Endsley,Melvin Gettin Used To The Blues CD

Known predominantly as a songwriter rather than a singer, Melvin Endsley is chiefly remembered for copyrights like 'Singing The Blues', 'Knee Deep In The Blues', 'Love Me To Pieces', 'I Like Your Kind Of Love' and 'It Happens Everytime'. However he also enjoyed a parallel recording career, and during the latter half of the 1950s he cut a dozen or so superb singles, many of which are nowadays sought-after collectors' artefacts, although none were significant hits. Endsley had a resonant, relaxed voice, with a pleasing, natural yodel; but he was wheelchair-bound, due to a childhood bout of polio, and perhaps his disability impeded his appeal as a performer. His recorded output nonetheless remains a solidly commercial, impressive body of work, much in demand among collectors. This compilation anthologises his singles for RCA-Victor, MGM and Hickory, between 1957-61 and stacks up as a remarkable legacy; close your eyes, and this sounds just like someone's 'Greatest Hits' collection.

1. Bringin' the Blues to My Door 2. I Ain't Gettin' Nowhere with You 3. Is It True 4. I Like Your Kind of Love 5. Lonely All Over Again 6. Keep A-Lovin' Me, Baby 7. Hungry Eyes 8. Lovin' on My Mind 9. I Got a Feelin' 10. There's Bound to Be 11. I'd Just Be Fool Enough 12. Let's Fall Out of Love 13. Just Want to Be Wanted 14. Gettin' Used to the Blues 15. I'll Get Even with You 16. Can I Say Something 17. Oh Yeah, Baby 18. Let Me Sing the Blues (Just One More Time) 19. Ain't It Fine 20. I Can't Go Anywhere 21. The Search 22. You Make It Sound So Easy 23. Here I Am 24. For My Baby 25. Everytime I See the Sun Go Down 26. I Wish I Knew 27. Started Out A-Walkin' 28. How Lonely Can You Get