Ike & Tina Turner - The Kent Years

Album: The Kent Years
Size: 146,4 MB
Time: 63:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Soul/R&B
Art: Full

1. I Can't Believe What You Say (2:04)
2. My Baby Now (2:51)
3. What Do You Think I Am (2:17)
4. Baby, Don't Do It (1:59)
5. I Don't Need (2:19)
6. Goodbye, So Long (2:11)
7. Hurt Is All You Gave Me (2:32)
8. Gonna Have Fun (2:08)
9. You Can't Miss Nothing (2:07)
10. All I Could Do Was Cry (aka Stop The Wedding) (4:57)
11. I Need A Man (3:03)
12. You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too (2:56)
13. Lose My Cool (2:23)
14. He's The One (2:03)
15. Chicken Shack (1:53)
16. Five Long Years (2:26)
17. Flee, Flee, Fla (2:33)
18. I Wish My Dreams Would Come True (1:53)
19. Over You (2:00)
20. Makin' Plans Together (2:13)
21. Shake It Baby (1:51)
22. Don't You Blame It On Me (1:49)
23. Hard Times (2:22)
24. Give Me Your Love (2:13)
25. It's Crazy Baby (3:00)
26. Something Came Over Me (2:47)

Twenty-six of the duo's 1964-1967 recordings (five previously unissued) for the Kent and Modern labels are on this compilation. Note, however, that this is just a partial retrospective of their mid-'60s work, since during this time the Turners were also releasing sides on several different other labels. It remains, though, a good sampling of their sound during this era, when their soul tracks still betrayed much of their blues/R&B roots, and before the arrangements had gotten as heavy and beefy as they would in the late '60s and early '70s. Tina Turner's vocals are unflaggingly enthusiastic and committed, if perhaps not as nuanced as they could be.

What keeps this from the top rank of mid-'60s soul, however, is the largely average, occasionally below average material (mostly written by Ike Turner). It's often a collision of blues, chitlin circuit R&B, and brassy pop-soul that sounds a bit dashed off. There are some ace moments along the way, of course, like the infectious "I Can't Believe What You Say," the down-and-bluesy "Hurt Is All You Gave Me," and the swaggering soul-swing shuffle of "Chicken Shack." Ike Turner's twangy guitar seems underutilized for much of the set, and there's very little of the vocal sparring that would be such a big part of their act by the early '70s.

Tina Turner goes into a big rap on the previously unissued "All I Could Do Was Cry" where she really overdoes the raspy breast-beating; Etta James' more famous version has a big edge. "Give Me Your Love" is minor-keyed blues/R&B that's not too far from Otis Rush territory; at the other extreme, "Makin' Plans Together" has gossamer strings typical of the New York pop-soul on the Scepter/Wand labels. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

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Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - Rocks The Blues

Album: Rocks The Blues
Size: 138,4 + 148,5 MB
Time: 59:20 + 63:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Full

CD 1:
1. Ike Turner - Cuban Getaway (Bayou Rock) (3:12)
2. Ike Turner - You're Driving Me Insane (2:25)
3. Ike Turner - Troubles And Heartaches (2:36)
4. Dennis Binder - Nobody Wants Me (2:37)
5. Dennis Binder - Early Times (2:29)
6. Dennis Binder - You Got Me Way Down Here (2:46)
7. Dennis Binder - I Miss You So (3:05)
8. Little Johnny Burton - Talking About Me (2:34)
9. Little Johnny Burton - Why Did You Go Away (2:15)
10. Little Johnny Burton - Walk My Way Home (2:37)
11. Little Johnny Burton - One Day (2:41)
12. Lover Boy - The Way You Used To Treat Me (2:38)
13. Lover Boy - Why Did You Leave Me (2:31)
14. Clayton Love - Why Don't You Believe In Me (2:53)
15. Clayton Love - Wicked Little Baby (2:34)
16. Mary Sue - Everybody's Talking (2:44)
17. Mary Sue - Love Is A Gamble (3:06)
18. Ike Turner - Go To It (Stringin' Along) (2:24)
19. Ike Turner - Loosely (The Wild One) (2:31)
20. Mat Cockrell - (Baby) Please (2:00)
21. Mat Cockrell - Gypsy Blues (3:13)
22. J.W. Walker - Why Won't You Be True (3:18)

CD 2:
1. Ike Turner - Cubano Jump (Hey Miss Tina) (2:17)
2. Ike Turner - All The Blues All The Time (8:44)
3. J.W. Walker - J.W.'s Blues (2:34)
4. J.W. Walker - Sitting Here Wondering (2:43)
5. J.W. Walker - Can't You See My Baby (2:02)
6. Johnny Wright - The World Is Yours (2:51)
7. Johnny Wright - Suffocate (2:44)
8. Billy Gayles - I Miss You So (2:48)
9. Billy Gayles - Night Howler (2:12)
10. Billy Gayles - My Heart In Your Hands (2:31)
11. Billy Gayles - A Woman Just Won't Do (2:15)
12. Billy Gayles - I'm Tired Of Being Dogged Around (2:24)
13. Ike & Bonnie - Lookin' For My Baby (2:30)
14. Ike & Bonnie - My Heart Belongs To You (2:53)
15. Lover Boy - Love Is Scarce (2:19)
16. Lover Boy - Nobody Seems To Want Me (2:32)
17. Lonnie 'The Cat' - I Ain't Drunk (2:24)
18. Lonnie 'The Cat' - The Road I Have To Travel (2:05)
19. Eugene Fox - Fox's Dream (4:13)
20. Brother Bell - Whole Heap Of Mama (2:35)
21. Brother Bell - If You Feel Froggish (3:03)
22. Johnny Wright - The World Is Yours (Tk. 5) (2:51)

Rocks The Blues is the first album credited to musician Ike Turner. Released in 1963 from Crown Records, it contains mostly previously released singles from the 1950s. After the release of "Rocket 88" in 1951, Ike Turner became a session musician and production assistant for the Bihari brothers at Modern Records. They also contracted him as a talent scout to exploit his connections in the Delta Blues scene. Unaware of songwriter's royalties, Turner was also paid to write new material which they copyrighted under their own names.

A majority of the tracks on Rocks The Blues were written by Turner, but credited to him and the Bihari brothers. The Biharis were not songwriters, they used pseudonyms for songwriting credits: Julius Bihari was credited as Jules Taub, Joseph Bihari as Joe Josea, and Saul Bihari as Sam Ling. The album starts off with the blues rock instrumental "Hey Miss Tina" and culminates with a nearly 9-minute blues medley titled "All The Blues, All The Time" for the closing song. Dennis Binder is the lead vocalist on "I Miss You So" and "Nobody Wants Me." "Cubano Jump," "Loosely," "Cuban Getaway," and "Go To It" which were originally released on Flair Records in 1954, have a different title on this album.

Rocks The Blues was released on Crown Records, a subsidiary of Modern Records. By the time the album was released in 1963, Turner had already had a string of hit records as half of the R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner. Rocks The Blues was reissued by P-Vine Records as a 2-CD compilation in 1993. It features many more recordings from Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm. /Wikipedia

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Various Artists - Call Back Lost Time: The Cobra And Artistic Recordings Of Ike Turner, Betty Everett And Buddy Guy

Album: Call Back Lost Time
Size: 172,8 MB
Time: 74:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: R&B/Blues
Art: Full

Call back lost time. In life, as Buddy Guy asserts in "You Sure Can't Do", that's not possible and it's the cause of much reflection as years speed by. On the other hand, calling back time is exactly what compilations such as this can do. They enable us to revisit the early stages of Buddy's career or to highlight the ongoing development of another such as Ike Turner, in this case a couple of years before his breakthrough with Tina Turner with "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" and "A Fool In Love". It worked out fine for Tina, of course, but Ike may have felt more affinity with the second title.

