{"product_id":"west-florida-rhythm-blues-cd","title":"West Florida Rhythm \u0026 Blues CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWest Florida Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTampa and St. Petersburg in Florida were the focal point from the late 1940s through to the early 1960s for what is nowadays a neglected and obscure centre of black R\u0026amp;B music, much of it focussed around the saxophonist and bandleader Charles Brantley.\u003cbr\u003eBrantley, along with his front man vocalist Clarence Jolly, was recorded in the early 1950s by New York record label owner Bob Shad.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection presents these sides as part of a twenty-five track compilation of jumping R\u0026amp;B and blues ballads from the Sunshine State.\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are cuts by such acts as Gene Franklin and his House Rockin' Spacemen and harmonica virtuoso Eugene 'Texas' Ray, along with the flamboyant Guitar Shorty, although these artists had to migrate to New York City, or in the case of Shorty, Chicago, to make their recording debuts.\u003cbr\u003eJam-packed full of rare recordings, this collection will delight R\u0026amp;B collectors and enthusiasts and will shed a welcome light on an undocumented area of American Rhythm and Blues music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtzzKUflfms\" title=\"Irma Lee\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eI Need You Baby - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eYou'd Better Change Your Ways - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eMean Mean Momma - Charles Brantley \u0026amp; His Original Honeydippers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eBeggin' Blues - Charles Brantley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eEvery Man's Blues - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eBaby Take A Look At Me - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eBlues In The Morning - Manzie Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eCryin' And Sighin' - Manzie Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eEach Night About This Time - Charles Brantley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eBoogie Me Baby - Charles Brantley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eIrma Lee - Guitar Shorty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eYou Don't Treat Me Right - Guitar Shorty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eI Feel So Lonesome - Charles Brantley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eDon't Leave Me - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eChanging Love - Clarence Jolly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eWhat's Come Over You - Texas Ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eMary Ann - Texas Ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eRock-a-Baby Rock - The Skyliners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli _ngcontent-owf-c29=\"\" class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eHackensack part 1 - Gene Franklin \u0026amp; 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