Dot Records !

Dot Records # 1002 - Jan 1950

A Side - George Toon with The Tennessee Drifters - Mean Ole Boogie

B Side - Billy Hardison with The Tennessee Drifters - Drifters Special

For 1950 this really is a 'Mean Ole Boogie' it's piano boogie all the way on this mean hick stomper, wonderful vocals by George Toon and then on the 2nd half of the solos we get some hot scorchin' lead guitar which is worth the admission fee alone, just boogie woogie magic!

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Big Jeff Bess and the Radio Playboys.
Dot Records # 1004 - Jan 1950

Side A - Juke Box Boogie

Side B - You Talk In Your Sleep

Big Jeff lets us have it with this brilliant record. 'Juke Box Boogie' , this is exactly what you'd expect from a boogie Juke Box song, it's a rhythmic bonanza of simple but brilliantly played by the entire Radio Playboys 

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Dink Embry and The Kentucky Lads 

DOT Records # 1039 - 1951

Side A - Please Stay Out Of My Dreams

Side B - Mason-Dixon Boogie

Mr Dink with the Kentucky Lads really excel on the flip on this beauty pressed by Dot and the 'Mason-Dixie Boogie' is pretty much on the money and is worth tracking down this 78 just for this tune.

The A side is a decent effort, slower number which is still good but it does not come close to the boogie side!

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Big Jeff Bess and the Radio Playboys.
Dot Records # 1058 - 1951
Side A - Step It Up And Go.
Side B - After We Are Through.

Big Jeff Bess - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Ed Hyde - Fiddle
Johnny Sibert - Steel Guitar.
George McCormick - Lead Guitar.
Ike Inman - Upright Bass.
Johnny Maddox - Piano.

Big Jeff was a Nashville legend, even back when this was recorded Jeff was a hero to many in town. Bar owner, film star, this guy done it all, he even married Tootsie and they opened a bar in Nashville which is still open today.
This 78 was the second release by the band on the label and my god what a rip roaring tune it is, pounding piano and some sweet boogie guitar by George McCormick.....this is as close to the start of Rock 'N' Roll as you can get, this is a record of mega magnitude in the world of country music ......SUPERB HILLBILLY BOOGIE !!!!

J-B Records !

"Country" Johnny Mathis .
J-B Records # 1500 - 1952 
Side A - Contented
Side B - Me For You And You For Me.

This is Johnny Mathis (Not to be confused with the other more famous Johnny Mathis crooner from the 60's and 70's) and is better known as "Country" Johnny Mathis . This is his second ever release and both songs were written by Mr Mathis himself. 
He also became part of the legendary duo 'Jimmy & Johnny' and they cut some brilliant rockabilly in the mid to late 50's.
Here we have a typical country weepie A side and is just OK really and not really gonna set the world on fire but the flip is a real nice slow to mid tempo hillbilly tune and in my opinion the better of the two, nice song with some nice steel and Johnny's voice is smooth as ever.
Jim Bulleit the label owner went onto finance and help Sam Phillips set up Sun Records in Memphis in 1953 .