Zora Young, Bonnie Lee, Big Time Sarah - Blues With The Girls

Album: Blues With The Girls
Size: 164,3 MB
Time: 70:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1982/1988/1992
Styles: Blues
Art: LP and CD art

1. Zora Young - Help Me (5:19)
2. Zora Young - I Feel So Bad (6:58)
3. Zora Young - You Don't Have To Go (4:11)
4. Zora Young - Got My Mojo Workin' (3:19)
5. Zora Young - Steppin' Stone (6:29)
6. Bonnie Lee - Fast Life (3:42)
7. Bonnie Lee - Baby, What You Want Me To Do (4:01)
8. Bonnie Lee - Next Time I See You (3:06)
9. Bonnie Lee - Sad And Evil Woman (4:07)
10. Bonnie Lee - Teardrops From My Eyes (3:23)
11. Big Time Sarah - Tribute To Big Walter Horton (6:45)
12. Big Time Sarah - Hound Dog (2:52)
13. Big Time Sarah - Fever (3:08)
14. Big Time Sarah - Hoochie-Coochie Woman (4:10)
15. Big Time Sarah - What Makes My Man Tick (3:53)
16. Zora Young, Bonnie, Lee, Big Time Sarah, Hubert Sumlin - Well, I Love Ya' (5:26)

Despite the prominent presence of celebrated blues artist Howlin’ Wolf in her family tree, singer Zora Young (1948) grew up singing not blues, but gospel. Even when the Mississippi native shook off her roots at the age of seven to relocate with her family to Chicago, it wasn’t until later that she switched over to R&B, and evolved into a powerhouse blues vocalist with three decades of experience behind. She has performed with a long list of artists, including Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Professor Eddie Lusk, Albert King and B.B. King.

Sarah Streeter (1953) was born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, from early childhood, where she sang in gospel choirs in South Chicago churches. At age 14, she began singing blues at the Morgan’s Lounge Club, and in the 1970s she played with musicians such as Sunnyland Slim, Magic Slim, The Aces, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.

Bonnie Lee (1931-2006) was an Chicago blues singer, known as ‘Sweetheart of the Blues’, best remembered for her lengthy working relationships with Sunnyland Slim and Willie Kent. She was born Jessie Lee Frealls in Bunkie, Louisiana, and raised in Beaumont, Texas. In 1958 she moved to Chicago, and chose the stage name of Bonnie Lee, working as both a dancer and singer. In 1982, partnered with Zora Young and Big Time Sarah as ‘Blues with the Girls’, Bonnie Lee toured Europe and cut this joint album in Paris, France.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Michael Coleman & The Delmark All-Stars - Blues Brunch At The Mart

Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:16
Size: 160,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Little Arthur Duncan - Knockin' On Your Door (4:34)
2. Michael Coleman - The Sky Is Crying (6:48)
3. Lurrie Bell - I Need You So Bad (4:20)
4. Lurrie Bell - Reconsider Baby (6:51)
5. Willie Kent - Something New (4:35)
6. Bonnie Lee - Sad & Evil Woman (6:06)
7. Steve Freund - My Little Playhouse (4:31)
8. Zora Young - Toxic (6:50)
9. Steve Behr - Memories Of Albert Ammons (4:53)
10. Shirley Johnson - As The Years Go Passing By (6:23)
11. Tail Dragger - Be Careful (5:22)
12. Aaron Moore - Wading In Deep Water (3:34)
13. Michael Coleman - You're Going To Miss Me (4:22)

More than 50-years-old and still going strong, Delmark records is Chicago's oldest jazz and blues label and arguably the most important one still operating. They've released stone-cold classics in both genres over the years and currently maintain one of the best rosters of Chicago talent in the field. You can thank Bob Koester for that; a nominee for "Patron Saint of Chicago Jazz and Blues" if ever there was one. He also heads up the world's largest blues and jazz retail store: Chicago's Jazz Record Mart. Every year during the Chicago Blues Festival, Jazz Record Mart hosts the blues brunch, where members of the Delmark blues family put on a free show (and brunch!) inside the store.

In 2005, Michael Coleman & the Backbreakers acted as house band, backing a variety of other Delmark artists in a great informal setting, and Blues Brunch at the Mart was recorded for posterity. Aside from the two solo piano numbers (Steve Behr and Aaron Moore), the Backbreakers back all performers giving the album a unified sound, even as the lead performers come and go. But don't think this all sounds the same.

