J.B. Lenoir, Sunnyland Slim & Friends - Live In '63

Size: 149.4 MB
Time: 63:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues, Piano Blues
Art: Full

01. Harlem Can't Be Heaven (3:14)
02. I Want To Know (3:01)
03. It's You Baby (3:08)
04. Brown Skin Woman (4:30)
05. Lend Me Your Love (4:04)
06. J.B.'s Harp-Rack Blues (3:51)
07. Piney Brown Blues (4:49)
08. For You, My Love (2:41)
09. My Dear Old Mother (3:43)
10. I Had My Trouble (3:56)
11. J.L.'s Blues (2:40)
12. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2:34)
13. That's All Right (2:27)
14. Louise (4:29)
15. Mojo Boogie (4:34)
16. The Devil Is A Busy Man (4:47)
17. Worried Life Blues (3:23)
18. Sunnyland Blues (1:23)

Chicago, 1963, Nina's Lounge on the West Side. A small club with a little homemade stage in the corner & an old upright piano off to the left of the stage. Not as well known as Pepper's, Sylvio's, or Teresa's, Nina's was the center of Chicago blues on July 9, 1963. Norman Dayron, student at the University of Chicago, armed with an Ampex tape recorder and a pair of Electro Voice mics placed just right, recorded this exceptional night of blues. On piano, Sunnyland Slim,On guitar J. B Lenoir. Eighteen tunes, one hour, and done. Helping on vocals John Lee Granderson, doing three tunes. Sunnyland & JB split the vocals on the rest. Sneakin' in from the alley, on guitar, Mike Bloomfield. You are sittin' first row. You are there. Live Blues gets no better then this.As intimate a CD as I have hear in a long time.Sunnyland & JB playin' & preaching the blues, as uncomplicated as it gets. This is one helluva good live performance. ~Stephen McClaning

Live In '63 MP3
Live In '63 FLAC

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J.B. Lenoir - Blues & Rhythm Series 5184: The Chronological J.B. Lenoir 1955-1956

Size: 264 MB
Time: 49:52
File: FLAC
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Full

01. Mama Your Daughter Is Going To Miss Me (2:03)
02. What Have I Done (3:10)
03. We've Got Both To Realise (3:09)
04. Give Me One More Shot (2:20)
05. Fine Girls (2:34)
06. I Lost My Baby (3:09)
07. Natural Man (2:35)
08. Don't Dog Your Woman (3:14)
09. Let Me Die With The One I Love (2:13)
10. If I Give My Love To You? (2:39)
11. Lowdown Dirty Shame (2:28)
12. Everybody Wants To Know (2:17)
13. If You Love Me (2:52)
14. J.B.'s Rock (2:27)
15. Don't Touch My Head!!! (2:18)
16. When I Am Drinking (2:41)
17. I've Been Down So Long (3:16)
18. What About Your Daughter? (2:31)
19. 5 Years (1:46)

Newcomers to his considerable legacy could be forgiven for questioning J.B. Lenoir's gender upon first hearing his rocking waxings. Lenoir's exceptionally high-pitched vocal range is a fooler, but it only adds to the singular appeal of his music. His politically charged "Eisenhower Blues" allegedly caused all sorts of nasty repercussions upon its 1954 emergence on Al Benson's Parrot logo (it was quickly pulled off the shelves and replaced with Lenoir's less controversially titled "Tax Paying Blues").

J.B. (that was his entire legal handle) fell under the spell of Blind Lemon Jefferson as a wee lad, thanks to his guitar-wielding dad. Lightnin' Hopkins and Arthur Crudup were also cited as early influences. Lenoir spent time in New Orleans before arriving in Chicago in the late '40s. Boogie grooves were integral to Lenoir's infectious routine from the get-go, although his first single for Chess in 1951, "Korea Blues," was another slice of topical commentary. From late 1951 to 1953, he waxed several dates for Joe Brown's JOB logo in the company of pianist Sunnyland Slim, drummer Alfred Wallace, and on the romping "The Mojo," saxophonist J.T. Brown.

Lenoir waxed his most enduring piece, the infectious (and often-covered) "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," in 1954 for Al Benson's Parrot label. Lenoir's 1954-1955 Parrot output and 1955-1958 Checker catalog contained a raft of terrific performances, including a humorously defiant "Don't Touch My Head" (detailing his brand-new process hairdo) and "Natural Man." Lenoir's sound was unique: saxes (usually Alex Atkins and Ernest Cotton) wailed in unison behind Lenoir's boogie-driven rhythm guitar as drummer Al Galvin pounded out a rudimentary backbeat everywhere but where it customarily lays. Somehow, it all fit together.

Scattered singles for Shad in 1958 and Vee-Jay two years later kept Lenoir's name in the public eye. His music was growing substantially by the time he hooked up with USA Records in 1963 (witness the 45's billing: J.B. Lenoir & his African Hunch Rhythm). Even more unusual were the two acoustic albums he cut for German blues promoter Horst Lippmann in 1965 and 1966. Alabama Blues! and Down in Mississippi were done in Chicago under Willie Dixon's supervision, Lenoir now free to elaborate on whatever troubled his mind ("Alabama March," "Vietnam Blues," "Shot on James Meredith").

