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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