July 14, 2002: Fill-in for Yancy w/a spotlight on Louis Prima's Robin Hood label releases from 1950-51, ending with a special on ska, reggae and soul artist Slim Smith & the Techniques, with rockabilly, sambas, jazz vocals, '60s garage, & other stuff inbetween.
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
Format |
Comments |
Year |
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Charles Mingus
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Hog Callin' Blues
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Oh Yeah
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Atlantic
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LP
|
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1966
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Mills Brothers
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Old Man of the Mountain
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Brunswick
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78
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1932
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Esther Forero w/Rene Touzet & O.
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La Gallina Ciega
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Tico
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78
|
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'40s/'50s
|
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Electric Johnny & his Skyrockets
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Black Eyes Rock
|
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Felsted
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45
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Dutch band.
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1960
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Red Foley
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Milk Bucket Boogie
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Decca
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45
|
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1952
|
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Big Walter
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Crazy Dream
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Goldband
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45
|
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1957
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Music behind DJ:
Henry Mancini
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RCA
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Betty Carter
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In the Still of the Night
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It's Not About the Melody
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Verve
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CD
|
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Betty Carter
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Heart and Soul
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'Round Midnight
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Atco
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CD
|
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Gal Costa
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Pais Tropical
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Gal Costa
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Phillips
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CD
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Gal Costa
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Deus E o Amor
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Gal Costa
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Mercury/Polygram
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CD
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Betty Carter
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One Note Samba
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'Round Midnight
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Atco
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CD
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Music behind DJ:
Earl Bostic
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Charley
|
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U.K. press
|
|
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Louis Prima
|
Angelina
|
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Robin Hood 100
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45
|
|
1950
|
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith
|
Oh Babe!
|
|
Robin Hood 101
|
45
|
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1950
|
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Louis Prima
|
Good-Boogdi-Googi
|
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Robin Hood 106
|
45
|
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1950-51
|
|
Louis Prima
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Brooklyn Boogie
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Swinging on Broadway
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Celebrity 170
|
LP
|
Reissue LP of Robin Hood label releases released 1950 - 1951(?).
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1960s
|
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith
|
Teardrops from My Eyes
|
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Robin Hood 103
|
45
|
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ca. 1951
|
|
Louis Prima
|
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
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Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Swingin' on Broadway
|
Celebrity 170
|
LP
|
Reissue of Robin Hood label releases from 1950-51.
|
1960s
|
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Louis Prima & His Whipper-Doodles
|
Come on-a My House
|
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Robin Hood 111
|
78
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ca. 1951
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Music behind DJ:
Chet Atkins
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RCA
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Jimmy Patton
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Okie's in the Pokie
|
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Sims
|
45
|
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1950s
|
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Sonny Patterson w/Rhythm Rockers
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(She Was a) Big Wheel
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Ron-Mar
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45
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Rex Zario & the El Rancho Rangers
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Go Man Go, Get Gone
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Skyrocket
|
45
|
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1959
|
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Janice Smith
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Kiss Kiss Crazy
|
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Brunswick
|
45
|
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1957
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Wesley Reynolds
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Trip to the Moon
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Rose
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45
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Music behind DJ:
Lee Perry & Upsetters
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Heartbeat
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John Holt
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Fat She Fat
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Police in Helicopter
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Boot (that's the actual label name)
|
LP
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Equitables
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Dat Is Soca
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Warming Up
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Straker's
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LP
|
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LTG Exchange
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Corazon
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Fania
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45
|
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Earl Bostic
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Charley
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LP
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U.K. press
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Willie Love & His Three Aces
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Seventy Four Blues
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Trumpet
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45
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1952
|
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Sammy Lewis w/Willie Johnson
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So Long Baby Goodbye
|
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Sun
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45
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1955
|
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Laura Lee
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Up Tight, Good Man
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Chess
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45
|
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Raging Storms
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Hound Dog
|
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Warwick
|
45
|
|
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Los Estrellas del Twist
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Bullicio de Twist
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Dimsa
|
45
|
Mexican press
|
1962
|
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Vee Jays
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Good Cheatin' Lover
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Richie
|
45
|
|
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Ritchie Valens
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That's My Little Susie
|
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Del-Fi
|
45
|
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1959
|
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Tradewinds
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Aba-Daba-Do Dance
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Brandywine
|
45
|
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Music behind DJ:
Henry Mancini
|
|
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RCA
|
|
|
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Dueto Monterrey
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Mi Chata
|
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Azteca
|
78
|
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'40s/'50s
|
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Cowboy Copas
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Hangman's Boogie
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King
|
78
|
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1950s
|
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Paul Denis et Son Ensemble
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Valcartier
|
|
Starr
|
78
|
Canadian press.
|
'40s/'50s
|
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Stanger & the Angels
|
Let the Power Fall
|
Old Hits of the Past
|
High Note
|
LP
|
Jamaican press
|
|
|
Waldyr Azevedo e Seu Conjunto
|
Delicado
|
|
Continental
|
78
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Brazilian press
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'40s/'50s?
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Music behind DJ:
Earl Bostic
|
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Charley
|
LP
|
U.K. press
|
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Slim Smith
|
Slipaway
|
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Unity
|
45
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U.K. press
|
|
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Techniques
|
Little Did You Know
|
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Treasure Isle
|
45
|
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Techniques
|
My Girl
|
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Treasure Isle
|
45
|
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Slim Smith
|
Build My World
|
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Jackpot
|
45
|
Jamaican press
|
|
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Techniques w/Bryon Lee & Dragonaires
|
No One
|
|
Kentone
|
45
|
Jamaican press
|
|
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Techniques
|
When You Are Wrong
|
Little Did You Know
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
Jamaican press
|
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Slim Smith
|
Give Me Some More
|
|
Jackpot
|
45
|
Jamaican press
|
|
|
Slim Smith
|
Beatitude
|
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Attack
|
45
|
Jamaican press
|
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|
Techniques
|
I Wish It Would Rain
|
Little Did You Know
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
jamaican press
|
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Techniques w/Byron Lee & Dragonaires
|
Don't Do It
|
|
Kentone
|
45
|
Jamaican press
|
|
|
Llans Thelwell & Celestials
|
No Parking
|
Llans Plays It All
|
Soul
|
LP
|
Jamaican press
|
1960s
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