78 Is More My Speed

78 Is More My Speed by Pete Grant on Mixcloud

01 – Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band – Yes, I’ve Got Your Woman – 1940

02 – The Lion With George Mootoo Orchestra – Venezeula – 1945

03 – Savoy Dictators – Tricks – 1939

04 – Pleasant Joe with The Mezzrow Bechet Septet – Sawmill Man Blues – 1945

05 – Red Norvo Allstar Sextet – Subtle Sextology – 1944

06 – Slim Gailard and his Boogireeners – Sightseeing Boogie – 1945

07 – Mound City Blue Blowers – Barb-Wire Blues – 1924

08 – Bob Skyles And His Sky Rockets – Rubber Dolly – 1937

09 – JC Heard Quintet – Why Do I Love You – 1945

10 – Erskine Butterfield Blue Boys – I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem – 1941

11 – Coleman Hawkins Swing Four – Get Happy – 1943

12 – Franz Jackson & His Jacksonians – Boogie Woogie Campfire Meeting – 1940

13 – Hot Lips Page Orchestra – Rockin’ At Ryans – 1944

14- Kansas City Seven – Six Cats And A Prince – 1944

15 – Bob Zurke Delta Rhythm Band – Nickel Nabber Blues  - 1939

16 – Slam Stewart Quintet – The Voice Of The Turtle – 1945

17 – Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band – Just Got To Hold You - 1940

The already sublime archive.org recently added a 78rpm audio download section, a true treasure trove of the known and not so known from the first half of the 20th Century, taking in pretty much all genres of music around at the time. This scoop of wonderfuless culled from the site includes jazz, jugband music, calypso, blues, jump jive and is enough to save an otherwise crappy day.

Dumb Not Dumb

Dumb Not Dumb by Pete Grant on Mixcloud

01 – Junior Wells – She Wants To Sell My Monkey

02 – Jack White – I’m Shakin’

03 – The Rolling Stones – Down The Road Apiece

04 – Bill Haley & The Comets – Live It Up

05 – Hank Ballard And The Midniters – Henry’s Got Flat Feet

06 – Howlin’ Wolf – Three Hundred pounds Of Joy

07 – Luther “Guitar” Johnson – Big leg Woman

08 -  Chuck Berry – Nadine

09 – Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – La La Blues

10 – Muddy Waters – Can’t Get No Grindin’

11 – Gregg Allman – I believe I’ll Go Back Home

12 – Raphael Saddiq – Radio

13 – The Black Keys – DO The Rump

14 – Jessie Mae Hemphill – All Night Boogie

15 – Eddie Cochran – Twenty Flight Rock


Well, inbetween the demise of ZeRO and whatever wonderfulness is on the way from the makers of MTC, I plan to post some mixes here for a while. I am hoping that some of my old mixtape buddies will be dropping by this way soon, and will be approaching some of them soon to do some collaborative mixes. More of that when it happens.

Meanwhile, this first mix is my antidote to the seriousness of the last week. Hospital shennigans are behind me for a bit, Karmen is off most the week, and a sense of calm and fun has washed over Grant Acres. So, what is the deep and penetrating theme behind this first offering. Well, it is simple. rock and blues and such played for fun, for people to dance and have fun too, because it is my contention that dumb rock and roll ain't so dumb after all. Can't stop for any more chat, karmen really is trying to sell my Monkey...