Johnny B. Moore - Live At Blue Chicago

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:09
Size: 157,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Rollin' & Tumblin' (5:22)
2. Turn On Your Love Light (3:40)
3. Same Thing (7:08)
4. Sweet Little Angel (6:05)
5. All My Whole Life (3:43)
6. Back Door Friend (6:50)
7. All Of Your Love (5:33)
8. Mean Mistreater (4:57)
9. You Can't Lose What You Never Had (7:15)
10. If You Don't Put Nothin' In It (6:02)
11. Straight From The Shoulder (5:44)
12. Boogie Chillen (5:45)

Johnny B. Moore is steeped in the full and rich legacy of a delta bluesman; the biting aggression of Muddy Waters, the powerful attacks reminiscent of Howlin’ Wolf, slide guitar techniques such as he had-edged whine of Elmore James, and the careful melodic drone of Robert Nighthawk are all embedded into Johnny B.’s style. It is a rare moment when an actual Chicago blues club performance is captured on tape, and Johnny B.’s Live At Blue Chicago will rank among the very best of them.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Johnny B. Moore - Rockin' In The Same Old Boat

Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:24
Size: 157,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Lonesome For A Dime (7:52)
2. Broke Man (4:26)
3. She Hit Me From The Blind Side (3:23)
4. Cut You Loose (5:48)
5. Lookin' Good (5:48)
6. Crazy Over You (4:53)
7. Big Boss Man (4:17)
8. Rockin' In The Same Old Boat (6:01)
9. Matchbox Blues (5:10)
10. That's The Way Love Is (4:51)
11. I'm A King Bee (4:46)
12. Walkin' The Streets (5:09)
13. Baby Please Don't Go (5:53)

Chicago blues mainstay guitarist Johnny B. Moore delivers more raw electric energy on Rockin' in the Same Old Boat. Working a similar approach to many of his recent Delmark releases, Moore covers a wide swath of stylistic territory, from old-style Southern classics like Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues" to more contemporary covers like Samuel Maghett's "Lookin' Good."

Moore's hard-driving lead guitar lines are well intact as is his off-hand, sometimes slurred vocal delivery. This can be a jarring aesthetic combo depending upon your blues tastes, but shouldn't dissuade longtime fans from enjoying the proceedings. /Matt Collar, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Bonnie Lee - I'm Good

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:20
Size: 106.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1983/2002
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. I'm Good
[3:27] 2. Fast Life
[3:09] 3. Summer Is Gone
[4:28] 4. Sad And Evil Woman
[4:22] 5. You Got Me Running
[6:05] 6. I Love You Baby
[2:43] 7. Tryin' To Make A Livin'
[6:08] 8. Got The Blues
[4:04] 9. Bye, Bye, Baby
[4:18] 10. I Need Someone
[4:14] 11. I've Got A Man

Bass – Willie Kent; Drums – Cleo Williams, Tim Taylor (10); Guitar – John Primer, Johnny B. Moore, Luther Adams, Magic Slim; Saxophone – Fred Laster; Vocals – Bonnie Lee.

