Ooh Midnight (Summer '13)

01. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis "Ooh Midnight"
02. Dee Clark "Blues Get Off of My Shoulder"
03. Roy Gaines "Black Gal"
04. Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra "The Blue Set"
05. Missionary Marnie Sample "This May Be the Last Time"
06. The Moonglows "Tempting"
07. Sister Rosetta Tharpe "Jericho"
08. The 5 Royales "I'm on the Right Road Now"
09. Jacky Lee "Misery"
10. Donna Loren "So, Do the Zonk"
11. Ural Thomas & the Monterays "Deep Within My Heart"
12. F.J. McMahon "One Alone Together"
13. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band "I Won't Hurt You"
14. King Solomon "I Got to Move"
15. The Fabulous Rumbles "The Echoing Past"
16. Southland Missionary Singers "Ain't it Sweet"
17. O.V. Wright with The Keys "That's How Strong My Love Is"
18. Lee Hazlewood with Duane Eddy & His Orchestra "The Girl on Death Row"
19. Papa Celestin's New Orleans Band "Marie LaVeau"

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Well, summer is nearly over and soon the temperature is going to start dropping. This mix is for those first nights of having the windows open after a long hot day. Upbeat and a little dirty (the moaning opening track from Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - the man who gave us "Hound Dog" - surely sets a mood) though it's also got it's fair share of foot-stomping, thunder-cracking religious vibes from folks like Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Missionary Marnie Sample. You'll also find yet another rendition of 'In the Pines', this time from Roy Gaines (who later, like Pete 'Guitar' Lewis, played with Big Mama Thornton), a howling dirge tribute to the Voodoo Queen Marie LaVeau from Papa Celestin & Co., and one of my favorite songs of all time: 'The Girl on Death Row' from Lee Hazlewood backed by Duane Eddy & His Orchestra.

Pour yourself a nice negroni and open the windows. The heat's breaking.

Note: Artwork is taken from a photo by Robert Frank