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Blues & Gospel
Various Artists - > Robert Pete
Williams
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P-Vine PCD 24095 |
Blues City, USA - Chicago Modern Blues 1960s |
● CD $22.98 |
Fine set of Chicago blues from the 60s recorded for USA, Age
and Jewel. 26 tracks from Ricky Allen, Willie Mabon, Andrew Brown, Koko
Taylor, J.B. lenoir, Reggie Boyd, Lonnie Brooks, Detroit Jr., A.C. Reed,
george "Wild Child" Butler, Sunnyland Slim, Big Mac, Mighty Joe
Young, Buster benton and Bobby Rush.
RICKY ALLEN: Cut You A Loose/ Ouch!/ BUSTER BENTON: Dangerous Woman/
Spider In My Stew/ BIG MAC: Rough Dried Woman/ REGGIE BOYD: Nothing But
Poison/ LONNIE BROOKS: Figure Head/ ANDREW BROWN: You Better Stop/ GEORGE
"WILD CHILD" BUTLER: Hold Me Baby/ My 40 Year Old Woman/ Put It
All In There/ DETROIT JR.: It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad/ Talk Fast/ J.B.
LENOIR: Feel So Good/ I Sing 'Um The Way I Feel [alt. take]/ WILLIE MABON:
I Got To Have Some/ I'm The Fixer/ Somebody Gotta Pay/ Something For
Nothing/ Sometime I Wonder/ A.C. REED: I'd Rather Fight Than Switch/ BOBBY
RUSH: I Don't Know/ SUNNYLAND SLIM: Sad And Lonesome/ KOKO TAYLOR: Honky
Tonky/ Like Heaven To Me [alt. take]/ MIGHTY JOE YOUNG: Hard Times
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P-Vine PCD 24113 |
Chicago Blues Down-Homers Vol. 2 - J.O.B.
Recordings |
● CD $22.98 |
More great down home Chicago blues recorded for J.O.B. in
the 50s - no duplications with Westside so far - nine tracks by J.B.
lenoir, four by Memphis Minnie, two by Son Joe, five by Little Hudson and
three by J.T. Brown.
J.T. BROWN: My Gal Went Away?/ Short Dresses/ Soup Line/ J.B. LENOIR: How
Can I Leave/ How Much More/ I Have Married/ I Want My Baby/ I'll Die Tryin'/
Let's Roll/ Slow Down Woman/ The Mojo/ The Mountain/ LITTLE HUDSON: Don't
Hang Around/ I'm Looking For A Woman/ Rough Treatment/ Shake It Baby/
Thing's Going To Tough With Me/ LITTLE SON JOE: Ethel Bea/ I'd Write A
Letter (A Little Too Late)/ MEMPHIS MINNIE: In Love Again/ Kissing In The
Dark/ What A Night/ World Of Trouble
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Rounder 0501 |
Roots Music - An American Journey |
● CD $29.98 |
Bargain priced four CD, 68 track set exploring some of the
wealth of great roots music issued by this great label over the past 30
years. Includes blues, bluegrass, folk, Cajun, Norteņo, R&B, Klezmer
and more. Among the many artists featured are Norman Blake, Jody Stecher
& Kate Brislin, Dave Van Ronk, J.B. Hutto & The New Hawks, Glenn
Ohrlin, Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin', Los Pregonores Del Puerto,
J.D. Crow & The New South, James Booker, Rice, Rice, Hillman &
Pedersen, Ehonda Vincent, The Tarbox Ramblers, Buckwheat Zydeco, Clarence
Gatemouth Brown, Tish Hinojosa, The Cash Brothers, Sweet Honey In The
Rock, Fiddle Fever and many more. Includes 52 page illustrated booklet.
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Southland 22 |
National Downhome Blues Festival, Vol. 2 |
● CD $13.98 |
22 tracks, 70 mins, recommended After five years, Southland
issues the second of two discs presenting recordings from the National
Downhome Blues Festival held in Atlanta in 1984 originally issued on four
LPs. There are some fine performances from John Jackson, Alabama duo
Albert Macon & Robert Thomas, Robert Junior Lockwood, Piano Red,
Doctor Ross, Booker T. Laury, Son Thomas, Larry Johnson and the remarkable
Hezekiah & The Houserockers who do the big blues hit of the time Down
Home Blues with group featuring harmonica and trombone as lead
instruments! The contributions of Snooky Pryor & Homesick James, Eddie
Kirkland and Henry Townsend are less rewarding due to sloppy guitar work.
