Big George Jackson Blues Band - Southern In My Soul

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:27
Size: 107,0 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Southern In My Soul (4:09)
2. I've Done More For You Baby (2:27)
3. Blue Sky (4:31)
4. Go For A Ride (3:09)
5. Crosseyed Annie (4:26)
6. Love So Strong (5:43)
7. Biscuits 'N' Molasses (3:47)
8. I'm Sorry (4:38)
9. Amtrak (4:44)
10. You Ain't All That (3:27)
11. Argue, Fuss 'N' Fight (5:21)

Big George Jackson might be based in the north, but his heart is very firmly below the Mason-Dixon line. Along with his band, the singer and harp player belts out some very raw blues, with a groove that simply won't quit - just listen to the cover of Otis Smothers' "I've Done More for You, Baby" for an example. But there's more to the band. Jackson not only has a wonderful deep voice, but a very strong turn of phrase in his lyrics, while there are no meandering solos in the group - everything is razor sharp, as typified by guitarists Jeremy Johnson and Phil Schmid, who never use ten notes when one will suffice. The album was recorded in their home studio, but the sound is as full as anything done somewhere more expensive. It may be blues straight down the line, yet it's anything but by the numbers. /Chris Nickson, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Big George Jackson - Beggin' Ain't For Me

Year: 1998
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:33
Size: 112,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Beggin' Ain't For Me (4:30)
2. Rubbish Truck (4:08)
3. Shake Your Moneymaker (5:28)
4. Ela May (3:03)
5. Ooh Wee Baby (4:44)
6. Lookin' To Steal Somebody (5:09)
7. Fat's Jump (5:11)
8. Fee Fi Fo Fam (7:26)
9. Kitchen Sink Boogie (4:03)
10. I'm A Big Man (4:47)

Revered songwriter Big George Jackson's songs didn't have the same snap, crackle, and pop when he recorded them himself - they always came off better when sung by other singers. Jackson's low voice wasn't the best vehicle to sell the hearty Southern dramas he wrote so prolifically; it was better suited for uptempo blues, the material that comprises the lion's share of Beggin' Ain't for Me. He wrote eight of the ten songs, but the most lively numbers are Elmore James' "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Kitchen Sink Boogie" (credited to a trio of writers) with its strong lead guitar play.

Jackson's no spring chicken, but "Ella May" sounds as if a much older man is singing; the lyrics don't get much more complex than, "Ella May what you got cookin' today." "Looking to Steal Somebody" is so deliberate that you have time to insert alternate lyrics before Jackson sings the ones he wrote. Jackson helps his cause by blowing a fiery harp on many selections. If you're looking for an album of jumping blues, this is top shelf, but those expecting to hear Jackson the writer of "I'm Just a Prisoner," "Cheatin' in the Next Room," and "Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em" will still be looking after this CD is done playing. /Andrew Hamilton, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Various - Hi Records: The Blues Sessions (2-Disc Set)

"Note: certain tracks on this release have been dubbed from the best copies of the original discs available - resulting in a slight difference in sound quality."

Hi Records is one of the jewels in the municipal crown of Memphis. In its glorious history, Hi Records ran the gamut from instrumental hits by Bill Black's Combo and Ace Cannon to intimate rhythm and blues by Al Green, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay and Syl Johnson. Hi boasted its own killer rhythm section - the Hodges brothers with drummer Howard Grimes, as well as a horn section that featured the best players in town. With the rest of the label's support group such as songwriters Teenie Hodges, Earl Randle, and Donald Bryant, and master producer and A&R man Willie Mitchell…Hi had it all - charismatic stars, innovative producers, brilliant session players, prolific composers. Hi Records was a hit factory that is as alive today as it ever was, constantly repackaged and reissued, an inspiration to new generations of musicians and fans.

