Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds

 

Mercury records 1965 – MG 21071

notes:
Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album
by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed
by English rock band the Yardbirds. It was recorded at
the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey on December 8, 1963.


credits:

    Sonny Boy Williamson II – vocal, harmonica

The Yardbirds

    Eric Clapton – guitar
    Chris Dreja – guitar
    Jim McCarty – drums
    Paul Samwell-Smith – bass
    Keith Relf – handclapping, shouting, foot-tapping

Recorded    December 8, 1963
Venue    Crawdaddy Club, Richmond

Composed By – Sonny Boy Williamson

tracklist:

A1        Bye, Bye Bird    2:23
A2        Pontiac Blues    3:45
A3        Take It Easy Baby    4:09
A4        I Don't Care No More    3:18
A5        Do The Weston    4:00
B1        Mister Downchild    3:56
B2        23 Hours Too Long    5:04
B3        Out Of Water Coast    3:00
B4        Baby Don't Worry    4:28

 

 

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T-Bone Walker ‎– Stormy Monday Blues bluesway version

 

BluesWay records 1967 – BLS-6008

notes:
Stormy Monday Blues is an album by blues guitarist/vocalist
T-Bone Walker released by the BluesWay label in 1968.

Crédits


T-Bone Walker – guitar, vocals
Mel Moore, Preston Love – trumpet
John "Streamline" Ewing – trombone
McKinley Johnson – alto saxophone
Mel Jernigan – tenor saxophone
John Williams – baritone saxophone
Mel Brown – guitar
Lloyd Glenn – piano
Ron Brown – Fender bass
Paul Humphrey – drums
   
Producer – Bob TUplhiele
Producer – Huey P. Meaux
Engineer – Eddie Brackett
Recorded    May 24 & 25, 1967
Studio    Los Angeles

trackslit:

All compositions by T-Bone Walker except where noted

A1    I'm Gonna Stop This Nite Life    
        Grover McDaniel    
A2    Little Girl, Don't You Know    
 ,     Grover McDaniel    
A3    Every Night I Have To Cry    
     Grover McDaniel    
A4    I'm Still In Love With You    
     T-Bone Walker    
A5    Cold Hearted Woman    
     Grover McDaniel    
B1    Treat Me So Low Down    
     T-Bone Walker    
B2    Stormy Monday    
     T-Bone Walker    
B3    Confusion Blues    
     Grover McDaniel    
B4    I Gotta Break Baby    
     T-Bone Walker    
B5    Flower Blues    
     T-Bone Walker   

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Jimmy Reed – I'm Jimmy Reed

 

 Vee Jay Records 1958– VJLP-1004

notes:

I'm Jimmy Reed is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed,
 compiling twelve tracks originally issued as singles between
 1953 and 1958, that was released by the Vee-Jay label

credits:

    Written-By – J. Reed
    Bass Guitar – Eddie Taylor
    Guitar -Remo Biondi
    Drums – Earl Phillips
    Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Jimmy Reed

        Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
    Remo Biondi (tracks 2, 5 & 11), John Brim (track 10),
    Eddie Taylor (tracks 1-9, 11 & 12) – guitar
    Vernel Fournier (tracks 6 & 9), Albert King (tracks 4, 10 & 12),
     Earl Phillips (tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 8 & 11) – drums

   Recorded    June 6 and December 29/30, 1953,
   December 5, 1955, June 11 and October 3, 1956,
   January 9, April 3 & December 12, 1957,
   and March 12, 1958
  Studio    Chicago, IL

    Recorded By – Bill Putnam
    Supervised By – Calvin Carter


Tracklist:

A1        Honest I Do    2:41
A2        Go On To School    2:48
A3        My First Plea    2:47
A4        Boogie In The Dark    2:35
A5        You Got Me Crying    2:34
A6        Ain't That Lovin' You Baby    2:15
B1        You Got Me Dizzy    2:52
B2        Little Rain    2:46
B3        Can't Stand To See You Go    2:51
B4        Roll & Rhumba    2:46
B5        You're Something Else    2:35
B6        You Don't Have To Go    3:04

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Jimmy Reed ‎– Jimmy Reed At Soul City

 

Vee Jay Records 1964 ‎– VJS 1095

Crédits

    Jimmy Reed - vocals, lead guitar and harmonica,
    Eddie Taylor, Hubert Sumlin (guitar),
     Al Duncan (drums), among others.

Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

    Producer – Calvin Carter




 Tracklist:

A1        I'm Going Upside Your Head
Written-By – J.M. Dunson
2:45
A2        The Devil's Shoestring Part II
Written-By – J.M. Dunson*
2:44
A3        Help Yourself
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:39
A4        Going Fishing (Ain't Got No Pole)
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:43
A5        I Wanna Be Loved
Written-By – J.M. Dunson*
2:26
A6        Wear Something Green
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:20
B1        Left Handed Woman
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:34
B2        A New Leaf
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:45
B3        Fifteen Years
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:47
B4        Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Written-By – J. Reed*
2:47
B5        When You're Doing Alright
Written-By – J.M. Dunson*
2:45
B6        You've Got Me Waiting
Written-By – J.M. Dunson*
2:41

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B.B. King ‎– Blues Is King

 

Bluesway ‎records 1966 – BLS-6001

notes:

Blues Is King is a live album by blues musician, B.B. King.
 It was recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released
 by the BluesWay label in 1967

credits:

   Guitar, Vocals – B.B. King
    Bass – Louis Satterfield
    Drums – Sonny Freeman
    Organ – Duke Jethro
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Bobby Forte
    Trumpet – Kenneth Sand

    Producer – Johnny Pate, Louis Zito

    Recorded live in November 5, 1966
   at     International Club, Chicago

Tracklisting:

A1        Waitin' On You
Written-By – B.B. King, F. Washington*
2:23
A2        Gamblers' Blues
Arranged By – B.B. King, J. Pate*
4:38
A3        Tired Of Your Jive
Written-By – J. Despenza*, J. Pate*
3:30
A4        Night Life
Written-By – Willie Nelson
4:45
A5        Buzz Me
Written-By – D. Baxter*, F. Moore*
4:05
B1        Don't Answer The Door
Written-By – J. Johnson*
4:00
B2        Blind Love
Written-By – King*, Josea*
3:25
B3        I Know What You're Puttin' Down
Written-By – B. Allen*, L. Jordan*
3:30
B4        Baby Get Lost
Written-By – Billy Moore*
3:57
B5        Gonna Keep On Loving You
Written-By – B.B. King
3:45

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B.B. King Boss Of The Blues

 

Kent records 1965   529 - 5020 

 notes:
Great compilation of early BB mono recordings, pre 67.


credits:

B.B. King Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals
Barney Hubert Sax (Baritone)
Floyd Newman Sax (Baritone)
George Whiteman Cover Design
Henry Boozier Trumpet
Herman Green Sax (Baritone)
Johnny Board Sax (Tenor)
Jymie Merritt Bass
Lawrence Burdine Sax (Alto)
Marshall York Bass
Millard Lee Piano
Pluma Davis, Trombone
Sonny Freeman Drums
Ted Curry Drums

tracks recorded:

A1 1955
A2 1956
A3 1958
A4 1956
A5 1958
B1 1955
B2 1958
B3 1959
B4 1958
B5 1958

engineer: Wally Heider
Recording Location
Houston
Little Rock, AR
Los Angeles, CA


tracklist:

A1
Bad Breaks
B.B. King / Jules Taub
03:07
A2
You Don't Know
B.B. King / Sam Ling
02:28
A3
Worry, Worry
Pluma Davis / Jules Taub
02:44
A4
The Blues Has Got Me
B.B. King / Jules Taub
02:42
A5
Please Accept My Love
B.B. King / Sam Ling
02:37
B1
I Had a Woman
Joe Josea / B.B. King
02:51
B2
You Know I Go for You
B.B. King / Sam Ling / Jules Taub
02:42
B3
That's How Much You Mean to Me
Joe Josea / B.B. King
02:33
B4
Days of Old
Jules Bihari / B.B. King
02:32
B5
Why Does Everything Happen to Me
Roy Hawkins / Jules Taub
02:55 

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Elmo James – The Sky Is Crying

 

Sphere Sound Records 1965 – LP 7002 

 tracklist:

