John Brim - Golden Selection

Size: 183,9 MB
Time: 78:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Ice Cream Man (2:48)
2. Rattlesnake (3:13)
3. Tough Times (3:07)
4. You Got Me Where You Want Me (2:58)
5. Strange Man (3:06)
6. Mean Mean Blues (2:57)
7. Bus Driver (2:53)
8. Dark Clouds (2:45)
9. Lonesome Man (2:57)
10. Going Down The Line (2:46)
11. Leaving Daddy Blues (2:53)
12. Young And Wild (3:07)
13. I Love My Baby (2:37)
14. Trouble In The Morning (2:51)
15. Humming Blues (3:02)
16. Man Around My Door (3:10)
17. Hospitality Blues (2:28)
18. Hard Pill To Swallow (2:44)
19. Drinking Woman (2:56)
20. Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) (2:57)
21. Moonlight Blues (2:53)
22. It Was A Dream (3:01)
23. Lifetime Baby (3:05)
24. Gary Stomp (2:51)
25. Go Away (2:44)
26. That Ain't Right (2:53)
27. I Would Hate To See You Go (2:44)

John Brim may be best-known for writing and cutting the original "Ice Cream Man" that David Lee Roth and Van Halen covered on their first album. That's a pity, for the seriously under-recorded Brim made some exceptionally hard-nosed waxings.

Brim picked up his early guitar licks from the 78s of Tampa Red and Big Bill Broonzy before venturing first to Indianapolis in 1941 and Chicago four years later. He met his wife Grace in 1947; fortuitously, she was a capable drummer who played on several of John's records. In fact, she was the vocalist on a 1950 single for Detroit-based Fortune Records that signaled the beginning of her hubby's discography.

John recorded for Random, JOB, Al Benson's Parrot logo (the socially aware "Tough Times"), and Chess ("Rattlesnake," his answer to Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," was pulled from the shelves by Chess for fear of a plagiarism suit). Cut in 1953, the suggestive "Ice Cream Man" had to wait until 1969 to enjoy a very belated release. Brim's last Chess single, "I Would Hate to See You Go," was waxed in 1956 with a stellar combo consisting of harpist Little Walter, guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood, bassist Willie Dixon, and drummer Fred Below (clearly, Chess had high hopes for Brim, but to no avail).

After a hiatus of a few decades, Brim made a welcome return to studio action with a set for Tone-Cool Records, The Ice Cream Man. Brim, who lived in Gary, IN, remained active on the Chicago blues scene until his passing on October 1, 2003 at the age of 81. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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John Brim - Blues & Rhythm Series 5086: The Chronological John Brim 1950-1953

Size: 274 MB
Time: 64:24
File: FLAC
Released: 2004
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Full

01. Strange Man (3:05)
02. Mean Man Blues (2:56)
03. Dark Clouds (2:46)
04. Lonsome Man Blues (2:56)
05. Going Down The Line (2:45)
06. Leaving Daddy Blues (2:53)
07. Young And Wild (3:07)
08. I Love My Baby (2:38)
09. Trouble In The Morning (2:51)
10. Humming Blues (3:02)
11. Man Around My Door (3:10)
12. Hospitality Blues (2:29)
13. Hard Pill To Swallow (2:44)
14. Drinking Woman (2:56)
15. Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) (2:56)
16. Moonlight Blues (2:53)
17. Rattlesnake (3:14)
18. It Was A Dream (3:02)
19. Lifetime Baby (3:06)
20. Ice Cream Man (2:48)
21. Tough Times (3:08)
22. Gary Stomp (2:48)

