Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose A Good Thing

Size: 124,3 MB
Time: 53:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, Soul, R&B
Art: Full

01. Second Fiddle Girl (2:00)
02. Give Me A Break (2:21)
03. Dina And Petrina (2:00)
04. Lonely Heartaches (2:01)
05. You Don't Sleep At Night (1:55)
06. I'm Sorry I Met You (2:30)
07. You'll Lose A Good Thing (2:22)
08. Heartbreaking Years (2:17)
09. Teen Age Blues (1:38)
10. What I Need Is Love (2:21)
11. You Don't Have To Go (3:19)
12. Letter To Mommy And Daddy (2:31)
13. To Love Or Not To Love (1:59)
14. Don't Be Cruel (2:39)
15. You're Gonna Need Me (2:38)
16. You Can't Be Satisfied (2:19)
17. Promises (1:48)
18. You'll Lose A Good Thing (Alt.Take) (2:26)
19. Everybody Loves Somebody (2:22)
20. Dedicate The Blues To Me (2:17)
21. (I Cried At) Laura's Wedding (2:39)
22. Oh! Baby (2:07)
23. You Better Stop (2:23)

The great singer and guitarist Barbara Lynn is a left-handed player from East Texas, and also one of the few female performers of the early Sixties to write most of her own material. Lynn’s music often straddled the line between blues and Southern R&B, and since much of her early work – including the #1 hit and soul stirrer “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” – was recorded in New Orleans, it bore the sonic imprint of the Crescent City.

This essential CD edition includes Barbara Lynn’s debut album, You’ll Lose a Good Thing, in its entirety. Originally issued by Jamie Records in 1962, this magnificent LP was produced by Louisiana-born Huey Meaux, an influential figure in Texas music circles. In addition to the original LP, this remastered collector’s release contains 11 bonus tracks, including a bunch of hard-to-find-sides from the same period.

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Various Artists - Bluesin' By The Bayou: Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry

Year: 2017
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:08
Size: 169,7 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Mercy Baby - Pleadin' (2:19)
2. Leroy Washington - I've Been In This Prison (2:29)
3. Lightnin' Slim - Little Girl Blues (2:59)
4. Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A Home (3:02)
5. 'Honey Boy' Allen Pierre - Better Start Doin' It (1:59)
6. Slim Harpo - Cigarettes (2:12)
7. Lightnin' Slim - Hoo Doo Blues (2:30)
8. Polka Dot Slim - Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry (3:04)
9. Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:52)
10. Joe Richards - Dreaming, Dreaming (2:26)
11. Al Smith - Still In Love With You (2:40)
12. Cookie & The Cupcakes - In The Evening (2:50)
13. Polka Dot Slim - A Thing You Gotta Face (2:59)
14. Jake Jackson - Life Gets Hard (2:40)
15. Barbara Lynn - Sugar Coated Love (2:46)
16. Boozoo Chavis & His Zodico Accordian - Tee Black (2:08)
17. Jimmy Anderson & The Joy Jumpers - Angel Please (2:50)
18. Clarence Garlow - Make Me Cry (2:51)
19. Boozoo Chavis & His Zodico Accordian - Hamburgers & Popcorn (1:33)
20. Lightnin' Slim - I Hate To Leave You Baby (2:55)
21. Al Smith - If I Don't See You (2:28)
22. Ramblin' Hi Harris - Baby, Baby, Baby (2:45)
23. Lightnin' Slim - I Don't Know (2:07)
24. Big Walter - If The Blues Was Money (3:18)
25. Jake Jackson - Somebody Tell Me (3:00)
26. Al Smith - I Love Her So (2:09)
27. T.B. Fisher - Don't Change Your Mind (2:05)
28. Unknown Artist - I'm Gonna Find My Baby (3:01)

The “By The Bayou” series leaps to Volume 18 with a return to the blues of South Louisiana, bringing you rare or previously unissued tracks from stars of the genre such as Lightnin’ Slim, Lazy Lester and Slim Harpo, plus a host of little-known or completely unknown performers. We also have two artists who you would never think performed in the downhome style – Barbara Lynn and Cookie (aka Huey Thierry) – but who sound right at home, with an unknown harmonica player setting the tone on Barbara’s track whilst Cupcakes guitarist Marshall Laday supports Cookie with some mean blues pickin’. In fact there are several tracks here that will have air-guitar virtuosos reaching for their imaginary axes.

