MICKEY BAKER "Session Man & Performer" Vol. 5 | TWILIGHTZONE

 MICKEY BAKER "Session Man & Performer" Vol. 5

Here is final volume in this series of Mickey Baker's legendary work, compiled by Marty Mellow. (He just passed away November 27, 2012.) If you asked me, and I know you didn't, but if you did, I'd say Mickey "Guitar" Baker is the greatest guitarist in rock'n'roll history...

...Bob Quine agreed with me. (The Hound Blog)Of all the guitarists who helped transform rhythm & blues into rock & roll, Mickey Baker is one of the very most important, ranking almost on the level of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. The reason he isn't nearly as well known as those legends is that a great deal of his work wasn't issued under his own name, but as a backing guitarist for many R&B and rock & roll musicians. Baker originally aspired to be a jazz musician, but turned to calypso, mambo, and then R&B, where the most work could be found. (Allmusic)

Great article about Mickey Baker here: http://thehoundblog.blogspot.com/search?q=mickey+baker http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/mgbaker.html

(many thanks to Marty Mellow, the original uploader of this collection)

track listing:
1. Hit, Git And Splitt [Take 1] - Young Jessie 2. Hit, Git And Split - Young Jessie 3. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Mickey & Sylvia 4. Early In The Morning - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 5. Chicken Shack Boogie #2 - Amos Milburn 6. Women Are the Root of All Evil - Paul Williams 7. Bar-B-Que Sauce - Mickey Baker 8. Lemonade - Eddie Mack 9. Roc Doc - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 10. Oochie Coochie - Young Jessie 11. Fine Love - Little Sylvia Vanderpool 12. Can't Get You on the Phone - Mickey & Sylvia 13. Pneumonia - Joe Tex 14. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 15. Rib Joint - Mickey Baker 16. Pepper-Head Woman - Square Walton 17. After a While - Joe Turner 18. This Is All - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 19. Ella Mae - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 20. I'll Always Want You Near - Mickey & Sylvia 21. Don't Happen No More - Young Jessie 22. Got My Mojo Working - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 23. One, Two, Let’s Rock - Sugar Pie & Pee Wee 24. Knock Me A Kiss - Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five 25. Red Sails In The Sunset - Joe Turner 26. Spinnin' Rock Boogie - Mickey Baker

ripped from CD in glorious monoloudarama!
…originally served by Gyro1966...

Young Jessie - Hit Git & Split (check the geetar on this classic and favourite!)

Louis Jordan - I Got My Mojo Workin’! the peerless Louis Jordan 

Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie

Barbecue Sauce - Mickey Baker

THE CURE released THE HEAD ON THE DOOR this week in history, August 1985. Here they are (yes, again!) on SNL n 1996

 

THE CURE released THE HEAD ON THE DOOR this week in history, August 1985. Here they are performing In Between Days, bizarrely in 1996, on SNL. Better late than never. 

Fuzzy Legends TV

R.E.M. “Crush With Eyeliner” on the Late Show With David Letterman 1995.

 

June 23, 1995: the band performs “Crush With Eyeliner” on the Late Show With David Letterman.

Artists (statement ) of The Day: Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko

 

 

Aleksander Rodchenko - untitled 1930

We don’t see, what we observe. We don’t see, what we look at. We don’t see the extraordinary perspectives and the shortenings of objects. We, who have been taught to see ordinary and educated, we need to rediscover the world of visibility. We need to revolutionise our optical cognition. We need to tear off the veil in front of our eyes, which is called from the navel.

