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Saxophoniste US né le 11 Juillet 1926 à Austin (Texas). Joe Houston a débuté à
la fin des années 1940, au Texas dans les orchestres d'Amos
Milburn puis de
Joe Turner. Ce dernier le pousse à monter son propre groupe. Houston débute
sa carrière solo en enregistrant pour le label texan Freedom Records.
Dans les années cinquante, il est à Los Angeles et travaille pour une multitude
de labels : Bayou Records, Imperial Records, Mercury Records, Combo Records
Dootone Records et surtout pour les marques des frères Bihari, RPM, Modern et
Kent. Son jeu est celui d'un « ténor hurleur » mis en avant dans des morceaux
pour la plupart instrumentaux.
Joe Houston est resté actif jusque dans la décennie 2000.
Joe
Houston, a honking R&B saxman of wallpaper-peeling potency, recorded for
virtually every major independent R&B label in Los Angeles during the 1950s.
When the jump blues tradition faded, he segued right into rock & roll, even
cutting budget Twist and surf albums for Crown that didn't sound very different
from what he was doing a decade before. Houston played around Houston, Texas
with the bands of Amos
Milburn and Joe
Turner during the late '40s. It was
Turner who got the
young saxist his first deal with Freedom Records in 1949. Houston found his way
to the West Coast in 1952 and commenced recording for labels big and small:
Modern, RPM, Lucky, Imperial, Dootone, Recorded in Hollywood, Cash, and Money
(as well as the considerably better-financed Mercury, where he scored his only
national R&B hit, "Worry, Worry, Worry," in 1952). Houston's formula was simple
and savagely direct -- he'd honk and wail as hard as he could, from any
conceivable position: on his knees, lying on his back, walking the bar, etc. His
output for the Bihari brothers' Crown label (where he was billed as "Wild Man of
the Tenor Sax") is positively exhilarating: "All Nite Long," "Blow Joe Blow,"
and "Joe's Gone" are herculean examples of single-minded sax blasting. Joe
Houston remained active musically into the 2000s, emphasizing his blues Vocals
talent more than previously, until suffering a stroke in 2005. He re-emerged and
began playing again for a period of time thereafter, but then retreated from the
public and to the company of family and friends.
Talents : Saxophone
Style musical : Jump Blues, Early Rhythm 'n' Blues, Rock 'n' Roll
Cornbread AND Cabbage Greens (1951)
ALL NIGHT
LONG (1954)
Shtiggy Boom
(1955)
ROCK
THAT BOOGIE (1956)
CURFEW
(1959)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1950 | 78 t. FREEDOM F-1526 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON'S ORCHESTRA - It's Really Wee Wee Hours / Way Cross Mama |
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| 1950 | 78 t. FREEDOM F-1535 (US) | . | Jumpin' The Blues (Joe HOUSTON & Orch., Vocals Julius STEWART) / Your Little Girl Is Gone (Joe HOUSTON TRIO) | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. COMBO 6 (US) | . | Forest Fire / East Side | ||
| 1951 | SP COMBO 45-6 (US) | . | Forest Fire / East Side | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. COMBO 8 (US) | . | Cross The Tracks / The Nipper | ||
| 1951 | SP COMBO 45-8 (US) | . | Cross The Tracks / The Nipper | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. COMBO 16 (US) | . | Chili / Lucky 30 | ||
| 1951 | SP COMBO 45-16 (US) | . | Chili / Lucky 30 | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. COMBO 18 (US) | . | Drunk / Lightnin' | ||
| 1951 | SP COMBO 45-18 (US) | . | Drunk / Lightnin' | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. MACY'S 5014 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & his Orchestra
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Cornbread And Cabbage Greens
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| 1951 | 78 t. MACY'S 5017 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & his Orchestra - Come Back Baby / Blow Joe Blow | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. MODERN 830 (US) | . | Blow Joe Blow / ? | ||
