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01-01 Frank Sinatra – My Kind Of Broadway 103 – Luck Be A Lady (1965)
— there is also a version where Frank duets this with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, but the original swings better.
01-02 All Time Low – Pay Up Or Shut Up 03 – The Girl’s A Straight-Up Hustler (2006)
— yeah but does she Get Away With It? That’s the only way to tell if she’s good, or if he’s an idiot.
01-03 Marvin Paul – Azalea 134D – Gamblin Woman (1960)
— plans to settle down and marry her. We can assume this is the very first Gamblin Woman he’s ever met.
01-04 AC/DC – High Voltage 103 – The Jack (1976)
— no, no, of course they’re just talking about cards.
01-05 T-Bone Walker – Capitol 57-70023 – You’re My Best Poker Hand (1949)
— singing to his lady, not a real one but the queen leading his flush.
02-01 The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St 104 – Casino Boogie (1972)
— runner-up to this was a great version by Phish, but we’ll let the lads ride, since their muse Marianne Faithfull passed away only today.
02-02 The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St 105 – Tumbling Dice (1972)
02-03 Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light 01 – Big Casino (2007)
— lyrics not a natural fit here, but ANY excuse to play this band is well taken.
02-04 Down Home Super Trio (RJ Mischo & Ricard Innes & Franck Goldwasser) – In The House 08 – Grand Casino (2004)
— Europeans still have trouble with the blues, but bless ’em this is an excellent try. Recorded live in Lucerne Switzerland.
03-01 Richard Cheese – Silent Nightclub 03 – Christmas In Las Vegas (2006)
— the Wise Men are rolling sevens, as the elves are doubling down, because… they’re capricious?
03-02 Brynn O’Malley & Rob McClure & Tony Danza – Honeymoon In Vegas OBC 07-08-09 – The Invitation, Forever Starts Tonight, Betsy’s Getting Married, The Game, Come To An Agreement (2015)
— yes, Tony Danza! This suite appears here in tribute to a lady DJ who boosted my knowledge of Broadway from near-absolute zero to passable. She passed away last Summer, leaving my musical education stunted and saddened. Her show’s notes are still up at broadwayatitsbest-DOT-blogspot-DOT-com
03-03 Jimmie Rodgers – Victor 23636 – Gambling Polka Dot Blues (1932)
— recorded in Louisville, Kentucky on June 15th 1931
04-01 Helen Ward & Benny Goodman Orchestra – Victor 25391 – You Turned The Tables On Me (1936)
— with Swing-Era Helens, prefer mine Forrest but Ward is bright if not sultry.
04-02 Jack Cardwell – King 1357 – Whiskey, Women And Loaded Dice (1954)
— lotto versions of this, but Jack’s is a great clue to how rockabilly later birthed psychobilly.
04-03 Ike Reilly – Hard Luck Stories 02 – 7 Come 11 (2010)
— no bleep, what sounds like “talk shit” is actually “touch you”. I looked it up.
04-04 Casino – Casino 02 – Crap Game (1992)
— still a mystery, is the project’s name “Casino” meant to be taken as both band-name and album title?
04-05 Dread All Stars – One Armed Bandit
— no information. Appears on a fan-made compilation of reggae instrumentals called “Jamaican Serenades Volume 20”.
04-06 Billy Stoltz – A Canadian Country Song By The Soft Voice Of Billy Stoltz 101 – Gamblin Man (1971)
— a common theme this week, chose luck at cards or at love, can’t ne’er have both.
05-01 Champion Jack Dupree – Okeh 05769 – Gamblin’ Man Blues (1940)
— barrelhouse piano blues, “don’t come home with no change” says it all.
05-02 Bob Seger System – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man 101 – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
— Detroit also produced Kid Rock, but here Bob slaps the kid and makes him stammer a weepy: “You’re my Daddy.” “Sir.”
05-03 The Nevegan’s – XPANDED 101 – One-Armed Bandit (1963)
— debut single from the label X-P-A-N-D-E-D Sound.
05-04 New Orleans Willie Jackson – Columbia 14184D – Numbers On The Brain (1927)
— shocked to find this one is old as 1927.
05-05 Eldar Djangirov – Viture 07 – Blackjack (2009)
— they say jazz is more about evoking a feeling than telling a story. This is a decent interpretation of 4 hours at a table, distilled to six minutes.
05-06 Frenzal Rhomb – A Man’s Not A Camel 11 – Go Frenzal Go (1999)
— when it comes to millennial Aussie rock, it’s go frenetic or stay home on the sheep station.
06-01 Kenny Rogers – The Gambler 101 – The Gambler (1978)
— also passed away lately, this and “Condition” are really his only tunes to grab me.
06-02 Sister O.M. Terrell – Columbia 21092R – The Gambling Man (1953)
— not your typical nun-slinger guitarist.
06-03 Jim Ertling – La Louisianne 8118 – Louisiana Gambler (1969)
— aka Jim Oertling, which is iffy for radio fans to spell when they get to the local record shop.
06-04 Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Root Hog Or Die 05 – Chicken Drop (1989)
— fits this set’s idea: gambling in Louisiana.
06-05 Peter Moesser – Peter Moesser’s Music – Lotto Tune (Version 2) (1967)
— more famous writing pop hits for Euro bands, not sure how he created the false mandolin sound in ’67, before computers.