Guitarist John Brim was directly involved in the hard-boiled Chicago blues scene of the early 1950s, and worked in the same clubs and recording studios as Muddy Waters, Sunnyland Slim, Floyd Jones, Willie Dixon, and Jimmy Reed. In 2004, 22 of his earliest recordings were reissued in the Classics Chronological Series, providing blues lovers worldwide with unprecedented access to a special stash of favorites and rarities. Brim was a native of Kentucky who came to Chicago in the '40s by way of Indianapolis, and cut his first records in 1950 for the Fortune label up in Detroit with blues and boogie piano legend Big Maceo Merriweather. Because Merriweather had been partially paralyzed by a stroke, he and James Watkins shared the same keyboard. The vocalist on "Strange Man" and "Mean Man Blues" was Brim's wife Grace, a fine singer who doubled on harmonica. John Brim's next recordings were made for the Random label in St. Louis in 1951, with pianist Roosevelt Sykes. Grace, here billed as "Mrs. John Brim", sang "Going Down the Line" and "Leaving Daddy Blues."

Brim's first Chicago recording session took place on September 27, 1951 with Sunnyland Slim at the piano and Moody Jones playing bass. These were the first of a series of sides that Brim waxed for the J.O.B. label during this period. "Humming Blues" features a soulful, wordless group vocal that seems to have been cross-pollinated with some of the juju from "Rollin' and Tumblin'," that double-sided Parkway record made in January 1950 by Little Walter, Muddy Waters, and Baby Face Leroy Foster. Three sides cut in August 1952 featured "Grace Brim - Queen of the Harmonica" backed by her husband and Sunnyland Slim. The men also recorded with guitarist Eddie Taylor as the John Brim Trio. "Over Nite," the presumptive flipside of "Drinking Woman," does not appear here and seems to exist exclusively on certain Sunnyland Slim retrospectives put out by the Paula/Flyright labels. "(You Ain't Nothin' But A) Rattlesnake" was recorded for the newly founded Checker label in March 1953, with Little Walter blowing harmonica and Willie Dixon working the bass.

Legend has it the Chess Brothers canceled the release of "Rattlesnake" because it sounded too much like Big Mama Thornton's monster hit "(You Ain't Nothin' But A) Hound Dog" and they didn't want to get sued by Peacock Records. That's pretty ironic, given what happened with "Hound Dog" after Elvis Presley got a hold of it. Whether or not Brim's "Rattlesnake" was intended as an answer song' to Thornton's "Hound Dog" (which was recorded only seven months earlier), the two songs complement each other well. "Ice Cream Man," destined to become the conduit between Brim and rockers Van Halen and David Lee Roth, also features Little Walter. Brim's first recording date for the Parrot label took place in March 1954, with Grace Brim now slicing away at the drums and Jimmy Reed blowing the blues harp. With dour lyrics that mention layoffs and describe the effects of scarcity, "Tough Times" is Brim's all-time greatest exercise in gut-level social commentary, delivered with all the sobering verity of J.B. Lenoir's "Eisenhower Blues." "Gary Stomp," a rare Brim instrumental, was named for Gary, IN, that vast industrial landscape where Brim would live out most of the rest of his days. ~arwulf arwulf

The Chronological John Brim 1950-1953

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John Brim - Detroit To Chicago: The Blues Of John Brim 1950-1956 (Remastered)

Size: 181.3 MB
Time: 78:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. Strange Man (3:06)
02. Mean Mean Blues (2:57)
03. Bus Driver (2:53)
04. Dark Clouds (2:45)
05. Lonesome Man Blues (2:57)
06. Going Down The Line (2:46)
07. Leaving Daddy Blues (2:53)
08. Young And Wild (3:07)
09. I Love My Baby (2:37)
10. Trouble In The Morning (2:51)
11. Humming Blues (3:02)
12. Man Around My Door (3:10)
13. Hospitality Blues (2:28)
14. Hard Pill To Swallow (2:44)
15. Drinking Woman (2:56)
16. Don't Leave Me (No Name Blues) (2:57)
17. Moonlight Blues (2:53)
18. Rattlesnake (3:13)
19. It Was A Dream (3:01)
20. Ice Cream Man (2:48)
21. Lifetime Baby (3:05)
22. Tough Times (3:07)
23. Gary Stomp (2:51)
24. Go Away (2:44)
25. That Ain't Right (2:53)
26. I Would Hate To See You Go (2:44)
27. You Got Me Where You Want Me (2:58)

