Clarence Edwards - Baton Rouge Downhome Blues: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 9

Size: 166.3 MB
Time: 71:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues
Art: Front

01. Every Night About This Time (3:50)
02. Dealing From The Bottom Of The Deck (4:18)
03. Crawling King Snake (4:01)
04. All Your Love (5:55)
05. Down Home Blues (5:38)
06. Well, I Done Got Over It (3:44)
07. Still A Fool (3:32)
08. I’m The One (4:30)
09. Rocky Mountain Blues (3:35)
10. Don’t Make Me Pay For His Mistakes (4:52)
11. I Want You To Love Me (4:45)
12. Hoochie Coochie Man (5:29)
13. Everybody Has Their Ups And Downs (4:15)
14. The Things That I Used To Do (3:49)
15. It’s Love Baby (4:14)
16. Highway 61 Blues (4:28)

Clarence Edwards is an American blues singer and guitarist who was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. He boasts a raw and powerful voice and a distinctive style of Delta blues. That combines elements of country, gospel, and zydeco music.
Edwards began his musical career as a teenager, playing at local clubs and juke joints in the Baton Rouge area. He recorded his first album in the early 1990s. He has released several other albums and singles, including “Guitar Man”, “Long Hard Journey”, and “Down in Louisiana”.
Fans and critics alike praise Edwards for his authentic, soulful style of blues music. His strong stage presence and high-energy performances often incorporate humorous anecdotes and storytelling, making his live shows dynamic and engaging. The Louisiana State Legislature even recognized Edwards for his contributions to the state’s musical heritage. As a result, Clarence Edwards stands as one of the premier blues artists of his generation and remains a significant figure in the blues music world.

The album features several standout tracks. The production quality of the album is top-notch, capturing the energy and authenticity of Edwards’ live performances.

In addition to his musical prowess, Edwards is known for his high-energy stage presence, and this album accurately captures that energy and dynamic nature. The tracks on this CD are not only musically impressive, but also engaging and entertaining, making for a truly enjoyable listening experience.

Overall, “Baton Rouge Downhome Blues” is a fantastic tribute to the musical legacy of Clarence Edwards. If you’re a fan of blues music, or simply looking for some great new music to add to your collection, this album is definitely worth checking out. Highly recommended!

“Clarence Edwards: Baton Rouge Downhome Blues” is a CD featuring 16 tracks recorded in the USA. The core musicians are Clarence on guitar and vocals, Steve Coleridge on bass and Ronnie Houston on drums. The tracks feature various local musicians and were recorded in Fort Worth, St. Louis, Edwardsville, and Montgomery, Alabama. The album received positive reviews, with Norman Darwen praising Clarence’s strong and authentic singing. Steve Coleridge partially identified locations and musicians based on his recollections.

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Bob Corritore - All-Star Blues Sessions

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:02
Size: 131,0 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Hip Shakin' (3:47)
2. Out On The Road (3:49)
3. Naptown Blues (3:21)
4. Everybody's Fishin' (2:50)
5. Hear That Rumblin' (2:24)
6. Five Long Years (4:09)
7. How Many More Years (3:03)
8. Goin' Down South (2:30)
9. Cool Calm Collected (2:54)
10. Coal Black Mare (3:52)
11. Little Girl (3:48)
12. Tired Of Being Alone (1:53)
13. Showers Of Rain (3:29)
14. I Had My Fun (3:18)
15. Jennie Bea (3:38)
16. Nappy's Driftin' Blues (8:09)

Recorded, helmed, and mostly produced by Phoenix, AZ blues renaissance man Bob Corritore (club owner, record label exec, writer, manager, radio DJ, and harp player), this hour-long disc is a potent example of loose, straight-ahead blues played with guts and low-boil intensity. Spanning 1986-1998, these 16 tracks recorded in Phoenix and Tempe studios feature a variety of classic bluesmen such as Lil' Ed Williams, Henry Gray, R.L. Burnside, Bob Margolin, Jimmy Rogers, Pinetop Perkins, and Bo Diddley (who is prominently pictured with Corritore in the CD's tray). It's well-recorded - clean but never slick - and the performances find a genuine and spontaneous rugged midtempo groove. Which is exactly what the blues should be.

So even if you've never heard of such vocalists as Dino Spells, Jimmy Dotson, Clarence Edwards, or Chico Chism, they prove nearly as gifted and freewheeling as some of the more recognizable names. Corritore, who plays prominent harp on every track, is an exceptionally talented musician, even if his instrument seems a little higher in the mix than you might expect. The songs, all of which are covers, are especially well selected. Instead of jaunts through traditional, often stale standards, most are relatively obscure choices that allow the band to stretch out in a variety of established blues tempos. Even when Nappy Brown digs into Charles Brown's oft-covered "Driftin' Blues," (altered here to "Nappy's Driftin' Blues"), the vocalist tears through it with the passion and intensity of someone who wrote the song. A take on Eddie Boyd's popular "Five Long Years" is similarly inspired.