Bonnie Lee was a longtime fixture of Chicago's contemporary blues scene as well as one of the last surviving links to its postwar heyday. Born Jessie Lee Frealls on June 11, 1931, in Bunkie, LA, Lee grew up in Beaumont, TX, where she studied piano and sang in her church's choir. Gospel singer Lillian Ginn was sufficiently impressed to extend an invitation to join her on tour, but Lee's mother refused to grant her permission. As a teen Lee nevertheless toured the South as a member of the Famous Georgia Minstrels, befriending blues legends Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Big Mama Thornton along the way. She relocated to Chicago in 1958, hitching a ride with a delivery van driver and settling at the West Side apartment of an aunt. After toiling in anonymity as a singer and dancer, in 1960 Lee signed to J. Mayo Williams' Ebony label to cut her debut single, "Sad and Evil Woman," credited at Williams' insistence to Bonnie "Bombshell" Lane, a moniker she reportedly despised. The single fared poorly, and Lee continued touring the Chicago jazz and blues club circuit, developing a potent voice as earthy as it was electrifying. Family obligations forced her to retire from music during the middle of the decade, but in 1967 she resurfaced alongside the legendary pianist Sunnyland Slim, a longtime confederate of Muddy Waters. Lee regularly opened for Slim in the years that followed, becoming a legend on the North Side blues circuit via residencies at clubs including Wise Fools, B.L.U.E.S., and Blue Chicago. In the late '70s, she also cut a handful of singles for Slim's own Airway label. Lee also enjoyed a decade-long collaboration with renowned bassist Willie Kent, during which time she recorded the 1995 Delmark LP Sweetheart of the Blues as well as the 1998 Wolf Records set I'm Good. In addition, she contributed to myriad compilations, most notably Women of Blue Chicago and Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies. Health problems nevertheless plagued Lee throughout the latter half of her life, and she died September 7, 2006, at the age of 75. ~ Jason Ankeny

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Eddie Shaw - Too Many Highways

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:20
Size: 110.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:45] 1. Built For Comfort
[3:42] 2. Sack Full Of Blues
[3:10] 3. Since I Met You Baby
[4:28] 4. Playing The Game
[3:02] 5. Goin' Back To Greenville
[4:21] 6. Ode To Howlin' Wolf
[3:42] 7. Can't Stand To See You Go
[4:34] 8. Too Many Highways
[5:28] 9. Rainy Night In Georgia
[3:56] 10. Ain't Superstitious
[3:09] 11. I'm Tired
[4:59] 12. What Came First

EDDIE SHAW - sax/hca/voc, EDDIE 'VAAN' SHAW, JR. - gtr, JOHNN B. MOORE - gtr, SHORTY GILBERT - bass, TIM TAYLOR - drums. Recorded at ACME Recording, Chicago, IL (11/14/1996/11/15/1996).

"Too Many Highways" is the latest recording by Howlin' Wolf bandleader Eddie Shaw and his version of the Wolf Gang. Shaw has been at the heart of the Chicago music scene since he first joined Muddy Water's band back in 1957. With a musical resume that includes work with such blues luminaries as Freddie King, Magic Sam, Earl Hooker and Otis Rush, Shaw's greatest claim to fame has been the seventeen years he spent with the immortal Howlin' Wolf. When Wolf died in 1976, Shaw kept the band together as a tribute to the departed leader.

Of the twelve songs on "Too Many Highways," seven are written by Eddie Shaw, including "Ode To Howlin' Wolf," written in memory of the bluesmaster. The CD also includes excellent covers of "Built For Comfort" and "Ain't Superstitious," two songs that were made famous as original Howlin' Wolf recordings. Covers of Brook Benton's classic, "Rainy Night In Georgia," James Peterson's "Playing The Game" and Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby," round out the recording.

Shaw's regular traveling band of Vaan Shaw on guitar (Eddie's son), Shorty Gilbert on bass and Tim Taylor on drums is fortified with additional guitar by Chicago blues stalwart Johnny B. Moore and a guest appearance by Michael Pevey, who trades saxophone solos with Shaw on his original, "Sack Full Of Blues."

