Katie Webster - The Many Faces Of Katie Webster

Size: 93,6 MB
Time: 39:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1987/1992
Styles: Piano Blues
Art: Full

01. Real Gone Guy (3:53)
02. Basin Street Blues (5:13)
03. Slowly I'm Falling (4:55)
04. Sitting In My La La (3:22)
05. I Feel So Low (2:25)
06. Katie Lee (2:30)
07. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:49)
08. Precious Lord (2:51)
09. I Am Walking/Whole Lotta Loving (2:23)
10. Drift Away (4:28)
11. Lord, I Wonder (3:54)

A piano-pounding institution on the Southern Louisiana swamp blues scene during the late '50s and early '60s, Katie Webster later grabbed a long-deserved share of national recognition with a series of well-received Alligator albums. Poor Kathryn Thorne had to deal with deeply religious parents who did everything in their power to stop their daughter from playing R&B. But the rocking sounds of Fats Domino and Little Richard were simply too persuasive. Local guitarist Ashton Savoy took her under his wing, sharing her 1958 debut 45 for the Kry logo ("Baby Baby"). Webster rapidly became an invaluable studio sessioneer for Louisiana producers J.D. Miller in Crowley and Eddie Shuler in Lake Charles. She played on sides by Guitar Junior (Lonnie Brooks), Clarence Garlow, Jimmy Wilson, Lazy Lester, and Phil Phillips (her gently rolling 88s powered his hit "Sea of Love"). The young pianist also waxed some terrific sides of her own for Miller from 1959 to 1961 for his Rocko, Action, and Spot labels (where she introduced a dance called "The Katie Lee"). Webster led her own band, the Uptighters, at the same time she was spending her days in the studio. In 1964, she guested with Otis Redding's band at the Bamboo Club in Lake Charles and so impressed the charismatic Redding that he absconded with her. For the next three years, Webster served as his opening act. The 1970s were pretty much a lost decade for Katie Webster as she took care of her ailing parents in Oakland, California. But in 1982 a European tour beckoned, and she journeyed overseas for the first of many such jaunts. The Alligator connection commenced in 1988 with some high-profile help: Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, and Kim Wilson all made guest appearances on The Swamp Boogie Queen. The lovably extroverted boogie pianist encored with Two-Fisted Mama! and No Foolin' before suffering a stroke. She died on September 5, 1999 at the age of 63. ~Bill Dahl

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VA - Bayou Blues Blasters: Goldband Blues

Size: 161.7 MB
Time: 67:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Louisiana Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 Ivory Jackson - I'm A Country Boy (2:00)
02 Clarence Garlow - Purty Little Dolly (2:38)
03 Guitar Jr - Goin' Crazy Baby (2:04)
04 Hop Wilson & His Buddies - Broke And Hungry (2:42)
05 Little Bob - Make Up My Mind (2:11)
06 Lazy Lester, Katie Webster & Ashton Savoy - Need Shorter Hours (2:32)
07 Lonesome Sundown & Clarence Garlow - It Ain't Right (2:27)
08 Juke Boy Bonner - Just Got To Take A Ride (2:41)
09 Al Smith - You Wanna Do Me Wrong (2:34)
10 Jimmy Wilson - Tin Pan Alley (3:10)
11 Charles Sheffield - I Got Fever (2:16)
12 Tal Miller - Life's Journey (2:48)
13 Lewft Handed Charlie - Honey Bee (2:39)
14 Clarence Garlow - Sunday Morning (2:43)
15 Jimmy Wilson - Trouble In My Home (2:31)
16 Walter Price - Oh Ramona (2:20)
17 Elton Anderson - Highway Back Home (2:35)
18 Cookie & The Cupcakes - I'm Going (2:34)
19 Carol Fran - Please Stand By Me (3:17)
20 Elton Anderson - Too Tired (2:28)
21 Big Chenier - Let Me Hold Your Hand (2:02)
22 Katie Webster - What In The World Are You Gonna Do (2:58)
23 Rockin' Sidney - Something Working Baby (2:38)
24 Marcel Dugas & Wild Bill's Washboard Band - Pretty Little Red Dress (3:09)
25 Little Latour's Sulphur Playboys - C-Key Blues (2:52)
26 Thaddus Declouet - Catch That Morning Train (2:32)

The Goldband label is most known for the Cajun artists it recorded, such as Iry LeJeune and Cleveland Crochet, but it also put out releases by numerous blues musicians. These included some pretty respected, if secondary, blues notables like Lazy Lester, Lonesome Sundown, Juke Boy Bonner, Hop Wilson, and Katie Webster. They, and several much less familiar names, can be heard on this 26-song compilation of Goldband blues sides, mostly done in the 1950s and 1960s. The blues records done during this era at Jay Miller's studio in Crowley, LA. (by Slim Harpo especially) are justly more famous than the Goldband blues sides as far as Louisiana blues goes. But there was a different sound to the Goldband blues stable, although its studios were located just 50 miles to the west, particularly in the overlap with Texas blues, as Goldband's Lake Charles headquarters were close to the Texas border. There was also some spillover from zydeco and Cajun music, as Clarence Garlow, Thaddus Declouet, and Rockin' Sidney -- all represented on this anthology -- did some R&B and blues sides for Goldband, although they are principally zydeco artists. Cookie & the Cupcakes, who also have a track, are thought of more as a swamp-pop group than as a blues one. Most of this, however, is neither swamp pop nor zydeco-influenced, but fair though not wondrous electric blues/R&B of various shades, not too refined but not always that swampy either. Jimmy Wilson's "Trouble in My Home," for instance, sounds a little like the minor-keyed anguished blues of early Otis Rush, though he lacks Rush's superb guitar and vocal skills. The CD is worth investigating for those who are heavily into Louisiana R&B of the 1950s and 1960s, and on the lookout for some variations from the usual regional stew that aren't so well known. ~Richie Unterberger

Bayou Blues Blasters

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VA - Louisiana Swamp Blues 2: 1945-1963 (Remastered)

