J. Mercy Baby on P&P

J. Mercy Baby and the Wonders
14333 - He She's Mine

J. Mercy Baby and Lil-Lether
14334 -The Letter

P&P 101
P&P Records Co.
314 Mobile St. Hattiesburg, Miss.

Both wr. Julius Mullins
Mercy Baby Music, BMI
1965

J. Mercy Baby

15143 - I Tried It
15144 - I Messed Up

Both wr. Julius Mullins
Mercy Baby Music, BMI

P&P Records Co. 105
314 Mobile St. Hattiesburg, Miss.

1965

P&P Records Co.

This is drummer and blues singer Julius "Jimmy" Mullins. on his own label.

Five singles were released, all in 1965. Only one is not by J. Mercy Baby : #102 Helen Williams & the Zionettes.

From JC Marion :

One of the session players on Frankie Lee Sims recordings for Ace was Jimmy Mullins. With Sims and the rest of the combo he took the lead vocals and recorded under the name Mercy Baby. In Dallas in 1957 Ace # 528 was released with the tunes "Marked Deck" and "Rock And Roll Baby". A follow up recording was released on Ace # 535 in October of the year and included the songs "Silly Dilly Woman" and "Mercy's Blues".

During early November Mercy appears with Frankie Lee Sims for Al Benson's big R & B show at Chicago's Regal Theater. Others on the bill are Big Maybelle, Screamin Jay Hawkins, The Dells, Mello-Kings, Joan Shaw, Priscilla Bowman, and Titus Turner. Late in 1957 Mercy recorded for the Ric label based in New Orleans and the tunes "Don't Lie To Me" and "Pleadin" which was issued on # 955.

The next year still located in Dallas, Texas, Mercy recorded for his own label Mercy Baby Records and released two sides. The first on # 501 issued in November was "You Ran Away" and "Love's Voodoo". The second release in June of 1959 was on Mercy Baby # 502 featured "The Rock And Stomp" and "So Lonesome".

Hear a rare Jimmy Mullins recording HERE followed by Finny Mo talkin to Mercy Baby on the phone at the end of recording - and Zuzu Bollin laughing in background (from a KCLE radio show, 1976).



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