VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol. 8

Size: 266,1 MB
Time: 114:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Art: Front

01 JW-Jones - Snatchin' It Back (3:17)
02 Marc Amacher - Early In The Morning (Roadhouse Session Unmastered) (4:16)
03 The Cold Stares - My City (3:10)
04 Mike Elrington - Don't Give Me A Dime (3:21)
05 Forrest Hill - Nomads in Love (3:53)
06 Starlite Campbell Band - Lay It Out On Me (4:56)
07 Dom Martin - Could've Had Religion (5:12)
08 Jo Harman & Redtenbacher's Funkestra - The Angel Leaves Her Watermark (5:49)
09 Elise Legrow - Evan (3:40)
10 Joe Bonamassa - Colour And Shape (4:30)
11 Walter Trout - All Out Of Tears (6:31)
12 Homesick James - Gotta Move - Live (3:46)
13 Superdownhome - Homework (Feat. Nine Below Zero) (3:20)
14 Susan Santos - Dirty Money (3:19)
15 Bror Gunnar Jansson - Breathe (4:03)
16 Johnny & The Mongrels - Louisiana Girl (4:51)
17 Bobby Rush - Shake It For Me (3:42)
18 Jon Amor - Peppercorn (3:13)
19 Krissy Matthews - Happiness Is The Key (3:06)
20 Billy Walton Band - Can't Love No One (3:35)
21 Bettye Lavette - One More Song (5:22)
22 Mick Clarke - Hip-Shakin' (2:56)
23 Savoy Brown - All Gone Wrong (4:12)
24 Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don’t Go - Live (2:54)
25 The Allman Betts Band - Magnolia Road (5:17)
26 Katie Knipp - Chamomile And Cocaine (3:48)
27 Greyhounds - Tune In (3:35)
28 The Immediate Family - Cruel Twist (4:33)

A collection of blues singles released in Jul 2020 compiled by myself.

Blues Singles Collection Vol. 8

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VA - Dr. Boogie Presents Shim Sham Shimmy

Size: 179,5 MB
Time: 76:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues
Art: Front & Back

01 Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy (2:43)
02 Charles Sheffield - Isabella (2:47)
03 Joe Hill Louis - She's Taking All My Money (2:40)
04 Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A Home (3:02)
05 Doctor Ross - Texas Hop (2:46)
06 Bobo Jenkins - Nothing But Love (2:22)
07 Clarence Lockley - Crowley Blues (1:39)
08 B. Brown & Mc Vouts - Good Woman Blues (2:34)
09 Wright Holmes - Good Road Blues (2:35)
10 Cecil Gant - We're Gonna Rock (2:14)
11 Albert Collins & His Rhythm Rockers - Freeze (2:18)
12 Moses Williams - Which Way Did My Baby Go (3:15)
13 Haskell Sadler - Do Right Mind (2:52)
14 Larry Dale - You Better Heed My Warning (2:04)
15 Baby Boy Warren - Santa Fee (2:48)
16 Eddie Snow - I'm Off That Stuff (3:02)
17 Slim Green - Shake Em Up (2:39)
18 Slim Gaillard - Fuck Off (2:10)
19 Blue Charlie Morris - I'm Gonna Kill That Hen (2:49)
20 Sam Myers - Rhythm With Me (1:47)
21 Willie Egan - Can't Understand It (1:48)
22 W. Harris - Low Down Dirty Shame (3:36)
23 Jake Jackson - Life Get's Hard (2:32)
24 Morris Pejoe - Screamin 'n' Cryin (2:45)
25 Homesick James - Dirty Rat (2:18)
26 Papa Lightfoot - P.I. Blues (2:23)
27 Pat Hare - Bonus Pay (2:08)
28 Big John & The Dallas Playboys - Sent For You Yesterday (3:00)
29 Lonnie Johnson - Can't Sleep Anymore (1:41)
30 Bob Kelly & The Bob Kats - Malinda (2:37)

This is the third volume in Sub Rosa's collection devoted to rare and lost recordings from the '20s to the '60s, following Dr. Boogie Presents Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults and Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me! Female Blues Singers -- Rarities 1923-1930. Shim Sham Shimmy has been assembled by Belgian radio personality, musicologist, and Canned Heat devotee, Walter De Paduwa aka Dr. Boogie. Is it really possible to imagine what modern music would sound like if a few pioneering geniuses had not had the idea of electrifying their instruments, especially guitar and harmonica, between 1945 and 1950? Some purists pan this evolution, but, in the '50s, the new sound was heard and embraced at all the studios and night clubs in the United States; it would become a staple on the radio, and in pop culture in general, radically transforming the blues, boogie and country into acts of rebellion. This collection pays tribute to about thirty artists, some of whom later became known, like "Master of the Telecaster" Albert Collins, boogie-woogie and blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree, slide guitar innovator Homesick James, harmonica and blues singer, Sammy Myers, "The Boogie Disease" author Doctor Ross, and one-man band wild-man, Joe Hill Louis. However, the real treat is having an opportunity to hear fabulous unknowns who all, one day, had the chance to be recorded, either in a studio, on the street, or on a back porch, before returning to anonymity shortly after. Almost all of the artists presented here hailed from the Southern states; some of them stayed there their whole life, others emigrated up North, moving up the Mississippi, or toward the West to settle in California. The music included here is part of the foundations of all the modern music that would take the world by storm up to our present time. Other artists include: Charles Sheffield, Ramblin Hi Harris, Bobo Jenkins, Clarence Lockley, B. Brown & McVouts, Wright Holmes, Gunter Lee Carr (aka Cecil Gant), Moses Williams, Haskel Sadler, Larry Dale, Baby Boy Warren, Eddie Snow, Guitar Slim Green, Slim Gaillard, Blue Charlie Morris, Willie Egan, W. Harris, Jake Jackson, Morris Pejoe, Papa George Lightfoot, Pat Hare, Big John & The Dallas Playboys, Lonnie Johnson, and Bob Kelly.

