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archive tracks
The researched Excello singles run is staged with release metadata, album artwork, and rights status.
Music Archive
Enter the records like a low-lit listening room: cover art on the wall, stories beside the turntable, and a rights-respecting path for licensed audio when the archive opens the vault.
1957-70
Excello run
A full path through the singles that made the swamp blues sound travel.
CMS
ready pipeline
The archive team can attach licensed audio while the public archive remains rights-aware.
The Listening Room
The player, metadata, playlist, and visualizer are staged as a cinematic archive experience. Each selection pairs the song with its cultural trail, recording mood, and future licensing status.
Stories tuned to the groove.
Featured recording
I'm a King Bee
1957 / 3:03 / single
Recorded for Excello in 1957, this debut single introduced the world to the clipped vocal, humid harmonica, and unhurried groove that made Slim Harpo unmistakable.
Why it matters
The song became a blues standard, entered the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, and traveled into the repertoires of British blues and rock groups.
The Rolling StonesThe YardbirdsBritish blues bands
Built Like An Archive Vault
The archive is promotional without becoming careless: it invites listening, gives researchers a clean index, and keeps the licensing boundary visible.
Metadata First
Every record keeps its year, type, length, context, impact, and image source visible before audio is licensed.
Listening Path
The interactive deck makes each song feel like a museum listening station instead of a flat catalog row.
Rights Respect
No unlicensed streams are implied. The archive is built to welcome cleared media when rights are ready.
Archive Track Index
A rights-respecting index for Slim Harpo's researched Excello singles, release notes, album artwork, historical context, and future licensed audio.
Archive note
Metadata is the invitation. Licensed audio becomes the next exhibit.
This index keeps the public story moving now while leaving the infrastructure ready for protected media uploads, playlist curation, and future listening campaigns.
Contribute Context
Story
listener context
Each row carries a short historical note so the catalog reads like a guided exhibit.
Impact
legacy thread
Influence details connect Harpo recordings to R&B radio, British blues, and roots music.
Status
rights clarity
Public metadata stays separate from future licensed audio and protected admin uploads.
ArtTitleReleaseYearLength
I'm a King Bee
A sparse, pulsing signature that helped define Slim Harpo's hypnotic swamp blues sound.
Excello 45-2113 / A-side
The song became a blues standard, entered the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, and traveled into the repertoires of British blues and rock groups.
ReleaseExcello 45-2113The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo cover artworkYear1957Length3:03
Got Love If You Want It
A sharp early statement of Harpo's economy: clipped phrases, a hard little groove, and no wasted heat.
Excello 45-2113 / B-side
The song helped carry his name into the British beat and blues circuit through later versions by young rock groups.
ReleaseExcello 45-2113The Excello Singles AnthologyPerformance photographYear1957Length2:48
Wondering And Worryin'
Wondering And Worryin' is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2138 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2138The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1958Length2:08
Strange Love
Strange Love is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2138 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2138The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1958Length2:10
You'll Be Sorry One Day
You'll Be Sorry One Day is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2162 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2162The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1959Length2:18
One More Day
One More Day is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2162 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2162The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1959Length2:25
Buzz Me Babe
Buzz Me Babe is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2171 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2171The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1960Length2:17
Late Last Night
Late Last Night is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2171 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2171The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1960Length2:38
Blues Hang-Over
Blues Hang-Over is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2184 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2184The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1960Length3:06
What A Dream
What A Dream is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2184 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2184The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1960Length3:02
Don't Start Cryin' Now
Don't Start Cryin' Now is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2194 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2194The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1961Length2:13
Rainin' in My Heart
A slow-burning blues ballad carried by restraint, space, and that unmistakable vocal ache.
Excello 45-2194 / B-side
It widened his audience and remains one of the clearest examples of how much feeling he could place inside very little ornament.
