16-02-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1993

16-02-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1993 # Jimmy Johnson, Mike Bloomfield, James Sparky Rucker, Cash McCall, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, American Folk Blues Festival, Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Carl Black and the Mannish Boys, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Tinsley Ellis, The Jeff Healey Band, Johnny Winter, Joanna Connor, Robert Cray

B L U E S   M U S I C

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1983-1993

Chicago guitarist Jimmy Johnson didn't release his first full domestic album until he was 50 years old. He's determinedly made up for lost time ever since, establishing himself as one of the Windy City's premier blues artists with a twisting, unpredictable guitar style and a soaring, soul-dripping vocal delivery that stand out from the pack.

Jimmy Johnson 

Chicken Heads (Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter) 4:01

Heap See (Jimmy Johnson) 4:19

from Heap See / [Rec. Paris 1983] (1999)

Guitar, Vocals – Jimmy Johnson

Bass – Larry Exum

Drums – Fred Grady

Piano – Jene Pickett

Brilliant 1960s blues-rock guitarist who made history with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Bob Dylan. 

Mike Bloomfield 

Hully Gully (Cliff Goldsmith) 4:01

Women Lovin' Each Other (Michael Bloomfield) 4:43

from American Hero 1984

The celebrated blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield performs a variety of blues, R&B, and ragtime classics... He's accompanied by the pianist Mark Naftalin and a skilful rhythm section, and though singing was never his strong point, his consummate guitar playing carries him through.

James Sparky Rucker  - Walkin' Blues 3:45

Cash McCall - I Can't Quit You Baby 6:21

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson - Hold It Right There 4:51

from American Folk Blues Festival 1985

American Folk Blues Festival

The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US. The tours attracted substantial media coverage, including TV shows, and contributed to the growth of the audience for blues music in Europe.

Having forged a unique Louisiana/Chicago blues synthesis unlike anyone else's on the competitive Windy City scene, charismatic guitarist Lonnie Brooks long reigned as one of the town's top bluesmen. A masterful showman, the good-natured Brooks put on a show equal to his recordings (and that's saying a lot, considering there are four-plus decades of wax to choose from).

Lonnie Brooks 

Got Lucky Last Night (Lonnie Brooks) 2:59

Skid Row 5:25

from Wound Up Tight 1986

More energetic efforts with a decidedly rocked-up edge. Johnny Winter, long an ardent admirer of Brooks back to the Guitar Junior days, drops by with a passel of fiery guitar licks for the title track and "Got Lucky Last Night."

01-14-2019 # BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1975-1987

01-14-2019 # BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1975-1987 # Hound Dog Taylor, Luther Allison, Charlie Musselwhite, Eric Clapton, Hip Linkchain, Etta James, Jimmy Johnson, Mike Bloomfield, James Sparky Rucker, Cash McCall, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, American Folk Blues Festival, Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Carl Black and the Mannish Boys

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1975-1987

Alligator Records, Chicago's leading contemporary blues label, might never have been launched at all if not for the crashing, slashing slide guitar antics of Hound Dog Taylor. Bruce Iglauer, then an employee of Delmark Records, couldn't convince his boss, Bob Koester, of Taylor's potential, so Iglauer took matters into his own hands. In 1971, Alligator was born for the express purpose of releasing Hound Dog's debut album. We all know what transpired after that...
Hound Dog Taylor
Wild About You, Baby 3:54
Sen-Sa-Shun (Freddie King / Sonny Thompson) 3:19
What'd I Say? (Ray Charles) 4:08
from Release the Hound / Rec. May 25, 1971 - March, 1975 (2004)
As the debut act on the fledgling Alligator label, Hound Dog Taylor obviously holds a hallowed place in owner Bruce Iglauer's heart. That has resulted in more posthumous albums (three) from the raw boogie-blues man than "official" ones (two) released in his lifetime. And that's not including the Alligator tribute disc. Iglauer has returned to raid what must be some pretty threadbare vaults by now, to cobble together this 70-minute collection of live tracks, outtakes, and general leftovers. Fortunately, this barrel-scraping has turned up some real gems, although they are far rougher than what is already in Taylor's gritty, gutbucket rocking catalog...

Distinctive Chicago blues guitar stylist who expatriated to France in the '70s and returned to great acclaim in the '90s. An American-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter who lived in France since 1980, Luther Allison was the man to book at blues festivals in the mid-'90s. Allison's comeback into the mainstream was ushered in by a recording contract with an American record company, Chicago-based Alligator Records. After he signed with Alligator in 1994, Allison's popularity grew exponentially and he worked steadily until his death in 1997.
Luther Allison
Love Me Papa (Luther Allison) 5:58
Standing at the Crossroad (Robert Johnson) 3:15
Feelin' So Good [Take 2] (Herman Parker) 8:08
from Standing At The Crossroad / Rec. 1977 Barclay Studio, Paris, France (2003)
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Luther Allison, Bass – Jim Campbell, Drums – Donald Robertson, Guitar – Dan Hoeflinger, Piano, Organ – Sid Wingfield

Boogie-blues band originating from England, based in America, built a strong following in the '70s. Foghat specialized in a simple, hard-rocking blues-rock, releasing a series of best-selling albums in the mid-'70s. While never deviating from their basic boogie, they retained a large audience until 1978, selling out concerts across America and earning several gold or platinum albums.
Foghat
Stone Blue (Lonesome Dave Peverett) 5:37
Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson) 4:00
from Stone Blue 1978
After racking up huge sales with Live, Foghat found themselves forced to choose between staying a hard rock cult group or trying to expand their success and become a full-on commercial phenomenon. They decided to experiment with adding a commercial edge to their sound and hired producing wiz Eddie Kramer (knob-twiddler for Jimi Hendrix and Kiss) to help them find the right balance between guitar power and studio gloss...

A Mississippi transplant whose rangy, subtle harp playing made a splash in Chicago blues circles beginning in the 1960s. Harmonica wizard Norton Buffalo can recollect a leaner time when his record collection had been whittled down to only the bare essentials: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band...
Charlie Musselwhite
Harpin' on a Riff (Charlie Musselwhite) 3:34
Blues All Night 3:27
Chicago Sunset (Charlie Musselwhite) 3:27
from Harmonica According to Charlie 1979
Ostensibly an instructional blues harp album (with an exhaustive accompanying book penned by Charlie), this is emotional and listenable rather than academic. Charlie covers a wide range of blues styles (and harp positions), and ventures to the outer fringes of the genre for the instrumentals... The English studio band is sympathetic, especially pianist Bob Hall.