Little did Lenoir know his time was quickly running out. By the time of his 1967 death, the guitarist had moved to downstate Champaign -- and that's where he died, probably as a delayed result of an auto accident he was involved in three weeks prior to his actual death. ~Bill Dahl

Blues & Rhythm Series 5184: The Chronological J.B. Lenoir 1955-1956

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J.B. Lenoir - Blues & Rhythm Series 5128: The Chronological J.B. Lenoir 1951-1954

Size: 158 MB
Time: 65:48
File: FLAC
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

01. Deep In Dept Blues (2:46)
02. Carrie Lee (2:44)
03. My Baby Told Me (2:54)
04. Korea Blues (2:50)
05. Play A Little While (2:49)
06. Louise (3:02)
07. Let's Roll (2:37)
08. People Are Meddling (2:58)
09. I Have Married (2:26)
10. The Mountain (2:49)
11. I'll Die Tryin' (3:08)
12. How Much More (2:57)
13. The Mojo (2:56)
14. Slow Down Woman (2:47)
15. I Want My Baby (2:45)
16. How Can I Leave (3:03)
17. I'm In Korea (3:07)
18. Eisenhower Blues (2:53)
19. Tax Paying Blues (3:11)
20. Mamma Talk To Your Daughter (2:29)
21. Man Watch Your Woman (3:10)
22. Sitting Down Thinking (2:57)
23. I'm Gonna Die Someday (I Must Die) (2:16)

At first listen, J.B. Lenoir might not impress. He was a rudimentary guitar player, generally using slow to midtempo Jimmy Reed-like blues progressions, and his voice was high-pitched and could waver at times, sometimes resembling a screech more than anything else. But first impressions can be deceiving. Lenoir was passionate and intelligent, with a strong personal and political agenda, and all these traits combine to make his body of work unlike any other player in the blues genre. This collection brings together his earliest recordings for JOB and his entire output for Parrot (the label to which he jumped in 1954), and includes his only national hit, the sublime "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," which hit the R&B charts in 1955, essentially functioning as Parrot's swan song. Everything here is wonderful, messy Chicago blues, and slickness is nowhere to be seen, having been replaced by wry, raw emotion. Starting in 1953 J.T. Brown began playing tenor sax on Lenoir's sides, and the addition helped define two of Lenoir's greatest songs, the harrowing "I'm in Korea" and the call-it-like-you-see-it "Eisenhower Blues," which caused a political stir when it was released and was subsequently withdrawn and replaced by "Tax Paying Blues," the exact same song with all references to the President removed. It still works, either way, and shows the level of Lenoir's commitment to his music. He was never satisfied with standard blues clichés, and as he matured as a writer, his songs displayed a kind of fierce awareness of the world around him that sets him apart from almost any other blues player of his day. There are several editions of Lenoir's JOB material on the market, but this one, because it adds in his great, late Parrot sides, is a better way to get them. ~Steve Leggett

The Chronological J.B. Lenoir 1951-1954

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VA - (When You Find Love You’re) Feelin’ Good (KMCD41)

Size: 161,6 MB
Time: 67:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 The Cadillacs - My Girlfriend (1:55)
02 Little Junior's Blue Flames - Feelin' Good (2:53)
03 Gene & Eunice - I'm So In Love With You (2:30)
04 The Classics - Gosh, But This Is Love (1:57)
05 Clyde McPhatter - I Wanna Be The Only One (2:21)
06 Shirley & Lee - Don't You Know I Love You (2:23)
07 The Gallahads - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (2:25)
08 Otis Blackwell - Wake Up Fool (2:17)
09 J.B. Lenoir - I Have Married (2:26)
10 Julie Stevens & The Premiers - Crazy Bells (2:17)
11 The Jive Five - Do You Hear Wedding Bells (2:13)
12 Johnny Otis Congregation - Wedding Boogie (2:57)
13 The Jive Five - When I Was Single (2:11)
14 Titus Turner - We Told You Not To Marry (2:15)
15 Tiny Topsy - After Marriage Blues (2:20)
16 Guitar Slim - Twenty-Five Lies (2:13)
17 Roy Hamilton - You Can Have Her (2:47)
18 The Du-Droppers - Go Back (2:41)
19 Billy Ward & His Dominoes - I Ain't Gonna Cry For You (2:04)
20 Howlin' Wolf - Worried About My Baby (2:59)
21 Eddie 'Guitar Slim' Jones - Cryin' In The Morning (2:09)
22 Earl King - Baby, You Can Get Your Gun (2:09)
23 T.J. Fowler - Back Biter (2:37)
24 Leroy Foster - Locked Out Boogie (2:33)
25 Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please (2:00)
26 The Sunbeams - Come Back Baby (2:29)
27 Little Junior's Blue Flames - Feelin' Bad (2:41)
28 Slim Gaillard - The Dirty Rooster (Fuck Off) (2:15)

The label Koko Mojo Records focuses on the release of classic and less well known songs from the rhythm & blues area. This collection, "When You Find Love You're Feelin 'Good", is about the magic of love, the magic of moments of getting to know each other. Accordingly, the happy dancing couple on the cover can also be understood, yes, you feel good. But if you open the cover, you can see the once so happily and enthusiastically transfigured man with two suitcases in his hands and his wife, who, a toddler and a baby, obviously points him out of the house. Yes, love can tip over.

And exactly these situations are represented on this sampler with the corresponding songs. "Feelin 'Good", "I'm So In Love With You" contrast with those with titles like "After Marriage Blues" or "Worried About My Baby". And once it was called "I Wanna Be The Only One", it will later be called "You Can Have Her". Yes, that's how life can play. "My Girlfriend" opens the dance, The Cadillacs sing the doo-wop robe clapping in one hand very happily.

Little Junior Parker's song is the namesake of this collection and sings it with its blues, which actually sounds exactly like Magic Sam's song , but at that time it was also often unclear who was actually the author of a piece. Over the course of the twenty-eight tracks, we continue to encounter wind-supported rhythm & blues, pop music with string arrangements, further doo wop tracks, another pure blues by JB Lenoir , who reports on his current marriage, or the Johnny Otis Congregation , who played with the "Wedding Boogie" lets some preachers have their say.

