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    Midnight at the Barrelhouse

    07/22/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    Midnight at the Barrelhouse contains 125 sides, nearly six hours spread out over five CDs, of vintage West Coast R&B. These remastered tracks from the '40s and '50s include several from Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Lewis, and the Robins amongst numerous others. Since JSP is a quality budget label, this is a good set to start with if you have any interest in classic West Coast R&B but aren't sure where to start. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

    Midnight at the Barrelhouse Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • My Baby's Business
  • Rushing, Jimmy
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for My Baby's Business from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 2
  • Preston Love's Mansion
  • Doggett, Bill
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Preston Love's Mansion from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 3
  • Jimmys' Round the Clock Blues
  • Rushing, Jimmy
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Jimmys' Round the Clock Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 4
  • Harlem Nocturne
  • Doggett, Bill
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Harlem Nocturne from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 5
  • Omaha Flash
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Omaha Flash from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 6
  • He Was Tall, Dark and Handsome
  • Anderson, Ivie
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for He Was Tall, Dark and Handsome from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 7
  • S.K. Blues
  • Turner, Joe
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for S.K. Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 8
  • Jam Session Blues
  • Anderson, Ivie
  • 4:17
  • Sound Clip for Jam Session Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 9
  • Omaha Flash
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Omaha Flash from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 10
  • Jeff-Hi Stomp
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Jeff-Hi Stomp from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 11
  • Miss Mitchell
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Miss Mitchell from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 12
  • Ultra-Violet
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Ultra-Violet from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 13
  • Sgt. Barksdale, Pt. 1
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Sgt. Barksdale, Pt. 1 from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 14
  • Sgt. Barksdale, Pt. 2
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Sgt. Barksdale, Pt. 2 from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 15
  • Love's Nocturne
  • Washington, George
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Love's Nocturne from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 16
  • Good Boogie Googie
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Good Boogie Googie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 17
  • Midnight in the Barrelhouse
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Midnight in the Barrelhouse from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 18
  • Barrelhouse Stomp
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Barrelhouse Stomp from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 19
  • Alimony Boogie
  • Cooper, Cathy
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Alimony Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 20
  • Hog Jaws
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Hog Jaws from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 21
  • My Baby Done Told Me
  • Four Bluebirds
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for My Baby Done Told Me from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 22
  • Court Room Blues
  • Hicks, Darby
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Court Room Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 23
  • The Jelly Roll
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for The Jelly Roll from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 24
  • Pay Day Blues
  • Cooper, Cathy
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Pay Day Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 25
  • Happy New Year Baby
  • Cooper, Cathy
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Happy New Year Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 26 (2)
  • That's Your Last Boogie
  • Swift, Joe
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for That's Your Last Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 27 (2)
  • Lovin' Baby Blues
  • Swift, Joe
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Lovin' Baby Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 28 (2)
  • Crazy 'Bout Your Cookin'
  • Swift, Joe
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Crazy 'Bout Your Cookin' from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 29 (2)
  • Right Now Baby
  • Swift, Joe
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Right Now Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 30 (2)
  • Boogie Guitar
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Guitar from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 31 (2)
  • Ain't Nothin' Shakin'
  • Lyte, Redd
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Ain't Nothin' Shakin' from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 32 (2)
  • Hangover Blues
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Hangover Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 33 (2)
  • Get Together Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Get Together Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 34 (2)
  • I'm Not Falling in Love With You
  • Williams, Devonia
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for I'm Not Falling in Love With You from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 35 (2)
  • If It's So, Baby
  • Robins
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for If It's So, Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 36 (2)
  • Our Romance Is Gone
  • Robins
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Our Romance Is Gone from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 37 (2)
  • If I Didn't Love You So
  • Robins
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for If I Didn't Love You So from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 38 (2)
  • Rain in My Eyes
  • Robins
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Rain in My Eyes from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 39 (2)
  • Double Crossing Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Double Crossing Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 40 (2)
  • Head Hunter
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Head Hunter from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 41 (2)
  • Going to See My Baby
  • Lyte, Redd
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Going to See My Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 42 (2)
  • The Little Red Hen
  • Lyte, Redd
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for The Little Red Hen from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 43 (2)
  • New Orleans Shuffle
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for New Orleans Shuffle from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 44 (2)
  • The Turkey Hop, Pt. 1
  • Robins
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for The Turkey Hop, Pt. 1 from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 45 (2)
  • The Turkey Hop, Pt. 2
  • Robins
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for The Turkey Hop, Pt. 2 from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 46 (2)
  • Blues Nocturne
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Blues Nocturne from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 47 (2)
  • Cry Baby
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Cry Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 48 (2)
  • Lover's Lane Boogie
  • Little Esther
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Lover's Lane Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 49 (2)
  • I Found Out My Troubles
  • Robins
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I Found Out My Troubles from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 50 (2)
  • Misery
  • Little Esther
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Misery from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 51 (3)
  • I'm Through
  • Robins
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for I'm Through from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 52 (3)
  • I'm Living O.K.
  • Robins
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for I'm Living O.K. from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 53 (3)
  • There Ain't No Use Begging
  • Robins
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for There Ain't No Use Begging from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 54 (3)
  • You're Fine But Not My Kind
  • Robins
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for You're Fine But Not My Kind from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 55 (3)
  • Helpless
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Helpless from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 56 (3)
  • Cool and Easy
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Cool and Easy from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 57 (3)
  • Mistrustin' Blues
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Mistrustin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 58 (3)
  • Dreamin' Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Dreamin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 59 (3)
  • Cupid's Boogie
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Cupid's Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 60 (3)
  • Just Can't Get Free
  • Little Esther
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Just Can't Get Free from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 61 (3)
  • My Heart Tells Me
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for My Heart Tells Me from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 62 (3)
