Allen Toussaint – The Wild Sound Of New Orleans - The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions

 

Allen Richard Toussaint (January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950's to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by long time friend Dr. John, and "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle.

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Instrumental, Louisiana Blues

1 Whirlaway 2:20

2 Happy Times 2:09

3 Up The Creek 1:52

4 Tim Tam 2:01

5 Me And You 2:10

6 Bono 2:07

7 Java 1:56

8 Wham Tousan 2:24

9 Nowhere To Go 1:44

10 Nashua 2:35

11 Po Boy Walk 2:35

12 Pelican Parade 1:46

13 Chico 2:20

14 Back Home Again In Indiana 2:24

15 Second Liner 2:32

16 Cow Cow Blues 2:41

17 Moo Moo 2:26

18 Sweetie Pie (Twenty Years Later) 2:48

19 You Didn't Know, Did You 3:56

20 Up Right 3:05

21 A Blue Mood 2:35

22 A Lazy Day (Without Organ) 2:19

23 Naomi 2:15

24 Al's Theme 1:57

25 Real Churchy (Without Organ) 2:30

26 A Lazy Day (With Organ) 2:20

27 Real Churchy (With Organ) 2:28

The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions

Dr. John – The Very Best of Dr. John / The Definitive Collection/The Early Career Of Mac Rebennack

 

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk.

Active as a session musician from the late 1950's until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960's after the release of his album Gris-Gris (1968) and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music (1970). He typically performed a lively, theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes, and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack recorded thirty studio albums and nine live albums, as well as contributing to thousands of other musicians' recordings. In 1973, he achieved a top-10 hit single with "Right Place, Wrong Time".

Right Place Wrong Time 2:56

Such A Night 2:58

Mama Roux 3:01

Junko Partner 4:32

Wash, Mama, Wash 3:43

Loop Garoo 4:43

Iko Iko 4:10

Tipitina 2:11

Jump Sturdy 2:21

Qualified 4:48

What Comes Around (Goes Around) 3:13

Mos' Scocious 2:49

I Walk On Guilded Splinters 7:46

Honey Dripper 3:38

Accentuate The Positive 3:55

Goin' Back To New Orleans 4:12

Makin' Whoopee! 4:09

Litanie Des Saints 4:44

The Very Best of Dr. John

1-1 Gris Gris Gumbo Yaya

1-2 Mama Roux

1-3 Jump Sturdy

1-4 I Walk On Gilded Splinters

1-5 Black Widow Spider

1-6 Loop Garoo

1-7 Wash, Mama, Wash

1-8 Familiar Reality

1-9 Iko Iko

1-10 Somebody Changed The Lock

1-11 Mess Around

1-12 Junko Partner

1-13 Tipitina

1-14 Huey Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure/Don't You Just Know It/Well I'll Be John Brown

1-15 Traveling Mood

2-1 Right Place, Wrong Time

2-2 Such A Night

2-3 Life

2-4 Qualified

2-5 I Been Hoodood

2-6 Cold Cold Cold

2-7 Quitters Never Win

2-8 What Comes Around (Goes Around)

2-9 Mos' Scocious

2-10 (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away

2-11 Let's Make A Better World

2-12 Honey Dripper

2-13 Makin' Whoopee!