The mix of artists consists on the one hand of relatively unknown musicians such as Gene And Eunice , Tiny Topsy or The Sunbeams , but on the other hand Howlin 'Wolf , Earl King or Clyde McPhatter can also be heard. Ultimately, this compilation represents a representative image of the music scene of colored artists, with the typical sounds of the fifties. There are also some well-known melodies, especially I refer to titles like "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", originally by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers from 1956, here in a version of The Gallahads or "Lover Please " fromClyde McPhatter . So there is a colorful mood about love, happiness, wedding, passion and disappointments.

Feelin’ Good

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V.A. - Blues In The Eisenhower Era

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 52:03
Size: 120.8 MB
Released: 2007/2012
Styles: Acoustic/electric blues
Art: Front

1. John Brim - Tough Times (3:07)
2. Ernest Lewis - West Coast Blues (2:54)
3. J.B. Lenoir - Fine Girls (2:34)
4. Little Papa Joe - Lookin' For My Baby (2:40)
5. Little Sammy Davis - 1958 Blues (2:18)
6. Johnny Lewis - Jealous Man (2:30)
7. Dusty Brown - Yes, She's Gone (2:39)
8. Nature Boy Brown - Blue Blues Boogie (2:57)
9. Baby Boy Warren - Santa Fe (2:27)
10. Willie Egan - Wow Wow (2:14)
11. Ernest Lewis - No More Lovin' (3:05)
12. Eddie Hope & The Mannish Boys - A Fool No More (2:21)
13. Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues (2:40)
14. John Brim - Gary Stomp (2:48)
15. Albert King - (Be On Your) Merrry Merry Way (2:52)
16. Sunnyland Slim - Going Back To Memphis (2:56)
17. Baby Boy Warren - Mattie Mae (2:45)
18. Curtis Jones - Wrong Blues (3:12)
19. J.B. Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues (2:54)

A collection of raw blues from many classic artists that spans the era when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. Includes J.B. Lenoir's famous diatribe "Eisenhower Blues" and John Brim's classic "Tough Times." All selections newly remastered.

Blues In The Eisenhower Era

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J.B. Lenoir - Alabama Blues!

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 45:59
Size: 105.3 MB
Released: 1991
Styles: Chicsgo Blues
Art: front

1. Alabama Blues (3:14)
2. The Mojo Boogie (2:17)
3. God's Word - 3:41
4. The Whale Has Swallowed Me (2:26)
5. Move This Rope (3:35)
6. I Feel So Good (1:54)
7. Alabama March (2:54)
8. Talk To Your Daughter (2:44)
9. Mississippi Road (3:00)
10. Good Advice (2:44)
11. Vietnam (2:40)
12. Down In Mississippi (3:16*)
13. I Want to Go (1:40*)
14. If I Get Lucky (3:00*)
15. Born Dead (3:47*)
16. Feelin' Good (3:00*)

Newcomers to his considerable legacy could be forgiven for questioning J.B. Lenoir's gender upon first hearing his rocking waxings. Lenoir's exceptionally high-pitched vocal range is a fooler, but it only adds to the singular appeal of his music. His politically charged "Eisenhower Blues" allegedly caused all sorts of nasty repercussions upon its 1954 emergence on Al Benson's Parrot logo (it was quickly pulled off the shelves and replaced with Lenoir's less controversially titled "Tax Paying Blues").
J.B. (that was his entire legal handle) fell under the spell of Blind Lemon Jefferson as a wee lad, thanks to his guitar-wielding dad. Lightnin' Hopkins and Arthur Crudup were also cited as early influences. Lenoir spent time in New Orleans before arriving in Chicago in the late '40s. Boogie grooves were integral to Lenoir's infectious routine from the get-go, although his first single for Chess in 1951, "Korea Blues," was another slice of topical commentary. From late 1951 to 1953, he waxed several dates for Joe Brown's JOB logo in the company of pianist Sunnyland Slim, drummer Alfred Wallace, and on the romping "The Mojo," saxophonist J.T. Brown.
Lenoir waxed his most enduring piece, the infectious (and often-covered) "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," in 1954 for Al Benson's Parrot label. Lenoir's 1954-1955 Parrot output and 1955-1958 Checker catalog contained a raft of terrific performances, including a humorously defiant "Don't Touch My Head" (detailing his brand-new process hairdo) and "Natural Man." Lenoir's sound was unique: saxes (usually Alex Atkins and Ernest Cotton) wailed in unison behind Lenoir's boogie-driven rhythm guitar as drummer Al Galvin pounded out a rudimentary backbeat everywhere but where it customarily lays. Somehow, it all fit together.
Scattered singles for Shad in 1958 and Vee-Jay two years later kept Lenoir's name in the public eye. His music was growing substantially by the time he hooked up with USA Records in 1963 (witness the 45's billing: J.B. Lenoir & his African Hunch Rhythm). Even more unusual were the two acoustic albums he cut for German blues promoter Horst Lippmann in 1965 and 1966. Alabama Blues! and Down in Mississippi were done in Chicago under Willie Dixon's supervision, Lenoir now free to elaborate on whatever troubled his mind ("Alabama March," "Vietnam Blues," "Shot on James Meredith"). ~ AMG
Little did Lenoir know his time was quickly running out. By the time of his 1967 death, the guitarist had moved to downstate Champaign -- and that's where he died, probably as a delayed result of an auto accident he was involved in three weeks prior to his actual death.

