Little Jimmy King - Live At B.B. Kings, LA

Size: 166,3 MB
Time: 72:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front & Back

01. Intro - Here We Go Again ( 4:34)
02. Can't You See What You Doing To Me? ( 5:07)
03. Cross Cut Saw ( 4:56)
04. Standing In The Rain ( 8:42)
05. Somebody ( 6:20)
06. Red House (12:44)
07. Don't Burn Down The Bridge ( 5:50)
08. Hand Me Downs ( 7:24)
09. Hey Joe ( 9:48)
10. Angel Of Mercy ( 6:55)

Until his untimely death in 2002, guitarist Little Jimmy King was keeping electric blues alive, specializing in Memphis-style blues and drawing inspiration from his mentors, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King (the two artists from whom he took his stage name). LIVE AT B.B. KING’S, L.A., finds the young six-string slinger tearing through a set of amped-up, Southern-fried barnburners with a band that rises to the occasion. The focus, naturally, is on King’s voice, his appealing tunes, and his fiery, impassioned playing. ~Anthony Tognazzini

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The Gales Bros. - Left Hand Brand

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:32
Size: 130,9 MB
Styles: Blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. Fight The Power (3:44)
2. Hand Me Down (3:44)
3. Somethin's Got A Hold On Me (5:45)
4. House Of Blues (5:17)
5. Worried Man (4:25)
6. You Don't Love Me (5:05)
7. Talking In Your Sleep (4:10)
8. Horse Ride (4:25)
9. Talk Is Cheap (4:39)
10. Somebody (2:45)
11. Sign Of The Times (4:02)
12. This Deck Is Stacked (3:17)
13. Guitar Man (5:10)

The Gales Brothers, all born and raised in the same house in Memphis, have all forged their own musical paths in the blues world, but when the three get together for a live performance or a studio outing, a treat is in store for the blues guitar aficionado. Eric and Eugene formed the Eric Gales Band, while Manuel (b. Dec. 4, 1968) took the stage name Little Jimmy King (after Jimi Hendrix and Albert King).

King has recorded two albums for the Bullseye Blues/Rounder label, Little Jimmy King and the Memphis Soul Survivors and Something Inside of Me. Eric, however, was the first family member to break out; at age 15, he signed his first recording contract and released two albums, The Eric Gales Band and Picture of a Thousand Faces. By 1991, the critics were calling him the next guitar prodigy; Gales won a poll in Guitar World magazine as "Best New Talent," appeared several times on The Arsenio Hall Show, and found some prominent fans in Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.

As a unit, the Gales Brothers released one album, Left Hand Brand, on the House of Blues/Private Music label in March, 1995. Although House of Blues has since formed an alliance with another label and Private Music was consolidated into another unit of BMG, the record should still be available. While the Gales brothers have played together all of their lives, this remains the first time they've ever recorded together in a good studio. Recorded at House of Blues Studios in Memphis, it was produced by David Z., who has also worked with Prince, the Fine Young Cannibals and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. /Biography by Richard Skelly, AllMusic

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Jimmy King & The King James Version Band - Soldier For The Blues

Year: 1997
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:37
Size: 121,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Front, back

1. Living In The Danger Zone (3:27)
2. Drawers (5:03)
3. I'm Doing Fine (4:35)
4. Life Is Hard (4:27)
5. I Don't Need Nobody That Don't Need Me (4:56)
6. We'll Be Together Again (3:44)
7. Soldier For The Blues (4:28)
8. You Ain't Bullet Proof (4:21)
9. It Takes A Whole Lot Of Money (3:51)
10. Don't Wanna Go Home (4:34)
11. It Ain't The Same No Mo (3:55)
12. I Got Sick One Day (5:09)

Little Jimmy King's third album finds him in the well-placed hands of Memphis producing and arranging legend Willie Mitchell. With Mitchell's publishing branch supplying six of the 12 selections here, there's a much more pronounced soul/blues feeling to this album than his two previous efforts, spelled out in a most contemporary manner on the confessional opening track, "Living In the Danger Zone" and "We'll Be Together Again."

As always, Little Jimmy tips his hat to his mentor, the late Albert King with every note he hits on his Flying V, squeezing strings over several frets to get those classic Albert microtonal bends on tracks like "I Don't Need Nobody That Don't Need Me," "Drawers" and the title track. This is a thoroughly contemporary blues album that could - and should - expand King's audience beyond the usual blues circles. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

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Little Jimmy King & The Memphis Soul Survivors - Little Jimmy King & The Memphis Soul Survivors

Year: 1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:44
Size: 112,6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. King's Crosstown Shuffle (4:46)
2. Same Lovin' (5:52)
3. Born Again (3:17)
4. Wild Woman (3:38)
5. Every Night (3:58)
6. Another Blues Stringer (3:33)
7. Sex Machine (5:58)
8. Lovin' Someone Else (5:35)
9. Another Man's Cologne (3:51)
10. Doin' My Own Thing (4:41)
11. My Muscadine Wine (3:30)

Hailing from the Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan school of blues-rock, Little Jimmy King turns in a promising eponymous debut. Though he leans a little to heavily toward rock & roll for some tastes - at his rootsiest, he sounds like Albert King - there's no denying his skill. King runs through a number of rollicking uptempo tracks, shuffles, R&B grinders, smoldering slow blues and even funk in the form of a cover of Sly Stone's "Sex Machine." Though his songwriting isn't quite up to par, his conviction carries him through the weakest moments and he shows signs of developing into a more distinctive songwriter. On the whole, it's an exciting, promising debut. /Thom Owens, AllMusic

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Little Jimmy King - Something Inside Of Me

Year: 1994
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:37
Size: 108,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Under Pressure (3:23)
2. Can't You See What You're Doin' To Me (4:31)
3. Something Inside Of Me (5:35)
4. Win, Lose Or Draw (3:36)
5. Strange Brew (3:40)
6. Blues Been Good To Me (3:47)
7. Baby, Baby (4:13)
8. Shouldn't Have Left Me (3:31)
9. Unlovable (5:02)
10. Resolution #1 (3:32)
11. Upside Down & Backwards (5:41)

Little Jimmy King's second Bullseye/Rounder session matches the slashing guitarist with the rhythm section that once backed Stevie Ray Vaughan. King soars on these 11 cuts; while he lacks Vaughan's speed and is more a straight blues technician, he plays with more imagination and drive than on his debut. He contributes six originals and does a competent job of reworking material by Elmore James, Albert King, and even Phil Collins.

While there's nothing here startling or surprising, King effectively teams with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, and producer/organist Ron Levy crafts an entertaining program of contemporary blues-rock with vintage sensibilities and overtones. /Ron Wynn, AllMusic

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