This is a real find for deep blues fans and an enjoyable if not essential listen for everyone else. Bob Corritore has assembled a classy collection that finds all of his players - both popular and obscure - in top form. /Hal Horowitz, AllMusic

(See booklet for recording info and personnel details.)

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Clarence Edwards - Swamps The Word

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:42
Size: 139.0 MB
Styles: Swampy blues
Year: 1988/2013
Art: Front

[3:54] 1. Stoop Down Baby
[3:31] 2. Rocky Mountains
[3:56] 3. Chewing Gum
[3:37] 4. I'm Your Slave
[3:15] 5. Driving Wheel
[3:29] 6. Walking The Dog
[4:13] 7. Still A Fool
[3:45] 8. Lonesome Bedroom Blues
[2:34] 9. Done Got Over It
[3:31] 10. Let Me Love You
[3:58] 11. I'm The One
[2:29] 12. I Want Somebody
[4:01] 13. Born With The Blues
[2:01] 14. Coal Black Mare
[3:54] 15. Thing I Used To Do
[4:09] 16. Hi Heel Sneakers
[4:17] 17. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man

Bass – A.G. Hardesty; Drums – "Pick" Delmore; Harp – Harmonica Red; Piano – Henry Gray; Violin – Michael Ward; Vocals, Guitar – Clarence Edwards.

Good renditions of Swamp Blues are to be found on this cd. Clarence Edwards dates back to the days when Jay Miller produced other artists like Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester bringing Louisianna blues to everyone's attention. ~John Walsh

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Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues (Vols 3 & 4 of 6)

Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 3
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:24
Size: 108.5 MB
Styles: Delta blues, Louisiana blues
Year: 1998/2015
Art: Front

[5:08] 1. Larry Garner - Dog House Blues
[3:59] 2. Battlerack Scatter - Nasty Woman
[3:57] 3. T-Bone Singleton - Sad, Sad Thing
[2:48] 4. Larry Garner - Runnin'
[4:38] 5. Larry Garner - Sky Is Crying
[3:25] 6. Battlerack Scatter - Leavin' Blues
[4:57] 7. T-Bone Singleton - Let Me Be Your Man
[3:33] 8. T-Bone Singleton - Hello, Hello
[2:49] 9. Battlerack Scatter - Mississippi Things
[5:31] 10. T-Bone Singleton - Tryna Get Along
[2:59] 11. Larry Garner - Someone New
[3:35] 12. Larry Garner - Nobody Special

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Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 4
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:07
Size: 98.7 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1993/2015
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Clarence Edwards - Driving Wheel
[3:03] 2. Clarence Edwards - Cold Black Mare
[4:06] 3. Clarence Edwards - Hi Heel Sneakers
[4:25] 4. Clarence Edwards - Pointy Brown
[3:24] 5. Clarence Edwards - Don't Play With My Mistakes
[3:13] 6. Clarence Edwards - I'm So Glad
[2:10] 7. Clarence Edwards - Free Will
[3:20] 8. Clarence Edwards - Ups And Downs
[2:22] 9. Clarence Edwards - Don't Got Over
[3:19] 10. Clarence Edwards - Awful Blues
[2:59] 11. Clarence Edwards - Stack O' Dollars
[4:28] 12. Oscar Harp - Caress Me Baby
[3:33] 13. Oscar Harp - Down In Virginia

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Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues (Vols 1&2 of 6)

Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 1: Live At Tabby's Blues Box
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:17
Size: 128.8 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1995/2015
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Lord, Oh Lord
[2:54] 2. Silas Hogan - I'm A Free Hearted Man
[4:09] 3. Silas Hogan - Let Me Be Your Hatchet
[2:55] 4. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - So Close Together
[4:10] 5. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Long Distance Call
[2:23] 6. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Baby, What You Want Me To Do
[3:37] 7. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Caress Me Baby
[3:20] 8. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool
[3:02] 9. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Rainin' In My Heart
[3:48] 10. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Diggin' My Potaoes
[5:19] 11. Chris Thomas - Part-Time Love
[4:45] 12. Henry Gray - It Hurts Me Too
[4:32] 13. W.W. Woodfolk - The Stars Are Crying
[4:38] 14. Clarence Edwards - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
[2:59] 15. Clarence Edwards - I'm The One

CHRIS THOMAS & ALFRED JACKSON - gtrs, OSCAR DAVIS - hca, TABBY THOMAS - org, SILAS HOGAN JR. & STEPHEN COLERIDGE - bass, TAMMY THOMAS & RONNIE HOUSTON - drums. Special guests: HENRY GRAY - piano, CLARENCE EDWARDS - gtr/voc, ARTHUR 'GUITAR' KELLEY - gtr, SILAS HOGAN - voc, W.W. WOODFOLK - drums. The sound of the '91 takes is o.k.; the cuts from '87 sound rather poor. The music is fine, though.

