Sloppy Drunk Woman

 

 Norridge Mayhams and his Barbecue Boys

Vocal by Johnnie Tunsill
Vocal blues with orchestra acc.

Vocalion 03495

1937 

Sloppy Drunk Woman

 

 

Early Norridge Mayhams later better known as Norris Mayhams or Norris The Troubadour, rather well-documented by enthusiasts of song-poems and other eccentricities.

 

Not much is known about the vocalist. Johnnie Tunsill (1904-1982) was a New-York entertainer during the thirties. She was a "colored" singer at the Harlem Opera House in 1931, a member of at least two Broadway musicals in 1938-1938 : "a sepia gal who can strike out some neat warbling" 

 

Nothing more is found about her, unfortunately. 

 

 

Rattlesnake Daddy

 

 

Country/blues tune, a little bit risqué, popular with the novelty acts in the 40's and 50's. 

The 1933 release by Bill Carlisle of "Rattlesnake Daddy" is generallty credited as the very first and original version. 

Two years later bluesman Blind Boy Fuller recorded a similar song by the name of "I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy." Though the lyrics and melodies are different in these two songs, they share similar motifs and song structure.  

I think that the song, though previously unrecorded, widely circulated in the Piedmont region in the early 20th century,  That in no way detracts from the merits of Bill Carlisle. 

Surely, there are traces of that song of it in the archives somewhere, buried under a layer of dust... but I didn't find anything.

 

Rattlesnake Daddy

 34 versions from 1933 to the 2010s
The genre vary, the title vary, and so do publisher and composer but its the same theme.

 

Jim Dandy

 

 Jim Dandy

18 versions of the song penned by Lincoln Chase
and recorded first by Lavern Baker (Atlantic Records) 

 

 

Gal's Night on Bop Street

 

Gal's Night on Bop Street

 

For track listing, original label & date see https://rcs-discography.com/rcs/comp.php?key=3083 

Not listed in RCS are :

1. McQuade, Betty : Tongue Tied - Astor 7014 (Australia), 1961
2. Thomas, Erlene : I Need Loving – JED International 0014, 1966
5. West, Tabby : I Can't Stop Lovin' You – Capitol 4039, 1958
9. King, Carole : Goin' Wild – ABC-Paramount 9921, 1958
13. Robin, Tina : Lady Fair – Coral 61848, 1957
15. Lou, Little Linda : Rip It Up – Epic 9712, 1964
23. Randolph, Lil : Satellite Love – Chock 103, 1958
28. Petti, Mary : Hey! Lawdy, Lawdy – RCA 7886, 1961

 

 

School Bus Ride

 

Sandy
Acc. by The Uniques

School Bus Ride
Swanger-Sheetz
1:55

Li-1
Released thru the Nova Laboratories
1958

Sandy Swanger
Accompanied by
The Uniques

School Bus Ride
Sheetz-Swanger-Tromp
Juanita Music Co. (BMI)
2:37

Connie 1002
1959

 

Both records are listed by Rockin' Country Style. Li track come from the Buffalo Bop 55069, also previously issued on a Bison Bop LP. Connie track come from the Collector CD 4479 where it's credited for some reasons to Sandy Swandy Swanger & The Uniques, curioulsy clocked at 1:58, but time on label is 2:37. For some reason again.

Date of the first issue come from the copyright : w & m Sandy Swanger ( Sandford Swanger ) & Ronald Sheetz . Sandford Swanger & Ronald Sheetz ; 170ct58 ; Eu546285 

Date of the second issue come from Cash Box : review from the April 4, 1959 issue. A third composer (Tromp) and the Juanita Music publishing company are added, addition which is the most common sign of a second release.

At RCS, there is no location for these labels. Unable to find a thing about Li or the Nova Laboratories, I continued researching the Connie label.

There was a previous release in January 1959 by B. L. & the Tempters (instrumental)  b/w The Tempters (vocal). The vocal side (Come On In) was written by Sam Denoff and published by Tricky Music (ASCAP), owned at the time by George Goldner. The additional composer on Connie 1002 is certainly Grace Tromp, a name associated with Tommy Vastola for one side and Morris Levy-Phil Kahl on the other. (Tico Records 282, 1956, Tico was indeed the George Goldner's latin label. 

Tricky Music was located at 1650 Broadway in New York City but later changed hands apparently and came under the control of the extremely greedy Morris Levy. 

So, yes, I have located the Connie label in New York City, but who was its owner, I'm still unsure. And on these Uniques and Sandford Swanger ? Empty-handed. But Buffalo Bop had their picture (see below)