2-14 Accentuate The Positive

2-15 Goin' Back To New Orleans

The Definitive Pop Collection

1 Jerry Byrne– Lights Out 1:51

2 Gene And Al's Spacemen– Mercy 2:27

3 Ike Clanton– Show Me The Way 2:06

4 Bat Carroll– Aw Who? 2:14

5 Joe & Ann– Gee Baby 2:39

6 Mac Rebennack– Storm Warning 3:12

7 Mac Rebennack– Foolish Little Girl 2:21

8 Ronnie & The Delinquents*– Bad Neighborhood 1:42

9 Ronnie & The Delinquents*– Keeps Dragging Me On 2:26

10 Morgus And The Ghouls– Morgus The Magnificent 2:20

11 Frankie & Mac– Lonely Boy 2:23

12 Big Boy Myles*, Mac Rebennack And His Orchestra– New Orleans 2:20

13 Big Boy Myles*, Mac Rebennack And His Orchestra– Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet 2:10

14 Carl Greenstreet– Hey Mama 2:29

15 Roland Stone– Something Special 2:01

16 Roland Stone– Desert Winds 2:04

17 Roland Stone– Down The Road 2:25

18 Sugar Boy Crawford*– Have A Little Mercy 2:33

19 Sugar Boy Crawford*– I Cried 2:04

20 Mac Rebennack– Good Times 2:34

21 Mac Rebennack– Sahara 2:16

22 Chuck Carbo– Out On A Limb 2:13

23 Chuck Carbo– Lucy Brown 2:23

24 Chuck Carbo– Picture Of You 2:14

25 Gerri Hall– I'm The One 2:28

26 The Ends– It Ain't No Use 1:57

27 The Ends– Row Row Your Boat 2:15

28 Joe & Ann– Curiosity 2:00

The Early Career Of Mac Rebennack Aka Dr. John - Good Times

Let The Good Times Roll (16 Tracks Of The Wildest New Orleans Soul And R'n'B)

 

1 Roy 'Baldhead' Byrd – Mardi Gras In New Orleans 2:56

2 Dave Bartholomew– The Monkey 2:29

3 Mac Rebennack– Storm Warning 3:19

4 Li'l Millet & His Creoles – Rich Woman 2:38

5 Smiley Lewis– Tee Nah Nah 2:14

6 Allen Toussaint– Whirlaway 2:20

7 Billy Tate– Single Life 2:15

8 Champion Jack Dupree– Junkers Blues 2:56

9 Shirley & Lee – Let The Good Times Roll 2:23

10 Lonnie Johnson – Fallin' Rain Blues 2:47

11 Art Neville– Cha Dooky Doo 2:35

12 Eddie Bo– I Love To Rock 'N' Roll 2:26

13 Lee Allen & His Band– Creole Alley 2:31

14 Bobby Charles– I'll Turn Square For You 2:17

15 Huey 'Piano' Smith*– Don't You Know Yockomo 2:22

16 Fats Domino– Walking To New Orleans 2:01

 Let The Good Times Roll

All These Things - The Sound Of New Orleans

 

1 Robert Parker– Barefootin'

2 Aaron Neville– Tell It Like It Is

3 Ernie K-Doe– Mother-In-Law

4 Lee Dorsey– Working In A Coal Mine

5 Chris Kenner– I Like It Like That

6 Jessie Hill– Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo

7 The Showmen– It Will Stand

8 Clarence "Frogman" Henry– You Always Hurt The One You Love

9 Benny Spellman– Fortune Teller

10 Art Neville– All These Things

11 The Dixie Cups– Iko Iko

12 Irma Thomas– Ruler Of My Heart

13 Huey "Piano" Smith– Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu

14 The Meters– Chicken Strut

15 Johnny Adams– Release Me

16 Barbara George– Something You Got

All These Things

You Talk Too Much - The Ric and Ron Story Volume 1 ... the golden era of New Orleans R'n'B

 

Ric Records, along with sister label Ron Records, were American record labels formed by Joe Ruffino in 1959. Although most of Ric's releases did not rise above regional hits, the label was active during the golden era of New Orleans R'n'B and was an incubator for many artists who are now recognized as definers of the style.

After his first taste of the music industry at A-1 Distributors, Joe Ruffino set out on his own with the Ric and Ron imprints, headquartered at 630 Baronne Street in New Orleans. The labels were named after Joe's two sons. Ric Records was focused exclusively on releasing local New Orleans talent. Edgar Blanchard was brought in to help with studio arrangements, and supervised all early Ric studio sessions. He was later replaced by Harold Battiste. Mac Rebennack (later "Dr. John") was also brought on as label president and helped with writing and producing.

Artists on the label included Eddie Bo, Johnny Adams, Lenny Capello, Al Johnson, Tommy Ridgley and Joe Jones. Jones provided Ric with its only sizeable hit, "You Talk Too Much", which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1960. 

Sister label Ron Records had a similar focus on local talent. Artists released include Professor Longhair (local favorite "Go to the Mardi Gras"), Irma Thomas, Bobby Mitchell, Eddie Lang (not to be confused with the jazz guitarist Eddie Lang) and Martha Carter. After being discovered in a local club by Tommy Ridgley, Irma Thomas recorded her first single "(You Can Have My Husband but) Don't Mess with My Man" for Ron within a week. She is now recognized as an important American singer, and was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Ric and Ron folded in 1962 when Joe Ruffino died.