Two other artists are featured here; Betty Everett, caught some five years before her soul successes and supported by Ike and his Kings Of Rhythm, and Jesse Fortune, a powerful but little-recorded singer here backed by Buddy, Walter Horton and Lafayette Leake. Both Ike and Buddy spent much of their time as backing musicians, Ike (who aslo functioned as fixer, talent scout and producer) because as a workaholic his one desire was to make hit records and Buddy since he was the best and most requested guitarist in Chicago. /Excerpt from the liner notes by Neil Slaven

1. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Matchbox aka I'm Gonna Forget About You (Version 1, Take 4) (2:27)
2. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - (I Know) You Don't Love Me (Take 1) (2:12)
3. Buddy Guy And His Band - Try To Quit You Baby (Master) (2:37)
4. Betty Everett & The Willie Dixon Band - Tell Me Darling (Alternate, Take Unknown) (2:08)
5. Jesse Fortune - Good Things (Master) (2:43)
6. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Box Top (Master) (1:58)
7. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - I'm Gonna Forget About You aka Matchbox (Version 2, Take 2) (2:23)
8. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Walking Down The Aisle (Master) (2:15)
9. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - You Keep On Worrying Me (Take 2) (2:26)
10. Buddy Guy And His Band - You Sure Can't Do (Master) (2:40)
11. Betty Everett & The Willie Dixon Band - I'll Weep No More (Master) (2:53)
12. Jesse Fortune - Heavy Heart Beat (Master) (2:55)
13. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Matchbox aka I'm Gonna Forget About You (Version 2, Take 5) (2:26)
14. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - You've Got To Lose (Take Unknown) (2:21)
15. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Down And Out (How Long Will It Last) (Master) (3:08)
16. Buddy Guy And His Band - This Is The End (Master) (2:59)
17. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - (I Know) You Don't Love Me (Take Unknown) (2:10)
18. Betty Everett & The Willie Dixon Band - Tell Me Darling (Master) (2:05)
19. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - I'm Gonna Forget About You aka Matchbox (Version 2, Take Unknown) (2:24)
20. Buddy Guy And His Band - Sit And Cry (The Blues) (Master) (3:03)
21. Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks (Master) (2:53)
22. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Walking Down The Aisle (Take 4) (2:16)
23. Buddy Guy And His Band - You Sure Can't Do (Take Unknown) (2:38)
24. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - You've Got To Lose (Take Unknown) (2:24)
25. Betty Everett & The Willie Dixon Band - I'll Weep No More (2:47)
26. Buddy Guy And His Band - This Is The End (Take 3) (3:00)
27. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - You Keep On Worrying Me (Take 4) (2:33)
28. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Matchbox aka I'm Gonna Forget About You (Version 3, Take 6) (2:24)
29. Jesse Fortune - God's Gift To Man (Master) (2:52)

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Ike & Tina Turner - Ike & Tina Turner's Kings Of Rhythm Dance

Album: Ike & Tina Turner's Kings Of Rhythm Dance
Size: 73,2 MB
Time: 31:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1961
Styles: Instrumental R&B, Rock & Roll
Art: Front

1. The Gulley (3:19)
2. Twistaroo (2:19)
3. Trackdown Twist (2:15)
4. Potatoe Mash (2:17)
5. It's Gonna Work Out Fine (2:39)
6. Steel Guitar Rag (2:52)
7. Doublemint (2:25)
8. The Rooster (2:37)
9. Prancing (3:48)
10. Katanga (2:17)
11. The Groove (2:03)
12. Going Home (2:37)

As husband and wife, Ike & Tina Turner headed up one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit during the '60s and early '70s. Guitarist and bandleader Ike kept his ensemble tight and well-drilled while throwing in his own distinctively twangy plucking; lead vocalist Tina was a ferocious whirlwind of power and energy, a raw sexual dynamo who was impossible to contain when she hit the stage, leading some critics to call her the first female singer to embody the true spirit of rock & roll. In their prime, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue specialized in a hard-driving, funked-up hybrid of soul and rock that, in its best moments, rose to a visceral frenzy that few R&B acts of any era could hope to match. Effusively praised by white rock luminaries like the Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin, Tina was unquestionably the star of the show, with a hugely powerful, raspy voice that ranks among the all-time soul greats.

For all their concert presence, the Turners sometimes had problems translating their strong points to record; they cut singles for an endless succession of large and small independent labels throughout their career, and suffered from a shortage of the strong original material that artists with more stable homes (Motown, Atlantic, Stax, etc.) often enjoyed. The couple's well-documented marital difficulties (a mild way of describing Ike's violent, drug-fueled cruelty) eventually dissolved their partnership in the mid-'70s. Tina, of course, went on to become an icon and a symbol of survival after the resurgence of her solo career in the '80s, but it was the years she spent with Ike that made the purely musical part of her legend. /Excerpt from biography by Steve Huey, AllMusic

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Ike Turner - Blues & Rhythm Series 5176: The Chronological Ike Turner 1951-1954

Size: 214 MB
Time: 61:57
File: FLAC
Released: 2006
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Full

01. Heartbroken And Worried (3:09)
02. I'm Lonesome Baby (3:04)
03. You're Driving Me Insane (2:25)
04. Troubles And Heartaches (2:36)
05. Everybody's Talking (2:50)
06. Love Is A Gamble (2:58)
07. My Heart Belongs To You (2:53)
08. Looking For My Baby (2:31)
09. Way Down In The Congo (2:59)
10. Old Brother Jack (2:52)
11. Love Is A Gamble (2:12)
12. Love Is Scarce (2:20)
13. The Way You Used To Treat Me (2:39)
14. Nobody Wants Me (2:36)
15. Nobody Seems To Want Me (2:33)
16. Why Did You Leave Me (2:33)
17. Cubano Jump (Hey Miss Tina) (2:30)
18. Loosely (The Wild One) (2:17)
19. Cuban Get Away (Bayou Rock) (2:43)
20. Go To It (Stringin' Along) (2:24)
21. All The Blues, All The Time (8:42)

Classics' 1951-1954 collects 21 sides from the early days of Ike Turner's long and winding career. The songs were originally released on a variety of top labels like Chess, PRM, Modern, Sun, and Flair and feature Turner in a variety of settings: in Kings of Rhythm with Jackie Brenston on vocals, fronting a big band, backing and duetting with Bonnie Turner, and playing with Lover Boy. The songs are a mix of bluesy ballads and hot-wired jump blues with Turner's piano bopping like soda pop and the beats pretty darn close to rock & roll. The duets with Bonnie Turner are the most fun; her innocent and perky vocals sound like a kitten about to be eaten by Turner's wolf. They also feature him on guitar for the first time, and showcase his primitive and fierce style. The instrumentals cut for Flair in 1954 are also lots of fun, as Turner gets loose on some wild rockers like "Cubano Jump" and "Go to It." Topping it off is 1954's very cool "All Blues, All the Time," which features him soloing in the style of blues masters like Elmore James, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and B.B. King. 1951-1954 is just one of many collections that showcase the young Turner's skills; it is also one of the best. ~Tim Sendra

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Ike & Tina Turner - Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Size: 167,8 MB
Time: 71:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Blues, R&B, Soul, Rock
Art: Front & Back

