January 17, 2003: 1930s - 1950s jazz, blues, Arab and Armenian, Tex-Mex, gospel, songs about the sacred, sinful, Korea, discrimination.
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
Format |
Comments |
Year |
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Mound City Blue Blowers
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Hello Lola
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Great Jazz Reeds
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RCA
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LP
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reissue of 1929 recording, U.K. press
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Wingy Manone
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Rhythm Is Our Business
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Vocalion
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78
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1935
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Emmett Berry's Hot Six
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Minor Romp
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Savoy
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78
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1940s
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Johnny Guarnieri Trio
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My Blue Heaven
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Savoy
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78
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1940s
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Music behind DJ:
Don Lee
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Charmaine
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Blue-Chip
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45
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Pepper Adams Quintet
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Unforgettable
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Pepper Adams Quintet
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Mode
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LP
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1957
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Wingy Manone's Orch.
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Get Your Kicks on Route 66
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Four Star
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78
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prob. late 1940s
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Doles Dickens Quintet
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Blues in the Evening
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Decca
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78
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prob. late 1940s
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Julian Dash Sextet
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Hoiday in Cuba pt. 1
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Sittin' in With
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78
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1951
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Music behind DJ:
Milt Buckner
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Count's Basement
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Capitol
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45
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anonymous
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Operet "Sil el Hosn"
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Arabphon
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78
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from film "Magd Wa Demone"
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late 1940s/early'50s
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Yenovk deer Hagopian w/S. Haidostian on saz
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Ser Ouneink
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Ashoogh
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78
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Armenian music
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1940s/50s
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unknown
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unknown
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unknown
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78
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Greek music. Artist, titles, and record company name all in Greek.
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looks '40s/'50s
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Georgakopoulout Stellakis
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Maypommata
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Columbia
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78
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1930s/40s
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Music behind DJ:
Jan August
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Miserlou
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Mercury
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45
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Eddie Boyd
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Nightmare Is Over
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Chess
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45
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1955
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Davis Sisters
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Christmas Boogie
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RCA
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45
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1954
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Grandpa Jones
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T.V. Blues
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RCA
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45
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1952
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Cousin Jody 'n Oddie, the Country Cousins
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Television Set
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Chic
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45
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1960s?
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Homer and Jethro
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
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RCA
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45
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ca. 1963
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Music behind DJ:
Spade Cooley
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Cryin Waltz
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Decca
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45
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Astorites
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Me and My Shadow
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Velvet Tone
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78
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1925
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anonymous
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Are You Lonesome Tonight?
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Grey Gull
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78
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In place of performer's name, label simply says, "Watlz with vocal chorus."
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1927
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Revelers
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Bam Bam Bammy Shore
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Victor
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78
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1920s
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Seven Musical Magpies
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Calliope Song
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Victor
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78
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1920s
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Shokey Warren and his Western Rangers
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Jersey Central Special
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Rita
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45
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1950s
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Music behind DJ:
none
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none
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Jimmie Rodgers
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In the Jailhouse Now
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First Sessions
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RCA probably
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CD
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reissue 1928 recording
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Boyd Senter & his Senterpedes
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I'm in the Jailhouse Now
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Victor
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78
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1929
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Sticks McGhee
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Whiskey, Women and Loaded Dice
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King
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78
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A rip-off of "In the Jailhouse Now." But it's a good rip-off.
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1950s
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Mildred Bailey
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Lover Come Back to Me
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I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
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Columbia
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LP
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10" LP from early 1950s. Probably a reissue of Vocalion 78, 1938.
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Delta Rhythm Boys w/Andrew Burman's Band
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Lover Come Back to Me
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Delta Rhythm Boys
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Mercury
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LP
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10" LP
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early 1950s
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Music behind DJ:
Bill Doggett
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True Blue
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Golden Gate Quartet
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No Restricted Signs
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Golden Gate Spirituals
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Columbia
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LP
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10" LP
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1950
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Sensational Nightingales
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All Be Over
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Peacock
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45
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ca. 1962
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Sunshine Boys Quartet
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God Please Protect America
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Decca
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45
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1951
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Spirit of Memphis
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God Save America
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Peacock
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45
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ca. 1953
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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There's Peace in Korea
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Decca
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45
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1953
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Music behind DJ:
Red Prysock
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Plaid Laces
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Wing
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Jim and Bill
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The Woodpecker
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Quartercash
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45
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prob. early 1960s
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Bobby Smith
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Bad Pecker
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Apollo
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78
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1951
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Dinah Washington
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Big Long Slidin' Thing
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Mercury
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78
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early 1950s
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Georgia White
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Fire in the Mountain
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Decca
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78
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1939
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Music behind DJ:
Johnny Otis Orch. feat. Goucho & his Jungle Drums
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Mambo Boogie
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Savoy
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Carmen y Laura con el Conjunto Bernal
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El Crecido
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Ideal
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45
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prob. 1950s
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Hermanas Fraga con el Conjunto de Arnoldo Cortez
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Und Dia Te Dije
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Colonial
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45
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prob. 1950s
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Hermanas Jiminez con los Electronicos
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La Maquinita
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Orfeon
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45
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Mexico press
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1963
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Big Maybelle w/Orch. cond. by Quincy Jones
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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
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Okeh
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45
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1955
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Music behind DJ:
Walter Adderly
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Call Me
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Verve
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Eddie Taylor
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Lookng for Trouble
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Vee-Jay
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45
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1957
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Gene Simmons
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Drinkin' Wine
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Sun
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45
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1958
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Wailers
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Steppin' Razor
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blank
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45
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On a blank label. Might be credited to Bob Marley & Wailers. Might be Peter Tosh vocals.
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1970-71
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Music behind DJ:
none
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none
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Dixie Hummingbirds
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Our Prayer for Peace
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Peacock
|
45
|
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1960s?
|
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Kevin Shegog
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Fall-Out Shelter
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Melbourne
|
45
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1950s/60s
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Geezinslaw Brothers
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Cool It in Outer Space
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Columbia
|
45
|
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1960s
|
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Music behind DJ:
LTG Exchange
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Corazon
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Fania
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Jimmie Davis
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Sewing Machine Blues
|
Rockin' Blues
|
Bear Family
|
LP
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reissue of 1932 recording
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Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke
|
My Journey Home
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21 Greatest Hits
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Nashboro
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2 LP
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reissue of 1950s recording
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