T-BONE WALKER/ The 1960's Studio Sessions
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samedi 31 août 2024
T-BONE WALKER/ The 60's
mercredi 21 août 2024
Mr BO / DETROIT BLUES MASTERS Volume 15
Mr BO/ Complete
Recordings
Mr Bo was a true blues master from
Mr Bo (Louis Collins) was born 7th April
At
last, he managed to make an European tour in 1993, playing in
I
feel this post is a longtime well deserved tribute to a great underrated
artist. It was very hard to gather some of his least known tracks and it
couldn't have been done without the great help from Blessup, a true bluesfan
and an excellent first rate blues guitarist on his own.
Most
of the details of this article come from the interview of Mr Bo by Jonhatan
Varjabadian (published on Juke Blues 30)
and article by Jim O'Neal on Living Blues
n°15.
I
will add that several tracks doesn't even appear in the standard Blues Discography. So it is a tentative
discography with possibly several mistakes. Anyway, enjoy this post and the
music.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
Mr Bo (Louis Collins),
vcl/g; Mac Collins, bs; Duke Dawson, dms; band.
01.
Times hard
02.
Hard times once more
03.
Live my life all over
04.
Until the day I die
05.
I'm leaving this town
Mr Bo, vcl/g; band.
06.
Heartache and troubles
07.
Calypso blues
Mr Bo, vcl/g; Mac Collins, bs; Duke Dawson, dms; band.
08.
I ain't gonna suffer
09.
If trouble was money
Mr Bo, vcl/g; band.
Thanks to Ballas: A lost love affair Parts I & II are HERE
Mr Bo, vcl/g; band.
11.
Santa's on his way
12.
Let's go to the party
13.
Cha Bo Cha
14.
Thinking about my baby
Mr Bo, vcl/g; band.
15. Baby your hair looks bad
16. Night walkers
17. Early in the morning
18. Never love again
Mr Bo,
vcl/g; band.
19. Plenty fire below I & II
Mr Bo, vcl/g; Dave Leonard, hca; Sonny Allen, og;
Little Mack Collins, g; Bob Kimball, g; Earl Jones, dms.
20.
The train
In fact, "The train" is an alternate take to "I'm leaving this town" and was recorded in 1959. Thanks to Ballas for pointing this mistake.
21.
Don't want no woman
Mr Bo,
vcl/g; Claude Black, pno; Sabrina La Mar, t-sax; Champ Dogg, bs; Ricky Bones,
dms. Napoleon, Oh. février 1995
22. If trouble was money 1995
23. Fire down below
24. I've got the blues
25. The train
26.
27. Lost love affair
28. Born in the country
29. B.B. King Medley
30. Buzz me
31. I'm gonna get even
32. Bo's groove
Juke Blues Magazine n°34
lundi 22 juillet 2024
NEW ORLEANS BLUES/ Volume 3
And now this is
Let's
start with the very first recordings by Robert
Parker (1930-2020), certainly the most well known artist of this batch. A
saxophonist at first, Robert Parker gained fame thanks to his sole smash hit Barefootin' in 1966 that led to a
favorite dance throughout the world and particularly in New Orleans. Parker
recorded a lot after that but never got a real success again. Parker started as
a saxophonist playing live and on many records in
I
know nothing about singer/guitarist George
Stevenson who recorded a handful of fine tracks under the moniker Blazer
Boy. If anyone knows better, it would be nice to share.
Lil Millett (McKinley James Millett)
(1935-97) was a singer, pianist and bassist who was strongly in demand in and
around
Al Johnson (born in 1939) is a singer
and piano player and a very well known character in
Ramp Davis (George Davis) was a bass
player who recorded four nice sides under his name in 1951.
And Little Leo who closes this set (born
1935) is Lloyd Price's brother. He also recorded four good tracks in 1954.
A lot
of thanks to all who helped to make this post, particularly Gerard Cerdan (Mr
Mightygroove) whose websites are a goldmine for Soul and R&B fans.
https://soul-in-groove.eklablog.com
ROBERT
PARKER, t-sax; Edgar Blanchard, g; Roy
Montrell, g; bs; dms.
01.
June teen
02.
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Robert Parker, vcl/t-sax; Auguste Dupont, t-sax; Eddie
Bo, pno; Edgar Blanchard, g; Frank Fields, bs; Charles Hungry Williams, dms.
03.
All nite long I & II
Robert Parker, vcl/t-sax; Auguste Dupont, t-sax; Eddie
Bo, pno; Edgar Blanchard, g; Frank Fields, bs; Charles Hungry Williams, dms.
04.
Walkin'
05.
Across the track
Robert Parker, vcl/t-sax; Auguste Dupont, t-sax;
b-sax; Edward Frank,pno; Justin Adams, g; Frank Fields, bs; Smokey Johnson,
dms.