Thanks to Nappyrags
Shim Sham Shimmy MP3
Shim Sham Shimmy FLAC

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Various - American Blues Legends '73

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 57:14
Size: 132.9 MB
Released: 2001
Styles: Country blues, Delta blues, Acoustic blues
Art: Front

1. Boogie Woogie Red - Viper Song (2:00)
2. Boogie Woogie Red - After Hours (4:06)
3. Boogie Woogie Red - Red's Boogie (4:54)
4. Snooky Pryor - Dangerous Woman (3:56)
5. Snooky Pryor - Sloppy Drunk (3:21)
6. Snooky Pryor - Bottle Up & Go (4:07)
7. Homesick James Williamson - Shake Your Moneymaker (4:29)
8. Homesick James Williamson - Tin Pan Alley (2:37)
9. Homesick James Williamson - Dust My Broom (3:39)
10. Washboard Willie - I Feel So Fine (2:22)
11. Washboard Willie - Kansas City (3:19)
12. Red - Sassy (2:09)
13. Whispering Smith - Take Me Back Baby (2:54)
14. Whispering Smith - Texas Flood (3:50)
15. Lightnin' Slim - Love Bug (3:47)
16. Lightnin' Slim - Walking In The Park (5:35)

Included pdf thanks to Xyros.

American Blues Legends '73

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Various Artists - Chicago Blues From C.J. Records Vol. 2

Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:03
Size: 116,1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Earl Hooker - Do The Chicken (2:33)
2. Earl Hooker - Yea Yea (2:00)
3. Earl Hooker - Wild Moments (2:41)
4. Homesick James - Set A Date (2:38)
5. Homesick James - Can't Afford To Do It (2:33)
6. Lee Jackson - Juanita (3:37)
7. Lee Jackson - Apollo 17 (2:47)
8. Lee Jackson - Pleadin' For Love (2:44)
9. Lee Jackson - Chop Suey (2:35)
10. Harold Tidwell - Sweet Suzie (2:05)
11. Harold Tidwell - Senorita Juanita (2:01)
12. Bobby Colquitt & String Bean - Million Dollar Playgirl (2:39)
13. Betty Everett w. Earl Hooker All Stars - Happy I Long To Be (1:54)
14. Morris Jones & Betty Everett - This House (2:59)
15. William Carter - Goin' Out West (3:26)
16. William Carter - Don't Make Me Mad (3:15)
17. Bobby Davis - Sweet Song (2:49)
18. Morris Jones - Her Spare (2:35)
19. Willie Milan - Tell Daddy Baby (2:03)

On this second release of C.J., Colt and Firma recordings of Carl Jones we are treated to six tracks by the legendary Earl Hooker, two of them with Hooker's band backing Little Richard style rocker Harold Tidwell as well as one by Hooker and his band backing Betty Everett. We are also treated to four titles by Lee Jackson who also appears on Wolf's Bea & Baby cds and Wolf's Abco Chicago Blues cds. Two red hot slide guitar rockers are turned in by Homesick James Williamson, Elmore James' cousin and rhythm guitarist (for many a year).

The two preformances by the lesser known Richard Gary with Bombay Carter's Band are superb blues. (Bombay Carter played behind J.B. Hutto as a Hawk on Delmark Records as did Lee Jackson.) Betty Everett's other track on this cd is Betty and none other than Carl Jones himself on vocals under the moniker of "Morris Jones". Of real pleasure and surprise to many fans will be the tunes of Bobby Colquitt & Stringbean, their "Million Dollar Playgirl" could have been a million dollar seller if promoted, and Bobby Davis turns in a nice soulful blues performance on "Sweet Song". /From the liner notes by Ron Bartolucci

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Homesick James - The Sensational Recordings: Shake Your Money Maker

Size: 126,4 MB
Time: 53:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Louise, Louise Blues (2:51)
02. My Baby's Gone (3:26)
03. Tin Pan Alley (2:47)
04. Baby Please Set A Date (2:45)
05. Three Ball Blues (3:42)
06. Got To Move (3:30)
07. That's All Right (3:04)
08. Sweet Home Chicago (4:14)
09. Someday Baby Blues (2:45)
10. Dust My Broom (2:52)
11. Moonshine Woman Blues (3:03)
12. Bobby`s Rock (3:13)
13. My Baby's Gone (Take 2) (3:35)
14. Cross Road Blues (3:13)
15. Dust My Broom (Take 2) (4:21)
16. Shake Your Money Maker (2:08)
17. Come On In My Kitchen (2:20)

On this CD are three different recording sessions… the first part is a live recording of Homesick alone, the second part is a live recording from 1979 with Snooky Pryor and the last part is a recording at Homesick´s home at N. Bosworth street in Chicago from 1975. All These recordings have never been on LP or CD before and there are songs which Homesick has never recorded again in the last 20 years of his life.

