The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree [Live]

Product Description:
THE ALBUM: Early country music was primarily dominated by men, often over shadowing the women of the genre in historical retrospectives when it comes to their many contributions to the music, and their all-important female perspective on life, love and the wicked ways of the world. Fortunately, the ladies of Dallas’ influential Big “D” Jamboree were more outspoken and assertive in their willingness to give the men a run for their money when it came to whoopin’ it up on stage and putting on a show to remember.

Dragon Street follows up its acclaimed double CD The Big “D” Jamboree Live!, Volumes 1 & 2 with this long-overdue 29-track tribute to some of the most fantastic female performers to grace a stage in Texas...or anywhere! This set combines rare studio cuts and live performances together on one CD, bringing sharp focus to such overlooked performers as Helen Hall, Sherry Davis, and Doreen Freeman; as well as legends such as Janis Martin, Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur, and more. Folks, it doesn’t get much better than this!

The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree,Various Artists,Dragon Street,Oldies Collections,Rockabilly,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Neko Case, you sly FOX Biased opinion WHERE ARE THE LOVETT SISTERS NOW ? Early "Girl Singers" Compact Capsules Spotlight

The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree Various Artists Manufacturer: Dragon Street ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Oldies | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Big D Jamboree Live! Volumes 1 & 2 From Boppin Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly West ASIN: B00005A778 Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

1. Something Special (Helen Hall)
2. What Else Does She Do Like Me? (Helen Hall)
3. Footprints (Helen Hall)
4. Honky Tonk Husband (Helen Hall)
5. Wasted Life (Helen Hall)
6. Hello Baby (Charline Arthur)
7. Welcome To The Club (live) (Charline Arthur)
8. What About Tomorrow? (live) (Charline Arthur)
9. Im having a Party All By Myself (live) (Charline Arthur)
10. Ill Introduce You To A Friend (Charline Arthur)
11. Bacon And Eggs (The Lovett Sisters)
12. I Dont Want To Set The World On Fire (The Lovett Sisters)
13. I Cant Help It (live) (Abbie Neal and the Ranch Girls)
14. No Wedding Bells For Joe (live) (Wanda Jackson)
15. Cracker Jack (live) (Janis Martin)
16. Elvis, Elvis (Pat Smith)
17. Optimistic (Doreen Freeman)
18. Bop City (Sherry Davis)
19. Just A Little Bit (Sherry Davis)
20. Broken Promises (demo) (Sherry Davis)
21. Broken Promises (w/ Buddy Holly) (Sherry Davis)
22. Rock till My Baby Comes Home (Helen Hall) - Bonus Track
23. Little Joe (Helen Hall) - Bonus Track
24. Have It Your Way Baby (Helen Hall) - Bonus Track
25. Hello Baby (Helen Hall ) - Bonus Track

Album Description

THE ALBUM: Early country music was primarily dominated by men, often over shadowing the women of the genre in historical retrospectives when it comes to their many contributions to the music, and their all-important female perspective on life, love and the wicked ways of the world. Fortunately, the ladies of Dallas' influential Big “D” Jamboree were more outspoken and assertive in their willingness to give the men a run for their money when it came to whoopin' it up on stage and putting on a show to remember.

Dragon Street follows up its acclaimed double CD The Big “D” Jamboree Live!, Volumes 1 & 2 with this long-overdue 29-track tribute to some of the most fantastic female performers to grace a stage in Texas...or anywhere! This set combines rare studio cuts and live performances together on one CD, bringing sharp focus to such overlooked performers as Helen Hall, Sherry Davis, and Doreen Freeman; as well as legends such as Janis Martin, Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur, and more. Folks, it doesn't get much better than this!

Customer Reviews:

Neko Case, you sly FOX.......2007-02-11

I bought this today at the BuddyHolly Museum in Lubbock, Texas. I am a real music buff, if there is such a thing, and I was caught by surprise when I spotted this. Then I played it.

Holy ShipBuilding, Waldo. This is the STUFF!!

