20 FAVE DUET RECORDS

TODAY........FROM 1952

1. DREAM GIRL – JESSE & MARVIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfKm5APKusQ

Jesse Belvin & Marvin Phillips here on this classic for Specialty. Huge
#2 Billboard r&b hit

2. I’M GONE – SHIRLEY & LEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ1xDvjTLL0

Great debut of Shirley (Goodman) and Leonard (Lee) on Aladdin backed up
by the Dave Bartholomew Band

3. SATURDAY NIGHT DADDY – LITTLE ESTHER & BOBBY NUNN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iTFw8tIA5k

Cool bluesy duet from Esther & Bobby on Federal penned by Messrs Leiber
& Stoller. What’s not to like?

4. HI-HO BABY – JACKIE BRENSTON & EDNA McRANEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0R2rzdoBSE

Probably recorded at 706 Union Av Memphis in December 1951 & tapes sent
to Chess but AFAIK this has never been proven

5. DADDY LOVES BABY – JESSE & MARVIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqi0HTgsVDc

The excellent flipside to the #1 record listed above by Jesse & Marvin
on Specialty

6. YES INDEED! – MOMS MABLEY & SONNY TIL (& THE ORIOLES) (unreleased) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzI2h-Hv1nE

Splendid revival of the old Bing Crosby/Connee Boswell hit number
recorded for Jubilee but (amazingly) not issued at the time

7.SWEETHEARTS – SHIRLEY & LEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2CWrjKTnoQ

Here’s the decent flipside to the #2 entry above by Shirley & Lee on
Aladdin again with Dave Bartholomew backing

8. PAYDAY LOVER – VIVIAN VERSON & JIMMY SMITH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q416kZj37xw

Backed by Red Calhoun’s band here’s Vivian Verson & Jimmy Smith on a
punchy duet on J-B label

9. LOOKIN’ FOR MY BABY – BONNIE & IKE TURNER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzIheq8sSw

Duet for RPM by Ike with his then-pianist Marion Louis Lee (alias
“Bonnie Turner”) who he married later in 1952

10. MONDAY MORNING BLUES – LIL GREENWOOD & LITTLE WILLIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTuIoHdpns

Backed up by The Four Jacks here’s Lil Greenwood and Little Willie Littlefield doing their togetherness thing on Federal

11. BACK UP – EDDIE JOHNSON & EDNA McRANEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_94r76IfCo&t=11s

Rockin’ duet between Eddie & Edna recorded for and released by Chess in mid-1952

12. MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU – BONNIE & IKE TURNER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXzaT07ZdTU

The flipside on the RPM record above (# 9) that revives Arbee Stidham’s
1947 “My Heart Belongs To You”

13. LAST LAUGH BLUES - LITTLE ESTHER & LITTLE WILLIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz8MMXrT_LY

Esther teams with Little Willie Littlefield on this Federal recording of another very early Leiber & Stoller number

14. LET’S TALK IT OVER BABY – JIMMY LEE & ARTIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-RYPS69HQ

Alias Jimmy Lee Cheatham and Artis Brewster these were a hubby/wife team
from Texarkana recording for Modern

15. THE LOVE BUG BOOGIE – JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA (VCL MEL WALKER/ADA
WILSON)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg_ja5Pk6X4

Some dispute over the release date on Otis’ adios to Mercury here. I
have it (by catalog #) as late December 1952

16. TORTURED LOVE – H-BOMB FERGUSON WITH VARETTA DILLARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wrer5g7qSw

Grandpa Herman has a weird idea of a bona fide “duet” here but Varetta
IS present here and CAN be heard so………..

