LAZY BILL LUCAS/ Complete Recordings
Lazy Bill Lucas is one of the too many unsung pioneers of the post-war
Bill Lucas was born in
Lazy Bill mainly playing piano by now formed his blues band during the early 50's with his niece Miss Hi-Fi on vocals, Jo Jo Williams on guitar and Johnny Swanns on drums. Bill recorded as a pianist with Homesick James, Snooky Pryor, Little Willie Foster, Eddy Clearwater and with Earl Dranes' group The Blues Rockers. Lazy Bill Lucas recorded only four tracks as a vocalist in October 1953, waxing the classics She got me walkin' and I had a dream. For several reasons, Bill moved to Minneapolis at the end of the 50's, making a living mostly outside music but still playing regularly locally with other Chicago blues expatriates like Mojo Buford and his old friend Jo Jo Williams. He was a regular at the Key Club, playing by himself or with his pals and he almost always was picked to back Chicago bluesmen when they came to town like Big Walter Horton, Smokey Smothers, even Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. This is (during the late 60's) when Jeff Titon interviewed him, documenting this bluesman in depth. Lazy Bill Lucas appeared on several blues festivals during the 1970's, playing also in a musical revue "Dat Feeling" and even hosting his own radio show The Lazy Bill Lucas Show on KFAI in
He recorded a last album in May 1982
before dying in his sleep at his
This post gathers all his studio
recordings and tries to be a well deserved tribute to an important but too
neglected bluesman.
Thanks a lot to Xyros who provided
any of the rare recordings herein.
Most of this article comes from Jeff Titon and Jim O'Neal writings about Lazy Bill on Blues Unlimited and Living Blues.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
Lazy Bill Lucas 1950's band with Johnny Swanns, Miss Hi-Fi and Jo Jo Williams.
LAZY BILL LUCAS/ Complete Recordings
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The discography is inside this link.
All feedbacks are most welcome.
Un grand merci pour ce partage ! Toujours des magnifiques. Que de boulot ! Merci pour le blog, et les bouquins ! Tous vos ouvrages m'apportent énormément. Merci encore.
RépondreSupprimerVery enjoyable.../.thanks!
RépondreSupprimerThanks very much Gerard!
RépondreSupprimerThanks Gerard finest Kind!
RépondreSupprimerBest Johnny
merci Mr GERARD encore une belle decouverte
RépondreSupprimerJe ne le connaissais pas ! Merci beaucoup
RépondreSupprimerBravo encore une fois pour cette intégrale! Merci Gérard
RépondreSupprimerThanks Mr Herzhaft, some fantastic listens!
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