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Big Joe Turner|Tell Me Pretty Baby

Tell Me Pretty Baby

Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson

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Lusty, romping jump blues and boogies from 1947-1949 that team Big Joe Turner with his longtime piano partner Pete Johnson and a coterie of solid L.A. sessioneers. The two dozen entries include party rockers like "Wine-O-Baby Boogie," "Christmas Date Boogie," "I Don't Dig It," and an incredibly raunchy two-part "Around the Clock Blues" (where Turner spends his time in a by-the-hour sexual tryst).

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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Tell Me Pretty Baby

Big Joe Turner

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1
Wine-O-Baby Boogie
00:02:35

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

2
B & O Blues
00:02:55

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

3
Rocket Boogie "88" (Pt. 1)
00:02:50

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

4
Old Piney Brown's Gone
00:02:38

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

5
Baby, Won't You Marry Me
00:02:41

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

6
Skid Row Boogie
00:02:48

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

7
Christmas Date Boogie
00:02:38

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

8
Radar Blues
00:02:44

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

9
Tell Me Pretty Baby
00:02:48

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

10
Rocket Boogie "88" (Pt. 2)
00:02:42

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

11
Trouble Blues
00:02:37

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

12
Half Tight Boogie
00:03:05

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

13
Mardi Gras Boogie
00:02:37

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

14
My Heart Belongs to You
00:02:39

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

15
So Many Women Blues
00:02:33

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

16
Messin' Around
00:02:46

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

17
I Don't Dig It
00:02:40

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

18
Rainy Weather Blues
00:02:33

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

19
Boogie Woogie Baby
00:02:46

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

20
Married Woman Blues
00:02:33

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

21
Feelin' so Sad
00:02:34

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

22
Moody Baby
00:02:41

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

23
Around the Clock Blues (Pt. 1)
00:01:51

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

24
Around the Clock Blues (Pt. 2)
00:01:42

Unknown, Composer - Pete Johnson, MainArtist - Big Joe Turner, MainArtist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer

(C) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (P) 1992 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

Album review

Lusty, romping jump blues and boogies from 1947-1949 that team Big Joe Turner with his longtime piano partner Pete Johnson and a coterie of solid L.A. sessioneers. The two dozen entries include party rockers like "Wine-O-Baby Boogie," "Christmas Date Boogie," "I Don't Dig It," and an incredibly raunchy two-part "Around the Clock Blues" (where Turner spends his time in a by-the-hour sexual tryst).

© Bill Dahl /TiVo

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