Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra 1935-6 r.1970

Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra 1935-6  r.1970

Friday's lunch record is a  reissue album of Claude Hopkins orchestra. These recordings are from 1935 & 1936. This 1970 budget album is on the Alamac record  label. This was a successful black orchestsra during the depression. Songs include "Truckin' ", "Minor Mania", Washington Squabble", "Swingin' And Jivin' ", Farewell Blues" along with others. The YouTube sample song is "Swingin' And Jivin' " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0G7U3GYoQU . . bucko

Juinior Wells, You're Tuff Enough (1968)

Juinior Wells, You're Tuff Enough (1968)

 Thursday's lunch record is a Chicago blues/soul album by Junior Wells. This Tuff Enough album was  released in 1968 on the Blue Rock label of Mercury records. Junior Wells on harmonica and vocals. Sammy Lawhorn on guitar. The songs are "You're Tuff Enough", "It's All Soul", "Gonna Cramp Your Style", "Where Did I Go Wrong?", "That'll Hold Me", "Sweet Darling Think It Over", "Up In Heah", "You're The One", "You Ought To Quit That", "Messing With The Kid", "The Hippies Are Trying", "Junior's Groove". The YouTube sample song is "It's All Soul" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrgFLunrWpY . . bucko

Louis Jordan - His Tympany 5, Go Blow Your Horn Jazz Gems (1982) r. 1957

Louis Jordan - His Tympany 5, Go Blow Your Horn Jazz Gems (1982) r. 1957

Wednesday's lunch record is a reissue by Louis Jordan, This R&B jump blues album is on the French record label Pathe Marconi released in 1982. The original album was on Score records from 1957. Louis Jordan sax player singer, bandleader led his band the Tympany Five. Songs include: "Yeah, Yeah Baby", " Louis Blues", "I've Seen What You've Done", "Fat Back And Corn Likker", "Put Some Money In The Pot", "Gotta Go", "The Dipper". "Times A Passin' " "Whiskey Do Your Stuff", "It's Hard To Be Good", "Dollar Down". The YouTube sample song is "Fat Back And Corn Likker" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDNugfc2-Y . . bucko

Quicksilver Messenger Service, Happy Trails (1969)

Quicksilver Messenger Service, Happy Trails (1969)

 Tuesday's lunch record is a rock album by Quicksilver Messenger Service. This Happy Trails album was their second album recorded in 1968 and released in 1969. The album is on Capitol records. The band had a psychedelic blues heavy jam rock approach in their songs. Songs include " Who Do You Love Parts 1 & 2", " When You Love", "Where You Love", "Mona", "Maiden Of The Cancer Moon", "Calvary", "Happy Trails". The YouTube sample song is "Who Do You Love" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDIkBtKOq1I . . bucko

Richard Groove Holmes, Night Glider (1973)

Richard Groove Holmes, Night Glider (1973)

Monday's lunch record is a jazz album by Richard Groove Holmes/ This Night Glider album was released in 1973 on Groove Merchant records. The personnel for this funk, bop jazz album are; Richard Groove Holmes (organ), Lloyd Davis (guitar), Horace Ott (electric piano), Garnett Brown (trombone), Selden Powell (tenor sax), Paul Martinez (bass), Bernard Purdie (drums), The songs include "Night Glider", "Flyjack", "It's Gonna Take Some Time", "Pure Cane Sugar", "Go Away Little Girl", "One Mint Julep", "Young And Foolish". The YouTube sample song is "Flyjack" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjhaxUDsUOc . . bucko