Were it not for his exceptional song writing talent, John Brim may well have ended up as just a postscript in the history of the blues and specifically the history of Chicago blues. Here are 27 examples of his are and at the time of release this is the most complete collection of his singles ever released, in fact 10 of these tracks remained unreleased for many years. Includes one of his most famous "Ice Cream Man", which was recorded in 1953 with Little Walter on harmonica. The track went on to be covered by Van Halen in 1978 and became a very lucrative copyright for John Brim. Other classic songs include "Tough Times" acknowledged as one of the finest songs to cover the serious recession affecting African American population in 1954 and the formidable "Rattlesnake" which is almost the epitome of classic Chicago blues.

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Elmore James & John Brim - Tough

Year: 1968
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:18
Size: 79,6 MB
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Scans: LP front & back

1. Elmore James - Stormy Monday Blues (2:27)
2. Elmore James - Going For Good (3:04)
3. John Brim - Lifetime Baby (3:03)
4. Elmore James - I See My Baby (3:04)
5. John Brim - Be Careful What You Do (2:42)
6. Elmore James - The Sun Is Shining (2:46)
7. John Brim - You Got Me (2:58)
8. Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes (3:17)
9. Elmore James - Madison Blues (2:25)
10. John Brim - Ice Cream Man (2:46)
11. Elmore James - My Best Friend (3:22)
12. Elmore James - Talk To Me Baby (2:17)

Unfortunately acclaim has come to Elmore James too late for us to do ary more than honour his memory. Time never seems to have been on his side. Elmore was born in Canton, Mississippi on January 18, 1918, and although he is remembered by several other blues singers to have been playing throughout the South during the '30's and '40's, he did not make any records until 1952. The previously unissued material on this record comes from two recording sessions some six or seven years apart. The first was made only a couple of years after his first record, and despite the presence of a saxophone, we find that Elmore still retains the rougher, less sophisticated mannerisms of a country singer. Jumping to within three years of his death, the second session shows us much the same lineup to his band, though this time it is enhanced by the powerful echo which Elmore came to prefer. Magnificent versions of "Stormy Monday" and "The Sun Is Shining" are probably the highlights of his contributions to this album.

John Brim is by no means as widely known as Elmore, though some collectors may be aware of single issues on the Fortune, Random, and JOB labels. Brim was born near Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1922. Arriving in Chicago in 1945, he became a semi-professional musician, working when he could, sometimes with Muddy Waters' band. Eventually he and his wife Grace, who played drums, joined Big Maceo Merriweather, and worked and recorded with him until Maceo's death in 1953. After that, John made a handful of records and then disappeared. He was found three or four years ago but has not recorded again. His four titles are a marked contrast to those of Elmore, due probably to the absence of a piano and the substitution of harmonica. Although "You Got Me" and "Be Careful" have nothing like the intensity of "Lifetime Baby". /From the LP liner notes by Neil Slaven

(For original recording years and personnel details, see info file included.)

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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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John Brim - The Ice Cream Man

Year: 1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:00
Size: 108,8 MB
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Ice Cream Man (3:03)
2. Jump With Me (4:06)
3. Lonesome Man Blues (3:43)
4. Tough Times (3:12)
5. Wake Up America (3:35)
6. This Old Hangover (2:46)
7. Old Time Boogie (3:09)
8. Be Careful (3:11)
9. Standin' Around Cryin' (4:16)
10. Messin' Around (3:53)
11. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (3:23)
12. I Wonder Why (3:47)
13. Goin' Down Slow (4:51)

John Brim made several classic Chicago blues recordings in the 1950s, and he occasionally has surfaced over the past four decades. He guested on Bob Margolin’s recent album and Margolin has helped Brim with this, his first ever full album.