Size: 160,7+147,6+149,0+142,4 MB
Time: 67:16+61:33+62:08+60:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Louisiana Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Lonesome Sundown - You Know I Love You (2:01)
02 Cleveland Crochet - Sweet Thing (2:24)
03 Boogie Ramblers - Such As Love (2:41)
04 Lightnin' Slim - What Evil Have I Done (3:11)
05 King Karl - This Should Go On Forever (2:46)
06 Clarence Garlow - Nothin' To Talk About (3:23)
07 Guitar Jr. - Get It (1:59)
08 Leroy Washington - I've Been In This Prison (2:25)
09 Clarence Locksley - Crowley Blues (2:17)
10 Nathan Abshire - Lu Lu Boogie (2:54)
11 Good Rockin' Bob - Take It Easy Kate (2:22)
12 Cookie - Mathilda (2:15)
13 Tal Miller - B-A-B-Y (2:50)
14 Lonesome Sundown - Lonely Lonely Me (3:08)
15 Blue Charlie - Watch That Crow (2:46)
16 Bill Parker Band - Boogie Bayou Shuffle (2:41)
17 Lightnin' Slim - Lightnin' Slim Boogie (2:37)
18 Charles Sheffield - Mad Dog (2:47)
19 Duke Stevens - Emma Jean (2:57)
20 Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A Home (3:04)
21 Schoolboy Cleve - Strange Letter Blues (2:50)
22 Tabby Thomas - Roll On Old Mule (1:59)
23 Jake Johnson - Dirty Woman Blues (3:33)
24 Shelton Dunaway - Since Your Love Has Grown Cold (2:54)
25 Boogie Jake - I Don't Know Why (2:21)

CD 2:
01 Nathan Abshire - Pine Grove Blues (2:45)
02 Lonesome Sundown - I'm Glad She's Mine (2:00)
03 Lightnin' Slim - I'm Him (3:12)
04 Clarence Garlow - Train Came Down The Track (2:17)
05 Boogie Ramblers - Cindy Lou (2:02)
06 Guitar Jr. - Broken Hearted Rollin' Tears (2:31)
07 Cleveland Crochet - Midnight Blues (3:21)
08 Schoolboy Cleve - She's Gone (2:13)
09 Country Jim - Stormin' And Rainin' (2:58)
10 Leroy Washington - Women Are Trouble (2:35)
11 Jay Stutes - Coming Home (2:15)
12 Pete McKinley - Whistling Blues (2:36)
13 Lonesome Sundown - My Home Ain't Here (2:01)
14 Vince Monroe - If I Had My Life To Live Over (2:36)
15 Charles Sheffield - One Hour Thirty Minutes Too Long (2:27)
16 Leroy Washington - My True Life (2:47)
17 Lionel Torrence - Flim Flam (2:19)
18 Bill Parker Band - Too Much (2:00)
19 Tabby Thomas - Don't Say (1:59)
20 Cookie - Got You On My Mind (2:32)
21 Guitar Jr. - Goin' Crazy Baby (2:03)
22 Lightnin' Slim - West Texas (2:25)
23 Texas Melody Boys - Ain't No More (1:51)
24 Nathan Abshire - Step It Fast (2:45)
25 Jake Johnson - Somebody Tell Me (2:52)

CD 3:
01. Leroy Washington - Don't Blame It On Me Mama (1:57)
02. Lonesome Sundown - Lonesome Whistler (2:39)
03. Schoolboy Cleve - My Baby Done Gone (2:14)
04. Pete McKinley - Looka Here Boy (2:12)
05. Ivory Lee Jackson - Don't Think I Can Make It (2:56)
06. Clarence Locksley - I Ain't Got No Money (2:13)
07. Lightnin' Slim - Rocky Mountain Blues (2:43)
08. Boo Breeding - Country Woman (2:22)
09. Tal Miller - What You Did Last Night (2:07)
10. Louis Cormier - Drunkard's Blues (2:19)
11. Charles Sheffield - Clear My Nights Of Misery (2:45)
12. Leroy Washington - Hello Stranger (2:55)
13. Clarence Garlow - Sunday Morning (2:40)
14. Lonesome Sundown - Don't Go (2:20)
15. Boo Breeding - I Can't Fly (Date With An Angel) (2:52)
16. Guitar Jr. - Now You Know (2:21)
17. Pete McKinley - David's Boogie (2:26)
18. Lightnin' Slim - Farming Blues (2:37)
19. Schoolboy Cleve - Beautiful, Beautiful Love (3:00)
20. Nathan Abshire - Cannon Ball Special (2:17)
21. Cookie - Until Then (2:29)
22. Nolan Pitts - Way In The Middle Of The Night (2:10)
23. Clarence Garlow - Foggy Blues (2:14)
24. Al Smith - You Wanna Do Me Wrong (2:31)
25. Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party (2:37)

CD 4:
01 Rockin' Sidney - I'm Your Man (3:09)
02 T Bone Singleton - Reconcile (8:22)
03 Victor Walker - I Can't Live Happy (3:56)
04 Rosie Ledet - Caffina (4:38)
05 Louisiana Playboys - Think About Me Baby (3:01)
06 Katie Webster - Early Moanin' Blues (5:28)
07 Phil Guy - Tina Nu (4:40)
08 Al Rapone - Joe Pete (3:44)
09 Fernest Arceneaux - Got You On My Mind (3:08)
10 Carol Fran - No One Will Listen (8:35)
11 Rockin' Sidney - I Got The Blues For My Baby (2:46)
12 Larry Garner - Shut It Down (9:15)

Another jam packed set of swamp blues & Louisiana R&B. The first 3 cds cover the classic sounds of the gulf coast while the 4th disc has Louisiana artists who have recorded for JSP in the past couple decades. Compiled & annotated by NEIL SLAVEN this is a definitive set of the scene.

Louisiana Swamp Blues 2 CD 1
Louisiana Swamp Blues 2 CD 2
Louisiana Swamp Blues 2 CD 3
Louisiana Swamp Blues 2 CD 4

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Various - Bayou Blues Nuggets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:49
Size: 132.4 MB
Styles: R&B, Louisiana blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. Tab Benoit - Who's Been Talkin'
[3:26] 2. Lonnie Brooks - Mr. Hot Shot
[3:29] 3. Marcia Ball - Thibodaux, Louisiana
[4:28] 4. Buckwheat Zydeco - The Wrong Side
[4:10] 5. C.J. Chenier - I Can't Judge Nobody
[4:30] 6. Marc Broussard - Respect Yourself
[2:55] 7. Raful Neal - Blues On The Moon
[3:20] 8. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Louisiana Zydeco
[5:49] 9. Reidar Larsen And Roy Rogers - Robbery
[3:58] 10. Kenny Neal - Bio On The Bayou
[2:45] 11. Lazy Lester - Alligator Shuffle
[4:10] 12. Professor Longhair - Red Beans Aka I Got My Mojo Working
[2:59] 13. Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers - Pink Champagne
[4:07] 14. Anders Osborne - Killing Each Other
[4:21] 15. Katie Webster - No Bread, No Meat

Bayou Blues Nuggets

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Katie Webster - Two-Fisted Mama!

