Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:03
Size: 90,4 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Front
1. My Whole Life's A Shuffle (4:04)
2. Socialize (3:34)
3. Dreaming Of A Blues Train (4:55)
4. That Woman And My Wife (3:42)
5. Substitute For You (3:28)
6. Twisted Blues (5:02)
7. Stay Gone (4:24)
8. The Jimmies (3:11)
9. Ain't No Quitting (3:33)
10. In The Pocket (3:05)
My Whole Life’s A Shuffle features Jimmi Mayes on drums and all vocals. The music is original with dynamite sounds. Each song takes you on a journey both musically and with words. Jimmi Mayes played and toured with Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Robert Junior Lockwood, and more over the course of his career. He backed Marvin Gaye and later became the bandleader for Joey Dee & the Starliters who had a monster hit the “Peppermint Twist” during the time Jimmi was with them. Jimmi became good friends with Jimi Hendrix and eventually he was asked by Jimi Hendrix to record with him. Mayes is on four of Hendrix’s albums.
Jimmi Mayes was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame October 16, 2016 at Buddy Guy's Legends Chicago; and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Central Mississippi Blues Society in 2016. He is a member of the Mississippi Artist Roster. Jimmi Mayes is an internationally acclaimed drummer famous for his shuffle. He is a vocalist, songwriter, and an author. His career spans over 50 years performing all of the music genres: except gospel and jazz. Jimmi Mayes performed in Las Vegas in 2015 as a member of the Original Legends of the Blues band. The Original Legends of the Blues band also released a CD which includes three tracks by Jimmi Mayes.
Previous to the work with the Original Legends of the Blues band Jimmi Mayes released his book The Amazing Jimmi Mayes “Sideman to the Stars” published by the University Press of Mississippi. Jimmi Mayes is also featured in a recently released and highly acclaimed documentary America’s Blues which premiered during the International Blues Challenge in 2016. Jimmi Mayes was the headline act in 2018 at An Evening with the Blues in Bolzano, Italy.
Jimmi Mayes was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame October 16, 2016 at Buddy Guy's Legends Chicago; and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Central Mississippi Blues Society in 2016. He is a member of the Mississippi Artist Roster. Jimmi Mayes is an internationally acclaimed drummer famous for his shuffle. He is a vocalist, songwriter, and an author. His career spans over 50 years performing all of the music genres: except gospel and jazz. Jimmi Mayes performed in Las Vegas in 2015 as a member of the Original Legends of the Blues band. The Original Legends of the Blues band also released a CD which includes three tracks by Jimmi Mayes.
Previous to the work with the Original Legends of the Blues band Jimmi Mayes released his book The Amazing Jimmi Mayes “Sideman to the Stars” published by the University Press of Mississippi. Jimmi Mayes is also featured in a recently released and highly acclaimed documentary America’s Blues which premiered during the International Blues Challenge in 2016. Jimmi Mayes was the headline act in 2018 at An Evening with the Blues in Bolzano, Italy.
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