The Chicago Kingsnakes - South Side Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:04
Size: 100.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Holdin' On
[3:14] 2. Coulda Shoulda Woulda
[5:16] 3. Right Where I Left Them
[5:35] 4. Can You Leave Your Light On
[3:40] 5. Don't Go Back To New Orleans
[4:40] 6. Walk On
[4:51] 7. Tell Moses
[4:16] 8. South Side Soul
[4:24] 9. I Don't Wanna Wait
[3:13] 10. Two

This Blues based trio explained that they grew up listening to music from the Impressions, Lou Rawls, Tyrone Davis, Sam Cooke, The Chi-Lites, The Dells and many more local groups on the AM radio. The group's leader, Jim “Ang” Anderson said Chicago Soul was part of the soundtrack to our childhood, and when we got older and were playing in the Blues clubs, R & B was what was on the jukebox. So it's a natural evolution for the band to incorporate our vocal harmonies and delve into some South Side Soul. In fact, when I was 20 years old, I was on the road with Little Milton, and he walked the line between Blues and R & B.

The band consisting of Anderson on guitar and lead vocals, Gus Gotsis on drums and vocals, and Mike Bailey Bass and vocals recruited some friends to play on the disc including Terry “Sonny Lee” Tritt on Sax and Jeff Walroth on Keys.

South Side Soul

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The Chicago Kingsnakes - Blues Island

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:31
Size: 90.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. Mr. Telecaster
[5:07] 2. Abandoned In Hammond
[3:57] 3. Black T-Bird
[4:00] 4. Ride On
[3:24] 5. Get Out Of Memphis
[5:35] 6. Blues Island
[2:41] 7. All Dressed Up
[3:19] 8. All Pain No Gain
[2:59] 9. Green Means Go
[4:45] 10. One Turns Into Two

The Chicago Kingsnakes were formed in 1983 by guitarist / vocalist James Anderson. He started playing guitar at the age of 8 on a homemade instrument crafted from a cigar box, rubber bands and thumb tacks. A lifelong resident of Chicago, he received his musical education on the city's infamous south side, where he played with the likes of guitar greats Buddy Guy, Lefty Dizz and Son Seals, harmonica legends James Cotton and Junior Wells and the Queen of The Blues, Koko Taylor. James has toured the nation with Sun, Chess, Bobbin, Stax and Malaco recording artist Little Milton. Anderson also played guitar with Johnny Twist's Rocka-Boogie Blues Band touring the midwest for three years.

In 1992 The Kingsnakes befriended Byther Smith. The band has become "Smitty's" road band and has accompanied him on tours of the United States, Finland, The Netherlands and Canada. In addition they played on Byther's "I'm A Mad Man" CD on the Bullseye record label. On June 5th 1994 Byther Smith andThe Kingsnakes performed on the Main Stage of the 11th Annual Chicago Bluesfest in Grant Park. This friendship is sustained by occasional tours with Byther. The other musicians in the band have worked with such blues notables as Albert Collins, Freddie King, Lonnie Brooks, Otis Clay, James Cotton, Magic Slim, Cash McCall, and Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, just to name a few.

In 1998 The Kingsnakes released a CD of original material entitled "Blues Island" . The disk was very well recieved by the press. Blues Revue, a national blues magazine, called Blues Island "Essential". Chicagoland's The Beat, said "Blues Island magnificently captures the live feel and heart of blues in a studio setting".

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The Chicago Kingsnakes - Blue Mosaic

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:52
Size: 111.9 MB
Styles: Electric Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:17] 1. Take Your Time
[4:34] 2. Come Back Home
[4:25] 3. Blues Gone Uptown
[3:20] 4. Tell the Truth
[6:41] 5. Sick and Tired
[3:15] 6. So Cold in Chicago
[3:11] 7. Hip the Gip
[3:09] 8. Stop Drop and Roll
[4:12] 9. Lefty
[3:29] 10. You Don't Want My Lovin'
[3:33] 11. Mary Jane (Acoustic)
[3:40] 12. Mary Jane (Electric)

Celebrating 28 years making music, The Chicago Kingsnakes are proud to release Blue Mosaic, their 10th album on their own MusicKing Records Label.

The CD features 12 original songs penned by the band’s leader, James “Ang” Anderson. He states, “The new lineup has very strong vocal harmonies, and we wanted to capture that sound on this disc.” The Chicago Kingsnakes consist of Anderson on guitar and lead vocals, Nelson Keaton on harmonica, Mike Bailey on bass, and Gus Gotsis on drums.

The band chose the Blue Mosaic title because the music reflects their origins in Chicago blues as well as R&B influences. Anderson says, “we all came up playing the blues, but we're listening to artists like Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Booker T & the MGs and James Brown on the juke boxes at the clubs.”

Blue Mosaic

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