TODD RHODES

...

Hallo,

hier habe ich eine Disco versucht:

VITACOUSTIC 78er
10 1947 1001 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Bell-Boy Boogie / Flying Disc
10 1947 1002 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Blue Sensation / Dance Of The Red Skins
11 1947 1003 LOUIE SAUNDERS with TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Oh Baby / TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Bop Bop Sizzle
11 1949 1007 LOUIE SAUNDERS with TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA It Ain’t Right / I Love You, Yes I Do

SENSATION 78er
00 1947 2 TODD RHODES Orchestra Bell-Boy Boogie / Flying Disc
00 1947 6 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Sportree's Jump / Blues For The Red Boy
00 1948 4 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Swoon Boulevard / Flying Disc

His instrumental “Blues For The Red Boy“ reached # 4 on the R&B chart late in 1948. “Blues For The Red Boy“ was later famously used by Alan Freed as the theme song for his “Moondog radio show“, Freed referring to the song as “Blues For The Moondog“ instead of its actual title.

KING 78er
08 1948 1001 TODD RHODES Blues For The Red Boy / Sportree's Jump
00 1948 4236 LOUIE SAUNDERS with TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Oh Baby / TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Bop Bop Sizzle
00 1948 4237 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Blue Sensation / Dance Of The Red Skins
08 1948 4240 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Sportree's Jump / Blues For The Red Boy
03 1949 4254 TODD RHODES And His Orchestra Walkie Talkie / Todd’s Idea

The following year “Pot Likker“, made # 3 on the R&B chart.

SENSATION 78er
03 1949 15 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS Pot Likker / Red Boy At The Mardi Gras
03 1949 16 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS Page Boy Shuffle / Teardrops
00 1949 25 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS Lonely Echoes / Anitra’s Jump
10 1949 20 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS Midnight Session / Moonlight Blues
10 1950 31 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS Rhapsody in Blue – Part 1 / Rhapsody in Blue – Part 2
00 1950 32 KITTY STEVENSON With TODD RHODES And His TODDLERS It Ain’t Right / It Couldn’t Be True
00 1950 29 TODD RHODES AND HIS TODDLERS I’m Just A Fool In Love / Comin’ Home

KING 78er
07 1949 4287 TODD RHODES And his Orchestra Red Boy At The Mardi Gras / Pot Likker
00 1949 4299 JOE THOMAS HIS SAX AND HIS ORCHESTRA Teardrops / TODD RHODES And His Orchestra Page Boy Shuffle
08 1951 4469 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Gin, Gin, Gin / I Shouldn't Cry (But I Do)
00 1951 4507 WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra Here Comes The Night / My Playful Baby’s Gone
04 1952 4528 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Rocket 69 / Possessed
08 1952 4556 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Trying / Snuff Dipper
10 1952 4566 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Pig Latin Blues / Blue Autumn
02 1953 4601 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Lost Child** / Thunderbolt Boogie
** Vocal by Laverne Baker
07 1953 4648 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Your Mouth Got A Hole In It / Feathers
10 1953 4666 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Let-Down Blues / Beet Patch
00 1954 4736 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Silver Sunset / Specks
00 1954 4755 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Chicken Strut / Echoes

KING 45er
00 1951 45-4469 TODD RHODES Gin, Gin, Gin / I Shouldn't Cry (But I Do)**
** Vocals – Kitty Stevenson
00 1951 45-4485 WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra Luscious Woman / Lovin’ Machine
00 1951 45-4509 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Your Daddy's Doggin' Around / ??
00 1951 45-4526 WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra Married Woman Stay Married / Keep On Churnin’
04 1952 45-4528 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Rocket 69 / Possessed
00 1952 45-4556 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Trying / Snuff Dipper
10 1952 45-4566 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Pig Latin Blues** / Blue Autumn
** Vocal by Lavern Baker
11 1952 45-4583 TODD RHODES Orchestra Must I Cry Again / Hog Maw And Cabbage Green

