Spin presents "Early R&B Divas, Vol. 1," a 24-track collection of hard-to-find 1945-55 recordings, including...
1. BOOGIE'N MY WOOGIE Gladys Bentley Quintette (Excelsior 164)
2. NEW MAN BLUES Florence Farrell with Owen Kelly Orch. (Jubilee 5042)
3. OH! YES HE DOES Jewyl Lang with Johnny Felton Orch. (Abbey 3023)
4. GRIEVING FOR YOU Three B's and A Honey (vcl. Vonne Dubarry) (Savoy 687)
5. YOU'RE PLAYIN' WITH TROUBLE WHEN YOU PLAY WITH MY MAN Goo Goo Hutchinson & His Orch. (vcl. Gloria Shannon) (Acme 502)
6. LIKE HE'S NEVER LOVED ME BEFORE "Baby Dee" & Her Orch. (Sonora 113)
7. LOVE'S MISERY Mona Holmes with Ben Smith Quartet (Coleman 134)
8. DON'T WORRY ME NO MORE Nellie Hill & Ben Smith Quartet (Abbey 3008)
9. BONITA'S BOOGIE Bonita Cole with Preston Alexander's Orch. (Sultan 1428)
10. STATION BLUES Gloria Shannon with Goo Goo Hutchinson Orch. (Ruby 2-A)
11. THE RIGHT KIND OF FEELING (FOR THE WRONG KIND OF MAN) Gladys Bruce with Jimmy Mundy Orch. (Coral 65068)
12. RED HOT FEELING Sax Kari & His Ballin' the Blues Band (Great Lakes 1205)
13. GEORGIE BOY BLUES Rose Marie McCoy with George Kelly Orch. (Wheeler 102)
14. AIN'T GONNA WASTE NO TEARS ON YOU Melrose Colbert & Middletones with Freddy Johnson Orch. (Cadillac 156)
15. LOW DOWN MAN Gloria Smith with Cherokee Band (Old Town 793)
16. ALRIGHT BABY Lovey Lewis and Johnny Otis Orch. (Duke 126)
17. HOW BIG A FOOL (CAN YOU BE) Bixie Crawford with Ernie Freeman Orch. (Empire 102)
18. IT FEELS SO DOGGONE GOOD "Baby Dee" & Her Orch. (Sonora 113)
19. BARBER JIM Jewyl Lang with Johnny Felton Orch. (Abbey 3023)
20. HARD WORKING WOMAN Paul Williams & His Orch. (Mercury 89048)
21. THEY TELL ME Helen Foster & Chapters (Republic 7037)
22. GUIDING ANGEL Effie Smith & Squires (Vita 117)
23. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF Sandra Grimes & Orch. (Red Robin 129)
24. THAT'S ALL BABY Johnnie Felton & Orch. (Atlas 1030)
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