Jelly Roll Kings - Rockin' The Juke Joint Down

Year: 1979/1993
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:04
Size: 132,8 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. I Didn't Know (3:58)
2. Road Of Love (4:33)
3. Soul Love (3:06)
4. Mighty Long Time (4:01)
5. Honeydrippin' Boogie (4:48)
6. Something On Your Mind (4:34)
7. Jelly Roll King (2:20)
8. Catfish Blues (3:58)
9. Cleo's Back (4:36)
10. Slop Jar Blues (2:17)
11. Jelly Roll Stroll (2:29)
12. Have Mercy Baby (4:11)
13. Sunshine Twist (You Are My Sunshine) (2:23)
14. Just A Dream (Just A Feeling) (5:11)
15. Burnt Biscuits (4:30)

Earwig founder Michael Frank heard this dynamic trio in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1975 and got so captivated that he returned in 1978 to record them as the first record on Earwig. This recording, done in Memphis at the famed Ardent Studios, has been the most popular on the label, and has been considered a classic of raw Mississippi juke joint blues. The much anticipated release of this LP in 1979 led to the group’s first European tour, where they were a huge hit at the first Blues Estafette in the Netherlands. It marked the debut of Big Jack Johnson as a vocalist and lead guitarist, and led to a resurgence in the band’s career, collectively and individually.

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Various - Hot Harmonica

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:29
Size: 99.5 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:20] 1. The Jelly Roll Kings - Helena Hop
[5:54] 2. Roguie Ray - She's Gone
[2:59] 3. The Smashers - It's A Dirty Job
[6:01] 4. The Sam Lay Blues Band - Red Line
[3:00] 5. Fred James - Little Meat On The Side
[6:34] 6. Billy C. Farlow - Trouble's Come To The Delta
[4:04] 7. Kona Wind - Would If I Could
[3:34] 8. Fingers Taylor - Harpoon Man
[4:58] 9. The Delta Jukes - Carr Hop
[2:59] 10. Max Johns - Off The Deep End

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Jelly Roll Kings - Off Yonder Wall

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:02
Size: 110.0 MB
Styles: Delta blues, Juke joint blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[4:14] 1. Frank Frost Blues
[4:31] 2. That's Alright Mama
[6:03] 3. Look Over Yonder Wall
[5:43] 4. So Lonesome
[3:52] 5. Baby Please Don't Go
[6:55] 6. Fishin' Musician
[4:30] 7. Fat Back
[2:58] 8. Sitting On Top Of The World
[4:38] 9. Have Mercy Baby
[4:33] 10. I'm A Big Boy Now

Although they were together off and on in different stints since they formed as the Nighthawks in 1962, blues trio Frank Frost(harmonica, piano, organ), Sam Carr (drums), and Big Jack Johnson (guitar) has had a relatively sparse recording history. They began calling themselves the Jelly Roll Kings in 1979, but the music remained the same stripped-down, no-frills version of juke joint blues that reimported the Chicago blues format back to the Delta and gave it a swampy spin. Off Yonder Wall was another reunion of sorts for the trio. The album was recorded in 1996 by blues enthusiast Robert Palmer (author of a popular blues history called Deep Blues) and was released on Mississippi's Fat Possum Records a year later, chock-full of spunky blues, most of it done at a quick tempo and anchored by Johnson's aggressive guitar playing and ragged vocals. Frost, who is probably best known for his incendiary harmonica playing, only features the instrument on one track here, and likewise only takes one lead vocal. His swirling, subtle organ work, though, gives the trio a surprisingly thick, punchy sound, and of course, Carr drives it all home. Among the highlights here are "Frank Frost Blues," "So Lonesome," the funky "Fat Back," and the driving, live-sounding closer, "I'm a Big Boy Now," but the whole album is one big swampy blues romp that is of a piece with the rest of their recorded output, whether you call them the Nighthawks or the Jelly Roll Kings. ~Steve Leggett

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