01. Finger Poppin' (Live) (2:34)
02. Down In The Valley (Live) (2:42)
03. Let The Good Times Roll (Live) (2:52)
04. You Are My Sunshine (Live) (3:15)
05. Having A Good Time (Live) (2:54)
06. Twist And Shout (Live) (2:51)
07. Something's Got A Hold On Me (Live) (3:42)
08. I Know (You Don't Want Me No More) (Live) (3:20)
09. Tight Pants (High Heel Sneakers) (Live) (3:07)
10. My Man, He's A Lovin' Man (Live) (3:09)
11. I Can't Stop Loving You (Live) (3:39)
12. To Tell The Truth (Live) (2:43)
13. Shake A Tail Feather (Live In Texas) (3:07)
14. You Must Believe Me (Live In Texas) (2:55)
15. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Live In Texas) (3:32)
16. Early In The Morning (Live In Texas) (2:19)
17. All I Could Do Was Cry (Live In Texas) (5:34)
18. Somebody Needs You (Live In Texas) (2:40)
19. Keep On Pushing (Live In Texas) (2:37)
20. It's All Over (Live In Texas) (3:20)
21. You're No Good (Live In Texas) (2:59)
22. A Fool For You (Live In Texas) (5:17)

Ike & Tina Turner left behind more than one live album from the early '60s, but this double-LP set is probably the best of them. Not only is the sound superb and the performance of the band spot-on, but Tina Turner is in exceptionally good voice. The range of material -- from R&B standards like "Hi Heel Sneakers" (done here as "Tight Pants") to country-pop songs such as "I Can't Stop Loving You" -- is not only astounding, but a brilliant showcase for the duo and their band; they even bring a subtle soulfulness amid the broader, shoutier pieces like Sam Cooke's "Good Times" and the virtual Tina Turner solo piece "All I Can Do Is Cry." ~Bruce Eder

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VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1960

Size: 167,7+170:58 MB
Time: 70:36+71:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Don & Dewey - Jump Awhile (2:22)
02 B.B. King - Power House (2:35)
03 Preston Epps - Bongo In The Congo (1:59)
04 Jim Conley - Nite-Lite Slop (2:46)
05 Bill Parker - Boogie Bayou Shuffle (2:39)
06 Allen Toussaint - Chico (2:18)
07 Roy Montrell - Mudd (2:34)
08 Jimmy Oliver & The Rockers - Slim Jim Pt. 1 (2:39)
09 Willie Wright & His Sparklers - Bloodhound Pt. 1 (2:30)
10 Willie Wright & His Sparklers - Bloodhound Pt. 2 (2:05)
11 Grant Green - Space Flight (2:39)
12 Kid King's Combo - Shaggy Dog (2:28)
13 Curley Hamner - Piano Tuner (3:43)
14 Freddie King - San-Ho-Zay (2:38)
15 Bo Diddley - Shank (1:57)
16 Jimmy Liggins - Last Round (2:14)
17 Googie Rene - The Slide Pt. 2 (2:19)
18 Young Guitar Red - Red Hot Red (1:44)
19 Ike Turner - Doublemint (2:24)
20 Earl Hooker - Dynamite (2:22)
21 Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Hurricane (2:25)
22 Chuck Berry - Surfin' Steel (Cryin' Steel) (2:31)
23 James Booker - Cool Turkey (2:19)
24 Bill Doggett - (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist (1:58)
25 Buddy Guy - Gully Hully (3:06)
26 Skippy Brooks - Dim Lights (2:30)
27 Lowell Fulson - Low Society (2:33)
28 Willis Jackson - Blue Gator (4:08)

CD 2:
01 George Harmonica Smith - Loose Screws (2:27)
02 Lloyd Glenn - Universal Rock (2:32)
03 Lloyd Glenn - The Shakedown (2:30)
04 Johnny Copeland - Late Hours (2:11)
05 Robert Parker - Walkin' (2:37)
06 James Rivers - The Blue Eagle Pt. 1 (2:50)
07 James Rivers - The Blue Eagle Pt. 2 (2:45)
08 B.B. King - Goin' South Pt. 1 (2:42)
09 B.B. King - Goin' South Pt. 2 (2:10)
10 Jimmy Beck - Arabian Blues (3:09)
11 Clifton Chenier - Rockin' Accordion (2:18)
12 Elmore James - She Done Move (1:51)
13 Shakey Jake Harris - Jake's Cha Cha (2:08)
14 Sonny Boy Williamson - The Goat (2:21)
15 Jerry McCain - Rough Stuff (2:13)
16 Bill Doggett - Buttered Popcorn (2:45)
17 Gus Jenkins - Tricky Too (2:24)
18 Henry Hayes - Spring Fever (2:30)
19 B. Brown & His Rockin McVouts - Candied Yams (2:28)
20 Clifford King - Chicken Shack Boogie (2:35)
21 Henry Clement - Trojan's Walla (2:33)
22 Little Vincent - Honk Honk Honk Pt. 1 (2:17)
23 Little Vincent - Honk Honk Honk Pt. 2 (2:17)
24 Monte Easter - Weekend Blues (2:40)
25 Bo Diddley - The Twister (2:08)
26 Pee Wee Crayton - Twinky (3:10)
27 Slim Harpo - Snoopin' Around (2:17)
28 Curley Hamner & Cooper Bros - Air Raid (2:33)
29 Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Doo Pt. 2 (2:16)

1960 was the year that instrumentals hit the charts in a big way with guitar or sax-led rockers and slinky organ groovers. Here are the discs that teenagers wanted to hear in the juke joints: exciting, uptempo stompers with catchy, melodic riffs, along with slow, soulful, down home blues. This compilation throws the spotlight on instrumentals by artists more widely associated with vocals, along with more obscure artists who may only have had one or two releases to their name.

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VA - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1959

Size: 172,9+178,5 MB
Time: 72:59+75:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Floyd Dixon - Let's Go Smitty (2:23)
02 Bo Diddley - Mumblin' Guitar (2:47)
03 Tommy Ridgley - Real Gone Jam (2:18)
04 The Gondoliers - Knocked Out (2:39)
05 The Carter Bros - Pacoima Stomp (2:16)
06 Gus Jenkins - Cutting Out (2:48)
07 Paul Gayten - Hot Cross Buns (2:30)
08 Mary Lou Williams Trio - Chunk-A-Lunk Jug, Pt. 1 (2:13)
09 Mary Lou Williams Trio - Chunk-A-Lunk Jug, Pt. 2 (2:15)
10 James Brown - Mashed Potatoes (3:15)
11 Nat Kendrick & The Swans - Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 2 (1:49)
12 The Swinging Earls - Yum Yum (2:45)
13 Garland Davis - Sweet Meats (2:49)
14 Herb Hardesty & The Rhythm Rollers - Perdido Street (2:33)
15 Mac Rebennack - Storm Warning (3:19)
16 Royal Earl & The Swingin' Kools - Royal Earl Shuffle (2:21)
17 Spot Barnett - Boney Shuffle (2:21)
18 King Curtis - Soul Groove, Pt. 1 (2:18)
19 King Curtis - Soul Groove, Pt. 2 (2:39)
20 Lefty Bates - Rock Alley (2:35)
21 The Bim Bam Boos - Can't Sit Down (2:37)
22 Sam Price & His All Stars - Boogie Cha Cha (2:37)
23 Cozy Cole - Cozy's Mambo (2:30)
24 Ernie Freeman - Live It Up (1:54)
25 Doc Starkes & His Nite Riders - Talk To Me Baby (2:20)
26 Buddy Johnson - Down Yonder (3:10)
27 Jimmy Nolen - Swingin' Peter Gunn, Pt. 1 (1:42)
28 Jimmy Nolen - Swingin' Peter Gunn, Pt. 2 (2:05)
29 Gene Redd & The Globe Trotters - Zeen Beat (2:59)

