Bobby Charles - Alligators, Sprockets & Bended Knees

Size: 264 MB
Time: 109:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Later Alligator (2:51)
02. On Bended Knee (2:15)
03. Hey Good Lookin' (2:06)
04. Why Did You Leave (3:06)
05. Don't You Know I Love You (2:31)
06. Watch It Sprocket (2:06)
07. Time Will Tell (2:01)
08. Take It Easy, Greasy (2:15)
09. Ain't Got No Home (2:38)
10. Laura Lee (2:11)
11. No Use Knocking (2:14)
12. Lonely Street (2:31)
13. Mr Moon (2:07)
14. I'm A Fool To Care (2:37)
15. Over Yonder (2:14)
16. I'll Turn Square For You (2:16)
17. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (2:39)
18. Why Can't You (2:32)
19. No More (I Ain't Gonna Do It) (2:30)
20. You Can Suit Yourself (2:07)
21. One Eyed Jack (2:11)
22. Yea Yea Baby (Yeah Yeah) (2:31)
23. Good Lovin' (2:07)
24. Your Picture (2:09)

CD 2:
01. Since She's Gone (1:58)
02. At The Jamboree (1:52)
03. Since I Lost You (1:57)
04. Oh! Yeah (2:02)
05. What Can I Do (1:45)
06. The Town Is Talking (1:58)
07. Bye Bye Baby (2:04)
08. Those Eyes (1:54)
09. What A Party (1:43)
10. I Just Want You (1:54)
11. Four Winds (2:05)
12. Nothing As Sweet As You (2:02)
13. Teenagers (2:04)
14. Tell Me Baby (2:59)
15. I'd Like To Know (2:29)
16. Lovesick Blues (2:25)
17. See You Later Alligator (Bill Haley & The Comets) (2:46)
18. Before I Grow Too Old (2:34)
19. Good Lovin' (John Fred) (2:05)
20. Walking To New Orleans (Fats Domino) (2:02)
21. But I Do (Clarence 'frogman' Henry) (2:20)
22. It Keeps Raining (Fats Domino) (2:48)
23. On Bended Knees (Clarence 'frogman' Henry) (1:52)
24. Your Picture (Johnnie Allan) (2:38)

Although he remains perhaps best known for 'See You Later Alligator', a worldwide hit for Bill Haley & His Comets, Louisiana-born singer/songwriter Bobby Charles penned several other R&R/R&B classics.

He also enjoyed a parallel recording career in the 50s, during the course of which he registered national R&B hits like 'Later Alligator' and 'Time Will Tell', and regional successes like 'Why Did You Leave', 'Take It Easy, Greasy', and 'Laura Lee'.

These sides are included on this compilation, which anthologises his early recording career, comprising everything that Bobby recorded for Chess and Imperial between 1955-62.

Also included, by way of "bonus tracks", are well-known covers of eight of his songs, by Bill Haley, Fats Domino, John Fred, Clarence "Frogman" Henry and Johnnie Allan, all of which were significant hits.

This is the most comprehensive collection of Bobby Charles' early career currently available.

Alligators, Sprockets & Bended Knees MP3
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Bobby Charles - See You Later, Alligator

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:21
Size: 151.9 MB
Styles: R&B/Pop/Rock
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:45] 1. Later Alligator (See You Later, Alligator)
[2:12] 2. On Bended Knee
[2:28] 3. Don't You Know I Love You (You Know I Love You)
[3:06] 4. Why Did You Leave
[2:03] 5. Watch It, Sprocket
[2:28] 6. Why Can't You
[2:11] 7. Take It Easy Greasy
[1:59] 8. Time Will Tell
[2:35] 9. Ain't Got No Home
[2:11] 10. No Use Knocking
[1:57] 11. You Can Suit Yourself
[2:08] 12. Laura Lee
[2:34] 13. I'm A Fool To Care
[2:03] 14. Mr. Moon
[2:13] 15. I’ll Turn Square For You
[2:27] 16. Lonely Street
[2:10] 17. Over Yonder
[2:36] 18. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
[2:07] 19. One Eyed Jack
[2:27] 20. Yea Yea Baby (Yeah Yeah)
[2:04] 21. Good Lovin’
[2:09] 22. Your Picture
[2:27] 23. No More (I Ain't Gonna Do It No More)
[2:25] 24. I'd Like To Know
[2:00] 25. Teenagers
[2:56] 26. Tell Me Baby
[2:04] 27. Hey Good Lookin’
[2:22] 28. Lovesick Blues

