Favoriting The Long Way Home with Kris Holmes: Playlist from February 14, 2023 Favoriting

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Twenty years of dusty fingers, frayed cuticles, & upper respiratory infections — from record digging and DJing around the globe — coalesces into a 2-hour journey through Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Latin, Rock & Roll, and all points in between. Your speakers will be head-nodding, toe-tapping & even two-stepping to this vintage 45rpm party in no time. Hear favorite songs you didn't know were your favorites, aural treats & record-world problems from the vinyl side of life.

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Favoriting February 14, 2023: Spencer Wiggins & Huey "Piano" Smith Tributes

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Artist Track Label Format Approx. start time
Spencer & Percy Wiggins & The Bo-Keys  Dark End Of The Street   Favoriting Electraphonic  7"  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Up Tight Good Woman   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:07:21 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Lonely Man   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:10:07 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Anything You Do Is Alright   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:12:50 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  The Power Of A Woman   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:14:26 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Double Lovin'   Favoriting Fame  7"  0:21:45 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Walking Out On You   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:24:50 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  I'd Rather Go Blind   Favoriting Fame  7"  0:27:23 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Old Friend   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:30:10 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Love Machine   Favoriting Fame  7"  0:32:54 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Once In A While (Is Better Than Never At All)   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:41:32 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  Love Me Tonight   Favoriting Fame  7"  0:45:23 (Pop-up)
Spencer Wiggins  He's Too Old   Favoriting Goldwax  7"  0:47:42 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Castor Bunch  King Kong   Favoriting Atlantic  7"  0:49:48 (Pop-up)
Jimmy Caravan  Higher & Higher   Favoriting Tower  7"  0:53:01 (Pop-up)
The Orlons  Shimmy Shimmy   Favoriting Cameo  7"  1:00:05 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Don't You Just Know It   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:02:20 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  You Got Too   Favoriting Instant  7"  1:04:54 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  High Blood Pressure   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:08:17 (Pop-up)
Huey Piano Smith and HIs Clowns  We Like Birdland   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:11:03 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:17:05 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Havin' A Good Time   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:20:28 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  I Didn't Do It   Favoriting Vin  7"  1:21:59 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Pop-Eye   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:24:35 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  They Kept On   Favoriting Vin  7"  1:26:45 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Scald-Dog   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:29:14 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Free Single & Disengaged   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:35:17 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Behind The Wheel   Favoriting Imperial  7"  1:38:24 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Just A Lonely Clown   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:40:33 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Don't Knock It   Favoriting Imperial  7"  1:42:41 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  The Little Moron   Favoriting Imperial  7"  1:48:53 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Snag-A-Tooth Jeannie   Favoriting Imperial  7"  1:51:22 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Someone To Love   Favoriting Imperial  7"  1:53:20 (Pop-up)
Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns  Talk To Me Baby   Favoriting Ace  7"  1:55:36 (Pop-up)
The Hueys  You Ain't No Hippie   Favoriting Instant  7"  1:58:07 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 10:01pm
WR:

Listing but not sinking.

Hi Kris and folks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01pm
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Evening, about to turn in early, but wanted to say Hi
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Evening Kris, WR & 3moons
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
Matt from New Orleans:

First I’m hearing of his passing. He was a great vocalist.
Avatar 🥁 10:05pm
Kris Holmes:

Hi everyone, yes, RIP to a fine fine vocalist
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
Matt from New Orleans:

↳ Song: "Up Tight Good Woman" by "Spencer Wiggins"
Figured this one was coming
Avatar 🥁 10:10pm
Kris Holmes:

Just the control on the vocal performance, incredible
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10pm
Matt from New Orleans:

“Deep Soul” is probably still my fave even if I don’t listen to it regularly
Avatar 🥁 10:13pm
Kris Holmes:

Love Deep Soul
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14pm
Matt from New Orleans:

I’d Rather Go Blind on the agenda?
Avatar 🥁 10:15pm
Kris Holmes:

yessir
Avatar 🥁 10:22pm
WLSClark:

hi Kris, WR, Matt! KRIS, BE NICE! Its Vals Day! haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Hey Clark
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Glad to hear them ganging up on you Kris 😂
Avatar 🥁 10:23pm
Kris Holmes:

Can I interest anybody in a wife & teenager, please take them! :(
Avatar 🥁 10:27pm
WLSClark:

↳ Kris Holmes @10:23
New Zealand Texans! Gotta love it! haha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Neither of the women are Kiwi Clark. Just Kris.
Avatar 🥁 10:29pm
Kris Holmes:

That's why they gang up on the foreigner lol
Avatar 🥁 10:30pm
WLSClark:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:29
Well, the blame must go to Kris, right? hahaha
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
Matt from New Orleans:

How many of these charted nationally?
  10:36pm
Jubt:

Post Gabby Tamaki Makarau tuned!
Avatar 🥁 10:36pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:35
Not as many as should have
  10:37pm
Jubt:

Shamefully unfamiliar with Spencer Wiggins, but good to get familiar. RIP!
Avatar 🥁 10:40pm
WLSClark:

↳ Jubt @10:37
Me too, but great stuff indeed!
  10:43pm
Jubt:

Gisborne/Te Tairawhiti and Wairoa still off the map (no power, internet or phone), so Campbell and Ira still AWOL, hope they're ok. Sounds like carnage down those ways...
Avatar 🥁 10:44pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Jubt @10:43
Oh wow, hope they're ok!
  10:44pm
Jubt:

↳ WLSClark @10:40
Kris knows em all! ;)
Avatar 🥁 10:44pm
Kris Holmes:

Can't ever know it all!! But thanks!
  10:45pm
Jubt:

↳ Kris Holmes @10:44
yeah Campbell's supposedly on an elevated property, not sure about Ira tho. Hope they're OK indeed - and also, think of the records!
Avatar 🥁 10:46pm
Kris Holmes:

Jubt has me beat once Synthesizers & double handed sixteenths on the hi hats invade soul music in the lat 70s
Avatar 🥁 10:48pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Jubt @10:45
Ugh, yeah, hopefully no records in the basement or ground level!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49pm
Matt from New Orleans:

You’re going to have to go pull all your Huey Smith 45s Kris for the second hour unfortunately.
Avatar 🥁 10:50pm
Kris Holmes:

WAIT, WHAT????
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
Matt from New Orleans:

He passed www.nola.com...
  10:51pm
Jubt:

↳ Kris Holmes @10:44
Jimmy!
Avatar 🥁 10:53pm
Kris Holmes:

Oh man, I may have to pivot & go get the Huey Smith box
Avatar 🥁 10:53pm
WLSClark:

Gotta find a woman!
  10:54pm
Jubt:

Jimmy Castor is more of an MVP in the King Kong story than Andy Serkis. Yeah I said it.
Avatar 🥁 10:55pm
Kris Holmes:

Ha!
  10:59pm
Jubt:

NAWLINS
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 10:59pm
WR:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:50
sigh. great but faint memories seeing Huey Smith a couple times at Tips.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:00pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey guys! Tuning in! Just got back from grocery
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
WR:

Sad to read in the obit that he never got his publishing rights / royalties.
Avatar 🥁 11:02pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ WR @11:01
That is sad
Avatar 🥁 11:03pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:00
Candy how was Hawaii?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Matt from New Orleans:

One of my all time faves
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:04pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Evening Candy
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:07pm
WR:

↳ Song: "You Got Too" by "Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns"
Liking this extra much just because it is good and so unlike his well known releases.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:10pm
doctorjazz:

Hey all!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:11pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @11:03
It was great, Kris! Nice to get away to the ocean, cool breezes, warmer, but not too hot weather!
Avatar 🥁 11:11pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ WR @11:07
Featuring Little Buck on vocals
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:11pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey Matt, WT, doc, Clark!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:12pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Evening Doc
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:14pm
doctorjazz:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @11:12
Hi Matt!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:15pm
doctorjazz:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:11
Jealous! Glad you got there and had fun!
(I was there for my honeymoon, but that was a kazillion years ago).
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:16pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ doctorjazz @11:15
Thx, doc! I went for a biz convention, but got to do some fun stuff, too. I went zip lining the day after I got there. That was a blast!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:17pm
Matt from New Orleans:

I haven’t been to Hawaii in a long ass time but went twice one winter when I was working in LA and there was a fare war so it was really cheap.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:17pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ doctorjazz @11:15
I went to Kauai. What island did you visit?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:19pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

Aw man Hueyyyyyy
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:19pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @11:17
I hadn't been in 5 years. Went for biz convention with same association five years ago. Fairs we're cheap now, too. My flight was cheap for Hawaii, it seemed
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:19pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Evening Mr Fine Wine
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:20pm
Candy-O'67:

*fares
Avatar 🥁 11:20pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Mr. Fine Wine @11:19
Beat you twice on the tributes again unfortunately Matt :(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:21pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

Ugh terrible news
Avatar 🥁 11:22pm
Kris Holmes:

Yep, did you ever get to see him?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:28pm
doctorjazz:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:17
Went to Maui and Kauai.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:34pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

In tears over here. A big, big favorite.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:35pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

No, I never got to see him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:38pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

I'm not aware of his having performed in many years. I think Dr. Ike would try to get him at the Stomp to no avail.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:39pm
WR:

↳ Song: "Free Single & Disengaged" by "Huey "Piano" Smith ...
Isn't there a song very similar to this where the chorus is something like "We like xyz xyz".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:40pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Just once since the early 80s
Avatar 🥁 11:40pm
Kris Holmes:

Made it back having located the missing 45s!! Sorry for any run out grooves
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:42pm
WR:

only a few seconds Kris, more records, yeah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:51pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @11:40
Hi, Matt. When/where?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:51pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

↳ WR @11:39
We Like Birdland?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:52pm
WR:

↳ Mr. Fine Wine @11:51
probably and it played just a few tracks before, duh. Thanks.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
doctorjazz:

Nearing the end, fine tribute, thanks, Kris!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
doctorjazz:

↳ Song: "Someone To Love" by "Huey "Piano" Smith and The C...
This is great!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
WR:

During the Clowns hey day there may be more than one band touring and Smith would be back in NOLA working on new material. He shaped a New Orleans party sound that featured other performers and it gave a lot of New Orleanians work and experience.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
Matt from New Orleans:

↳ Mr. Fine Wine @11:51
The obit mentioned him performing a few songs in NY when he got honored by the R&B Foundation in 2000
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

Ah yes just saw that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Thanks Kris. RIP Mr Wiggins & Slmitb
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
Mr. Fine Wine:

There's an argument to be made that Don't You Just Know It is the most joyous, best dance record ever.
Avatar 🥁 12:00am
Kris Holmes:

I'd buy into that argument
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:03am
WR:

Thank you Kris. Thank you all. Laters folks.
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