Personnel:
J.B. Lenoir - vocals, guitar
Freddie Below - drums (2,4,6,8,12)
Willie Dixon - additional vocals (6)

Rec. March 5, 1965 in Chicago, IL.
* additional tracks from Down In Mississippi 1970. (L+R 42.012)

Alabama Blues!

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J.B. Lenoir - If You Love Me

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 61:45
Size: 145.3 MB
Released: 2004
Styles: Acoustic blues
Art: Front

1. Carrie Lee (2:39)
2. Korea Blues (2:45)
3. I'm In Korea (3:11)
4. Eisenhower Blues (Take 1) (2:37)
5. Eisenhower Blues (2:53)
6. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:26)
7. Man, Watch Your Woman (3:08)
8. Sittin' Down Thinkin' (3:00)
9. Mama, Your Daughter's Going To Miss Me (2:02)
10. What Have I Done (3:08)
11. Give Me One More Shot (2:18)
12. We Got To Realize (We Can't Go On This Way) (3:08)
13. Fine Girls (2:34)
14. I Lost My Baby (3:09)
15. I'm Gonna Die Someday (2:17)
16. Natural Man (2:30)
17. Don't Dog Your Woman (3:08)
18. Let Me Die With The One I Love (2:09)
19. Ig I Give My Love To You (2:34)
20. Everybody Wants To Know (2:17)
21. If You Love Me (2:50)
22. J. B.'s Rock (2:25)
23. Low Down Dirty Shame (2:26)

In retrospect, J.B. Lenoir's finest albums are the last two he recorded before his death in 1967, Alabama Blues (1965) and Down in Mississippi (1966) (both are combined on an absolutely essential single disc from Evidence called Vietnam Blues), which together outlined the path Lenoir hoped the blues would take. Stripped-down, acoustic, intelligent, and fiercely political, Lenoir's final recordings are a far cry (at least on first hearing) from his 1950s material collected here. Drawn from his 1951-1953 stay at JOB Records, his single year at Parrot Records (1954-1955), and his 1955 to 1958 tenure at Checker Records, If You Love Me shows a younger, looser Lenoir heavily under the influence of Jimmy Reed, albeit a bit more peppy. Lenoir's affinity for subtle, clever lyrics is evident on some of the songs here, including two of his best, "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," which is both humorous and poignant, and "Eisenhower Blues," which is bold and political, and everything skips along in a jittery blues boogie direction, given ballast by the twin saxophone work of Ernest Cotton (tenor) and Alex Atkins (alto). It adds up to some intriguing music, but lacks the hard, clear, and innovative vision of his final work, although it'll get your feet tapping, which is always the first step toward going somewhere new. ~ Steve Leggett

23 tracks from the 1950s bluesman, including his controversial "Eisenhower Blues" and "Korea Blues" as well as favorites like "Mama Talk To Your Daughter" and "Give Me One More Shot."

Recording information: Chicago, IL (1951-1955).

Leroy Foster - guitar
Alex Atkins - alto saxophone
Ernest Cotton - tenor saxophone
Joe Montgomery, Sunnyland Slim - piano
Al Galvin, Alfred Wallace - drums

If You Love Me

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Various - Mad Music Presents Robust Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:33
Size: 99.7 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Arist-O-Kats - Chasin' The Blues
[2:21] 2. Big Boy Groves - You Can't Beat The Horses
[2:20] 3. Effie Smith - Water Water
[2:40] 4. Charlie Walker - Louise
[2:16] 5. Hattie Green - Over Twenty One
[2:14] 6. Jackie Kelso - Once More
[2:45] 7. John Brim - Gary Stomp
[2:22] 8. James Wayne - This Little Letter
[2:24] 9. J.B. Lenoir - Mama, Talk To Your Daughter
[2:10] 10. H-Bomb Ferguson - Rock H-Bomb Rock
[2:44] 11. Little Papa Joe - Easy Lovin'
[2:16] 12. Louisiana Red - I Done Woke Up
[1:57] 13. Mae Mercer - Great Googa Mooga
[2:58] 14. Nature Boy Brown - Blue Blues Boogie
[2:17] 15. Lowell Fulson - Jukebox Shuffle
[3:04] 16. John Brim - Tough Times
[2:10] 17. Willie Egan - Wow Wow
[2:03] 18. Harmonica Slim - Drop Anchor

A unique and highly original collection of Blues tracks featuring a wide range of performers and styles. Artists featured include Lowell Fulsom, J.B. Lenoir, Louisiana Red, Harmonica Slim, H-Bomb Ferguson, Willie Egan and much more. Not your average Blues comp. 18 tracks, newly remastered.

Mad Music Presents Robust Blues

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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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J.B. Lenoir - Down In Mississippi

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:54
Size: 73.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1980/2014
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. Down In Mississippi
[1:32] 2. Slow Down
[2:58] 3. If I Get Lucky
[2:44] 4. Shot On Meredith
[2:50] 5. Round And Round
[2:22] 6. Voodoo Music
[3:45] 7. Born Dead
[1:35] 8. Leavin' Here
[3:02] 9. Vietnam Blues
[2:30] 10. How Much More
[2:18] 11. Tax Payin' Blues
[2:58] 12. Feelin' Good

Drums – Fred Below; Guitar, Vocals, Written-By, Composed By – J.B. Lenoir; Vocals – Willie Dixon (tracks: A1, B6). Recorded September 2nd, 1966.

Monticello area native J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967) was best known during his lifetime for his 1955 hit “Mama, Talk to Your Daughter,” but he also played an important role in blues history because of his political engagement. In the 1960s Lenoir recorded a body of topical songs in Chicago that addressed discrimination, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. Lenoir’s cousin Byther Smith from Monticello also became a Chicago blues recording artist, noted for his cutting-edge lyrics.