A1        The Sky Is Crying
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:47
A2        Dust My Broom
Written-By – Elmo James*
2:54
A3        I Held My Baby
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:50
A4        Fine Little Mama
Written-By – Elmo James*
2:32
A5        Bobbie's Rock
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:09
A6        I Can't Stop Lovin' You
Written-By – Elmo James*
2:33
B1        I Done Somebody Wrong
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:20
B2        Rollin' And Tumblin'
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:30
B3        One Way Out
Written-By – James*, Sehorn*
2:25
B4        My Bleeding Heart
Written-By – James*, Sehorn*
3:05
B5        I'm Worried
Written-By – Robinson*, James*
2:44
B6        Standing At The Crossroads
Written-By – James*, Josea*

 

 

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Elmore James ‎– I Can't Hold Out

 

 Chess records 1960  ‎– 1756

 

credits & notes

For the recording session, James, who sang and played slide guitar, was accompanied by his long-time backing band the Broomdusters:
J. T. Brown on saxophone,
Johnny Jones on piano,
Odie Payne on drums,
 Homesick James on guitar.

    Chicago, April 1960
     Producer     Leonard Chess, Phil Chess


 Tracklist
A     I Can't Hold Out     2:12
written by Willie Dixon
B     The Sun Is Shining     2:35
Written-By – E. James

 

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Sonny Boy Williamson ‎– Down And Out Blues

Checker records 1959 ‎– LP 1437

Notes:
Down and Out Blues is the first LP record by American
blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson. The album was
released in 1959 by Checker Records

The album was a compilation of Williamson's first singles
 for Checker, from "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" b/w
 "All My Love in Vain" through "Dissatisfied" b/w "Cross My Heart".

The album features many famous blues musicians
backing Williamson, including Muddy Waters,
 Otis Spann, and Willie Dixon.

credits:

 Sonny Boy Williamson – vocals, harmonica
    Muddy Waters – guitar on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" and "All My Love in Vain"
    Jimmy Rogers – guitar on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" and "All My Love in Vain"
    Otis Spann – piano
    Willie Dixon – bass
    Fred Below – drums
    Robert Lockwood, Jr. – guitar
    Luther Tucker – guitar
    Lafayette Leake – piano on "Wake Up Baby" and "Your Funeral and My Trial"
    Eugene Pierson – guitar on "Wake Up Baby" and "Your Funeral and My Trial"

Recorded    August 12, 1955 – March 27, 1958 in Chicago
Producer    Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon

tracklisting

 A1     Don't Start Me To Talkin'     2:30
A2     I Don't Know     2:20
A3     All My Love In Vain     2:45
A4     The Key (To Your Door)     3:10
A5     Keep It To Yourself     2:45
A6     Dissatisfied     2:40
B1     Fattening Frogs For Snakes     2:16
B2     Wake Up Baby     2:21
B3     Your Funeral And My Trial     2:26
B4     "99"     2:35
B5     Cross My Heart     3:18
B6     Let Me Explain     2:50

 

 

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Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters ‎– Super Blues

 

Checker records 1967 ‎– LPS-3008

credits:

    Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
    Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
    Little Walter – vocals, harmonica
    Sonny Wimberley – bass guitar
    Frank Kirkland – drums
    Buddy Guy – guitar
    Otis Spann – piano
    Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals

Ralph Bass – producer
Ron Malo – engineer
Doug Brand – engineer
Recorded    January 1967
Studio    Tel Mar Studios in Chicago, Illinois

tracklist:

A1        Long Distance Call
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
5:15
A2        Who Do You Love
Written-By – E. McDaniel*
4:10
A3        I'm A Man
Written-By – E. McDaniel*
5:40
A4        Bo Diddley
Written-By – E. McDaniel*
4:35
B1        You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
Written-By – W. Dixon*
4:25
B2        I Just Want To Make Love To You
Written-By – W. Dixon*
6:07
B3        My Babe
Written-By – W. Dixon*
3:52
B4        You Don't Love Me
Written-By – McDaniel*, Morganfield*, Jacobs*
4:05

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Bo Diddley – The Black Gladiator

Checker records 1970 – LPS-3013

credits:

A&R – Phil Chess
Composed By – Bobby Alexias, Cornelia Redmond, Kay McDaniel
recorded : Ter Mar Jan. 1970
Engineer – Malcom Chisholm


tracklist:

A1        Elephant Man    4:28   
A2        You, Bo Diddley    3:30   
A3        Black Soul    2:47   
A4        Power House    2:50   
A5        If The Bible's Right    3:08   
B1        I've Got A Feeling    2:46   
B2        Shut Up, Woman    3:40   
B3        Hot Buttered Blues    3:44   
B4        Funky Fly    2:55   
B5        I Don't Like You    3:10    

