Huey Smith And The Clowns: Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Part 1)
Huey Smith And The Clowns: Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Part 2 - instrumental)
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It takes a special breed to be a record collector - no matter how many choice sides they've successfully hunted down, there's always the few elusive ones that keeps it a never-ending quest. Ted Barron, the proprietor of Boogie Woogie Flu, calls it degenerate record collectors disease - the only cure is music. Ted posts rips from his amazing collection of out-of-print rarities, finished products as the artists originally conceived them.
It's extremely apropos the blog's named after Huey 'Piano' Smith's Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey’s band was a finishing school for New Orleans musicians, about as core as it gets. Boogie Woogie Flu is your one-stop shop for all things roots oriented, you get to hear music history unfold before your very ears.
When he's not blogging, Ted's a successful Photographer, he did the artwork for Steve Earle and Laura Cantrell's latest releases. His work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Guitar Player, People, Elle and The Village Voice.
The two sound files come courtesy of Fluville - Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu was originally an instrumental, Huey Smith decided to record it again, but with lyrics. This version landed at #5 on the R&B charts.
If Boogie Woogie Flu isn't already in your newsreader, it should be. If you dig roots Rock and Jazz as much as I do, you'll make Fluville a regular stop in your web travels.