Downchild Blues Band - Gone Fishing

Album: Gone Fishing
Size: 90,6 MB
Time: 39:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Front, tray, cd

1. It Isn't Right (3:20)
2. A Girl I Love To Love (2:20)
3. Gone Fishing (3:22)
4. A Talk With My Heart (3:37)
5. Don't Make My Baby Mad (3:39)
6. When I Say Jump (3:24)
7. Already Said Goodbye (3:28)
8. Rockin' Little Boogie (3:47)
9. Howlin' For My Darlin' (5:00)
10. A Feelin' So Good (3:42)
11. Uphill And Cold Weather (3:26)

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues" on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto.

Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard-living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Since the early '90s, the Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more stable lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues Award as Best Male Vocalist of 1999 and a Blues with a Feeling Award from the Toronto Blues Society for his "achievements during a distinguished career."

A former member of '60s rock band Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues Award in 2000 as Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year. Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society Blues with a Feeling Award in 1993, he received Maple Blues Awards as Bass Player of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Walsh. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues Award as Horn Player of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, he recorded the album Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators.

Raised in Northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Walsh relocated to Toronto in their teens. Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." /Biography by Craig Harris, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild Blues Band - A Matter Of Time: The Downchild Collection

Album: A Matter Of Time
Size: 167,0 MB
Time: 72:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Full

1. It's Been So Long (3:25)
2. T.V. Mama (3:12)
3. Flip, Flop & Fly (3:02)
4. Going Dancing (2:57)
5. Tell Your Mother (2:29)
6. Dusty Road (4:39)
7. Annie's Got A Sister (3:27)
8. Don't Mind Dyin' (4:20)
9. Rock It (3:56)
10. I Got Everything I Need (Almost) (2:40)
11. Shotgun Blues (5:43)
12. Dig Myself A Hole (2:37)
13. Downchild Shuffle (3:49)
14. Lazy Woman (3:10)
15. Let's Get High (3:21)
16. Tramp (4:20)
17. When I Say Jump (3:23)
18. Dew Drop Inn (3:51)
19. I Am Mr. Downchild (3:47)
20. It's A Matter Of Time (3:51)

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues" on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto.

Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard-living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Since the early '90s, the Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more stable lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues Award as Best Male Vocalist of 1999 and a Blues with a Feeling Award from the Toronto Blues Society for his "achievements during a distinguished career."

A former member of '60s rock band Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues Award in 2000 as Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year. Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society Blues with a Feeling Award in 1993, he received Maple Blues Awards as Bass Player of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Walsh. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues Award as Horn Player of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, he recorded the album Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators.

Raised in Northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Walsh relocated to Toronto in their teens. Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." /Biography by Craig Harris, AllMusic

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Downchild Blues Band - Body Of Work: The Downchild Collection Vol. 2

Album: Body Of Work
Size: 166,6 MB
Time: 72:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Front, sleeve, inside, tray

1. Bop Til' I Drop (3:17)
2. Wednesday Night Blues (5:16)
3. When The Morning Comes (5:01)
4. Oh! Oh! (3:23)
5. I'm Alone (5:07)
6. Caldonia (3:10)
7. My Aching Heart (3:24)
8. Do The Parrott (2:41)
9. Where Have You Gone (3:37)
10. I've Been A Fool (3:46)
11. Old Ma Bell (3:11)
12. Madison Blues (2:56)
13. A Talk With My Heart (3:37)
14. Don't Make My Baby Mad (3:39)
15. Last Chance To Dance (4:04)
16. Try To Fall In Love With Me (3:28)
17. One More Chance (2:21)
18. Let's Go Strollin' (3:28)
19. Not This Time (3:07)
20. I'm Finished (3:17)

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues" on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto.

Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard-living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Since the early '90s, the Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more stable lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues Award as Best Male Vocalist of 1999 and a Blues with a Feeling Award from the Toronto Blues Society for his "achievements during a distinguished career."

A former member of '60s rock band Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues Award in 2000 as Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year. Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society Blues with a Feeling Award in 1993, he received Maple Blues Awards as Bass Player of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Walsh. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues Award as Horn Player of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, he recorded the album Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators.