Album: Hi Records: The Blues Sessions (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:00
Size: 77.9 MB
Styles: R&B/Soul/Blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:13] 1. Don Hines - I'm So Glad
[2:05] 2. Don Hines - Baby Tell It Like It Is
[2:59] 3. Don Hines - Stormy Monday
[2:25] 4. Don Hines - Please Accept My Love
[2:13] 5. Don Hines - You Had To Pay
[2:08] 6. Don Hines - Trouble Is My Name
[2:33] 7. Big Amos Patton - He Won't Bite Me Twice
[2:17] 8. Big Amos Patton - Move With Me Baby
[2:56] 9. Big Amos Patton - Going To Vietnam
[2:45] 10. Big Amos Patton - I'm Gone
[2:08] 11. Big Amos Patton - Dog Man
[2:26] 12. Big Amos Patton - You're Too Young
[2:20] 13. Big Lucky Carter - Stop Arguing Over Me
[2:25] 14. Big Lucky Carter - Miss Betty Green

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Album: Hi Records: The Blues Sessions (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:15
Size: 94.4 MB
Styles: R&B/Soul/Blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Big Lucky Carter - Goofer Dust
[2:24] 2. Big Lucky Carter - I've Been Hurt
[2:25] 3. Big Lucky Carter - Please Don't Leave
[2:21] 4. Big Lucky Carter - You'd Better Mind
[3:14] 5. Joe Lee Carter - Please Mr. Foreman
[2:52] 6. Joe Lee Carter - As The Years Go Passing By
[2:49] 7. Joe Lee Carter - I Can't Stand It
[2:39] 8. Joe Lee Carter - Let Me Know
[2:04] 9. Don Bryant - Don't Turn Your Back On Me
[2:20] 10. Don Bryant - The Call Of Distress
[2:35] 11. Don Bryant - Is That Asking Too Much
[2:21] 12. Don Bryant - There Is Something On Your Mind
[2:12] 13. Willie Mitchell - Prayer Meeting
[2:40] 14. Gene Miller - I Was Wrong
[2:19] 15. Gene Miller - What Do You Mean
[2:57] 16. George Jackson - Aretha, Sing One For Me

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Big George Jackson - Harmonica Blues

Size: 113,8 MB
Time: 48:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. The Daddy (3:16)
02. Ela May (3:00)
03. I'm Sorry (4:34)
04. Biscuits 'N' Molasses (3:47)
05. St Paul Woman #2 (6:04)
06. Fat's Jump (5:08)
07. Ooh Wee Baby (4:41)
08. What You Got (3:39)
09. Fee Fi Fo Fam (7:25)
10. Friday Evening (2:27)
11. Amtrak (4:42)

Vocalist/harmonicaplayer Big George Jackson was born November 16, 1949 and in the Twin Cities he is known as the Authentic big man of the blues. He sings with a distinctive bass-rich voice only a six-foot, six inch gentle giant could be blessed with. Add his fat harmonica playing, dead-on phrasing, commanding stage-presence and instant audience rapport and it’s easy to understand why the audience howl when he delivers his music.

The band features two great guitarists: Jeremy Johnson (formely with Mischo) and Phil Schmid (formely with Lynwood Slim) combine tough-as-nails interplay that can alternate between being greasy, swinging and raunchy The band writes its own music, with lyrics written by Big George and they also cover songs by Jimmy Reed, Walter Hornton, Muddy Waters and Big Leon Brooks. In 1998 the band released a CD Beggin Ain’t for Me on Black and Tan Records and in 2001 their second Black and Tan CD. The CD is titled Big Shot. Critics praised Big George’s CD for originality and welcome sense of humor. The Big George Jackson Band is considered to be a great up and coming band and is developing a fast growing following in spite of the incredibly competitive live music scene.

Big George has been working for Minnesgasco, the local gas company in Minneapolis. He has raised six children while pursuing his night-time career as a blues musician. His first european tour took place in November >99 and it was a huge success. Most of the venues had a large crowd and at the bluesfestivals in Luzern (Switzerland) and Unna (Germany) Big George proved to be one of the surprises of the event. During their european tour in April/May 2000 the band performed at he Moulin Blues Festival in Ospel (NL) and at the bluesfestivals of Silkeborg and Odense (DK). The band did two more succesfull european tours in March and November 2001. On the last tour they performed on the Lucerne Blues Festival (CH) and on the Blues Estafette (NL), two of the major blues events in Europe. They also did a live show on national Dutch tv.

In 2002 they performed at the Belgian Rhythm & Blues Festival in Peer (Belgium) and the Colne Bluesfestival in the UK and in 2003 they played at the International Jazzfestival in Montreal (Canada) and Nancy Jazz Pulsations (France). In October 2003 they released their third CD (Southern In My Soul) for Black and Tan Records.

