Camille Howard - Thrill Me - Boogie Woogie. Ballads & Blues 1945-52 Camille Howard
2CD edition.
Camille Howard was a jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and R&B singer from Texas, who came to prominence as a member of Roy Milton’s Solid Senders as they enjoyed a run of hits in the mid-1940s before starting to record under her own name into the 1950s, having hits under her own name in the process, until she retired from the business with the changing pop music landscape of the time.
This 54-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from releases with Roy Milton’s Solid Senders and under her own name on the Pan-American, Miltone and Specialty labels from this era, plus unreleased Specialty recordings.
It features the Top 5 US R&B hits with Roy Milton, “Milton’s Boogie”, “R.M. Blues”, “Thrill Me” and “True Blues”, plus her own R&B hits “X-Temperaneous Boogie”, “You Don’t Love Me”, “Fiesta In Old Mexico” and “Money Blues”.
It showcases her combined talents as a fine R&B singer, able to handle rocking groovers alongside atmospheric ballads, and skilful boogie-woogie pianist.
The somewhat limited scope of the career she chose for herself perhaps prevented her from being more well-known, but she was a talented and stylish performer who merits more recognition than she has received.
Track List
CD 1
1. LET'S TRY AGAIN Camille Howard with James Clifford Jazz orch (Pan-American 141) 1945
2. WIDOW JENKINS BLUES Camille Howard with James Clifford Jazz orch (Pan-American 141) 1945
3. THESE FOOLISH THINGS Camille Howard with Cliff Laing's Jazz Ensemble (Pan-American 142) 1945
4. MILTON'S BOOGIE Roy Milton (Miltone 103) 1945
5. MR. FINE Roy Milton (Miltone 103) 1945
6. R.M. BLUES Roy Milton And His Solid Senders (Miltone 105) 1945
7. GROOVY BLUES Roy Milton (Miltone 105) 1945
8. WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM Roy Milton (Miltone 202) 1947
9. PACK YOUR SACK JACK Roy Milton (Miltone 219) 1947
10. TRUE BLUES Roy Milton & His Solid Senders (Specialy 510) 1947
11. CAMILLE'S BOOGIE Roy Milton & His Solid Senders (Specialy 510) 1947
12. THRILL ME Roy Milton & His Solid Senders (Specialy 518) 1947
13. YOU DON’T LOVE ME Camille Howard (Specialy 307) 1947
14. X-TEMPORANEOUS BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 307) 1947
15. BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 309) 1947
16. BUMP IN THE ROAD Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 318) 1947
17. SUNDAYS WITH YOU Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 318) 1947
18. THE MOOD THAT I'M IN Camille Howard (Specialy 325) 1949
19. INSTANTANEOUS BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 325) 1949
20. FIESTA IN OLD MEXICO Camille Howard (Specialy 332) 1949
21. MIRACULOUS BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 332) 1949
22. TAIN'T ME Roy Milton And His Solid Senders (Specialy 341) 1949
23. WITHIN THIS HEART OF MINE Camille Howard (Specialy 352) 1950
24. O SOLE MIO BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 352) 1950
25. FEROCIOUS BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 359) 1950
26. MAYBE IT'S BEST AFTER ALL Camille Howard (Specialy 359) 1950
27. I'M BLUE Camille Howard (Specialy 370) 1950
28. FIRE BALL BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 370) 1950
CD 2
1. I AIN'T GOT THE SPIRIT Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 378) 1950
2. SHRINKING UP FAST Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 378) 1950
3. GOT NO MONEY BLUES Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 401) 1951
4. EASY Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 401) 1951
5. BANGIN' THE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 404) 1951
6. SCHUBERT'S SERENADE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 404) 1951
7. PLEASE DON'T STAY AWAY SO LONG Camille Howard And Her Boy Friends (Specialy 417) 1951
8. MILLION DOLLAR BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialy 417) 1951
9. OLD BALDY BOOGIE Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 433) 1952
10. SONG OF INDIA BOOGIE Camille Howard Trio (Specialy 433) 1952
11. IT'S A HIT Camille Howard (Unissued) 1947
12. SCAT BOOGIE Camille Howard (Unissued) 1947
13. SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAM Camille Howard (Unissued) 1947
14. THE BOOGIE AND THE BLUES Camille Howard (Unissued) 1947
15. YOU USED TO BE MINE Camille Howard (Unissued) 1947
16. UNIDENTIFIED BOOGIE #1 Camille Howard (Unissued) 1948
17. VIPER BOOGIE Camille Howard (Unissued) 1948
18. WHY DID YOU DO IT Camille Howard (Unissued) 1948
19. HAS YOUR LOVE GROWN COLD? Camille Howard (Unissued) 1948
20. GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE LOVIN' Camille Howard (Unissued) 1949
21. FLUFF BOOGIE Camille Howard (Unissued) 1949
22. HOW LONG CAN I GO ON LIKE THIS? Camille Howard (Unissued) 1949
23. CRY OVER YOU Camille Howard (Unissued) 1949
24. BOOGIE IN G Camille Howard (Unissued) 1950
25. MODULATION BOOGIE Camille Howard (Unissued) 1950
26. ROCK ME DADDY Camille Howard (Unissued) 1950
27. BROKEN MEMORIES (SAD AND BLUE) Camille Howard (Unissued) 1950
28. YOU LIED TO ME BABY Camille Howard (Unissued) 1951
29. REAL GONE DADDY Camille Howard (Unissued) 1951