CD 2:
01 Memphis Slim - Steppin' Out (2:00)
02 Buster Brown - The Madison Shuffle (2:33)
03 The Carter Bros - Voodoo Cha Cha (1:51)
04 Doc Starkes & His Nite Riders - Night Ridin' (2:25)
05 Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Slim's Thing (3:26)
06 Ike Turner - Ho Ho (2:29)
07 Howlin' Wolf - Wolf In The Mood (2:18)
08 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Swingin' The Gate (2:47)
09 Chuck Berry - Blue On Blue (3:02)
10 Elmore James - Bobby's Rock (2:11)
11 Little Boyd - Harmonica Rock (1:51)
12 Bo Diddley - Diddling (2:13)
13 Gus Jenkins - Spanky (2:41)
14 Royal Earl & The Swinging Kools - Talkin' Guitar, Pt. 2 (Edit) (2:06)
15 Cliff Davis & The Turbo-Jets - Let It Roll, Pt. 1 (2:13)
16 Cliff Davis & The Turbo-Jets - Let It Roll, Pt. 2 (2:32)
17 Jimmy Nolen - Blues After Hours (2:36)
18 Lefty Bates - E N A (2:30)
19 (Eddie) Clear Waters - A-Minor Cha-Cha (3:05)
20 Jerry McCain - Steady (2:03)
21 Nick & The Jaguars - Cool And Crazy (2:14)
22 Ernie Freeman - Night Sounds (2:19)
23 Herb Hardesty - Beatin' And Blowin' (2:14)
24 Sammy Price & Rock Band - Honky Tonk Caboose (2:47)
25 Louis Brooks & His Hi-Toppers - Rollin' Home (2:21)
26 Bill Doggett - Backwards, Pt. 1 (3:17)
27 Bill Doggett - Backwards, Pt. 2 (3:28)
28 Harmonica George - Sputnik Music (2:15)
29 Walter J. Westbrook & His Phantom 5 - Midnight Jump (2:29)
30 Paul Gayten - The Hunch (2:49)

1960 may have been the big year for Instrumentals, but back in 1959, several white instrumentals acts were already making a dent in the pop charts, among them the Virtues, the Rebels, the Rock-A-Teens and the Fireballs. Duane Eddy had broken through in 58 but in 1959 he had no less than seven singles on the Hot 100. Johnny & the Hurricanes had their first success this year with three big hits. Black artists, however, had less mainstream success. Jimmy Beck sneaked in at #82 for two weeks with Pipe Dreams, Larry Kerrin s The Hunch was a hit for both Paul Gayten and the Bobby Peterson Quintet; Bill Doggett had three discs in the R&B charts but apart from a couple of organ hits for Preston Epps and Dave Baby Cortez, that was it for R&B instrumentals chart-wise. If you re knocked out by what you hear from 1959, just wait till you find out what was on offer in 1960 and 1961.

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Otis Grand, Debbie Davies, Anson Funderburgh - Grand Union

Size: 161.0 MB
Time: 68:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front & Back

01. Guitars On Fire (2:12)
02. There Was A Time (3:55)
03. Holding You Up For Love (6:11)
04. The Things I'd Do For You (5:07)
05. Bone Tones (6:55)
06. I Got Eyes (3:43)
07. Don't Talk About Me (5:33)
08. Westside Bossman (4:43)
09. TC Blues (7:36)
10. Rockin' Daddy (4:50)
11. Country Girl (6:55)
12. It's A Little Too Late (5:48)
13. The Big Prayer (5:15)

This release, Grand Union, is Grand’s first album since signing with the new Blues label. Recorded in Boston, USA. It is produced by Otis, who is also renowned for his High-value production work on Blues recordings. In Grand Union, Otis Grand has created a powerful guitar recording by inviting his long time friends Anson Funderburgh and Debbie Davies to participate in a TRIOLOGY style CD concept. The album also features the finest musicians from the USA, and includes special guests Sugar Ray Norcia, Tony Coleman and the BB King Horn section, and rare appearance by legendary R&B star Ike Turner on 2 tunes.

Grand Union reflects Otis Grand’s new approach to his latest recording in that he did not want this to be just another Otis Grand release (9 CD’s to date). Since he was invited to participate on the highly acclaimed "Great Guitars" recording by Joe Louis Walker, Otis has been consumed by expanding the project to a totally live guitar recording with his partners in the studio playing together at the same time . "All our playing is first take. It’s got that spontaneous feeling of the moment that is really the magic of playing the blues."

It was planned well in advance. Otis grand began calling musicians and assembling a common ground of songs that all guitarists felt comfortable with. These songs combine a dynamic mixture of Blues, southern soul, rocking R&B and big band influences. Whether Otis is bending, Anson is caressing or Debbie is burning every note from their guitars, the result is an innovative and fresh addition to blues. Grand / Funderburgh / Davies are so good on this release it’s scary, making this another veritable blues guitar ‘ear-gasm’ that will please all audiences across the musical divides.

Grand Union

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Ike Turner - Ike Turner 1958-1959

Size: 114,7 MB
Time: 48:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Blues, Rock, R&B, Soul
Art: Front & Back

01. Matchbox (Version B) (2:23)
02. (I Know) You Don't Love Me (2:12)
03. You Keep On Worrying Me (2:28)
04. Box Top (1:59)
05. I'm Gonna Forget About You (2:25)
06. Down And Out (3:09)
07. You've Got To Lose (2:22)
08. Walking Down The Aisle (2:16)
09. Matchbox (Version B) (2:25)
10. Tell Me Darling (Feat. Betty Everett) (2:04)
11. I'll Weep No More (Feat. Betty Everett) (2:56)
12. Keep On Lovin' Me Baby (Feat. Otis Rush) (2:22)
13. (I Know) You Don't Love Me (2:11)
14. You Keep On Worrying Me (2:33)
15. I'm Gonna Forget About You (2:24)
16. You've Got To Lose (2:26)
17. Walking Down The Aisle (2:17)
18. Tell Me Darling (Feat. Betty Everett) (2:09)
19. I'll Weep No More (Feat. Betty Everett) (2:49)
20. Matchbox (Version A) (2:23)

Ever the hustler, Ike Turner found himself picking up some extra money on a road trip through Chicago recording for Cobra Records both as a bandleader and sideman. After contributing the sparkle to several Otis Rush classics (an alternate of one of them, "Keep On Loving Me Baby" is found here) and some early Buddy Guy sides, Turner also recorded a handful of sides, scant few of them seeing release until now. This CD collects them all up, including surviving alternate versions, and is a delightful fly on the wall invite to a 1950s Chicago blues session. ~by Cub Koda

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Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - The Cobra Sessions

Year: 2014
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:48
Size: 141,4 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Full

1. (I Know) You Don't Love Me (2:14)
2. Down And Out (Aka How Long Will It Last) (3:06)
3. Matchbox (Aka I'm Gonna Forget About You) (Version 1, Take 4) (2:26)
4. You Keep On Worrying Me (Take 2) (2:34)
5. You've Got To Lose (2:21)
6. Walking Down The Aisle (2:05)
7. Box Top (1:58)
8. I'll Weep No More (With Betty Everett) (2:52)
9. Tell Me Darling (With Betty Everett) (2:05)
10. Matchbox (Aka I'm Gonna Forget About You) (Version 2, Take 5) (2:26)
11. (I Know) You Don't Love Me (Take 1) (2:11)
12. You Keep On Worrying Me (Take 4) (2:32)
13. You've Got To Lose (Alt Take) (2:50)
14. Walking Down The Aisle (Take 4) (2:12)
15. I'll Weep No More (With Betty Everett) (Alternate Take) (2:49)
16. Tell Me Darling (With Betty Everett) (Alternate Take) (2:08)
17. I'm Gonna Forget About You (Aka Matchbox) (Version 2) (2:24)
18. Matchbox (Aka I'm Gonna Forget About You) (Version 3) (2:35)
19. Jack Rabbit (2:28)
20. In Your Eyes Baby (2:14)
21. Hey-Hey (2:04)
22. Ho-Ho (2:29)
23. Tell Me Why (2:43)
24. Hey-Hey (Take 1) (2:06)
25. Prancin' (2:46)

Izear Luster "Ike" Turner, Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. An early pioneer of fifties rock and roll, he is most popularly known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.

