Jimmy Wilson - Blues Legend

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 45:56
Size: 107.5 MB
Released: 2011
Styles: Electric/acoustic blues
Art: Front

1. I Used To Love A Woman (3:02)
2. Tin Pan Alley (3:11)
3. Teardrops On My Pillow (3:02)
4. Blues In The Alley (2:45)
5. Jumpin' From Six To Six (2:03)
6. Call Me A Hound Dog (2:16)
7. Nobody's Business (3:25)
8. Big Town Jump (2:43)
9. Strangest Blues (2:41)
10. Oh Red (2:16)
11. I Found Out (2:38)
12. Instrumental Jump (2:14)
13. Blues At Sundown (2:51)
14. Mountain Climber (2:35)
15. Trouble In My Home (2:19)
16. A Woman Is To Blame (3:00)
17. Mistake In Life (2:48)

Jimmy Wilson was born in Louisiana in 1921. Wilson was a gospel singer before he was a bluesman, but fell in with the Oakland record producer Bob Geddins, who wrote several songs for him, most importantly “Tin Pan Alley.” Of his voice Geddins said “he had a unique crying sadness to his voice.” The guitarists Lafayette Thomas and Johnny Heartsman, who both worked with him, remembered him as as an excellent vocalist. Prior to 1953’s “Tin Pan Alley” for Big Town, Wilson cut sides for Cava-Tone and Aladdin in 1948 and another Aladdin session in 1952. Wilson’s mournful, bluesy voice ensured him a huge hit in California in 1953 with his version of ‘‘Tin Pan Alley,’’ a masterpiece with an unmistakable gloomy tone. The song has roots in the pre-war era as recorded by pianist Curtis Jones. Geddins rewrote the number and was made the first record of the song with Guitar Slim Green as “Alla Blues.” n that was a big seller as Geddins noted: “It started moving fast…It was a big one…I recieved a thousand dollars on a rate of a nickel a record…It was a big one…I always knew it would be a big song.” As Geddins said, “I want black folks to feel the troubles of the old times” and he certainly found the right singer in Wilson. Wilson recorded fairly prolifically for small labels through 1961 (most of the labels operated by Bob Geddins including 7-11, Rhythm, Chart, Irma, Rockin’ ). Unfortunately, Wilson’s drinking habit prevented him from cashing in on his success and he went back to Louisiana, where he recorded again for local label Goldband (“Please Accept My Love” was a local hit for the label in 1958) and also for Houston based Duke Record. Wilson passed in Dallas in 1965. Wilson’s recordings are scattered on anthologies but you can find many of his early sides on the 4-CD Set The Bob Geddins Blues Legacy on JSP and the 3-CD set Bob Geddins’ Big Town Records Story on Acrobat. The one CD devoted to Wilson’s sides, Jimmy Wilson & His All Stars: Jumpin’ From Six To Six,, on Official suffers from poor remastering. Worth tracking down is the Diving Duck LP, Trouble In My House released sometime in the 80’s and has some harder to track down sides.

Blues Legend

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VA - West Coast Guitar 1946-1956

Size: 166,6+164,6+166,1+163,5 MB
Time: 69:19+68:26+69:05+67:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: West Coast Blues
Label: JSP Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Johnny Otis - Boogie Guitar (2:33)
02. Pee Wee Crayton - Don't Ever Fall In Love (2:57)
03. Gene Phillips - Big Legs (2:56)
04. Jimmy Nolen - Strawberry Jam (Take 1) (3:10)
05. Monte Easter - Slow Freight Back Home (2:39)
06. James Reed & Lafayette Thomas - Roughest Place In Town (Tin Pan Alley) (2:59)
07. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Goomp Blues (2:50)
08. Lloyd Glenn - Rampart Street Jump (Fried Chicken Boogie) (Hep Cat Shuffle) (3:05)
09. Pee Wee Crayton - Bounce Pee Wee (2:53)
10. Tiny Webb - Tiny's Down Home (2:58)
11. Jimmy Nolen - You've Been Goofing (2:37)
12. Lafayette Thomas - Weekend Blues (Take 1) (3:04)
13. Pee Wee Crayton - Brand New Woman (2:46)
14. Johnny Otis - New Orleans Shuffle (2:39)
15. Gene Phillips - Slippin' And Slidin' (2:24)
16. Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop (3:04)
17. James Reed & Lafayette Thomas - My Mama Told Me (2:43)
18. Willie 'Bo' Thomas - Bos Boogie (2:28)
19. Monte Easter - New Orleans Hop (2:24)
20. Gene Phillips - I Wonder What The Poor Folks Are Doin' (2:42)
21. Pee Wee Crayton - Rockin' The Blues (2:30)
22. Jerry Thomas - Don't Have To Worry Aka Jumpin' In The Heart Of Town (2:42)
23. Johnny Otis - Doggin' Blues (3:08)
24. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Raggedy Blues (2:20)
25. Pee Wee Crayton - Poppa Stoppa (2:37)