Size: 115,4 MB
Time: 49:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: New Orleans Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues
Art: Full

01. Two-Fisted Mama (3:23)
02. Stood up Again (4:12)
03. Red Negligee (9:38)
04. C.Q. Boogie (2:39)
05. Never Let Me Go (5:11)
06. Love Deluxe (3:23)
07. Pussycat Moan (6:03)
08. Money Honey Or Honey Hush (3:36)
09. I'm Still Leaving You (3:36)
10. The Katie Lee (2:17)
11. So Far Away (5:45)

Another impressive showcase for Katie Webster's rollicking 88s and earthy vocals. Other than the Memphis Horns, no special guests this time -- just Webster and her tight trio (anchored by guitarist Vasti Jackson). ~Review by Bill Dahl

Two-Fisted Mama!

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Katie Webster - The Swamp Boogie Queen Live

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:16
Size: 154.0 MB
Styles: Piano blues, Louisiana blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:28] 1. Got My Mojo Workin'
[4:47] 2. I Want You To Love Me
[4:16] 3. Katie's Boogie
[4:44] 4. I'm Bad
[4:16] 5. Basin Street Blues
[4:23] 6. Two Fisted Mama
[4:59] 7. So Far Away
[4:42] 8. Hobo Blues/Boogie Chillen
[3:42] 9. Sea Of Love
[4:12] 10. Honest I Do
[4:11] 11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[4:17] 12. Lord I Wonder
[3:17] 13. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
[3:28] 14. Spiritual Medley: Precious Lord Take My Hand/Swing Low Sweet Chariot/Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/Down By The Riverside
[1:56] 15. It's Good To See You
[6:31] 16. Try A Little Tenderness

Most of you know Katie Webster the two fisted piano pounding soul singing Swamp Boogie Queen. She was all that, and much much more. She was my musical mother on stage, and in the studio. She was a loving family member who would come stay with my family in Mississippi frequently when were not touring. I meet Katie through the recommendation of Tony Coleman, and Russell Jackson. I flew to San Francisco and Katie her sister Myrtle had cooked a down home Louisiana fest, and make me feel right at home. After dinner we went to piano, and Katie started putting me through the paces with swamp pop, boogie woogie, juke joint blues, Memphis soul, jazz standards, and gospel jems. She would smile, and go from song to song. Then, she gave me a list of two hundred songs, and said she would choose from the list to play at Bumpbershoot Festival that weekend in Seattle, Washington. That was my introduction Momma Kat. When we arrive in Seattle she reduced the list to thirty songs that she selects from for the concert. We performed twelve. Katie liked my voice, and insisted that I sing with on “Love Deluxe” on her Two Fisted Mama CD. She became God Mother to my youngest son (Keisean Jackson) and loved teaching him to play her style of piano. We had great times touring the world, and recording great music. But, my fondest memories is seeing Katie in the kitchen cooking her famous gumbo, telling jokes, singing, and just being Mama Kat. Thank you, Katie. You remain in our hearts, and your music is in our soul. ~Vasti Jackson

The Swamp Boogie Queen Live

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Katie Webster & Black Cat Bone - Men Smart, Women Smarter

Year: 1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:50
Size: 125,8 MB
Styles: Blues, soul-blues
Scans: Full

1. Men Smart, Women Smarter (3:34)
2. Clean-Up Man (4:30)
3. Misty Blue (5:29)
4. I'm Your Power-Machine (3:28)
5. Slip Away (3:41)
6. Problems (3:48)
7. I'll Be Faithful To You (3:10)
8. Willie, Willie (3:23)
9. I Ain't Looking For Trouble (3:49)
10. Bullie's Soulfood Place (4:53)
11. I Need The Rest Of My Whole Life (4:34)
12. I'll Always Stay Around (4:11)
13. Trouble Of The World (5:19)

Katie Webster first came to prominence in the 1950s, when both her over-the-top persona and ham-fisted blues piano style were regarded as Louisiana state treasures. A period of semi-obscurity was broken in the mid-1980s when she recorded a whopper of a comeback album supported by such big names as Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt. While Webster is best known for her lethal left hand and ebullient Swamp Blues flourishes, she is also an accomplished singer, performing standards and originals with her trademark delivery.

Black Cat Bone (BCB) is a blues-rock band from Tübingen, Germany. The original line-up with the brothers Hans Jörg (guitar, vocals) and Robert Müller (drums), Stephan Wegner (bass) and Albrecht Schäfer (keyboards), was formed in 1979 and they made their first appearance under the name Black Cat Bone at the Rock Against The Right-festival in Tübingen. Since then they have given concerts and performed at festivals all over Europe.

Personnel:
Katie Webster - vocals, keyboards
Hans Jörg Müller - guitar
Stephan Wegner - bass
Uli Wagner - drums, percussion
Linus Wahl - keyboards
Heiner Reiff - synthesizer, midi guitar

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B.B. King - Blues Summit

Year: 1993
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:42
Size: 146,3 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Playin' With My Friends (w. Robert Cray) (5:18)
2. Since I Met You Baby (w. Katie Webster) (4:45)
3. I Pity The Fool (w. Buddy Guy) (4:36)
4. You Shook Me (w. John Lee Hooker) (4:59)
5. Something You Got (w. Koko Taylor) (4:02)
6. There's Something On Your Mind (w. Etta James) (6:02)
7. Little By Little (w. Lowell Fulson) (4:07)
8. Call It Stormy Monday (w. Albert Collins) (7:17)
9. You're The Boss (w. Ruth Brown) (4:07)
10. We're Gonna Make It (w. Irma Thomas) (3:51)
11. I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood/Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (B.B. King Orchestra) (8:57)
12. Everybody's Had The Blues (w. Joe Louis Walker) (4:35)

On this release, King comes close to equaling his past triumphs on small independent labels in the '50s and '60s. He's ditched the psuedo-hip production fodder and cut a 12-song set matching him with blues peers. His duets with Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, and Albert Collins are especially worthy, while the songs with Koko Taylor, Ruth Brown, and Irma Thomas have some good-natured banter and exchanges, as well as tasty vocals.