ReleaseExcello 45-2194The Excello Singles AnthologyStudio portrait with microphoneYear1961Length2:33
I Love The Life I'm Living
I Love The Life I'm Living is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2239 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2239The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1963Length2:32
Buzzin
Buzzin is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2239 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2239The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1963Length2:08
I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)
I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis) is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2246 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2246The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length2:22
Little Queen Bee (Got A Brand New King)
Little Queen Bee (Got A Brand New King) is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2246 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2246The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length2:38
Still Rainin' In My Heart
Still Rainin' In My Heart is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2253 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2253The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length3:00
We're Two Of A Kind
We're Two Of A Kind is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2253 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2253The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length2:49
Sittin' Here Wondering
Sittin' Here Wondering is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2261 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2261The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length3:21
What's Goin' On Baby
What's Goin' On Baby is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2261 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2261The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1964Length2:47
Harpo's Blues
Harpo's Blues is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2265 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2265The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1965Length2:14
Please Don't Turn Me Down
Please Don't Turn Me Down is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2265 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2265The Excello Singles AnthologySlim Harpo Soul Bag cover artworkYear1965Length2:56
Baby Scratch My Back
Minimal, sly, and rhythmically magnetic, this song took swamp blues to a national audience.
Excello 45-2273 / A-side
It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and became his biggest crossover hit, proving how commercial a spare swamp-blues groove could be.
ReleaseExcello 45-2273The Excello Singles AnthologyOriginal King Bee graphicYear1965Length2:53
I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil)
I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil) is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2273 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2273The Excello Singles AnthologyBaby Scratch My Back 45 rpm record photographYear1965Length2:20
Shake Your Hips
A groove so direct and elastic it crossed from Louisiana blues into rock and roll DNA.
Excello 45-2278 / A-side
The Rolling Stones later recorded it for Exile on Main St., helping carry Harpo's Louisiana groove into another generation of listeners.
ReleaseExcello 45-2278The Excello Singles AnthologyStage performance photographYear1966Length2:29
Midnight Blues
Midnight Blues is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2278 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2278The Excello Singles AnthologyBaby Scratch My Back 45 rpm record photographYear1966Length2:08
I'm Your Bread Maker, Baby
I'm Your Bread Maker, Baby is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2282 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2282The Excello Singles AnthologyBaby Scratch My Back 45 rpm record photographYear1966Length2:33
Loving You (The Way I Do)
Loving You (The Way I Do) is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2282 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2282The Excello Singles AnthologyBaby Scratch My Back 45 rpm record photographYear1966Length2:57
Tip On In Part 1
Tip On In Part 1 is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2285 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2285The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1967Length2:52
Tip On In Part 2
Tip On In Part 2 is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2285 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2285The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1967Length2:38
I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got
I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2289 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2289The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1967Length2:21
I've Got To Be With You Tonight
I've Got To Be With You Tonight is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2289 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2289The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1967Length2:59
Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu
Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2294 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2294The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1968Length2:05
Mailbox Blues
Mailbox Blues is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2294 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2294The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1968Length2:44
Mohair Sam
Mohair Sam is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2301 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2301The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1968Length2:32
I Just Can't Leave You
I Just Can't Leave You is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2301 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2301The Excello Singles AnthologyTip On InYear1968Length3:16
That's Why I Love You
That's Why I Love You is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2305 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2305The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length3:04
Just For You
Just For You is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 45-2305 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 45-2305The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length3:26
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello EX-2306 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello EX-2306The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length3:56
Mutual Friend
Mutual Friend is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello EX-2306 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello EX-2306The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length3:50
I've Got My Finger On Your Trigger
I've Got My Finger On Your Trigger is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2309 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2309The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length1:54
The Price Is Too High
The Price Is Too High is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2309 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2309The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1969Length2:04
Rainin' In My Heart (Overdubbed Version)
Rainin' In My Heart (Overdubbed Version) is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2316 / A-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2316The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1970Length2:34
Jody Man
Jody Man is preserved here as part of Slim Harpo's original Excello singles chronology.
Excello 2316 / B-side
This metadata keeps the single searchable while licensed audio and label-scan rights are handled separately.
ReleaseExcello 2316The Excello Singles AnthologyHarmonica Mojo: Slim Harpo's Swamp BluesYear1970Length3:46
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