I'll bet Neko Case knows these recordings inside out.

I am adding to what has already been written here. Read the first review for exact describers.

Biased opinion.......2005-12-21

My mom was one of the singers on this album. Pat Smith, who later became Patricia Johnson, had the biggest, most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Unfortunately, she passed away earlier this year in May and we miss her terribly. Her voice brought enjoyment to many...

WHERE ARE THE LOVETT SISTERS NOW ?.......2003-10-18

I GREW UP IN DALLAS LISTENING TO THE BIG D JAMBAREE AND I LOVED ALL OF THE SINGERS, ESPECIALLY TWO VERY YOUNG GIRLS CALLED THE LOVETT SISTERS. I LOVED HEARING " BACON AND EGGS", AS I USED TO LISTEN TO THEM SINGING IT LIVE ON THE RADIO AND WATCHING THEM SING IT ON TELEVISION. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? ARE THEY STILL PERFORMING ?

Early "Girl Singers".......2001-10-13

Some of these are better than others, but none are dogs. I history lesson, if you are interested.

Compact Capsules Spotlight.......2001-06-16

Reissue Roundup By: Dan Ferguson April 20, 2001

Various Artists The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree Dragon Street DCD70101

For the uninitiated, the Big "D" Jamboree was a weekly variety show broadcast over 50,000 watt radio station KRLD beginning in the late 1940s. It was a weekly event much along the lines of similar music-oriented live entertainment programs like the Grand Ole Opry, the Louisiana Hayride and the National Barndance. Held weekly at a Dallas, Texas wrestling venue called the Sportatorium, the Big "D" Jamboree's heyday ran from the late '40s through the early '60s. In continuing their superb Legends of the Big "D" Jamboree series which in addition to a wonderful 2-CD various artists collection from last year (The Big "D" Jamboree Live)as well as other single artist releases focusing on such stalwarts as Groovy Joe Poovey, Johnny Dollar, and Gene Vincent, Dragon Street Records rolls out what is easily its most humdinger collection yet with The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree. Clocking in at over an hour's worth of music spread cross 29 tracks that are culled from a combination of live material, studio demos and 45 RPM records, it's a collection that presents both known quantities (Janis Martin, Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur) and unknowns (Helen Hall, The Lovett Sisters, Abbie Neal & the Ranch Girls, Pat Smith, Doreen Freeman, Sherry Davis, Betty Lou Lobb and Ramona Reed) from the Big "D" gal corral. In comparison to many of their Nashville feline country contemporaries, the gals were a more hard-edged, saucy bunch of honky tonkin' ladies for whom a cigarette and a bottle of beer with the fellows was likely never out of the question. More importantly, these were Virginia Slims types (remember those old TV ads??) who weren't afraid to speak their mind in song. Heck, all it takes is a listen to piece-of-mind pieces like What Else Does She Do Like Me? which opens with the not so lady-like line "She smokes the same sort of cigarettes as I do" or Wasted Life about a malcontent husband who can't pry himself from the barstool ("Sitting all alone at the bar / No one knows or cares where you are / You don't care about your home / You don't care about your wife / You're a perfect example of a wasted life") to understand what I'm talking about. Each of those cuts come from the tough-talking honkabilly pepper pot Helen Hall who takes the cake in this collection. Quite frankly, it doesn't get more hardcore honky tonk country than numbers like these and even better, The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree is filled with plenty more from where these two came from. All too often overshadowed by their C&W male contemporaries, The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree is an insightful look at a vital chapter in the annals of female country music. Accompanied by a deluxe, 20-page booklet featuring discography, artist biographies from noted Texas country music historian Kevin Coffey, and an intro by current female rockabilly star Kim Lenz, this is a first rate package overflowing with hot tunes that comes highly recommended.

Average customer rating: an offday in the recordingstudio Excellent capturing of the genre and history...