Turner began playing piano and guitar when he was eight, forming his group, the Kings of Rhythm, as a teenager. He employed the group as his backing band for the rest of his life. His first recording, "Rocket 88", credited to "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats", in 1951 is considered a contender for "first rock and roll song". Relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1954, he built the Kings into one of the most renowned acts on the local club circuit. There he met singer Anna Mae Bullock, whom he renamed Tina Turner, forming the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, which over the course of the sixties became a soul/rock crossover success.

Turner recorded for many of the key R&B record labels of the 1950s and 1960s, including Chess, Modern, Trumpet, Flair and Sue. With the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, he graduated to larger labels Blue Thumb and United Artists. Throughout his career Turner won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for three others. With his former wife, Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Stories by Tina Turner of domestic violence by Ike, published in her autobiography I, Tina and included in its film adaptation What's Love Got to Do with It, coupled with his cocaine addiction, impacted Ike Turner's career in the 1980s and 1990s. Addicted to cocaine and crack for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug offenses, serving seventeen months in prison between July 1989 and 1991. He spent the rest of the 1990s free of his addiction but relapsed in 2004.

Near the end of his life, he returned to live performance as a front man and, returning to his blues roots, produced two albums that were critically well received and award-winning. Turner has frequently been referred to as a "great innovator" of rock and roll by contemporaries such as Little Richard and Johnny Otis. Phil Alexander (then editor-in-chief of Mojo magazine) described Turner as "the cornerstone of modern day rock 'n' roll". /Wikipedia

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Ike Turner, Ike & Bonnie Turner, Lover Boy - Cubano Jump

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:44
Size: 63.5 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:21] 1. Ike Turner - Go To It
[2:21] 2. Ike Turner - You're Driving Me Insane
[2:59] 3. Ike Turner - I'm Lonesome Baby
[2:38] 4. Ike Turner - Cuban Get Away
[2:14] 5. Ike Turner - Loosely
[2:27] 6. Ike Turner - Cubano Jump
[2:35] 7. Lover Boy - The Way You Treat Me
[2:16] 8. Lover Boy - Love Is Scarce
[2:48] 9. Ike & Bonnie Turner - My Heart Belongs To You
[2:28] 10. Ike & Bonnie Turner - Lookin' For My Baby
[2:31] 11. Ike Turner - Troubles And Heartaches

Ike Turner is certainly one of the most dehumanized figures in rock history. Mention his name and the first association that comes to most anyone's mind is "abusive husband," not "soul star" or "rock & roll pioneer." According to legend, Turner was a tyrannical ogre who used physical violence and psychological intimidation to control his infinitely more talented wife Tina, while indulging his own appetites for cocaine and women at every turn. That's not entirely accurate, although by most accounts Turner did quite a bit to earn that reputation; he spent time in prison due to his drug problems, and his own refutations of Tina's allegations of abuse have been inconsistent at best over the years. Still, this view of Turner as villain does a disservice to his very real musical legacy as an instrumentalist and bandleader. As a pianist in the early '50s, Turner helped lay the groundwork for rock & roll; he was also a distinctive guitarist with a biting, nasty tone, and was one of the first to make the whammy bar an integral part of his sound. It's true that he was nowhere near the singer Tina was, and it's probably also true that she was his ticket to stardom; moreover, his songwriting, while sometimes inspired, often possessed a generic quality that made consistent chart appearances difficult. But as a bandleader, his disciplinarian approach -- when it wasn't manifesting itself in darker fashion, that is -- resulted in undeniably tight, well-drilled ensembles and some of the most exhilarating live shows the R&B world ever saw -- centered around Tina, yes, but spectacles nonetheless. If Turner isn't exactly the most defensible character around, in the end his musical strengths and weaknesses deserve the same objective appraisal as anyone. ~Steve Huey

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Ike Turner - That Kat Sure Could Play!: The Singles 1951-1957 (4 CD)

Ike Turner's life may have been a controversial one, but their can be little doubt of his significant contribution to the blues, rhythm & blues and rock musical worlds. A four CD box, "The Legendary Ike Turner: The Kat Sure Could Play! presents 118 songs (and over 5 hours of music) from singles Turner played on between 1951 to 1957. Some of these recordings include famous recording like "Rocket 88" by Turner and his own band The Kings of Rhythm, and others are backings to recordings by the likes of Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Johnny Ace, Bobby Bland and Elmore James.

There are so many historic recordings here starting with Rocket 88, but also including King's 3 O'Clock Blues, Wolf's How Many More Years, Boyd Gilmore's raucous Rambling On My Mind, and Rosco Gordon's No More Doggin'. There is a terrific delta juke joint band session that produced Drifting Slim's Muddy Waters pastiche Good Morning Baby, and Sunny Blair's house rocket, Step Back Baby. Junior Brooks terrific Gonna Let You Go is a reworking of a Muddy Waters recording with Ike on piano as he is on Elmore's frantic broom dusting on Please Find My Baby. Ike is present on Little Milton's early If You Love Me Baby as well.

Ike also had his own coterie of musicians including Eugene Fox whose Sinner's Dream and the two-part The Dream, are interesting bits of story-telling with Ike's evocative use of tremolo in his guitar noticeable. As The Sly Fox, Eugene Fox had a couple of other gems with his extroverted vocals; Hoo-doo Say (with a solo from Ike) and I'm Tired of Beggin'. Lonnie the Cat's I Ain't Drunk is a choice cover of a Jimmy Liggins tune that Albert Collins made famous. Johnny Wright's The World Is Yours is one of several times Ike adapted lyrics to Guitar Slim's The Things I Used To Do with Wright shouting with considerable vigor as Ike makes effective use of his Fender's whammy bar during his solo.

Some of the latter recordings come from when Turner recorded for Federal and include such gems as Billy Gayles I'm Tore Up, Just One More Time, and Let's Call It A Day; Jackie Brenston's Gonna Wait For My Chance and Clayton Love's She Made My Blood Run Cold and Do You Mean It. Also heard are instrumentals including Cubano Bop and Trail Blazer.