The master gives willing pupils Joe Louis Walker and Robert Cray valuable lessons on their collaborations. There's also a medley in which King invokes the spirit of his chitlin circuit days, taking the vocal spotlight while his Orchestra roars along underneath. /Ron Wynn, AllMusic

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Katie Webster - The Swamp Boogie Queen: I'm Bad (Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 7)

Size: 157,5 MB
Time: 67:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Piano Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Got My Mojo Working (3:31)
02. I Want You To Love Me (4:47)
03. Katie's Boogie (4:16)
04. I'm Bad (4:43)
05. Basin Street Blues (4:16)
06. Two Fisted Mama (4:23)
07. So Far Away (5:01)
08. Hobo Blues - Boogie Chillen' (4:40)
09. Sea Of Love (3:42)
10. Honest I Do (4:12)
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (4:13)
12. Lord I Wonder (4:17)
13. Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (3:19)
14. Spiritual Medley (3:28)
15. It's Good To See You (1:56)
16. Try A Little Tenderness (6:23)

Personnel:
Katie Webster (piano, vocals)

Recorded in Athens, Greece on November 12th, 1990

She was real blues history! In her youth Katie was a member of the Otis Redding Band; then she started her own career. As a child she listened to the boogie woogie stars Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis. She learned also a lot from the musicians who lived in her neighbourhood, Lightnin’ Slim and Slim Harpo, who created the Swamp Blues. On this CD – a live-recording from Greece – you can hear what great artist Katie was! She was known by her fans as Two fisted mama, Piano pounding, soul-singin’ swamp boogie queen!

The Swamp Boogie Queen

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VA - Alligator Blues Piano

Size: 169,5 MB
Time: 72:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Piano Blues
Art: Front

01 Ann Rabson - Hallelujah, I Just Love Him So (3:00)
02 James Cotton - Second Hand Man (4:02)
03 Floyd Dixon - Got The Blues So Bad (3:24)
04 Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker - Would You, Baby (3:23)
05 Billy Boy Arnold - Sunny Road (5:16)
06 Corey Harris & Henry Butler - If I Was Your Man (4:37)
07 Roomful Of Blues - Shame, Shame, Shame (2:16)
08 Pinetop Perkins - Blues After Hours (5:03)
09 Katie Webster - I'm Bad (4:36)
10 The Holmes Brothers - Ain't It Funny What A Fool Will Do (3:58)
11 Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women - (No Need) Pissin' On A Skunk (3:39)
12 Professor Longhair - In The Wee Wee Hours (3:22)
13 Johnny Jones - I Believe I'll Give It Up (3:15)
14 Marcia Ball - Everybody's Looking For The Same Thing (3:24)
15 Rufus Thomas - Somebody's Got To Go (6:04)
16 Maurice John Vaughn - Small Town Baby (4:43)
17 Lovie Lee - I Dare You (2:45)
18 William Clarke - Drinking By Myself (5:46)

Alligator Blues Piano

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Deacon Jones - Makin' Blues History Vol. 1 / Jonesin' For Money

Album: Makin' Blues History Vol. 1
Size: 93,0 MB
Time: 37:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

01. Singin' The Blues (With Bobby Phillips) (3:39)
02. Somethin's Wrong (With Larry Pierce) (3:02)
03. I Should Have Known (With John Lee Hooker) (3:26)
04. Bad Whiskey (With Gregg Allman, Katie Webster) (3:08)
05. Shaken (With Lydia Pense) (3:15)
06. Sho Ain't Nothin' Nice (With Rick Baker) (3:47)
07. Half That Woman (With Guitar Mac) (3:13)
08. If You Only Knew (With John Louis Walker) (2:10)
09. I'll Always Love You (With Katie Webster) (5:13)
10. Your Sweet Lovin' (With Guitar Gypsy) (3:20)
11. People Don't Care (With Lydia Pense) (3:27)

Who hasn’t Deacon Jones played with?

IT’s hard to find someone that hasn’t played with Deacon Jones. From Baby Huey, Curtis Mayfield and Freddie King to John Lee Hooker and Walter Trout and GreggAllman. Deacon Jones has seen them all and jammed with them. The undisputed King of the Hammond B-3 Organ, you can hear Deacon play on hundreds of Albums.

Deacon possesses a flair and fire in performance that completely masks his secret, special gift. Beyond the ebullient, flamboyant stage persona is one of the sweetest, wittiest, and most elegant writer/composer imaginable. Raised in Richmond, Indiana Deacon started his music career playing trumpet. It wasn’t long before Deacon was behind the organ and he has never looked.

In 1978 Deacon was asked to sit in for one set with John Lee after which John turned to Deacon and said “Can you travel”. And travel Deacon has. For 17 years Decon was Hook’s (John Lee Hooker) main man. Band leader and MC, Deacon Jones entertains. Tours of Europe, North and South America and Japan in front of record crowds.

Recently Deacon has reunited the “Coast to Coast Blues Band” with other former members of John Lee Hooker’s former Band. Joining Deacon is guitarist Rich Kirch, Bassist Ron Perry and Bryant Mills. To perform many John Lee Hooker songs the band is accompanied by the incrediable voice of Kathi McDonald, and Archie Lee Hooker.

Appearing on Deacon’s Solo Albums are artists such as Gregg Allman, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Miles, Eddie Money, Lester Chambers Guitar Mac, Guitar Gypsy and many others.

Makin' Blues History Vol. 1

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Album: Jonesin' For Money
Size: 92,3 MB
Time: 37:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

01. If The Blues Was Money (With Eddie Money) (4:06)
02. Nothin' But The Blues (With Lester Chambers) (3:27)
03. Chasin' You (With Bobby Phillips & Eddie Money) (3:28)
04. Hit Man (With Bobby Phillips) (3:45)
05. I've Done Changed (With Eddie Money & Lydia Pense) (3:25)
06. I Know, I Owe (With Lester Chambers) (2:47)
07. My Hometown (With Elvin Bishop & John Lee Hooker) (4:37)
08. Shaken (With Charlie Brechtel, Dr. John & Lydia Pense) (3:13)
09. Drinkin' Bad Whiskey (With Dr. John, Gregg Allman, Katie Webster) (3:07)
10. Hard Headed Woman (With Lester Chambers) (2:18)
11. Mr. Badluck (With Lester Chambers) (2:52)

After more than 40 years as a bandleader and sideman for some of the greatest names in the history f the Blues and R&B, this legendary master of the Hammond B-3 releases some of his best recordings from his personal archives. All original songs written by Deacon Jones, all previously unreleased. With special guests Eddie Money, John Lee Hooker, Gregg Allman, Dr. John, Elvin Bishop, Katie Webster, Joe Louis Walker and more.

