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Hogmanay Hootenanny 2009

GLASGOW R&B FESTIVAL presents HOGMANAY HOOTENANNY 2009 @ V Club, Sauchiehall St. Glasgow.
10pm-5am on December 31 2009.

Top quality r'n'b, rock'n'roll, soul and ska to see in the New Year! Tickets £20 (£15 early bird special). Tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk, www.tickets-scotland.com, The variety Bar 0141 332 4449, Blackfriars Bar 0141 552 5924

The Main Room will house the Festival Dance Floor with live performances from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers & The Privates Hammond Orchestra. DJ's The Glasgow R&B Festival DJ's Aaron and Tony (All Tore Up), Jennie and Colin Baillie (Double Breasted Modzine), David Stone (Vintage Voltage), Richard Rinn (The Bottleneckers), JA live selectors Brian & Hectorrr, Mark Robb and Craig 'Loosejoints' (Starla Records), Junior Otaman.

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Eli Paperboy Reed goes to Spain

Eli Paperboy Reed and the True Loves are performing in Madrid and Barcelona in January.

quiff-tastic!

Now here's a young man serious about his appearance.

Keb Darge & Paul Weller - Lost & Found - Real R’N'B & Soul compilation

Crossed Combs is going a bit soulful on you right now. With a focus on their favorite underground dance music from black artists in the fifties and sixties, Keb Darge and Paul Weller present Lost & Found – Real R’n'B and Soul. Keb Darge and Paul Weller can found djing together at Madame Jojo’s. Lost & Found is out on BBE on January 19.

Keb Darge’s choice:
01. Big Mama Thornton – They Call Me Big Mama
02. The Brothers Of Soul – Come On Back
03. The Tempos – (Countdown) Here I Come
04. Epitome Of Sound – You Don’t Love Me
05. Daddy Cleanhead & C. Higgins Band – Something’s Goin’ On In My Room
06. The Casanova Two – We Got To Keep On
07. The Creations – A Dream
08. Elsie Wheat – Tippin’
09. Sarah Dean with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra – Long Lean Daddy
10. Billy Fair & Orch. – I’ll Be True To You
11. The Cadets – I Want You
12. Velma Cross & Her High Steppers – I’ll Be Oh So Good
13. Big T. Tyler – King Kong
14. The Flirtations – Stronger Than Her Love
15. The Great Experience – Don’t Forget To Remember

Paul Weller’s choice:
16. The Intruders – Hang On In There
17. Major Lance – Rhythm
18. Margie Joseph – One More Chance
19. Tammi Terrell – All I Do Is Think About You
20. The Dells – Wear It On Your Face
21. Bobby Bland – Honey Child
22. The Radiants – Ain’t No Big Thing
23. Albert King – Crosscut Saw
24. Jimmy Witherspoon – Money Is Getting Cheaper
25. Billy Watkins – The Ice-Man
26. Eddie Giles – Losin’ Boy
27. Emmitt Long – Call Me
28. Slim Harpo – I Got Love If You Want It

From Romesville to Manhattan

Cherry Red has a promising two-for-one release coming up in January 2010. Two classic, much sought after and wholesomely groovy beatnik albums together in one offbeat culture-shaking package.

Exploitative travelogue grooves from the bongowielding keyboard player Googie Rene (best know for some groovy jazz instrumentals) on the beret-adorned Romesville.

Street smart jive from Charlie Parker-approved hustler and expert storyteller Babs Gonzalez on Tales From Manhattan, a sleazy slice of organ-powered soul.

Googie Rene: Romesville
Romesville / Cool It At The Coliseum /. Serenade In The Night / Flippin' The Pizza / Come Back To Sorrento / Caesar's Pad / Cafe Roman Candle / Rebecca / Cherry Ferrari / Farewell To Rome

Babs Gonzales: Tales Of Manhattan
The Hat Box Chicks / Broadway - 4am / You Need Connections / 'Dem Resolution Liars / Manhattan Fable / Dem Jive New Yorkers / The Squares / A Dollar Is Your Only Friend / The Cool Cat's Philosophy / Ole Braggin's Freddie

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Tony Allen - Here Comes The Nite Owl! West coast r&b and doo wop

A long overdue and very welcome salute to one of the more colourful characters and most prolific West Coast R&B acts of the 1950s and early 60s. Features Tony Allen's complete Kent and Specialty recordings - including the all time doo wop classic `Nite Owl' - as well as the best of his Dig and Ebb sides, some of which are previously unissued. No duplication whatsoever with any existing Tony Allen CDs, legal or otherwise! Generously illustrated with label shots of every released 45 and many previously unseen pix from the Crown album photo shoot.

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