straight to watts - the central avenue scene 1951-

The cool side of West Coast post-WWII R&B, as captured by Jake Porter’s Combo Records. If you couldn’t make the party in person on LA’s Central Avenue during the early 50s, here’s the next best thing to being there.
Track listing:SLOWLY GO OUT OF YOUR MIND / THE MONKEY / THE WHANG JAKE PORTER COMBO • MOTOR HEAD BABY / AIN’T GONNA LEAVE BABY / STORMY -CHUCK HIGGINS • BABY I DON’T WANT YOU NO MORE -CHUCK HAMILTON COMBO • I OWE EVERYBODY / FISH MAN -GENE PHILLIPS • I GOT HI -FRANKIE ERVIN • STRAIGHT TO WATTS -JIMMY O’BRIEN • T-TOWN MAMBO - ERNIE FIELDS COMBO • RIDIN’ MIGHTY HIGH / TAKE OFF MY WIG - JOHNNY MOORE’S THREE BLAZERS • OH, HOW THE GEESE DID FLY! -JACK McVEA COMBO • MAMA AND PAPA - TAL CARTER • TALK ABOUT A GIRL CHILD BEING DOWN -HONEY COLEMAN • FRUSTRATION, FRUSTRATION - BETTY HALL JONES • HI HO SILVER - BROTHER WOODMAN and CANDY RIVERS • WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN - SMOKEY HOGG • A SOUL WITHOUT A NAME -FRANKIE ERVIN • HOT DOG! THAT MADE HIM MAD -“PALMER” • SAFRONIA #1 -JAKE PORTER • THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS -ROZELLE GAYLE