J. B. Lenoir (pronounced and sometimes misspelled "Lenore") was a distinctive blues artist, in both his high-pitched singing style and the candid political critiques in many of his song lyrics. Born on his family's farm near Monticello on March 5, 1929, he learned to play guitar from his father, Devitt (or Dewitt) Lenoir, Sr.; as a youth he also played with his brother Dewitt, Jr. Lenoir decided to leave because of racial discrimination and later recalled, “After the way they treat my daddy I was never goin’ to stand that no kind of way.” Lenoir began traveling to play music in his teens. He lived in Gulfport and worked at the Splendid Cafe there at one point in the 1940s, and he said he later performed in New Orleans with Sonny Boy Williamson No. 2 (Rice Miller) and Elmore James. By 1949 Lenoir had settled in Chicago, where blues kingpin Big Bill Broonzy took him “as his son.” Lenoir also performed with Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter, and soon formed his own band, J. B. and his Bayou Boys, with Sunnyland Slim on piano.

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J.B. Lenoir - One Of These Mornings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:41
Size: 111.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[5:22] 1. Fox Squirrel
[3:23] 2. I Feel So Good
[2:31] 3. One Of These Mornings
[0:58] 4. Mumble Low
[3:09] 5. When My Left Eye Jumps
[2:59] 6. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[3:09] 7. My Mama Told Me
[3:00] 8. Alabama Blues
[3:25] 9. God's Word
[2:14] 10. The Whale
[4:20] 11. Remove This Rope
[2:50] 12. I Feel So Good
[2:29] 13. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[1:54] 14. My Name Is J.B. Lenoir
[2:19] 15. I Want The Whole World To Know
[4:31] 16. Alabama March

One of These Mornings was recorded in 1962 at J.B. Lenoir's Chicago home. Willie Dixon recorded these tunes as an audition tape with the intention of getting Lenoir on the burgeoning European blues packages. These 16 tracks, amazing as they are, are better suited to the hardcore collector due to poor sound quality. While Dixon doesn't play bass on any of these tracks, his presence is felt throughout by the occasional background vocals and just hanging out and talking while the tape rolled. The only other musician involved is Fred Below, who plays drums on "God's Word." ~Al Campbell

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J.B. Lenoir - An Introduction To J.B. Lenoir

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:53
Size: 109.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. The Mojo Boogie
[2:47] 2. I Wanna Play A Little While
[2:36] 3. Let's Roll
[2:59] 4. Louise
[2:54] 5. How Much More
[3:09] 6. I'll Die Tryin'
[2:42] 7. I Want My Baby
[3:01] 8. How Can I Leave
[2:14] 9. I Feel So Good
[2:36] 10. I Sing Um The Way I Feel
[3:02] 11. I Want To Know
[3:56] 12. J.B.'s Harp-Rack Blues
[3:36] 13. My Dear Old Mother
[3:00] 14. Alabama Blues
[2:29] 15. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[3:56] 16. I Had My Trouble

An Introduction to J.B. Lenoir is a satisfying compilation celebrating the legendary Chicago bluesman's early '50s output for the JOB and Parrot labels. Among the 16 tracks, three of them are alternate takes, and five cuts were recorded live: "I Want to Know," "J.B.'s Harp-Rack Blues," "My Dear Old Mother," "Alabama Blues," and "I Had My Trouble." Please note that this reissue includes the majority of cuts from Fuel 2000s Mojo Boogie: An Essential Collection issued in 2002. ~Al Campbell

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J.B. Lenoir - Vietnam Blues: The Complete L&R Recording

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: from LL
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues
Time: 65:16
Size: 151,3 MB
Covers: Full

(3:14) 1. Alabama Blues
(2:17) 2. Mojo Boogie
(3:41) 3. God's Word
(2:25) 4. The Whale Has Swallowed Me
(3:35) 5. Move This Rope
(1:54) 6. I Feel So Good
(2:54) 7. Alabama March
(2:44) 8. Talk to Your Daughter
(3:00) 9. Mississippi Road
(2:44) 10. Good Advice
(2:40) 11. Vietnam Blues
(1:40) 12. I Want to Go
(3:16) 13. Down in Mississippi
(1:34) 14. Slow Down Woman
(3:00) 15. If I Get Lucky
(2:47) 16. Shot on James Meredith
(2:52) 17. Round and Round
(2:26) 18. Voodoo Music
(3:47) 19. Born Dead
(1:37) 20. Leaving Here
(3:05) 21. Vietnam Blues
(2:33) 22. How Much More?
(2:21) 23. Tax Payin' Blues
(3:00) 24. Feelin' Good

Greatly admired among his peers during his short life, and highly acclaimed by blues aficionados, J.B. Lenoir was a singular blues artist and a prolific songwriter. The Evidence Records release of Vietnam Blues combines J.B. Lenoir's final two albums before his death in 1967, Alabama Blues (1965) and Down In Mississippi (1966). Willie Dixon produced the sessions for L&R Records and lends back-up vocals to a few of the tracks. The acoustic sound (no bass, occasional drums) notes a shift back to the primary elements of pre-war blues. These recordings aren't nostalgic endeavors, however, but ensure that the songs get the best listening environment possible. The enigmatic Lenoir called the style he was developing during these sessions, "African Hunch," and it's apparent that he was bursting with creativity, dedicated equally to both the words and music. Early Lenoir compositions such as "I Feel So Good" and "Mojo Boogie" are resurrected, but Lenoir's new material, with its finger on the pulse of the mid-1960's, are startling rich and haunting at times. Civil rights, racism, lynching, and the Vietnam War, among other relevant issues are encapsulated with an originality and poignancy that's hard to find in other blues during the time. Lenoir's singing comes off as a high-pitched near-squeal, and his multi-dimensional guitar playing shows the influence of Lightning Hopkins' and other southern blues guitarists. Characteristically, Lenoir's guitar playing interweaves pensive eerie open chords with deft muting and rhythmic displays. Drummer Freddie Below, whose shuffling beats really accent the sound of Lenoir's acoustic guitar, enhances the sound on every song he contributes to, such as "Mojo Boogie," "Talk To Your Daughter," and the grooving "I Want To Go." As a storyteller, songwriter, musician, and performer, J.B. Lenoir was a giant and he gave something back to the blues to help it grow and keep going. You'll thank Evidence Records for reissuing these unique and brilliant little masterpieces. -- Allmusic.

