The Legends of the Rocking Dutchman - episode 133
The Fidelity label
Today I feature the just 10 records that were issued as the Fidelity label in 1951 and '52. It was a subsidiary of Art Rupe's specialty label that had become one of the more succesful labels in Rhythm & Blues. In articles in Billboard Magazine it reads between the lines that Rupe bought an existing firm, but all issues have been done under his supervision.
As so few records have been released, I have time to play both sides of several of them. And that's a lot of great Rhythm & Blues - what else can you expect from Art Rupe.
Playlist
- Big Joe Turner - I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows) (Fidelity 3000)
- Big Joe Turner - Life Is Like A Card Game (3000)
- Four Flames - Tabarin (3001)
- Four Flames - W.I.N.E (3001)
- Sherman Williams - The Bounce (3002)
- Herman Manzy - I'm your Rockin' man (3003)
- Bumble Bee Slim - Ida Red (3004)
- Bumble Bee Slim - Lonesome Old Feeling (3004)
- Jo Jo Jackson & His Jumpin' Jivers - Boogie In The Groove (3005)
- Jo Jo Jackson & His Jumpin' Jivers - Jumpin' And Stompin' (3005)
- Smokey Hogg - Born On The 13th 3006()
- Smokey Hogg - Crawdad (3006)
- Big Joe Turner - After A While You'll Be Sorry (3007)
- Big Joe Turner - Just A Travelin' Man (3007)
- Pete Mckinley - Cryin' For My Baby (3008)
- Pete McKinley - Mean black snake (3008)
- Clarence London - Goin' Back To Mama (3009)
- Clarence London - One Rainy Morning (3009)
Outtro:
- Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce
- Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
- Eddie Chamblee - Last Call
- Frank 'Floorshow' Culley - That Girl
- Julian Dash - Creamin' Boogie
- Sonny Thompson- Backyard Affair MP3
- Tiny Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders - Juicy Fruit