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Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:12
Size: 94.3 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1990/2015
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Jess Kenchin - Big Mamou
[4:01] 2. Jess Kenchin - Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest
[5:29] 3. Jess Kenchin - King Bee
[4:13] 4. Henry Gray - Cold Chills
[2:50] 5. Jess Kenchin - Talkin' About You
[4:38] 6. Jess Kenchin - Bad Luck & Trouble
[3:13] 7. Andrea Curbelo - Tee Ni Nee Na Nu
[4:28] 8. Jess Kenchin - When My First Wife
[2:41] 9. Jess Kenchin - Come On Here
[3:09] 10. Andrea Curbelo - Good For The Goose
[3:58] 11. Andrea Curbelo - Honky Tonk

Dedicated to Slim Harpo, this brief album, recorded in Baton Rouge, LA, in 1990, is a split affair, with blues pianist Henry Gray alternating tracks with guitarist (and accordion player) Rudi Richard in a nifty little swamp blues collection. Although one wishes the two musicians had done some of these songs together, their approach to the blues (different as they are) complement each other well, and the sequence doesn't suffer for this split format. Gray, in particular, has an intriguing sound, adding a certain intangible bayou sensibility to his Chicago piano style, and his rough, everyman vocals on sides like "Talkin' About You" and the self-penned "Gold Chills" carry a degree of authenticity, particularly with Slim Harpo's drummer, Jess Kenchin, pounding away. Richard is less distinctive as a vocalist, but as Harpo's longtime guitarist (he put the guitar sting in "I'm a Kingbee," and if you've heard the song, you know about the sting), he, too, has an authentic claim to this material, and while his version of the bayou chestnut "Tee Ni Nee Na Nu" essentially seems to be by the numbers, his sleek, angular version of "Good for the Goose" is a solid delight. Again, it would have been nice if Gray, Richard, and Kenchin had all worked together on a few of these tracks, but even without that, this set still functions pretty well as a simple and unassuming introduction to Louisiana swamp blues. ~Steve Leggett

Note: Vols 3-6 will be posted over the next few days.

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VA - Louisiana Blues 1970

Size: 111,3 MB
Time: 47:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1970/1997
Styles: Louisiana Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Henry Gray - The Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest (4:11)
02. Henry Gray - Lucky, Lucky Man (1:53)
03. Guitar Kelley - If I Ever Get Back Home (4:47)
04. Guitar Kelley - Talk To Me Baby (3:53)
05. Guitar Kelley - I Got A Funny Feeling (5:00)
06. Whispering Smith - I Love You Baby (3:51)
07. Silas Hogan - Run Around Blues (5:07)
08. Silas Hogan - Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen (3:12)
09. Henry Gray - Cold Chills (3:09)
10. Clarence Edwards - Hear That Rumbling (2:52)
11. Clarence Edwards - How Many More Years (3:30)
12. Whispering Smith - On The Dark Road Crying (5:59)

This CD is part of Arhoolie's special "Mid-Price Series." This takes a closer look at the Baton Rouge area that gave us country blues artists like Robert Pete Williams, Butch Cage, Hogman Maxey and more. Here are the most recent bluesmen in that tradition, going back at most thirty years. The additions of electricity and drums give the music a comparatively modern feel. But, the voice is still the same as that of the ancient jukejoint entertainer. Lightning Slim probably let the first wave of this new central Louisiana sound. The artists covered on this largely remote and sad sounding twelve-track disc are Henry Gray, Guitar Kelley (his recording debut), Whipsering Smith, Silas Hogan and Clarence Edwards. Comprehensive artists fit the music specifically and generally into the deep south blues scheme. ~by Tom Schulte

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Clarence Edwards - Swampin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:10
Size: 112.6 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Lonely, Lonely Nights
[4:30] 2. Tried So Hard # 1
[3:58] 3. I'm The One
[2:26] 4. I Want Somebody
[3:38] 5. Cry Like A Baby
[3:29] 6. Sick N' Tired
[4:04] 7. Chewing Gum
[3:48] 8. Born With The Blues
[4:00] 9. Spoonful
[2:27] 10. Long Distance Call
[3:27] 11. Rocky Mountains
[4:55] 12. She Moves With Me
[4:23] 13. Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Clarence Edwards (vocals, guitar); Harmonica Red (harp); Michael Ward (violin); Bill Guess (piano, percussion); Henry Gray (piano); Pick Delmore (drums); Steven Coleridge, Bruce Lamb, Mike Shepherd (percussion). Recording information: Studio One Baton Rouge; Studio One, Baton Rouge.