Includes booklet with extensive notes by David Evans. (FS)
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Still 1156 |
Real Black Rhythm |
● CD $16.98 |
25 tracks, 61 mins, highly recommended Not a new release but
one we haven't had before. This is a great collection of rocking blues,
R&B and black rock and roll with the occasional white artist thrown
into the mix from the 50s and early 60s. Just about every track is a
winner - among the highlights are St. Louis disc jockey, vocalist and
trumpet player Gabriel with a terrific version of the Billy Boy Arnold
songs Don't Stay Out All Night with a hot guitar solo from Ike
Turner and a trumpet solo from Gabriel himself. Sara Lee comes on like an
even wilder version of Wanda Jackson with a great band doing a storming
version of Jim Dandy - too bad it fades out in the middle of a hot
guitar solo. Sheryl Crowley is another fine female vocalist - she is
accompanied by Lorenzo Holden's powerful band on It Ain't To Play With
with some excellent piano work which sounds quite a bit like Amos Milburn.
There are two splendid sides by the 3 Of Us Trio featuring the vocals of
Charles Kelly - Big Sid and It's Love - the latter with a
terrific guitar solo. Lots more great sides from Jerry Bradford & The
Spades, Bobo Jenkins (a very obscure release), Jo Jo Williams, Otis Read,
Georgia Lane, Emmett Hobson & The Rag-Muffins, Carl Simpson, Frank
Floyd (aka Harmonica Frank), Little Cameron, The Commandos, Bob Roubain (a
fine vocal and piano rocker from an unreleased acetate) and more. Good
sound and booklet has some nice label shots and a couple of artist photos.
If you liked the Stompin' series you'll love this. (FS)
JERRY BRADFORD & THE SPADES: Hey Hey/ THE COMMANDOS: The Chicken
Scratch(inst.)/ SHERYL CROWLEY & LORENZO HOLDEN'S ORCH.: It Ain't To
Play Wsith/ THE CRUISERS: I Want Your Love/ FRANK FLOYD: Rock A Little
Baby/ GABRIEL & HIS TRUMPET: Don't Stay Out All Night/ EMMETT HOBSON
& THE RAG-MUFFINS ORCH.: Looka Here,mattie Bee/ BOBO JENKINS: If You
Were The Only Woman/ GEORGIA LANE: Oo-wee Mr.jeff/ SARA LEE & THE
SPADES: Jim Dandy/ LITTLE CAMERON: Kansas City Dog/ RAY MORTON & THE
TEMP-TONES: Whirlwind(inst.)/ OTIS READ: Come On Baby/ BOB ROUBAIN: Rock
It Davy Crockett/ SANEEZE & BREEZE: Bongo Boo Boo/ CARL SIMPSON: Baby
Blues Rock/ One Night Stand/ BIL WILL STEPHENS & BUDDY T.& HIS
T-MEN: Saturday Night/ J.J. TAYLOR(KNOWN AS LITTLE WOLF): Put It All In
There/ THE THREE OF US (VCL.CHARLES KELLY): Big Sid/ It's Love/ THE
WARCELLS: Prancin'time/ BABY WASHINGTON: Knock Yourself Out/ JO JO
WILLIAMS: Rock'n'roll Boogie/ TINI WILLIAMS & THE SKYLINERS: I Can't
Sleep
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Stompin' 309 |
Stompin', Vol. 9 |
● CD $15.98 |
Eight new CDs in the Stompin' series just showed up.
Although we haven't had a chance to check 'em all out thoroughly (see next
time!) they seem to be the same great mixture of rocking blues, R&B
and black rock 'n' roll that made the first eight so appealing. Like those
the sound is excellent and each CD comes with a fold out booklet with
photos, label shots and notes on all the tracks. This volume has 22 tracks
featuring sides by Bird Rollins, Roy Brown, Joe McCoy, Bobo Jenkins, Young
Jessie, Screaming Joe Neal, Willie Mitchell Orch., Van Walker, The Night
Riders, harold Burrage, Mabel Franklin & others.
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Stompin' 310 |
Stompin', Vol. 10 |
● CD $15.98 |
22 tracks including The Night Riders, Vince Monroe, Joe
McCoy, Marty Lewis, Little Willie Littlefieldm Pat Patrick, Charles
Walker, Ernest Brooks, Little Ernest Tucker, George Young, Carl Simpson
& others.
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Stompin' 311 |
Stompin', Vol. 11 |
● CD $15.98 |
This volume is devoted to women singers and has 23 tracks
from the likes of Sarah Dean, Sandra Grimms, Arena Allen & Her Trio,
Bonnie Evans, Big Bertha, Rebecca Williamd, Charlie Ferguson & His
Orch (with unidentified female singer), Carmen Taylor, Dolly Wade, Edna L.
Bankhead, Margie Hendrix, Thelma Baxter and others.
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Stompin' 312 |
Stompin', Vol. 12 |
● CD $15.98 |
22 tracks featuring Honey Brown, Clarence Samuels, Milton
Buckner, Rufus Thomas, Monte Easter, Fletcher Smith, Pee Wee & His All
Stars, Little Bubber, Bill Simpson, Barrel House Blott (with a name like
that how could he be bad?), Jesse Allen and lots more.