We reveal in the booklet that the much-reported birthplace of Lightnin’ Slim may be another creation of this enigmatic performer. Sorting out the different takes of his songs has proven complicated because he was inclined to sing subtle changes in the lyrics whilst performing identical guitar work. This time we have had the support of a dedicated fan who prefers to remain anonymous but provided detailed analysis. As for Slim Harpo, ‘Cigarettes’ is one of my favourites amongst his lesser-known titles.

As always there are a handful of mystery singers. Was there really a “Ramblin’ Hi Harris”, for example, or was his name created later by J.D. Miller? Another rarity is an artist whose record doesn’t appear in that veritable tome The Blues Discography 1943-1970. T.B. Fisher may have escaped notice there but he is proof of what a great ear Huey Meaux had for all manner of music. The man had a real knack for spotting talent and bringing out their best on vinyl, and I’ll wager there will be many a blues aficionado hunting for Fisher’s disc once it’s been heard.

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Various Artists - Antone's: Clifford's Picks

Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:55
Size: 154,8 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Doyle Bramhall - Too Sorry (2:46)
2. Toni Price - Chain Of Love (3:37)
3. Miss Lavelle White - You Gonna Make Me Cry (4:45)
4. Kim Wilson - If I Should Lose You (3:24)
5. Sue Foley - Gone Blind (3:44)
6. Matt Murphy - Way Down South (4:34)
7. ZuZu Bollin - Hey Little Girl (3:37)
8. Lazy Lester - Irene (3:45)
9. James Cotton - Call It Stormy Monday (6:48)
10. Barbara Lynn - I'm A Good Woman (3:17)
11. Doug Sahm - She Put The Hurt On Me (2:45)
12. Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli - I Idolize You (3:37)
13. Eddie Taylor - Big Town Playboy (4:18)
14. Memphis Slim - Having Fun (4:22)
15. Pinetop Perkins - Ida B (7:20)
16. Earl King - Things I Used To Do (4:12)

When Clifford Antone talks about the blues, folks listen. And when he speaks, he uses superlatives that he has earned the right to use. For the last quarter-century, the Port Arthur native has struggled to give blues a home and at the end of the century, the club, a record store and recording label bear his name in Austin. Not too shabby for a man who just wanted to give back a little of what he got from the blues.

"One of the things I have been trying to deal with all my life is why we don't honor these great musicians. It's just a real shame. How can anybody see Barbara Lynn and not want to make her one of the biggest stars in America?" Sadly, the ailing reply is that artists like Barbara Lynn, Lazy Lester, and Lavelle White aren't heard enough.

Fortunately, Cliff's Picks will remedy that social ill with 16 of the finest doses of the blues recorded over the last 15 years from performers like Memphis Slim and Eddie Taylor to Sue Foley. "I recorded everyone - Angela, James Cotton, even recorded a Kim Wilson album before 1986", says Clifford Antone. "There is so much history in the Antone's vaults, it's unbelievable." Small wonder then that Clifford Antone's label asked him to choose his favorites. /Excerpt from the liner notes

(Note: There is also another version of this album entitled "Cliff's Picks", also released in 2000, containing 14 tracks plus a bonus track featuring a 15 minutes interview with Clifford Antone.)

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Various Artists - Rhythm 'N' Bluesin' By The Bayou: Nights Of Sin, Dirty Deals & Love Sick Souls

Year: 2016
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:06
Size: 165,6 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Chris Kenner - Grandma's House (2:38)
2. Lester Robertson - Oh Babe (2:18)
3. Guitar Jr. - Roll Roll Roll (2:22)
4. Wonderboy Travis - She Was Gone (2:30)
5. Barbara Lynn - One Night Of Sin (2:19)
6. Jay Nelson - Betty Ann (2:28)
7. Little Victor - Please Be There (2:21)
8. Smilin' Joe - Love Sick Soul (2:29)
9. Charles Sheffield w. Big Sambo - Shoo, Shoo Chicken (2:34)
10. Leroy Washington - Wild Cherry (2:19)
11. Classie Ballou - Crowley Stroll (3:05)
12. Classie Ballou & His Tempo Kings Orch - D-I-R-T-Y D-E-A-L (2:43)
13. Jay Nelson & The Jumpers - A Fool That Was Blind (2:37)
14. Smilin' Joe - Living On Borrowed Time (2:37)
15. Ivory Jackson - Clautelia (1:43)
16. Lester Robertson & The Upsetters - Ooh My Dear (My Girl Across Town) (2:30)
17. Tabby Thomas - C.C. Rider (2:38)
18. Big Walter Price - Better Run (3:00)
19. Baton Rouge Boys - Rising Sun (3:01)
20. Lester Robertson - Please Don't Go (2:36)
21. Barbara Lynn - Love You Most Of All (1:54)
22. Classie Ballou - Hey Ma Ma (Version 2) (3:11)
23. John Reed - Little Girl You Look So Good (2:33)
24. Honey Boy Alan - Ford V-8 (2:24)
25. Mr Mojo & His Orch - I Won't Be Long Here (2:18)
26. Little Victor - What Is Love (2:32)
27. Joe (Mr. 'G') August - Strange Things Happening In The Dark (2:28)
28. Classie Ballou & His Tempo Kings Orch - Loving Huggin Kissin My Baby (2:44)