Raised in Northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Walsh relocated to Toronto in their teens. Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." /Biography by Craig Harris, AllMusic

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Downchild - Come On In

Album: Come On In
Size: 144,2 MB
Time: 62:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Come On In (4:13)
2. Scars (5:14)
3. Don't Leave It Too Long (4:03)
4. Sad Sad Day (4:56)
5. There's A Blues Band There (5:06)
6. Jump Right Up (4:10)
7. Tonight I Want To Dance With You (4:07)
8. Now You're Hooked (4:54)
9. How Long (6:20)
10. Cotton In My Ears (Instrumental) (5:30)
11. A Garden In Her Front Yard (5:01)
12. Droppin' Like Flies (5:46)
13. Cruisin' (Instrumental) (3:15)

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues" on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto.

Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard-living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Since the early '90s, the Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more stable lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues Award as Best Male Vocalist of 1999 and a Blues with a Feeling Award from the Toronto Blues Society for his "achievements during a distinguished career."

A former member of '60s rock band Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues Award in 2000 as Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year. Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society Blues with a Feeling Award in 1993, he received Maple Blues Awards as Bass Player of the Year in 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Walsh. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues Award as Horn Player of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, he recorded the album Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators.

Raised in Northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Walsh relocated to Toronto in their teens. Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." /Biography by Craig Harris, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild Blues Band - Dancing

Album: Dancing
Size: 91,1 MB
Time: 39:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1974
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

1. Going Dancing (3:00)
2. Tell Your Mother (2:29)
3. When I Go To Work (3:30)
4. Please Forgive (2:58)
5. Set A Date (3:34)
6. Tell Me Baby (4:57)
7. Must Have Been The Devil (3:44)
8. Let's Go Strollin' (3:28)
9. Something On Your Mind (4:00)
10. The Argument (4:23)
11. Madison Blues (2:56)

The Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada". The band is still commonly known as the Downchild Blues Band, though the actual band name was shortened to "Downchild" in the early 1980s. The Blues Brothers band was heavily influenced by Downchild Blues Band. The Downchild Blues Band was formed in Toronto in 1969 and continues to perform today. It was co-founded by two brothers, Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh and Richard "Hock" Walsh.

Their international fame is partially due to three of its songs, the originals "I've Got Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shot Gun Blues", and its adaptation of "Flip, Flop and Fly", all from its 1973 album, Straight Up, being featured on the first Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues (1978). "Flip, Flop and Fly" has been Downchild's only hit single, and became the signature song of Hock Walsh. The band's musical style is described as being "a spirited, if fundamental, brand of jump-band and Chicago-style blues".

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild - Bootleg

Album: Bootleg
Size: 87,0 MB
Time: 37:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1971/2007
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Rock It (3:58)
2. Just A Little Bit (3:06)
3. Down In Virginia (3:36)
4. That's All Right (4:55)
5. Messin' With The Kid (3:23)
6. Don't You Bother My Baby (4:07)
7. Change My Way Of Livin' (5:09)
8. You Don't Have To Go (3:08)
9. Next Time You See Me (2:52)
10. I'm Sinkin' (3:02)

The Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada". The band is still commonly known as the Downchild Blues Band, though the actual band name was shortened to "Downchild" in the early 1980s. The Blues Brothers band was heavily influenced by Downchild Blues Band. The Downchild Blues Band was formed in Toronto in 1969 and continues to perform today. It was co-founded by two brothers, Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh and Richard "Hock" Walsh.

Their international fame is partially due to three of its songs, the originals "I've Got Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shot Gun Blues", and its adaptation of "Flip, Flop and Fly", all from its 1973 album, Straight Up, being featured on the first Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues (1978). "Flip, Flop and Fly" has been Downchild's only hit single, and became the signature song of Hock Walsh. The band's musical style is described as being "a spirited, if fundamental, brand of jump-band and Chicago-style blues".