| 1951 | SP MODERN 830X45 (US) | . | Blow Joe Blow / ? | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. SPHINX 122 (US) | . |
Worry, Worry, Worry / Hard Time Baby |
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| 1951 | 78 t. MODERN 850 (US) | . | Have A Ball (Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA, Vocals Lois BUTLER) / Houston Hot House (Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA) | ||
| 1951 | SP MODERN 850X45 (US) | . | Have A Ball (Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA, Vocals Lois BUTLER) / Houston Hot House (Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA) | ||
| 1951 | 78 t. MERCURY 8248 (US) | . |
Worry, Worry, Worry / Hard Time Baby |
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| 1952 | 78 t. MODERN 863 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His Orchestra - Doin' The Lindy Hop / Sand Storm | ||
| 1952 | SP MODERN 863X45 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His Orchestra - Doin' The Lindy Hop / Sand Storm | ||
| 1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 5183 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON TRIO & ORCHESTRA - Ace Of Clubs / Jump The Blues |
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| 1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-5183 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON TRIO & ORCHESTRA - Ace Of Clubs / Jump The Blues | ||
| 1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 5196 (US) | . |
Hurricane / Bobby Sox Ramble |
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| 1952 | SP IMPERIAL 45-5196 (US) | . | Hurricane / Bobby Sox Ramble | ||
| 1952 | 78 t. MODERN 879 (US) | . | Dig It (Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA) / Boogie Woogie Woman (Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA, Vocals Louis BUTLER) | ||
| 1952 | SP MODERN 879X45 (US) | . | Dig It (Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA) / Boogie Woogie Woman (Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA, Vocals Louis BUTLER) | ||
| 1952 | 78 t. COMBO 19 (US) | . | Vino / Mm | ||
| 1952 | SP COMBO 45-19 (US) | . | Vino / Mm | ||
| 1952 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 5201 (US) | . |
Trouble Trouble Trouble / Earthquake |
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| 152 | SP IMPERIAL 45-5201 (US) | . | Trouble Trouble Trouble / Earthquake | ||
| 1953 | 78 t. MODERN 917 (US) | . | Blowin' Crazy / Going Crazy | ||
| 1953 | SP MODERN 917X45 (US) | . | Blowin' Crazy / Going Crazy | ||
| 1953 | 78 t. IMPERIAL 5213 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & His ORCH. - Atom Bomb / Windy City Hop |
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| 1953 | SP IMPERIAL 45-5213 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His ORCH. - Atom Bomb / Windy City Hop | ||
| 1953 | SP COMBO 45-45 (US) | . | East Side / Forest Fire | ||
| 1953 | SP COMBO 45-54 (US) | . | Ninya / Drag Race | ||
| 1953 | 78 t. RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 423 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & ORCH. (The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON BLOWS) - Jay's Boogie / Corn Bread And Cabbage |
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| 1953 | 78 t. BAY'OU 4 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & ORCHESTRA - Sabre-Jet / Moody |
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| 1953 | SP BAY'OU 45-004 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & ORCHESTRA - Sabre-Jet / Moody | ||
| 1953 | 78 t. BAY'OU 12 (US) | . | Chittin’ / Pigtails | ||
| 1953 | SP BAY'OU 45-012 (US) | . | Chittin’ / Pigtails | ||
| 1953 | 78 t. BAY'OU 17 (US) | . | Landslide / Scramble | ||
| 1953 | SP BAY'OU 45-017 (US) | . | Landslide / Scramble | ||
| 10/1954 | 78 t. MONEY 203 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA (The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON)
- All Night Long
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| 10/1954 | SP MONEY 203-45 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA (The Fabulous Joe
