Re: The Jelly Roll Kings

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In a message dated 19-May-04 02:52:51 PM Central Daylight Time,=20
keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


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Keith,
Look in your old LPs, I remember giving you a Charly reissue of the Frank=20
Frost "Hey Boss Man"- Frank Frost with the Nighthawks LP which was originall=
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issued on Phillips International. I know Sam Carr and Jack Johnson play on t=
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The Jewel recordings featured "My backscratcher" B/W "harp and Soul"(Jewel=20
765)"harpin on it"B/W "Things you do"(Jewel 771) I think Frank played harp o=
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on "Harp and Soul" interplayed with Oscar Williams, while he played guitar o=
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the other cuts with Oscar playing harp on the rest of them. I got to play wi=
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Frank and Sam once at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted and I told Frank how much I=20
enjoyed those recordings, he was very much pleased any one remembered them a=
t all.

Hey Boss Man LP:
Everything's Alright
Lucky To Be Living
Jelly Roll King
Baby You're So Kind
Gonna Make you Mine
Now Twist
Big Boss Man
Jack's Jump
So Tired Living By Myself
Now What You Gonna Do
Pocket Full Of Shells
Just Come On Home
these recordings date from 1963, with Scotty Moore producing
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"sam's father's band"- Robert Nighthawk(the nighthawks)

There is also a Charly reissue of the Jewel sides called
"Ride with your Daddy Tonite"
My back scratcher
never leave me alone
harpin' on it
things you do
feel good babe
pocket full of money
ride with your daddy tonite
got my mojo working
janie on my mind
harp and soul
didn't mean no harm
pretty baby
five long years
These sides were cut in 1966 with Frank Frost, Jack Johnson, Oscar Williams,=
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Sam Carr, and Chip Young on bass.
I hope this info helps, and have fun with Jack.
HB