You go from an updated version of "The Sky Is Crying" by Michael Coleman to the gritty blues of Lurrie Bell to the gospel-informed sounds of Shirley Johnson to the growling, extroverted Tail Dragger. The late, great Willie Kent takes a final bow as well. From the between-song patter, one gets the sense that this isn't just a group of musicians united by their label; this is the Delmark blues family, and the patriarch is Bob Koester (who turns in a couple of priceless introductions). Part label roster sampler and part historical souvenir, Blues Brunch at the Mart is a fine snapshot of Delmark blues circa 2005. /Sean Westergaard, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Various Artists - Red Hot Mamas

Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:25
Size: 141,6 MB
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Karen Carroll - Sweet Home Chicago (5:36)
2. Lynne Jordan - Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) (4:03)
3. Liz Mandville Greeson - 20% Alcohol (5:24)
4. Bonnie Lee - Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On (3:52)
5. Patricia Scott - Something You Got (5:38)
6. Shirley Johnson - Unchain My Heart (5:19)
7. Lynne Jordan - One Good Man (7:02)
8. Peaches Staten - Honey Don't (3:22)
9. Liz Mandville Greeson - What Have I Done Wrong (4:10)
10. Bonnie Lee - Wee Baby Blues (3:42)
11. Patricia Scott - Not That Kind Of Girl (5:22)
12. Shirley Johnson - Hold What You've Got (4:40)
13. Karen Carroll - Blue Chicago Blues (3:09)

Red Hot Mamas highlights the talents of up-and-coming female blues performers, many from the Chicago area. Except for Peaches Staten, each artist is featured on two tracks; strong performances abound, with singers Shirley Johnson and Patricia Scott making the strongest impressions. Others present include Karen Carroll, Lynne Jordan, Bonnie Lee, and Liz Mandville Greeson. /Steve Huey

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Bonnie Lee - I'm Good

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:20
Size: 106.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1983/2002
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. I'm Good
[3:27] 2. Fast Life
[3:09] 3. Summer Is Gone
[4:28] 4. Sad And Evil Woman
[4:22] 5. You Got Me Running
[6:05] 6. I Love You Baby
[2:43] 7. Tryin' To Make A Livin'
[6:08] 8. Got The Blues
[4:04] 9. Bye, Bye, Baby
[4:18] 10. I Need Someone
[4:14] 11. I've Got A Man

Bass – Willie Kent; Drums – Cleo Williams, Tim Taylor (10); Guitar – John Primer, Johnny B. Moore, Luther Adams, Magic Slim; Saxophone – Fred Laster; Vocals – Bonnie Lee.

Bonnie Lee was a longtime fixture of Chicago's contemporary blues scene as well as one of the last surviving links to its postwar heyday. Born Jessie Lee Frealls on June 11, 1931, in Bunkie, LA, Lee grew up in Beaumont, TX, where she studied piano and sang in her church's choir. Gospel singer Lillian Ginn was sufficiently impressed to extend an invitation to join her on tour, but Lee's mother refused to grant her permission. As a teen Lee nevertheless toured the South as a member of the Famous Georgia Minstrels, befriending blues legends Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Big Mama Thornton along the way. She relocated to Chicago in 1958, hitching a ride with a delivery van driver and settling at the West Side apartment of an aunt. After toiling in anonymity as a singer and dancer, in 1960 Lee signed to J. Mayo Williams' Ebony label to cut her debut single, "Sad and Evil Woman," credited at Williams' insistence to Bonnie "Bombshell" Lane, a moniker she reportedly despised. The single fared poorly, and Lee continued touring the Chicago jazz and blues club circuit, developing a potent voice as earthy as it was electrifying. Family obligations forced her to retire from music during the middle of the decade, but in 1967 she resurfaced alongside the legendary pianist Sunnyland Slim, a longtime confederate of Muddy Waters. Lee regularly opened for Slim in the years that followed, becoming a legend on the North Side blues circuit via residencies at clubs including Wise Fools, B.L.U.E.S., and Blue Chicago. In the late '70s, she also cut a handful of singles for Slim's own Airway label. Lee also enjoyed a decade-long collaboration with renowned bassist Willie Kent, during which time she recorded the 1995 Delmark LP Sweetheart of the Blues as well as the 1998 Wolf Records set I'm Good. In addition, she contributed to myriad compilations, most notably Women of Blue Chicago and Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies. Health problems nevertheless plagued Lee throughout the latter half of her life, and she died September 7, 2006, at the age of 75. ~ Jason Ankeny

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops featuring Bonnie Lee and John Primer - 44 Blues

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Time: 72:47
Size: 167,2 MB
Art: Full