The Sensational Recordings

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Various - Bea And Baby Records Presents The Best Of Chicago Blues (Vol. 1 of 3 Volumes)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:53
Size: 153.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1994/2017
Art: Front

[3:04] 1. Homesick James - My Baby Gone
[3:18] 2. Homesick James - My Kind Of Woman
[3:15] 3. Homesick James - Homesick Sunnyland Special
[3:03] 4. James Cotton - One More Mile
[1:45] 5. James Cotton - There Must Be A Panic
[2:42] 6. Hound Dog Taylor - My Baby's Coming Home
[2:06] 7. Hound Dog Taylor - Five 'take Five'
[2:04] 8. Eddie Boyd - Thank You Baby
[2:31] 9. Eddie Boyd - Blue Monday Blues
[2:47] 10. Eddie Boyd - The Blues Is Here To Stay
[2:35] 11. Eddie Boyd - I'm Commin' Home
[3:00] 12. Eddie Boyd - All The Way
[2:47] 13. Eddie Boyd - Where You Belong
[2:19] 14. Little Mack Simmons - Don't Come Back
[2:25] 15. Little Mack Simmons - Times Are Getting Tougher
[2:12] 16. Little Mack Simmons - I'm Your Fool
[2:01] 17. Little Mack Simmons - Let Out Of Jail
[2:23] 18. Earl Hooker - Dynamite
[2:48] 19. Bobby Saxton - Trying To Make A Living
[2:26] 20. L.C. Mc.Kinley - Sharpest Man In Town
[3:45] 21. Sunnyland Slim - Too Late To Pray
[2:44] 22. Sunnyland Slim - House Rock
[2:48] 23. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness - Special Agent
[3:33] 24. Willie Williams - 38 Woman
[2:21] 25. Willie Williams - Somebody Changed The Lock

For nearly 20 years beginning in 1959, Chicago businessman Narvel Eatmon (aka Cadillac Baby) presided over his Bea & Baby record label, by far the most enduring of his many investments, which included a nightclub, a record store, an appliance repair service, and a confectionary. Some seven years after his demise, Wolf Records released a 24-track sampler from the Bea & Baby catalog. The lineup is very impressive, and reflects the original label's profile pretty well. It includes guitarists Hound Dog Taylor, Homesick James Williamson, L.G. McKinley, Robert Jr. Lockwood, and Earl Zebedee Hooker; pianists Eddie Boyd and Sunnyland Slim; blues harpists James Cotton, Carey Bell, and Little Mack Simmons; singing drummer Willie Williams; and vocalists Bobby Saxton and Andrew McMahon. This compilation is very similar to The Best of Cadillac: Meat & Gravy, a Bea & Baby "best-of" released by Culture Press in 1998. Unfortunately, the two simultaneously issued collections have 16 tracks in common. In 2003, Castle Music compounded the confusion by releasing a double-disc Bea & Baby collection called Meat & Gravy. Public comprehension of Cadillac Baby's legacy was muddled even further when the misleadingly titled Cadillac Records, a film based upon the story of the Chess label, came out in 2008. By then the Bea & Baby catalog was being administered by the Earwig Music Company, Inc., and plans were afoot for more careful, comprehensive, and conscientious reissuing. ~arwulf arwulf

Volume 2 tomorrow.
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Various - Chicago City Blues: The '60s

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:48
Size: 100.3 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Big Joe Williams - Sinkin' Blues
[3:19] 2. Big Joe Williams - Screamin' And Cryin'
[2:45] 3. Big Joe Williams & Paul Butterfield - Wild Cow Moan
[3:10] 4. Mighty Joe Young - I Walked All Night
[3:53] 5. Mighty Joe Young - Things I Used To Do
[4:37] 6. Otis Rush - Everyday I Have The Blues
[3:41] 7. Otis Rush - Cut You A-Loose
[6:29] 8. Otis Rush - Mean Old World
[3:26] 9. Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Blues And Trouble
[2:44] 10. Homesick James - Crossroads
[3:04] 11. Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Lockwood's Boogie
[4:09] 12. Sonny Boy Williamson II - I'm So Glad

Chicago, Illinois is a major center for music in the midwestern United States where distinctive forms of blues (greatly responsible for the future creation of rock and roll), and house music, a genre of electronic dance music, were developed.

The "Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities brought traditional jazz and blues music to the city, resulting in Chicago blues and "Chicago-style" Dixieland jazz. Notable blues artists included Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf and both Sonny Boy Williamsons.

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Homesick James, Snooky Pryor - Sad And Lonesome

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:08
Size: 101.0 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1989/2011
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Sad & Lonesome
[2:26] 2. Homesick's Cross Roads
[2:40] 3. It Seem Like A Dream
[3:20] 4. It's All Over Now
[3:39] 5. Shake Your Money Maker
[3:03] 6. Some Day Baby Blues
[3:01] 7. Rock Me
[2:50] 8. No More Lovin'
[4:08] 9. Push Me Well
[3:55] 10. I Believe I Get Married
[1:52] 11. Harp Boogie
[3:24] 12. Last Fair Deal
[4:08] 13. Telephone Blues
[2:46] 14. Goin' To The Pawn Shop

Blues Harp – Snooky Pryor (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14); Guitar – Homesick James; Vocals – Homesick James (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14); Vocals, Guitar – Snooky Pryor (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13). Recorded Oct. 1979 At Heinz Studios, Vienna.