Jonesin' For Money

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Various Artists - Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues (3 CD)

From the mid-50s to the early 60s, R&B belonged not just to men with guitars, but to women who sang with hungry voices on stages and in studios across the US. Their roots were planted in the blues of Ma Rainey, Mamie Smith, Ida Fox and Bessie Smith, the gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the jazz of Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. Their legacy lies in the recordings collected on "Ain’t Gonna Hush" by journalist (Mojo, Record Collector) and R&B authority Lois Wilson.

Selected because of their collectability and popularity on the club scene, the 76 tracks on the 3 CD set "Ain’t Gonna Hush" include contributions by crowned queens of soul Etta James and Aretha Franklin, and other luminaries like Big Maybelle, Ruth Brown, Little Esther, LaVern Baker and Betty Everett. But lesser-known names are also well represented, whose recordings, like most of the songs collected here, sold poorly, but fetch huge prices today. Their lack of success was not due to ability, performance or quality of songwriting; every artist here (including Kentucky-born rockabilly musician Joyce Harris) shouts, screams and hollers as if their lives depend on it, every song is perfectly crafted. But due to bad luck, lack of promotion or simply the fact that with a market flooded with choice, the competition was tough and these 45s fell through the cracks. Here those unfortunate turns of fate are redressed with a collection that compiles the forgotten alongside the famed. Ain’t Gonna Hush reasserts the eminence of revered voices and proposes the coronation of a larger cast of R&B Queens.

Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 1
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:37
Size: 141,1 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Aretha Franklin - Rough Lover (2:48)
2. Mary Ann Fischer - Put On My Shoes (2:14)
3. LaVern Baker - Love Me Right (1:57)
4. Cordella De Milo - Ain't Gonna Hush (2:34)
5. Wynona Carr - Jump Jack, Jump! (2:18)
6. Dakota Staton - My Babe (2:05)
7. Mari Jones (w. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers) - Down In Texas (2:20)
8. Big Mama Thornton - You Did Me Wrong (2:46)
9. Lula Reed - Say Hey Pretty Baby (2:27)
10. Tiny Topsy - Miss You So (2:06)
11. Evelyn Freeman - Didn't It Rain (3:16)
12. Rose Mitchell - Baby Please Don't Go (2:25)
13. Etta James - Nobody Loves You Like Me (2:28)
14. Ruth Brown - Mambo Baby (2:43)
15. Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama (2:31)
16. Blanche Thomas - You Ain't So Such A Much (2:24)
17. Etta James - Tough Lover (2:12)
18. Aggie Dukes - John John (1:49)
19. Carmen Taylor - Ding Dong (2:52)
20. Baby Washington - Move On (2:03)
21. Varetta Dillard - Scorched (2:43)
22. Odessa Harris - A Rockin' Good Way (2:35)
23. Big Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (2:46)
24. Big Mama Thornton - Big Mama's Coming Home (2:26)
25. Mamie Jenkins - Hambone (2:38)

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Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 2
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:54
Size: 137,2 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Annisteen Allen - G'wan About Your Business (2:24)
2. Little Miss Jessie - My Baby Has Gone (1:54)
3. Big Maybelle - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (2:53)
4. Myrtle Jones (w. Paul Gayten) - Right To Love You (2:39)
5. Betty Everett - Killer Diller (2:27)
6. Jeannie Barnes - Can't Get You Off My Mind (2:47)
7. Tiny Topsy - Come On, Come On, Come On (2:41)
8. LaVern Baker - Whipper Snapper (2:13)
9. Big Mama Thornton - Don't Talk Back (2:48)
10. Ann Cole - I've Got Nothing Working Now (2:31)
11. Anna Mae Rogers (w. Clarence Garlow) - I Called You Up Daddy (2:30)
12. Jimmie Lee - Blue And Lonesome (2:24)
13. Baby Jean - If You Wanna (1:51)
14. Baby Washington - You Never Could Be Mine (2:49)
15. Varetta Dillard - Good Gravy Baby (2:36)
16. Vikki Nelson - Bright And Early (2:10)
17. 'June Bug' Bailey - Lee Street Blues (2:00)
18. Mamie Perry - I'm Hurted (2:37)
19. Betty Everett - Ain't Gonna Cry (2:00)
20. Annisteen Allen - I've Got Troubles (2:11)
21. Kitty White - I'm Gonna Be A Fool Next Monday (2:10)
22. Anna Belle Caesar - Little Annie (2:29)
23. Shirley Gunter - Oop Shoop (2:16)
24. 'June Bug' Bailey - Louisiana Twist (1:38)
25. Mamie Perry - My Baby Waited Too Long (2:45)

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Album: Ain't Gonna Hush: The Queens Of Rhythm & Blues - CD 3
Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:40
Size: 145,8 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. Annie Williams - I've Got A Man (2:42)
2. Wynona Carr - Till The Well Runs Dry (2:06)
3. Lula Reed - Puddentane (2:18)
4. Tiny Topsy - You Shocked Me (2:36)
5. Big Mama Thornton - They Call Me Big Mama (2:04)
6. Little Esther - Hound Dog (2:36)
7. Mary Ann Fisher - Wild As You Can Be (2:43)
8. Joyce Harris - No Way Out (2:15)
9. Paula Grimes - You Move Me So (2:15)
10. Dorothy Berry - I Say You're Driving Me Crazy (2:12)
11. Cherri Lynn - Your Money Ain't Long Enough (2:39)
12. Pearl Reaves - You Can't Stay Here (Step It Up And Go) (2:42)
13. Baby Washington - Medicine Man (2:23)
14. Honey Brown - Ain't No Need (2:43)
15. Dakota Staton - A Little You (2:15)
16. Berna-Dean - One Gal In Town, Five Men Hanging Around (2:40)
17. Vicki Evans - Don't Talk That Talk To Me (2:05)
18. Mamie Jenkins - Jump With Me Baby (2:33)
19. Ruth Durand - I'm Wise (2:17)
20. Jessie Mae - Don't Freeze On Me (2:18)
21. Katie Webster - Hoo Wee, Sweet Daddy (2:07)
22. Carmen Taylor - Big Mamou Daddy (2:40)
23. Little Marie Allen - Humdinger (2:17)
24. Little Esther - Hollerin' And Screamin' (2:56)
25. Dorothea Fleming - The Devil Is Mad (2:06)
26. Ernestine Allen - Love For Sale (2:58)