Edwards was born in Lindsay, Louisiana, one of fourteen children, and relocated with his family at the age of twelve to Baton Rouge. He joined the Boogie Beats, a local blues band, alongside one of his brothers, Cornelius, in the mid-1950s, and later played in the Bluebird Kings. Apart from playing on the local blues circuit, Edwards was shot in his leg during a fracas outside a club in Alsen.

Initially, Edwards found full-time employment on a farm, but later worked for thirty years at Thomas Scrap. Dr. Harry Oster recorded Edwards between 1959 and 1961, with Cornelius, and attendant violin player Butch Cage. By 1970, when he next recorded for Mike Vernon, Edwards had moved from an older styling to a more contemporary approach. Largely unknown until the late 1980s, his localised playing quickly spilled over to the national blues festival circuit.

Swampin' (1991), and Louisiana Swamp Blues, Vol. 4 (1993), showcased the variety of Edwards' work and style, which garnered appreciation in the blues circles. However in May 1993, he died in Louisiana, at the age of 60.

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Clarence Edwards - I Looked Down That Railroad

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:28
Size: 147.6 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. She's Fine, She's Mine
[3:03] 2. I Found Someone To Love Me
[4:28] 3. Highway 61
[3:35] 4. Trouble Don't Last
[5:38] 5. Don't Make Me Pay
[3:24] 6. It's A Sin
[4:21] 7. Ups And Downs
[3:35] 8. I Walked All Night Long
[5:44] 9. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
[3:17] 10. I Miss You So
[4:23] 11. Someone Else Bin Steppin In
[1:02] 12. Blue Monday
[4:17] 13. I'm Your Slave
[3:25] 14. Scratch My Back
[4:44] 15. When The Weather Gets Cloudy
[6:17] 16. I'm A Man

The late Clarence Edwards had a long career playing the Louisiana blues circuit throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s before getting international recognition and recording his first full length release in the early ‘90s. 'I Looked Down That Railroad' was his last.

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Henry Gray, Clarence Edwards & Short Fuse - Thibodeaux Cafe

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 62:29
Size: 143.0 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:24] 1. Cleo
[3:51] 2. Early In The Morning
[2:47] 3. Rock Me Baby
[4:03] 4. Wang Dang Doodle
[3:04] 5. I'm Gonna Keep What I Got
[4:03] 6. Whem My First Wife Quit Me
[4:16] 7. All Your Love
[4:53] 8. Red Rooster
[3:36] 9. Mojo Boogie
[5:31] 10. Ain't No Use
[3:10] 11. What Have I Done Wrong
[3:45] 12. Raining In My Heart
[4:44] 13. Lonesome
[1:17] 14. Ronnie's Intro
[3:30] 15. It's A Sin
[4:45] 16. It Hurts Me Too
[1:42] 17. No Turn On Gray

Louisiana-based pianist and singer Henry Gray has a career in American roots music that goes back more than 60 years. Gray was born January 19, 1925, in Kenner, LA, now a suburb of New Orleans. He grew up in Alsen, LA, a few miles north of Baton Rouge. Henry began playing piano as an eight-year-old, and he learned from the radio, recordings, and Mrs. White, an elderly woman in his neighborhood. As a youngster, he began playing piano and organ in the local church, and his family eventually got a piano for the house. While blues playing was not allowed in his parents' home, Henry was encouraged to play blues at Mrs. White's house, and by the time he was 16 he was asked to play at a club near the family home in Alsen. After he told his father, his father insisted on going with him, and once he saw that little Henry made decent money playing blues, he had no ethical or moral problems with his son playing blues piano.

After a stint in the Army in the South Pacific in World War II, Henry relocated to Chicago where he had relatives. After arriving in Chicago in 1946, Gray began hanging out in the bustling postwar club scene there, checking out the Windy City's best piano players. One day while he was sitting in at a club, he caught the attention of Big Maceo Merriweather, then a big fish in a small pond of Chicago piano players. Merriweather kindly took Gray under his wing and showed him around the city's blues clubs, and he got to know stars of the scene, including Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. In 1956 Wolf asked Henry to join his band. Gray quickly accepted the offer and stayed on as Wolf's primary piano player until 1968. Gray also became a session player for other recordings made by Chess Records, and over the years he has recorded with many icons of the blues. In addition to Wolf, Gray has recorded or performed with Robert Lockwood Jr., Billy Boy Arnold, Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, Hubert Sumlin, Lazy Lester, Little Walter Jacobs, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Little Milton Campbell, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Reed, and Koko Taylor, among others. ~bio by Richard Skelly

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