From The Collection Of Paul Ressler

(Biweekly 7/24/04 - 8/6/04)

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"I Ain't Gonna Tell"/"(That's The Way) My Mind Is Working"
by Varetta Dillard
on Savoy 1118-A/B
released in 1953

Above: Photo of Varetta Dillard.

Above: Label image of Savoy 1118-B. On both sides of this record, Varetta sounds much like Ruth Brown, who was a big r&b star at the time. It is the follow-up record to Varetta's hit "Mercy Mr. Percy".

Listen to this week's selections: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A) Click on an option below to listen to Varetta Dillard using Streaming RealAudio.

"I Ain't Gonna Tell" - Savoy 1118-A - 1953
"(That's The Way) My Mind Is Working" - Savoy 1118-B - 1953
"BOTH SONGS" played in sequence

B) Click on an option below to listen to Downloading RealAudio.

"I Ain't Gonna Tell" - Savoy 1118-A - 1953 (file size=320KB)
"(That's The Way) My Mind Is Working" - Savoy 1118-B - 1953 (file size=347KB)

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