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Katie Webster - I Know That's Right

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: from LL
Released: 1987
Styles: Blues
Time: 71:50
Size: 164,9 MB
Covers: Full

(3:49) 1. I Know That's Right
(6:12) 2. Jimmy Jimmy
(6:35) 3. Don't Accuse Me
(6:31) 4. I Want You to Love Me
(2:15) 5. Katie's Boogie Woogie
(9:00) 6. Million Dollar Secret/Shake, Rattle, and Roll
(5:10) 7. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
(5:12) 8. Voodoo Bliss
(6:50) 9. Bo Jenkins
(5:57) 10. Jesus Loves Me/Only a Look
(4:29) 11. Snatch and Grab It
(9:45) 12. Misty Blue

Katie Webster, the queen of swamp blues piano, one of America's great rhythm and blues vocal and piano stylists, along with Hot Links. Most of the selections are Webster originals and based on real-life experiences.
"I Know That's Right" blends Katie Webster's Louisiana style with straight blues and boogie-woogie. Katie Webster is a master pianist. She intersperses powerhouse runs, nimble phrasing and gospel riffs, and keeps everything moving in a casual, yet hypnotic fashion. Webster's vocal style has elements of down-home acerbity, fervent pleas and plaintive questioning, as well as comedic and intense aspects. She never sings a chorus or melody the same on any number, and it's extremely interesting to hear her changing direction or varying the way she sings from stanza to stanza. Katie Webster is the kind of singer who never gets boring or tiring...the album sizzles and shimmers.”

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Various - The Alligator Records Playlists: Gospel Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 100:45
Size: 230.7 MB
Styles: Gospel blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:33] 1. The Holmes Brothers - I Shall Not Walk Alone
[2:55] 2. Corey Harris - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
[4:29] 3. Gaye Adegbalola - Let Go, Let God
[5:01] 4. The Holmes Brothers - Farther Along
[5:38] 5. Katie Webster - Lord, I Wonder
[2:18] 6. The Holmes Brothers - God Will
[5:53] 7. Corey Harris - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
[4:18] 8. The Holmes Brothers - Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
[5:47] 9. Joe Louis Walker - Soldier For Jesus
[4:45] 10. Mavis Staples - Step Into The Light
[2:30] 11. Corey Harris - Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
[4:28] 12. The Holmes Brothers - New Jerusalem
[4:47] 13. Mavis Staples - I Wanna Thank You
[4:46] 14. The Holmes Brothers - Jesus Is The Way
[3:47] 15. Corey Harris - You've Got To Move
[2:42] 16. The Siegel-Schwall Band - Hey Leviticus
[2:18] 17. The Holmes Brothers - Jesus Got His Hooks In Me
[4:34] 18. Mavis Staples - Have A Little Faith
[3:59] 19. Shemekia Copeland - Whole Lotta Water
[3:23] 20. The Holmes Brothers - I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages
[5:48] 21. Mavis Staples - God Is Not Sleeping
[4:08] 22. The Holmes Brothers - Speaking In Tongues
[3:29] 23. Mavis Staples - I Still Believe In You
[3:21] 24. The Holmes Brothers - Thank You Jesus

If American music is unique, it is largely due to its bedrock foundation of blues and gospel music, two forms of music that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century. Anchoring the sounds of African America, these styles underlay the musical innovations of the century: jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, soul and hip hop. They are known and cherished around the world and in every corner of the U.S. It would be impossible to imagine American music without them. ~Charles McGovern

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Katie Webster - 2 albums: No Foolin' / Deluxe Edition

Album: No Foolin'
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:47
Size: 102.5 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[3:05] 1. A Little Meat On The Side
[4:34] 2. I'm Bad
[3:55] 3. No Deposit, No Return
[6:28] 4. Zydeco Shoes And California Blues
[4:06] 5. Too Much Sugar For A Dime
[4:11] 6. Hard Lovin' Mama
[6:29] 7. It's Mighty Hard
[3:30] 8. Tangled In Your Web
[4:57] 9. Those Lonely Lonely Nights
[3:27] 10. Mama Cat Cuttin' No Slack

Katie Webster is a powerful singer who can really belt out the blues, but perhaps her greatest skill is her two-handed piano solos. On this CD she is featured on a fairly wide range of material within the idiom including a zydeco-flavored blues, a sincere blues ballad ("It's Mighty Hard"), a couple of Motownish soul numbers, a rock and rollish "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" (on which she shares vocals with Lonnie Brooks) and, best of all, a variety of basic blues. Although she also contributes some atmospheric chordal organ, it is Katie Webster's piano playing that gives her music its most distinctive personality. A fun set. ~Scott Yanow

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Album: Deluxe Edition
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:20
Size: 140.4 MB
Styles: New Orleans blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:22] 1. Two Fisted Mama
[3:58] 2. Who's Making Love
[4:33] 3. I'm Bad
[2:37] 4. C.Q. Boogie
[6:29] 5. It's Mighty Hard
[3:21] 6. Love Deluxe
[3:18] 7. Sea Of Love
[3:05] 8. A Little Meat On The Side
[4:17] 9. Try A Little Tenderness
[5:09] 10. Never Let Me Go
[3:35] 11. I'm Still Leaving You
[3:17] 12. Whoo-Wee Sweet Daddy
[6:32] 13. On The Run
[2:52] 14. Hallelujah, I Just Love Him So
[4:48] 15. The Love You Save May Be Your Own

Katie Webster plays barrelhouse boogie-woogie, New Orleans R&B, Gulf Coast swamp pop, deep bayou blues and Southern gospel-flavored soul like nobody's business; her 35 years of professional piano work has appeared on at least 500 singles, including the original version of "Sea of Love," and countless albums. Music critics and fans around the world acknowledge her as the premier female blues piano player anywhere. Alligator Records' Deluxe Edition collects 15 of her very best tracks from her three albums since 1988, and there isn't a filler track to be found. Webster never once failed to deliver on her sassy and sensuous blend of barrelhouse boogie-woogie. Some of the high points of Deluxe Edition include several duets -- "Love Deluxe" with Vasti Jackson and the classic "Who's Making Love," which finds Kim Wilson (the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and bluesman Robert Cray jamming with the Boogie Queen. Wilson also accompanies Bonnie Raitt and Webster to wail "On the Run." Other standout tracks include her remake of "Sea of Love" and the non-vegetarian "A Little Meat on the Side." "The Love You Save" and "Two Fisted Mama" are sure to go down in the music history books as prime examples of Webster's swamp boogie styles. But perhaps the best cuts of the 15 are the blues-rich vocals and sax of "Try a Little Tenderness," a sure winner, and "Never Let Me Go," a torch-bearing ballad. Alligator's Deluxe Editions are just that -- the best songs by the best artists in their catalog. And Katie Webster ranks right there at the top of that rich list. ~Michael B. Smith

