PERCY MAYFIELD
Louisiana
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A track from the imminent Jukebox Mambo comp of hot Latin R&B crossover numbers, Percy Mayfield's 'Louisiana' is a typically haunting tribute to the swampy Bayou state of his upbringing, set...
BILLY HAMLIN
If You Ain't Got No bread (You Might As Well Stay Home In Bed)
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One of the most in demand R&B records of recent years and not for no good reason. 'If You Ain't Got No Bread' is a quirky dancer full of character and charm built around a simple but...
JEANNE DEMETZ
Calypso Daddy / Everything Will Be Alright
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Originally discovered and subsequently compiled by Soho legend Gaz Mayall languishing amidst the old Modern Records tapes held by Ace Records, Jeanne Demetz's killer 'Calypso Daddy' has since been...
LALO GUERRERO
Los Chucos Suaves / Tequila
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One of the highlights from our current Jukebox Mambo compilation and a song which really deserved a 45rpm release in its own right, Lalo Guererro's 'Los Chucos Suaves' is perhaps the definitive...
AMOS MILBURN
I Done Done It / Greyhound
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Two killer Jump work-outs from one of the leading voices in the transgression from R&B to Rock and Roll. Amos Milburn shot to fame in the mid-40s and then went on to carve something of a niche...
RUTH BROWN
Mambo Baby
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Two absolute classics from Atlantic's first queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown. 'Mambo Baby' rode the mambo craze like few other records could, hooking you right in from the shuffling...
JIMMY MCCRACKLIN
What's That
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With hundreds and reportedly even thousands of songs to his name, Jimmy McCracklin is a true legend of Blues and R&B, beginning his career in the post war era and thriving through the 50s...
LINCOLN CHASE
I Love Your Many Ways
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Two wigged out wonders from the mysterious Lincoln Chase, an artist who found most success as a composer for other artists such as LaVern Baker, and in particular Shirley Ellis, but nevertheless...
CLARENCE GARLOW
New Bon Ton Roulay
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Two all-time classic, seminal Rumba-laden R&B sides backed together for the first time. Texan born guitarist and vocalist Clarence Garlow first cut 'Bon Ton Roula' in 1950 for local label...
CAMILLE HOWARD
Fiesta in Old Mexico
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Says Juke Box Jam... We first featured Camille Howard quite a few releases back on JBJ 1017, with the steamy, sensual blues rumba of 'Shrinking Up Fast', a track which also features on our...
CHARLES SHEFFIELD
I Got Fever
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Well known for the evergreen R&B club classic 'It's Your Voodoo Working', here's a less well known number from the Lake Charles, Louisiana born Charles 'Mad Dog' Sheffield that's every bit as...
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
Polly Put Your Kettle On
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Born 1914, Sonny Boy Williamson I was one of the pioneering first wave of bluesmen to achieve a level of success and national notoriety as a recorded artist. In his all too brief life and career,...
BARRETT STRONG
Misery / Let's Rock
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Two early R&B sides from Detroit's legendary Tamla stable, and two tracks which shed some light on the foundations of the then undefined 'Motown sound'. When Barrett Strong recorded 'Money'...
HUBERT ROBINSON
High Class Woman
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Two raucous, stomping bar-room bawlers here from obscure blues shouter Hubert Robinson of Houston, Texas, singing over a really hot backing group playing it pretty loose with twanging bass, a...
JEWEL KING
3x7=21
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Featuring two sides of bumping New Orleans boogie and shuffle as little known songstress Jewel King adeptly slinks and glides her way across typically top-notch accompaniment from Dave...
LARRY WILLIAMS
Love Charms
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Another dynamite R&B twin spin from Jukebox Jam - featuring 2 sides appearing on vinyl for the first time ever from the legendary New Orleans Rock & Roll star, Larry Williams. ‘Love...



