06.
Mash potatoes all nite long
07.
Twistin' out in space
GEORGE
STEVENSON (as
Blazer Boy), vcl; Clarence Ford, t-sax;
Herb Hardesty, a-sax;
08.
Surprise blues
09.
Mornin' train
10.
Waiting for my baby
11.
Joe's kid sister
George Stevenson, vcl; a-sax; Lee Allen, t-sax; Huey
Smith, pno; band.
12.
Meet me at Grandma's joint
13.
Teasin' tan
George Stevenson, vcl; band.
14.
15.
That's where it's at
LIL MILLET (Mc Kinley J. Miller), vcl/pno; Big Boy Myles, tb; Lee Allen,
t-sax; Alvin "Red"
16.
Rich woman
17.
Hopeless love
Lil Millet, vcl/pno; band.
18.
Rock around the clock
19.
I can't stop cryin'
Someday mother
All around the world
Thanks to an anonymous friend, both of those titles are available when clicking here (see comments)
RAMP DAVIS (George Davis), vcl/bs; Leroy Rankin, t-sax; Alex
Burrell, pno; Lester Alexis, dms.
20.
The blues has got me
21.
Bayou Bounce
23.
Mary Sue
ALVIN JOHNSON, vcl/pno; Robert Palmer, t-sax; James Rivers, t-sax; Red Tyler, b-sax;
Edgar Blanchard, g; Placide Adams, bs; Walter Lastie, dms.
24. You done me wrong
25.
Alvin
Johnson, vcl; Dr John, pno; Robert Palmer, t-sax; James Rivers, t-sax; Red
Tyler, b-sax; Edgar Blanchard, g; Placide Adams, bs; Walter Lastie, dms.
26. Carnival time
27. Who dat say?
LITTLE LEO (Leo Price), vcl; band.
28.
Handwriting on the wall
29.
What's it all about?
30.
I cried
31.
Teenie weenie bee
jeudi 4 juillet 2024
SHAKEY JAKE/ Complete Studio recordings
SHAKEY JAKE/ Complete Studio Recordings
mardi 25 juin 2024
ROY GAINES/ Early Recordings
ROY GAINES / Early Recordings
Roy Gaines was born 12 August
Two
years later,
When
Wills died suddenly in 1958, Roy who had settled in
At the
end of the 1950's,
In 1975,
This
post gathers almost all Roy Gaines' early recordings under his name. Thanks a
lot to Alan H. and mostly Rusty for their great help in gathering those tracks.
Most of this article comes from Lee Hildebrand's work published in Living Blues 227.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
samedi 1 juin 2024
FLOYD JONES
FLOYD JONES Complete Recordings
Lors d'un voyage à Chicago, j'avais réussi à retrouver Floyd Jones en téléphonant aux dizaines de Floyd Jones recensés dans l'annuaire. Alors qu'on affirmait qu'il ne jouait plus et qu'il était malade, Floyd se produisait alors régulièrement dans un bar miteux en compagnie de son orchestre qui comprenait Big Walter Horton, Homesick James et un batteur fantasque, Playboy! Floyd qui était le seul à ne pas boire, préparait la scène, accordait les instruments, établissait la liste des morceaux à interpréter... A la fin de la soirée, il ramenait ses compagnons, tous saouls, chez eux. La soirée que nous avons passée chez Big Walter Horton restera comme un des souvenirs les plus mémorables de mes ballades en blues. Malheureusement, malgré tous nos efforts, Floyd n'a jamais pu réaliser son souhait de venir jouer en Europe et il demeure comme le moins reconnu des grands créateurs du Chicago blues électrique de l'après-guerre.
Floyd est entré en blues après une
rencontre avec Tommy Johnson dans le Delta. Mais c'est surtout son association
avec Howlin' Wolf qui le marquera le plus. A cette époque, le Wolf est une
grosse vedette du Delta blues, l'héritier le plus évident de Charlie Patton.
Floyd le raconte ainsi:
"
J'ai suivi Howlin' Wolf pendant plusieurs années. On écumait les juke joints,
les bars et les salles de jeu du Mississippi au Texas et de l'Oklahoma au
Tennessee. On a même joué plusieurs semaines sur un bateau qui remontait et
descendait le Mississippi... Wolf était alors immensément populaire et gagnait
beaucoup d'argent "
Floyd gagne ensuite Memphis où il anime
un petit orchestre électrique en compagnie des guitaristes Woodrow Adams (lui
aussi un émule de Howlin' Wolf) et de Lee Rodgers, le père
de Sonny Rodgers qui enregistrera aussi sous son nom.
