Blues for Aficionados

Solomon Burke

SOUL OF THE BLUES

Black Top Records   1993

Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke was an American preacher and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s.  -- wiki

Great Soul Singer, just talks too much.  I guess that's the Preacher in him.

Along About Midnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dHWdhHUysQ

Good Rockin' Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoyV3ySzMlQ

Cheers

Solomon Burke

LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES

Black Top Records  1994

with / Souls Alive Orchestra

No More Nights By Myself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJBh-ojdrI0

Ain't Nobody's Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7mGme_n-s

Medley: If You Need Me, Tonight's The Night, I Almost Lost My Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAPUIzr2Vuo

Good Rockin' Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRTE09wBlOY

Cheers

John Cephas & Phil Wiggins

GUITAR MAN

Flying Fish Records   1989

Notes: "For more than a dozen years, Bowling Green John Cephas and Harmonica Phil Wiggins have been performing, preaching and teaching a brand of traditional music known as Piedmont Blues.  Geographically, the Piedmont stretches from Richmond to Atlanta.  Musically, it refers to a recognizable regional sound, a combination of repertoire and instrumental approaches shared among Black musicians in the Southeast."

Guitar Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTM-Vo8z1CQ

Corrine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OEVP8KsrAw

Careless Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLGV0r0bohQ

Richmond Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxh0abE84bY

Cheers

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham

SWEET BABY BLUES

Concord Jazz  1985

Notes: "Jimmy Cheatham is responsible for the routines and highly effective arrangements heard here.  Born in Birmingham and raised in Buffalo, he is accustomed to an organizational role of this kind with other professionals and at the University of California, San Diego, where he is in charge of the University's Jazz program."

Ain't Nobody's Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6jKdfck-w

Brand News Blues Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1q071nB3w4

Muddy Water Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE3CaI9cqGM

Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfypt-2sUGI

Cheers

Clifton Chenier

BOGALUSA BOOGIE

Arhoolie  1975 / 1990

Notes: "The reviews of this recording were very favorable and Rolling Stone Record Guide gave the original release a five star rating:  "Indispensable: a record that must be included in any comprehensive collection."

One Step at a Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo_bn0JAxPg

Ma Mama Ma Dit (My Mama Told Me)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1UteUYhLik

Bogalusa Boogie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e154TuzMauU

Je Me Reveiller Le Matin (I Woke Up This Morning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJk-h7Xsf2c

Cheers