Gals Who Made the Big Band Swing Various Artists Manufacturer: Old Bean / Old Soy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00006RYCI Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

1. Beyond The Blue Horizon - Martha Tilton
2. Out Of Nowhere - Martha Tilton
3. A Hundred Years From Today - June Christy
4. How High The Moon - June Christy
5. Hey Lawdy Papa (47th St Jive) - June Christy
6. Lullaby In Rhythm - June Christy
7. You And I Passing By - Peggy Lee
8. Maybe You'll Be There - Billie Holiday
9. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me - Billie Holiday
10. Sleepy Time Gal - Rosemary Clooney
11. I Get Along Without You Very Well - Rosemary Clooney
12. The Day After Forever - Jo Stafford
13. Haunted Town - Lena Horne
14. Bolero At The Savoy - Anita O'day
15. Opus One - Anita O'day
16. All Reet - Anita O'day
17. 'S Wonderful - Betty And Rosemary Clooney
18. That's Good Enough For Me - Rosemary Clooney
19. My Silent Love - Lena Horne
20. I Want My Share Of Love - Marion Hutton
21. The Chestnut Tree - Marion Hutton

Customer Reviews:

an offday in the recordingstudio.......2006-07-08

How is it possible that nice music so bad is recorded on this CD.
It seems that the technical controle has failed.
I'm sorry to write this but SOUNDS OF YESTER YEAR is in my case for the second time an awful product.
It's for the first time that I have to give such a negative comment.
Probable disappointment on both sides.

simon van der schoot

Excellent capturing of the genre and history..........2003-10-05

I've always been a sucker for the "Gals that made the Big Bands swing". Their voices are so pure, the songs are simple and the orchestral support makes them a gem in history. This recording is the best of its type, as I think it's the only one that focuses on the Big Band gals. The cross-section of artists is excellent...from Peggy Lee to Tilton to Billie.

I do have one criticism of this recording though - the overall production quality. The CD inserts are very drab and you can tell the label that produced this disc isn't swimming in money. The silkscreen effort on the CD is pitiful. There were also a few mixing/balancing issues with some songs being way louder than the previous. It get annoying having to adjust the volume each song.

All in all I give the concept FIVE BIG STARS, but the disc itself only gets three. This could have been so much better, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless :)

Average customer rating:

The Gals of the Big "D" Jamboree Various Artists Manufacturer: Dragon Street ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005Y83E Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Something Special - Helena Hall
2. What Else Does She Do Like Me? - Helena Hall
3. Footprints - Helena Hall
4. Honky Tonk Husband - Helena Hall
5. Wasted Life - Helena Hall
6. Hello Baby - Charline Arthur
7. Cryin' Alone - Charline Arthur
8. Welcome to the Club [Live] - Charline Arthur
9. What About Tomorrow? [Live] - Charline Arthur
10. I Having a Party All by Myself [Live] - Charline Arthur
11. I'll Introduce You to a Friend - Charline Arthur
12. Bacon and Eggs
13. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
14. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) [Live]
15. No Wedding Bell for Joe [Live] - Wanda Jackson
16. Cracker Jack [Live] - Janis Martin
17. Elvis, Elvis [Live] - Pat Smith
18. Optimistic
19. Bop City - Sherry Davis
20. Just a Little Bit - Jimmy Davis
21. Broken Promises [Demo Version] - Sherry Davis
22. Broken Promises [Single] - Sherry Davis
23. I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded [Live] - Sherry Davis
24. Chime Bells [Live]
25. If I Could Only Learn to Yodel [Live] - Ramona Reed
26. Rock 'Til My Baby Comes Home [*][Demo Version] - Helena Hall
27. Little Joe [*] - Helena Hall
28. Have It Your Way Baby [*] - Helena Hall
29. Hello Baby [*][Demo Version] - Helena Hall

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2. The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology
3. The Mighty King of Love
4. The Way I Feel
5. Uncle Pen
6. Under Your Own Sun
7. Unplugged [Live]
8. When The Night Is Through
9. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
10. You Don't Lie Here Anymore/Tiny Town [CD-single]

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