17. SLOW POISON – JOHNNIE & JACK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc6ceRXKZJE

The prominent country duo with one of their RCA hits and one I always
kinda liked

18. REALLY REAL – VIOLA WATKINS & OTIS BLACKWELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tutnBhmFvgg

Decent enough duet on Jubilee from the pair---think this is Blackwell’s
first appearance on wax

19. DON’T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES – JOHNNIE & JACK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45awW3Rd9Z8

Mild country hit for the duo here on Slim Willet’s original tho Como is
about to swamp everyone with his massive #1 pop hit version

20. MY HEART’S DESIRE – JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8l59QV9-tA

The hubby & wife duo (from #14 above) do a reasonable job for Modern
here in ripping off “I Almost Lost My Mind”

BUBBLING UNDER

21. DIM LIGHTS THICK SMOKE AND LOUD,LOUD MUSIC – LESTER FLATT & EARL
SCRUGGS
22. ONCE IN A WHILE – EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL (THE ORIOLES)
23. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU – EDNA McGRIFF & SONNY TIL (THE ORIOLES)
24. I’M HOG TIED OVER YOU – ELLA MAE MORSE & TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD
25. A FULL TIME JOB – DORIS DAY & JOHNNIE RAY

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Well this one seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.......:)

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 5:26:14 +0000, Roger wrote:

Well this one seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.......:)

Somehow I did not see this one til tonight, but I think that less than
half of the items are good.

Let's see what I have:

31 ¦ Saturday Night Daddy ¦ Little Esther
35 ¦ Dream Girl ¦ Jesse & Marvin
58 ¦ So Much Trouble ¦ Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
80 ¦ I'm Gone ¦ Shirley & Lee
127 ¦ My Playful Baby's Gone ¦ Wynonie Harris & Todd Rhodes
172 ¦ Sweethearts ¦ Shirley & Lee
224 ¦ Real Good Feeling ¦ Big Tom Collins (Brownie McGhee)
231 ¦ Gabbin' Blues ¦ Big Maybelle
256 ¦ Gonna Find My Baby ¦ Elmer James (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup)
262 ¦ Walk Right In ¦ Bill Harvey (Bonita Cole)
272 ¦ Daddy Loves Baby ¦ Jesse & Marvin

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:30:55 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 6:38:52 +0000, Roger wrote:

20 FAVE DUET RECORDS

TODAY........FROM 1952

6. YES INDEED! – MOMS MABLEY & SONNY TIL (& THE ORIOLES) (unreleased)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzI2h-Hv1nE

Splendid revival of the old Bing Crosby/Connee Boswell hit number
recorded for Jubilee but (amazingly) not issued at the time

I had this on my vocal group list.

Not too many duets in 1952 so had to make the occasional stretch :)

8. PAYDAY LOVER – VIVIAN VERSON & JIMMY SMITH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q416kZj37xw

Backed by Red Calhoun’s band here’s Vivian Verson & Jimmy Smith on a
punchy duet on J-B label

I gotta say, several of these male-female duets you listed are not very
good. I don't even file them.

It's not great but I do kinda like this one. Never seen the record tho

11. BACK UP – EDDIE JOHNSON & EDNA McRANEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_94r76IfCo&t=11s

WHY on Earth would you post this shitty sounding video from a 78 when
this awesome sounding one is available?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYiG-xkIXY

his YT clip did not show for me but now you've listed it I see it

20. MY HEART’S DESIRE – JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8l59QV9-tA

I did file this because it was a hit, but it's only a 4 for me.

Let's face it....1952 was a great year for some things I guess but great
duet records wasn't one of them

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On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 6:38:52 +0000, Roger wrote:

20 FAVE DUET RECORDS

TODAY........FROM 1952

1. DREAM GIRL – JESSE & MARVIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfKm5APKusQ

Jesse Belvin & Marvin Phillips here on this classic for Specialty. Huge
#2 Billboard r&b hit

And also it's Earl Lewis' all time favorite record. I asked him at a
UGHA meeting and this was his answer.

6. YES INDEED! – MOMS MABLEY & SONNY TIL (& THE ORIOLES) (unreleased) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzI2h-Hv1nE

Splendid revival of the old Bing Crosby/Connee Boswell hit number
recorded for Jubilee but (amazingly) not issued at the time

I had this on my vocal group list.

8. PAYDAY LOVER – VIVIAN VERSON & JIMMY SMITH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q416kZj37xw

Backed by Red Calhoun’s band here’s Vivian Verson & Jimmy Smith on a punchy duet on J-B label

I gotta say, several of these male-female duets you listed are not very
good. I don't even file them.

11. BACK UP – EDDIE JOHNSON & EDNA McRANEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_94r76IfCo&t=11s

WHY on Earth would you post this shitty sounding video from a 78 when
this awesome sounding one is available?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYiG-xkIXY

Maybe because of your record collectoritis as you can see the Chess 78
playing?

