Juice Head Baby: Vintage Songs About Booze & Bars 1925-1953

Juice Head Baby (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B0002IPZIM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Drunk - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy

2. Wine Woogie - Marvin Philips

3. Wine O Baby Boogie - Joe Turner

4. Drink Up Light Up - Nelson Alexander

5. Juice Head Baby - Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson

6. Sittin' Here Drinkin' - Christine Kittrell

7. Get High - La Melle Prince

8. Sloppy Drunk Blues - Lucille Bogan

9. Dead Drunk Blues - Margaret Johnson

10. Ruckus Juice And Chitlin' - The Memphis Jug Band

11. Looped - Melvin Smith

12. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? - Mynonie Harris

13. Hittin' The Bottle Stomp - The Mississippi Jook Band

14. Moonshine Blues - The Little Walter Trio

15. Champagne Charlie Is My Name - Blind Blake

16. Drunkard's Special - Coley Jones

17. Beer Bottle Mama - Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys

18. Death At The Bar - Kitty Wells

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars music to drink by, August 23, 2011

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This is some CD! The songs on it all are extremely well done; some deal with the good times associated with meeting a few friends for a drink while other songs explore sadder situations in life along with the theme of drinking. The CD also has recordings by great artists that we don't get to hear very often; and that's another big plus.

Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy start off the track set with a tune that's got a great beat, "Drunk." They harmonize faultlessly and the mix of minor keys with major keys makes the tune strong! Marvin Philips follows with "Wine Woogie;" this gets my feet tapping to the beat without my even realizing it! Marvin sings really well and that horn solo helps to make the music shine bright. I love it! Joe Turner also puts in a great performance with his "Wine O Baby Boogie;" I love the arrangement and Joe sings with a lot of passion. The song also explores a relationship between a man and a woman that isn't exactly going all that well.

"Drink Up Light Up" by Nelson Alexander begins with some impressive piano work and when they break into song this number really takes flight! This was great music for dancing then--and it remains the same today. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson also scores a hit with his "Juice Head Baby." The combination of the blues and that big band style works wonders for this tune and Eddie sings this without a flaw--I'm impressed. Christine Kittrell also weighs in with her "Sittin' Here Drinkin';" her excellent diction enhances her performance and this bluesy ballad features Christine at her very best. There's a great arrangement for the piano, brass and more, too.

La Melle Prince's big band/jazz styled "Get High" is yet another tune with a fine beat and it picks up the pace somewhat for an excellent effect. "Get High" is easily one of my favorite tracks on the entire album--this music is all THAT good. In addition, listen for the great Lucille Bogan to do a perfect job on "Sloppy Drunk Blues." Lucille is another favorite of mine; she was never afraid to spell it all out in her songs and she doesn't hold back here, either! Lucille could sing anything and make it memorable.

Margaret Johnson's "Dead Drunk Blues" uses piano and strings to great advantage; Margaret never lets go of a superfluous note! The Memphis Jug Band does well on "Ruckus Juice and Chitlin';" this country/hillbilly styled song still sounds good today. Melvin Smith's "Looped" switches gears in that it sounds much more recent (early 50s) and Melvin`s strong voice serves him well as he delivers this to perfection--and beyond! "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well?" gets the royal treatment from Mynonie Harris who never skips a beat; this is another outstanding number that I could never tire of hearing! That handclapping in the background provides creative percussion, too.

The Mississippi Jook Band's "Hittin' the Bottle Stomp" is another track with a country/dance band flavor to it that works perfectly. "Moonshine Blues" by The Little Walter Trio slows down the tempo again for a solid blues number that holds its own very well while Blind Blake's "Champagne Charlie Is My Name" has some excellent guitar playing. Coley Jones does a superb job on "Drunkard's Special;" this melody also uses the guitar to great advantage as he sings this without a single flaw.

Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys perform "Beer Bottle Mama;" they play with the tempo and keys to make "Beer Bottle Mama" an excellent tune! The CD then ends strong with Kitty Wells doing great on "Death at the Bar;" this song with its own message about drinking provides good entertainment nonetheless.

If you like songs about drinking with different styles of music from the earlier part of the 20th century you should get this for your music collection. Fans of the artists here would also want this CD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars La Melle Prince, the Songwritre..., February 17, 2006

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Not only was the late La Melle Prince (Decca Recording Artist 1969) a songstress and an international performer, she was also a songwritre as well, of which, her writing skills are portrayed here on (track #7) "Get High." Overall, this CD compilation is a jewel to have in your collection, especially if you love 1940's style jump blues music; as well as, big band jazz & blues and country music too...

Prince would always say, that her lucky number was always #7 and yet we see another unusual example of this...I guess 'on the record' she was right, once more... (La Melle Prince, born January 7, 1927 Kennett, Missouri - presumed death 1991 Los Angeles, California).

*In retrospect, you can also find one of Prince's rare and most noteworthy stand out song performance's heard on the historical 3 CD (Box Set) 'From Where I Stand: The Black Experience In Country Music.' The song entitled "The Man That Made A Woman Out Of Me" is referenced on Disc #3 ('Forward With Pride') track #7; and was produced in 1969 by the late Country Music Famed Record Producer Owen William Bradley and recorded at his historical recording studio "Bradley's Barn" in Nashville, TN. Also, with the legendary world-renowned male quartet singing backing vocals, The Jordanaires. Prince, is and 'was' considered one of the most intriguing, distinct and unknown artist on this CD album collection (Nominated for a ?1998 Grammy (Album Package and Notes) produced by the Country Music Foundation and Warner Bros. Records, Inc. (Feb. 1998)).

*Note, forthcoming... in (2006-) her nephew A. David Burleigh, is currently working on the memoirs and a pending screenplay of her life; thus, highlighting one of her key songs "The Man That Made A Woman Out Of Me").

--A. David Burleigh (aka: "Big Dave") an 'AmeriCanadian' Record Producre/ Artist/ Singer-Songwritre.