The band's first album, Bootleg, is regarded as one of the first independent albums ever produced in Canada. It was recorded over two nights in 1971, in a makeshift studio at Toronto's Rochdale College. Donnie Walsh and others distributed the album by hand. It was welcomed by major Toronto music retailer Sam Sniderman, of Sam The Record Man renown, who was very much disposed to promoting Canadian music. The record was soon acquired by RCA Records Canada for more general distribution and was reissued on CD on September 11, 2007, without any extra tracks.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild - Live At The Palais Royale

Album: Live At The Palais Royale
Size: 130,4 MB
Time: 56:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues, jump blues
Art: Full

1. It's Been So Long (5:13)
2. Going Out Dancing (4:14)
3. Wednesday Night Blues (8:41)
4. (I've Got Everything I Need) Almost (5:10)
5. I've Been A Fool (4:54)
6. It's A Matter Of Time (5:59)
7. When I Say Jump (4:47)
8. Mr. Confused (4:30)
9. What You Gonna Do (3:27)
10. Dew Drop Inn (3:56)
11. Soaring (Instrumental) (5:30)

Closing in on the end of their fourth decade as a Toronto jump-blues institution, and consisting entirely of men who are at or beyond retirement age, Downchild continue to make music that crackles with energy and joy. Founding member and guitarist Donnie Walsh wrote most of the songs on this powerful 11-track live set, which includes such fan favorites as "(I Got Everything I Need) Almost" (which features a particularly impressive guitar solo from Walsh and a great, swinging horn chart) and the rollicking "It's Been So Long," along with the slightly less compelling spoken word excursion "I've Been a Fool" and a fine slide guitar showcase titled "It's a Matter of Time."

The album closes with a brilliant instrumental, a Walsh original titled "Soaring," on which Walsh and Chuck Jackson duel on harmonica and which also features pianist and organist Michael Fonfara. When it's running at full tilt, it becomes clear what makes Downchild such an impressive band: it's the lack of any weak spot in the lineup. Jackson has a rich, chesty voice and a jubilant delivery that belies his careful attention to pitch and phrasing; the horn section is sharp and punchy (and often joined on its melodic passages by Walsh's guitar); and the rhythm section drives everything from below with solidity and power. None of this would matter if the songs weren't worth hearing, but they're remarkably consistent in quality. Very highly recommended. /Rick Anderson, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild - I Need A Hat

Size: 107.8 MB
Time: 45:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Electric Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Full

01. This Must Be Love (2:52)
02. I Need A Hat (3:17)
03. Somebody Lied (Feat. Wayne Jackson Of The Memphis Horns) (6:07)
04. You Don't Love Me (Feat. Colin Linden & Dan Aykroyd) (4:28)
05. Rendezvous (3:55)
06. Down In The Delta (5:54)
07. Time To Say Good-Bye (3:46)
08. What Was I Thinking (5:22)
09. These Thoughts Keep Marching (Feat. Wayne Jackson Of The Memphis Horns) (3:55)
10. Some More Of That (2:56)
11. El Stew (3:16)

Veteran Toronto blues band Downchild celebrates its 40th anniversary and releases its 16th album with I Need a Hat, as Mr. Downchild himself, guitarist Don Walsh, continues to lead an ensemble that also features singer Chuck Jackson, saxophonist Pat Carey, keyboardist Michael Fonfara, bassist Gary Kendall, and drummer Mike Fitzpatrick. The all-original track list is also provided by Walsh (except for "Down in the Delta" and "Time to Say Goodbye," which are by Jackson), and the styles range from the jump blues opener "This Must Be Love," to Chicago and Delta styles. Guests join the party, including Dan Aykroyd (for whom Downchild served as an inspiration when he created the Blues Brothers), playing a harmonica solo on "You Don't Love Me"; trumpeter Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns on "Somebody Lied" and "These Thoughts Keep Marching"; and guitarists Colin James ("Somebody Lied") and Colin Linden ("You Don't Love Me"). As a songwriter, Walsh has the blues about the usual subjects, including love gone wrong and financial reversals (due, in part, to credit company woes, according to "Somebody Lied"). He also speculates that he might have been more successful with a gimmick ("I Need a Hat") and worries that time is passing him by ("Some More of That," the only song on which he takes lead vocals). But he doesn't sound like he's really going to change his ways any time soon, and from the evidence of I Need a Hat, he has no reason to; he and his band play the blues comfortably and confidently and, having marked this milestone, are likely to go on playing. ~William Ruhlmann

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Downchild Blues Band - A Case Of The Blues: Best Of

Size: 134.4 MB
Time: 57:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Electric Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Full