Floyd s'associe ensuite à Big Walter
Horton et Johnny Shines à Memphis mais gagne Chicago durant la guerre. Il est
un des tout premiers à électrifier le blues du Delta dans les rues de Maxwell
Street. Il enregistre dès 1947 avec son cousin Moody Jones et l'harmoniciste
Snooky Pryor, une des premières séances du nouveau Chicago blues. Mais sa
personnalité timide et réservée et des blues aux textes somptueux mais à
l'atmosphère sombre et grave ne lui assurent jamais qu'un très modeste succès
dans le seul ghetto des bords du lac Michigan. Il enregistre une poignée de
titres entre 1947 et 1966 pour JOB, Chess et Vee-Jay, presque tous des chefs d'œuvre
comme Schooldays, Stockyard blues (un
des rares blues de l'après-guerre sur le chômage), Dark Road, On the road again qui deviendra un énorme succès pour
les Canned Heat puis la musique d'une publicité pour une marque d'automobile!
Malgré un excellent demi album en 1966
pour Testament, il rate largement les possibilités qu'offre le blues
international. Il n'enregistre plus que très sporadiquement quelques faces ici
et là. Un album enregistré par Al Smith pour Bluesway en janvier 1974 dont il
attendait énormément ne verra jamais le jour. J'ai eu la chance d'en entendre
quelques extraits grâce à Al Smith, Floyd était en grande forme et accompagné
de Louis Myers et Homesick James aux guitares, Snooky Pryor à l'harmonica, Dave
Myers à la basse et Fred Below à la batterie!
On
n'a malheureusement jamais repéré où se trouvent les bandes.
Floyd Jones est ne dans le Lee County
(Arkansas) le 21 juillet 1917 et est décédé à Chicago le 18 décembre 1989.
L'article le plus complet sur ce grand
artiste a été écrit par Justin O'Brien et publié dans Living Blues 58 et 59.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
During one of my trips to
Floyd
Jones came to the blues through a meeting with Tommy Johnson in the Delta where
he was living. But he cited as his main influences Charlie Patton and most of
all Howlin' Wolf:
"
I followed Howlin' Wolf for several
years. We were roaming the juke joints, bars and such through
After
that, Floyd formed his own electric blues band in
But
the shy and modest personality of Floyd prevented him to draw the limelight and
he stayed mostly in the shadows of the others Chicago blues' big names. He
didn't record much during the blues revival years: one excellent
"half" album for Testament and a few tracks here and there on
anthologies. In January 1974, Floyd also recorded his sole complete album for
Bluesway (I heard some very good tracks from it thanks to producer Al Smith.
Floyd was backed by Louis Myers, g; Homesick James, g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Dave
Myers, bs and Fred Below, dms!) but it was never issued and nobody knows where
the tapes are!
Floyd
Jones was born in Lee County, Arkansas on July 21st 1917 and died in
The
most comprehensive portrait and study of Floyd Jones has been written by Justin
O'Brien and published in Living Blues n°s 58 & 59.
Gérard
HERZHAFT
(photos by Jim & Amy On'Neal)
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Moody Jones, g.
01. Stockyard
blues
02. Keep what
you got
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Sunnyland Slim, pno; Baby Face Leroy Foster, dms.
03. Hard times
04. School days
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Sunnyland Slim, pno; Billy Howell, tpt; Moody Jones,
bs; Alfred Wallace, dms.
05. Big world
06. Dark road
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Jimmy Rogers, g; Little Walter, hca; Willie Coven, dms.
07. Dark road
08. Big world
09. Overseas
10. Playhouse
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Jimmy Rogers, g; Junior Wells, hca; Albert King,
dms.
11. You can't
live long
12. Early
morning blues
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Sunnyland Slim, pno; Moody Jones, bs; Alfred
Wallace, dms.
13. On the road
again
14. Skinny mama
15. Rising wind
16. I lost a
good woman
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Snooky Pryor, hca; Eddie Taylor, g; Alfred Wallace,
dms.
17. Schooldays
on my mind
18. Ain't times
hard
19. Any old
lonesome day
20. Floyd's
blue
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Eddie Taylor, g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann,
pno; Fred Below, dms.
21. New Dark
road I & II
22. Rising wind
23. Playhouse
blues
24. M&O
blues
25. Hard times
26. Sweet
talkin' woman
27. Stockyard
blues
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Big Walter Horton, hca.
28. Crawling kingsnake
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Big Walter Horton, hca.
29. Hey little
girl
30. Mr
Freddie's blues
31. Overseas
blues
32. Stockyard
blues
33. Take a
little walk with me
Floyd Jones, vcl/g; Honeyboy Edwards, g; Sunnyland Slim, pno;
34. Over the
seas blues
35. Banty
rooster
36. Mr Freddy
blues
Floyd Jones, vcl/g.
37. Take a walk
with me
38. Stockyard
blues

















