The Specialty Story

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1Pink Champagne
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
bass:
Eddie A. Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Pepe Prince (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-01-20)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-01-20)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-01-20), James Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
recording of:
Pink Champagne (on 1950-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins (until 1950-01-20)
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers3:02
2Junior Jives
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1950-03-18)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1950-03-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1950-03-18)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1950-03-18)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1950-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-03-18)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1950-03-18)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1950-03-18)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-03-18)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:37
3Where There Is No Love
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1950-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1950-02-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1950-02-15)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1950-02-15)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1950-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-02-15)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1950-02-15)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1950-02-15)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-02-15)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:50
4Everything’s Gonna Be All Right Tonight
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Oliver Hazard "King" Perry (on 1950-02-14)
double bass [bass]:
Isiah J. "Ike" Brown (US jazz/R&B bassist) (on 1950-02-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Daniel Graves (US jazz/R&B drummer) (on 1950-02-14)
piano:
Fletcher Smith (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-02-14)
trumpet:
Robert Maxwell "Maxie" Ward (US trumpeter) (on 1950-02-14)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-02-14)
King Perry & His Pied Pipers2:26
5Please Send Me Someone to Love
producer:
Art Rupe
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Edward Truman Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-08-16)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love (on 1950-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
Percy Mayfield32:54
6Strange Things Happening
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Eddie Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-08-16)
recording of:
Strange Things Happening (on 1950-08-16)
writer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Venice Music, Inc.
Percy Mayfield2:50
7Little Joe’s Boogie
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-10-01)
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-10-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-10-01)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-10-01)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-10-01)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (on 1950-10-01)
tenor saxophone:
John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-10-01)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-10-01)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-10-01)
recording of:
Little Joe's Boogie (on 1950-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers2:51
8Oh Babe!
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1950-10-18)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1950-10-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1950-10-18)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1950-10-18)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1950-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-10-18)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1950-10-18)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1950-10-18)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Studios (Detroit, MI, USA) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1950-10-18)
recording of:
Oh Babe! (on 1950-10-18)
writer:
Milton Kabak and Louis Prima
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:31
9Lost Love
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Eddie Beal (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-10-23) and Jack McVea (on 1950-10-23)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-10-23)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-10-23)
Percy Mayfield2:56
10Frankie Lee
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-09-29)
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-09-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Peppy Prince (on 1950-09-29)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-09-29)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-09-29)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (on 1950-09-29)
tenor saxophone:
John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-09-29)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-09-29)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-09-29)
recording of:
Frankie Lee (on 1950-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers2:53
11What a Fool I Was
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1950-10-23)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-10-23)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-10-23)
piano:
Eddie Beal (on 1950-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-10-23) and Jack McVea (on 1950-10-23)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-10-23)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-10-23)
recording of:
What a Fool I Was (on 1950-10-23)
writer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Percy Mayfield2:47
12Money Blues
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1951-02-26)
double bass [bass]:
William Day (on 1951-02-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-26)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1951-02-26)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Taylor (saxophonist) (on 1951-02-26)
trumpet:
Charles Gillum (on 1951-02-26)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-26)
Camille Howard2:30
13It’s Later Than You Think
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1950-02-28)
double bass [bass]:
Dallas Bartley (on 1950-02-28)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1950-02-28)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1950-02-28)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1950-02-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Waters (jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-02-28)
trumpet:
Arthur Walker (trumpet) (on 1950-02-28)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1950-02-28)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:40
14T‐Town Twist
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1951-02-28)
double bass [bass]:
William Day (on 1951-02-28)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-28)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1951-02-28)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-02-28)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Taylor (saxophonist) (on 1951-02-28)
trumpet:
Charles Gillum (on 1951-02-28)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-28)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-28)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:49
15I Have News for You
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1951-02-08)
double bass [bass]:
William Day (on 1951-02-08)
drums (drum set):
drums (on 1951-02-08)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Taylor (saxophonist) (on 1951-02-08)
trumpet:
Charles Gillum (on 1951-02-08)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-08)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-08)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:31
16Prayin’ for Your Return
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Eddie Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-08-16)
Percy Mayfield2:57
17Strange Angel
alto saxophone:
Maurice J. Simon (US saxophonist) (on 1951-08-15)
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1951-08-15)
double bass [bass]:
William K. "Billy" Hadnott (on 1951-08-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Oscar Lee Bradley (on 1951-08-15)
guitar:
Mitchell “Tiny” Webb (on 1951-08-15)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (on 1951-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Thomas Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1951-08-15)
vocals:
Amos Easton (on 1951-08-15)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-15)
Bumble Bee Slim2:40
18Best Wishes
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1951-09-19)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Hadnott (on 1951-09-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1951-09-19)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1951-09-19)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-09-19)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Taylor (saxophonist) (on 1951-09-19)
trumpet:
Charles Gillum (on 1951-09-19)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1951-09-19)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-09-19)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders2:42
19Cry Baby
baritone saxophone:
Maurice Simon (US saxophonist) (on 1951-07-27)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Hadnott (on 1951-07-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1951-07-27)
guitar:
Herman Burell Mitchell (on 1951-07-27)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (on 1951-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1951-07-27) and John Shelley Crawford (sax player) (on 1951-07-27)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1951-07-27)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-07-27)
Percy Mayfield2:51
20Love Will Make You a Slave
double bass [bass]:
Billy Hadnott (on 1951-09-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1951-09-24)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1951-09-24)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-09-24)
vocals:
Lil Greenwood (on 1951-09-24)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-09-24)
Lil Greenwood3:30
21I Can’t Lose With the Stuff I Use
double bass [bass]:
Oscar Underwood "Yogi" Adams (on 1952-01-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Luther B. Taylor, Jr, (on 1952-01-30)
guitar:
Lester Williams (US 1950s blues guitarist) (on 1952-01-30)
piano:
Johnnye Mae Brown (on 1952-01-30)
tenor saxophone:
Verdun Kellogg (on 1952-01-30) and Frank Mims (on 1952-01-30)
vocals:
Lester Williams (US 1950s blues guitarist) (on 1952-01-30)
recorded at:
ACA Recording Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1952-01-30)
Lester Williams2:12
22Wheel of Fortune
vocals:
Curlee Dinkins (in 1952), David Ford (Doowop singer, Hollywood Flames, Ebbtides) (in 1952), Robert Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) (in 1952) and Clyde Tillis (in 1952)
recording of:
Wheel of Fortune (1951 song) (in 1952)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
The Four Flames2:40
23The Big Question
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1952-01-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (on 1952-01-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jesse Sailes (on 1952-01-22)
guitar:
Mitchell “Tiny” Webb (on 1952-01-22)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
John Crawford (sax player) (on 1952-01-22) and Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1952-01-22)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1952-01-22)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-22)
Percy Mayfield2:52
24Lawdy Miss Clawdy
alto saxophone:
Joseph Harris (on 1952-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Frank Fields (on 1952-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Palmer (on 1952-03-13)
guitar:
Ernest McLean (on 1952-03-13)
piano:
Fats Domino (on 1952-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Hardesty (on 1952-03-13)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
lead vocals:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (on 1952-03-13)
conductor:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
recorded at:
J&M Record Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-03-13)
recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (on 1952-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (US R&B/soul singer) (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Lloyd Price2:30
25So Tired
alto saxophone:
Jackie Kelso (on 1951-02-08)
double bass [bass]:
William Day (on 1951-02-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-08)
guitar:
Johnny Rogers (Blues musician) (on 1951-02-08)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1951-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Taylor (saxophonist) (on 1951-02-08)
trumpet:
Charles Gillum (on 1951-02-08)
vocals:
Roy Milton (on 1951-02-08)
engineered at:
Associated Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-08)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders3:12
26Night and Day (I Miss You So)
recorded at:
United Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders3:01
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Credits

Release

art direction:Phil Carroll (art direction)
liner notes:Billy Vera
engineer:Kirk Felton
Gordon Skene
producer:Billy Vera (task: reissue)
remastering:Kirk Felton
compiler:Billy Vera
design:Linda Kalin
Deb Sibony
remastered at:Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1367595 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000000QLW [info]