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Saturday April 29th, 2017 with Retro Renny
Back to the past on the Back 40: hillbilly boogie & honky tonk from the Fifties & Sixties, including Sun Records' country recordings.

Some vintage country from the '50s & '60s including some classic country from Sun Records.
Entertainment Notes:
In The City - Friday, May 5th, House Of Targ: Toronto's female-fronted rebel country band, Doghouse Rose; from Perth, the folk-rock duo The iImmy Tri-Tone Band; Ottawa's own psychobilly/cowpunk band, The Hot Snake Handlers.

In The Valley - Friday, May 5th, The Calabogie Lodge, 729 Mill St., Calabogie: the trio Lost For Words is playing. Dinner starts at 5:00.
http://www.thevalleyfoodanddrinkco.ca/

Here are some links and a taste of next Friday night at the House Of Targ:
Doghouse Rose - https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7e84uxve2o73hm/Doghouse%20Rose%20-%20I%27m%20Gonna%20Drink.mp3?dl=0

The Jimmy Tri-Tone Band - https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7k6hhqbhihnz5b/The%20Jimmy%20Tri-Tone%20Band%20-%20%20Just%20Can%27t%20Stay.mp3?dl=0

Hot Snake Handlers - https://www.dropbox.com/s/cz5uy6e24sl49wj/Hot%20Snake%20Handlers%20-%20Two%20Cats%20and%20a%20Box%20of%20Wine.mp3?dl=0
Sittin' With Him (Lookin' At Me)
HANK DAVIS - Stompin' At The Dead Moose - 1979 Ducktail Records Canadian
You’ve Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart
THE GREAT SNEEZY WATERS & THE EXCELLENT BAND - You’ve Got Sawdust On The Floor Of Your Heart - 1978 Sneezy Waters Records Canadian
Forty Acres Of My Heart
BOB BURTON & HIS SUNNY SOUTH BOYS - Get With The Beat: Mar-Vel’ Masters - 1955 Mar-Vel Records/1989 Rykodisc
Panhandle Rag
RONNIE DURBIN - Get With The Beat: Mar-Vel’ Masters - 1953 Mar-Vel Records/1989 Rykodisc
Fiddlin' Boogie
CURLEY WILLIAMS & HIS GEORGIA PEACH PICKERS - Hillbilly Boogie! - 1949 Columbia Records/1994 Columbia Legacy/Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Boogie Blues
EARL PETERSON - The Sun Records Story: From The Heart Of The Country - 1954 Sun Records/1995 Charly Records
Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing
CARL PERKINS - Honky Tonk Gal: Rare & Unissued Sun Masters - 1955 alternate take, Sun Records/1989 Rounder Records
Defrost Your Heart
CHARLIE FEATHERS - Get With It: Essential Recordings 1954-69 - 1955 Sun Records/1994 John Fahey’s Revenant
Back Street Affair
EDDIE BOND - The Sun Records Story: From The Heart Of The Country - 1962 unissued, Sun Records/1995 Charly Records
Crazy Arms
JERRY LEE LEWIS - A Taste Of Country - 1956/1969 Sun Records/PolyGram Records
Luther Played The Boogie
JOHNNY CASH - The Sun Years - 1959 Sun Records/1990 Rhino Records
Perhaps
BILLY NIX - Jump Baby Jump: The Mar-Vel’ Records Story - 1960 Mar-Vel’ Records/2014 One Day Music
You Better Not Go
SKEETS McDONALD - A Capitol Rockabilly Party (Part 1) - 1956 Capitol Records/1990 Disky Communications
Ugly And Slouchy
MADDOX BROS & ROSE - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight: Ugly And Slouchy - 1957 Columbia Records/2006 Bear Family Records
My One Eyed Sal
BILL LILLPOP & HIS WESTERN BAND - Jump Baby Jump: The Mar-Vel’ Records Story - 1960 Mar-Vel’ Records/2014 One Day Music
Root Beer
THE LAW BROTHERS - Jump Baby Jump: The Mar-Vel’ Records Story - unknown year, Mar-Vel’ Records/2014 One Day Music
White Lightning
GEORGE JONES - Texas Tornado - Original Recordings - 1959 Starday Records/Mercury Records/ 1986 Crown Records
A Six Pack To Go
HANK THOMPSON - Hillbilly Boogie! - 1959 Capitol Records/1990 Disky Communications
Beer Bottle Mama
ANDY REYNOLDS & HIS 101 RANCH BOYS - Hillbilly Boogie! - 1950 Columbia Records/1994 Sony Music
Give Me A Red Hot Mama And An Ice Cold Beer
SMILEY MAXEDON - Hillbilly Boogie! - 1953 Columbia Records/1994 Sony Music
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