Whether it's a single-disc compilation or a comprehensive box set, Bear Family sets the standard for high quality in sound and for scholarship, content, and presentation. This 28-cut, single-CD Bobby Charles collection is an excellent case in point. See You Later, Alligator compiles all of his sides for Chess Records between the years 1955 and 1961, a full half of which didn't see release at the time they were recorded. Abbeville, LA's Charles (given name Guidry) was a 17-year-old Cajun high-school kid when he wrote and cut "See You Later, Alligator" with his own band, the Cardinals, at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Recording Studio on North Rampart Street in New Orleans. What is remarkable about this track nearly six decades later is how different it sounds from the hit Bill Haley version and how much more it jumps; the whole band feels like it's barely staying on the rails. This is pure swamp pop, unadulterated Cajun rhythm & blues. The flip side was another Charles original, the classic "On Bended Knee," a strolling, midtempo ballad that rhythmically slips and slides all around his wide-open, soulful lyric. There are three sides he cut during sessions with Willie Dixon's band in early 1956. Playing with Dixon, Bill Stepney, Harold Ashby, Jody Williams, and Harold Burrage, Charles cut his most uncharacteristic sides -- harder, edgier, and faster than what he'd cut in New Orleans. These three songs include "Why Did You Leave," "Watch It Sprocket," and "Don't You Know I Love You (You Know I Love You)." With the exception of one other number -- "No More (Ain't Gonna Do It No More)" -- cut in Chicago and co-written with Dixon, the rest of these sides were all cut at Cosimo's studio, which had moved to Governor Nicholls St.; most were produced by Paul Gayten. The bands on these cuts included the likes of drummer Earl Palmer and tenor boss Lee Allen, baritone man Alvin "Red" Tyler, bassist Frank Fields, and pianist Edward Frank -- though "I'd Like to Know" from March of 1961 may indeed feature a vocal group that worked with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) at the time. Even a young Allen Toussaint took part. With author Rick Coleman's long, authoritative, and engaging liner essay in the package, this is an indispensable purchase for anyone interested in Charles' music in particular and historic New Orleans roots rock & roll and rhythm & blues music in general. ~Thom Jurek

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Various - Bayou To Basin Street Rhythm & Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 96:26
Size: 220.8 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues, Cajun, Funk
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. The Meters - Fire On The Bayou
[3:12] 2. Dr. John - I Been Hoodood
[3:43] 3. Paul Butterfield's Better Days - Louisiana Flood
[5:13] 4. ¡cubanismo! - Junco Partner
[5:17] 5. Bobby Charles - All The Money
[2:32] 6. Allen Toussaint - River Boat
[3:54] 7. Doug Kershaw - Flip, Flop & Fly
[3:16] 8. The Boogie Kings - True Fine Mama
[3:05] 9. Totta Näslund - Down In The Flood
[3:00] 10. Marcus Hook Roll Band - Louisiana Lady
[2:15] 11. Rufus Thomas - Ya Ya
[4:08] 12. Beausoleil - Cajunization Blues
[4:53] 13. James Booker - Make A Better World
[3:08] 14. Champion Jack Dupree - Junker's Blues
[3:57] 15. Max Schultz - New Orleans
[2:54] 16. Low Budget Blues Band - Back To Bayou Teche
[3:46] 17. The Sleepstones - I Put A Spell On You
[8:08] 18. Dr. John - Mardi Gras Day
[3:30] 19. Mem Shannon - I Hear You Knockin'
[4:09] 20. The Meters - They All Ask'd For You
[4:06] 21. The Boots - Stuck In A Swamp
[4:31] 22. Chuck E. Weiss - Congo Square At Midnight
[3:11] 23. Junior Mance - St. James Infirmary
[6:22] 24. Wilbur De Paris - Basin Street Blues

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Bobby Charles - See You Later, Alligator: 1955-1961 Chess & Imperial Recordings

Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:12
Size: 137,1 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. (See You) Later Alligator (2:52)
2. On Bended Knee (2:13)
3. Why Did You Leave (3:05)
4. Don't You Know I Love You (2:29)
5. Time Will Tell (2:00)
6. Take It Easy, Greasy (2:12)
7. Laura Lee (2:10)
8. No Use Knocking (2:13)
9. Why Can't You (2:31)
10. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (2:34)
11. No More (I Ain't Gonna Love You No More) (2:29)
12. You Can Suit Yourself (2:06)
13. One Eyed Jack (2:09)
14. Yea Yea Baby (Yeah Yeah) (2:29)
15. Since She's Gone (1:56)
16. At The Jamboree (1:51)
17. Since I Lost You (1:56)
18. Oh, Yeah! (2:00)
19. What Can I Do (1:44)
20. The Town Is Talking (1:56)
21. Bye, Bye Baby (2:03)
22. Those Eyes (1:53)
23. What A Party (1:42)
24. I Just Want You (1:54)
25. Nothing Sweet As You (2:00)
26. Four Winds (2:03)
27. Hey, Good Lookin' (2:05)
28. Watch It, Sprocket (2:05)
29. Teenagers (2:02)
30. Ain't Got No Home (2:36)
31. Lonely Street (2:28)
32. Mr. Moon (2:05)
33. I'll Turn Square For You (2:15)
34. Over Yonder (2:13)
35. Good Lovin' (2:04)

This collector's edition contains 35 remastered studio tracks by Bobby Charles, consisting of all the sensational singles (both A- & B-sides) he made for the Chess and Imperial labels between 1955 and 1961. Several hard-to-find numbers from the same period have also been included here. These magnificent songs are among the finest examples of the genre.

Some of the material here isn't available on other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled together on one CD. This is an essential set for devotees of southern rhythm & blues. /Excerpt from the liner notes.

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VA - Louisiana Sounds: 50 Classics Of Louisiana Music (1953-1960)

Size: 152,4+141,3 MB
Time: 64:21+59:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues, Rockabilly, R&B, Cajun
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow - Bon Ton Roulet (2:53)
02 Sugar Boy Crawford - Jock-A-Mo (2:24)
03 Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Stomp (2:54)
04 Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do (2:57)
05 Clifton Chenier - Country Bred (Nobody Loves Me) (2:25)
06 Boozoo Chavis - Paper In My Shoe (2:12)
07 Hawketts - Mardi Gras Mambo (2:11)
08 Bobby Charles - See You Later, Alligator (2:47)
09 Earl King - Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (2:22)
10 Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knocking (2:30)
11 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - Ain't Got No Home (2:22)
12 Bobby Charles - Take It Easy, Greasy (2:10)
13 Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee (3:01)
14 Al Ferrier - Hey Baby (2:21)
15 Huey 'Piano' Smith - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Pt. 1 (2:13)
16 Lloyd Price - Just Because (2:44)
17 Jimmy C. Newman - A Falling Star (2:14)
18 Slim Harpo - I Got Love If You Want It (2:46)
19 The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (2:22)
20 Lightnin' Slim - My Starter Won't Work (2:48)
21 Cookie & The Cupcakes - Mathilda (3:09)
22 Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:42)
23 Lightnin' Slim - It's Mighty Crazy (2:33)
24 Warren Storm - Mama, Mama Look What Your Little Boy's Done (2:19)
25 Jimmy Clanton - A Letter To An Angel (2:51)

CD 2:
01 Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise (2:42)
02 Lazy Lester - Sugar Coated Love (2:43)
03 Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns - Don't You Just Know It (2:28)
04 Jimmy Clanton - Just A Dream (2:28)
05 Warren Storm - Prisoner Song (2:49)
06 Cookie & The Cupcakes - Until Then (2:29)
07 Rod Bernard - This Should Go On Forever (2:43)
08 Jivin' Gene - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (2:25)
09 John Fred & His Playboy Band - Shirley (1:50)
10 Rod Bernard - Pardon Mr. Gordon (2:05)
11 Lightnin' Slim - Rooster Blues (2:30)
12 Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love (2:20)
13 Al Terry - Watchdog (2:03)
14 Johnny Preston - Running Bear (2:35)
15 Joe Jones - You Talk Too Much (2:29)
16 Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart (2:31)
17 Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans (2:01)
18 Cleveland Crochet - Sugar Bee (2:29)
19 Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love (2:18)
20 Big Boy Myles - New Orleans (2:24)
21 Jimmy Clanton - Another Sleepless Night (2:10)
22 Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working (1:46)
23 Joe Barry - I'm A Fool To Care (2:17)
24 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do (2:17)
25 Rusty Kershaw - Louisiana Man (2:31)

The leading sounds of New Orleans rub shoulders with the swamp blues of Baton Rouge to get the musical gumbo of blues, pop, Cajun and rockabilly you get recorded her on this superb 2CD set from Jasmine. Features such international stars as Slim Harpo, Fats Domino, Johnny Preston and many more. If you are a fan of diverse and influential music then look no further than the indigenous music that came from the great State of Louisiana.

Louisiana Sounds CD 1
Louisiana Sounds CD 2

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