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Honk for Texas

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Honk for Texas

02/21/2006 | Jsp Records 

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All Music Guide Review

This four-disc set is a kind of curiosity. Honk for Texas features Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, alright, but only for three of the four discs. The last one features Jim Wynn. Wynn is featured on four tracks on the last Vinson disc from sessions in 1945, but that's the only link, other than Honk for Texas, of course. Neil Slaven's liner notes take care of the explanation inside the package, and it's perhaps that Wynn isn't well-known enough to sell records on his own -- though to collectors who already have the Vinson material, this would be ideal. And who but collectors would be interested? In any case, the sides collected on this box are from 1945 -- when Vinson was playing with the Cootie Williams Orchestra, and first led his own groups -- to 1952, at the end of his run of big bands. The material has been remastered and sounds fine, though there is a serious question as far as where royalties on this stuff are paid -- and that the artists and their estates are not, given the leniency of British public domain laws. The bottom line is that Vinson's notoriety -- as the most popular of all the alto players to come out of the Lone Star State -- allowed him his pick of fine musicians, and he had them, from Earl Van Riper (who was to become a Motown studio ace), Clark Terry, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis in the 1940s to Slide Hampton and Charlie Rouse in the 1950s, and a ton of fine players in between; it would have been unthinkable for Vinson to make substandard sides. Three of these four discs offer incredible jump blues, smoking swing, and burning R&B evidence. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Honk for Texas Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • When My Baby Left Me
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for When My Baby Left Me from Honk for Texas

  • 2
  • Cherry Red Blues
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Red Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 3
  • Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Things Ain't What They Used to Be from Honk for Texas

  • 4
  • Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 5
  • Somebody's Got to Go
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Somebody's Got to Go from Honk for Texas

  • 6
  • Juice Head Baby
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Juice Head Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 7
  • When My Baby Left Me
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for When My Baby Left Me from Honk for Texas

  • 8
  • Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Cleanhead Steps Out from Honk for Texas

  • 9
  • It's a Groovy Affair
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for It's a Groovy Affair from Honk for Texas

  • 10
  • I've Been So Good
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for I've Been So Good from Honk for Texas

  • 11
  • Juice Head Baby
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Juice Head Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 12
  • Br'er Rabbit
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Br'er Rabbit from Honk for Texas

  • 13
  • Boogie Woogie Holiday
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Woogie Holiday from Honk for Texas

  • 14
  • Too Many Women Blues
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Too Many Women Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 15
  • I Like to Be Home Blues
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I Like to Be Home Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 16
  • Three O'Clock in the Morning
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Three O'Clock in the Morning from Honk for Texas

  • 17
  • Cherry Red Blues
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Red Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 18
  • Somebody's Got to Go
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Somebody's Got to Go from Honk for Texas

  • 19
  • Too Many Women Blues
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Too Many Women Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 20
  • Just a Dream
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Just a Dream from Honk for Texas

  • 21
  • Cleanhead Blues
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Cleanhead Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 22
  • When a Woman Loves Her Juice
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for When a Woman Loves Her Juice from Honk for Texas

  • 23
  • Kidney Stew Blues
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Kidney Stew Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 24
  • King for a Day Blues
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for King for a Day Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 25
  • Old Maid Boogie
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Old Maid Boogie from Honk for Texas

  • 26 (2)
  • Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From from Honk for Texas

  • 27 (2)
  • Lazy Gal
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Lazy Gal from Honk for Texas

  • 28 (2)
  • Bonus Pay
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Bonus Pay from Honk for Texas

  • 29 (2)
  • Luxury Tax Blues
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Luxury Tax Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 30 (2)
  • Railroad Porter's Blues
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Railroad Porter's Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 31 (2)
  • Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From from Honk for Texas

  • 32 (2)
  • When I Get Drunk
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for When I Get Drunk from Honk for Texas

  • 33 (2)
  • Oil Man Blues
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Oil Man Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 34 (2)
  • Ever-Ready Blues
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Ever-Ready Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 35 (2)
  • Wrong Girl Blues
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Wrong Girl Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 36 (2)
  • Wandering Mind Blues
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Wandering Mind Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 37 (2)
  • Have You Ever Missed Your Baby
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Have You Ever Missed Your Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 38 (2)
  • Some Women Do
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Some Women Do from Honk for Texas

  • 39 (2)
  • Alimony Blues
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Alimony Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 40 (2)
  • High Class Baby
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for High Class Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 41 (2)
  • I Took the Front Door In (I Took the Backdoor Out)
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for I Took the Front Door In (I Took the Backdoor Out) from Honk for Texas

  • 42 (2)
  • Friday Fish
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Friday Fish from Honk for Texas

  • 43 (2)
  • Shavetail
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Shavetail from Honk for Texas

  • 44 (2)
  • Ashes on My Pillow
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Ashes on My Pillow from Honk for Texas

  • 45 (2)
  • I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Wind Your Clock from Honk for Texas

  • 46 (2)
  • Wineola
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Wineola from Honk for Texas

  • 47 (2)
  • Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red from Honk for Texas

  • 48 (2)
  • Eddie's Bounce
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Eddie's Bounce from Honk for Texas

  • 49 (2)
  • I'm Weak but Willing
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for I'm Weak but Willing from Honk for Texas