Random fact: Though Little Walter was the one to get most of the recognition & fame for playing riffs like a horn and amplifying his harmonica, not only was Snooky one of the first to amplify the harmonica (some would say THE first), but Snooky’s recording of “Boogie” (1948) preceded Walter’s “Juke” (1952) AND had some of the same licks in it, including the opening lick “Juke” is known for.

Homesick James had a nickname of "Look Quick" due to his propensity for moving or disappearing off a scene seemingly on the spur of the moment. During the time Earwig CEO Michael Frank knew Homesick James, from 1972 through 2006, Homesick lived in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Fresno and finally Springfield, Missouri, where he died at age 96. One afternoon sitting at the bar at Rosa's Lounge in Chicago, Homesick casually said to Michael, something to the effect that he should record Homesick, and Frank thought for a moment, and said basically, 'Yeah I should, whereupon the deal was struck. Michael ended up making a solo record with Homesick, because during the first day of recording what was supposed to be an album of half band tracks and half solo tracks, Homesick started an argument with the all-star band of drummer Robert Covington, bassist Bob Stroger, and harmonica player Lester Davenport. The only one he did not argue with was pianist Sunnyland Slim. The session disintegrated and the next day Homesick played the solo tracks beautifully.

Sad And Lonesome

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Various Artists - The Appaloosa All Stars

Year: 1993
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:14
Size: 95,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Sam Lay - Key To The Highway (3:21)
2. Clifford Curry - Beale Street (4:12)
3. Bob Kommersmith - Club Foot (3:49)
4. Sam Lay - Rock Me Baby/I'm A King Bee (6:19)
5. Fred James - Temporary Insanity (3:16)
6. Homesick James - Blues Before Sunrise (3:39)
7. Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Meltdown (2:39)
8. Mary-Ann Brandon - Black Widow Spider (3:45)
9. Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Bad Spell (3:05)
10. Frank Frost - My Baby (3:19)
11. Billy C. Farlow - All Night Boogie (3:44)

Haven't found any specific info for this nice compilation, so.. let the music do the talking.

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Various - Paula Records Presents Chicago Blues Of The 1960s

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:15
Size: 142.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Homesick James - Crossroads
[2:14] 2. T.V. Slim - You Can't Love Me
[2:15] 3. J.B. Lenoir - I Feel So Good
[2:19] 4. Koko Taylor - Honky Tonky
[2:43] 5. Detroit Junior - The Way I Feel
[2:58] 6. Detroit Junior - Call My Job
[2:55] 7. Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks
[2:47] 8. Jesse Fortune - Good Things
[2:58] 9. Jesse Fortune - Heavy Heart Beat
[2:49] 10. Lillian Offitt - Oh Mama
[2:32] 11. Harold Burrage - I Cry For You
[2:42] 12. Various - Say Your're Leavin
[3:28] 13. Willie Mabon - New Orleans Blues
[2:35] 14. Willie Mabon - Some More
[3:01] 15. Willie Mabon - Something For Nothing
[3:18] 16. Mighty Joe Young - Hard Times
[3:30] 17. Big Moose - Ramblin Woman
[2:59] 18. Andrew Brown - You Better Stop
[2:29] 19. Willie Mabon - Somebody Gotta Pay
[2:56] 20. Willie Mabon - Some Time I Wonder
[3:01] 21. Homesick James - My Baby's Sweet
[2:47] 22. Koko Taylor - Like Heaven To Me

This 22-track collection brings together many of the rare singles from the seldom-anthologized USA label from Chicago. The only exceptions to this are the inclusion of a TV Slim track ("You Can't Love Me") from the Speed label, Lillian Offitt's "Oh Mama" from Chief and Harold Burrage's Cobra recording of "I Cry For You." Kicking off with Homesick James' interpretation of "Crossroads," the compilation also features equally stellar tracks from J.B. Lenoir ("I Feel So Good"), Koko Taylor ("Honky Tonky" and "Like Heaven to Me," her first single), Detroit Junior ("Call My Job"), Jesse Fortune, Fenton Robinson ("Say You're Leavin'"), Big Moose Walker, Mighty Joe Young, Andrew Brown and five tracks from Willie Mabon. The other side of Chicago's heyday away from the Chess studios. ~Cub Koda

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Various Artists - Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear

This compilation contains 33 tracks of rare 1970s blues, courtesy of the long-lost Big Bear label! Includes sides by Homesick James, Doctor Ross. Eddie "Playboy" Taylor, Lightnin' Slim, Snooky Pryor, Billy Boy Arnold, Mickey Baker, Billy Emerson and others.