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The Butanes Featuring Willie Walker - Long Time Thing

Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:14
Size: 133,6 MB
Styles: Blues, soul-blues
Scans: Full

1. Long Time Thing (3:28)
2. It Ain't Your Ladder (3:16)
3. Let's Fall In Love (4:16)
4. How Long You Think You Got? (2:53)
5. You've Never Had A Love Like Mine (4:10)
6. Drift To Sleep (2:23)
7. Do It Yourself (3:17)
8. I Just Don't Believe (3:12)
9. I Want To Be The One (3:22)
10. Dirty Deeds (4:39)
11. If You Expect To See Another Day (4:36)
12. I'm OK (3:32)
13. A Little Peace Of Mind (3:56)
14. She Lifts Me (4:19)
15. Betrayed (3:23)
16. Crawl Inside A Bottle (3:26)

The Butanes and Willie's third collaboration sidesteps into the blues and contains 16 original tracks. 5 songs feature 10 horns and Michael B. Nelson's stellar big band arrangements. Special guests include 3 Hornheads, Bruce McCabe on various keyboards, Big George Jackson on harp and jazz pianist Mary Louise Knutson swinging hard on the title track.

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VA - Keeping Living Music Alive Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album:Keeping Living Music Alive Vol. 1
Size: 125,9 MB
Time: 54:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01. Boo Boo Davis - We're In Hell (4:44)
02. Percy Strother - I Ain't Superstitous (3:06)
03. Percy Strother - Take My Love (2:36)
04. Roscoe Chenier - Stick To You Baby (2:30)
05. Roscoe Chenier - A Mother's Love (2:41)
06. Big George Jackson - Rubbish Truck (4:05)
07. Byther Smith - So Many Roads, So Many Trains (5:07)
08. Byther Smith - Five Long Years (6:13)
09. Big George Jackson - Tell Me (3:50)
10. Erskine Oglesby - It's Good To See You (3:18)
11. The Sunset Travelers - I Washed My Hands In Muddy Waters (3:54)
12. The Sunset Travelers - Get Up Jake (3:36)
13. Boo Boo Davis - Can Man (4:25)
14. Doug MacLeod - East Texas Sugar (3:55)

Keeping Living Music Alive Vol. 1

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Album:Keeping Living Music Alive Vol. 2
Size: 121,0 MB
Time: 51:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01. Byther Smith - Close To You Baby (3:40)
02. Boo Boo Davis - The Snake (4:49)
03. Boo Boo Davis - Leave It Alone (3:53)
04. Percy Strother - Blow Wind Blow (2:25)
05. Roscoe Chenier - Rainin' In My Heart (3:10)
06. Erskine Oglesby - Two Franc Blues (2:33)
07. Big George Jackson - Friday Evening (2:27)
08. The Sunset Travelers - I Got A Sure Thing (2:55)
09. Big George Jackson - You Ain't All That (3:24)
10. Doug MacLeod - North County Woman (3:33)
11. Doug MacLeod - The Devil Is Beating His Wife (5:01)
12. Billy Jones - Ain't Good Lookin´ (3:26)
13. Billy Jones - Ain't No Secret (2:58)
14. Ernie Payne - Curse Of Hamm (4:05)
15. Ernie Payne - Coercion Street (3:27)

Keeping Living Music Alive Vol. 2

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Big George Jackson - On Black And Tan Vol. 1 / Big George Jackson Remixed

Album: Big George Jackson On Black And Tan Vol. 1
Size: 101,3 MB
Time: 43:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Beggin' Ain't For Me (4:26)
02. Ela May (3:10)
03. Fat's Jump (5:08)
04. I'm A Big Man (4:46)
05. What You Got (3:39)
06. Hard Hearted Woman (4:22)
07. The Daddy (3:16)
08. Southern In My Soul (4:05)
09. Go For A Ride (3:07)
10. Biscuits 'n' Molasses (3:44)
11. You Ain't All That (3:24)

Vocalist/harmonica player Big George Jackson was born November 16, 1949 and in the Twin Cities he is known as the authentic big man of the blues. He sings with a distinctive bass-rich voice only a six-foot, six inch gentle giant could be blessed with. Add his fat harmonica playing, dead-on phrasing, commanding stage-presence and instant audience rapport and it's easy to understand why the audience howl when he delivers his music.

