V/A - Lost Dreams: The New Orleans Vocal Groups

This is a short overview of the brief New Orleans doo-wop scene of the 1950s as seen through the lens of Imperial Records, a record label who hired Duke Ellington's trumpeter Dave Bartholomew to scout the New Orleans scene for young talent. 

Side A

1. The Kidds - Drunk Drunk Drunk

2. Bernie Williams - Why Fool Yourself

3. Dave Collins and the Scrubs - Bluesy Me

4. The Dukes - Lost Dreams

5. The Bees - Sunny Side of the Street

6. The Barons - Eternally Yours

7. The Dukes - Cotton Picking Hands

Side B

1. Fat Man Matthews and the Four Kittens - Later, Baby

2. The Barons - Boom Boom

3. The Dukes - Teardrop Eyes

4. The Pelicans - Ain't Gonna Do It

5. The Barons - Shake The Dice

6. The Bees - Darling, Please

7. The Dukes - Last Ride

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