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J.B. Lenoir - The Parrot Sessions

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:24
Size: 81.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1989/2004
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[2:51] 2. Eisenhower Blues
[2:58] 3. Sitting Down Thinking
[3:06] 4. What Have I Done
[1:59] 5. Mama Your Daughter's Going To Miss Me
[3:08] 6. I'm In Korea
[3:05] 7. We Can't Go On This Way
[3:06] 8. I Lost My Baby
[3:05] 9. Man, Watch Your Woman
[2:15] 10. Give Me One More Shot
[2:31] 11. Fine Girls
[2:14] 12. I'm Gonna Die Someday
[2:35] 13. Eisenhower Blues

Lenoir's sound really got locked in during this period, using twin saxes, himself on boogie rhythm guitar (with an occasional minimal solo), revolving piano, and bass stools and Al Gavin -- certainly the strangest of all Chicago drummers -- constantly turning the beat around. This is Lenoir at his creative and performing best, including his best-known songs "Mama Talk to Your Daughter" (with the famous "one note for 12 bars" guitar solo), "Eisenhower Blues," and "Give Me One More Shot," where Gavin starts out the tune on the wrong beat, gets on the right beat by mistake, then "corrects" himself! Lyrics as metaphorically powerful as any in the blues against grooves alternating between low-down slow ones and Lenoir's patented boogie. ~Cub Koda

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J.B. Lenoir - I Wanna Play A Little While: The Complete Singles Collection 1950-1960

Size: 181,1+169,9 MB
Time: 77:30+72:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Korea Blues (2:53)
02. My Baby Told Me (2:49)
03. Carrie Lee (2:41)
04. Deep In Debt Blues (2:43)
05. Let's Roll (2:35)
06. People Are Meddling (In Our Affairs) (2:54)
07. The Mountain (2:45)
08. How Much More (2:54)
09. How Can I Leave (3:00)
10. The Mojo (2:52)
11. I'll Die Tryin' (3:04)
12. I Want My Baby (2:42)
13. I Wanna Play A Little While (2:47)
14. Louise (3:00)
15. I'm In Korea (3:10)
16. Eisenhower Blues (2:52)
17. Tax Paying Blues (3:07)
18. Mama Talk To Your Daughter (2:16)
19. Man Watch Your Woman (3:06)
20. Mama Your Daughter's Going To Miss Me (2:01)
21. What Have I Done (3:08)
22. Fine Girls (2:42)
23. I Lost My Baby (3:09)
24. Let Me Die With The One I Love (2:11)
25. If I Give My Love To You (2:37)
26. Don't Touch My Head (2:16)
27. I Been Down So Long (2:36)
28. Mama What About Your Daughter (2:28)

CD 2:
01. Five Years (1:45)
02. Daddy Talk To Your Son (2:35)
03. She Don't Know (2:22)
04. Back Door (2:17)
05. Louella (2:34)
06. Oh Baby (2:11)
07. Do What I Say (2:03)
08. Move To Kansas City (0:25)
09. I Been Down So Long (Alt. Version) (3:14)
10. I Have Married (2:23)
11. Slow Down Woman (2:44)
12. Livin' In The White House (Johnny Shines) (2:26)
13. Please Don't Go (Johnny Shines) (2:01)
14. When I Was Young (Sunnyland Slim) (2:36)
15. Bassology (Sunnyland Slim) (2:37)
16. Worried About My Baby (Sunnyland Slim) (2:39)
17. We've Both Got To Realise (We Can't Go On This Way) (3:07)
18. Give Me One More Shot (2:17)
19. Sitting Down Thinking (3:01)
20. I'm Gonna Die Someday (2:12)
21. Natural Man (2:33)
22. Don't Dog Your Woman (3:12)
23. Low Down Dirty Shame (2:27)
24. Everybody Wants To Know (Laid Off Blues) (2:16)
25. J.B's Rock (2:25)
26. If You Love Me (2:49)
27. When I Am Drinking (2:39)
28. I Don't Know (2:23)
29. Good Looking Woman (2:09)
30. Voodoo Boogie (1:53)

The Complete Singles Collection 1950-1960 plus 22 bonus tracks not originally issued

One thing is certain about the idiosyncratic J. B. Lenoir, he was a true original. No one ever sounded quite like him and despite comparisons by some writers to Arthur Crudup his high pitched vocals were pretty much unique.

Although J. B. Lenoir only had one hit in the US with 'Mama Talk to Your Daughter' his influence over the British blues scene was immense. In fact John Mayall was a huge fan and he helped to get his 45s released in the UK.

Rocking R&B and topical social commentary all thrown in the mix. This is Chicago blues with a twist. Let's call it Chicago blues J.B. Lenoir style.