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Albert King – The Big Blues

 

King Records 1962  –  lp 852

notes:

 The Big Blues is a blues album by Albert King, released in 1962
 by King Records. Featuring mostly songs composed by Albert King himself,
 this was his first album and the only one before he signed with
 Stax Records, where he would record most albums along his career.
 The album is a collection of songs previously released by
 King Records and Bobbin Records as singles and B-sides.
King recorded "Blues at Sunrise" and "Let's Have A Natural Ball"
 (which appears on the album) for Bobbin in 1956, which helped
to establish him in recording. King Records bought his contract
from Bobbin in 1961.

 Studio album by Albert King
  Released      1962

  king records  lp 852

 
  Personnel

Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
Ike Turner – piano on "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong"
Additional unknown musicians

 Tracklisting:

A1        Let's Have A Natural Ball
Written-By – Albert King
2:56
A2        What Can I Do To Change Your Mind?
Written-By – Albert King
2:53
A3        I Get Evil
Written-By – Hudson Whittaker
2:27
A4        Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is)
Written-By – Sonny Thompson
3:06
A5        This Morning
Written-By – Charles Axton, Chips Moman, Floyd Newman, Gil Caple, Jerry Smith*
2:10
A6        I Walked All Night Long
Written-By – Albert King
2:56
B1        Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Written-By – Albert King
2:57
B2        Travelin' To California
Written-By – Albert King
3:02
B3        I've Made Nights By Myself
Written-By – Albert King
2:37
B4        This Funny Feeling
Written-By – Albert King
2:35

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Chuck Berry ‎– Back Home

 Chess records 1970 ‎– LPS-1550

Crédits 

    A&R – Chuck Berry
    Composed By – Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals
    Bob Baldori – harmonica, piano (overdubs)
    Lafayette Leake – piano
    Phil Upchurch – bass guitar

Recorded    November 21st, 1969; April 27th, 1970; September 1970
Studio    Ter Mar Studios, Chicago
Malcolm Chisholm – engineer

 Tracklist

A1     Tulane     2:35
A2     Have Mercy Judge     2:40
A3     Instrumental     2:47
A4     Christmas     3:27
A5     Gun     2:45
B1     I'm A Rocker     4:34
B2     Flyin' Home     4:17
B3     Fish & Chips     2:50
B4     Some People     4:10

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Little Milton – Sings Big Blues

 

Checker records 1966 – LPs-3002

 credits:

Producer Gene Barge
All tracks recorded at Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago in June 1966.
Engineer – Ron Malo

tracklist:

A1        Feel So Bad
Written By [Incorrect] – S. Hopkins
Written-By [Uncredited] – Chuck Willis
4:04
A2        Reconsider, Baby
Written-By – L. Fulson*
3:30
A3        Stormy Monday
Written-By – T-Bone Walker
4:23
A4        Woke Up This Morning
Written-By – J. Taub*
3:27
A5        Hard Luck Blues
Written-By – Ray Brown*
3:00
A6        Please, Please, Please
Written-By – J. Brown*, J. Terry*
3:45
B1        Sweet Sixteen
Written-By – R. King*, J. Josea*
6:10
B2        Fever
Written-By – H. Glover*
2:49
B3        Sneakin' Around
Written-By – Jessie Mae Robinson
2:20
B4        Don't Deceive Me
Written-By – C. Willis*
3:05
B5        Have Mercy, Baby
Written-By – Hank Ballard
2:53
B6        Part Time Love
Written-By – C. Hammond*
3:55

 

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Howlin' Wolf – The Back Door Wolf

 

Chess Records 1973 – CH 50045

credits:
    Coordinator – Mia Krinsky
    Engineer – Malcolm Chisholm
    Producer – Ralph Bass
    Supervised By  – Bob Scerbo


tracklist:

A1        Moving
Written-By – C. Burnett*
A2        Coon On The Moon
Written-By – E. Shaw*
A3        Speak Now Woman
Written-By – J. Odom*
A4        Trying To Forget You
Written-By – E. Shaw*
A5        Stop Using Me
Written-By – C. Burnett*
B1        Leave Her Walking
Written-By – E. Shaw*
B2        The Back Door Wolf
Written-By – E. Shaw*, R. Bass*
B3        You Turn Slick On Me
Written-By – E. Williams Jr.*
B4        Watergate Blues
Written-By – E. Shaw*
B5        Can't Stay Here
Written-By – A. McMahon*

