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Various Artists ‎– The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story: 1949-1957
Label: Epic, OKeh, Legacy ‎
Released: 1993
Format: Mp3@320

The three-CD set is a real eye opener. As the most straight-laced and self-consciously upscale of the major labels, Columbia Records isn't usually thought of as having had much to contribute to the history and development of rhythm & blues. That impression was never more than partly true, however, as every track on this three-disc set reminds us. The postwar OKeh label was Columbia's attempt to grab a piece of a market that, as early as 1948, it knew it was losing, and the music is as solid a representation of R&B of the era as that of any major label of the period. It's true that Okeh had only sporadic success and developed a relative handful of R&B stars: Chuck Willis, Big Maybelle, the Treniers, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. A great many other notable artists passed through, however, either after their biggest successes or in the years prior to their emergence, including LaVern Baker (known at the time as Bea Baker) singing with Maurice King & His Wolverines, Marvin Gaye as a member of the Marquees (working with Bo Diddley), Hadda Brooks, Annie Laurie, and the Ravens. They're all represented here, and there's not a second-rate song anywhere on this set, which also features some of the cleanest, richest remastering heard on a Columbia CD set of truly vintage material up to that time. (Allmusic)

The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957.Disc1

1. Chris Powell - Rock The Joint [2:49]
2. Chris Powell - That's Right [2:09]
3. The Five Scamps - Chicken Shack Boogie [2:47]
4. Mr. Google Eyes - No Wine, No Women [2:19]
5. The Five Scamps - Red Hot [2:50]
6. Mr. Google Eyes - Rough And Rocky Road [2:50]
7. Chris Powell - Hot Dog [2:32]
8.The Five Scamps - Fine Like Wine [2:35]
9. Jumpin' Joe Williams - Chi (Chicago) [2:14]
10. Jumpin' Joe Williams - Lyin' Girl Blues [2:41]
11. The Ravens - Gotta Find My Baby [2:15]
12. Chuck Willis - Let's Jump Tonight [2:18]
13. Maurice King & His Wolverines - I Want A Lavender Cadillac [2:21]
14. Earl Williams - If You Ever Had The Blues[2:55]
15. The Bill Davis Trio - Catch 'em Young, Treat 'em Rough, Tell 'em Nothin' [2:50]
16. Jumpin' Joe Williams - Weekday Blues [3:11]
17. Irlton French With Chuck Thomas & His All Stars - My Runaround Baby [2:25]
18. The Five Scamps - Stuttering Blues [3:02]
19. Leroy Johnson - She Did Me Wrong [2:45]
20. The Ravens - Honey I Don't Want You [2:30]
21. Larry Darnell - Work Baby Work [2:49]
22. Pinocchio James - Camp Meeting [2:22]
23. Pearl Taylor - Come On Daddy [2:11]
24. Maurice King & His Wolverines - I Feel So Good [2:53]
25. Pearl Taylor - Three Ball Sam [2:55]
26. Little Brother Brown - Brother's Blues [2:52]

The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957.Disc2

1. Red Saunders & His Orchestra - Hey! Bartender, Give That Man A Drink [2:24]
2. Little Brother Brown - Goof Boogie [3:01]
3. Chuck Willis - I Rule My House [2:46]
4. Pinocchio James - Pinocchio's Blues [2:52]
5. Larry Darnell - I'll Be Sittin', I'll Be Rockin' [2:31]
6. Annie Laurie - It's Been A Long Time [2:37]
7. Hadda Brooks - Jump Back Honey [2:26]
8. Titus Turner - Got So Much Trouble [2:51]
9. The Royals – Gas Happy Mama [2:24]
10. Chuck Willis - My Story [3:10]
11. Leroy Kirkland & His Orchestra - Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business) [2:38]
12. The Treniers - The Moondog [2:21]
13. Annie Laurie - Stop Talkin' And Start Walkin' [2:29]
14. Red Rodney - Dig This Menu Please! [2:46]
15. Paul Gayton - It Ain't Nothing Happening [2:26]
16. Chuck Willis - You Broke My Heart [2:35]
17. The Treniers – Poontang [2:37]
18. Hadda Brooks - Brooks Boogie [2:50]
19. Big Maybelle - Jinny Mule [2:42]
20. Titus Turner - Livin' In Memory [2:18]
21. Jumpin' Joe Williams - Voodoo Blues [2:58]
22. The Bill Davis Trio - Bring The Money In [2:26]
23. Sammy Cotton - You The Kind Of Women [2:40]
24. Annie Laurie - I'm In The Mood For You [2:07]
25. Chuck Willis - Make Up Your Mind [3:04]
26. Paul Gayton - Cow Cow Blues [2:00]

The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957.Disc3

1. Cliff 'king' Solomon - But Officer! [2:49]
2. Sammy Cotton - Give Me One Drink [2:09]
3. Annie Laurie - Leave It To Me [3:14]
4. Cliff 'king' Solomon & His Orchestra - Square Dance Boogie [2:22]
5. Big John & The Buzzards - Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash [2:17]
6. Big Maybelle - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show [2:50]
7. Titus Turner - My Lonely Room [2:49]
8. The Treniers - Uh Oh (Get Out Of The Car) [2:58]
9. Paul Gayten, Lee Allen - Creole Alley [2:11]
10. Larry Darnell - Give Me Your Love [2:01]
11. The Shufflers - Bad, Bad Woman [2:29]
12. Big Maybells - I'm Gettin' 'long Alright [2:45]
13. Big John, The Buzzards - Oop Shoop [2:13]
14. The Shuflers - Jump Ted! [2:23]
15. Big Maybelle - Ocean Of Tears [2:29]
16. Chuck Willis - Rang Tang Too [2:28]
17. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Little Demon [2:22]
18. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You [2:24]
19. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat [3:02]
20. Hurricane Harry - The Last Meal [2:15]
21. Little Joe,The Thrillers-Let's Do The Slop [2:47]
22. Lloyd Fatman - Where You Been [2:28]
23. Lloyd Fatman - Miss Mushmouth [2:26]
24. The Marquees, Marvin Gaye - Wyatt Earp [2:23]
25. Billy Stewart - Billy's Heartache [2:21]
26. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Yellow Coat [2:23]