Tommy Ridgley, The Early Years In New Orleans (1986) r. 1949-50

Tommy Ridgley, The Early Years In New Orleans (1986) r. 1949-50

 Tuesday's lunch record is by Tommy Ridgley. He was a in demand R&B vocalist from New Orleans. This album is a reissue on the French Pathe Marconi label. Theses recordings were originally issued on the Imperial record label. He recorded for and with the Dave Bartholomew orchestra. The songs are written by Tommy Ridgeley, the records achieved local and regional recognition. The material ranges from sweet bluesy ballads to raucous rowdy jump blues. The YouTube sample song is " Monkey Man" (1950) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qA3RHVLQc4 . . bucko