Roscoe Gordon - Just A Little Bit: The Singles Collection 1951-61 / Roscoe Gordon (his name sometimes also appeared as Rosco) was a blues pianist, singer and songwriter from Memphis, who was a pioneer of the Memphis blues style, creating what was known as the "Rosco rhythm", which later influenced ska and reggae. Born in 1928, he was an associate in Memphis of artists known as the Beale Streeters, who included Johnny Ace, Bobby Bland and B.B. King. He got his own radio show in 1950 after winning a talent show, and was introduced to Sam Phillips of Sun Records and Johnny Otis, talent scout and producer for Modern Records, and they both influenced his recording career. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises most of his recordings from this era on the RPM, Chess, Duke, Sun and Vee Jay labels - confusingly, he often recorded for different labels simultaneously. It features his R&B No. 1 "Booted", and his other Top 10 R&B hits, which were the No. 2s with "No More Doggin'"and "Just A Little Bit", and a No. 9 with "Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse)". He was an influential figure in Memphis, often appearing on other artists' records, and this collection of his own recordings is an entertaining showcase for his distinctive talent and style.

Tracklist:

City Women
Roscoe's Boogie
Ouch! Pretty Baby
Saddled the Cow (And Milked the Horse)
Dime a Dozen
A New Remedy for Love
Booted
I Love You Till the Day I Die
Cold, Cold Winter
No More Doggin'
Maria
Tell Daddy
Hey, Fat Girl
New Orleans Wimmin
I Remember Your Kisses
What's You Got on Your Mind
Two Kinds of Women
T Model Boogie
Trying
Dream Baby
Lucille (Looking for My Baby)
Blues for My Baby
Too Many Women
Wise to You Baby
Just in from Texas
I'm in Love
Tomorrow May Be Too Late
We're All Loaded (Whiskey Made Me Drunk)
Rosco's Mambo
Ain't No Use
Three Cent Love
You Figure It Out
Just Love Me Baby
Weeping Blues
The Chicken (Dance with You)
Love for You Baby
Shoobie Oobie
Cheese and Crackers
Bad Dream
Tummer Tee
I've Loved and Lost
Sally Jo
Torro
A Fool in Love
Just a Little Bit
Goin' Home (Tomorrow)
The Dilly Bop
You'll Never Know (The Way I Feel)
What You Do to Me
Surely I Love You
Let 'Em Try
What I Wouldn't Do

UPC: 824046349424
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 12.8.23
Format: CD

Roscoe Gordon - Just A Little Bit: The Singles Collection 1951-61 (CD)