Roots and Rhythms
Wednesday December 13th, 2017 with Retro Renny
PULLING RABBITS (& other assorted rodents) OUT OF MY HAT. Songs about rabbits, rats, groundhogs, woodchucks & mice, featuring Blues, R&B, Bluegrass, Rockabilly and Rock & Roll.
Songs by Ike Turner, Washboard Sam, Bill 'The Kid' Emerson, Big Joe Turner, Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers, Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys and more.
P.S. Possums are marsupials, not rodents.
| The Woodchuck BILLY 'THE KID' EMERSON - Ike Turner - That Cat Sure Could Play!: The Singles 1951-1957 - '54 Sun Records/'10 Secret Records |
| Blues Jump The Rabbit BIG JOE TURNER - Rocks In My Bed - '50 Bayou Records/'05 Membran Music |
| Mr. Blues Jumped The Rabbit WYNONIE HARRIS - Rockin' The Blues - Playful Baby - '46 Aladdin Records/'01 Proper Records |
| Blue Jumped The Rabbit ELMO WILLIAMS & HEZEKIAH EARLY - Takes One To Know One - '97 Fat Possum Records/Epitaph Records |
| Turkey And The Rabbit T-MODEL FORD - Pee Wee Get My Gun - '97 Fat Possum Records/Epitaph Records |
| Black Rat Swing LITTLE SON JOE - Roots ‘N’ Blues: A Retrospective 1925 – 1950 - '41 OKeh Records/'92 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. |
| Rabbit Foot Blues FLAT DUO JETS - White Trees - '93 Sky Records |
| I'm A Prowlin' Groundhog WASHBOARD SAM - Washboard Sam The Collection 1935-53 - '36 Vocalion Records/'14 Acrobat Music |
| Rabbit Blues CHARLEY BOOKER - Ike Turner - That Cat Sure Could Play!: The Singles 1951-1957 - '52 Blues & Rhythm Records/'10 Secret Records |
| Rabbit In The Log JIM & JESSE & THE VIRGINIA BOYS - Y'all Come: The Essential Jim & Jesse - '65 Epic Records/'98 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. |
| Little Rabbit CROCKETT'S KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEERS - The Rough Guide To Country Music Pioneers - '31 Crown Records/'13 World Music Network |
| That's My Rabbit, My Dog Caught It THE WALTER FAMILY - Ruckus Juice & Chittlins, Vol. 1 - '33 Champion Records/'98 Yazoo Records |
| Wee Mouse RAY CAMPI - With Friends In Texas - '88/'90 Flying Fish Records |
| Rabbit Action JIMMY HAGGETT - The Best Of Sun Rockabilly - '56 Sun Records, unissued/'98 Charly Records |
| Little Red Rabbit THE ROCKING FOOLS - Boppin' In Canada - '91 Nervous Records 
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| Jack Rabbit ICKY RENRUT a.k.a. IKE TURNER - Jack Rabbit Blues - '59 Stevens Records/'11 Secret Records |
| I Smell A Rat YOUNG JESSIE - Don't Happen No More - '54 Modern Records/'14 Jazzman Records |
| Ground Hog CHILLIWACK - All Over You - '72 A&M Records
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Diggin' myself a hole, preparing for winter hibernation.
8:06 PM, December 13th, 2017