Margolin is joined by harmonica player Jerry Portnoy and others to help Brim reprise three of his Parrot/Chess recordings, "Tough Times", "Ice Cream Man" and "Be Careful". Margolin’s presence is major a factor in why this captures much of the feel of Brim’s fifties recordings on these three, on Brim’s originals (the topical "Wake Up America") and versions of Muddy Water’s "Standin’ Around Cryin" (with splendid Margolin slide) and Little Walter’s "Can’t Hold Out Much Longer".

Brim, like Jimmy Rogers, sings in a cleanly articulated, relaxed manner. While he may sound a tad rusty four decades older, he still sings with a warm, relaxed honesty. Margolin’s dedication to perpetuating the classic Chicago blues sound makes this a solid session of interest to any with an interest in Chicago blues.

(For full personnel details, see artwork included.)

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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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Eddie Taylor - Eddie Taylor In Session: Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman 1953-1957

Size: 186,4 MB
Time: 78:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. Ice Cream Man (Elmore James) (2:44)
02. Lifetime Baby (John Brim) (3:05)
03. You Don't Have To Go (Jimmy Reed) (3:02)
04. Going Back To Memphis (Sunnyland Slim) (2:54)
05. Devil Is A Busy Man (Sunnyland Slim) (2:49)
06. Shake It Baby (Sunnyland Slim) (2:58)
07. Bassology (Sunnyland Slim) (2:54)
08. School Days (Floyd Jones) (3:11)
09. Ain't Times Hard (Floyd Jones) (3:04)
10. Any Old Lonesome Day (Floyd Jones) (2:55)
11. Tough Times (Elmore James) (3:07)
12. Gary Stomp (John Brim) (2:48)
13. Falling Rain Blues (Little Willie Foster) (2:33)
14. Four Day Jump (Little Willie Foster) (2:09)
15. Bad Boy (2:58)
16. E.T. Blues (2:42)
17. Wheel And Deal (John Lee Hooker) (2:32)
18. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (Jimmy Reed) (2:12)
19. Ride 'em On Down (2:52)
20. Big Town Playboy (2:56)
21. Dimples (John Lee Hooker) (2:08)
22. You'll Always Have A Home (2:32)
23. Don't Knock At My Door (2:44)
24. You Got Me Dizzy (Jimmy Reed) (2:48)
25. Crawlin' Black Spider (John Lee Hooker) (2:41)
26. I'm Gonna Love You (1:56)
27. Lookin' For Trouble (2:25)
28. Find My Baby (2:16)
29. Stroll Out West (2:29)

Eddie Taylor was considered one of the greatest of all guitarists active during the heyday of Chicago blues scene. However despite featuring on numerous hit records he never had a hit under his own name, he was to be forever in the shadow of the artists he performed with during the period covered by this CD collection. Tracks such as "Ice Cream Man", "Lifetime Blues", "Bad Boy", "Big Town Playboy", "Dimples" exude a real quality and despite them not initially achieving hit status have now quite rightfully gone on to be Chicago blues classics. Eddie Taylor never really achieved the stardom he so richly deserved, he was though a very important element in the sub-genre of Chicago blues and without his presence on so many hit records would have been notably poorer. This great CD set from Jasmine showcases his early contributions and what a great guitarist and musician he was.

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John Brim - Authorized Blues

