@rok2id great thread and contributions - Loving the Memphis Horns disc
Blues for Aficionados
I have found that postings music is a good way to listen to all the music in your collection. I have neglected the ultimate source of much of the music I post. This tread corrects that oversight. All Blues post are welcome. I will concentrate on the Delta.
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Memphis Slim AT THE GATE OF HORN Vee Jay 1993 Notes: "Soon after this album Memphis Slim moved to Europe, where he played the role of the expatriate Bluesman to the hilt, cutting countless albums on countless labels doing endless versions of his old songs. He occasionally returned to the United States to perform, often recording yet more albums seemingly in his sleep. He died at 72 in Paris on February 24, 1988 of kidney failure. Many feel that this was his last focused work." The Comeback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVBaQ62VRw4 Steppin' Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcaciW6UQ4Q Messin' Around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6-YlvhG5Xs Rockin' The Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1RRxAc63wc Slim's Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMbIuobIt98 Cheers |
Big Maceo THE KING OF CHICAGO BLUES PIANO Arhoolie Productions 1941-1945 / 1992 Excellent enclosed booklet. Wiki: Major Merriweather, better known as Big Maceo Merriweather, was an American pianist and blues singer. He was mainly active in Chicago through the 1940s. Born: March 31, 1905, Newnan, GA Died: February 23, 1953, Chicago, IL Worried Life Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSPsJFUt_g Detroit Jump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3hDYnzVNQ Texas Stomp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pzrqh6elac Ramblin' Mind Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrvcFk-f7eg Texas Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npxlc-BNS_4 Chicago Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD7Jnfziauk Cheers |
Amos Milburn DOWN THE ROAD APIECE Aladdin / EMI 1993 Notes: "Like innumerable budding musicians of his generation he was a fervent devotee of Louis Jordan, but Amos reserved his deepest affections for the holy trinity of boogie woogie piano: Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis. After some formal piano lessons, Millburn quit school while still quite young to work as a delivery boy and part time musician. With the advent of World War ll, he tacked a few years onto his age for the benefit of recruitment officers and joined the Navy in 1942. Assigned to the Pacific Theater, Millburn received numerous battle stars for his participation in some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict." You are sure this is a Blues disc when you notice his name is spelled as Milburn and Millburn on the CD label. He was also born in 1924, 1927 and 1928. Wiki: Joseph Amos Milburn was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Houston, Texas, and died there 52 years later. Born: April 1, 1927, Houston, TX Died: January 3, 1980, Houston, TX Milk and Water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q47HsWASOw8 Down The Road Apiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfMpqpTGYRU Good, Good Whiskey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SGstBK1pZc Roll, Mr. Jelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go5OmJPtffs Thinking And Drinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_qkwUAXtgY Cheers |
Charlie Musselwhite ACE OF HARPS Alligator Records 1990 No Notes. Wiki: Charles Douglas Musselwhite is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield. He has often been identified as a "white bluesman". Born: January 31, 1944 (age 77 years), Kosciusko, MS She May Be Your Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AP6qJGaYCg The Blues Overtook Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxMlKYUSy1I Mean Ole Frisco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpWCrZSeU4 River Hip Mama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmTczQZ9VQ Cheers |
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