Album: That Kat Sure Could Play!: The Singles 1951-1957
Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:32 + 78:34 + 78:33 + 79:23
Size: 182,6 + 182,6 + 182,7 + 184,9 MB
Styles: R&B, blues
Scans: Full (including two booklets)

CD 1:
1. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88 (2:49)
2. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Come Back Where You Belong (2:44)
3. Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - I'm Lonesome Baby (3:02)
4. Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - Heartbroken & Worried (3:03)
5. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - My Real Gone Rocket (2:30)
6. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Independent Woman (2:52)
7. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years (2:42)
8. Howlin' Wolf - Riding In The Moonlight (3:04)
9. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Dry Up Baby (2:01)
10. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Crying All Night Long (3:03)
11. B.B. King - Three O'clock Blues (3:01)
12. B.B. King - Boogie Woogie Woman (2:47)
13. Boyd Gilmore - Ramblin' On My Mind (2:48)
14. Houston Boines - Going Home (2:19)
15. Houston Boines - Relation Blues (2:38)
16. Brother Bell - Whole Heap Of Mama (2:35)
17. Brother Bell - If You Feel Froggish (3:04)
18. Charley Booker - Rabbit Blues (2:21)
19. Charley Booker - No Ridin' Blues (2:53)
20. Roscoe Gordon - No More Doggin' (2:39)
21. Roscoe Gordon - Maria (2:31)
22. Driftin' Slim - Good Morning Baby (2:52)
23. Driftin' Slim - My Sweet Baby (2:55)
24. Sunny Blair - Step Back Baby (2:18)
25. Little Junior Parker - Bad Woman, Bad Whiskey (3:01)
26. Little Junior Parker - You're My Angel (1:58)
27. Bobby 'Blue' Bland w. Ike Turner Orchestra - Good Lovin (2:25)
28. Bobby 'Blue' Bland w. Ike Turner Orchestra - Drifting From Town To Town (3:04)
29. Ike Turner w. Ben Burton & His Orchestra - You're Driving Me Insane (2:22)

CD 2:
1. Ike Turner w. Ben Burton & His Orchestra - Trouble And Heartaches (2:36)
2. Boyd Gilmore - All In My Dreams (3:11)
3. Boyd Gilmore - Take A Little Walk With Me (2:32)
4. Charley Booker - Charley's Boogie Woogie (2:30)
5. Bonnie & Ike Turner - My Heart Belongs To You (2:51)
6. Bonnie & Ike Turner - Looking For My Baby (2:30)
7. B.B. King & His Orchestra - You Didn't Want Me (2:32)
8. B.B. King & His Orchestra - You Know I Love You (3:05)
9. Johnny Ace & Earl Forrest - Midnight Hour Journey (3:31)
10. Johnny Ace & Earl Forrest - Trouble And Me (2:58)
11. Mary Sue - Everybody's Talking (2:43)
12. Mary Sue - Love Is A Gamble (3:06)
13. Baby Face Turner - Blue Serenade (2:40)
14. Baby Face Turner - Gonna Let You Go (2:04)
15. Elmore James - Please Find My Baby (3:08)
16. The Prisonaires - Softly & Tenderly (2:33)
17. The Prisonaires - A Prisoner's Prayer (2:42)
18. Little Milton - Beggin' My Baby (2:29)
19. Little Milton - Somebody Told Me (2:59)
20. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - No Teasing Around (3:02)
21. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - If Lovin' Is Believing (2:13)
22. Little Milton - If You Love Me Baby (2:32)
23. Little Milton - Alone And Blue (3:08)
24. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - I'm Not Going Home (3:12)
25. Billy 'The Kid' Emerson - The Woodchuck (3:08)
26. Raymond Hill - Bourbon St. Jump (2:38)
27. Raymond Hill - The Snuggle (2:59)
28. Elmore James - Hand In Hand (2:48)

CD 3:
1. Eugene Fox - Stay At Home (2:43)
2. Eugene Fox - Sinners Dream (3:26)
3. Jesse Knight & His Combo - Nothing But Money (3:08)
4. The Fox - The Dream (Pt. 1 & 2) (4:12)
5. Lover Boy (Ike Turner) - Love Is Scarce (2:18)
6. Lover Boy (Ike Turner) - The Way You Used To Treat Me (2:37)
7. Lonnie 'The Cat' w. Bobby Hines Band - I Ain't Drunk (2:23)
8. Lonnie 'The Cat' - The Road I Travel (2:05)
9. Johnny Wright - Suffocate (2:44)
10. Clayton Love - Why Don't You Believe In Me (2:53)
11. Clayton Love - Wicked Little Baby (2:33)
12. Dennis Binder & His Orchestra - I Miss You So (3:02)
13. Dennis Binder & His Orchestra - Early Times (2:28)
14. Clayton Love Orchestra - Bye Bye Baby (2:28)
15. Clayton Love Orchestra - Mary Lou (2:02)
16. Matt Cockrell - Baby Please (1:59)
17. Matt Cockrell - Gypsy Blues (3:13)
18. Billy Gayles & His Orchestra - Night Howler (2:12)
19. Billy Gayles & His Orchestra - My Heart Is In Your Hands (2:30)
20. Elmore James & His Broomdusters - Sho Nuff I Do (2:52)
21. Elmore James & His Broomdusters - 1839 Blues (3:15)
22. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Loosely (The Wild One) (2:31)
23. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Cubano Jump (2:17)
24. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Cuban Get Away (Bayou Rock) (3:11)
25. The Flairs - Baby Wants (2:29)
26. The Flairs - You Were Untrue (2:44)
27. Elmore James & His Broomdusters - Rock My Baby Right (2:35)
28. The Sly Fox - Hoo-Doo Say (3:01)
29. The Sly Fox - I'm Tired Of Beggin' (2:29)

CD 4:
1. The Sly Fox - My Four Women (3:07)
2. Little Milton - Looking For My Baby (2:54)
3. Little Milton - Homesick For My Baby (2:20)
4. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Go To It (2:22)
5. Johnny Wright w. Ike Turner's Orchestra - The World Is Yours (2:51)
6. The Trojans - As Long As I Have You (3:00)
7. The Trojans - I Wanna Make Love To You (1:58)
8. Willie King w. Ike Turner Feat. Billy Gayles - Peg Leg Woman (2:33)
9. Willie King w. Ike Turner Feat. Billy Gayles - Mistreating Me (3:08)
10. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers - I'm Tore Up (2:22)
11. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers - If I Had Never Known You (2:31)
12. The Rockers - What Am I To Do (2:15)
13. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Let's Call It A Day (2:28)
14. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Take Your Fine Frame Home (2:25)
15. The Rockers - Why Don't You Believe (2:22)
16. The Rockers - Down In The Bottom (2:24)
17. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - No Coming Back (2:42)
18. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Do Right Baby (2:09)
19. Jackie Brenston w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - What Can It Be (2:24)
20. Jackie Brenston w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Gonna Wait For My Chance (2:04)
21. The Gardenias - Flaming Love (2:25)
22. The Gardenias - My Baby's Tops (2:26)
23. The Starrs - Ain't Got No Home (2:36)
24. The Starrs - Crying Over You (2:33)
25. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Sad As A Man Can Be (2:08)
26. Billy Gayles w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Just One More Time (2:41)
27. Jackie Brenston w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Much Later (2:15)
28. Jackie Brenston w. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - The Mistreater (2:14)
29. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Do You Mean It (2:19)
30. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - She Made My Blood Run Cold (2:20)
31. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - The Big Question (2:20)
32. Ike Turner & His Orchestra - Trail Blazer (2:32)

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Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - Here And Now

Year: 2001
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:55
Size: 96,8 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B
Scans: Full

1. Tore Up (3:26)
2. Baby's Got It (3:23)
3. You Can't Winnum' All (4:38)
4. Ike's Theme (2:22)
5. Catfish Blues (4:08)
6. Gave You What You Wanted (4:08)
7. I Need A-Nuddin' (3:41)
8. Swanee River Boogie (2:37)
9. Feelin' Low Down (4:12)
10. Rocket 88 (2:22)
11. Cold Day In Hell (6:54)