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Time: 60:02
Size: 138,4 MB
Covers: Front, CD, Tray, Inside

Album: Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear Disc 1
(3:20) 1. Snooky Pryor - Shake Your Boogie
(3:55) 2. Homesick James & Snooky PryorAfter You There Won't Be Nobody Else
(3:48) 3. Homesick James - Crossroads
(4:19) 4. Homesick James - Highway 51
(2:18) 5. Big John Wrencher - Honeydripper
(4:00) 6. Eddie Taylor - Seems Like a Million Years
(3:29) 7. Eddie Taylor - Ready for Eddie
(5:29) 8. Doctor Ross - Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear
(4:14) 9. Doctor Ross - I'm a Mannish Boy
(4:12) 10. Doctor Ross - Got Something to Tell You
(2:01) 11. Erwin Helfer - Sneaky Pete
(2:56) 12. Erwin Helfer & Bob Hall - Homage to AA and PJ
(3:47) 13. Whispering Smith - Texas Flood
(2:27) 14. Lightnin' Slim - Walkin' in the Park
(2:25) 15. G.P. Jackson - 12th Street Boogie
(7:13) 16. Johnny Mars & Boogie Woogie Red & Baby Boy Warren - Meet Me in the Alley

Album: Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear Disc 2
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Time: 61:58
Size: 142,8 MB
Covers: Full

(4:33) 1. Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - She's in L.A.
(3:29) 2. Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Do It If You Wanna
(1:58) 3. Boogie Woogie Red - Viper Song
(3:42) 4. Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would
(6:03) 5. Johnny Mars - It's My Own Fault
(2:29) 6. Johnny Mars - I've Been Down So Long
(3:54) 7. Willie Mabon - Klickety Klock
(3:48) 8. Mickey Baker - Blues Fell This Morning
(3:29) 9. Mickey Baker - I'll Always Be in Love With You
(4:32) 10. Tommy Tucker - Alimony
(3:51) 11. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - Buzzard Luck
(5:24) 12. Charles Brown - Blues for My Baby
(3:02) 13. Gene Connors - So Tired
(3:51) 14. Gene Connors - Let the Good Times Roll
(4:22) 15. Gene Connors - Honky Tonk
(3:23) 16. Cousin Joe - When a Woman Loves a Man

Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear Disc 1
Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear Disc 2
Don't Worry 'Bout the Bear Disc artwork

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Homesick James - Blues On The South Side

Size: 88,5 MB
Time: 38:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1964
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. The Woman I'm Lovin' (2:08)
02. She May Be Your Woman (2:45)
03. Goin' Down Swingin' (3:50)
04. Homesick's Shuffle (4:18)
05. Johnny Mae (3:37)
06. Gotta Move (2:37)
07. Lonesome Road (3:27)
08. Working With Homesick (3:25)
09. The Cloud Is Crying (3:32)
10. Homesick's Blues (3:12)
11. Crawlin' (2:10)
12. Stones In My Passway (3:20)

Homesick James - Guitar & Vocals
Lafayette Leake - Piano
Eddie Taylor - Bass
Clifton James - Drums

Recorded in Chicago, Jan 7, 1964.
Produced by Samuel Charters

Blues on the South Side is probably the best album slide guitarist Homesick James ever laid down (originally for Prestige in 1964). The stylistic similarities to his cousin, the great Elmore James, are obvious, but Homesick deviates repeatedly from the form. Tough as nails with a bottleneck, he goes for the jugular on 'Goin' Down Swingin'', 'Johnny Mae', and 'Gotta Move', supported by pianist Lafayette Leake, guitarist Eddie Taylor, and drummer Clifton James. ~Review by Bill Dahl

Blues On The South Side

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Various - The End Of An Era: 20 Years In Bluesland

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:05
Size: 139.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. Roscoe Shelton - She's The One
[5:37] 2. Earl Gaines - I Believe In Your Love
[5:24] 3. Johnny Jones - I Can't Do That
[3:12] 4. Al Garner - Fatback
[4:23] 5. Herbert Hunter - Her Love Is Killing Me
[4:37] 6. Larry Ladon - Automobile
[3:27] 7. Charles Walker - You Got The Walk
[5:11] 8. Freddie Waters - Full Moon On Main Street
[4:09] 9. Dave Riley - Heat Up The Oven
[3:21] 10. Sam Lay - I'm The One
[6:43] 11. Homesick James Williamson - Crawlin' Kingsnake
[4:24] 12. Frank Frost - Born To Be Wise
[3:23] 13. Sam Carr - All My Life
[3:36] 14. Fred James - Herb Stuffing

Although the liner notes to this 14-track blues collection are otherwise thorough, one not so insignificant element is missing: the original release and recording dates of the material. The common thread seems to be that they were all produced by Fred James, who also plays guitar on all of the cuts, one of which, the instrumental "Herb Stuffing," is credited to James himself. Though James also wrote the notes, the time frame of the tracks (four of which were previously unissued) is maddeningly unspecific, though it can be deduced that they were all done sometime in the 20 years prior to this 2010 release. At any rate, these are pretty average, workmanlike contemporary electric blues, not many of them by big names in the field, with Earl Gaines, Frank Frost, Sam Lay, and Johnny Jones being the biggest. Sometimes performances of particular strength cut through to get noticed, especially Gaines' ballad "I Believe in Your Love," which has a rich and moving vibrato vocal. James is a decent and versatile guitarist, too, but in part owing to the substandard documentation, it's not a notable compilation of 20th into 21st century blues. ~Richie Unterberger

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Various - Chicago The Blues Today! 3 albums

Album: Chicago The Blues Today! Vol 1
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1966
Styles: Blues
Time: 46:25
Size: 106,7 MB
Covers: Full

