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Full title is: Houston Might Be Heaven: Rockin' R&B in Texas 1947-1951
Houston had a vibrant music scene to match any city in the South in the years around 1950. Here are 103 compelling pieces of proof: My Best Wishes Little Willie Littlefield; All Right Baby Big Mama Thornton; Hard Times; Misery Blues; Shake a Leg Smokey Hogg; Jelly Roll L.C. Williams; Love's a Gamble Little T-Bone; Free Way Blues Robert Smith; Mabel Mabel; Reckless Lover; She's My Baby Peppermint Harris; Helpless Lonnie Lyons; Hey Joe Clarence Samuels; Six Foot Papa Violet Hall; Jumpin' the Blues Joe Houston, and more! |
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Tracks and Sound Clips 
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Little Willie's Boogie - Littlefield, Little Willie - 2:57
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My Best Wishes - Littlefield, Little Willie - 3:37
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Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' - Thompkins, Blip - 2:57
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Everything's Been Done Before - Thompkins, Blip - 2:20
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Hattie Green - Durst, Lavarda - 2:40
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I Cried - Durst, Lavarda - 2:49
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Jelly Roll - Williams, L.C. - 2:48
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Louisiana Boogie - Williams, L.C. - 3:01
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Goin' Down to Nashville - Campbell, Carlo - 2:46
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Oo Wee Baby - Campbell, Carlo - 2:36
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In a Boogie Moon - Garlow, Clarence - 2:55
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She's So Fine - Garlow, Clarence - 2:59
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Jumpin' the Blues - Houston, Joe - 2:49
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Your Little Girl Is Gone - Houston, Joe - 2:47
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Love's a Gamble - Little T-Bone - 2:43
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Christmas Blues - Little T-Bone - 2:47
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Far Away Blues - Lyons, Lonnie - 2:59
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Fly Chick Bounce - Lyons, Lonnie - 2:08
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Fisherman's Blues - Johnson, Conrad - 2:15
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Howling on Dowling - Johnson, Conrad - 2:06
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Smalley's Jump - Smalley, I.H. And His Rockateers - 2:42
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Young Women's Advice - Smalley, I.H. And His Rockateers - 2:48
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My Woman Put Me Down - Holiday, Willie - 2:39
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I've Played This Town - Holiday, Willie - 2:54
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Free Way Blues - Smith, Robert III [Drums] - 2:28
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Rainin' in My Heart - Harris, Peppermint - 2:37
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My Blues Have Rolled Away - Harris, Peppermint - 2:05
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Texarkana Bound - Harris, Peppermint - 3:00
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Blues Pick on Me - Harris, Peppermint - 2:04
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Reckless Lover - Harris, Peppermint - 2:57
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Mabel Mabel - Harris, Peppermint - 2:42
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Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Harris, Peppermint - 2:04
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Come on Let's Ride - Harris, Peppermint - 2:18
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I Always End Up Blue - Harris, Peppermint - 2:42
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I Screamed & I Cried (I Have Often Wondered) - Harris, Peppermint - 3:15
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Blues Don't Make Me cry - Harris, Peppermint - 3:14
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Sweet Happy Home - Harris, Peppermint - 3:08
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Oh I Got the Blues - Harris, Peppermint - 3:00
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Gonna End My Worries - Harris, Peppermint - 2:59
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I'm Writing You Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 3:18
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I Want to See You Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 3:00
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Fat Girl Boogie - Harris, Peppermint - 2:34
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Oo-Wee Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 3:17
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She's My Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 2:13
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I Wake Up Screaming - Harris, Peppermint - 2:59
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I'm Telling You People - Harris, Peppermint - 2:36
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How Long Must I Suffer - Harris, Peppermint - 3:08
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Got a Big Fine Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 1:58
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Please Tell Me Baby - Harris, Peppermint - 3:01
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Lord Have Mercy - Harris, Peppermint - 3:19
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Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Harris, Peppermint - 2:03
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Helpless - Lyons, Lonnie - 3:05
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Down in the Groovy - Lyons, Lonnie - 2:55
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Boogie Woogie Playgirl - Littlefield, Little Willie - 2:48
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Swanee River - Littlefield, Little Willie - 2:33
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Better Wake Up Baby - Fritz, Joe - 3:09
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Real Fine Girl - Fritz, Joe - 2:23
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My Baby Loves Me So - Hayes, Bill [Vocals] - 2:29
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I'm Just Another Fool - Hayes, Bill [Vocals] - 2:10
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Bad Luck Got My Man - Thornton, Big Mama - 3:08
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All Right Baby - Thornton, Big Mama - 2:28
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Bad Luck & Trouble - Robinson, Hubert - 3:00
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Room & Board Boogie - Robinson, Hubert - 2:34
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Hey Joe - Samuels, Clarence - 2:46
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Somebody Gotta Go - Samuels, Clarence - 3:02
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Got a Mean Woman - Hogg, John - 2:47
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Why Did You Leave Me - Hogg, John - 2:52
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I Don't Want No Woman - Williams, L.C. - 3:16
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Louise - Williams, L.C. - 3:07
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Cloudy Weather Blues - Graves, Lee - 3:01
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I'm from Texas - Graves, Lee - 2:02
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(All Alone) I Sit & Cry - Hall, Violet - 2:53
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Six Foot Papa - Hall, Violet - 2:30
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Married Woman Blues - Nixon, Elmore - 2:56
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Play Boy Blues - Nixon, Elmore - 2:50
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Sampson St. Boogie - Johnson, Willie [1] - 2:39
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Got the Boogie Woogie Blues - Johnson, Willie [1] - 2:19
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Hard Times - Hogg, Smokey - 2:38
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Goin' Back Home - Hogg, Smokey - 2:49
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Change Your Ways - Hogg, Smokey - 2:47
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Misery Blues - Hogg, Smokey - 2:41
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Worried Blues - Hogg, Smokey - 3:12
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You Gotta Go - Hogg, Smokey - 2:25
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Leaving You Baby - Hogg, Smokey - 2:58
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I'm in Love with You - Hogg, Smokey - 3:03
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Saved All My Money - Hogg, Smokey - 3:00
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I'm Leavin' - Hogg, Smokey - 2:36
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You Won't Stay Home - Hogg, Smokey - 2:28
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Why Should I Worry - Hogg, Smokey - 2:47
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I'm So Lonely - Hogg, Smokey - 2:48
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Let's Go Back to the Country - Hogg, Smokey - 2:32
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That's My Baby - Hogg, Smokey - 2:36
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Hello Baby - Hogg, Smokey - 2:31
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I Love You Baby, Pt. 1 - Hogg, Smokey - 2:20
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I Love You Baby, Pt. 2 - Hogg, Smokey - 2:37
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What You Gonna Do - Hogg, Smokey - 2:34
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What in the World Am I Gonna Do - Hogg, Smokey - 2:02
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Shake a Leg - Hogg, Smokey - 3:01
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I Often Wonder - Hogg, Smokey - 2:35
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Miss Georgia - Hogg, Smokey - 3:01
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She's Always on My Mind - Hogg, Smokey - 2:41
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Dirty Mistreater - Hogg, Smokey - 2:38
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I'm Looking for My Baby - Hogg, Smokey - 2:33
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