{"product_id":"various-artists-beale-street-beats-1-home-of-the-blues-various-artists","title":"Various Artists- Beale Street Beats 1: Home Of The Blues (Various Artists) { VINYL LP }","description":"\u003cp\u003e-Memphis, Tennessee: large urban metropolis on the Mississippi River, home to such legendary record labels as Sun, Stax, Hi Records and... Home Of The Blues! -On two single high-quality 25cm LPs, Bear Family Records® presents an overview of the creative years of this underrated label that released great rhythm 'n' blues, soul, blues and rock 'n' roll throughout the early 1960s. -Volume 1 with a focus on blues-laden recordings. -This LP delivers rare tunes that are hard to find on the original format, recordings by Dave Dixon, Willie Cobbs and Jimmy Dotson, among others. -The 8-page four-color folder includes extensive liner notes by Chicago music expert Bill Dahl, with photos from the label archives. -Sebastian Klebe's elegant graphic design looks very appealing. Memphis hosted more than it's share of record labels that would assume legendary status in years to come, but Home of the Blues had a decided advantage: it's headquarters sat right on jumping Beale Street as an outgrowth of Ruben Cherry's record store of the same name. Launched in the summer of 1960, HOTB Records wisely hired local trumpeter Willie Mitchell as it's house bandleader and picked up veteran R\u0026amp;B stars Roy Brown and The '5' Royales as it's flagship acts. They're both aboard 'Home of the Blues,' the first of two 10-inch vinyl volumes compiled from HOTB's vaults. Also featured on this extremely solid LP are rare and splendid sides by Southern bluesmen Willie Cobbs and Jimmy Dotson, mellifluous Nashville R\u0026amp;B singer Larry Birdsong, Memphis rockers Billy Riley (raucously reviving Big Joe Turner's Teenage Letter) and Bill Yates, and Mitchell's tight combo. Brown's Rocking All The Time jumps every bit as hard as anything he'd previously cut for DeLuxe or King, and elegant guitarist Sammy Lawhorn's sublime title track is the icing on a consistently delicious cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSammy Lawhorn - Home Of The Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Larry Birdsong - Little Schoolgirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Willie Cobbs - You're So Hard To Please\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bill Yates - I Believe To My Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roy Brown - Rocking All The Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Willie Mitchell - Thirty Five Thirty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Billy Lee Riley - Teenage Letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The '5' Royals - Goofball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roy Brown - Sugar Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jimmy Dotson - Search No More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bear Family","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399440924762,"sku":"5397102140167","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/6107\/2986\/files\/4012210-2747090.jpg?v=1779326690","url":"https:\/\/qbrxip-ki.myshopify.com\/products\/various-artists-beale-street-beats-1-home-of-the-blues-various-artists","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}