(4:08) 1. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Help Me
(2:50) 2. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - It Hurts Me Too
(2:25) 3. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Messin' With the Kid
(5:01) 4. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - Vietcong Blues
(3:48) 5. Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - All Night Long
(2:07) 6. J.B. Hutto - Going Ahead
(2:56) 7. J.B. Hutto - Please Help
(2:33) 8. J.B. Hutto - Too Much Alcohol
(3:10) 9. J.B. Hutto - Married Woman Blues
(2:51) 10. J.B. Hutto - That's the Truth
(2:31) 11. Otis Spann - Marie
(3:18) 12. Otis Spann - Burning Fire
(2:55) 13. Otis Spann - S.P. Blues
(3:29) 14. Otis Spann - Sometimes I Wonder
(2:21) 15. Otis Spann - Spann's Stomp

The first volume in the groundbreaking, definitive series Chicago: The Blues Today! contains selections from J.B. Hutto, Junior Wells and Otis Spann. All three contribute stellar performances, but for Hutto it's truly the place to start, because it doesn't get much better than this; "Too Much Alcohol," "Please Help," "Going Ahead" and "That's The Truth" are all classics, and Hutto is in perfect form throughout, with swinging support from the Turner's Blue Lounge version of the Hawks, bass-rhythm guitarist Herman Hassell and former Bo Diddley drummer Frank Kirkland. Sound is crystal clear. -- Allmusic.

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Album: Chicago The Blues Today! Vol 2
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1967
Styles: Blues
Time: 46:10
Size: 106,2 MB
Covers: Full

(2:23) 1. James Cotton Blues Band - Cotton Crop Blues
(4:05) 2. James Cotton Blues Band - The Blues Keep Falling
(3:30) 3. James Cotton Blues Band - Love Me or Leave
(2:06) 4. James Cotton Blues Band - Rocket 88
(3:31) 5. James Cotton Blues Band - West Helena Blues
(3:57) 6. Otis Rush - Everything's Going to Turn Out Alright
(2:26) 7. Otis Rush - It's a Mean Old World
(3:18) 8. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
(3:37) 9. Otis Rush - Rock
(6:00) 10. Otis Rush - It's My Own Fault
(3:20) 11. Homesick James Williamson - Dust My Broom
(2:19) 12. Homesick James Williamson - Somebody Been Talkin'
(2:48) 13. Homesick James Williamson - Set a Date
(2:49) 14. Homesick James Williamson - So Mean to Me

After his tenure at Chess, Otis Rush signed with Duke Records in Houston, who only released one 45 during his entire five year stay at the label. This Vanguard session from 1966 was his first in several years and finds him in exemplary form. Backed by a tough little club band, Otis' guitar tone is crystal clear and well focused, while his singing is simply superb. With two excellent instrumentals aboard ("Rock" is Otis' version of Earl Hooker's "Universal Rock"), the other big ticket highlight is the version of "I Can't Quit You, Baby" that Led Zepplin would later copy note for note on their first album. This is part of a three volume series and also features excellent tracks by James Cotton ("Cotton Crop Blues" and a wild version of "Rocket 88") and Homesick James. -- Allmusic.

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Album: Chicago The Blues Today! Vol 3
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1967
Styles: Blues
Time: 41:10
Size: 94,7 MB
Covers: Full

(2:30) 1. Johnny Young - One More Time
(3:04) 2. Johnny Young - Kid Man Blues
(3:45) 3. Johnny Young - My Black Mare
(3:22) 4. Johnny Young - Stealin' Back
(4:23) 5. Johnny Young - I Got Mine In Time
(3:14) 6. Johnny Young - Tighten Up On It
(2:40) 7. Johnny Shines Blues Band - Dynaflow Blues
(3:07) 8. Johnny Shines Blues Band - Black Spider Blues
(2:28) 9. Johnny Shines Blues Band - Layin' Down My Shoes and Clothes
(3:28) 10. Johnny Shines Blues Band - If I Get Lucky
(3:31) 11. Big Walter Horton - Rockin' My Boogie
(3:15) 12. Big Walter Horton - Mr. Boweevil
(2:22) 13. Big Walter Horton - Hey, Hey

This is one of the all-time great blues series ever recorded. Aside from the classic Chess albums (Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, etc.), there is no better introduction to Chicago-style blues than this three-volume set. Each one is incredible. This third album contains the Johnny Shines Blues Band, Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band, and Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band with Memphis Charlie Musselwhite. Here are the original Chicago artists who have grown up and played together for most of their lives, so the musical time is spacious -- wide open. This is South Side Chicago blues with a trace of country at its best. Big Walter Horton plays some of the best harmonica of his career on this album. Listening to Horton on backup and solo harp is an education. This album is definitive. -- Allmusic.

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VA - Tribute To Robert Johnson

Size: 198,3 MB
Time: 83:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Delta Blues
Art: Front

