Smokey Hogg - Serve It to the Right: Combo & Modern Recordings2002 compilation for the prolific & idiosyncratic bluesman featuring 25 remastered tracks culled from his Blue Bonnet, Modern & Combo Records Recordings. The set ranges from the small band jump of 'River Hip Mama' via the stripped down solo performances of 'Two Mama Blues' & the title track to the lively, hillbilly influenced 'Whoa Mule' & 'Possum Hunt'. Sidemen include hit maker Hadda Brooks on piano, legendary L. A. arranger Maxwell Davis on tenor

and it's an entertaining showcase for his music

with Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson

quartets and quintets on the Clef

smashes together lead singer Bryan Small's lurid love songs with unsparing

I always ask myself the question: How can a work of music

and "What Now My Love"

on which he was a regular performer from 1951 to '53

Rose Maddox - Sing A Little Song Of Heartache: The Solo Singles 1953-62 - Rose Maddox was a country singer

director and producer

Harry "Little" Caesar

The Lucerne Festival Orchestra brass players perform a broad spectrum of brass music

this was a time where clubs were key for Jon