While the covers on the CD are all well done, particularly the two Howlin' Wolf tunes, the best reason to buy the CD is the excellent group of Eddie Shaw original numbers. "Goin' Back To Greenville" provides some hot saxophone by Eddie Shaw and sharp guitar fills by Vaan Shaw. The title of "Ode To Howlin' Wolf" clearly describes the intent of this well done tune which features a Howlin' Wolf signature riff and praise for the man who contributed so much to the blues and to Shaw's career. Midway through the CD, Shaw takes the opportunity to demonstrate his skills on the harmonica. His best harp work on the CD can be heard on the title cut, "Too Many Highways," which also features some excellent guitar by both Vaan Shaw and Johnny B. Moore. "Too Many Highways" ends as strong as it starts with two Eddie Shaw compositions, "I'm Tired" and "What Came First." "I'm Tired" has a nice shuffle beat with fantastic guitar and saxophone. "What Came First" has a mid-tempo boogie beat and sounds like a tune that might have been performed by Howlin' Wolf himself. ~Dave "Doc" Piltz

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Shirley Johnson - Killer Diller

Year: 2002
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:53
Size: 148,5 MB
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Not For The Love Of You (3:08)
2. Killer Diller (3:29)
3. Your Turn To Cry (4:54)
4. Somebody Have Mercy (5:10)
5. As The Years Go Passing By (5:47)
6. No Deposit, No Return (4:23)
7. Hard-Lovin' Mama (3:31)
8. The Blues Is All I've Got (4:58)
9. Little Wing (3:30)
10. For You My Love (4:58)
11. Love Abuse (7:06)
12. It Hurts Me Too (4:16)
13. Missed The Best Chance (4:35)
14. Saved (4:03)

Shirley Johnson is an outstanding vocalist who finds herself in the vanguard of a remarkable revival of the Chicago female blues singer. For many years she has been an able ambassador, here and abroad, representing both the blues and gospel traditions. Shirley has a passionate, strong voice that can deliver a chugging Chicago blues shuffle with uncommon conviction, and infuse a slow ballad with the reassuring power of her own personal experience. Shirley Johnson is an entirely modern blues singer with ample talent, heart and class. Killer Diller is Shirley's American debut CD.

With Robert Ward, John Primer, Johnny B. Moore, Maurice John Vaughn.

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Johnny B. Moore - 2 albums: Lonesome Blues / 911 Blues

Very few young Chicago bluesmen bring the depth and knowledge of tradition to the table that Johnny B. Moore does. His sound is a slightly contemporized version of what's been going down on the West side for decades, emblazoned with Moore's sparkling rhythmic lead guitar lines and growling vocals.

Moore first met the legendary Jimmy Reed in Clarksdale, when he was only eight years old. By the time he was 13 or so, Moore was sharing a bandstand or two with Reed up in Chicago. Letha Jones, widow of piano great Johnny Jones, took an interest in Moore's musical development, spinning stacks of blues wax for the budding guitarist.

Moore joined Koko Taylor's Blues Machine in 1975, touring and recording with the Chicago blues queen (on her 1978 LP for Alligator, The Earthshaker). He went out on his own around the turn of the '80s, waxing a fine 1987 album for B.L.U.E.S. R&B, Hard Times, that impressively spotlighted his versatility.

After some rough spots, Moore is now more visible than ever on the Chicago circuit, with two new albums (one for Austrian Wolf, the other, Live at Blue Chicago, for Delmark). In addition to playing as a leader, Moore is likely to turn up on local stages as a sideman behind everyone from Mary Lane and Karen Carroll to rock-solid bassist Willie Kent. If Johnny B. Moore isn't a star in the making, there's no justice in the blues world. ~ Bill Dahl

Album: Lonesome Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:43
Size: 111.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. Knocking At Your Door
[7:20] 2. Lonesome Blues
[3:38] 3. No Good Woman Blues
[8:55] 4. Blues Medley
[3:35] 5. I'm Gonna Miss You
[4:32] 6. Mean Mistreater
[4:14] 7. Evening Sun
[3:36] 8. Sacrifice
[4:54] 9. Pretty Mama
[4:47] 10. Up Side The Wall