00 1953 EP-210 TODD RHODES Todd Rhodes Playing His Greatest Hits!
A1: Bell Boy Boogie
A2: Blues For The Red Boy
B1: Pot Likker
B2: Rocket 69

02 1953 45-4601 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Lost Child** / Thunderbolt Boogie
** Vocal by Laverne Baker
07 1953 45-4648 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Your Mouth Got A Hole In It / Feathers

00 1954 EP-303 TODD RHODES Todd Rhodes Playing His Greatest Hits!
A1: Teardrops
A2: I Shouldn't Cry But I Do
B1: Lost Child
B2: Gin, Gin, Gin

00 1954 45-4755 TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA Chicken Strut / Echoes

Gruß
Heino

Die Sensation 2 müsste auch aus 1947 stammen.

TODD WASHINGTON RHODES wurde am 31. August 1900 in Hopkinsville,
Kentucky, geboren. Der Pianist und Bandleader verstarb am 4. Juni 1965
wohl in Detroit.

...

Kurz-Bio:
Der Rhythm & Blues-Pianist, Arrangeur, Komponist und Bandleader Todd Rhodes wurde am 31. August 1900 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, als Todd Washington Rhodes geboren und verstarb am 4. Juni 1965, erst 64-jährig in Flint, Michigan, an einer nicht behandelten Diabetes. Er ist der Entdecker der Sängerin LaVern Baker.
Seine 45 RPM-Singles:
KING
07 51....45—4469-AA....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by The Band..Gin, Gin, Gin (45—9045)/-A….TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Kitty Stevenson..I Shouldn't Cry (But I Do) (45—9046)
11 51....45—4485-AA....WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra..Lovin' Machine (45—8037)/-A….Luscious Woman (45—8039)
11 51....45—4486-AA....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Kitty Stevenson and The Band..Good Man (45—9048)/-A….TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Featuring Hal Dismukes On the Alto Sax..Evening Breeze (45—9049)
12 51....45—4507-AA....WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra..My Playful Baby's Gone (45—K8038)/-A….Here Comes The Night (45—K8036)
12 51....45—4509-AA....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Connie Allen and The Band..Your Daddy's Doggin' Around (45—K9051)/-A….TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Red Boy Is Back (45—K9047)
04 52....45—4526-AA....WYNONIE HARRIS With Todd Rhodes Orchestra..Keep On Churnin' (45—K9097)/-A….Married Women Stay Married (45—K9098)
04 52....45—4528-AA....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Connie Allen and The Band..Rocket 69 (45—K9052)/-A….TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Instrumental Featuring Lefty Edwards on Tenor Sax..Possessed (45—K9097)
08 52....45—4556....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Snuff Dipper (45—K9154)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Trying (45—K 9152)
09 52....45—4566....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Pig Latin Blues (45—K9155)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Blue Autumn (45—K9153)
12 52....45—4583....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Must I Cry Again (45—K9194)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Hog Maw And Cabbage Slaw (45—K9195)
01 53....45—4601....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Thunderbolt Boogie (45—K 9196)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Lavern Baker..Lost Child (45—K9193)
07 53....45—4648....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Pinocchio..Your Mouth Got A Hole In It (45—K9301)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Feathers (45—K9304)
09 53....45—4666....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA - Vocal by Sadie Madison..Let-Down Blues (45—K9302)/TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Beet Patch (45—K9303)
09 54....45—4736....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Silver Sunset (45—K9473)/Specks (45—K9474)
12 54....45—4755....TODD RHODES ORCHESTRA..Echoes (45—K9475)/Chicken Strut (45—K9476)
FORTUNE
04 57....834....ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) TODD RHODES and his Orchestra..You Are My Sunshine (F 105)/ANDRE WILLIAMS (Mr. Rhythm) WITH VOCAL GROUP..Mean Jean (F 106)

Keep Searchin’
Gerd

...