Lewis,Smiley Rootin & Tootin The New Orleans R&B Of Smiley CD

Jasmine continues their ever growing blues series with this excellent collection of recordings by the great New Orleans singer, Smiley Lewis and covers all his As & Bs for the Imperial label from 1950 to 1961. Features his hit songs, "The Bells Are Ringing", "I Hear You Knocking" (later covered by Dave Edmonds), "One Night" (later covered by Elvis Presley) and "Please Listen To Me". With 61 tracks across 2 discs you would be hard pushed to find a better collection of the sounds of New Orleans than these offerings from Smiley.

1. Tee-Nah-Nah 2. Lowdown 3. Slide Me Down 4. Growing Old 5. Dirty People 6. If You Ever Loved a Woman 7. Bee's Boogie 8. My Baby Was Right 9. The Bells Are Ringing 10. Lillie Mae 11. Gumbo Blues 12. It's So Peaceful 13. Gypsy Blues 14. You're Not the One 15. Play Girl 16. Big Mamou 17. Caldonia's Party 18. Oh Baby 19. Little Fernandez 20. It's Music 21. Down the Road 22. Blue Monday 23. I Love You for Sentimental Reasons 24. The Rocks 25. Can't Stop Loving You 26. That Certain Door 27. Too Many Drivers 28. Ooh la la 29. Jailbird 30. Farewell 31. Real Gone Lover 32. Nobody Knows 33. I Hear You Knocking 34. Bumpity Bump 35. Queen of Hearts 36. Come on 37. One Night 38. Ain't Gonna Do It 39. She's Got Me Hook, Line ; Sinker 40. Please Listen to Me 41. Someday You'll Want Me 42. Down Yonder We Go Ballin' 43. Shame, Shame, Shame 44. Shame, Shame, Shame 45. No, No 46. You Are My Sunshine 47. Sweeter Words (Have Never Been Told) 48. Go on Fool 49. Goin' to Jump and Shout 50. Rootin' and Tootin' 51. I Can't Believe It 52. Bad Luck Blues 53. School Days Are Back Again 54. Lil Liza Jane 55. My Love Is Gone 56. Oh Red! 57. I Want to Be with Her 58. Last Night 59. Ain't Goin' There No More 60. Stormy Monday Blues 61. Tell Me Who