01. Tell Your Mother (2:28)
02. It's A Matter Of Time (3:51)
03. I Got Everything I Need (Almost) (2:43)
04. Wednesday Night Blues (5:17)
05. I Am Mr. Downchild (3:51)
06. Madison Blues (2:56)
07. I've Been A Fool (3:42)
08. Dew Drop Inn (3:55)
09. Tryin' To Keep Her 88's Straight (4:08)
10. Annie's Got A Sister (3:29)
11. Don't Mind Dyin' (4:24)
12. Shotgun Blues (5:45)
13. Flip Flop & Fly (3:05)
14. Stagger Lee (3:28)
15. Last Chance To Dance (4:04)

The Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada". The band was formed in Toronto in 1969 and still performs today. The band's international fame is partially due to three of its songs, the originals I've Got Everything I Need (Almost) and Shot Gun Blues, and its adaptation of Flip Flop and Fly, all from its 1973 album, Straight Up, being featured on the first Blues Brothers album, Briefcase Full of Blues (1978). The band's musical style is described as being "a spirited, if fundamental, brand of jump-band and Chicago-style blues".

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Downchild Blues Band w. Spencer Davis - Blood Run Hot

Size: 79,9 MB
Time: 34:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1981/2003
Styles: Electric blues, R&B
Art: Full

1. Hey Hey Little Girl (2:15)
2. Rocket 88 (3:06)
3. Could Have Had All Your Lovin' (4:40)
4. Natural Ball (3:26)
5. Drivin' Blues (2:58)
6. Blood Run Hot (4:14)
7. Nine Below Zero (4:33)
8. Shot Full Of Love (3:18)
9. Let's Get High (3:25)
10. They Were Rockin' (2:25)

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes, "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues," on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto. Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack.

Since the early '90s, Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more-fixed lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues award as "best male vocalist of 1999" and a "Blues with a Feeling" award, from the Toronto Blues Society, for his "achievements during a distinguished career". A former member of '60s rock band, Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues award, in 2000, as "piano/keyboards player of the year." Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society "Blues with a Feeling" award, in 1993, he received Maple Blues awards as "bass player of the year" in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Wilson. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues award as "horn player of the year", in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, he recorded an album, Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators. Raised in northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Wilson relocated to Toronto in their teens.

Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." /Biography by Craig Harris, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Downchild - 50th Anniversary Live At The Toronto Jazz Festival

Size: 148,4 MB
Time: 63:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Can You Hear The Music (Live) (4:14)
02. Understand & Affection (Live) (3:07)
03. It's A Matter Of Time (Live) (6:33)
04. Madison Blues (Live) (6:24)
05. One In A Million (Live) (5:17)
06. I'm Gonna Tell Your Mother (Live) (4:56)
07. Mississippi Woman, Mississauga Man (Live) (4:58)
08. Shotgun Blues (Live) (9:38)
09. Soul Man (Live) (3:44)
10. I Got Everything I Need (Almost) (Live) (3:39)
11. Flip Flop And Fly (Live) (6:34)
12. TV Mama (Live) (4:39)

Donnie and Hock Walsh founded The Downchild Blues Band in 1969. The band’s name comes from the song “Mr. Downchild” by Sonny Boy Williamson II. The band is also known as Downchild as the name was shortened in the early 1980’s. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi decided to use the band as the prototype for a one-time skit on Saturday Night Live; inventing the multi-platinum selling Blues Brothers.

Downchild has eighteen previous albums and many of them have been re-issued multiple times. Their last album was 2017’s “Something I’ve Done” on Linus Entertainment. That album resulted in them receiving their third Juno Award nomination; the Canadian equivalent to our Grammy Awards. Downchild has won two previous Juno Awards including one for “Can You Hear the Music”, the 2014 “Blues Album of the Year”. They also have four Maple Blues Awards; Canada’s version of our Blues Music Awards. Individually Donnie Walsh, named “Mr. Downchild”, was inducted into The Canadian Blues Museum Hall of Fame in 2010. Downchild has played alongside Muddy Waters; B.B. King, and Buddy Guy.

Currently Downchild still includes co-founder Walsh, guitar, harmonica and lead vocals; the two-time Maple Blues Award winning “Male Vocalist of The Year” and harmonica player Chuck Jackson; the six-time Maple Blues Award winning “Horn Player of the Year” Pat Carey on tenor sax; the four-time MBA winning keyboardist Michael Fonfara; the seven-time MBA winning “Bassist of The Year” Gary Kendall; and the two-time MBA winning drummer Mike Fitzpatrick. The band is joined by Peter Jeffrey on trumpet.

