On Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 4:14:33 PM UTC-5, Roger Ford wrote:
Smiley Lewis - "Gumbo Blues" - IMPERIAL 5208;OCTOBER 1952
https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/smiley-lewis-gumbo-blues-imperial-5208
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyJ4pjHjY5M
Here's how Smiley's gumbo fared on the 1952 Singles Battle menu
PRELIM
18 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues - Imperial 5208
3 Ray Anthony - Bunny Hop - Capitol 2251
R1
18 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues - Imperial 5208
4 Eddie Fisher - I'm Yours - RCA 4680
R2
9 Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy - Mercury 5842
15 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues - Imperial 5208
R3
17 Hank Williams - You Win Again - MGM 11318
8 Smiley Lewis - Gumbo Blues - Imperial 5208
SPONTANEOUS LUNACY VERDICT 7/10
Deserves much better than a mere 7----I give the edge to "Lillie Mae" as Smiley's best record of the year but its ascloseasthis with "Gumbo Blues"
A high 9 for me
I am one of those people that Samp mentions in the review. A hard core Smiley fan who thinks that this is his BEST record. It's my favorite record of 1952, and it's #11 on my list of all time faves. A very high TEN.
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