SHAKEY JAKE/ Complete
Studio Recordings
Under his name, Shakey
Jake recorded two singles in 1957 and 1958 and two odd full albums for the then
fledgling Bluesville label that were very bad received at the time of being
issued but that finally are aging rather well. German promoters of the first
American Folk Blues Festival wanted another and more famous harp player, also a
Shakey, Big Walter Horton on the bill but Willie Dixon who was at the AFBF wheel
in Chicago didn't want Walter because of him being not very reliable and
instead took Shakey Jake. Jake fared quite well on the very successful tour,
befriended with T-Bone Walker (and even won his shoes on cards!) but turned
down several offers to record and play more in Europe. In 1968, he toured and
recorded in California for the World Pacific label and feeling that the L.A. weather
suited him better than windy Chicago's, he settled in Los Angeles where he
became a favorite of the local young blues bands like Rod Piazza or William
Clarke. He opened a club (Safara Club), launched a record label (Good Time),
recorded with his protégés. But the times were hard for Jake who lived in a
very bad and dangerous area and had to sell discarded paper and cardboard to
recycling centres for his bread and butter.
Quite ill during the
late 1980's, he finally came back to Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he died on 2
March 1990.
He leaves us a nice
blues heritage. We have gathered here almost all of his studio recordings that
thus do not include his AFBF 1962 performances which are easily available elsewhere
on CDs.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
SHAKEY JAKE/ Complete Studio Recordings
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CD2:
https://mega.nz/#!KYJVkSSR!RG0QVh5sypOgytehLWPKYdq-dPu92SOrsFbga9813a8
CD3:
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OK? And thanks for any feedback.
WOWIE!!! Many many thanks for again a great job Gerard. This will be a complete weekend fun. TX!
RépondreSupprimerBy the way GREAT BLOGFOTO. Is that Robinson in the white dress?
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RépondreSupprimer... apropos "bedtime skills": Not long ago, a son of SJH (Saul Harris) asked me if I knew anything about any of SJH's German children (which unfortunately I didn't, never even heard/read about any). In case anybody knows anything about those German children, I'd be glad to forward that info to their (half)brother!
RépondreSupprimerOutstanding Gerard, many thanks.
RépondreSupprimerThank's a lot, Gerard !!!
RépondreSupprimerhELLO Gerard, can you explain to me how I can download these?
RépondreSupprimerThank you very much. Great Blog!
I don't understand your question. The links are up here in the comments section (as usual). You just have to copy each link on your browser and click on it. You will then have access to them without problem.
SupprimerThank you Gerard, it did succeed, thank you very much for your uploads, lots of fine music. All the best to you!
SupprimerMerci beaucoup :)
RépondreSupprimerUna excelente recopilación.Un trabajo impagable.Muchas gracias,sr. Herzhaft
RépondreSupprimerMagistral !! Un grand merci Gérard pour ces superbes galettes.
RépondreSupprimerA thousand thanks, Gerard!
RépondreSupprimerGreat listening! Many thanks again Gerard!
RépondreSupprimerThank You For Yet Another Great Share !
RépondreSupprimerMuchas gracias Gerard. Espero que te encuntres bien maestro.
RépondreSupprimerGerard:
RépondreSupprimerThanks for this - great work as usual.
Thanks, Gerard, good job!
RépondreSupprimerNot meant as critique in any means as I really enjoy your wonderful posts. Did you leave out Grenade GR-1004 Sister Rose / Turn You On from 1976 for musical reasons? At least "Sister Rose" can be found on "va - Hard to Explain - More Shattered Dreams Funky Blues 1968-1984 BGP-Records compilation (2014) (and on youtube, too)...
RépondreSupprimerThanks Greeny. No, I didn't leave Sister Rose/ Turn you on for purpose. I just skipped it although it is well featured in the Shakey Jake's discos (Blues Discography and Stefan Wirtz's). I don't know those titles and I don't have them. If you want to send a .mp3 link, I would certainly put it here as an extra with full credit.
SupprimerGerard let me know if you still need Sister Rose on that BGP disc. I have that somewhere in my library and I'll track it down for you
SupprimerThanks Art S. I don't have the two tracks Sister Rose/ Turn you on for purpose. It would be certainly great if you could send a .mp3 copy of those.
SupprimerHello Gerard,
RépondreSupprimerThank you for this extensive collection. Great work and wonderful music.
Many many thanks, Gerard .. !!
RépondreSupprimerGreat post !
wow-this a great post-Thanks!
RépondreSupprimerMerci pour cette superbe collection présentant un grand bluesman.
RépondreSupprimerBonjour Gerard, je viens de finir Blues en disques et vous avez seulement utilisé 20% de vos chroniques donc comme disait Freddy Below : "et tu sais ce qu'il faut faire"....
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks
RépondreSupprimerBonjour! Wow, this has been quite an eye opener for me! I have some of the more easily available sides and have read how important he was to the West Side sound. This really helps fill in the gaps! Merci Beaucoup!
RépondreSupprimerHuge thank you for this comprehensive set!
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