This album was produced and recorded in June, 2019 at the Toronto Jazz Festival by L. Stu Young whose association with the band dates back to 1995. Featured are some very special guests. Downchild opens with “Can You Hear the Music” the title track off their 2013 award winning album. The Walsh penned “Understanding & Affection” is reprised from the DBB’s 1980 recording “We Deliver”.

Canadian blues-rock guitarist David Wilcox, originally Amos Garrett’s replacement in Ian and Sylvia’s band “The Great Specked Bird”, is featured on both the Walsh written “It’s A Matter of Time” re-prised from Downchild’s 2009 live album; and Elmore James’ “Madison Blues” first recorded by the DBB in 1974.

“One In A Million” is another Walsh original from their 2013 “Can You Hear the Music”. Jimmy McCracklin’s “I’m Gonna Tell Your Mother” recorded by the DBB on 1982’s “But, I’m On The Guest List” features ex-member Gene Taylor on piano. “Mississippi Woman, Mississauga Man” first recorded in 2017 on “Something I’ve Done” features Finnish guitarist/vocalist Erja Lyytinen.

“Shot Gun Blues”, “I Got Everything I Need (Almost)” and DBB’s adaptation of Big Joe Turner’s “Flip, Flop and Fly”, are the three songs recorded by the Blues Brothers on their 1978 best-selling “Briefcase Full of Blues”. Featured on these are special guests: guitarist and ex-band member Kenny Neal, vocalist Aykroyd, keyboardist Paul Shaffer, pianist Taylor, and additional guitarists Wilcox and Lyytinen as they join the illustrious Downchild. Also included is Sam and Dave’s 1967 classic “Soul Man” covered by The Blues Brothers on that same album. The band closes with Big Joe Turner’s “T.V. Mama” first recorded in 1958.

This fabulous set serves as both a fiftieth anniversary celebration and as a “best of” collection. If you don’t already own any Downchild recordings or if you just want to add to your collection, this one is for you. ~Richard Ludmerer

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Various Artists - Saturday Night Blues: The Great Canadian Blues Project Vol. 1

Year: 1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:08
Size: 164,8 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Gerald Laroche - Danser Le Loup (3:01)
2. Colin James - No More Doggin' (4:16)
3. Jackson Delta - Path To The Liquor Store (3:36)
4. Johnny V & The Houserockers - I Need A Woman (3:32)
5. Dutch Mason - Just Your Fool (3:44)
6. Lester Quitzau - Thinking About You (4:07)
7. Amos Garrett - Bert's Boogie (3:05)
8. Ken Hamm - Bad Luck Blues (3:35)
9. Rita Chiarelli & The Road Rockets - Love U 2 Much (4:19)
10. Dean Cottrill - Pussy Fottin' (2:50)
11. Downchild - Rockin' Little Boogie (3:47)
12. Bill Bourne - Goin' Down South (3:02)
13. Brent Sam Parkin & The Stingers - Satellite Dish (3:32)
14. Drew Nelson Band - Nothing To Show (4:19)
15. Big Dave McLean & The Muddy-Tones - TV Preacher Blues (3:15)
16. Jack Semple & The Luxury Blues Band - Love Of A Woman (3:52)
17. Paul James - Hey Rosita (3:53)
18. David Raven - Tombstone Boogie (3:48)
19. Roger Howse - The Drifter (3:20)
20. Rusty Reed & The Southside Shuffle - Clear But Confusing (2:03)

From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, the spirit of the blues - on the face of it so different from what people percieve to be our national Canadian character - is alive and well. What began in Mississippi and migrated to Chicago, has spread all over the world. There are probably blues bands in Baie Comeau and Brandon, as well as in Camrose and Cornwall, Stephensville and Saskatoon, Windsor and Wetaskiwin.