(5:10) 1. Big Fat Woman
(6:31) 2. Baby Can't You See
(5:43) 3. You Put It on Me
(4:39) 4. I'm Ready
(8:55) 5. Blues With a Feeling
(4:48) 6. Tell Me
(5:28) 7. When I Met My Baby
(5:19) 8. Can't You See
(6:30) 9. Highway Is My Home
(5:23) 10. I'm Good
(4:03) 11. I'm Tore Up
(7:46) 12. 44 Blues
(2:24) 13. Break Song

Taken from two nights of performances at a club in Zugabe, Vienna, this is a typical set from Chicago's favorite down-home combo. John Primer handles the vocals on the opener, "Big Fat Woman," and Bonnie Lee comes up to belt out her signature tune, "I'm Good," but by and large it's Magic Slim's show -- a set full of greasy small-club blues played by a master. Decent sound quality for this type of affair, too. - Allmusic.

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Hooked On Blues - I Have To Stop (Feat. Bonnie Lee, Magic Slim, John Primer, Nick Holt)

Size: 161,8 MB
Time: 69:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. I Have To Stop ( 3:34)
02. Crazy 'Bout My Baby ( 3:52)
03. Black Night ( 7:15)
04. Just Your Fool ( 3:07)
05. Never Miss You ( 2:34)
06. Low Down Dirty Shame ( 5:38)
07. You Got Me Running ( 3:38)
08. Tough Times ( 4:07)
09. Same Blues ( 5:05)
10. Sad Sad Day (10:06)
11. Goin' Out Tonight ( 2:10)
12. Cold Cold Feeling ( 7:32)
13. Sky Is Cloudy ( 4:02)
14. Since The Day I Found Out ( 3:54)
15. Jammin' With Slim ( 2:35)

Siggi Fassl: vocals, guitar, slideguitar

Born in 1966 in Vienna, Austria & self-taught.
As a teenager, Siggi was influenced by Rock n' Roll & Country music.

By cruising around in the clubs in Vienna, he discovered the Blues "life" by listening to Al Cooke & Erik Trauner. At age 19 he had his first stage &appearance & 2 years later he became the lead singer of the Rockability band "The Torpedos". Besides playing as a soloist where he can show his great talent as a Country Blues artist, he is also a wonderful performer as a band musician. His own Blues band, "Hooked On Blues", was founded in 1988. In 1992, "Hooked On Blues" released their album, "I Have To Stop" for Wolf Records which features Bonnie Lee, Magic Slim, John Primer, Nick Holt as guest stars.

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VA - Classic Chicago Blues: Live & Unreleased

Size: 173,1 MB
Time: 74:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. Bonnie Lee - I'm Good (4:37)
02. Nick Holt - You Better Watch Yourself (7:48)
03. Bonnie Lee - Tryin' To Make A Livin' (3:53)
04. Nick Holt - As The Years Go Passing By (7:29)
05. Bonnie Lee - Wee Baby Blues (4:40)
06. Bonnie Lee - Rock Me Baby (6:12)
07. Earl Howell - Come On Baby, Help Me To Spend This Gold (5:32)
08. Nick Holt - The Town I Live In (5:21)
09. Bonnie Lee - Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:40)
10. Nick Holt - Strange Things Happening - One Room Country Shack (6:34)
11. Nick Holt - If It's Too Late (3:53)
12. Earl Howell - I Cried Like A Baby (7:14)
13. Earl Howell - Baby Don't Say That No More (6:28)

The Best of Chicago Blues LIVE feat. Bonnie Lee, Nick Holt and Earl Howell - special guest John Primer on guitar.

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VA - Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies

Size: 172,1 MB
Time: 73:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Deitra Farr - I'm Feeling Good (4:06)
02. Deitra Farr - Mean Old World (6:52)
03. Zora Young - Bad Track Record (4:14)
04. Zora Young - Bus Station Blues (5:29)
05. Mary Lane - Ride My Automobile (3:38)
06. Mary Lane - You Can't Take Out (5:45)
07. Mary Lane - You Hurt My Feelings (4:30)
08. Melvina Allen - Steppin' In (4:36)
09. Melvina Allen - Dr. Feelgood (5:48)
10. Melvina Allen - Breakin Up Somebody's Home (5:59)
11. Karen Carroll - Who's Lovin You Tonight (3:08)
12. Karen Carroll - I Got To Have Somebody (3:57)
13. Bonnie Lee - Sad And Evil Woman (8:29)
14. Bonnie Lee - Let It Roll (3:13)
15. Bonnie Lee - What's The Matter (3:55)

Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies

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