HOUSTON) -
All Night Long
/ Way Out |
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| 1954 | 78 t. MONEY 207 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA (The Fabulous Joe
HOUSTON) - Way Out /
All Night Long
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| 1954 | SP MONEY 207-45 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON ORCHESTRA (The Fabulous Joe
HOUSTON) - Way Out /
All Night Long
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| 1954 | 78 t. LUCKY 004 (US) | . |
The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON & His BAND - Joe Go Go / Go Joe Go |
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| 1954 | SP LUCKY 45-004 (US) | . | The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON & His BAND - Joe Go Go / Go Joe Go | ||
| 1954 | SP CROWN 5X102 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His Orchestra - Hum Bug / There Is No Greater Love | ||
| 1954 | SP CROWN 5X109 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His Orchestra - Houston's Boogie / Dear Mom | ||
| 1954 | EP COMBO EP-3 (US) |
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JOE HOUSTON PLAYS... - Vino / M.M. / Lightning / Drunk |
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| 1955 | 78 t. RPM 422 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" - Celebrity Club Stomp / Sentimental Journey | ||
| 1955 | SP RPM 45X422 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" - Celebrity Club Stomp / Sentimental Journey | ||
| 1955 | 78 t. RPM 426 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" -
Shtiggy Boom
/ Joe's Gone |
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| 1955 | SP RPM 45X426 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" -
Shtiggy Boom
/ Joe's Gone |
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| 1955 | 78 t. RPM 427 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" - Candy Rock / Riverside Rock | ||
| 1955 | SP RPM 45X427 (US) | . | "The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON" - Candy Rock / Riverside Rock | ||
| 1955 | SP IMPERIAL 45-5334 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA - Tough Enough / Guided Missile | ||
| 1955 | SP CASH 1013 (US) | . |
The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON ORCH. - Flying Home / Walking Home |
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| 1955 | SP CASH 1018 (US) | . | The Fabulous Joe HOUSTON ORCH. - Troubles And Worries / Rockin' 'n Boppin' | ||
| 1956 | SP COMBO 45-116 (US) | . |
Rock That
Boogie
/ Baby |
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| 1956 | EP RPM EP-200 (US) |
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The
Fabulous Joe Houston -
All Night Long
/ Celebrity
Club Stomp / Blow Joe Blow / Way Out |
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| 1957 | SP COMBO 45-130 (US) | . | Bean Hop / Chicano Hop | ||
| 1957 | SP COMBO 45-136 (US) | . | The Things We Used To Do / We're Gonna Rock 'n' Roll | ||
| 07/1957 | SP COMBO 45-138 (US) | . | Joe's Hot House / Rocking At The Drive-In | ||
| 1957 ? | SP SPOT 45-S104 (US) | . | Joe Houston & His Rockets - Off Beat / Goofin' | ||
| 1957 ? | SP SPOT 45-S105 (US) | . | Joe Houston
& His Rockets -
Rock That
Boogie
/ No Name
Rock |
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| 1957 ? | SP SPOT 45-S106 (US) | . | Joe Houston
& His Rockets -
All Night Long
/ Corn Bread
And Cabbage Greens |
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| 1957 ? | SP SPOT 45-S107 (US) | . | Joe Houston & His Rockets - Joe's Rock / Tall Gal Blues | ||
| 1957 | 2 EP TOPS 12-607 (US) |
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Joe Houston
& His Rockets -
Rock And Roll Party :
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| 1957 | EP TOPS / PHILIPS E-518 (AUS) |
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ROCK AND ROLL WITH JOE HOUSTON AND HIS ROCKETS - Off Beat / Goofin' / I Woke Up This Morning / Teen-Age Boogie |
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| 1958 | SP COMBO 45-142 (US) | . |
