Calvin Boze Special!

Following on from the Roy Milton re-ups here are some more new links to primo West Coast jump blues in the shape of 2 re-upped Calvin Boze LPs. The original Calvin Boze posts prompted email correspondence with friends and family of Calvin and the uncovering of previously unknown information about this accomplished but relatively unknown artist.

The post on the Route 66 LP "Choo Choo's Bringing My Baby Home" contains a whole load of info, anecdotes from Bobby Rivers, recommended purchases, and label scans from Joan K and El Enmascarado. It is, if I may say so myself, R&B heaven!

New download link for "Choo Choo's Bringing My Baby Home":

http://www55.zippyshare.com/v/Cg2ScELi/file.html

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Link to original post (September 2011):

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/calvin-boze-choo-choos-bringing-my-baby.html

Tracklist:

01 - Choo Choo's Bringing My Baby Home
02 - My Friend Told Me
03 - Good Time Sue
04 - Stinkin' From Drinkin'
05 - Slippin' And Slidin'
06 - I Can't Stop Crying
07 - Beale Street On A Saturday Night
08 - Hey Lawdie, Miss Claudie
09 - Have You Ever Had The Blues
10 - Waiting And Drinking
11 - Blow Man Blow
12 - Safronia B
13 - Angel City Blues
14 - Baby You're Tops With Me
15 - I'm Gonna Steam Off The Stamp
16 - Looped
17 - Look Out For Tomorrow Today
18 - Fish-Tail
19 - I've Got News For You

My first post on Calvin Boze was back in June 2008. It featured the Moonshine LP "Havin' A Ball" which may have some dodgy sound quality but is still tremendous fun. I think "tremendous fun" may be the best description of Calvin's music!

New link for "Havin' A Ball":

http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/L1i5Tmq8/file.html

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The original post is here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/calvin-boze-and-his-all-stars-havin_1682.html

Tracklist:

01 - Safronia B
02 - Angel City Blues
03 - Working With My Baby
04 - Satisfied
05 - Waiting And Drinking
06 - You're Tops With Me
07 - Slippin' And Slidin'
08 - I Can't Stop Crying
09 - I've Got News For You
10 - Keep Your Nose Out Of My Business
11 - Lizzy Lou (parts 1 & 2)
12 - Shamrock
13 - Havin' A Ball (Having A Time)
14 - Looped
15 - I'm Gonna Steam Off The Stamp
16 - Fishtail
17 - Beale Street On A Saturday Night

There was also a streaming audio post on a 78rpm disc sent in by El Enmascarado: "Baby You're Tops With Me" / "Slippin' And Slidin' (Aladdin 3086). Original post, with streaming audio restored, is here:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/baby-youre-tops-with-me-slippin-and.html

I also wrote a post on Calvin's best known track "Safronia B" which featured extensive streaming audio which was lost in the divshare meltdown and which I haven't yet replaced. Despite that, the post still has background info which makes it worth reading:

http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/safronia-b-calvin-boze-and-his-all.html

One more time - tremendous fun! Keep jumpin', cats 'n' kittens!