The Bel Airs - HooDoo Party

Album: HooDoo Party
Size: 92,6 MB
Time: 39:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, inside, tray, cd

1. HooDoo Party (3:28)
2. Strange Things (3:41)
3. Sugar Mama (4:32)
4. Big City (2:56)
5. I'm Lost Without You (2:17)
6. Every Day I Cry Some (2:38)
7. Good Lover (3:15)
8. How Come People Act Like That? (3:40)
9. Who Been Fooling You? (4:15)
10. Left Me To Roam (2:50)
11. Take This Hurt Off Me (3:17)
12. House On Fire (2:31)

Formed in 1981 in Columbia, MO, by brothers Dick Pruitt and Dave Pruitt, the Bel Airs specialize in modern blues with a dose of soul. Highlighted by Dick Pruitt's raspy, expressive vocals and brother Dave's slicing guitar lines and driven by former Paladins and James Harman Band drummer Michael Cherry, the group has developed an explosive stage show that one critic likened to watching the Everly Brothers play the blues. The Bel Airs' debut album, Need Me a Car, was released on Blind Pig Records in 1984, followed by Dangerous Curves on Borrowed Records in 1991, HooDoo Party on Blueberry Hill Records in 1999, and Got Love on Hightone Records in 2005. The group also backed Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry's pianist, on his first solo project, Blue Hand Johnny, which was released by Pulsar Records in 1987. /Biography by Steve Leggett, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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The Bel Airs - Dangerous Curves

Album: Dangerous Curves
Size: 88,6 MB
Time: 38:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Blues/Rock & Roll mix
Art: Front

1. Gonna Walk (3:25)
2. Can't Give You Up (3:33)
3. Hey Little Lee (4:01)
4. Spell On Me (2:46)
5. Chinese Rock (2:40)
6. Nothin' In This World (2:40)
7. Stranger Blues (3:25)
8. The Girl That Radiates That Charm (2:53)
9. Off Of My Line (2:40)
10. Girl On The TV News (3:03)
11. Nadine (3:44)
12. Hook My Pony (3:21)

Formed in 1981 in Columbia, MO, by brothers Dick Pruitt and Dave Pruitt, the Bel Airs specialize in modern blues with a dose of soul. Highlighted by Dick Pruitt's raspy, expressive vocals and brother Dave's slicing guitar lines and driven by former Paladins and James Harman Band drummer Michael Cherry, the group has developed an explosive stage show that one critic likened to watching the Everly Brothers play the blues. The Bel Airs' debut album, Need Me a Car, was released on Blind Pig Records in 1984, followed by Dangerous Curves on Borrowed Records in 1991, HooDoo Party on Blueberry Hill Records in 1999, and Got Love on Hightone Records in 2005. The group also backed Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry's pianist, on his first solo project, Blue Hand Johnny, which was released by Pulsar Records in 1987. /Biography by Steve Leggett, AllMusic

"Dangerous Curves" marks the successful translation of the roadhouse flavor of the Bel Airs' live shows onto disc. The Bel Airs and stellar musical guests like Johnnie Johnson at the piano give twelve cuts their unique treatment powered by a rock-solid rhythm section. Even the uninitiated would suspect the sibling vocal harmonies to be more than coincidental. Fans who've seen the band perform will recognize some favorite quirky Bel Airs' originals like "Girl On the TV News" and "Chinese Rock", as well as house rockin' covers like "Hook My Pony" and "Nadine". Sure to satisfy longtime fans and gain some new ones.

Personnel: Dick Pruitt (bass, vocals); David Pruitt (guitar, vocals); Pat O'Connor (drums); Joe Terry, Johnnie Johnson (piano); Blair Montgomery (saxophone); Ned Wilkinson (trumpet).