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Stompin' 313 |
Stompin', Vol. 13 |
● CD $15.98 |
22 tracks featuring Roy "Happy" Easter, Melvin
Daniels, Buddy & Claudia Griffin, Wilbert Harrison, Willie Johnson
& Thelma, Leon Tarver, Dan Harrison, Dr. Jo Jo Adams, Bobby Marshall,
Blues Taylor, Al Prince and others.
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Stompin' 314 |
Stompin', Vol. 14 |
● CD $15.98 |
22 tracks featuring Joe Conwright & His Lucky Seven,
Jack "The Bear" Parker, Red McAllister, Ed Barron & His
Orchestra, Madman Taylor, T.J. Fowler & His Band That Rocks The Blues,
Jimmy Crawford, Walter "Sandman" Howard, H-Bomb Ferguson, Cherri
Lynn, Bobby Nunn & His Hot Five, etc.
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Stompin' 315 |
Stompin', Vol. 15 |
● CD $15.98 |
Another 22 rockers - Elsie Wheat, Sarah "Fatwoman"
Dean, Jimmie "T-99" Nelson, Dr. Jo Jo Adams, Danny "Run
Joe" Taylor, Eddie "Tex" Curtis, Jimmy Preston &
Burnetta Evans, Ed Barron, The Harptones, Fats Witherspoon, Moohah and
others.
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Stompin' 316 |
Stompin', Vol. 16 |
● CD $15.98 |
The last in this series (for now anyway) features Clara
Streat, Crown Prince Waterford, Bob Williams, Sammy Cotton, Eddie Mack,
Bumps Myers, Les Hraris, Rufus Thomas, Bill Hayes & His Orchestra,
Jimmy Preston & Burnetta Evans, Roosvelt Sykes, etc.
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Vestapol DVD 13003 |
Legends Of Country Blues Guitar |
● CD $23.98 |
DVD 17 performances, 58 minutes, color/ black & white,
essential. Now on DVD. Phenomenal collection of rare clips featuring some
of the greatest country bluesmen. Among the highlights are a set of five
performances by Big Bill Broonzy. No real details are give other than they
are from the 50s - although quality is unexceptional and most of the
performances cut off half way, the performances are stunning featuring
some truly outstanding guitar work from Bill. If you think that Bill
turned "folky" by the 50s you are in for a pleasant surprise.
Son House is at his most intense and ferocious on a verison of his classic
Death Letter Blues. Gary Davis is dazzling, both vocally and
instrumentally on the long Children Of Zion, and even Pete Seeger's
attempt at banjo backup on the last few choruses of the song don't
diminish the beauty and excitement of this performance. Robert Pete
Williams, that most idiosyncratic of country bluesmen, is in top form on Mamie.
The most recent performance here is a 1986 TV clip of Henry Townsend doing
Cairo Blues - a song from the repertoire of his St. Louis buddy
Henry Spaulding and shows that Townsend had lost little of his skills
since he first recorded in the 20s. Other performances feature Mance
Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt, Josh White, Brownie McGhee and more from
House and Davis. Some truly stunning performances. My only quibble is that
there is little detailed information on the origin of these performances,
(the Broonzy is of particular interest) and several of the songs are
mistitled. Still a small price to pay for some real magic. (FS)
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Vestapol DVD 13016 |
Legends Of Country Blues Guitar, Vol 2 |
● CD $23.98 |
DVD Now on DVD.
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Vestapol DVD 13037 |
Legends Of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. 3 |
● CD $23.98 |
DVD 18 performances, b&w/ color, 60 mins, highly recommended
Now on DVD. A beautiful collection of country blues film clips most of
which have never been shown publicly including a number of
"outtakes" from sessions filmed at the University Of Washington
between 1968 and 1970. If you think "outtakes" means inferior
performances, think again, these are beauties including four songs by
Furry Lewis at the height of his powers, two by John Jackson displaying
some dazzling fingerpicking, one eerie gospel song with slide guitar by
Robert Pete Williams and two delightful performances by Jesse Fuller
accompanying himself on electric 12 string guitar, harmonica, kazoo,
cymbals and home made bass which he called the fotdella. The tape also
includes what I believe is the only film footage of Pink Anderson doing
three fine songs in the Piedmont style, one wonderful song by George &
Ethel McCoy with incredibly mournful vocals and lovely twin guitar work
and a beautiful performance of Oh Glory How Happy I Am by Rev Gary
Davis from a Pete Seeger TV show. The tape is rounded out with three
performances from 1962 and '67 by Josh White which are interesting but
their slickness stand outs in contrast to the earthiness of the other
performers. Includes booklet with notes by Mark Humphrey. (FS)
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Fat Possum 80349 |
Robert Pete Williams |
● CD $15.98 |
CD issue of 1971 Ahura Mazda album by this great and
idiosyncratic Louisiana country bluesman. Includes his tribute to fellow
Louisiana bluesman in Goodbye Slim Harpo and others like Rub Me
Until My Love Come Down/ Got Me Way Down here/ Railroad Blues/ Tombstone
Blues/ Vietnam Blues and others featuring his powerful and emotion
charged voice and original guitar stylings.
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