30-11-2018 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1969-1980

Albert King

30-11-2018 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1969-1980 # Albert King, Little Milton, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, Savoy Brown, Alvin Lee, Hound Dog Taylor, Rory Gallagher, Luther Allison, Foghat, Charlie Musselwhite, Eric Clapton

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1969-1980

One of the most important post-war blues guitarists, renowned for his massive tone and unique way of squeezing bends out of a guitar string. Albert King is truly a "King of the Blues," although he doesn't hold that title (B.B. does). Along with B.B. and Freddie King, Albert King is one of the major influences on blues and rock guitar players. Without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does -- his style has influenced both black and white blues players from Otis Rush and Robert Cray to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Albert King
Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) 4:03
Heartbreak Hotel (Mae Boren Axton / Tommy Durden / Elvis Presley) 6:06
Love Me Tender (Vera Matson / Elvis Presley) 5:20
from Blues For Elvis: King Does The King's Things 1969
Blues for Elvis - King Does the King's Things is the fifth studio album by Albert King. The songs in this album are versions of songs previously recorded by Elvis Presley. On the album sleeve there is a review by Albert Goldman, Music Critic of LIFE Magazine, who says, among other things "For the first time on record, the King of Blues is meeting the King of Rock." and "...you're gonna love every minute of this musical feast fit for kings.".

Soul/blues singer whose style is characterized by a gritty, impassioned vocal style and precise, textured guitar playing. He may not be a household name, but die-hard blues fans know Little Milton as a superb all-around electric bluesman -- a soulful singer, an evocative guitarist, an accomplished songwriter, and a skillful bandleader. He's often compared to the legendary B.B. King -- as well as Bobby "Blue" Bland -- for the way his signature style combines soul, blues, and R&B, a mixture that helped make him one of the biggest-selling bluesmen of the '60s (even if he's not as well-remembered as King).
Little Milton
If Walls Could Talk (Bobby Miller) 3:09
Blues Get off My Shoulder (Bobby Parker / Robert Parker) 3:12
I Play Dirty (Pearl Woods) 2:27
from If Walls Could Talk 1970
On If Walls Could Talk, Little Milton continues to fuse blues with soul -- if anything, the album leans toward soul more than blues. Supported by a band with a thick, wailing horn section, Little Milton sings and plays with power. Though there a couple of wonderful solos, the focus of the record is on the songs, which all sound terrific, thanks to Milton's compassionate vocals.

With a style honed in the gritty blues bars of Chicago's south side, the Butterfield Blues Band was instrumental in bringing the sound of authentic Chicago blues to a young white audience in the mid-'60s, and although the band wasn't a particularly huge commercial success, its influence has been enduring and pervasive.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Play On (Paul Butterfield / John Elefante / Kerry Livgren) 3:34
Night Child (Paul Butterfield / Brother Gene Dinwiddie / Ted Harris / Rod Hicks / Oscar Peterson) 4:26
Drowned in My Own Tears (Henry Glover) 5:18
from Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' 1971
Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' is the last of the Butterfield Blues Band's studio recordings with Elektra. Again we see a change in the group's lineup, most notably with guitarist Buzzy Feiten out and Ralph Walsh in. The post-Bloomfield Butterfield Blues Band studio efforts saw a high turnover in the musicians surrounding Butterfield and the releases reflect this fact. The direction on Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin' is a distinct departure from their radio-friendly predecessor, Keep On Moving. With longer soloing and instrumental tracks, this Elektra recording brings back blues currents that were lacking in their previous album and better combines vocals and instrumentation.