01. All Star Jam - Sweet Home Chicago (10:29)
02. Tab Benoit - Rambling On My Mind ( 5:09)
03. John Hammond - Crossroads Blues ( 3:04)
04. Chris Thomas King - Come On In My Kitchen ( 4:22)
05. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Steady Rollin' Man ( 3:19)
06. John Hammond - Hellhound Blues ( 3:35)
07. Michael Messer - Robert Johnson's Wake ( 5:29)
08. The Johnny Shines Blues Band - Dynaflow Blues ( 2:40)
09. John Hammond - Walking Blues ( 2:53)
10. Roy Rogers - 32-20 Blues ( 2:44)
11. Cephas & Wiggins - Last Fair Deal Gone Down ( 3:47)
12. John Hammond - Traveling Riverside Blues (Alternate Version) ( 3:23)
13. Homesick James & His Dusters - Dust My Broom ( 3:20)
14. Chris Thomas King - Stones In My Passway ( 3:45)
15. John Hammond - Me And The Devil Blues ( 2:34)
16. Chris Thomas King - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day ( 3:08)
17. Roy Rogers - Kindhearted Woman ( 4:26)
18. John Hammond - When You Got A Good Friend ( 4:40)
19. Lights Out By Nine - Feels Like Robert Johnson (Live) ( 4:10)
20. Al Hughes - Feel Like Robert Johnson (Part 2) ( 4:05)
21. John Hammond - Milkcow's Calf Blues ( 2:46)

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937, display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy, poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian myth that he sold his soul at a crossroads to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime.

Tribute To Robert Johnson

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Homesick James - Goin' Back In The Times

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 107.9 MB
Styles: Slide guitar blues
Year: 1994/2005
Art: Front

[5:25] 1. Livin' Like A Bear
[3:33] 2. Bad Situation
[1:51] 3. Kissing In The Dark
[3:22] 4. Better Know What You Runnin' From
[1:00] 5. Goin' Back In The Times
[3:42] 6. Rocky Mountain
[4:30] 7. They Call Me Hot Foot Homesick
[5:14] 8. What Done Got Into That Woman
[5:02] 9. Crossroads Years Ago (Honeyboy Is A Friend Of Mine)
[6:31] 10. Bitin' Me And Shakin Me Up And Down
[4:38] 11. .38 Pistol
[2:12] 12. Untitled Track

A credible, reflective return to the slide guitar veteran's country blues days. ~Bill Dahl

On this recording, playing solo or with spare accompaniment from Honeyboy Edwards, he demonstrates a varied individuality that is light years away from the homogeneous sound of the vast majority of younger blues men.

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Various - American Blues Legends 75

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:33
Size: 113.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1980/2001
Art: Front

[2:25] 1. Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Biscuit Bakin' Mama
[4:20] 2. Eddie 'Guitar' Burns - Bury Me Back In The Usa
[3:41] 3. Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would
[4:44] 4. Billy Boy Arnold - Sugar Mama
[4:40] 5. Tommy Tucker - Alimony
[5:10] 6. Tommy Tucker - Hard Luck Blues
[4:20] 7. Homesick James - If I Could Live My Life All Over Again
[2:55] 8. Homesick James - Baby Please Set A Date
[3:38] 9. Little Joe Blue - A Fool Is What You Want
[3:47] 10. Little Joe Blue - Five Long Years
[3:56] 11. Lonesome Jimmie Lee Robinson - Chicken Head
[3:06] 12. Lonesome Jimmie Lee Robinson - Mean Mistreater
[2:45] 13. American Blues Legends '75 - Got My Mojo Working

These were recorded live in London, May 5th & 6th 1975. Jon Lord did some piano playing on 2 tracks and Pete York is the drummer on all the tracks.

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Various - The USA Records Blues Story

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:17
Size: 160.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Detroit blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Lonnie Brooks - Figure Head
[2:24] 2. Eddy Clearwater - The Duck Walk
[2:55] 3. Willie Mabon - Some Time I Wonder
[2:58] 4. Fenton Robinson - From My Heart
[3:12] 5. Ricky Allen - Going Or Coming
[2:34] 6. Jimmy Burns - Forget It
[3:06] 7. Detroit Junior - It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad
[2:53] 8. Andrew Brown - You Better Stop
[3:12] 9. Mighty Joe Young - Hard Times (Follow Me)
[2:36] 10. Koko Taylor - Like Heaven To Me
[2:13] 11. J.B. Lenoir - I Feel So Good
[2:45] 12. A.C. Reed - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
[2:38] 13. Willie Mabon - Just Got Some
[2:48] 14. Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks
[2:44] 15. Homesick James - Crossroads
[2:58] 16. Ricky Allen - I Have Made A Change
[2:59] 17. Junior Wells - She's A Sweet One
[2:14] 18. Jimmy Burns - Through All Your Faults
[2:53] 19. Detroit Junior - Call My Job
[2:24] 20. Eddy Clearwater - Momee, Momee
[2:05] 21. Andrew Brown - Something Can Go Wrong
[2:34] 22. Lonnie Brooks - I'm Not Going Home
[2:37] 23. Fenton Robinson - Say You're Leavin'
[2:55] 24. Homesick James - My Baby's Sweet
[2:05] 25. Koko Taylor - Honky Tonky
[2:40] 26. Jesse Fortune - Good Things

More than a decade before Alligator Records began reviving the careers of Koko Taylor, Fenton Robinson, Lonnie Brooks, and Detroit Junior, among others in the 1970s, these cats were cutting killer sessions for little labels that you probably have never heard of, including USA Records (not to be confused with Leonard Allen's twin labels United and States from the '50s). Recorded between 1963 and 1966, The USA Records Blues Story captures a dozen of Chicago's best at their peak, often in the midst of some kind of historic transition artistically -- witness Koko Taylor a couple years shy of "Wang Dang Doodle," Fenton Robinson a couple years shy of "Somebody Loan Me a Dime," and Junior Wells a couple years shy of his Hoodoo Man Blues breakthrough. But USA also lured more bankable talent, including Willie Mabon and J.B. Lenoir, who were both still going strong long after their stints with Chess Records. If USA Records ever cut any duds, you wouldn't know it from the way Bill Dahl compiled the reissue; this one hits the jackpot all the way through. ~Ken Chang