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Muddy Waters At Newport 1960

Chess Records 1960 – LP-1449

Notes:

At Newport 1960 is a live album by Muddy Waters recorded
during his performance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1960.
With his longtime backup band, Muddy Waters plays a mix of his
older popular tunes and some newer compositions. Chess Records
 released the album in the United States on November 15, 1960.

credits:

    Muddy Waters - guitar, vocals
    Otis Spann - piano, vocals (track b4)
    Pat Hare - guitar
    James Cotton - harmonica
    Andrew Stephens - bass
    Francis Clay - drums
    
tracklist:

A1        I Got My Brand On You
Written-By – M. Morganfield*
4:32
A2        I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Written-By – M. Morganfield*
3:00
A3        Baby, Please Don't Go
Written-By – M. Morganfield*
3:01
A4        Soon Forgotten
Written-By – J. Oden*
4:22
A5        Tiger In Your Tank
Written-By – W. Dixon*
4:30
B1        I Feel So Good
Written-By – B. Broonzy*
2:55
B2        Got My Mojo Working
Written-By – M. Morganfield*
4:30
B3        Got My Mojo Working, Part 2
Written-By – M. Morganfield*
2:48
B4        Goodbye Newport Blues
Written-By – L. Hughes*, M. Morganfield*
4:50

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Muddy Waters – The Best Of Muddy Waters

 

Chess records 1958  – LP 1427

notes:
The Best of Muddy Waters is a greatest hits album by
 Muddy Waters released by Chess Records in April 1958.
 The twelve songs were originally issued as
singles between 1948 and 1954
The album is the first by Waters and the third
by Chess on the long playing (or LP record)

credits:
    Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
    Ernest "Big" Crawford – bass on "Long Distance Call",
 "Louisiana Blues", "Honey Bee", "I Want You To Love Me", and "I Can't Be Satisfied"
    Willie Dixon – bass on "I Just Want To Make Love To You", "I'm Ready",
    and "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
    Little Walter – harmonica on tracks A-1, A-2, A-3, A-6, B-1, B-2, and B-4; 

guitar on B-5
    Walter "Shakey" Horton – harmonica on B-3 (as credited on LP – 

Little Walter is the
    harmonica player on all tracks on this collection where harmonica is present.)
    Jimmy Rogers – guitar on tracks A-1, A-4, A-6, B-1, B-3, and B-4
    Otis Spann – piano on A-1, A-6, B-1, B-3, and B-4
    Fred Below – drums on A-1, A-6, and B-1
    Elgin Evans – washboard on A-3; drums on B-3 and B-4
    Leonard Chess – bass drum on B-2 and B-5

   Recorded:    Chicago, April 1948 – September 1, 1954
                        Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc.
     Producer    Leonard Chess, Phil Chess

tracklist:

A1        I Just Want To Make Love To You
Written-By – Dixon*
2:50
A2        Long Distance Call
Written-By – Morganfield*
2:39
A3        Louisiana Blues
Written-By – Morganfield*
2:52
A4        Honey Bee
Written-By – Morganfield*
3:20
A5        Rollin' Stone
Written-By – Morganfield*
3:05
A6        I'm Ready
Written-By – Dixon*
3:02
B1        Hoochie Coochie
Written-By – Dixon*
2:49
B2        She Moves Me
Written-By – Morganfield*
2:55
B3        I Want You To Love Me
Written-By – Morganfield*
3:01
B4        Standing Around Crying
Written-By – Morganfield*
3:19
B5        Still A Fool
Written-By – Morganfield*
3:12
B6        I Can't Be Satisfied
Written-By – Morganfield*
2:41

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Magic Sam Blues Band ‎– West Side Soul

 

Delmark Records 1967 ‎– DS-615

credits:

Magic Sam – vocals, guitar
Mighty Joe Young – guitar
Stockholm Slim – piano
Earnest Johnson – bass
Odie Payne – drums
Mac Thompson – bass (1,3,8)
Odie Payne, III – drums (1,3,8)


Recorded : July 12 and October 25, 1967
Album Production and Supervision : Robert G. Koester
Recording : Stu Black, Sound Studios

tracklist:

A1        That's All I Need
Written-By – Magic Sam
3:40
A2        I Need You So Bad
Written-By – B.B. King, Sam Ling
4:51
A3        I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)
Written-By – Magic Sam
4:36
A4        All Of Your Love
Written-By – Magic Sam
3:43
A5        I Don't Want No Woman
Written-By – Don Robey
3:38
B1        Sweet Home Chicago
Written-By – Robert Johnson
4:11
B2        I Found A New Love
Written-By – Bob Lyons, Milton Campbell
4:03
B3        Every Night And Every Day
Written-By – Jimmy McCracklin
2:19
B4        Lookin' Good (Instrumental)
Written-By – Magic Sam
3:11
B5        My Love Will Never Die
Written-By – Willie Dixon
4:04
B6        Mama, Mama - Talk To Your Daughter
Written-By – J.B. Lenoir
2:40

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Darrell Nulisch ‎– I Like It That Way

 

Severn Records 2000 ‎– CD-0007

Texas blues singer covers a variety of styles on the follow-up

to his critically acclaimed album "The Whole Truth,"

focusing on emotional, expressive & powerful soul/blues music.

credits and session recording:

Recorded at My Generation, Somerville, Massachusetts &

Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland.

Personnel: Darrell Nulisch (vocals, harmonica); Jon Moeller (guitar);

Scott Young (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone);

Scott Silbert (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone);

Chris Walker , Tom Williams (trumpet); John Jensen (trombone);

Benjie Porecki (keyboards); Rob Stupka (drums);

Alejandro Lucini (percussion); Jesse Yawn, Big Joe Maher (background vocals).

Recording information: My Generation, Somerville, MA; Omega Studios, MD.

Personnel includes: Darrell Nulisch (vocals, harmonica); Jon Moeller (guitar);

Scott Silbert (tenor & baritone saxophones); Benjie Porecki (keyboards);

Steve Gomes (bass); Robb Stupka (drums); Joe Maher, Jessie Yawn (background vocals).

Producers: Darrell Nulisch, David Earl, Steve Gomes.

      

tracklist:

1     You Tore My Playhouse Down
    Adapted By – Nulisch*, Gomes*Written-By [Adapted From "Tear Your Playhouse Down"] – Earl Randle
    4:41
2     Getaway Place
    Written-By – Nulisch*, Gomes*
    4:08
3     After All
    Written-By – Nulisch*
    4:37
4     Love Changes Things
    Written-By – Nulisch*, Gomes*
    4:25
5     Worried Dream
    Written-By – Riley B. King
    4:45
6     I Like Your Style
    Written-By – Carl William Smith*, Lee Shot Williams
    3:38
7     Where My Baby Is
    Written-By – Nulisch*, Gomes*
    5:10
8     Once In A Lifetime Love
    Written-By – Nulisch*, Gomes*
    4:15
9     Mean Old World
    Written-By – Little Walter, Otis Rush
    4:44
10     Trick Or Treat
    Written-By – Otis Redding
    3:17

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 Albert King ‎– Born Under A Bad Sign

 Stax records 1967 ‎– S 723

credits and notes:

Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records 

and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King 

recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio 

tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, 

were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, 

featuring the Memphis Horns

    Albert King – lead guitar and vocals

    Steve Cropper – rhythm guitar

    Booker T. Jones – organ, piano

    Isaac Hayes – piano

    Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar

    Al Jackson, Jr. – drums

    Wayne Jackson – trumpet

    Andrew Love – tenor saxophone

    Joe Arnold – baritone saxophone, flute

Memphis, TN, March 25, 1966

tracklist:

A1 Born Under A Bad Sign

Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell

2:45

A2 Crosscut Saw

Written-By – R.G. Ford

2:31

A3 Kansas City

Written-By – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller*

2:29

A4 Oh, Pretty Woman

Written-By – A.C. Williams

2:45

A5 Down Don't Bother Me

Written-By – Albert King

2:13

A6 The Hunter

Written-By – Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, C. Wells*, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper

2:43

B1 I Almost Lost My Mind

Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter

3:25

B2 Personal Manager

Written-By – Albert King, David Porter

4:28

B3 Laundromat Blues

Written-By – Sandy Jones (2)

3:19

B4 As The Years Go Passing By

Written-By – Deadric Malone

3:43

B5 The Very Thought Of You

Written-By – Ray Noble

3:45

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