  • 50 (2)
  • Featherbed Mama
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Featherbed Mama from Honk for Texas

  • 51 (2)
  • No Good Woman Blues
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for No Good Woman Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 52 (3)
  • Bald Headed Blues
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Bald Headed Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 53 (3)
  • I Trusted You Baby (But You Double Crossed Me)
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for I Trusted You Baby (But You Double Crossed Me) from Honk for Texas

  • 54 (3)
  • Peas and Rice
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Peas and Rice from Honk for Texas

  • 55 (3)
  • Big Mouth Gal
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Big Mouth Gal from Honk for Texas

  • 56 (3)
  • My Big Brass Bed Is Gone
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for My Big Brass Bed Is Gone from Honk for Texas

  • 57 (3)
  • Queen Bee Blues
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Queen Bee Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 58 (3)
  • If You Don't Think I'm Sinking (Look What a Hole I'm In)
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for If You Don't Think I'm Sinking (Look What a Hole I'm In) from Honk for Texas

  • 59 (3)
  • Jump and Grunt
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Jump and Grunt from Honk for Texas

  • 60 (3)
  • Rainy Mornin' Blues
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Rainy Mornin' Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 61 (3)
  • Home Boy
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Home Boy from Honk for Texas

  • 62 (3)
  • The People on My Party Line
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for The People on My Party Line from Honk for Texas

  • 63 (3)
  • Time After Time
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Time After Time from Honk for Texas

  • 64 (3)
  • Lonesome Train
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Lonesome Train from Honk for Texas

  • 65 (3)
  • Person to Person
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Person to Person from Honk for Texas

  • 66 (3)
  • I Need You (Tonight)
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for I Need You (Tonight) from Honk for Texas

  • 67 (3)
  • Good Bread Alley
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Good Bread Alley from Honk for Texas

  • 68 (3)
  • Buzz Buzz Buzz
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Buzz Buzz Buzz from Honk for Texas

  • 69 (3)
  • I Want a Little Girl
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for I Want a Little Girl from Honk for Texas

  • 70 (3)
  • I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Want to Cry Anymore from Honk for Texas

  • 71 (3)
  • Shipyard Woman
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Shipyard Woman from Honk for Texas

  • 72 (3)
  • Cherry Red
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Red from Honk for Texas

  • 73 (3)
  • Rock Boogie
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Rock Boogie from Honk for Texas

  • 74 (3)
  • Deed I Do
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Deed I Do from Honk for Texas

  • 75 (3)
  • Ee-Bobaliba
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Ee-Bobaliba from Honk for Texas

  • 76 (3)
  • Butter for My Roll
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Butter for My Roll from Honk for Texas

  • 77 (3)
  • Juke Box Jump the Blues
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Juke Box Jump the Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 78 (4)
  • Gal
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Gal from Honk for Texas

  • 79 (4)
  • Lost Woman Blues
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Lost Woman Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 80 (4)
  • In a Rhapsody in Minor
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for In a Rhapsody in Minor from Honk for Texas

  • 81 (4)
  • Jelly Kelly Blues
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Jelly Kelly Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 82 (4)
  • Buzz Me Baby
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Buzz Me Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 83 (4)
  • Winnin' with Wynn
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Winnin' with Wynn from Honk for Texas

  • 84 (4)
  • Wynn's Boogie
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Wynn's Boogie from Honk for Texas

  • 85 (4)
  • Organ Grinder's Song
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Organ Grinder's Song from Honk for Texas

  • 86 (4)
  • Get Yourself in Line
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Get Yourself in Line from Honk for Texas

  • 87 (4)
  • Just in Case You Change Your Mind
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Just in Case You Change Your Mind from Honk for Texas

  • 88 (4)
  • Fat Meat
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Fat Meat from Honk for Texas

  • 89 (4)
  • Put Me Down Blues
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Put Me Down Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 90 (4)
  • Muffle Joe Shuffle
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Muffle Joe Shuffle from Honk for Texas

  • 91 (4)
  • Cold Blooded Boogie
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Cold Blooded Boogie from Honk for Texas

  • 92 (4)
  • P.S. I Love You
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for P.S. I Love You from Honk for Texas

  • 93 (4)
  • J.W. Bop
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for J.W. Bop from Honk for Texas

  • 94 (4)
  • Blow Wynn Blow
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for Blow Wynn Blow from Honk for Texas

  • 95 (4)
  • Farewell Baby
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Farewell Baby from Honk for Texas

  • 96 (4)
  • Goofin' Off
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Goofin' Off from Honk for Texas

  • 97 (4)
  • Strange Love
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Strange Love from Honk for Texas

  • 98 (4)
  • West Coast Lover
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for West Coast Lover from Honk for Texas

  • 99 (4)
  • Dog House Blues
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Dog House Blues from Honk for Texas

  • 100 (4)
  • Hollywood Stampede
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Hollywood Stampede from Honk for Texas

  • 101 (4)
  • Snug as a Bug in a Rug
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Snug as a Bug in a Rug from Honk for Texas

  • 102 (4)
  • Down to the Ocean
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Down to the Ocean from Honk for Texas

  • 103 (4)
  • I'm the Boss
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for I'm the Boss from Honk for Texas

  • Credits of Honk for Texas



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