Shuckin' 'n' A-Jivin' / Strolling |
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| 1958 | SP COMBO 45-147 (US) | . | Get With It / Home Boy | ||
| 1958 | SP DOOTO 439 (US) | . |
Mighty Joe HOUSTON & His ORCHESTRA - Shindig / La Cucaracha Rock |
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| 1959 | SP COMBO 45-155 (US) | . |
Curfew
/ Cha Cha All Nite Long
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| 1959 | SP COMBO 45-157 (US) | . | The Hully / Ko Ko Mo | ||
| 1960 | SP COMBO 45-164 (US) | . | Slip'n Out / Hush Your Mouth | ||
| 1961 | SP COMBO 45-185 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & ORCHESTRA - Lightnin' / Drunk | ||
| 1961 | SP KEM 45-2761 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & His FABULOUS TENOR - Lightnin' / Drunk |
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| 05/1961 | SP KEM 45-2762 (US) | . | Joe HOUSTON & His FABULOUS TENOR - Slip-n-Out / Hush Your Mouth | ||
| 1962 | SP KENT 45X366 (US) | . |
Doing The Twist / White House Twist |
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| 1963 | SP EMMO 3303 (US) | . | All Day Long / Midnight Blues | ||
| 1964 | SP Magnum 45-723 (US) | . |
Joe HOUSTON & His BAND - Hog Maws - Pt. 1 / Hog Maws - Pt. 2 |
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| 1965 | SP Magnum 45-729 (US) | . | Chicken Gravy (Part 1) / Chicken Gravy (Part 2) | ||
| 19?? | SP MODERN OLDIES 16 (US) | . |
All Night Long
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| 19?? | SP MODERN OLDIES 37 (US) | . |
Blow Joe Blow / Earth Quake |
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| 1978 | SP BIG TOWN 720 (US) | . |
Trippin' In / Hawaiian Disco |
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Albums
| 1955 | LP 12" COMBO LP-100 (US) |
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Joe Houston - Drunk / Lightning / Cross The Track / The Nipper / East Side / Forest Fire / Vino / M.M. / 10 35 / Flyin' Tacos / Rock That Boogie / Baby |
| 1956 | LP 12" COMBO LP-400 (US) |
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Rockin' At The Drive In - Rockin' At The Drive-In / Joe's Hot House / Chicano Hop / Bean Hop / Shuckin' 'n' Ajivin / Strolling / All Night Long / Luckey 39 / Chili / Drag Race / Ninya / We're Gonna Rock 'n' Roll |
| 1956 | LP 12" MODERN LMP 1206 (US) |
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Blows All Night Long - All Nite Long / Celebrity Club Stomp / Candy Rock / Rockin' With Joe / Way Out / Crazy Sax / Blow Joe Blow / Sentimental Journey / Rock And Roll Boogie / Riverside Rock / Earth Quake / Joe's Gone |
| 1957 | LP 12" TOP L1518 (US) |
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ROCK AND ROLL WITH JOE HOUSTON AND HIS ROCKETS - Off Beat / Rock That Boogie / No Name Rock / Goofin' / Joe's Rock / Tall Gal Blues / All Night Long / Movin' And Groovin' / Corn Bread And Cabbage Greens / I Woke Up This Morning / Flying Home / Teen-Age Boogie |
| 1957 | LP 12" CROWN CLP-5006 (US) |
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Rocks And Rolls All Nite Long - All Nite Long / Celebrity Club Stomp / Candy Rock / Rockin' With Joe / Way Out / Crazy Sax / Blow Joe Blow / Sentimental Journey / Rock and Roll Boogie / Riverside Rock / Earth Quake / Joe's Gone |
| 1961 | LP 12" CROWN CLP-5203 (US) |
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WILD MAN OF THE TENOR SAX - Joggin' Around / Doing The Madison / Hands Down / Turn Around / Joe's Lament / Time For The Blues / Yesiree / Stompin With Joy / Doggin' It / Got the Blues After Hours |
| 1962 | LP 12" CROWN CLP- 5246 (mono) / CLP-246 (stereo) (US) |
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DOIN' THE TWIST - Doing the Twist / Twisting The Twist / Crazy Twist / White House Twist / Chitlun's Twist / Rocking The Twist / Roy's Twist / Joe's Twist / Texas Twist / Casino Twist |
| 1962 | LP 12" CROWN CLP- 5252 (mono) / CLP-252 (stereo) (US) |
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Twisting In Orbit - All Night Long Twist / Twistin' Time / Jumpin' Twist / Twistin' Shoes / Twisting In Orbit / Hangover Twist / Houston's Twist / Curtis Twist / Mexican Twist / La Paloma Twist |