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Album: 911 Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:11
Size: 153.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[5:52] 1. Lookin' Good
[4:12] 2. Black Coffee Drinkin Woman
[4:30] 3. I'm Goin' Home To See My Baby
[5:36] 4. Why You Wanna Do Me Like That
[5:59] 5. Kiss You In The Morning
[3:15] 6. Race Track Blues
[5:06] 7. Why Don't You Be My Mama
[4:25] 8. Candy Kitchen Blues
[5:25] 9. Kokomo Me Baby
[8:39] 10. 911 Blues
[5:18] 11. She's A Mean Woman
[4:36] 12. Mean Old Frisco
[4:12] 13. That's No Way To Get Along

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Johnny B. Moore - Troubled World

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:06
Size: 128.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Troubled World
[3:53] 2. Keep It To Yourself
[4:11] 3. Sittin Here Thinkin'
[5:51] 4. I'm Going Upside Your Head
[7:22] 5. The Things That I Used To Do
[5:00] 6. Why You Wanna Do Me Like That
[6:34] 7. Stood Down Baby, Part Two
[4:36] 8. Broke Your Promise
[4:15] 9. Walkin' Through The Park
[5:39] 10. Think Twice
[4:54] 11. It's Too Late Brother

Johnny B. Moore, vocals, guitar; Baldhead Pete, drums, Mike "Sleepy" Riley, bass; Minoru Maruyama, rhythm guitar. Also with Ken Saydak, piano on two songs; Roosevelt Purifoy, piano on two songs and the horn section of Willie Henderson, Hank Ford and Kenny Anderson on three songs.

Although still thought of by some as one of the "young turks" on the Chicago blues scene, Johnny B. Moore has more experience than many "grizzled veterans", with over a quarter century as a professional and countless recording sessions under his belt. This talented and versatile guitarist has previously lent his talents to releases by Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee and Karen Carroll; Troubled World is his second release for the label as a leader; his first was Live at Blue Chicago (DE-688).

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Johnny B. Moore - Born In Clarksdale, Mississippi

Size: 167,5 MB
Time: 71:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Elmore James Medley (5:49)
02. Back Door Man (5:17)
03. Crosscut Saw (4:12)
04. Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes (7:25)
05. Leanin' Tree (6:20)
06. Dangerous (7:02)
07. Help Me (4:56)
08. 170 Pounds Of Joy (4:49)
09. That's All I Need (5:14)
10. Legends Of The Blues (8:45)
11. Saddle My Pony (5:13)
12. Goin' Away Baby (6:48)

Personnel: Johnny B. Moore (vocals, guitar); Sugar Blue (harmonica); Chicago Playboy Horns (saxophone); Ken Barker (piano); Wille Kent (bass); Larry Taylor (drums).

Recorded at ACME Recording, Chicago, Illinois March 2-3, 1998.

Very few young Chicago bluesmen bring the depth and knowledge of tradition to the table that Johnny B. Moore does. His sound is a slightly contemporized version of what's been going down on the West side for decades, emblazoned with Moore's sparkling rhythmic lead guitar lines and growling vocals.

Moore first met the legendary Jimmy Reed in Clarksdale, when he was only eight years old. By the time he was 13 or so, Moore was sharing a bandstand or two with Reed up in Chicago. Letha Jones, widow of piano great Johnny Jones, took an interest in Moore's musical development, spinning stacks of blues wax for the budding guitarist.

Moore joined Koko Taylor's Blues Machine in 1975, touring and recording with the Chicago blues queen (on her 1978 LP for Alligator, The Earthshaker). He went out on his own around the turn of the '80s, waxing a fine 1987 album for B.L.U.E.S. R&B, Hard Times, that impressively spotlighted his versatility.

After some rough spots, Moore is now more visible than ever on the Chicago circuit, with two new albums (one for Austrian Wolf, the other, Live at Blue Chicago, for Delmark). In addition to playing as a leader, Moore is likely to turn up on local stages as a sideman behind everyone from Mary Lane and Karen Carroll to rock-solid bassist Willie Kent. If Johnny B. Moore isn't a star in the making, there's no justice in the blues world. ~Biography by Bill Dahl

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