John Brim has been a fixture on the Chicago blues scene for over 50 years. His interest in the blues started at a young age in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Influenced by the records of Tampa Red, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Big Bill Broonzy, Brim started to teach himself harmonica. Playing on the streets of nearby Crofton and Elkton, John soon met and teamed up with guitarist Homer Wilson.In 1941, at age 19, John and Homer left Kentucky for Indianapolis to look for work. After going their separate ways, John decided to learn to play the guitar. Brim relocated to the Windy City with his guitar and vocal prowess in 1945. Almost immediately he met and began working with John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson and Dr. Clayton. During the next 5 years, Brim met and worked with the founding members of the Chicago blues scene, as well as the "old guard" that was still influencing the younger artists. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Mabon, Memphis Minnie, Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, Earl Hooker, and Big Maceo all crossed paths with Brim during this time. In 1946, Brim met his future wife Grace and they were married a year later. Grace sang, blew harp, and at John's urging, played the drums. With the help of weekly lessons from Odie Payne, Grace soon became an accomplished drummer and co-performer with her husband. The two played the club circuit in Chicago and Gary with a variety of musicians. The Brims are also credited with giving Jimmy Reed one of his first gigs when another player failed to show. In the 1950s, they recorded for Fortune Records, J.O.B., Chess, Checker and Parrot, working in the studio with Little Walter, Louis and Dave Myers, Jimmy Reed, Fred Below, Eddie Taylor, and the Dalton brothers (W.C. and James). A disagreement with the powerful Chess label led to many of these classic recordings being shelved for over 15 years, dramatically slowing Brim's recording and performing career. When most of these songs were eventually released, their status as classics was recognized immediately. Up until her death in June 1999, the Brims were partners in every sense of the word; living, loving, writing and playing the blues together. Given his exceptional talent, it is not a surprise that his other musical "partners" represent a veritable "Who's Who" of the blues, including Muddy Waters, Big Maceo, Little Walter, Albert King, Sonny Boy Williamson I and Earl Hooker, just to name a few. Brim's recording career has been rather spotty since the 1950's, including a couple of self-recorded singles in 1971, four tracks for Wolf Records in 1989 and his solo release on Tone Cool Records in 1994, Ice Cream Man.

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues
Time: 37:05
Size: 85,4 MB
Art: Full

(2:44) 1. Dark Clouds
(2:56) 2. Lonesome Man Blues
(2:45) 3. Going Down The Line
(3:03) 4. Young And Wild
(2:36) 5. Love My Baby
(2:49) 6. Trouble In The Morning
(3:00) 7. Humming Blues
(2:43) 8. Hard Pill To Swallow
(2:54) 9. Drinking Woman
(2:56) 10. Don't Leave Me
(2:52) 11. Moonlight Blues
(2:54) 12. Moving Out
(2:47) 13. You Put The Hurt On Me

"Authorized Blues" contains older songs dating back to the 1950s. Joining him on different sessions are piano man Roosevelt Sykes (two duet numbers and another with wife Grace Brim drumming); Sunnyland Slim on piano and Moody Jones on bass (four songs); and with Eddie Taylor, Sunnyland and Grace (two tunes); with bassist Big Daddy Crawford, guitarist Pete Franklin, and Alfred Wallace on drums (two tracks); and two final cuts with Grace and son, John Jr.. All but the last two cuts (dating to 1971) come from 1951 and 1952 sessions. The songs reflect the root material from early in the fifties that was morphing into the Chicago ensemble blues sound made famous by Muddy and the Wolf. John Brim was there at the pivotal moments in Chicago blues history, but due to several factors never enjoyed the success shared by many of his peers.

Authorized Blues

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Elmore James & John Brim - Whose Muddy Shoes

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1969/2001
Styles: Blues
Time: 48:39
Size: 112,2 MB
Art: Front, CD, Tray

(2:46) 1. John Brim - Ice Cream Man
(3:17) 2. Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes
(2:25) 3. Elmore James - Madison Blues
(3:03) 4. Elmore James - I See My Baby
(2:58) 5. John Brim - You Got Me
(3:22) 6. Elmore James - My Best Friend
(2:46) 7. Elmore James - The Sun Is Shining
(3:03) 8. John Brim - Lifetime Baby
(2:17) 9. Elmore James - Talk to Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out)
(3:10) 10. John Brim - Rattlesnake
(2:42) 11. John Brim - Be Careful (I Would Hate To See You Go)
(3:01) 12. Elmore James - Dust My Broom (She Just Won't Do Right)
(2:39) 13. Elmore James - Tool Bag Boogie (country Boogie)
(3:01) 14. John Brim - Tough Times
(2:27) 15. Elmore James - Call It Stormy Monday
(2:44) 16. Elmore James - The Sun Is Shining (Alt)(bonus track)
(2:48) 17. John Brim - Gary Stomp (Instr)(bonus track)