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Album: Big George Jackson Remixed
Size: 98,0 MB
Time: 35:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Fee Fi Fo Fam (5:35)
02. Go For A Ride (4:41)
03. Beggin' Ain't For Me (4:29)
04. Dirty Haints (5:22)
05. St. Paul Woman (5:15)
06. What You Got (5:11)
07. 20 Years (4:51)

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VA - Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 1, Vol. 2 & Vol. 3

Album: Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 1
Size: 148,4 MB
Time: 64:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01. Roscoe Chenier - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (4:48)
02. Big George Jackson - Beggin Ain't For Me (4:29)
03. Big George Jackson - Dirty Haints (5:22)
04. Doug MacLeod - The Devil Is Beating His Wife (5:53)
05. Billy Jones - Here With You (5:38)
06. Billy Jones - Revolution Bluez (4:50)
07. Big George Jackson - St Paul Woman (5:15)
08. Mississippi Big Beat - Try Me One More Time (5:12)
09. Harrison Kennedy - 40 Acres And A Mule (5:15)
10. Harrison Kennedy - Let Her Talk (5:04)
11. Pedro & Os Lobos - Andaluzia (5:35)
12. David Philips - Big Things (6:33)

miXendorp is the project of one man from the Netherlands, who’s dedicated to updating the blues for present times. His recent release on European label Black And Tan Records is prefaced with exciting potential: “The blues used to be party music; now it can be played again at the hippest modern parties, festival and clubs….. and still feel down home.”

The description for Black And Tan Edits reads a bit like an infomercial, and there are some cheese qualities here for sure. But the blues have been bastardized and neglected plenty in the present day, and these musical spins are at least unconventionally fun party music that remind one of the heyday of the genre.

miXendorp describes his mixes as “blues + beat”, and the combination is apt; he applies everything from house beats and new age percussion to classic singer-songwriter blues. Such modern day genre-mashing turns the blues into club-ready hits which feel so much like a merging of two worlds that it becomes important to remember that the originals are not relics of the past; they are in fact fairly recent, pulled from the past 14 years of releases by Black And Tan.

Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 1

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Album: Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 2
Size: 138,8 MB
Time: 59:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01. Turnip Greens - Sixsixtysix (4:08)
02. Burton Gaar - It's Still Raining (4:48)
03. Big George Jackson - What You Got (5:11)
04. David Philips - Link In The Chain (4:43)
05. Big George Jackson - Fee Fi Fo Fam (5:36)
06. Boo Boo Davis - Ice Storm (4:37)
07. Missisippi Big Beat - (Idol) Should I Know (5:13)
08. Billy Jones - Breakin Away (4:42)
09. Roscoe Chenier - Bad Luck (5:14)
10. Harrison Kennedy - It's Hard (5:01)
11. Big George Jackson - 20 Years (4:53)
12. Roscoe Chenier - Walkin With Frankie (5:04)

Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 2

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Album: Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 3
Size: 132,6 MB
Time: 56:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01. Boo Boo Davis - Who Stole The Booty (5:44)
02. Boo Boo Davis - Mike In Jail (5:16)
03. Byther Smith - The Man Wants Me Dead (5:02)
04. Boo Boo Davis - Walk On Tall (4:51)
05. Billy Jones - Ain't Good Lookin (6:13)
06. Boo Boo Davis - Stay From The Casino (5:00)
07. Boo Boo Davis - The Snake (4:44)
08. Doug MacLeod - Night Walking (5:06)
09. Boo Boo Davis - Dirty Dog (5:35)
10. Big George Jackson - Go For A Ride (4:41)
11. Boo Boo Davis - Silvermine (4:33)

Black & Tan Remixed By MiXendorp Vol. 3

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Big George Jackson Blues Band - Big Shot

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:20
Size: 115.2 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[3:53] 1. St Paul Woman
[5:13] 2. Big Shot
[3:39] 3. What You Got
[4:16] 4. If I Could Change
[3:53] 5. I Found True Love
[4:22] 6. Hard Hearted Woman
[5:26] 7. 20 Years
[2:27] 8. Friday Evening
[3:16] 9. The Daddy
[3:54] 10. Dirty Haints
[3:50] 11. Tell Me
[6:06] 12. St Paul Woman #2

Recording information: Blue Moon Studio, MInneapolis. Big George Jackson (vocals, harmonica); Jeremy Johnson (guitar, drums); Paul Schmid (guitar); John Schroder (bass); Dwight Dario (drums).

A description of George starts by saying he is known around the Twin Cities as "the authentic big man of the blues" and goes on to say that he sings with a distinctive bass-rich voice only a six-foot, six inch gentle giant could be blessed with. George's songwriting, in so many ways, honors his family and his upbringing. George's lyrics most often speak to his own personal experiences and often honor his upbringing and family.

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