Various – Blues Meets Doo-Wop – Vol. 4

Doo-wop is not just for Christmas. A genre often associated with the festive period at the tail end of every year, and synonymous with a picture book setting of Christmas given the radiating warmth of harmonious vocals encased in gold, and emanating from the voices of a truly gifted combo. A false representation however, because doo-wop is music fit for any occasion. Much more than the imaginative associations of a Christmas backdrop that, granted, doo-wop possesses the power to conjure such picturesque imagery, but on an entirely different trajectory doo-wop also has the ability to portray emotions where melancholy is present whether due to economic hardships or universal theme of relationship woes. It’s in these moments where we all feel something, and there is no genre better equipped with the right utensils (i.e. Vocals) to convey such emotions, in addition to providing solace from difficulties that life has a tendency to produce. Different in comparison with the wild shenanigans of rock ‘n’ roll, and different given the approach of this latest compilation series from the good folks at Koko Mojo, the genre of doo-wop makes numerous connections with the genre of blues during Blues Meets Doo Wop Volume 4.

Track Listing:
B.B. King With The Vocal Chords: 1. Please Accept My Love -   Willie Dixon With The Moonglows: 2. 29 Ways -   The Wheels With Tarheel Slim: 3. Let's Have A Ball -   Cookie And The Cupcakes: 4. Close Up The Back Door -   The Solotones: 5. Front Page Blues -   Baby Washington: 6. Congratulations Honey -   The Enchanters: 7. Bottle Up And Go -   Jimmy Reed: 8. Close Together -   The Nic Nacs: 9. Found Me A Sugar Daddy -   Henry Strogin: 10. I Cried Like A Baby -   Hank Ballard & The Midnighters: 11. I'm Crying Mercy Mercy -   Memphis Slim With The Vagabonds: 12. Mother Earth -   Dorothy Prince: 13. I Lost My Love -   The Del Vikings: 14. Woke Up This Morning -   Otis Williams And His Charms: 15. Blues Stay Away From Me -   Henry Pierce And His Five Notes: 16. Thrill Me Baby -   Ray Sharpe: 17. The New Linda Lu -   Rockin' Bradley: 18. I Have News For You -   The Chanteclairs: 19. I've Never Been There -   The Rams: 20. Sweet Thing -   Pee Wee Crayton With The El Dorados: 21. I Don’t Care -   The Clovers: 22. In The Morning Time -   Four Chickadees: 23. Teenage Blues -   Albert King: 24. Had You Told It Like It Was -   Camille & The Creations: 25. Hey Baby -   Jimmy Witherspoon With The Lamplighters: 26. Move Me Baby -   The Continentals: 27. No Money No Luck Blues -   The Larks with Tarheel Slim: 28. Eyesight To The Blind -