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Various - Jewel Spotlights The Blues Vols 1 & 2

Album: Jewel Spotlights The Blues Vol 1
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 35:49
Size: 82.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Soul blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Carter Brothers - Southern Country Boy
[2:31] 2. Frank Frost - My Back Scratcher
[2:44] 3. Elmore James - Dust My Broom
[3:57] 4. Lightnin' Hopkins - Back Door Friend
[2:42] 5. Little Joe Blue - Standing On The Treshold
[2:49] 6. George Wild Child Butler - Put It All In There
[3:06] 7. Lowell Fulson - Sleeper
[2:59] 8. Big Joe Turner - Night Time Is The Right Time
[2:48] 9. Mac Big With Hubert Sumlin - Rough Dried Woman Pt. 1
[2:44] 10. Hubert Sumlin - Rough Dried Woman Pt. 2 (Instrumental)
[3:48] 11. Willie Dixon - Sex Appeal
[2:49] 12. J.B. Lenior - The Mojo

Jewel Records was founded by Stan Lewis in 1963, and the company became something of a life raft for artists whose contracts with older companies had ended -- thus, Willie Dixon, Frank Frost, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lowell Fulson, Big Joe Turner, and other internationally known names brushed up against more localized talent such as the Carter Brothers and a mysterious figure named Big Mac. This disc is the first in a series of releases highlighting Lewis' blues recordings, which tended toward extrovert electric blues. All of the artists are in good form, if not the top of their game, including Fulson who sings with a graceful soulfulness, while Turner provides the kind of lean, big-band-based R&B on which he built his reputation, slimmed down slightly for '60s sensibilities. The strangest track here is "Rough Dried Woman" parts one and two, featuring Hubert Sumlin on guitar and Big Mac on vocals. Mac, whoever he was, obviously thought he was Howlin' Wolf, even though his voice lacked the depth and power of Wolf's pipes. He tries hard, however, and Sumlin pitches in with a flashy, crunchy performance behind him (and is featured throughout the instrumental second half in one of his best recorded performances). Also, be warned that Kenny Wayne Shepherd, then 16 years old, redubbed the guitar part on Willie Dixon's "Sex Appeal" -- that kid knows his blues, even if his playing is a little flashier than would've been the case circa 1960-whatever, and Dixon gives one of his more charismatic vocal performances. The sound needs no apologies, nor does the series, which is first-rate and starts off really well with this disc. ~Bruce Eder

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Album: Jewel Spotlights The Blues Vol 2
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:30
Size: 101.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Soul blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:30] 1. Buster Benton - Spider In My Stew
[2:37] 2. Buddy Guy - You Sure Can't Do
[3:29] 3. Otis Rush - Double Trouble
[4:53] 4. Lightnin' Hopkins - Mr. Charlie
[2:23] 5. Ike Turner - Matchbox
[4:28] 6. Willie Dixon - New Way Of Lovin'
[3:46] 7. Little Joe Blue - Gonna Walk On
[3:02] 8. Lightnin' Hopkins - Breakfast Time
[3:48] 9. Buster Benton - Money Is The Name Of The Game
[3:01] 10. Lowell Fulson - My Baby
[4:08] 11. John Lee Hooker - I Feel Good
[2:39] 12. Earl Hooker - Blue Guitar
[2:41] 13. Magic Sam - Everything Gonna Be Alright

The second volume in Jewel Records' blues retrospective features Buster Benton, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Magic Sam, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner, and Little Joe Blue. Dixon was also the producer on Benton's sessions and wrote "Spider in My Stew" for the latter. The best thing on here, worth the price of the disc, is Lightnin' Hopkins' "Mr. Charlie," with its extraordinary spoken-word introduction, and Ike Turner's "Matchbox" isn't far behind. Willie Dixon's "New Way of Lovin'" is a great showcase for the composer's vocal prowess, and an even better one for the guitar skills of then 16-year-old Kenny Wayne Shepherd, whose playing is dubbed onto the original recording, though one wishes that Dixon's voice were a little bit more upfront in the mix. Otherwise, the sound is state-of-the-art, and the only thing one could wish for that isn't here would be actual recording or release dates. ~Bruce Eder

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Various - Lost & Found: Job Records Vols 1&2

Album: Lost & Found: Job Records Vol 1
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:13
Size: 135.6 MB
Styles: Asssorted blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Baby Face & Sunnyland Trio - Louella
[2:59] 2. Baby Face & Sunnyland Trio - Pet Rabbit
[2:38] 3. Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years
[3:06] 4. Ernest Cotton - Uh'm Beautiful
[2:40] 5. Fat Man With Sunnyland Slim Trio - You've Got To Stop This Mess
[3:11] 6. Floyd Jones - Dark World
[2:09] 7. Floyd Jones & His Trio - Skinny Mama
[3:04] 8. Grace Brim - Man Around My Door
[2:47] 9. J B Lenoir & His Combo - I Wanna Play A Little While
[2:52] 10. J B Lenoir & His Combo - The Mojo
[2:56] 11. John Brim Trio - Humming Blues
[2:45] 12. John Lee - Knocking On Lula Mae's Door
[2:51] 13. Johnny Shines - Brutal Hearted Woman
[2:28] 14. Johnny Shines - Evening Sun
[2:31] 15. Little Hudson & His Red Devil Trio - I'm Looking For A Woman
[3:11] 16. Little Son Joe - A Little Too Late
[3:02] 17. Memphis Minnie & Her Combo - World Of Trouble
[2:58] 18. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Sweet Woman From Maine
[2:40] 19. Snooky Prior - Raisin' Sand
[2:24] 20. Snooky Pryor - Boogy Fool
[2:55] 21. Sunnyland Slim & His Boys - Woman Trouble