Each week, Saturday Night Blues - the national radio network's weekly two-hour extravaganza of downhome music - offers a two-hour tour of the best blues in the world. When the program was in its initial planning stages, it was decided to feature as much made-in-Canada blues as possible - and there was no shortage to choose from. This compilation celebrates the fourth season of the program, and it also celebrates the rich diversity of home-grown music in the blues traditions. /Excerpt from the liner notes by Holger Peterson

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Downchild Blues Band - 2 albums: But I'm On The Guest List / So Far: A Collection Of Our Best

Album: But I'm On The Guest List
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:53
Size: 93.6 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1982
Art: Front

[4:24] 1. Caledonia
[3:12] 2. I Got Everything I Need (Almost)
[4:19] 3. Tramp
[5:33] 4. Shotgun Blues
[3:07] 5. Flip, Flop & Fly
[5:06] 6. Gonna Tell Your Mother
[4:05] 7. You Don't Do
[2:44] 8. One More Chance
[4:13] 9. Done Changed My Way Of Living
[4:07] 10. T.V. Mama

In 1982, the band suffered a major setback with the untimely death of keyboard player Jane Vasey, who succumbed to leukemia at the age of thirty two. Donnie Walsh, who was living with Vasey at the time, took a period of time off to reflect on his future and that of the band. The band came back in the fall of 1982, with both a new singer and a new keyboard player, by way of a live recording from Toronto's historic El Mocambo club, But I'm On The Guest List.

Despite being closely identified with the band's initial sound and also being the co-writer, with brother Donnie Walsh, of "Shot Gun Blues", later recorded by the Blues Brothers, Hock Walsh would leave, rejoin and be replaced as lead singer in the band on several occasions. He was first fired from the band in 1974, shortly before work began on the band's third album, Dancing. At that time, he was replaced by Tony Flaim. Hock rejoined the band in 1977 and 1985. He was fired by his brother Donnie for a final time in 1990, and replaced by Chuck Jackson. Chuck Jackson has remained the lead singer of Downchild since that time

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Album: So Far: A Collection Of Our Best
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:55
Size: 82.2 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1977/2007
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Flip, Flop, Fly
[2:56] 2. Goin' Dancin'
[3:22] 3. Stagger Lee
[2:26] 4. Gonna Tell Your Mother
[2:41] 5. (I Got Everything I Need) Almost
[3:07] 6. Caledonia
[2:37] 7. Dig Myself A Hole
[3:24] 8. Let's Go Strollin'
[2:52] 9. Madison Blues
[2:52] 10. Bring It On Home
[2:19] 11. One More Chance
[4:10] 12. For Pete's Sake

The Downchild Blues Band is a Canadian blues band, described by one reviewer as "the premier blues band in Canada". The band is still commonly known as the Downchild Blues Band, though the actual band name was shortened to "Downchild" in the early 1980s. The Blues Brothers band was heavily influenced by Downchild Blues Band.

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Downchild - 2 albums: Good Times Guaranteed / Lucky 13

Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band is the premier blues band in Canada. Their saxophone-driven jump blues provided a major inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi's Blues Brothers, who included Walsh's tunes, "Everything I Need (Almost)" and "Shotgun Blues," on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Formed in 1969 by Walsh and his brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh, the Downchild Blues Band endured continuous personnel turnover. More than 18 musicians came and went, including Gene Taylor, who went on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Kenny Neal, who joined after leaving the employ of Buddy Guy and relocating to Toronto. Conflict between the Walsh brothers resulted in Hock Walsh being fired from the band shortly before work began on their third album in 1974. Although he returned to work with the band in 1977 and 1985, his hard living caught up with him on February 1999 when he succumbed to an apparent heart attack. Since the early '90s, Downchild Blues Band has benefited from a more-fixed lineup. Vocalist/songwriter Chuck Jackson, who joined in 1990, received a Maple Blues award as "best male vocalist of 1999" and a "Blues with a Feeling" award, from the Toronto Blues Society, for his "achievements during a distinguished career". A former member of '60s rock band, Rhinoceros, Michael Fonfara received a Maples Blues award, in 2000, as "piano/keyboards player of the year." Mike Fitzpatrick has played drums with Big Joe Turner, Sonny Rhodes, Hubert Sumlin, and Bob Margolin and has recorded with such blues artists as Snooky Pryor and B.B. Odom. Gary Kendall, who played bass on the band's earliest recordings, returned after a 12-year break, during which he booked concerts at Toronto blues club the Silver Dollar. The recipient of a Toronto Blues Society "Blues with a Feeling" award, in 1993, he received Maple Blues awards as "bass player of the year" in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

