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After leaving Aladdin Records in 1952, Floyd Dixon crossed Los Angeles to record for Specialty. The groove was much the same: mellow, reflective supper club blues with a heavier emphasis on uptempo numbers to reflect the approach of rock & roll. What makes this set worthwhile is its inclusion of Dixon's original version of "Hey Bartender,"from the Atlantic subsidary, CAT......
1. Hard Living Alone
2. Please Don't Go
3. Old Memories
4. Hole In The Wall
5. Time Brings About A Change
6. Me Quieras
7. Call Operator 210
8. Ooh-Eee! Ooh-Eee!
9. Chicken Crowing
10. Carlos
11. Nose Trouble
12. Reap What You Sow
13. Judgement Day
14. Instrumental Shuffle
15. Ooh-Eee! Ooh-Eee!
16. Hey Bartender
17. Never Can Tell When A Woman Changes Her Mind
18. Oh Baby
19. What Is Life Without A Home?
20. Rita
21. I'll Always Love You
22. Oooh Little Girl
Recorded between 1953 & 1957. |