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Album: Lost & Found: Job Records Vol 2
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 60:14
Size: 137.9 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:00] 1. Sunnyland Trio - Leaving Your Town
[3:07] 2. Baby Face Leroy - Late Hours At Midnight
[2:29] 3. Eddie Boyd - Blue Coat Man
[2:25] 4. Ernest Cotton - Goin' Back To Memphis
[2:17] 5. Fat Man With Sunnyland Slim Trio - Glad I Don't Worry No More
[2:54] 6. Floyd Jones - Big World
[3:09] 7. Floyd Jones & His Trio - Drinking Woman
[2:24] 8. Grace Brim - Hospitality Blues
[2:54] 9. J B Lenoir & His Combo - How Much More
[2:53] 10. J B Lenoir & His Combo - People Are Meddling In Our Affairs
[3:09] 11. John Brim Trio - Drinking Woman
[2:46] 12. John Brim Trio - Trouble In The Morning
[2:36] 13. John Lee - Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
[2:52] 14. Johnny Shines - Cool Driver
[2:29] 15. Johnny Shines - Ramblin'
[2:40] 16. Little Hudson & His Red Devil Trio - Rough Treatment
[2:26] 17. Memphis Minnie & Her Combo - Kissing In The Dark
[2:35] 18. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Aw Aw Baby
[2:35] 19. Snooky Prior - Eighty Nine Ten
[2:45] 20. Snooky Pryor - Boogie Twist
[2:51] 21. Snooky Pryor - Cryin' Shame
[2:49] 22. Sunnyland Slim And His Trio - Down Home Child

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Various - The Parrot Records Blues Story

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:01
Size: 158.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. Albert King - Bad Luck Blues
[2:24] 2. J.B. Lenoir - Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[2:52] 3. Ernest Lewis - West Coast Blues
[3:04] 4. John Brim - Tough Times
[2:25] 5. Henry Gray - That Ain't Right
[2:53] 6. Curtis Jones - Cool Playing Blues
[2:47] 7. Easy Papa Joe - Easy Lovin'
[2:31] 8. J.B. Lenoir - Fine Girls
[2:38] 9. Easy Papa Joe - Looking For My Baby
[2:47] 10. St. Louis Jimmy - Murder In The First Degree
[2:55] 11. Nature Boy Brown - Blue Blues Boogie
[2:36] 12. Dusty Brown - Yes, She's Gone
[2:25] 13. Baby Boy Warren - Santa Fe
[2:46] 14. Sunnyland Slim - Devil Is A Busy Man
[2:56] 15. Snooky Pryor - Crosstown Blues
[3:03] 16. Ernest Lewis - No More Lovin'
[2:38] 17. Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues
[2:46] 18. John Brim - Gary Stomp
[3:10] 19. Curtis Jones - Wrong Blues
[2:49] 20. J.B. Lenoir - Eisenhower Blues
[2:43] 21. Baby Boy Warren - Mattie Mae
[2:09] 22. Little Willie Foster - Four Day Jump
[2:54] 23. Sunnyland Slim - Going Back To Memphis
[2:41] 24. Henry Gray - Watch Yourself
[2:50] 25. Albert King - Be On Your Merry Way

Parrot Records was an American Chicago based record label, founded in 1952 by the disc jockey Al Benson. It specialized in blues, jazz, doo-wop, and gospel. The company began operating in mid 1953, and lasted until mid 1956. Several Parrot recordings were later released by Chess Records. Parrot's sister label Blue Lake operated from 1954 to 1956. There were plans for another subsidiary, to be called Eagle, but these were scrapped.

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J.B. Lenoir - I Feel So Good: The 1951-54 J.O.B. Sessions

Size: 117,1 MB
Time: 51:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Chicago BLues
Art: Full

01. Let's Roll (2:37)
02. People Are Meddling (In Our Affairs) (2:55)
03. (I Wanna) Play A Little While (2:48)
04. Louise (3:00)
05. How Much More? (2:55)
06. The Mountain (2:46)
07. I Have Married (2:25)
08. I'll Die Tryin' (3:10)
09. The Mojo (2:53)
10. How Can I Leave (3:02)
11. I Want My Baby (2:44)
12. Slow Down Woman (2:46)
13. Let's Roll (2:49)
14. The Mojo (2:51)
15. I Want My Baby (2:23)
16. Slow Down Woman (3:21)
17. I Sing Um The Way I Feel (2:50)
18. I Feel So Good (2:37)

The template for J.B. Lenoir's best songs found his high, reedy vocals floating over his Jimmy Reed-styled electric guitar rhythms while twin saxes wailed and drummer Al Gavin struggled to find the beat, all of which congealed into a unique spin on the Chicago blues sound. The recordings on this collection, however, recorded for Joe Brown's J.O.B. label between 1951 and 1954, have a sparser feel, generally just Lenoir's vocals and guitar, with Sunnyland Slim on piano and Alfred Wallace at the drum kit. The Reed influence is even more obvious on these tracks (check out "How Much More," which could be a parody of Reed, except it isn't). And the writing, always a strong point for Lenoir, whose intelligent street politics and balanced view of male/female relationships put him well ahead of the curve for blues lyrics, falls into cliché here more than it doesn't. With the exception of the striking "I Say Um the Way I Feel," there are no songs on this anthology that reach the lyrical levels of "Eisenhower Blues," "Korea Blues," "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," or any of the other fine compositions he recorded for the Chess and Parrot labels. The sound quality is also sort of muffled, giving these tracks a bootleg feel. All of this adds up to the reason why this release shouldn't be your introduction to this unique bluesman's work. Don't be scared off, though, because these half-formed, unassuming songs do grow on you, if only because of the singer's conviction. Later in his career Lenoir would find the right words to match that conviction. Try Vietnam Blues on Evidence first, and then circle back for this one. ~Review by Steve Leggett

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