Tuesday, March 13, 2012

With all of my heart....I'm not ashamed



Marguerite Wright, aka Margo White, made a scarce few records but damn they're nice.

Actually, I forget the exact count. One with Cookie & The Cupcakes on Khoury [?]......a couple more for Floyd Solieau's Jin label....a couple with Bill Parker for Goldband.....and two [or is it three?] for Huey Meaux owned labels.

After that, nothing, not a peep. She could well have died in 1970 for all anyone knows.

While I wouldn't say her version of Bobby Bland's "I'm Not Ashamed" is exactly 'revered' in Southern Louisiana.....it still comes awful close. Last time I was up by St. Landry Parish I heard a local band cover the tune and I guarantee you they'd never heard of Bobby Bland.

Anyway, I'm a huge fan of both sides of the 45. In fact, I initially meant to feature "With All Of My Heart" all by itself.....but then, I don't know that you'd get a true feeling for how good this 45 is without including "I'm Not Ashamed".

In my part of the world this is a $5 record, but ya know, I'd never give up this copy. It would simply leave too big of hole in my collection if I did.

So, big news huh?, local girl loves perennially popular local record. Hope ya'll do too.



13 comments:

  1. This 45 was issued with a picture sleeve, which has ... a Margo White picture. See (plus some info) :

    http://oldwax.blogspot.com/2010/03/margo-white-im-not-ashamed.html

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    1. I knew I'd seen the picture sleeve posted within the last year but couldn't remember where....thanks for the reminder, and the link.

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  2. I've recently found a Margo White album on Spotify ("I´m A Lover Not A Fighter"). Nine songs that seem to be from the Huey Meaux era.

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    1. That's a nice album. I think it was released in the late seventies or early eighties. I forget what's on it exactly, but Meaux was definitely responsible for re-issuing a number of sides recorded by Soileau.

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  3. thank you

    Johnny's coming Home
    Down by the Sea
    Margo White & the Cupcakes
    Kourys 729

    Don't Mess with my Man
    You Had Your Chance
    Margo White & the Boogie Kings(Clint West)

    Margo White -I've Got a Right To Lose My Mind
    Crazy Cajun CCLP-1062
    Great Lp with the Teardrops 45
    Sound like Joe Long is Playing Guitar in There

    never heard of Margo White with Bill Parker

    thank you

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  4. Grrreat tune, have also that single, but with ordinary (?) blue labels.

    MASI

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    1. I'm not 100% sure about the color thing, but the 'blues' are def more common and in fact some titles are still being pressed with that label currently.

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  5. Crazy Cajun CCLP-1062 Stereo 1978
    I've Got a Right To Lose My Mind

    01a I'M A Lover Not A Fighter
    02a Why Do I Cry
    03a Over You
    04a Neighbor,Neighbor
    05a Sometimes

    01b Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
    02b Win My Love & Break My Heart
    03b i've Got A Right To Lose My Mind
    04b If Only You Were Here

    if only you were here/I've got a right - Teardrops 3043
    & Jin 45-187cc

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  6. Great single, ana, & thank you Bob for addt'l info!

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  7. These are really fine. On first listen I probably favor "With All of My Heart" due to years-long familiarity with BBB's "I'm Not Ashamed," but Margo White's is no "also ran" fer shure.

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  8. Lovely.

    Lots of Margo fans out there by the looks of things. Margo is new to me though. Thanks.

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  9. wow! You're on a roll again Ana. I've been furiously catching up.

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  10. Love the Jin label. There have been loads of re-issue CDs here in the UK. I even went on pilgrimage to Ville Platte the last time I was in the USA. I hadn't heard this one before, so thanks for that....

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