With scorching guitar licks and menacing vocals, Ike Turner brings a nasty, swaggering edge to Here and Now, his first album of new music since 1978. From jumped-up shuffles like “Tore Up” and the instrumental “Ike’s Theme” to his rollicking piano features “Baby’s Got It” and “Swanee River Boogie,” the swampy “You Can’t Winnum’ All” and a revved-up remake of his “Rocket 88,” Turner wails with bluesy authority and star quality. He even turns in a version of “Catfish Blues” that rivals Muddy and Wolf for sheer ferocious intensity. Here and Now certainly qualifies for comeback of the year, if not blues record of the year. /Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

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Ike Turner - Rocks The Blues

Size: 114 MB
Time: 27:31
File: FLAC
Released: 1963
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Hey Miss Tina (2:17)
02. Stringin' Along (2:24)
03. I Miss You So (3:05)
04. Nobody Wants Me (2:37)
05. The Way You Used To Treat Me (2:38)
06. Bayou Rock (3:12)
07. The Wild One (2:31)
08. All The Blues All The Time (8:44)

The first album credited to Ike Turner, Ike Turner Rocks The Blues was late (1963) but contained songs recorded during the frantic 50s sessions; the musical value of these recordings is various, as discussable is the material selection (which seems to be operated quite casually, inside an impressive catalogue). The instrumental tracks (the more interesting one) show Turner's raw guitar ability, a forgotten pioneer of electric guitar; All The Blues, All The Time ) is the most often cited, a juxtaposition of classic blues themes accosted one to the other in a puzzle, for a complessive length of nearly 9 minutes: anyway not all the material is that adventurous.

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Various Artists - Original Memphis Blues Brothers

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2000
Styles: R&B
Time: 73:54
Size: 171,1 MB
Covers: Full

(2:24) 1. Bobby Bland - Good Lovin'
(3:02) 2. Bobby Bland - Drifting from Town to Town
(2:00) 3. Bobby Bland - Dry Up Baby
(3:03) 4. Bobby Bland - Crying All Night Long
(3:00) 5. Bobby Bland & Little Junior Parker - Love Me Baby
(3:01) 6. Bad Women, Bad Whiskey
(1:57) 7. Little Junior Parker - You're My Angel
(2:09) 8. Little Junior Parker - She Calls Me Daddy
(2:54) 9. Earl Forest - I Wronged a Woman
(2:29) 10. Earl Forest - I Can't Forget You
(2:42) 11. Earl Forest - Sad and Lonely
(2:12) 12. Earl Forest - Rumpus Romp
(3:00) 13. Earl Forest - Trouble and Me
(4:25) 14. Earl Forest - I Cried
(3:32) 15. Johnny Ace - Midnight Hours Journey
(3:21) 16. B.B. King - B.B. Boogie
(2:50) 17. B.B. King - Mistreated Woman
(2:52) 18. B.B. King - The Other Night Blues
(2:56) 19. B.B. King - Walkin' and Cryin'
(2:21) 20. Ike Turner - You're Driving Me Insane
(2:33) 21. Ike Turner - Trouble and Heartaches
(2:19) 22. Rosco Gordon - That Gal of Mine
(3:19) 23. Rosco Gordon - So Tired
(3:07) 24. Rosco Gordon - Run to Me Baby
(3:06) 25. Rosco Gordon - She Rocks Me
(3:09) 26. Rosco Gordon - Don't Have to Worry 'Bout You No More

This originally came out as a 1989 LP on Ace; look, however, for the expanded 2000 Ace CD, as it increases the number of tracks from 15 to 26 with the addition of material by B.B. King, Ike Turner, and Rosco Gordon. All of the songs were recorded in Memphis in the early '50s by the Bihari Brothers, and much of it was released on 45s on their Modern, RPM, and Meteor labels, though some of it wasn't issued for decades. This was two or three years before the ascendance of Memphis rockabilly, and blues/R&B crossover ruled the roost in the city. The CD is thus a rough snapshot of local electric blues just as it began to be recorded more often, with some of the earliest sides by Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Johnny Ace, and the aforementioned King, Turner, and Gordon, as well as the nearly unknown Earl Forest. In comparison to the somewhat more famous early Memphis electric blues released in the early to mid-'50s on Sun, this is a little more sluggish, and more tilted toward barroom piano styles. The songwriting, too, is not as sharp and electric as the best Sun stuff. All that taken into consideration, this is still a noteworthy supplement to those Sun recordings, as a document of the sound of Memphis electric blues -- and, by extension, rock & roll -- in its infancy. The band plays some serious havoc with timekeeping on Parker's chaotic "You're My Angel," which sounds like a drunken after-hours jam; Bland is well on his way to establishing his foggy urban blues delivery on his two singles. Forest is a typical but unremarkable period bluesman; Ace is represented by just one performance, the 1953 ballad "Midnight Hours Journey"; and Turner turns in relatively rare (and competent) vocal performances on his 1952 single. B.B. King's catalog from this period is actually pretty well represented by reissues, so collectors will be interested to note that the four numbers here are alternate takes of his first two 78 singles for RPM, from 1950. -- Allmusic.

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Various Artists - 20 Great Blues Recordings Of The 50's And 60's Vol. 1

Year: 1983/1988
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:22
Size: 139,2 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Lightning Hopkins - Rolling And Rolling (3:00)
2. Bobby Bland - Drifting From Town To Town (3:03)
3. Roosevelt Sykes - Gone With The Wind (2:59)
4. Big Mama Thornton - Me And My Chauffeur (2:23)
5. Jimmy Witherspoon - No Rollin' Blues (3:26)
6. George 'Harmonica' Smith - Blues In The Dark (2:59)
7. B.B. King - You Upset Me Baby (3:02)
8. Elmore James - Dark And Dreary (2:47)
9. Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - I Ain't Drunk (2:29)
10. Howlin' Wolf - Crying At Daybreak (3:54)
11. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight (3:28)
12. Lowell Fulson - Talkin' Woman (2:30)
13. George 'Harmonica' Smith - Telephone Blues (3:03)
14. Eddie Burns - She Keeps Me Guessing (3:02)
15. Pee Wee Crayton - Central Avenue Blues (2:44)
16. B.B. King - Ten Long Years (2:47)
17. Jimmy McCracklin - The Panic's On (3:33)
18. Elmore James & His Broomdusters - Sunnyland (3:18)
19. Floyd Dixon - Cow Town (2:50)
20. Joe Hill Louis - Heartache Baby (2:56)

Haven't been able to find any proper info or description for this album. However, the music speaks for itself.

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Ike Turner - King Cobra The Chicago Sessions

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2004
Styles: R&B
Time: 42:40
Size: 98,8 MB
Art: Full

(2:10) 1. (I Know) You Don't Love Me
(3:06) 2. Down and Out (AKA How Long Will It Last)
(2:23) 3. Matchbox (AKA I'm Gonna Forget About You)
(2:23) 4. You Keep on Worrying Me
(2:21) 5. You've Got to Lose
(2:12) 6. Walking Down the Aisle
(1:55) 7. Box Top
(2:50) 8. I'll Weep No More
(2:03) 9. Tell Me Darling
(2:24) 10. Matchbox (AKA I'm Gonna Forget About You)
(2:10) 11. (I Know) You Don't Love Me
(2:29) 12. You Keep on Worrying Me
(2:19) 13. You've Got to Lose
(2:11) 14. Walking Down the Aisle
(2:46) 15. I'll Weep No More
(2:06) 16. Tell Me Darling
(2:21) 17. I'm Gonna Forget About You (AKA Matchbox)
(2:24) 18. Matchbox (AKA I'm Gonna Forget About You)

King Cobra: The Chicago Sessions is a solid reissue of Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm turning out the R&B in Chicago in 1958 and 1959. Containing 18 tracks, there are no less than five alternate takes and eight unissued tracks. This is bold, scorching R&B that has more than a modicum of rollicking rock & roll in its marrow. Betty Everett sings on four tacks and the standouts include "You Got to Lose," "I'll Weep No More (Matchbox)," and "Box Top." -- Allmusic.

