The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949–1957

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Deluxe 3-CD package "OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story" box set. Containing 78 songs from 34 Artists who defined Rhythm & Blues. Material previously and unpreviously released by OKeh Records.
Includes a 34-page booklet.

Volume One:
1 - Recorded 9/22/49, OKeh/Columbia
2 - 9/22/49, previously unissued alternate version
3,8 - 2/21/49, OKeh/Columbia
4,6 - 11/21/49, OKeh 6820
5 - 2/21/49, OKeh 7049
7 - 4/14/49, OKeh/Columbia
9 - 6/15/50, previously unissued
10 - 6/15/50, OKeh/Columbia
11 - 11/7/50, OKeh, Columbia
12 - 1/26/51, OKeh 6805
13 - 4/25/51, OKeh 6800
14 - 4/2/51, OKeh/Columbia
15 - 6/14/51, OKeh 6808
16 - 4/20/51, OKeh 6834
17 - 6/26/51, OKeh 6816
18 - 3/22/51, previously unissued
19 - 6/29/51, previously unissued
20 - 3/29/51, OKeh/Columbia
21 - 11/8/51, OKeh 6848
22 - 10/23/51, OKeh 6881
23,25 - 6/26/51, OKeh 6822
24 - 4/25/51, previously unissued
26 - 9/4/51, previously unissued

Volume Two:
1 - Recorded 8/24/51, previously unissued alternate take
2 - 9/4/51, previously unissued
3 - 6/27/51, OKeh 6810
4 - 10/23/51, previously unissued
5 - 6/25/52, OKeh 6954
6 - 4/23/52, OKeh 6873
7 - 8/18/52, OKeh 6924
8 - 4/23/52, OKeh 6883
9 - 6/26/52, previously unissued
10 - 6/26/52, OKeh 6905
11 - 10/8/52, OKeh 6931
12,17 - 10/22/52, OKeh 6937
13 - 8/21/52, OKeh 6933
14 - 5/22/52, OKeh 6899
15 - 11/17/52, OKeh 6972
16 - 11/19/52, previously unissued
18 - 12/12/52, OKeh 6939
19 - 6/11/53, OKeh 6998
20 - 2/5/53, OKeh 6961
21 - 1/21/53, previously unissued
22 - 1/8/53, OKeh 7021
23 - 9/30/53, OKeh 7014
24 - 12/31/53, OKeh 7025
25 - 9/17/53, previously unissued
26 - 5/4/53, OKeh 6982

Volume Three:
1 - Recorded 9/1/53, OKeh 7010
2 - 9/30/53, OKeh 7014
3 - 12/31/53, previously unissued
4 - 9/1/53, OKeh 7022
5,13 - 8/24/54, OKeh 7045
6 - 9/23/54, OKeh 7060
7 - 1/6/54, OKeh 7027
8 - 11/15/54, OKeh 7050
9 - 11/23/54, previously unissued
10 - 4/1/54, previously unissued
11,14 - 5/12/54, previously unissued
12 - 3/2/54, OKeh 7042
15 - 3/21/55, previously unissued
16 - 7/15/55, OKeh 7062
17,18 - 9/12/56, OKeh 7072
19 - 11/17/56, Epic/OKeh 9196
20 - 10/5/56, OKeh 7074
21 - 10/5/56, OKeh 7075
22 - 9/13/56, OKeh 7073
23 - 9/13/56, OKeh 7083
24,25 - 9/25/57, previously unissued alternate version
26 - 2/13/57, OKeh LN 3488

Photos provided by the Michael Ochs Archives Ltd., the Frank Driggs Collection and Culver Pictures.

Remastered and restored at Sony Music Studios, New York.

©℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured by Epic

Tracks 1.9, 1.10, 1.16, 2.1, 2.21, & 3.1 = credits according to:
- Campbell, Robert L., Büttner, Armin & Kochakian, Dan (Latest revision: August 25, 2016) : Red Saunders Discography ( http://campber.people.clemson.edu/saunders.html )
- Geerken, Hartmut & Trent, Chris (2015) - Omniverse Sun Ra: p177 #12, 13, 15

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-06 13:23 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Volume One
2CD: Volume Two
3CD: Volume Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1But Officer!
Cliff "King" Solomon2:52
2Give Me One More Drink
Sammy Cotton2:12
3Leave It to Me
Annie Laurie3:17
4Square Dance BoogieCliff "King" Solomon feat. Ernestine Anderson2:26
5Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
Big John & The Buzzards2:22
6One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Big Maybelle2:53
7My Lonely Room
Titus Turner2:53
8Uh Oh (Get Out of the Car)
The Treniers3:01
9Creole Alley
Paul Gayten feat. Lee Allen2:14
10Give Me Your Love
Larry Darnell2:05
11Bad, Bad Women
The Shufflers2:31
12I'm Gettin' Long
Big Maybelle2:49
13Oop Shoop
cover recording of:
Oop Shoop
writer:
Shirley Gunter and Blondene Taylor
Big John & The Buzzards2:17
14Jump Ted!
The Shufflers2:26
15Ocean of Tears
Big Maybelle2:31
16Ring Ding Do
background vocals and choir vocals:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1955-07-15)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1955-07-15)
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (on 1955-07-15)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1955-07-15)
recording of:
Ring-Ding-Doo (on 1955-06-15)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
Chuck Willis2:32
17Little DemonScreamin’ Jay Hawkins2:25
18I Put a Spell on You
vocals:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 299) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 313)
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You (on 1956-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins3.32:27
19Bacon Fat
recording of:
Bacon Fat
lyricist and composer:
Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, June Sixteen Music Company and Trianon Publications
Andre Williams3:05
20The Last Meal
Hurricane Harry2:18
21Let's Do the Slop
Little Joe Cook & The Thrillers2:50
22Where You Been
Lloyd Fatman2:32
23Miss Mushmouth
Lloyd Fatman2:29
24Wyatt Earp
The Marquees feat. Marvin Gaye & Bo Diddley2:27
25Billy's Heartache
performer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Billy Stewart feat. Bo Diddley2:25
26Yellow CoatScreamin’ Jay Hawkins2:23