Saturday, November 5, 2016

Easy Ed's Variety Hour November 4, 2016 + Primitive Sounds November + More!





Hi, folks!


Missed last night's show (November 4, 2016)? Just click here to get to the always-free archive mp3. Scroll down to see the songs we played this time out.

Like what you hear? Please comment on the Easy Ed's Variety Hour Facebook page. Thank you for your support!




On November 9 Easy Ed and Stacy Thornton will be spinning the Primitive Sounds at Brass Union in Somerville, MA. Early start (8:00 PM). All vinyl 45s all night. Rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, '50s R&B, and lots more! No cover, great food and drinks--all at a very cool little nightspot. Hope to see you there! (Update: Our November 9 night at Brass Union was cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Stacy Thornton will instead be our guest DJ on December 14.)

December 23: Get your tickets (please do--this show's about to sell out) for the Raging Teens' 20th anniversary celebration/rockin' holiday show at O'Brien's in Allston. With Roy Sludge, Ten Dollar Mistake, and Easy Ed's Record Hop.


Have a rockin' weekend!

Easy Ed


Here are the songs we played on November 4


Joey Nepote “Doctor, Doctor, Doctor” from Various: Knock Out on Buffalo Bop — Blue Ribbon Records

Ronnie Haig “Hey Little Baby” from Get Hip Archives on Get Hip Records — 1957 (unissued acetate)

The Infernos “Local Boy” from Various: Goofin' Around on Goofin' Records —

Ronnie Self “You're So Right for Me” from Various: Ain't I'm a Dog on Columbia Legacy — Columbia Records 1958

The Rhythm Aces “Mohawk Rock” from Various: Rockabilly And Rockers on Collector Records — Sparkette Records 1959

Jimmy Thurman “Pretty Baby” from Various: Rockabilly And Rockers on Collector Records — Sparkette Records 1959

The Stillmen “Stow-A-Way” from All Hopped Up on Star Tone Records

Boots Collins “Mean” from Various: Great Rockin' Girls on Collector Records

Billy Harlan “I Wanna Bop” from Various: That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 2 on Bear Family Records — Decca Records 1958 /See him at the Nashville Boogie, May 18-21, 2017.

The Jim Dandees “Loco-Motion” from n/a on Star Crest Records 45 — Background/ambient

Eddie Cochran “Somethin' Else” from Liberty 45 on Liberty — Liberty Records 1959

Bob and Ray “Shorty Shorty” from n/a on Nasco Records 45 — Nasco Records 1958

Jimmy Apostle and The Willows “I Love Ya Honey” from Various: Record Hop Madness, Vol. 1 on RHM — Power Records 1961

The Ozarks “Who Stole My Bird Dog?” from n/a on California Records 45 — Background/ambient

The Raging Teens “Waiting Right Here” from Rock 'N' Roll Party on Rubric Records — See them 12/23 with Roy Sludge, Ten Dollar Mistake, and Easy Ed’s Record Hop

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys “Chalk It Up to the Blues” from It's Time! on Yep Roc Records — www.bigsandy.net See them 11/12 at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. And I will see you there.

The Titans “Guitar Boogie Shuffle” from Today's Teen Beat on MGM LP — Background/ambient

Glen Glenn “One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette” from Various: Rarest Rockabilly and Hillbilly Boogie/The Best of Ace Rockabilly on Ace Records — Era Records 1958

Jake Calypso and His Red Hot “When the Pretty Girl Bop” from Downtown Memphis on Chickens Records — www.jakecalypso.com/

Rex Ellis “Bop Hop Jamboree” from Various: Memphis Rockabillies, Hillbillies & Honky Tonkers, Vol. 2 on Stomper Time Records — Rivermont Records 1958

The Moods “Easy Going” from Various: Sarg Rockers on Collector Records — Background/ambient

Bill Lawrence “Hey Baby” from Various: Cat Talk: The Best of Imperial Rockabilly on EMI — Freedom Records 1958

