia Rodrigues Darling, It's Wonderful The Lovers My Rifle, My Pony And Me Dean Martin Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray Patsy Cline