Jules Blattner with obscure and rare 1950's recordings.
1.Rock and roll blues 2.Gamblin' man 3.Green stuff 4.Teen Town 5.Lonesome 6.Till I'm with you 7.Lover boy 8.One more time 9.Heartbeat 10.Slip 'n' slide 11.Do you love me 11.St.James infirmary 12.Ooh, that's corny 13.The thing 14.No money down 15.I'm so blue 16.500 pound canary 17.Crazy stockings 18.Goodbye baby 19.27 tickets 20.Shinding 21.Butterscotch twist 22.Red top 23.Lookin' for my baby 24.Liszt twist 25.Pledging my love 26.Summertime blues 27.One more time 28.New Orleans.
Jules Blattner
Jules Merrill Blattner was born on the 8th February 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Back in the fifties, strange as it may seem, St. Louis was not a major centre for rock 'n' roll. This is despite one of the all time greats, namely Chuck Berry, being based there but seemingly, he returned to his hometown to rest as opposed to performing. This left the local St. Louis scene open to various contenders, one of whom was a young and eager Jules Blattner. When Rock 'n' Roll music started to sweep across the nation, Jules Blattner soon became interested in artists like Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley as well as black acts such as Joe Turner and Jimmy Reed. Around 1956, Jules and some of his school chums from Affton High School got together and formed the group 'Jules Blattner & The Teen Tones'. They were all so young that none of them were old enough to drive and so Jules's mum was 'volunteered' to drive them to their various performances. They played at all the local high school dances and Teen Towns, the latter being community dances for the youth. Jules recalls: 'Rock 'n' Roll music for many was a sound newly heard. Just being in a band made you an outlaw then. Nobody was in a band. There weren´t any where we were from. I guess we were on the cutting edge. We played every Teen Town around. And it was risqué saying 'Right Now, the bands going to wee-wee', at intermission time. Woo-woo. If you caught smoking at a Teen Town, you got banned from Teen town for two weeks. You were an outcast. It was a different world.' He also advises that he was the first person in St. Louis to have an electric bass. In early 1959, the outfit came to the attention of Bob Lyons who owned the Bobbin label, a set up basically recording local artists. Bob contracted with the guys and got them into his garage studio where they recorded their own 'Rock & Roll Blues' and 'Gambling Man'. Today, these are cult classics and are much sought after, especially amongst rockabilly collectors. Billboard magazine reviewed the disc and wrote: Blattner has an okay sound on this pounding rhythm side. He has the Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins derivative quality throughout whilst Cashbox told their readers: A beat workout that is sure to please any red-blooded rock´n roll teener. Blattner and friends have lots of beat talent. 'Rock & Roll Blues' was a local success reaching the number eight spot on the charts and position twelve on the rhythm & blues lists. To capitalise on this, in July 1959 Bobbin Records issued their second disc, 'Teen Town' c/w 'Green Stuff'..... From CD notes
Jules Blattner with obscure and rare 1950's recordings.