78 RPM - Little Esther - The Crying Blues / Ring-A-Ding-Doo - Federal - USA

78 RPM Record

Artist:	Little Esther
Label:	Federal
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	12055
Date:	Dec 1951
Format:	10"
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	6 Own
Price Guide:	$40
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PRICE GUIDE

$40

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Little Esther	The Crying Blues	Johnny Otis	Rate
B	Little Esther And Mel	Ring-A-Ding-Doo	Lucky Thompson	Rate

Notes

Both sides: With The J. And O. Orchestra (= Johnny Otis Orchestra)

BB Dec 8, 1951, p. 43 (R&B Records To Watch)

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Comments and Reviews


make1968 1st Jan 2024		Dee-Jay special labels added.



mickey rat 25th Apr 2019		Both sides rec. 8Nov51, NYC, with Johnny Otis Orchestra. THE CRYING BLUES; w S: m Johnny Otis © Valjo Pub. Co. 11Dec51 EU258608 RING-A-DING-DOO; w & m Lucky Thompson © Armo Music Corp. 11Dec51 EU258592



fixbutte 2nd Feb 2016		One reason why neither Johnny Otis nor Mel Walker were named en clair on this record may be that they still had a contract with Savoy. In the same Billboard issue in which Little Esther's record was first mentioned, there was also a Savoy ad for "Sunset To Dawn" / "Feel Like Cryin' Again" (Savoy 821) by Mel Walker with J. Otis Orch. "Sunset To Dawn" would become Mel Walker's second and last top ten hit (#10 in Jan 1952).



fixbutte 2nd Feb 2016		Flipped sides because "The Crying Blues" was actually the "AA" side which meant the top side on Federal and King records. Whereas the backing J. And O. Orchestra (on both sides) is definitely Johnny Otis' band (see also the composer credits for "The Crying Blues"), I haven't found a clear confirmation that Mel is Mel Walker. Anyway I have no doubts that he is the man, although English Wikipedia, probably by mistake, lists Federal 12055 - "Ring-a-Ding-Doo" (with Bobby Nunn) / "The Cryin' Blues". Bobby Nunn would become Esther's evident vocal partner on later Federal releases (12100, 12122).



slholzer 1st Feb 2016		Side A is a hot rhythm number. Is the Mel involved Mel Walker? He deserves better mention. The band on side B goes by the name the J. and O. band. There is an uncredited male who does crying effects behind Little Esther's vocal and who also says a few words at the very end of the track. Possibily this is also Mel?