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Various - The Greatest Swamp Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:07
Size: 130.8 MB
Styles: Swamp blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:56] 1. Sonny Landreth - Taylor's Rock
[3:28] 2. Corey Harris - Fish Ain't Bitin'
[3:48] 3. Katie Webster - Black Satin
[5:01] 4. Anders Osborne - Love Is Taking Its Toll
[2:46] 5. Lazy Lester - Alligator Shuffle
[3:45] 6. Guitar Shorty - Right Tool For The Job
[4:10] 7. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Alligator Eating Dog
[2:36] 8. Janiva Magness - Whoop And Holler
[4:22] 9. Chuck E. Weiss - Fake Dance
[3:57] 10. Gov't Mule - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
[3:31] 11. Marcia Ball - Somebody To Love
[2:52] 12. Ramsay Midwood - Alligator's Lament
[4:39] 13. Tab Benoit - Down In The Swamp
[3:44] 14. C. J. Chenier - Road Dog
[4:25] 15. Buckwheat Zydeco - The Wrong Side

Swamp Blues, the looser, more rhythmic variation of the standard Louisiana sound, also brings more contemporary elements of New Orleans, zydeco, soul music, and Cajun to bear on its style. The guitar work is simple but effective, and is heavily influenced by the boogie patterns used on Jimmy Reed records, with liberal doses of Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters. Unlike the heavy backbeat of the more popular urban styles, its rhythm can be best described as laid-back, making even its most uptempo offerings share the same mood and ambience of the most desultory of slow blues.

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Various - The Alligator Records Playlists: Blues About Food

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 99:18
Size: 227.3 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:52] 1. JJ Grey & Mofro - Ho Cake
[3:27] 2. Lonnie Brooks - Breakfast In Bed
[3:07] 3. Katie Webster - A Little Meat On The Side
[4:09] 4. Professor Longhair - Red Beans Aka I Got My Mojo Working
[4:50] 5. Lonnie Mack - Oreo Cookie Blues
[4:07] 6. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows - Polk Salad Annie
[3:14] 7. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Chicken, Gravy & Biscuits
[3:10] 8. Noble Thin Man Watts - Red Beans & Rice
[3:00] 9. C. J. Chenier - Eat More Crawfish
[4:37] 10. Shemekia Copeland - Too Close
[5:09] 11. Charlie Musselwhite - Hey! Miss Bessie
[6:52] 12. Albert Collins - Too Many Dirty Dishes
[4:04] 13. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Lil' Ed's Home Cookin'
[3:33] 14. Kenny Neal - Blues Stew
[4:25] 15. A.C. Reed - Fast Food Annie
[2:53] 16. Long John Hunter - Grits Ain't Groceries
[3:15] 17. Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta
[5:08] 18. Bob Margolin - Coffee Break
[3:39] 19. Ann Rabson - One Meatball
[3:39] 20. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Pet Cream Man
[2:45] 21. Elvin Bishop - Soul Food
[3:48] 22. Cephas & Wiggins - Pigmeat
[3:41] 23. Dave Hole - Fattening Up The Turkey
[4:03] 24. Marcia Ball - Watermelon Time
[2:40] 25. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - No Fast Food

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Various - The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour (2-Disc set)

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Chicago based blues label Alligator Records, this disc contains live music from Koko Taylor and Her Blues Machine, Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Elvin Bishop, Katie Webster, and Lil' Ed & The Imperials. This tour is the also basis for the film "Pride And Joy: The Story Of Alligator Records" by Robert Mugge. Recorded on live on Alligator Records' 20th Anniversary Tour, this double disc set is a showcase for the label's artists. Featuring an array of their most popular acts -- Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Elvin Bishop -- the record doesn't deliver any surprises, yet these performances are frequently more exciting than the studio versions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Lonnie Brooks (vocals, guitar); Katie Webster (vocals, organ); Koko Taylor (vocals); Lil' Ed Williams, Elvin Bishop, Ronnie Baker Brooks, James Johnson, Eddie King (guitar); Jim Dortch (keyboards); Jerry Murphy (bass); Frank Alexander (drums). Recorded live at The Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1992 and The Vic Theater, Chicago, Illinois on February 29, 1992.

Album: The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:39
Size: 113.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1993

[ 3:07] 1. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Killing Floor
[ 3:42] 2. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Can't Let These Blues Go
[ 4:02] 3. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Pride And Joy
[ 4:18] 4. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Mean Old Frisco
[ 4:24] 5. Katie Webster - Two Fisted Mama
[ 5:30] 6. Katie Webster - Pussycat Moan
[ 5:38] 7. Katie Webster - Lord, I Wonder
[ 4:56] 8. Elvin Bishop - Stealin' Watermelons
[ 4:35] 9. Elvin Bishop - Beer Drinking Woman
[ 3:59] 10. Elvin Bishop - My Dog
[ 5:23] 11. Elvin Bishop - El-Bo

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Album: The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Tour (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:39
Size: 145.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[ 6:21] 1. Lonnie Brooks - Wife For Tonight
[12:25] 2. Lonnie Brooks - I Want All My Money Back
[ 5:39] 3. Lonnie Brooks - Those Lonely Lonely Nights
[ 6:39] 4. Lonnie Brooks - Two Headed Man
[ 4:57] 5. Koko Taylor - Something Strange Is Going On
[ 5:15] 6. Koko Taylor - I'd Rather Go Blind
[ 6:23] 7. Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle
[ 5:29] 8. Koko Taylor & Lonnie Brooks - It's A Dirty Job
[10:26] 9. All Star Jam - Sweet Home Chicago

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Various - The Alligator Records Playlists: Travelling Blues (2-Disc set)

Alligator’s Various Artist anthologies are the perfect introduction to highlights from the Alligator catalog and to our dozens of artists. They range from double CDs that showcase our entire catalog to genre-specific single discs to collections of lesser-recorded artists.

Today, proudly independent Alligator Records is home to some of the world's foremost blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record label in the world. The Washington Post said, "Alligator is the premiere blues label." The Chicago Sun-Times stated, "Alligator is numero uno among indie blues labels, with artists representing the best in contemporary blues."