A spicy mix of rarities, alternates and previously unissued R&B goodies from South Louisiana and S.E. Texas, where you are never too far from a bayou and some good rockin’ music. This 15th compilation in the “By The Bayou” series takes us back to the R&B sounds you would have heard belting out of a Louisiana juke joint on a steamy night in the 1950s or early 1960s. All of the tracks included were recorded in that party state, although some of the artists were based in Texas, crossing the state line to make music in studios based in Crowley and Lake Charles.

Amongst the rarities unveiled are three tracks cut in New Orleans but released by Flip Records of Hollywood, a label primarily known for doo wop. We also have some classic Classie Ballou, Chris Kenner’s first record, a few complete unknowns, a bunch of alternate takes and, most excitingly, two previously undocumented Barbara Lynn tracks, her first recordings.

Amongst the better-known songs are four formidable rockers: ‘Wild Cherry’ by Leroy Washington, ‘Roll Roll Roll’ by Guitar Jr, ‘Shoo, Shoo Chicken’ by Charles Sheffield and an alternate take of ‘Oh Babe’ by Lester Robertson.

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Jimmy McCracklin - A Taste Of The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:19
Size: 103.8 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Boogie On Down
[3:46] 2. Lie To Me
[3:18] 3. How Do You Like You New Love
[4:11] 4. My Answer
[3:34] 5. Help The Bear
[4:57] 6. Yesterday Is Gone
[4:30] 7. I Got Juiced
[5:52] 8. Put Up Or Shut Up
[3:53] 9. Not The Right Thing
[2:43] 10. Outside Help
[4:51] 11. Taste Of The Blues

Now these are the sort of cameos that make a contemporary blues disc work! Lowell Fulson, Larry Davis, Smokey Wilson, Barbara Lynn, and Johnny Otis all guested on McCracklin's most recent album for Bullseye Blues, making it clear that the pianist is no museum piece with their swinging grooves and sharp solos. ~Bill Dahl

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Various - Antone's Women: Bringing You The Best In Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:19
Size: 108.3 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues vocals, Electric Texas blues
Year: 1992/2005
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton, Marcia Ball - Something's Got A Hold On Me
[3:27] 2. Sarah Brown, Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton, Marcia Ball - Hurtback
[3:43] 3. Angela Strehli - Big Town Playboy
[4:16] 4. Angela Strehli - Neighbor, Neighbor
[2:55] 5. Lou Ann Barton - Down South In New Orleans
[3:23] 6. Lou Ann Barton - You'll Lose A Good Thing
[3:13] 7. Barbara Lynn - I'm A Good Woman
[4:09] 8. Sue Foley - Queen Bee
[2:42] 9. Sue Foley - But I Forgive You
[3:01] 10. Sue Foley - Cuban Getaway
[3:26] 11. Toni Price - Twelve Bar Blues
[5:56] 12. Toni Price - Richest One
[3:21] 13. Lavelle White - Wrappin' Up Your Love

Eight gals whose natural habitat is the blues bar in all its beery, bedenimed isolation--the malest enclave this side of the men's locker room. Individually they're not immune to the rowdy conservatism that shackles all so-called house-rockin' music, but together they constitute a singular sisterhood: tough and independent, yet--with guidance from the label's cofounder, unflappable Austin oldtimer Angela Strehli--willing to help each other hoe that hard row. The songwriting is high generic, which in bar blues takes effort, and this sampler isn't just a wheat-from-chaff job. It highlights facets of a collective sensibility--earnest or cynical or sluttish or loving or proud, it's always of its world. ~Robert Christgau

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