Bobo Jenkins - Decoration Day Blues

Album: Decoration Day Blues
Size: 140,9 MB
Time: 60:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Democrat Blues (3:15)
2. Bad Luck & Trouble (2:44)
3. Decoration Day Blues (3:20)
4. Baby, Don't You Want To Go (2:33)
5. 10 Below Zero (2:14)
6. Seasick And Water Bound (3:17)
7. Nothing But Love (2:26)
8. Tell Me Who (2:35)
9. Shake 'Em On Down (3:06)
10. I Love That Woman (3:34)
11. Cold Hearted Blues (3:04)
12. You Will Never Understand (2:21)
13. Tell Me Where You Stayed Last Night (2:20)
14. Have You Heard The News (3:40)
15. If You Were The Only Woman (2:33)
16. 24 Years (2:01)
17. Realing & Rocking (3:13)
18. She Wanna Sell My Monkey (2:53)
19. Decoration Day Blues (Alternate Take) (3:07)
20. Baby, Don't You Want To Go (Alternate Take) (2:52)
21. 10 Below Zero (Alternate Take) (3:18)

Together with John Lee Hooker and Eddie Kirkland, the magnificent but overlooked Bobo Jenkins was a pivotal figure in the Detroit blues scene of the '50s and '60s. An electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Jenkins worked at the Packard Motor Company and on the side, managed a garage, before landing a job at Chrysler, where he worked for 27 years. He wrote most of his great songs while working on the assembly line. He got his rhythms from the machines on the line, and he would state that it was like listening to a band all day.

This collector's CD release contains those hard-to-find 7" sides Bobo Jenkins made for different imprints like Chess, Fortune, and Boxer. Highlights include the sensational Democrat Blues, 10 Below Zero, and Bad Luck and Trouble. In addition, this remastered set also presents other obscure recordings Jenkins cut in Detroit at the peak of his career, some of them on his own record label, Big Star.

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Various Artists - Blues For Big Town

Year: 1989
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:57
Size: 91,1 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. John Lee Hooker - Walkin' The Boogie (2:34)
2. John Lee Hooker - Blues For Big Town (3:11)
3. John Lee Hooker - Big Fine Mama (2:18)
4. John Lee Hooker - Blues For Christmas (3:26)
5. Calvin Frazier - Lily Mae (2:28)
6. Calvin Frazier - Have Blues Will Travel (2:53)
7. Katie Watkins - Trying To Get You Off My Mind (3:11)
8. Big Ed & His Combo - Biscuit Baking Mama (2:29)
9. Big Ed & His Combo - Superstition (2:38)
10. Bobo Jenkins - Democrat Blues (3:12)
11. Bobo Jenkins - Bad Luck And Trouble (2:42)
12. Eddie Burns - Treat Me Like I Treat You (2:23)
13. Eddie Burns - Don't Cha Leave Me Baby (2:22)
14. Texas Red & Jimmy - Black Snake Blues (3:02)

Nice collection of well known and lesser known tracks from Detroit recorded in the 50's. John Lee Hooker, Bobo Jenkins, Eddie Burns and more.

This album was previously released in Japan (P-Vine PLP-6061) as Chess Blues Archives Vol 1: Detroit - Blues For Big Town. The recordings date from 1952-1959. /Thanks to Bob Mac for additional info. (See comments box.)

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