Joe ‘Mr. Google Eyes’ AUGUST – Life Can Be A Hard Road To Travel – Blues and Jumpin’ RandB – 1949-1961

JOSEPH CHARLES AUGUSTUS, from New Orleans - known as 'GOOGLE EYES', as he had an enthusiastic eye for the ladies - was a popular Blues singer between the late 40s and early 60s.

He recorded prolifically between 1949-61, for ten different record labels, including Coleman, Columbia, OKeh, DeLuxe, Duke and Instant.

Although he never quite registered a national hit, Joe enjoyed significant regional successes with sides like 'Poppa Stoppa's Be Bop Blues', 'No Wine, No Women', 'Rock My Soul', 'Oh What A Fool' and 'Lead Us On' (the latter two recorded with The Johnny Otis Band), and was also a hugely popular live performer.

This is the first compilation of August's work in the CD era, and much of this material is impossible to find elsewhere in the digital format.

Track Listing

MR. GOOGLE EYES AND HIS 4 BARS
1. YOUNG BOY
2. POPPA STOPPA'S BE BOP BLUES
MR. GOOGLE EYES WITH BILLY FORD AND HIS ORCHESTRA
3. ROUGH AND ROCKY ROAD
4. NO WINE, NO WOMEN
MR. GOOGLE EYES WITH BILLY FORD AND HIS MUSICAL V-8'S
5. FOR YOU MY LOVE
6. ROUGH AND ROCKY ROAD
7. I'M GLAD YOU'RE COMIN' HOME
8. NO WINE, NO WOMEN
9. LOVE ME
10. LIFE CAN BE A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
MR. GOOGLE EYES WITH RENÉ HALL'S ORCHESTRA OR MR. GOGGLE EYES
11. CRYIN' FOR YOU
12. ROCK MY SOUL
13. JAPOLINE
14. BAD NERVES
MR. GOOGLE EYES
15. I CRIED
16. JUST TO BE HOME WITH YOU
MR. GOOGLE EYES WITH CHARLIE SINGLETON AND HIS BAND
17. MY OLD LOVE
18. WHOSE LITTLE WHO ARE YOU?
'MR. GOGGLE EYES' AUGUST WITH JOHNNY OTIS BAND
19. O WHAT A FOOL
20. PLAY THE GAME
21. LEAD US ON
22. OH, HO DOODLE LU
JOE (MR. G) AUGUST
23. STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DARK
24. BOOGIE WITH CALYPSO
25. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT NIGHT
26. TELL ME