- Alexander Rodchenko

Alexander Rodchenko

Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1924 

Rod Stewart, Faces & Keith Richards perform “Twistin’ the Night Away” live on The Midnight Special (April 25, 1975) | The Midnight Special

 

Rod Stewart, Faces & Keith Richards perform “Twistin’ the Night Away” live on The Midnight Special (April 25, 1975) The Midnight Special

"Two British rock titans collide for pure late-night chaos! 🇬🇧🎸 Filmed live at London’s Kilburn State Gaumont Theatre during a special all-Faces broadcast, Rod Stewart and Faces welcome special guest Keith Richards to the stage for a raucous, high-energy finale performance of Sam Cooke’s classic, “Twistin’ the Night Away.” Trading guitar riffs with Ronnie Wood and sharing a mic with Stewart, Richards helps turn the London venue into an absolute rock-and-roll party.

Trivia: This legendary concert appearance captured a key moment in rock history—Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood sharing the stage just as Wood was stepping in to tour with The Rolling Stones following Mick Taylor's departure. Wood officially joined the Stones shortly after, while Rod Stewart and Faces put on one of the most celebrated crossover jam sessions in The Midnight Special history." The Midnight Special

''Roy Rogers born July 28, 1950, Redding, California, United States.

No, NO not THAT Roy Rogers!

[yes I AM old enough to know the Roy Rogers with the horse called Trigger . . . part of my cultural obsession with Americana started EARLY]

THIS Roy Rogers!

"He is celebrated for his “wailing” slide sound and articulate technique, influenced heavily by Robert Johnson. Guitar Player magazine has cited him as one of the few true modern masters of the craft. 

Since 1980, he has fronted this trio, known for high-energy live performances that blend acoustic roots with “dirty sliding blues” and fierce grooves. 

He often utilizes open tunings and improvisation, using vintage instruments like a Martin 0-16 New Yorker and 12-string Dobros to achieve his signature sound.

Rogers served as Hooker’s musical director and producer for several years. He produced Hooker’s Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed albums, including The Healer, Mr. Lucky, Boom Boom, and Chill Out. 

He has recorded or performed with Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Miles Davis (on the Hot Spot soundtrack), and Ray Manzarek of The Doors. 

He is a perennial favorite at major international festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival. 

He’s the premier modern masters of slide guitar, noted for bridging the gap between traditional Delta blues and contemporary blues-rock. Named after the “King of the Cowboys,” he has built a legacy through both his virtuoso performance style and his pivotal role as a producer for blues icons” 

Elie Pregelli Abi Farah 

Roy Rogers - ‘Walking Blues’ 

Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman - Stealing Apples (A Song Is Born ’48)

 I think it was Lionel Hampton who stunned me so much with his display on the xylophone as a child and led me to a lifelong fascination as to the percussion section of the orchestra. I have frequently enjoted playing them to Marimbas and glockenspiels to xylophones

Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman - Stealing Apples

From the 1948 film "A Song Is Born

Guess where from?

John Drumbo French

Playing For Change : Freedom, Dignity & Peace

 . . . .a little kindness can go a long way . . . .

now there’s message for the day, week, month, year lifetime!

and I will sign off the day with this beautiful paean to peace

Playing For Change

James Rigby - Bitesize Blues 7th Oct 2026

 James Rigby - Bitesize Blues

Now we might be forgiven for finding some of James’ work a tad similar in style and he is so prolific but there are changes to be wrung, this is his blues piece that caught my ear! So might move toward the end of the day here despite this being a bit more up tempo and bluesy (OBVS!)  . . . .

 

BITESIZE BLUE - BY JAMES RIGBY 

TUNED - DGDGDE  

SONGS FROM THE WATCH - A Compilation of 25 Original Guitar Fingerpicking Pieces in Open Tunings, Taken from 7 Albums, Written over the last 6 years by James Rigby

CLICK ON BLUE LINKS BELOW TO SAMPLE 8 ALBUMS 

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SONGS FROM THE WATCH 

https://jamesrigby1.bandcamp.com/.../songs-from-the-watch...

Tuba Skinny - Live in New Orleans from their FB Fanspage

 

 I am getting obsessed with Shaye’s kneework!

Where else you gonna get the tempo!???

Tuba Skinny Fans Page.