  • Lost Dream Blues (Lost in a Dream)
  • Little Esther
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Lost Dream Blues (Lost in a Dream) from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 63 (3)
  • Deceivin' Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Deceivin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 64 (3)
  • Lonely Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Lonely Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 65 (3)
  • Strange Woman
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Strange Woman from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 66 (3)
  • Freight Train Boogie
  • Robins
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Freight Train Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 67 (3)
  • Good Time Blues
  • Lyte, Redd
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Good Time Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 68 (3)
  • Sunset to Dawn
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Sunset to Dawn from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 69 (3)
  • Wedding Boogie
  • Little Esther
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Wedding Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 70 (3)
  • Faraway Christmas Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Faraway Christmas Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 71 (3)
  • Love Will Break Your Heart for You
  • Little Esther
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Love Will Break Your Heart for You from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 72 (3)
  • Rockin' Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 73 (3)
  • I Don't Care
  • Little Esther
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Care from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 74 (3)
  • I Dream
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for I Dream from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 75 (3)
  • Beer Bottle Boogie
  • Scott, Marylin
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Beer Bottle Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 76 (4)
  • Uneasy Blues
  • Scott, Marylin
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Uneasy Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 77 (4)
  • It Can Never Happen Again
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for It Can Never Happen Again from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 78 (4)
  • Gee Baby
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Gee Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 79 (4)
  • Fool's Gold
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Fool's Gold from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 80 (4)
  • Feel Like Crying Again
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Feel Like Crying Again from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 81 (4)
  • Heartache, Here I Come
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Heartache, Here I Come from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 82 (4)
  • Turn the Lights Down Low
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Turn the Lights Down Low from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 83 (4)
  • Hold Me Close
  • Barreleers
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Hold Me Close from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 84 (4)
  • Gonna Take a Train
  • Lyte, Redd
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Gonna Take a Train from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 85 (4)
  • Doggin' Blues
  • Hopkins, Linda
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Doggin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 86 (4)
  • Chitlin' Switch Blues
  • Vocaleers
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Chitlin' Switch Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 87 (4)
  • Warning Blues
  • Hopkins, Linda
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Warning Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 88 (4)
  • Living and Loving You
  • Hopkins, Linda
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Living and Loving You from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 89 (4)
  • Mambo Boogie
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Mambo Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 90 (4)
  • New Love
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for New Love from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 91 (4)
  • Just Another Flame
  • Hopkins, Linda
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Just Another Flame from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 92 (4)
  • I'll Ask My Heart
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for I'll Ask My Heart from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 93 (4)
  • Looking for a Man
  • Little Esther
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Looking for a Man from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 94 (4)
  • Other Lips, Other Arms
  • Little Esther
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Other Lips, Other Arms from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 95 (4)
  • The Deacon Moves in
  • Little Esther
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for The Deacon Moves in from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 96 (4)
  • It Ain't the Beauty
  • Washington, George
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for It Ain't the Beauty from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 97 (4)
  • All Night Long
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for All Night Long from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 98 (4)
  • Help Me Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Help Me Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 99 (4)
  • Walkin' Shoe Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Walkin' Shoe Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 100 (4)
  • Honky Tonk Boogie
  • Otis, Johnny
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Honky Tonk Boogie from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 101 (5)
  • Because I Love My Baby So
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Because I Love My Baby So from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 102 (5)
  • Where's My Baby
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Where's My Baby from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 103 (5)
  • Three Magic Words
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Three Magic Words from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 104 (5)
  • I'm a Bad, Bad Girl
  • Little Esther
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for I'm a Bad, Bad Girl from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 105 (5)
  • Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Cryin' and Singin' the Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 106 (5)
  • Ring-A-Ding-Doo
  • Little Esther
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Ring-A-Ding-Doo from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 107 (5)
  • Hold Me
  • Little Esther
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Hold Me from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 108 (5)
  • Better Beware
  • Little Esther
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Better Beware from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 109 (5)
  • Raggedy Blues
  • Lewis, Pete "Guitar"
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Raggedy Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 110 (5)
  • Crying with the Rising Sun
  • Lewis, Pete "Guitar"
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Crying with the Rising Sun from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 111 (5)
  • Aged and Mellow Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Aged and Mellow Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 112 (5)
  • Ramblin' Blues
  • Little Esther
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Ramblin' Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 113 (5)
  • The Storm
  • Little Esther
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for The Storm from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 114 (5)
  • Strictly Cash
  • Love, Preston
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Strictly Cash from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 115 (5)
  • Like a Ship at Sea
  • Love, Preston
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Like a Ship at Sea from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 116 (5)
  • Call Operator 210
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Call Operator 210 from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 117 (5)
  • Baby Baby Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Baby Baby Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 118 (5)
  • Gypsy Blues
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Gypsy Blues from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 119 (5)
  • The Candle's Burnin' Low
  • Walker, Mel
  • 2:17
  • Sound Clip for The Candle's Burnin' Low from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 120 (5)
  • Hollerin' and Screamin'
  • Little Esther
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Hollerin' and Screamin' from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 121 (5)
  • Saturday Night Daddy
  • Little Esther
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Saturday Night Daddy from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 122 (5)
  • Mainliner
  • Little Esther
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Mainliner from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 123 (5)
  • You Took My Love Too Fast
  • Little Esther
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for You Took My Love Too Fast from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 124 (5)
  • Scratchin'
  • Lewis, Pete "Guitar"
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Scratchin' from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


  • 125 (5)
  • Ooh Midnight
  • Lewis, Pete "Guitar"
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Ooh Midnight from Midnight at the Barrelhouse


    • Credits of Midnight at the Barrelhouse



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