Guitar Slim, Jr. - I'll Survive

Size: 81,5 MB
Time: 34:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. It Hurts To Love Someone (3:06)
02. Postman (4:46)
03. Tired Of Your Friends (3:41)
04. The More I Give, The More You Want (3:40)
05. I Don't Want To Leave You (4:01)
06. I'll Survive (3:21)
07. I Found The Blues In New Orleans (3:48)
08. Trouble Don't Always Last (3:05)
09. Twenty-Five Lies (2:21)
10. Later For Ya Baby (2:24)

Despite the fact that his first album earned a Grammy nomination, Guitar Slim Jr. remains a somewhat shadowy figure to the blues public. The son of Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, his real name is Rodney Armstrong. According to New Orleans-historian Jeff Hannusch's notes on Slim's 1988 album, he "has been a fixture on the Black New Orleans club circuit for the better part of 20 years...[but] doesn't get to play the posher uptown clubs." His Orleans album featured mostly covers of his father's inspirational blues, which he was loath to play earlier in life, but Slim is also known for his extensive soul repertoire. ~Jim O'Neal

I'll Survive

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Guitar Slim Jr. - Nothing Nice

Size: 110,8 MB
Time: 48:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: New Orleans Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front & Back

01. If You Think That Jive Will Do (4:11)
02. I Feel So Bad (4:40)
03. Oo Wee Baby, I Love You (4:01)
04. Steal Away (5:13)
05. The Things I Used To Do (4:20)
06. Try A Little Tenderness (5:00)
07. I Want You (3:35)
08. The Rivers Invitation (4:59)
09. Our Only Child (3:24)
10. Leave My Girl Alone (4:57)
11. I Got Sumpin For You (3:58)

Fans of the pre-eminent New Orleans electric guitarist of the '40s and '50s should make note of the "Junior" appendage to that name. This is not Eddie Jones, the original Guitar Slim, but his son, Rodney Armstrong, born in New Orleans in 1951. Although Armstrong didn't grow up with his father, who died in 1959, he seems to absorbed a good amount of his style, along with the rougher-edged playing of Chicago-style guitar masters like Albert and Freddie King. This 1996 release is a live-in-the-studio session featuring the Memphis Horns. Armstrong's playing is fiery throughout, but with a sweetness of tone in songs like "Oo Wee Baby I Love You" and a take on the Otis Redding arrangement of the standard "Try A Little Tenderness" that's reminiscent of his father. ~Rovi

Nothing Nice

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Guitar Slim Jr. - Brought Up The Hardway

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:06
Size: 101.0 MB
Styles: Soul-blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Sugar Daddy
[3:37] 2. One Woman Man
[3:40] 3. Brought Up The Hardway
[5:14] 4. Full Of Love
[3:30] 5. I Love All My Friends
[3:31] 6. Don't Down Me
[4:00] 7. Tough Louisiana Man
[4:03] 8. Daddy's Good Reputation
[3:29] 9. Let Me In
[2:48] 10. Jesus Loves You
[2:38] 11. A Tribute To Momma
[3:46] 12. Life

Despite the fact that his first album earned a Grammy nomination, Guitar Slim Jr. remains a somewhat shadowy figure to the blues public. The son of Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, his real name is Rodney Armstrong. According to New Orleans-historian Jeff Hannusch's notes on Slim's 1988 album, he "has been a fixture on the Black New Orleans club circuit for the better part of 20 years...[but] doesn't get to play the posher uptown clubs." His Orleans album featured mostly covers of his father's inspirational blues, which he was loath to play earlier in life, but Slim is also known for his extensive soul repertoire. ~Jim O'Neal

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Various - Orleans Records Story

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 72:31
Size: 166.0 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues/jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:41] 1. Mighty Sam Mcclain - Pray
[4:23] 2. Dorothy Goodman - Born With The Blues
[6:12] 3. Guitar Slim, Jr. - It's A Privilege, Baby, To Be Loved By You
[2:18] 4. Danny Barker - Ham And Eggs
[4:12] 5. C.P. Love - True Blue
[3:19] 6. Willy De Ville - Jump Steady Come My Way
[3:59] 7. Roland Stone - Remember Me
[6:14] 8. Coco Robicheaux - Cottonmouth
[2:59] 9. Johnny J & The Hitmen - J-Walkin'
[3:31] 10. Blue Lu Barker - Bring The Greenbacks When You Call
[3:21] 11. Robert Lowery - A Good Man Is Hard To Find
[5:35] 12. Pinstripe Brass Band - I Ate Up The Apple Tree
[7:19] 13. Marva Wright - I'm Not Coming Back
[4:49] 14. Little Freddie King - Mean Little Woman
[3:18] 15. Ironing Board Sam - Chillin' Like An Ice Cube
[2:19] 16. Tony Green - Waltz For Pud
[3:53] 17. Rockie Charles - Don't Let Me Go

The Orleans Records Story presents some of the best tracks recorded for the label, concentrating mostly on modern electric and acoustic blues, but also featuring some more traditional sounds as well (in jazz as well as blues). Featured artists include Mighty Sam McClain, Danny Barker, Blue Lu Barker, Marva Wright, Coco Robicheaux, Guitar Slim Jr., Willy DeVille, Little Freddie King, Ironing Board Sam, Dorothy Goodman, and more. ~Steve Huey

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Guitar Slim Jr. - The Story Of My Life

Size: 70,9 MB
Time: 29:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1987
Styles: New Orleans Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Trouble Don't Last (3:05)
02. Letter To My Girl Friend (1:56)
03. The Story Of My Life (3:34)
04. Bad Luck Blues (3:27)
05. Can I Change My Mind (3:08)
06. Too Weak To Fight (2:25)
07. Reap What You Sow (4:27)
08. Well I Done Got Over It (2:33)
09. Turn Back The Hands Of Time (2:55)
10. Sufferin' Mind (2:21)

Guitar Slim Jr. was born Rodney Armstrong in New Orleans in 1951. His father is Eddie Jones, Guitar Slim, a Blues artist most famous for his best selling song, “”The Things That I Used to Do”.

Guitar Slim Jr. has worked with many blues musicians, and received critical acclaim with his debut album, “The Story of My Life”. It received a Grammy nomination in 1988 for Best Blues Traditional Album.

Guitar Slim Jr has worked for many years around the New Orleans Blues club circuit, and has toured with Stevie Ray Vaughn. He continues to play in New Orleans venues, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The Story Of My Life

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