CD 2:
01. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - Blues Blasters' Shuffle (3:02)
02. Pee Wee Crayton - Central Avenue Blues (2:40)
03. Jimmy Nolen - Wipe Your Tears (2:49)
04. Johnny Otis - Hangover Blues (2:50)
05. Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Punkin' Head Woman (2:32)
06. Jimmy Wilson - Tin Pan Alley (3:05)
07. Pee Wee Crayton - Pappy's Blues (2:31)
08. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Crying With The Rising Sun (3:03)
09. Gene Phillips - Honky Tonk Train (2:33)
10. Jimmy Nolen - It Hurts Me Too (2:24)
11. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours (3:04)
12. Lloyd Glenn - Midnight Boogie (2:36)
13. Gene Phillips - Stinkin' Drunk (2:59)
14. Monte Easter - Blues In The Evening (3:13)
15. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Louisiana Hop (2:31)
16. Pee Wee Crayton - Crying And Walking (3:00)
17. Jimmy Wilson & Lafayette Thomas - Big Town Jump (2:12)
18. Jimmy Nolen - Strollin' With Nolen (Take 1) (2:22)
19. James Reed - My Love Is Real (2:52)
20. Lloyd Glenn - Levee Blues (2:49)
21. Pee Wee Crayton - Tired Of Travelin' (2:42)
22. Lafayette Thomas - Weekly Blues (2:33)
23. Jimmy Nolen - I Can't Stand You No More (Alternate Take) (2:40)
24. Pee Wee Crayton - Fillmore Street Blues (2:13)
25. Johnny Otis - Head Hunter (3:01)

CD 3:
01. Pee Wee Crayton - Huckle Boogie (2:32)
02. Johnny Otis - Midnight In The Barrelhouse (3:03)
03. Jimmy Nolen - Strawberry Jam (Take 3) (3:05)
04. Gene Phillips - You Cant Come Back Home (2:29)
05. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - Standing In The Back Door Crying (3:16)
06. Pee Wee Crayton - Louella Brown (3:19)
07. Johnny Otis - Freight Train Boogie (2:31)
08. Monte Easter & Jimmy Nolen - Midnight Rider (2:36)
09. Gene Phillips - Honky Tonk Train (2:55)
10. Pee Wee Crayton - Forgive Me (2:45)
11. Jimmy Nolen - How Fine Can You Be (2:13)
12. Lafayette Thomas - Deep South Guitar Blues (3:03)
13. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Scratchin' (2:37)
14. Gene Phillips - Ramblin' Woman (3:19)
15. Jimmy McCracklin & His Blues Blasters - I Wanna Make Love To You (2:25)
16. Pee Wee Crayton - I'm Your Prisoner (3:02)
17. Jimmy Wilson - Big Town Jump (2:39)
18. Jimmy Nolen - The Way You Do (2:25)
19. Gene Phillips - To Each His Own Brother (2:54)
20. Willie 'Bo' Thomas - I Don't Know What's Happening Baby (2:33)
21. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Ooh Midnight (2:43)
22. Jimmy McCracklin & Lafayette Thomas - Take A Chance (2:52)
23. Jimmy Nolen - After Hours (2:36)
24. Pee Wee Crayton - Good Little Woman (2:30)
25. Gene Phillips - Crying Wont Help You None (2:30)

CD 4:
01. Lafayette Thomas - The Thing (2:11)
02. Johnny Otis - One Nighter Blues (2:46)
03. Pee Wee Crayton - Dedicated To The Blues (3:01)
04. Gene Phillips & His Orchestra - Women, Women, Women (2:49)
05. Jimmy Nolen - Strollin' With Nolen (2:22)
06. Lafayette Thomas - Weekend Blues (Take 2) (3:05)
07. Johnny Otis - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (2:25)
08. Pee Wee Crayton - Answer To Blues After Hours (2:59)
09. Gene Phillips - Big Fat Mama (2:42)
10. James Reed & Lafayette Thomas - You Better Hold Me (2:32)
11. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Chocolate Pork Chop Man (2:50)
12. Jimmy McCracklin - Southside Mood (2:51)
13. Pee Wee Crayton - California Woman (3:21)
14. Johnny Otis - Honky Tonk Boogie (2:47)
15. Jimmy Nolen - Strawberry Jam (2:54)
16. Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Fatso (2:26)
17. Jimmy McCracklin & Lafayette Thomas - Beer Tavern (2:51)
18. Pee Wee Crayton - Crayton's Blues (2:51)
19. Jimmy Nolen - Let's Try It Again (2:21)
20. Johnny Otis & Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - You Got Me Cryin' (2:55)
21. Gene Phillips - Hey Lawdy Mama (2:48)
22. Jimmy Nolen - Don't Leave Me No More (2:43)
23. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues For My Baby (2:35)
24. Jimmy Wilson - Instrumental Jump (2:11)
25. Gene Phillips - Big Bug Boogie (2:30)

West Coast guitar skills were hugely influential in the development of blues- and rock-guitar. The popular dictum was that T-Bone Walker was the sole source of inspiration but the men that succeeded him, including Pete 'Guitar' Lewis, Jimmy Nolen and Robert Kelton, created a leaner, meaner blues-based style that had a wider appeal. Like Walker, Gene Phillips straddled the line between jazz and blues, as well as being a gifted lap-steel player. In fact, the only man to closely emulate Walker was Pee Wee Crayton. Beyond all speculation is one fact: those West Coast artists produced a fine body of work, which has been insufficiently acknowledged or celebrated. Listen. This is a group of artists dead-set on entertaining - and on demonstrating their considerable artistry.

West Coast Guitar 1946-1956 CD 1
West Coast Guitar 1946-1956 CD 2
West Coast Guitar 1946-1956 CD 3
West Coast Guitar 1946-1956 CD 4

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