Elmore James discography
tracks 2,4,6,12,13 : rec January 1953; Johnny Jones (p), J.T. Brown (ts), Ransom Knowling (b), Odie Payne (dr)
tracks 3,7,9,15,16 : rec April 1960; Johnny Jones (p), Homesick James (gt), J.T. Brown (ts), Henry Harris (dr)

John Brim discography
tracks 1,8 : rec May 1953; Little Walter (h), Eddie Taylor (gt), Elga Edmonds (dr)
tracks 14,17 : rec March 1954; Jimmy Reed (h), Eddie Taylor (gt), Grace Brim (dr)
tracks 5,11 : rec April 1956; Little Walter (h), Robert Lockwood (gt), Willie Dixon (b), Fred Below (dr)
track 10 : rec March 1953; Little Walter (h), Louis Myers (gt), Dave Myers (b), Fred Below (dr)

Elmore James had recorded a session for Chess in 1953 before settling down with the Bihari Brothers and again in 1960, shortly before starting his final recordings for Bobby Robinson's Fire, Fury and Enjoy labels. This collects up all of them with the bonus addition of an alternate take of "The Sun Is Shining," which can be interpreted as a precursor to his later hit "The Sky Is Crying." The earlier sides from 1953 lack his inimitable slide, but the 1960 session produced classics like "Talk to Me Baby," "Madison Blues" and a powerful reading of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday." These tracks of James working with the Chess production team are delightfully fleshed out with a half-dozen gems by the highly underrated John Brim, some of which include stellar harp work by Little Walter ("Rattlesnake," "Be Careful" -- on which Walter stops playing in several spots to become an ad-lib backup vocalist -- and "You Got Me") as well as the original version of "Ice Cream Man." -- Allmusic.

Whose Muddy Shoes

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VA - Everybody's Got The Blues (Blues People 1953-1954)

Size: 103,9 MB
Time: 40:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01 Linda Hayes - Yes I Know (2:51)
02 H-Bomb Ferguson - You Made Me Baby (2:31)
03 Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House (2:42)
04 Dixie Doodlers - Best Of Friends (2:40)
05 Arthur Gunter - Blues After Hours (2:27)
06 John Brim - Bus Driver (2:51)
07 Louis Brooks & The Hi-Toppers - Bus Station Blues (2:31)
08 Baby Boy Warren - Chicken (3:08)
09 Kid King's Combo - Choclate Sundae (2:34)
10 James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues (3:00)
11 Johnny Howard - Dark Night Blues (2:26)
12 The El-Rays - Darling I Know (2:52)
13 The Blue Flamers - Driving Down The Highway (2:37)
14 Earl King - Eating And Sleepin (2:14)
15 Melvin Smith - Everybody's Got The Blues (2:40)

Everybody's Got The Blues

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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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Various - Blues From The Checker Vaults (2-CD set)

The Checker label was founded by brothers Leonard and Philip Chess in 1952, along with the famous Chess label that would prove a driving force in the rise of the blues in the Fifties. One of the reasons for opening another label was to maximise the chance of radio airplay, so Checkers, a board game similar to chess, was the logical choice of name. With the likes of Elmore James, Jimmy Witherspoon and Bo Diddley there s a treasure trove of music to be found on these discs. Checkers is a board game...you ll be anything but!

Album: Blues From The Checker Vaults CD 1
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:41
Size: 125.2 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:50] 1. Sonny Boy Williamson - All My Love In Vain
[2:37] 2. Memphis Minnie - Broken Heart
[2:52] 3. Willie Dixon - Crazy For My Baby
[2:41] 4. Elmore James - Country Boogie
[2:58] 5. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man
[3:01] 6. Lowell Fulson - I Believe I'll Give It Up
[2:40] 7. Otis Spann - Five Spot
[2:14] 8. J.B. Lenoir - Let Me Die With The One I Love
[2:45] 9. Little Walter - Lights Out
[2:30] 10. Big Ed & His Combo - Biscuit Baking Woman
[2:35] 11. Joe Williams & King Kolax - Everyday I Have The Blues
[2:49] 12. Sonny Boy Williamson - Keep It To Yourself
[3:00] 13. John Brim - It Was A Dream
[2:08] 14. Joe Hill Louis - Dorothy Mae
[2:47] 15. Morris Pejoe - Can't Get Along
[3:10] 16. Danny Overbea - Forty Cups Of Coffee
[2:37] 17. Rocky Fuller - Come On Baby
[2:55] 18. Sonny Boy Williamson - Let Me Explain
[2:34] 19. Lowell Fulson - If I Give My Love To You
[2:49] 20. Little Walter - Off The Wall

