SWAMP
BLUES/ Volume 3 (re-post)
Dans
ce troisième volume, nous présentons trois artistes d'importance qui n'ont pas
(ou très peu) fréquenté les studios de Crowley (ceux de Miller) mais qui ont
émargé au moins en partie à ce courant musical tout en gagnant moins de
notoriété auprès du public international que les artistes mieux distribués par
Excello.
Drifting
Charles (Charles Tyler) (31 août 1936 - † 23 janvier 2009),
originaire de Opelousas, était semble-t-il plus que réticent à enregistrer un
downhome blues comme Drifting blues, gravé à Crowley mais pour le
label Lanor de Lee Lavergne. Et c'est dans un style nettement plus
"moderne", s'ouvrant vers la Soul qu'il a encore signé deux autres
45t que nous proposons ici.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
If
it is undoubtedly J.D. Miller and his wife Georgia Sonnier who shaped the so-called
Swamp blues, appreciated wide world over today, the unexpected success of
Lightnin' Slim and Slim Harpo, prompted others Louisiana producers to also
record within this basic blues style: Eddie Shuler, Carol Rachou, Floyd
Soileau, Lee Lavergne and even Houston's Don Robey!
In
this third opus are featured three bluesmen who didn't record for Miller but
who nevertheless recorded their kind of Swamp blues. But their record labels
having not the better distribution of Excello, they didn't really sell outside
very local record shops.
This
is unfortunately the case of Raful Neal (born 6 June 1936 in
Baton Rouge - † 1st September 2004 in Baton Rouge), an important Louisiana
bluesman. An harmonica master, a powerful singer and a shrewd composer, Raful
was for a long time mainly known for having nested a young Buddy Guy in his
blues band which was crisscrossing Louisiana and Texas clubs and juke joints.
Raful had to go to Houston to make his recording debuts for Don Robey's Peacock
label in 1958 before waxing a handful of first rate blues 45's like his
harmonica classic Blues on the moon, for very small labels
like Lionel Whitfield's Whit. Raful will have to wait until 1987 to record at
last some excellent albums for King Snake and Telarc in which he is frequently
backed by his musicians' sons, namely the most famous and excellent Kenny Neal.
Drifting
Charles (Charles Tyler)
(31 August 1936 - † 23 January 2009), from Opelousas, was very reluctant to
record a downhome blues like Drifting blues in 1963 for Lee
Lavergne's Lanor label. And his subsequent records were logically more in a
R&B/Soul vein.
Ashton
Savoy (born in 1928 at Opelousas) was a downhome singer and guitarist
of French Cajun origins, who learned guitar and fiddle with his father and
Crippled Bob, a local unrecorded bluesman. Coming to Lake Charles for work,
Ashton auditioned for Golband's Eddie Shuler and waxed some excellent downhome
tracks that featured the piano debuts of Katie Webster. Ashton was also
influenced by modern Texas guitarists as well as Zydeco (he would play in
several Zydeco bands like L.C. Donnato's) and that also shows on his records.
Ashton would settle in Houston in the 1960's, mostly giving up music for a
living. He died in Lake Charles on May, 15th 2009.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
SWAMP BLUES
Volume 3
Raful Neal, vcl/hca; Lester Foster, g;
band. Houston, Tx. mai 1958
01. Sunny side of love
Raful Neal, vcl/hca; band. Lafayette, La. janvier 1969
02. Change my way of living
03. Getting late in the evening
Raful Neal, vcl/hca; Rudolph Richard, g; Roy Lee
Shepherd, g; James Johnson, bs; Murdoch Stillwood, dms. Baton Rouge, La.
décembre 1969
04. Blues on the moon
05. Let's work together
Raful Neal, vcl/hca; Rudolph Richard, g; Lionel
Torrence, t-sax; Arnold Ray Neal, bs; Murdoch Stillwood, dms. Baton Rouge, La.
juin 1970
06. You don't love me no more
07. It's been so long
Drifting Charles (Charles Tyler), vcl/g: Al
Foreman, g; Rufus Thibodeaux, bs; Austin Broussard, dms. Crowley, La. mai 1963
08. Drifting cloud
09. Evil hearted man
Drifting Charles, vcl/g; band. Crowley, La. février
1964
10. Let's stick together
11. Ease the pain
Drifting Charles, vcl/g; band. New Orleans, La. mai
1964
12. Lonely lonely nights
13. When it rains it really pours
14. My life is a lonely one
Ashton Savoy, vcl/g; Danny George, t-sax; Katie Webster, pno;
Sherman Webster, bs; Lightnin' Mitchell, dms. Lake Charles, La. 1958
15. Juke Joint
16. Denga Denga
Ashton Savoy, vcl/g; Katie Webster, vcl/pno; Little
Brother Griffin, dms. Crowley, La. décembre 1959
17. Baby baby
18. No bread no meat
19. I want you to love me
Ashton Savoy, vcl/g; Lazy Lester, hca; Danny George,
t-sax; Katie Webster, pno; Sherman Webster, bs; Lightnin' Mitchell, dms. Lake
Charles, La. 4 juillet 1959
20. Need shorter hours
21. Want to talk to you baby
22. Tell me baby
23. Rooster Strut
Ashton Savoy, vcl/g; band. Lake Charles, La. 1960
24. I wants you
Also
Gerard:
RépondreSupprimerLink you posted just brings us back to the post, and not the music.
Ouch! Sorry!
SupprimerSWAMP BLUES Volume 3 (re-post)
RépondreSupprimerhttp://www.mediafire.com/file/vydqoa657q025u7/SWAMP3.zip/file
OK?
Merci, My friend! Vol. 2 would be most appreciated if you can do the same!
RépondreSupprimerPaul
Tx Gerard. Vol. 2 re-up would be great!
RépondreSupprimerCan you please repost John Brim?
RépondreSupprimerThank you very much. Is it possible to re-up volume 2. Thanks!
RépondreSupprimerThanks for the Vols. 1 & 3, Gerard. Do you can repost the volume 2??
RépondreSupprimerAnother fantastic compilation, thank you very much sir!
RépondreSupprimeri was able to complete my serie, thx a lot
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