Album: The Alligator Records Playlists: Travelling Blues (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:20
Size: 135.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Texas blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:00] 1. Albert Collins - The Highway Is Like A Woman
[4:13] 2. Johnny Winter - Route 90
[4:05] 3. A.C. Reed - Going To New York
[2:58] 4. Billy Boy Arnold - Move On Down The Road
[5:00] 5. Long John Hunter - Both Ends Of The Road
[7:03] 6. Son Seals - Going Back Home
[3:22] 7. Long John Hunter - Bugs On My Window
[3:16] 8. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Bluesmobile
[3:24] 9. Long John Hunter - Ride With Me
[3:42] 10. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Walk All Day
[3:14] 11. Bob Margolin - Goin' Back Out On The Road
[3:40] 12. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Travellin' Life
[3:45] 13. Johnny Heartsman - Walkin' Blues
[6:32] 14. Katie Webster - On The Run

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Album: The Alligator Records Playlists: Travelling Blues (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:54
Size: 118.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:01] 1. James Cotton - Sunny Road
[3:39] 2. Lonnie Brooks - Back Trail
[3:33] 3. Lonnie Brooks - Heavy Traffic
[3:31] 4. William Clarke - Driving My Life Away
[4:22] 5. Joe Louis Walker - Ride All Night
[4:22] 6. Charlie Musselwhite - Where Hwy 61 Runs
[3:42] 7. Fenton Robinson - Going West
[4:23] 8. Magic Slim - Stranded On The Highway
[4:48] 9. Corey Harris - 61 Highway
[4:35] 10. William Clarke - Going Down This Highway
[2:35] 11. Lee Rocker - Lost Highway
[3:50] 12. Fenton Robinson - Going To Chicago
[3:26] 13. Carey Bell - Key To The Highway

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VA - Louisiana Roots: The Jay Miller R&B Legacy

Size: 143,8 MB
Time: 59:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

01. King Karl - Baby Baby Come To Papa (2:04)
02. Monroe Vincent - If I Had My Life To Live Over (2:40)
03. Guitar Gabriel - Cool, Calm And Collected (With King Karl) (2:45)
04. Guitar Gabriel - Irene (With King Karl) (2:58)
05. Skinny Dynamo - So Long So Long (3:02)
06. Joe Hudson & His Rocking Kings - Hoo-Wee Pretty Baby (With Lester Robertson) (2:12)
07. Joe Hudson & His Rocking Kings - Baby, Give Me A Chance (With Lester Robertson) (2:05)
08. Chuck Martin - Emma Lee (1:54)
09. Classie Ballou - Crazy Mambo (2:24)
10. Eddie Hudson - That Long Lost Baby (2:17)
11. Eddie Hudson - She's Sugar Sweet (2:40)
12. Jay Nelson & The Jumpers - A Fool That Was Blind (2:38)
13. Carol Fran - Knock, Knock (2:14)
14. Charles Sheffield - Rock 'n' Roll Train (2:18)
15. Charles Sheffield - The Kangaroo (2:54)
16. Sonny Martin - Air Force -- Us Navy (1:47)
17. Charles Sheffield - You're Gonna Need Somebody (2:45)
18. Charles Sheffield - I Would Be A Sinner (2:03)
19. Lionel Torrence - Flim Flam (2:23)
20. Bobby Jay - Red Sails In The Sunset (2:31)
21. Tabby Thomas - Popeye Train (2:56)
22. Marva Allen - Here Comes The Night Owl (2:32)
23. Joe Mayfield - How's Things With You (2:32)
24. Katie Webster - Never Let Me Go (2:56)

J.D. 'Jay' Miller, is the Crowley, Louisiana record man who single-handedly put swamp-blues music on the map. Thanks to his vision and expertise, we continue to enjoy his productions such as I'm A King Bee by Slim Harpo, I Hear You Knockin' by Lazy Lester, Hoo Doo Blues by Lightnin' Slim and numerous more classics. These recordings have all been documented in our compre-hensive Excello reissue series. Now, we take a look at Jay Miller's R&B recordings. The roots of Louisiana R&B can be traced to a mix of the hit sounds of Texas and New Orleans, with distinct Creole and Cajun undertones. Specifically, the main influences are Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Guitar Slim and Fats Domino. Jay Miller scored first time out with R&B on Excello with Guitar Gable's infectious instrumental Congo Mombo in 1956, followed closely by the swamp-pop standard Irene, sung by Gable's vocalist King Karl. For the next three years Guitar Gable and King Karl had regular singles on the Excello label, culminating in This Should Go On Forever which provided a US Top 20 hit for swamp-popper Rod Bernard. Not only this but Gable's band was used as Miller's session group, recording everything from swamp-blues to rock'n'roll. Much of the early R&B material here is much sought-after on the original Excello singles, that is the sides by Vince Monroe, Joe Hudson & His Rocking Dukes (with stand-out vocalist Lester Robertson), Eddie Hudson (with superb vocal group accompaniment from the Gaynotes), Carol Fran, and Jay Nelson & the Jumpers. There are also two rare sides from Excello's sister label, Nasco, by Classie Ballou and Chuck Martin. By 1961, Jay Miller had formed a new studio group, whose principal members were ex-Clifton Chenier saxophonist Lionel Prevost (who has his own record here as Lionel Torrence), pianist Katie Webster, guitarist Al Foreman, and drummer Warren Storm. This combo generated a joyful, enthusiastic New Orleans R&B-type sound behind artists such as Charles Sheffield, Sonny Martin, Bobby Jay and Tabby Thomas. Special mention must be made of four previously unreleased sides: King Karl's storming rocker Baby Baby Come To Papa, Charles Sheffield's shouter You're Gonna Need Somebody, Marva Allen's charming Here Comes The Night Owl and Katie Webster's Never Let Me Go - with overdubbed full symphonic orchestral accompaniment, which works! My notes to this CD are based on an unpublished interview with Jay Miller in 1995, shortly before he died. Miller gives a fascinating insight into his business operations, recording techniques and his relationship with Ernie Young of Excello Records. Of his unique sound, he said: "It wasn't technical as far as audio but I had a sense of something. Maybe that was the best thing that could have happened. I didn't know too much about it, I didn't go by the book, because I went by these two things - my ears!!! I've had so many compliments about the sound I got." The exemplary productions from Jay Miller's tiny country studios in Crowley extend to his R&B recordings. Louisiana Roots is the Jay Miller R&B Legacy.

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