early January 2014 fortnight’s favorites

Jan 2, 2014 | Fortnight's favorites

Howdy folks! First my seasonal greetings: the best Hillbilly bopping music for a happy new Year.

We begin this 2014 year with a rockabilly (stops-and-god) by NORIS MIMS and his energetic « Sweet sweet baby » on Arlington, alas very short. A nice guitar and a short piano solo to the fade-out end. TED NEWTON is less unknown. He’d been recording on the Bellwood label out of Richmond, VA, « Save me the label« , a cross between rockabilly and hillbilly bop.  Short guitar solo (lots of echo in there).

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Noris Mims, « Sweet sweet baby » download
Ted Newton, « Save me the label » http://www.bopping.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bellwood-Ted-Newton-Save-Me-The-Label.mp3download
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Then two tracks on the Cross-Country (#523/524) label, from « I don’t know where » by a HANK TROTTER. Perhaps he’s playing fiddle, as this is the dominant instrument for two ballads: « Because-because » (he’s doubled on vocal by a certain Billy (The Kid), and « I threw away a diamond ». Nice work.

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Hank Trotter, « Because, because » download

Hank Trotter, « I threw away a diamond » download

Same record on 78rpm(thanks to Ronald Keppner)

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A call and response format for the following track, « Hot rod boogie » by HOWARD W. BRADY on a NJ Flagship label. Very good hillbilly boogie.

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Howard W. Brady, « Hot rod boogie » download
Finally simply the Tommy Dorsey‘s classic « Boogie-woogie » of 1938, revived in 1948 by none other than AMOS MILBURN on Aladdin 3105.

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Amos Milburn, « Boogie-woogie » download