20. MY HEART’S DESIRE – JIMMIE LEE & ARTIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8l59QV9-tA

I did file this because it was a hit, but it's only a 4 for me.

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 7:06:24 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:30:55 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 6:38:52 +0000, Roger wrote:

20 FAVE DUET RECORDS

TODAY........FROM 1952

11. BACK UP – EDDIE JOHNSON & EDNA McRANEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_94r76IfCo&t=11s

WHY on Earth would you post this shitty sounding video from a 78 when
this awesome sounding one is available?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYiG-xkIXY

his YT clip did not show for me but now you've listed it I see it

Please remember that not all YT clips are viewable in all locations (and
no I don't know why either. If its the usual copyright bullshit then it
just doesn't appear at all in the affected area. But sometimes a given
clip doesn't show up in another location .

It happens the other way too. Not often but occasionally from this side
of the pond I see a better clip than you mention in your Cash Box
posts---but I figure its just not showing there

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 11:57:50 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 7:06:24 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:30:55 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024 6:38:52 +0000, Roger wrote:

20 FAVE DUET RECORDS

TODAY........FROM 1952

11. BACK UP – EDDIE JOHNSON & EDNA McRANEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_94r76IfCo&t=11s

WHY on Earth would you post this shitty sounding video from a 78 when
this awesome sounding one is available?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYiG-xkIXY

his YT clip did not show for me but now you've listed it I see it

Please remember that not all YT clips are viewable in all locations (and
no I don't know why either. If its the usual copyright bullshit then it
just doesn't appear at all in the affected area. But sometimes a given
clip doesn't show up in another location .

It happens the other way too. Not often but occasionally from this side
of the pond I see a better clip than you mention in your Cash Box
posts---but I figure its just not showing there

Gotcha, my apologies.

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 11:57:50 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

It happens the other way too. Not often but occasionally from this side
of the pond I see a better clip than you mention in your Cash Box
posts---but I figure its just not showing there

It's my experience, as limited as it may or may not be, that there's
a significantly larger collection of 1946-1964 clips (ie artist-songs) available on your UK YT than on US YT - which is one good reason
for setting up a VPN (which comes free with some anti-virus software
such as Norton's, although I use a US-based stand-alone VPN).

It's also true that a few specific YT posts are available in a
location but for some reason are nevertheless tricky/difficult to
search for within that location.

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On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:40:22 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 5:26:14 +0000, Roger wrote:

Well this one seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.......:)

Somehow I did not see this one til tonight, but I think that less than
half of the items are good.

Let's see what I have:

231 ¦ Gabbin' Blues ¦ Big Maybelle

The most important omission on my list. Splendid duet between Maybelle
and Rose Marie McCoy.

Going by my 1952 faves list this should rate #5 on my duets list

Apologies Maybelle babe!

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On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 14:00:38 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:40:22 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 5:26:14 +0000, Roger wrote:

Well this one seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.......:)

Somehow I did not see this one til tonight, but I think that less than
half of the items are good.

Let's see what I have:

231 ¦ Gabbin' Blues ¦ Big Maybelle

The most important omission on my list. Splendid duet between Maybelle
and Rose Marie McCoy.

Going by my 1952 faves list this should rate #5 on my duets list

Apologies Maybelle babe!

That reminds me, we both missed this in 1959.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uXqiEYbm0s

And don't forget this one when you do 1953.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskB8IZS6BA

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On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 16:01:38 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 14:00:38 +0000, Roger wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 6:40:22 +0000, Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 5:26:14 +0000, Roger wrote:

Well this one seems to have gone down like a lead balloon.......:)

Somehow I did not see this one til tonight, but I think that less than
half of the items are good.

Let's see what I have:

231 ¦ Gabbin' Blues ¦ Big Maybelle

The most important omission on my list. Splendid duet between Maybelle
and Rose Marie McCoy.

Going by my 1952 faves list this should rate #5 on my duets list

Apologies Maybelle babe!

That reminds me, we both missed this in 1959.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uXqiEYbm0s

And of course the sequel as well :)

And don't forget this one when you do 1953.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskB8IZS6BA

That's a pretty good one. Thanks for the reminder

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