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01. Lenny Dee - Plantation Boogie
02. Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers - Dripper's Boogie
03. Red Prysock - Chop Suey
04. Paul Gayten - Drivin' Home Part One
05. George Jackson - Hold Me
06. The Chuck Miller Trio - Hopahula Boogie
07. Danny Overbea & His Combo - Train Train Train
08. Preston Love - Ali Baba's Boogies
09. Lightnin' Hopkins - Move On Out Boogie
10. Nappy Brown - Love Baby
11. Chris Columbo & His Swingin Gentlemen - Oh Yeah Part One
12. Jimmy Forrest - Hey Mrs. Jones
13. Johnnie "The Gash" Gray - Tequila
14. The Diamonds - Ka Ding Dong
15. Willard McDaniel - Baby Be Good
16. Kid King's Combo - Mambino
17. Mike Gordon & The El Tempos - Why Don't You Do Right
18. H Bomb Ferguson - Bookie's Blues
19. Rufus Gore - Big Ends
20. Huey Piano Smith - We Like Mambo
21. Waymon Brown - Barefoot Susie
22. Professor Alex Bradford - What Did John Do?
23. Bird Collins - We Like Mambo
24. Paul Williams & The Hucklebuckers Sinners - Hop Part One
25. Muvva "Guitar" Hubbard - Congo Mombo
26. Frankie Lee Sims - Don't Take It Out On Me
27. Wynonie Harris - Greyhound
28. Julian Dash Septet - Dashin' In
29. Ralph Wilson Quintet - Roy's Boogie
30. Taps Miller Manneke - PJ's Boogie
31. The Ravens - Rooster
32. Bob About 78's - Bob About 78's
ARTIST
TITLE
Bear Traces: Nuggets From Bob's Barn
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SR 325CD SR 325CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/2/2011

Sub Rosa presents another compilation culled from the legendary collection of Bob Hite, founding member and singer of Canned Heat. Compiled by DJ Dr. Boogie. "Although it stems from the same artistic process as Volume One in the "Doctor Boogie Presents" series, this is not Volume Two of a series devoted to Bob Hite. The process WAS different in that here I focused on much more obscure tracks taken from the very small portion of what remains of the collection of 78 rpms owned by the late and legendary Bob Hite. The collection of this boogie music ogre reached 20,000 78rpms in 1968. However, towards the end of his life, Hite was forced to sell chunks of his treasure to pay off debts, and the leftovers were literally pillaged after his death. Canned Heat's drummer Fito de la Para managed to salvage a tiny slice of this collection. The first compilation album devoted to Bob Hite's records focused on a handful of blues giants, including six titles from Elmore James' repertoire. Here, since there will be no sequel, I decided to pack as much music as I could on a single CD. I didn't want to alter the dynamics of these fabulous 78 rpms, so I opted for only a very light mastering, keeping the inevitable audio defects, artifacts and surface noise occasionally heard on the tracks that were more damaged. Bob "The Bear" Hite was a crucial part of the West Coast blues revival of the late '60s. Along with fellow musicologist Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, he helped form the first incarnation of the legendary Canned Heat as a jug band. Their performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and the 1969 Woodstock Festival put them on the map as true bluesmen seeking to revitalize an art form. Hite toured nonstop with Canned Heat and performed as the group's barrel-housing lead singer until his death of a heart attack on April 5, 1981. He helped revitalize the careers of John Lee Hooker, Sunnyland Slim and Albert Collins, and produced the now-legendary Hooker 'N Heat double album in 1971. Hite is most remembered for his endless on-stage boogie jams. Enjoy this burning selection and most of all... DON'T FORGET TO BOOGIE!" --Dr. Boogie