The USA Records Blues Story

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Homesick James & Snooky Pryor - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:36
Size: 90.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1973
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Crossroads
[3:03] 2. Nothing But Trouble
[2:48] 3. Shake Your Money Maker
[4:01] 4. Crosstown
[3:58] 5. Careless Love
[3:56] 6. After You There Won't Be Nobody Else
[3:01] 7. The Woman I Love
[3:28] 8. I Feel Alright
[3:50] 9. Drivin' Dog
[3:29] 10. She Knows How To Love Me
[4:09] 11. Homesick Blues Again

Bass – Bob Brunning; Drums – John Hunt; Guitar – Homesick James; Harmonica – Snooky Pryor; Piano – Bob Hall; Vocals – Homesick James, Snooky Pryor.

SNOOKY PRYOR: Snooky Pryor was the last of the group of harmonica players who distinguished the Chicago blues scene of the 1940s and 50s. If not quite the equal of men like Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Walter "Shakey" Horton or Junior Wells, he was none the less a player with a distinctive sound, and his contributions to the early development of the Chicago blues-band idiom are held in high regard. In particular, the recordings he made in the late 40s, both in his own name and accompanying the singers Floyd Jones and Johnny Young, established him among blues enthusiasts of the 1960s as one of the defining figures of the primeval Chicago scene.

At a time when even Muddy Waters was no more than an up-and-coming name, and blues activity was dispersed among small neighbourhood clubs and the weekend market on Maxwell Street, Pryor looked as likely as anyone to become a top-ranking bluesman, and his failure to do so seemed to be just another of those blues enigmas.

HOMESICK JAMES: Settling in Chicago during the 1930s, Homesick James Williamson played local clubs and recorded for RCA Victor in 1937. The miles and gigs had added up before Williamson made some of his finest sides in 1952-1953 for Art Sheridan's Chance Records (including the classic "Homesick" that gave him his enduring stage name).

James also worked extensively as a sideman, backing harp great Sonny Boy Williamson in 1945 at a Chicago gin joint called The Purple Cat and during the 1950s with his cousin, slide master Elmore James (to whom Homesick was stylistically indebted). He also recorded with James during the 1950s. Homesick's own output included crashing 45s for Colt and USA in 1962, a fine 1964 album for Prestige, and four tracks on a Vanguard anthology in 1965.

Williamson recorded into the 1990s, issuing albums on Appaloosa and Earwig, and continued touring and making festival appearances well into the 2000s. Williamson's last public appearance was at a British blues festival in July of 2006; he died on December 13 of that year. Throughout his life -- and even when he was in his nineties -- there was nothing over-the-hill about the blues of Homesick James Williamson.

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Homesick James - Shake Your Money Maker

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:22
Size: 124.5 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1999/2007
Art: Front

[8:06] 1. Gotta Move
[4:30] 2. Set A Date
[3:48] 3. The Sky Is Cryin
[6:03] 4. Cross Out Saw
[7:46] 5. That's All Right Mama
[4:33] 6. Shake Your Money Maker
[4:29] 7. Homesick Boogie
[5:22] 8. Woman I Love (Bonustrack)
[5:02] 9. Early In The Morning (Bonustrack)
[4:39] 10. Bottle Up And Go (Bonustrack)

Cousin of the late Elmore James, the late Homesick James Williamson, is perhaps described among the second-tier of slide guitarists performing in the manner of his more famous broomdusting cousin. SRV Blue has just issued Shake Your Money Maker, some 1999 live recordings in Switzerland produced by Fred James who is on guitar on these tracks.

James was one of the artists who recorded for small Chicago labels like Chance for whom he waxed Lonesome Old Train and his signature song, Homesick Blues. Later he recorded an album for Prestige which I find hardly memorable although Fred James, in the liner booklet, calls it Homesick's `high water mark.' He also was recorded by Sam Charters for the classic anthology, Chicago The Blues Today, which this writer feels is his most impressive work. In the ensuing years until his December 2006, he recorded a number of albums for a variety of labels including Trix, Ice House, Appaloosa. Some of the European recordings he made with the late harp player Snooky Pryor perhaps are worth seeking out the most.

With respect to Shake Your Money Maker, it shows that in his 80's Homesick James had lost little in terms of his playing and husky vocals. As James observes he had an erratic sense of timing, but also his slide playing seems a bit off the beat compared to his contemporaries. Certainly his slide attack lacks the forcefulness of his contemporaries such as Hound Dog Taylor and J.B. Hutto. Nothing surprising of the performances here in terms of material. Gotta Move and Set a Date had mainstays of Homesick James repertoire as was Elmore's The Sky is Crying. There are some interesting songs included like, Crosscut Saw, that sorta meanders along as opposed to the crisp rhythms of Albert King's recording, and Arthur Crudup's That's Alright Mama.

These are mostly lengthy performances that would have benefited from being a tad bit more focused and briefer, but generally are engaging. ~R. Weinstock/amazon

Homesick James - guitar, vocals; Fred James, Bleu Jackson - guitar; Jeff "Stick" Davies - bass; Andy Arrow - drums.

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