The signature sound of the Downchild Blues Band continues to emanate from saxophone player Pat Carey. A member of the band since 1985, Carey previously worked with the Winnepeg Symphony, the Jimmy King Golden Boy Brass, Tony Faim & the Dukes, and Richard "Hock" Wilson. In addition to providing horn arrangements for such Canadian artists as Jack DeKeyzer, Big Daddy G, Sonny Fournier, and Chuck Jackson & the All Stars, he has recorded with Rita Chiarelli, Fathead, the Unity Band, Danny Brooks, and Curley Bridges. The recipient of a Maple Blues award as "horn player of the year", in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, he recorded an album, Starlight with his group, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators. Raised in northern Ontario, where their parents ran a resort hotel, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Wilson relocated to Toronto in their teens. Together with the Downchild Blues Band, they recorded one of the first independent albums to be released in Canada. Recorded in two nights in a small makeshift studio at Rochdale College, the album, titled Bootleg, was picked up for distribution by RCA Victor and re-released in Canada and Japan. Their second album, Straight Up, released in 1974, included the band's only hit, a reworking of Joe Turner's "Flip, Flop and Fly." ~bio by Craig Harris

Album: Good Times Guaranteed
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:11
Size: 114.9 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:07] 1. Good Times Guaranteed
[5:11] 2. I'm Mixed Up
[5:13] 3. Wednesday Night Blues
[4:37] 4. Dusty Road
[4:03] 5. Hook, Line, & Sinker
[3:24] 6. I Can't Stand It
[5:37] 7. Big Hill
[3:26] 8. Annie's Got A Sister
[3:49] 9. Master Chef
[3:46] 10. I Am Mister Downchild
[4:38] 11. Mr. Confused
[3:14] 12. I'm Finished

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Album: Lucky 13
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:58
Size: 112.1 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Dew Drop Inn
[3:42] 2. Shoot That Moon
[3:59] 3. All Over
[4:01] 4. Last Chance To Dance
[4:59] 5. When The Morning Comes
[4:29] 6. Take Me Back Annie
[5:48] 7. Soaring
[4:05] 8. I Know You're Lyin'
[3:46] 9. My First Letter
[3:25] 10. Changed My Ways
[4:24] 11. Screamin'
[2:23] 12. Lucky 13

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Downchild - Can You Hear The Music

Size: 102,7 MB
Time: 44:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Can You Hear The Music (4:06)
02. I'm Always Here For You (3:27)
03. I Need A Woman (3:48)
04. Blue Moon Blues (5:33)
05. Fasten Your Seatbelt (3:52)
06. This Road (3:10)
07. My Mississippi Queen (4:59)
08. One In A Million (4:29)
09. Don't Wait Up For Me (3:34)
10. Worn In (3:44)
11. Scattered (3:39)

The facsimile of the famous Sam The Record Man, fluorescent Yonge Street sign on the cover of Downchild’s latest record, “Can You Hear The Music” proudly states “Live Blues Since 1969”

And just like that fabled Energizer Bunny, Downchild’s Donnie Walsh just keeps rolling along with his prodigious outlay of material, this marking his 32ndh recording. With Chuck Jackson still assuming the vocal spotlight, Walsh continues with his trademark Downchild sound of blues guitar licks overladen by Michael Fonfara’s distinctive Hammond Organ and spiced by tasty horn arrangements courtesy of saxophonist Pat Carey.

In all Downchild records, it’s the lead vocalist who takes centre stage, and following in the footsteps as such notables as Tony Flaim and Hock Walsh, Jackson continues to inject his own distinctive vocal print on the recording, be it the lively “Can You Hear The Music” opener with its familiar “Flip Flop And Fly” arrangement or the slow vocal burn of `My Mississippi Queen’ and `Blue Moon Blues’. Yet through the entire record, Walsh acts as the band’s quarterback producing and writing all the songs as well as firing up arrangements like “I’m Always Here For You’ or the up-tempo `Fasten Your Safety Belt” with his own distinctive guitar leads or infectious harmonica solos.

Add to this Fonfara’s all-important Hammond Organ styling and the tasty horn licks of Pat Carey (sax), Peter Jeffery (trumpet) and the air-tight rhythm section of drummer Mike Fitzpatrick and bassist Gary Kendall and you have a revitalized Downchild outfit’s whose new record should be warmly greeted by all ages of blues enthusiasts.

Can You Hear The Music

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