Houston Might Be Heaven: Rockin' R&B in Texas 1947-1951

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Little Willie's Boogie recorded in: Houston, Texas, United States (from 1948 until 1949) drums (drum set): [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1948 until 1949) piano: Little Willie Littlefield (from 1948 until 1949)	Little Willie Littlefield		2:58
2	My Best Wishes	Little Willie Littlefield		3:38
3	Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'	Blip Thompkins		2:57
4	Everything's Been Done Before	Blip Thompkins		2:21
5	Hattie Green	Lavarda Durst		2:41
6	I Cried	Lavarda Durst		2:50
7	Jelly Roll	L.C. Williams		2:49
8	Louisiana Boogie	L.C. Williams		3:02
9	Goin' Down to Nashville	Carl Campbell		2:47
10	Oo Wee Baby	Carl Campbell		2:37
11	In a Boogie Mood	Clarence Garlow		2:56
12	She's So Fine	Clarence Garlow		2:59
13	Jumpin' the Blues	Joe Houston		2:50
14	Your Little Girl Is Gone	Joe Houston		2:47
15	Love's a Gamble	Little T-Bone		2:43
16	Christmas Blues	Little T-Bone		2:48
17	Far Away Blues	Lonnie Lyons Combo		3:00
18	Fly Chick Bounce	Lonnie Lyons Combo		2:09
19	Fisherman's Blues	Conrad Johnson		2:15
20	Howling on Dowling	Conrad Johnson		2:07
21	Smalley's Jump	I.H. Smalley		2:43
22	Young Women's Advice	I.H. Smalley		2:48
23	My Woman Put Me Down	Willie Holiday		2:40
24	I've Played This Town	Willie Holiday		2:55
25	Freeway Blues	Robert Smith		2:29

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Rainin' in My Heart	Peppermint Harris		2:38
2	My Blues Have Rolled Away	Peppermint Harris		2:06
3	Texarkana Bound	Peppermint Harris		3:01
4	The Blues Pick on Me	Peppermint Harris		2:04
5	Reckless Lover	Peppermint Harris		2:58
6	Mabel Mabel	Peppermint Harris		2:42
7	Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie	Peppermint Harris		2:05
8	Come on Let's Ride	Peppermint Harris		2:19
9	I Always End Up Blue	Peppermint Harris		2:43
10	I Screamed and I Cried (I Have Often Wondered)	Peppermint Harris		3:16
11	Blues Don't Make Me Cry	Peppermint Harris		3:15
12	Sweet Happy Home	Peppermint Harris		3:09
13	Oh I Got the Blues	Peppermint Harris		3:01
14	Gonna End My Worries	Peppermint Harris		3:00
15	I'm Writing You Baby	Peppermint Harris		3:19
16	I Want to See You Baby	Peppermint Harris		3:01
17	Fat Girl Boogie	Peppermint Harris		2:35
18	Oo Wee Baby	Peppermint Harris		3:18
19	She's My Baby	Peppermint Harris		2:14
20	I Wake Up Screaming	Peppermint Harris		3:00
21	I'm Telling You People	Peppermint Harris		2:36
22	How Long Must I Suffer	Peppermint Harris		3:09
23	Got a Big Fine Baby	Peppermint Harris		1:58
24	Please Tell Me Baby	Peppermint Harris		3:02
25	Lord Have Mercy	Peppermint Harris		3:20
26	Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie	Peppermint Harris		2:04

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Helpless	Lonnie Lyons		3:06
2	Down in the Groovy	Lonnie Lyons		2:56
3	Boogie Woogie Playgirl	Little Willie Littlefield		2:49
4	Swanee River	Little Willie Littlefield		2:33
5	Better Wake Up Baby	Joe 'Papoose' Fritz		3:09
6	Real Fine Girl	Joe 'Papoose' Fritz		2:24
7	My Baby Loves Me So	Bill Hayes		2:29
8	I'm Just Another Fool	Bill Hayes		2:11
9	Bad Luck Got My Man recorded in: Houston, Texas, United States (in 1950) lead vocals: Willie Mae Thornton (in 1950)	Big Mama Thornton		3:09
10	All Right Baby recorded in: Houston, Texas, United States (in 1950) lead vocals: Willie Mae Thornton (in 1950)	Big Mama Thornton		2:29
11	Bad Luck and Trouble	Hubert Robinson		3:00
12	Room and Board Boogie	Hubert Robinson		2:35
13	Hey Joe	Clarence Samuels		2:47
14	Somebody Gotta Go	Clarence Samuels		3:03
15	Got a Mean Woman	John Hogg		2:48
16	Why Did You Leave Me	John Hogg		2:53
17	I Don't Want No Woman	L.C. Williams		3:17
18	Louise	L.C. Williams		3:07
19	Cloudy Weather Blues	Lee Graves		3:01
20	I'm From Texas	Lee Graves		2:03
21	(All Alone) I Sit and Cry	Violet Hall		2:53
22	Six Foot Papa	Violet Hall		2:31
23	Married Woman Blues	Elmore Nixon		2:57
24	Playboy Blues	Elmore Nixon		2:51
25	Sampson Street Boogie	Willie Johnson		2:40
26	Got the Boogie Woogie Blues	Willie Johnson		2:20

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