Originally Released: March 18, 2016
TRACKS
- Pray | Mighty Sam McClain
- Born with the Blues | Dorothy Goodman
- It's a Privilege, Baby, To Be Loved by You | Guitar Slim Jr.
- Ham and Eggs | Danny Barker
- True Blue | C.P. Love
- Jump Steady Come My Way | Willy DeVille
- Remember Me | Roland Stone
- Cottonmouth | Coco Robicheaux
- J-Walkin' | Johnny J & The Hitmen
- Bring the Greenbacks When You Call |Blue Lu Barker
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Robert Lowery
- I Ate up the Apple Tree | Pin Stripe Brass Band
- I'm Not Coming Back | Marva Wright
- Mean Little Woman | Little Freddie King
- Chillin' Like an Ice Cube | Ironing Board Sam
- Waltz for Pud | Tony Green
- Don't Let Me Go | Rockie Charles
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Mighty Sam McClain - “Pray”
Written by Carlo Ditta [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Mighty Sam McClain - Lead Vocals
A.J. Loria - Piano
Deacon John Moore - Guitar
Erving Charles - Bass
Bobby Williams - Drums
Lady B.J. - Background Vocals
Ward Smith - Sax
Eddie Weber - Trumpet
Chaka - Percussion
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Dorothy Goodman - “Born with the Blues”
Written by Dorothy Goodman [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Dorothy Goodman - Lead Vocals
Rick Allen - Organ
Carlo Ditta - Guitar
Robert Wilson - Bass
Mr. Lippy - Drums
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Guitar Slim Jr. - “It’s a Privilege, Baby, to Be Loved by You”
Written by R.&.B. Armstrong [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Guitar Slim Jr. - Lead Guitar & Vocals
Ernie Vincent - Bass
Doug Duffy - Organ
Barry Armstrong - Tambourine
Mr. Blue - Drums
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Danny Barker - “Ham & Eggs”
Written by Danny Barker [DannyLu Publishing, ASCAP]
Danny Barker - Guitar & Lead Vocals
Carlo Ditta - Alarm Clock & Background Vocals
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C.P. Love - “True Blue”
Written by C.P. Love & Carlo Ditta [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
C.P. Love - Lead Vocals
Leo Nocentelli - Guitar
George Porter Jr. - Bass
Merle Saunders - Hammond B-3
Tony Braunagel - Drums
Dave Tucker - Percussion
Camille Mendoza & Susie Moretti - Background Vocals
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Willy DeVille - “Jump Steady Come My Way”
Written by Willy Deville [Crosstown Music, BMI]
Willy Deville - Lead Vocals
Mac “Dr. John” Rebennack - Piano
Leo Nocentelli - Guitar
Freddie Koala - Lap Steel, Guitar & Percussion
George Porter, Jr. - Bass
Kerry Brown - Drums
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Roland Stone - “Remember Me”
Written by Mac Rebennack [Ace Publishing, MCI-BMI]
Roland Stone - Lead Vocals
Mac “Dr. John Rebennack” - Piano & Rhythm Guitar
Johnny J - Lead Guitar Solo
Earl Stanley - Bass
Charlie Miller - Flute & Flugelhorn
Johnny Vidacovich - Drums
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Coco Robicheaux - “Cottonmouth”
Written by Curtis John Arceneaux [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Coco Robicheaux - Rhythm Guitar & Lead Vocals
Kenny Holladay - Lead Guitar
Roy White - Bass
Dave Easley - Pedal Steel Guitar
Smokey Greenwell - Harmonica
Nancy Buchan - Violin
Paul Santopadre - Drums
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Johnny J & the Hitmen - “J-Walkin’”
Written by Johnny J [Solid Splendor Music, BMI]
Johnny J - Lead Guitar
Wayne Bennett - Rhythm Guitar
Robert Tevault - Bass
Mike Sipos - Drums
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Blue Lu Barker - “Bring the Greenbacks When You Call”
Written by Blue Lu Barker [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Blue Lu Barker - Lead Vocals
Danny Barker - Guitar
Greg Stafford - Trumpet
David Grillier - Clarinet
Frank Naundorf - Trombone
Walter Lewis - Piano
Edmond Foucher - String Bass
Shannon Powell - Drums
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Robert Lowery - “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Written by Robert Lowery [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Robert Lowery - Guitar & Vocals
Virgil Thrasher - Harmonica
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The Pin Stripe Brass Band - “I Ate Up the Apple Tree”
Written by Dave “Fat Man” Williams [French Market Music Co., BMI]
Herbert A. McCarver III - Snare Drum & Lead Vocals
Mark Smith - Tuba
Robert Harris - Trombone
Jeffery Herbert - Trombone
Brice Miller - Trumpet
Raymond Jones - Trumpet
Rickey Paulin - Clarinet
George Johnson - Trumpet
Dwight Miller - Alto Saxophone
Oscar Washington - Bass Drum
Terrance Hilliard - Percussionist
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Marva Wright - “I’m Not Coming Back”
Written by Marva Wright [Blues with a Feelin, BMI]
Marva Wright - Lead Vocals
Sammy Perfect - Piano & Hammond B-3
Benny Turner - Bass
Earl Smith - Drums
Tracy Griffin - Trumpet & Horn Arrangements
David Woodward - Trombone
Ken “Snakebite” Jacobs - Baritone Saxophone
Greg Dawson - Tenor Saxophone
Pam Landrum, Earl Smith & Charles Elam III - Background Vocals
Mark Sterling - Duet Vocal Finale
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Little Freddie King - “Mean Little Woman”
Written by Freddie Martin [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Little Freddie King - Lead Guitar & Vocals
Rick Allen Wurlitzer - Electric Piano
Earl Stanley - Bass
Kerry Brown - Drums
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Ironing Board Sam - “Chillin’ Like an Ice Cube”
Written by Sammie Moore [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Ironing Board Sam - Electric Keyboard & Vocals
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Tony Green - “Waltz for Pud”
Written by Tony Green [Attid Music Co., ASCAP]
Tony Green - Solo & Rhythm Guitar
Gregor Sneddon - Rhythm Guitar
Vitus Paukstaitis - Bass
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Rockie Charles - “Don’t Let Me Go”
Written by Charles Merrick [New Attid Music Co., BMI]
Rockie Charles - Guitar & Vocals
Jerry Pekinto - Bass
Wayne Lohr - Organ
Tony D’Alessandro - Drums
Karlene Arena & Rhea Kahler - Background Vocals & Snaps
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Produced by Carlo Ditta
“Pray” produced by Carlo Ditta & A.J. Loria
“A Good Man Is Had to Find” produced by Carlo Ditta & Ice Cube Slim
Photographs by Carlo Ditta, Barry Kaiser, Keith Calhoun, Chandra McCormick, Owen Murphy, Diane Wanek, Sydney Byrd, Marie Dominique Verdier, Janus Sikura, Judy Hill, Scott Keyes and Marta
Design by Diane Wanek, Zigzag
℗© 1999 Orleans Records, Inc.