King Cobra The Chicago Sessions

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VA - Ace 30th Birthday Celebration: Blues And R&B

Size: 129,6 MB
Time: 54:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front

01 Elmore James - Hand In Hand (2:49)
02 Howlin' Wolf - Dog Me Around Aka How Many More Years (2:41)
03 John Lee Hooker - House Rent Boogie (2:58)
04 Drifting Slim - You're An Old Lady (3:00)
05 Joe Hill Louis - Boogie In The Park 3 (2:45)
06 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Too Tired (2:38)
07 B.B. King - Mean Old Frisco (2:29)
08 Pee Wee Crayton - Poppa Stoppa (2:37)
09 Three Bits Of Rhythm - Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle (3:09)
10 Saunders King - Going Mad (2:31)
11 Big Duke Henderson & His Orchestra - Hey Dr Kinsey (2:43)
12 The Great Gates - Central Rocks (2:34)
13 Little Willie Littlefield - Love Me Tonight (3:07)
14 Rosco Gordon - Booted (3:05)
15 Lil Greenwood - Boogie All Night Long (2:19)
16 Young Jessie - Don't Happen No More (2:24)
17 Helen Humes - Real Fine Daddy (2:13)
18 Ike Turner - Twistin' The Strings (2:40)
19 Richard Berry With Jennell Hawkins & The Lockettes - The Mess Around (2:34)
20 Little Johnny Taylor - Stop Fooling Around (3:16)

The blues/R&B set opens with the three of the kings of the Blues Elmore, the Wolf and John Lee, though the current indisputable King of the blues B.B. makes a wonderfully low-key appearance later. By the way, the version of House Rent Boogie here has never been released on CD before. We go down home for a couple of cuts from Drifting Slim and Joe Hill Louis, before heading back up town, going way out west with some cool LA sounds from John Watson and Pee Wee Crayton just two of the great guitarists to be found here. Check the lyric on Big Duke's Hey Dr Kinsey never has an academic report on sexual proclivities been put to music with such deep-felt passion. Young Jessie continues the discussion on Don't Happen No More while Lil Greenwood and Helen Humes are one either side of him with clear opinions on the matter also. Of all people Ike Turner cools things out with a fine rockin' instrumental. The set closes with a beautiful soulful performance from Little Johnny Taylor that we have never issued before.

Ace 30th Birthday Celebration: Blues And R&B

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Ike Turner - 2 albums: Essential Rock 'n Roll Blues Masters / Risin' With The Blues

Album: Essential Rock 'n Roll Blues Masters
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 88:56
Size: 203.6 MB
Styles: R&B, Rock n Roll
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:29] 1. Why Did You Leave Me
[2:38] 2. No Coming Back
[2:29] 3. I'm Tired Of Beggin'
[2:17] 4. She Made My Blood Run Cold
[2:22] 5. Rock-A-Bucket
[2:54] 6. Way Down In The Congo
[2:20] 7. I'm Tore Up
[3:37] 8. Dead Letter Blues
[2:31] 9. Wicked Little Baby
[2:21] 10. Go To It (Stringin' Along)
[2:59] 11. Hoo-Doo Say
[2:26] 12. Peg Leg Woman
[2:27] 13. Looking For My Baby
[2:28] 14. Ugly Woman (Peg Leg Baby)
[2:50] 15. Why Don't You Believe In Me
[3:10] 16. Gypsy Blues
[2:10] 17. Night Howler
[2:02] 18. Gonna Wait For My Chance
[3:05] 19. My Four Women
[2:26] 20. Early Times
[2:39] 21. Cuban Getaway (Aka Bayou Rock)
[2:27] 22. Cubano Jump
[2:33] 23. Nobody Wants Me
[2:14] 24. Much Later
[3:06] 25. I Miss You So
[2:18] 26. The Big Question
[2:32] 27. Trailblazer
[2:51] 28. Just One More Time
[2:15] 29. Do You Mean It
[2:15] 30. Loosely (The Wild One)
[2:06] 31. Do Right Baby
[2:03] 32. The Road I Travel
[2:06] 33. Sad As A Man Can Be
[2:49] 34. The World Is Yours
[2:26] 35. I Ain't Drunk

Essential Rock ‘N’ Roll Blues Masters is a full course of early black rock ‘n’ roll, the tunes ranging from the shuffle of “Why Did You Leave Me” to the bedrock blues of “Dead Letter Blues” onto the hokum of “Way Down in the Congo” through to rock ‘n’ rumba of “Cubano Jump.” They’re not always perfect, but every track has something that makes it worthwhile. And there are true gems here. “No Coming Back” has all the fervor of a great James Brown track. “I’m Tired of Begging” features absolutely furious guitar playing by Turner. The aforementioned “Dead Letter Blues” is as powerful an electric blues tune as you’re likely to hear anywhere. “The Big Question,” with its driving horn section, walks the line between jump and the more urban big band swing of Joe Turner or Jimmy Rushing. Finally, there’s something that presages the Coasters, if the Coasters’ lyrics hadn’t been meant for kids: “I ain’t drunk. I’m just drinkin’.” ~Charles Farrell

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Album: Risin' With The Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:37
Size: 122.8 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:36] 1. Gimme Back My Wig
[2:56] 2. Caldonia
[3:44] 3. Tease Me
[3:04] 4. Goin' Home Tomorrow
[4:18] 5. Jazzy Fuzzy
[3:41] 6. I Don't Want Nobody
[3:55] 7. Jesus Loves Me
[3:25] 8. A Love Like Yours
[4:24] 9. Senor Blues
[3:15] 10. Eighteen Long Years
[4:36] 11. Rockin' Blues
[4:58] 12. After Hours
[3:52] 13. Big Fat Mama
[3:46] 14. Bi Polar

R&B/pop fans who only know Ike Turner from his brilliant work with ex-wife Tina Turner (and her dark point of view on their marriage and the heavy stories of his rage and drug use) should check out Risin' with the Blues so as to discover the soul of a musician in the midst of the turmoil. True Ike fans recall that he spearheaded the formative years of rock with his early-'50s recorded output and his later scouting for Chess Records. The one thing he never really did was come to the forefront as a singer, and some of the growly vocals on this powerful recording make it clear that his singing, while definitely stylish in its way, is a secondary talent. What's clear from this sizzling set -- and his Grammy nominated, W.C. Handy Award winning 2001 album Here and Now -- is that he's still at the top of his musical game. The real joys of this disc are his scorching guitar energy, followed by his jumpy boogie-woogie piano. It's pretty much a funky and humor-laden bluesfest throughout, from his funked-up update of "Gimme Back My Wig" to the shuffling blues of "Tease Me." He finds a balance between tongue in cheek attitudes (as on the retitling of "Five Long Years" to "Eighteen Long Years," a reference to his marriage to Tina) with more heartfelt touches on softer songs like "A Love Like Yours." He also ventures into spirited New Orleans territory on "Goin' Home Tomorrow" and offers a prayer of forgiveness for his countless lifelong sins by declaring that "Jesus Loves Me." Hey, who said great gospel singers couldn't be crazy and tormented? Whatever one thinks of Ike Turner personally, there's no denying the man's contribution to several genres of music, and it's good to see them celebrated with so much zeal in his later years. ~Jonathan Widran

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