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Album: Blues From The Checker Vaults CD 2
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:50
Size: 137.0 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Elmore James - She Just Won't Do It Right
[2:52] 2. Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out
[2:45] 3. Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing
[2:41] 4. Otis Spann - It Must Have Been The Devil
[3:06] 5. Little Walter - Rocker
[3:03] 6. Willie Dixon - Walkin' The Blues
[2:45] 7. Percy Lee Crudup - Tears In My Eyes
[2:53] 8. Lowell Fulson - Trouble Trouble
[2:48] 9. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur
[3:37] 10. Big Boy Spires - One Of These Days
[3:13] 11. John Brim - Rattlesnake
[2:50] 12. Lowell Fulson - Lonely Hours
[3:15] 13. Rocky Fuller - Soon One Morning
[2:28] 14. Morris Pejoe - Tired Of Crying Over You
[2:42] 15. Percy Lee Crudup - Open Your Book
[3:44] 16. Joe Hill Louis - When I'm Gone (She Treats Me Mean And Evil)
[3:01] 17. Sonny Boy Williamson - Your Imagination
[2:54] 18. Little Walter - Mean Old World
[2:51] 19. Jimmy Witherspoon - Time Brings About A Change
[3:09] 20. Lowell Fulson - Loving You (Is All I Crave)

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John Brim - (Jake's Blues)

Size: 120,1 MB
Time: 51:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Tougher Times (3:36)
02. Walkin' With Grace (4:14)
03. What May Be Your Name (5:49)
04. You Put The Hurt On Me (4:00)
05. I Just Got To Know (6:31)
06. Dedicated To Grace (Part 1) (4:27)
07. Boogie Home (3:26)
08. No Place To Go (2:13)
09. Hey Baby (5:37)
10. Movin' Out Too (1:50)
11. Dedicated To Grace (Part 2) (4:40)
12. Oooowee (2:58)
13. * (1:50)

John Brim may be best-known for writing and cutting the original "Ice Cream Man" that David Lee Roth and Van Halen covered on their first album. That's a pity, for the seriously under-recorded Brim made some exceptionally hard-nosed waxings.

Brim picked up his early guitar licks from the 78s of Tampa Red and Big Bill Broonzy before venturing first to Indianapolis in 1941 and Chicago four years later. He met his wife Grace in 1947; fortuitously, she was a capable drummer who played on several of John's records. In fact, she was the vocalist on a 1950 single for Detroit-based Fortune Records that signaled the beginning of her hubby's discography.

John recorded for Random, JOB, Al Benson's Parrot logo (the socially aware "Tough Times"), and Chess ("Rattlesnake," his answer to Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," was pulled from the shelves by Chess for fear of a plagiarism suit). Cut in 1953, the suggestive "Ice Cream Man" had to wait until 1969 to enjoy a very belated release. Brim's last Chess single, "I Would Hate to See You Go," was waxed in 1956 with a stellar combo consisting of harpist Little Walter, guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood, bassist Willie Dixon, and drummer Fred Below (clearly, Chess had high hopes for Brim, but to no avail).

After a hiatus of a few decades, Brim made a welcome return to studio action with a set for Tone-Cool Records, The Ice Cream Man. Brim, who lived in Gary, IN, remained active on the Chicago blues scene until his passing on October 1, 2003 at the age of 81. ~Biography by Bill Dahl

(Jake's Blues)

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