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laviolet 24th Jan 2015		78 RPM Dave Bartholomew - Mr. Fool / Country Boy (1949)	Billboard lists "Country Boy" first and it became the better known song, but label shows "Mr. Fool" with the double-A suffix, which I'm told designated the A side on some labels. Feel free to correct if needed. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 22nd Jan 2015		78 RPM Dave Bartholomew - Carnival Day / That's How You Got Killed Before (1950)	Bartholomew's first Imperial release. "Carnival Day" features Mardi Gras Indian chants. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 6th Jan 2015		78 RPM The Sha-Weez - No One To Love Me / Early Sunday Morning (1953)	Thanks, fixbutte. All four Sha-Weez titles were also reissued in 1985 with Sugar Boy's Imperial sides on an LP from Pathe Marconi EMI. I own a copy and have posted it in Vinyl Albums. The Imperial LP, the first release for the other songs, came in 1968.
laviolet 1st Jan 2015		78 RPM The Sha-Weez - No One To Love Me / Early Sunday Morning (1953)	The Sha-Weez formed at Booker T. Washington High School in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans about 1950. The best known member is James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (1934-2012), famous for "Jock-a-Mo" ("Iko Iko"). Edgar "Big Boy" Myles (1933-1984) was the only other member to make records; his brother Warren was also in the group. They recorded one session for Aladdin in 1952, from which only these two tracks were released at the time. Big Boy Myles sings "No One To Love Me" and Crawford does the weeping monologue at the end. For more, see Marv Goldberg's profile and Sugar Boy's obituary. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 17th Dec 2014		78 RPM Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones - Feelin' Sad / Certainly All (1952)	See label images here and here. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 3rd Dec 2014		78 RPM Frank Assunto And The Dukes Of Dixieland - Bourbon Street Parade / Glory Of Love (1951)	Added better quality A-side image. Alternate labels with minor variations exist.
laviolet 26th Nov 2014		78 RPM Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers - Hadacol Bounce / Her Mind Is Gone (1950)	Roy Byrd is better known as Professor Longhair. Mercury 8184 was withdrawn and reissued with "Oh Well" replacing "Hadacol Bounce," which to Mercury sounded too much like a commercial for the popular patent medicine.
laviolet 26th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Looka, No Hair / Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand (1957)	Label image here.
laviolet 26th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Look What You're Doin' To Me (Oooh-Wee Baby) / Misery (1957)	Label image here.
laviolet 26th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair - No Buts (1957)	Label image here.
laviolet 26th Nov 2014		78 RPM Robert Boyd - East St. Louis Baby / Boyd's Bounce (1952)	This is Professor Longhair, miscredited (intentionally or otherwise) as "Robert Boyd." If I recall correctly, this was a live recording released without Byrd's knowledge. See label images here and here. "East St. Louis Baby" is "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" with lyrics reworked for local consumption. [YouTube Video] [YouTube Video]
laviolet 23rd Nov 2014		78 RPM Frank Assunto And The Dukes Of Dixieland - Bourbon Street Parade / Glory Of Love (1951)	Freddie Assunto (1929-1966) and his younger brother Frank (1932-1974) formed The Dukes Of Dixieland as teenagers in 1949. Vocalist "The Duchess" was Freddie's wife Betty Owens. Both "Bourbon Street Parade" writer Paul Barbarin (1899-1969) and Frank Assunto died on the day before Mardi Gras. See here for a retrospective of the Assuntos' career with the original Dukes. The Imperial version of "Bourbon Street Parade" appeared on the 2000 Hip-O compilation Mardi Gras Essentials. Here's a later version. In the photograph, from left: Freddie Assunto, father "Papa Jac" and Frank. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 16th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras In New Orleans / Professor Longhair's Boogie (1949)	Label image here.
laviolet 11th Nov 2014		78 RPM Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers - Bald Head / Hey Now Baby (1950)	Roy Byrd is better known as Professor Longhair. "Bald Head" was his only chart hit. See label image here.
laviolet 11th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair And His New Orleans Boys - Mardi Gras In New Orleans / She Walks Right In (1950)	Label image here.
laviolet 8th Nov 2014		78 RPM Fats Domino - Detroit City Blues / The Fat Man (1950)	Cosimo Matassa, at whose studio this historic record was made, passed away in September 2014 at 88.
laviolet 8th Nov 2014		78 RPM Roy "Bald Head" Byrd - Hey Little Girl / Willie Mae (1951)	See label image here and also here. Roy "Bald Head" Byrd, of course, is better known as Professor Longhair, label credit was an attempt to cash in on Fess' prior Mercury hit.
laviolet 8th Nov 2014		78 RPM Professor Longhair - Tipitina / In The Night (1954)	See Red Kelly's post for label image.
laviolet 8th Nov 2014		78 RPM Roy "Bald Head" Byrd - K.C. Blues / Curly Haired Baby (1952)	Promo image here. "Curley Haired Baby" entered as A side based on single-A suffix shown on "K.C. Blues" (A side said to be denoted by double-A suffix).
laviolet 12th Oct 2014		78 RPM Archibald - Little Miss Muffett / Crescent City Bounce (1950)	Colony was a short-lived subsidiary of Imperial. According to this discography, other artists with Colony releases included Smiley Lewis, Joe Turner, and Lloyd Glenn. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 18th Sep 2014		78 RPM Archibald - My Gal / She's Scattered Everywhere (1950)	"My Gal" [YouTube Video] "She's Scattered Everywhere" [YouTube Video]
laviolet 18th Sep 2014		78 RPM Archibald - Shake Shake Baby / Ballin' With Archie (1950)	This was the followup to Archibald's hit "Stack-a-Lee." [YouTube Video] Some interesting vintage New Orleans photos here. [YouTube Video]
laviolet 18th Sep 2014		78 RPM Archibald - Early Morning Blues / Great Big Eyes (1953)	This was Archibald's final single release, except for reissues of "Stack-A-Lee." [YouTube Video]
laviolet 17th Sep 2014		78 RPM Archibald - Stack-A' Lee Part I / Stack-A' Lee Part II (1950)	See Archibald discography and brief bio on 45cat.

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