| 1962 | LP 12" CROWN CLP-5273 (mono) / CST-273 (stereo) (US) |
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Rockin And Rollin - Triple Jack Rock / Shake It Up / Coffee Time / Soft Shoe / Rattle Snake / Soul Blues / Funky Bug / Old Folks / Mashed Potato Rock / Pickets |
| 1962 | LP 12" CRAFTSMEN C 8033 (US) |
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ROCK 'N ROLL PARTY - RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD - JOE HOUSTON AND THE ROCKETS - Rock That Boogie / No Name Rock / Movin' & Groovin' / Off Beat / Tall Gal Blues / All Night Long / Goofin' / Joe's Rock / Corn Bread And Cabbage Greens / Teenage Boogie |
| 1963 | LP 12" CROWN CLP-5313 (mono) / CST-313 (stereo) (US) |
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SURF ROCKIN' - Wipe Out / Gremmie / Night Lamp / Dig / Ho Dads / Haleiwa / Surf Rockin' / Maile/ Hooked / Pupukea |
| 1963 | LP 12" CROWN CLP-5319 (mono) / CST 319 (stereo) (US) |
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LIMBO - Limbo World / Limbo Lou / Rockin' The Limbo / Out On A Limbo / La La Limbo / Everybody Limbo / Limbo Stick / Limbo Organ / Limbo And The Blues / Limbo Baby |
| 1978 | LP 12" Big Town BT-1004 (US) |
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Kicking Back - Hawaiian Disco / T-Bone Disco / Mr. Big "H" / Baby What You Want Me To Do / Trippin' In / Why Don't You Rock Me / Kicking Back - Part 1 / Kicking Back - Part 2 |
| 1985 | LP 12" IMPERIAL 1561381 (F) |
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Earthquake - Thunder Storm / Trouble, Trouble, Trouble / Hurricane / Tough Enough / Windy City Hop / Earthquake / Jump The Blues / Guided Missile / Good-Bye Little Girl / Wee, Wee Hours / Bobby Sox Ramble |
| 10/1992 | CD Specialty SPCD-2171-2 (US) |
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Cornbread and
Cabbage Greens -
Cornbread And Cabbage Greens
/ Jay's
Boogie / Blues After Hours / Sentimental Journey // Celebrity Club Drag /
Gordon's Knot / All Night Long / Ruth's Rock / Flying Home / Walkin' Home /
Lester Leaps In / I Cover The Waterfront / Troubles And Worries / Huggy Boy
Radio Ad / Rockin' And Boppin' / Flying Home / She's Gone / Anything /
Ritchie's Roll / Thom's Tune / Teen-Age Hop / Well, Well My Love / Mambo /
Shake It Up / Coastin / Midnight |
| 10/2000 | CD ACE CDCHD 772 (UK) |
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Blows Crazy! - All Night Long / Blow Joe Blow / Houston's Hot House / Have A Ball / Doin' The Lindy Hop / Dig It / Boogie Woogie Woman / Blowin' Crazy / Goin' Crazy / Celebrity Club Stomp / Sentimental Journey / Shitiggy Boom / Joe's Gone / Riverside Rock / Joe's Gone / Yessiree / Blowin' Crazy / Turn Around / Stompin' With Joy / Crazy Twist / Chitlun's Twist / Roy's Twist / Celebrity Club Stomp / Limbo And The Blues |
| 02/2000 | CD JSP JSPCD 2137 (UK) |
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The Return of Honk! - Joe HOUSTON & Otis GRAND - The Return Of Honk / Camilla's Hop / Mama Don't / Fruit Boots / Big Legged Woman / They Killed Crazy Horse / Castle Rock / Why Oh Why / Blues For T-Bone / Down, But Not Out |
| 03/2001 | CD Southland SCD-16 (US) |
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Rockin' 'n' Boppin' - THE FABULOUS JOE HOUSTON - Rockin' n' Boppin' / Flying Home / Walking Home / Earthquake / Waycross Mama Blues / Moody / Hurricane / Go, Joe, Go / Cornbread And Cabbage / Jay's Boogie / Doin' The Lindy Hop / Boogie Woogie Woman / Hog Maws, Pt. 2 / Dig It / Rock That Boogie / Joe's Gone / The Hully / All Night Long / Off Beat / Goofin' / Joe's Rock / Tall Gal Blues |
| 03/2004 | CD ACE CDCHD 994 (UK) |
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Rockin' at the Drive-In - Chicano Hop / Joe's Hot House / Rockin' At The Drive-In / Bean Hop / Shuckin' 'n' A-Jivin' / Houston Shuffle / Strollin' / All Night Long / Lucky 30 / Chili / Drag Race / Baby Don't Go / We're Gonna Rock & Roll |
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