Luke McDaniel “Go Ahead Baby” from Various: That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 16 on Bear Family — Sun Records 1957 (originally unissued)

Hank's Jalopy Demons “You Bring out the Wolf in Me” from Music on the Up Beat on Flipster Records — www.facebook.com/HanksJalopyDemons?fref=ts

Bob Luman “Deep Dark Jungle” from Bob Rocks on Bear Family — 1955 demo recording (originally unissued)

The Gentry Brothers “Swanky” from Various: Chicken Rock on Eagle Records — Background/ambient

Red Rhodes “Country Boogie Blues” from Various: Somebody's Rockin' on P-VINE RECORDS (Japanese Reissue) — Background/ambient

Nate Gibson with the Barnshakers “Where There's a Will There's a Way” from Nate Gibson and Friends: The Starday Sessions on Goofin' Records


Don Gibson “Sittin' Here Cryin'” from Don Gibson: A Legend in My Time on Bear Family Records — RCA Victor 1957

Lester Peabody “Nine O'Clock Special” from Focus on Guitars on Goofin' Records — Background/ambient

Todd Rhodes and His Orchestra “Jumpin’ with the Mountain King” from Blues For The Red Boy: The Early Sensation Recordings on Ace Records — Background/ambient

Fats Domino “Don't You Know I Love You” from n/a on Imperial Records 45 — Imperial Records 1955

The Barons “My Baby’s Gone” from n/a on Decca Records 45 — Decca Records 1954

Gene and Eunice “Bom Bom Lulu” from n/a on Aladdin Records 45 — Aladdin Records 1957

The Wheels “Let's Have a Ball” from n/a on Premium Records 45 — Premium Records 1956

Paul Gayten “Beatnik Bounce” from n/a on Anna Records 45 — Background/ambient

The Starjays “My Wild Girl” from Bang! It's the Starjays on Rhythm Bomb Records

Wild Jimmy Spruill “Scratch 'n’ Twist” from Scratch 'n’ Twist on Night Train International — Background/ambient

Ray Washington “I Know” from n/a on Vin Records 45 — Vin Records 1959

Sweet Pea Walker “Sweet Pea” from n/a on Sweet Pea Records

Bo Diddley “Give Me a Break” from n/a on Checker 45 (Reissue) — Checker Records 1962

Davey Jones “Love Your Way” from Various: Mr. Hotshot's R&B Review on King Novelties Review — Apt Records 1958

Freddy King “Texas Oil” from n/a on Federal Records 45 — Background/ambient

Jerry Warren “Rompin’” from n/a on Dorset Records 45 — Background/ambient

Bobby Vee “Flyin' High” from n/a on Soma Records 45 — Soma Records 1959

Mike Waggoner and the Bops “Guitar Man” from n/a on Vee Records 45 — Vee Records 1961

Mike Kelly “Heart Breaker and A Lover” from n/a on Modern Sound 45 — Modern Sound 1958

Vince Everett “I Ain't Gonna Be Your Lowdown Dog No More” from n/a on ABC Paramount 45 — ABC Paramount 1962

The T-Bones “Six Banger” from '60s Rockin' Greats on Master Classics Records — Background/ambient

Ronnie Dawson (Commonwealth Jones) “Do Do Do” from Rockin' Bones: Legendary Masters on Crystal Clear Sound — Columbia Records 1961

The Retrobaits “Don't Be Gone Long” from Don't Be Gone Long 


Danny Dill “I’m Hungry for Your Lovin’” from Various: That'll Flat Git It! Vol. 13 on Bear Family Records — ABC-Paramount 1956

Kieron McDonald “Louanne” from Shake That Thing on Tagalong Records

Link Wray and the Wraymen “Rumble Mambo” from n/a on Okeh Records 45 — Background/ambient

Jack Bedient and The Chessmen “Double Whammy” from Various: Pebbles Presents Highs in the Mid Sixties, Vol. 7 on Pebbles — Fantasy Records 1965

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