Too Tough - West Coast Blues and R&B 1953-1962 2CD
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Gus Jenkins Too Tough - West Coast Blues and R&B 1953-1962 2CD
Double disc set with 47 original recordings from the amazing and prolific blues singer and producer Gus Jenkins. He enjoyed only one major hit in his lengthy career, the instrumental Tricky which peaked at No 2 on the Billboard R&B charts and even made No 79 on the national chart. This is the most comprehensive package of his work to be released in the CD era. His wife Mamie Perry also enjoyed a singing career, and she also recorded as Mamie Jenkins. Accompanying booklet includes fully detailed liner notes.
1. Cold Love – Little Temple & His 88 2. I Ate The Wrong Part – Little Temple & His 88 3. I Miss My Baby – Guss Jenkins 4. I Been Working – Guss Jenkins 5. Worries And Troubles – Young Woolf 6. I Tried – Young Woolf 7. You Lied – Mamie Ree 8. Caught – Mamie Ree & Young Wolf 9. You Told Me – Gus Jinkins 10. Tricky 11. Remember Last Xmas – Gus Jenkins 12. So What – Gus Jenkins 13. Spark Plug – Gus Jenkins 14. Pay Day Shuffle part 1 – Gus Jenkins 15. Pay Day Shuffle part 2 – Gus Jenkins 16. Hambone – Mamie Jenkins 17. Jump With Me Baby – Mamie Jenkins 18. Stand By Me – Gus Jenkins 19. Copper Tan – Gus Jenkins 20. Hit The Road – Gus Jenkins 21. Road Runner – Gus Jenkins 22. My Baby Waited Too Long – Mamie Perry 23. I’m Hurted – Mamie Perry 24. Slow Down – Gus Jenkins 25. Drift On – Gus Jenkins
Disc 2
1. Spanky – Gus Jenkins 2. Gonna Take Time – Gus Jenkins 3. Lament – Mamie Perry 4. Lost Love –– Mamie Perry 5. Signing In – Gus Jenkins 6. Cutting Out – Gus Jenkins 7. Leisha – Albert & Charles 8. Weird – Albert & Charles 9. You Made Me – Gus Jenkins 10. Vine St. Shuffle – Gus Jenkins 11. Tell The Truth Baby – Blues Slim 12. Let's Talk It Over – Blues Slim 13. Jealous Of You Baby – Gus Jenkins 14. Off The Road – Gus Jenkins 15. The New Tricky – Gus Jenkins 16. Tuba Twist – Gus Jenkins 17. Too Tough – Gus Jenkins 18. Right Messy – Gus Jenkins 19. Celebrate part 1 – Gus Jenkins 20. Celebrate part 2 – Gus Jenkins 21. Red River Shuffle – Haze Hart 22. Last Time – Haze Hart