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The Bel Airs - Got Love

Size: 283 MB
Time: 41:33
File: 283
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. I Got Love If You Want It (4:10)
2. The Blues Is Walkin' (4:12)
3. What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) (3:07)
4. Just You And I (2:43)
5. Wild About You Baby (3:49)
6. Poor Man Rich Man (4:15)
7. Going To The River (5:39)
8. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (2:35)
9. Hi Line (4:02)
10. How Are You Fixed For Love (3:35)
11. Succotash (3:22)

Got Love is another solid, soulful blues effort from Missouri's own Bel Airs, driven by bassist Dick Pruitt's weathered vocals and brother Dave Pruitt's no-frills, efficient guitar work. The trio (Michael Cherry, formerly of the Paladins, is the drummer) doesn't reach for the stars here, but works out of familiar territory, dropping a couple of originals into a mix of modern blues and early rock & roll covers. Among the highlights are a moving version of the Tams' "What Kind of Fool," the strong rhythmic playing of Michael Cherry on Willie Dixon's "Just You and I" (which also features a guest appearance by Joe Terry on piano), and a stripped-down, acoustic rendition of Isaiah "Doctor" Ross' adaptation of "Going to the River," which allows Dave Pruitt to dust off his fine slide guitar skills. Again, Got Love doesn't try to stretch any boundaries, but Dick Pruitt's soulful singing gives the Bel Airs a lot of presence, and the "just the facts, ma'am" approach to what the trio does is actually pretty comforting, a bit like hearing your favorite local blues band play at your favorite beer joint on a Friday night, and yes, you just got paid

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The Bel Airs - Got Love

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:14
Size: 94.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. I Got Love If You Want It
[4:11] 2. The Blues Is Walkin'
[3:05] 3. What Kind Of Fool [do You Think I Am]
[2:42] 4. Just You And I
[3:46] 5. Wild About You Baby
[4:14] 6. Poor Man Rich Man
[5:37] 7. Going To The River
[2:34] 8. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
[4:01] 9. Hi Line
[3:33] 10. How Are You Fixed For Love
[3:20] 11. Succotash

Got Love is another solid, soulful blues effort from Missouri's own Bel Airs, driven by bassist Dick Pruitt's weathered vocals and brother Dave Pruitt's no-frills, efficient guitar work. The trio (Michael Cherry, formerly of the Paladins, is the drummer) doesn't reach for the stars here, but works out of familiar territory, dropping a couple of originals into a mix of modern blues and early rock & roll covers. Among the highlights are a moving version of the Tams' "What Kind of Fool," the strong rhythmic playing of Michael Cherry on Willie Dixon's "Just You and I" (which also features a guest appearance by Joe Terry on piano), and a stripped-down, acoustic rendition of Isaiah "Doctor" Ross' adaptation of "Going to the River," which allows Dave Pruitt to dust off his fine slide guitar skills. Again, Got Love doesn't try to stretch any boundaries, but Dick Pruitt's soulful singing gives the Bel Airs a lot of presence, and the "just the facts, ma'am" approach to what the trio does is actually pretty comforting, a bit like hearing your favorite local blues band play at your favorite beer joint on a Friday night, and yes, you just got paid. ~Steve Leggett

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VA - Dust My Broom: Hot Stuff & Rare Tracks! #1

Size: 168,9 MB
Time: 71:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues, Rockabilly
Art: Front

01 L.C. Good Rockin' Robinson - Dust My Broom (4:30)
02 Fighting Chairs - Besame Mucho (2:37)
03 Freddie Wadling & Straitjacket - One Ugly Child (1:54)
04 Teddy Hill & His Band - Rock-A-Billy Is Back (2:00)
05 The Bel Airs - Sweet Lorraine (3:36)
06 Silent Rockers - High Class Baby (2:35)
07 Max & His Walkin' Shoes - Bottom Dollar (2:42)
08 Sky High - Little Wing (3:43)
09 Rival Eaters - Dallas (2:47)
10 Dr.Zipp - Sista Natten (2:43)
11 The Jungle Telegraph - Blue Moon Of Kentucky (2:03)
12 Marie Ottosson - Somebody Else Will (2:59)
13 The Slickers - Help Me (5:01)
14 Boogie Station - Little Girl (2:34)
15 Nightcats - (If You Gotta) Love Somebody (4:14)
16 Rough Enough - Cocaine (3:09)
17 Jeff Taube & Bad Liver - Black And Blue (3:46)
18 Hasse Morgan & Missing Links - Motorbike Mike (4:05)
19 Rocking Barber - He'll Have To Go (3:18)
20 Sue's Blues - Changing Neighbourhoods (4:06)
21 Feelin' Blue - Gone To Main Street (2:33)
22 Wreckless - Mystery Train (4:04)

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