Larry Johnson Accompanied By John Hammond - Midnight Hour Blues

Size: 104.3 MB
Time: 44:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1972/1995
Styles: Country Blues
Art: Full

01. Blood Red River (2:09)
02. One Room Country Shack (4:44)
03. Saturday Evening Blues (4:15)
04. Peace Breakin' People (3:26)
05. Walking Blues (4:25)
06. Mama-Less Rag (2:40)
07. Red River Dam Blues (5:58)
8. Nobody's Biz-Ness (4:35)
9. Midnight Hour Blues (5:15)
10. When Things Go Wrong (3:47)
11. Tell Me Mama (3:26)

Personnel:
Larry Johnson: vocals, acoustic guitar.
John Hammond: slide & steel guitars, harmonica.

Recorded in 1971.

This album presents Larry Johnson associated with John Hammond who accompanies him on slide guitar and on harmonica (though not very inspired on harmonica). Produced by Arnold Caplin, this is an excellent opus of acoustic Blues in which the two guitarists complement each other perfectly. Engraved in New York in a studio set up in the home of a jazz fan Sherman Fairchild. There are some great tracks : "Walking blues", "Midnight hour blues", "One room country shack", "Saturday evening blues". Unfortunately, critics and the public sulked this album.

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Larry Johnson - Blues For Harlem

Size: 148.3 MB
Time: 63:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: East Coast Blues
Art: Full

01. Mr. Johnson Blues ( 2:20)
02. Mean Ol' Frisco ( 2:40)
03. Banks Of The River ( 3:31)
04. Trouble In Mind ( 3:20)
05. Sally Where You Get Your Liquor From ( 2:32)
06. Blues For Harlem ( 3:21)
07. That's Alright Mama ( 2:45)
08. Hear The Angels Singing ( 5:18)
09. Jesus Loves Me ( 2:17)
10. Don't You Leave M Ehere ( 3:37)
11. My Story Should Be Told ( 4:22)
12. The Reverend And Me - A Tribute (12:31)
13. Interview With Larry Johnson (10:12)
14. Things I Used To Do ( 4:49)

Among the postwar generation of blues artists, Larry Johnson -- from Riceville, GA -- is one of the most devoted to the pure Delta and Texas styles of the '20s. He was born on May 5, 1938, in Fulton County, GA. His father was a preacher and his son would often travel with him from town to town. In this environment, Johnson was exposed to early blues records and he especially loved those of Blind Boy Fuller. It was Fuller's records that made Johnson pick up a guitar. After a stint in the Navy from 1955 to 1959, Johnson moved to New York and befriended Brownie and Sticks McGhee and began playing on records by Big Joe Williams, Harry Atkins, and Alec Seward (aka Guitar Slim). It was Seward who introduced Johnson to his future mentor, Rev. Gary Davis. He released his first single, "Catfish Blues"/"So Sweet," in 1962 and appeared on numerous live dates with Davis. By 1970, Johnson began releasing albums on small labels, including a date with John Hammond called Fast & Funky reissued on CD as Midnight Hour Blues. After years of living from gig to gig, Johnson retreated from the grind of the road. He still played ocassionally, but only on his own terms. He did, however, manage to release two albums, Johnson! Where Did You Get That Sound? in 1983 and Basin Free with Nat Riddles in 1984. By the '90s, Johnson began receiving better offers for live performances, especially in Europe. While abroad, he recorded Railroad Man released in 1990 on JSP and Blues for Harlem in 1999 on the Armadillo label. Two years later, Johnson collaborated with National slide guitar extrodonaire Brian Kramer and his band the Couch Lizards, resulting in the relaxed, yet mainly up-tempo, Two Gun Green on Armadillo. Johnson's excellent fingerpicking and acoustic blues have brought him to creating an approachment that remains timeless. ~Richard Meyer

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Various - American Folk Blues Festival '83 / American Folk Blues Festival Live '83

The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US. The tours attracted substantial media coverage, including TV shows, and contributed to the growth of the audience for blues music in Europe.

Album: American Folk Blues Festival '83
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:05
Size: 96.4 MB
Styles: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Year: 1983
Art: Front

[4:37] 1. Louisiana Red - Louisiana Hot Sauce
[3:54] 2. James Sparky Rucker - Black Snake Moan
[8:23] 3. Louisiana Red - Future Blues
[1:29] 4. Larry Johnson - Confusion
[3:43] 5. Larry Johnson - I Got The Blues
[6:11] 6. Lonnie Pitchford - Johnny Stole An Apple
[5:06] 7. Louisiana Red - Delta Fish Market Blues
[2:14] 8. Lovie Lee - Mine To Ramble
[2:10] 9. Lovie Lee - Lovie Lee's Boogie
[4:14] 10. Blues Queen Sylvia Blues Band - You Treat Me So Mean

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Album: American Folk Blues Festival Live '83
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:16
Size: 165.4 MB
Styles: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Year: 1983
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. James 'Sparky' Rucker - Rock Me Baby
[4:10] 2. James 'Sparky' Rucker - Crossroads
[4:03] 3. Larry Johnson - Midnight Hour
[2:20] 4. Larry Johnson - That's The Wrong Woman
[7:05] 5. Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends - Red's Tribute To Muddy Waters
[6:26] 6. Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends - Boy From Black Bayou
[3:39] 7. Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends - She Is Worse
[2:59] 8. Lonnie Pitchford - One-String Boogie
[2:59] 9. Lonnie Pitchford - My Baby Walked Away
[3:39] 10. Lonnie Pitchford - C. C. Rider
[5:56] 11. Carey Bell - When I Lay Down To Rest
[3:24] 12. Louisiana Red - Who's Louisiana Red
[2:50] 13. Louisiana Red - Reagan Is For The Rich Man
[2:06] 14. Lovie Lee - Flip, Flop And Fly
[2:35] 15. Lovie Lee - Mind To Ramble
[1:43] 16. Lovie Lee - Iko-Iko
[6:51] 17. Queen Sylvia - I Love You
[5:22] 18. Queen Sylvia - Baby, What Do I Do

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