Standing at the Crossroads Non-Stop 18 The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions

Blues: Standing at the Crossroads

Records on the Reb Rebel label were recorded by Jay D. Miller (also appearing on the label as the songwriter J. West), the influential Louisiana songwriter, studio operator, and record executive. Miller's biggest success as a songwriter was Kitty Well's breakthrough hit "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". It was the answer he wrote to Hank Thompson's "Wild Side of Life". He was also Excello Record's biggest and best source of material. He stamped the label with a signature sound and style that has become Excello's best legacy. In the 1950s and '60s, Jay D. Miller recorded some of the finest downhome blues, R&B, rockabilly and swamp pop from it's stable of artists: Slim Harpo, Arthur Gunter, The Gladiolas, Lonesome Sundown, Al Ferrier, Guitar Gable, Johnny Jano, The Marigolds, Rudy Green, The Blues Rockers, Lazy Lester, Lightnin' Slim, Silas Hogan and many, many more. Artiest: Bobby Charles - Alligator StompAlbum: Bayou BeatLabel: Flyright (lp 581) Artiest: Lonesome Sundown - I'm Gonna Stick To You BabyAlbum: Bought Me A TicketLabel: Flyright (lp 529) Artiest: Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A HomeAlbum: I Ain't Got No MoneyLabel: Flyright (lp 620) Artiest: Wonder Boy Travis - Imitation Of LoveAlbum: Rock Me All Night LongLabel: Flyright (lp 606) Artiest: Whispering Smith - Baby Left Me This MorningAlbum: Rooster Crowed For DayLabel: Flyright (lp 518) Artiest: Leroy Washinton - Women Are TroubleAlbum: Wild CherryLabel: Flyright (lp 574) Artiest: Blue Charlie - Don't Have No FriendsAlbum: Rooster Crowed For DayLabel: Flyright (lp 518) Artiest: Sylvester Buckley - Mumblin' BluesAlbum: Gonna Head For HomeLabel: Flyright (lp 517) Artiest: Silas Hogan- Born In TexasAlbum: I'm A Free Hearted ManLabel: Flyright (lp 595) Artiest: Clarence Garlow - Foggy BluesAlbum: Rooster Crowed For DayLabel: Flyright (lp 518) Artiest: Lightning Slim - Mean Old TrainAlbum: The Feature Sides 1954Label: Flyright (lp 583) Artiest: Jimmy Anderson - I Wanna BoogieAlbum: Jambalaya On The Bayou Vol. 2Label: Flyright (lp 3503) Artiest: Buddy Guy - I Hope You Come Back HomeAlbum: I Ain't Got No MoneyLabel: Flyright (lp 620) Artiest: Mr. Calhoun - Hello Friends,Hello PalsAlbum: Gonna Head For HomeLabel: Flyright (lp 517) Artiest: Katie Webster & Ashton Savoy - I Want You To Love MeAlbum: Whooee Sweet DaddyLabel: Flyright (lp 530) Artiest: Slim Harpo - Harpo's BluesAlbum: Shake Your HipsLabel: Flyright (lp 593) Artiest: Sonny Boy Williamson - Take Your Hand Out Of My PocketAlbum: King Cobras Chicago Kings Of The HarmonicaLabel: Flyright (lp 567) Artiest: Otis Rush - It Takes TimeAlbum: Groaning The BluesLabel: Flyright (lp 560) Artiest: Lonesome Sundown - Learn To Treat Me BetterAlbum: If Anybody AsksLabel: Flyright (lp 617)