You Talk Too Much

1 Professor Longhair– Go To The Mardi Gras 2:55

2 Johnny Adams– I Won't Cry 2:21

3 Eddie Bo– Tell It Like It Is 2:19

4 Al Johnson – You Done Me Wrong 2:25

5 Mercy Baby– Don't Lie To Me 2:11

6 Edgar Blanchard– Let's Get It 2:27

7 Johnny Adams– Come On 2:17

8 Lenny Capello & The Dots– Tootles 2:13

9 Professor Longhair– Cuttin'Out (Hey Now Baby) 2:37

10 Joe Jones – I Love You Still 2:14

11 Eddie Lang – Easy Rockin' 2:36

12 Eddie Bo– You Got Your Mojo Working 3:08

13 Chris Kenner– Rocket To The Moon 2:21

14 Eddie Lang – She's Mine All Mine 1:57

15 The Gondoliers– You Call Everybody Darling 2:04

16 Robert Parker– All Nite Long Pts 1 & 2 5:19

17 Irma Thomas– Don't Mess With My Man 2:20

18 Tommy Ridgley– Let's Try And Talk It Over 2:39

19 Martha Carter– Nobody Knows (How I Feel About You) 1:56

20 Al Johnson – Carnival Time 2:38

21 Irma Thomas– I May Be Wrong 2:22

22 Joe Jones – You Talk Too Much 2:32

23 Professor Longhair– Tipitina (Demo) 2:23

24 Johnny Adams– I Won't Cry (Demo) 3:01

Ooh-Wee Baby! : The Best Of Frankie Ford

 

Frankie Ford (August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise".

He was born in Gretna, Louisiana, as Vincent Francis Guzzo, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. He learned to sing and dance at an early age, and when at high school joined a group, the Syncopators, as singer and pianist. He was spotted by manager Joe Caronna, who took him to Johnny Vincent of Ace Records. Taking the stage name Frankie Ford, he made his first recordings for Ace in 1958. He toured locally in Louisiana, before recording a vocal overdub on the song "Sea Cruise", a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith with his group The Clowns, and featuring overdubbed bells and ships' horns. As Smith already had a record in the charts, and was away touring, the record label decided to release Ford's version, and it rose to #14 on the US pop chart and #11 on the R&B chart, selling over one million copies, and gaining gold disc status.

Ford was drafted in 1962, and performed for troops in Japan, Vietnam and Korea. He later recorded occasionally for small labels, but mainly performed in clubs in and around New Orleans. He appeared in the 1978 movie American Hot Wax, and toured in Britain and Europe, recording the album New Orleans Dynamo in London in 1989. He continued to record and perform through the 1990s. On May 16, 2010, at the Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville, Ford was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

1 Sea Cruise (Take 1)

2 Cheatin' Woman

3 Last One To Cry

4 Sea Cruise (Take 13)

5 Roberta

6 Can't Tell My Heart What To Do

7 Alimony

8 Time After Time

9 I Want To Be Your Man

10 Chinatown (Take 5)

11 What's Getting On

12 Morgus The Magnificent (Morgus And The Three Ghouls)

13 Lonely Boy (Frankie And Mac)

14 Ocean Full Of Tears

15 Hour Of Need

16 Blow Wind Blow

17 It Must Be Jelly

18 Your Game Is Over

19 St. Louis Blues

20 Geronimo

21 I'm Worried Over You

22 Watch Dog

23 Can't Tell My Heart What To Do (Undubbed Take)

24 Time After Time (Undubbed Take)

25 Hour Of Need (Undubbed Take)

26 Danny Boy

27 Pretending You're Mine (Take 3)

Ooh-Wee Baby!

Fats Domino...Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino...1956

Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. (born February 26, 1928) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. Domino released five gold (million-copy-selling) records before 1955. He also had 35 Top 40 American hits and has a music style based on traditional rhythm and blues ensembles of bass, piano, electric guitar, drums, and saxophone.

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