Magic Frankie & The Blues Disease - Live Behind Bars

Album: Live Behind Bars
Size: 122,3 MB
Time: 53:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Art: Front, tray

1. Listen Up (3:34)
2. Lay It On Me (4:05)
3. Life Behind Bars (5:02)
4. Luckiest Man (4:53)
5. Miss You (4:56)
6. Reckless Child (5:06)
7. Gilmer Texas (4:59)
8. No Road Back Home (5:07)
9. You Can Make It If You Really Try (7:25)
10. Talk To Me Baby (7:50)

Magic Frankie is one of the most striking persons in the Dutch blues scene. He has made several blues albums in the past and he has developed a close relationship with B.B. King. Every time when B.B. was playing in Holland, Magic Frankie was asked to open for him. During one of B.B.’s dutch shows, Magic Frankie was invited on stage and they jammed together for almost half an hour. Needless to say, this was a big honour for the Dutchman who always dressed himself in an outdated gangster outfit.

Magic Frankie caught the attention of both press and audience, when he recorded the album "Hearts In Sorrow" together with Kaz Lux, the singer of the legendary sixties band Brainbox. It was a semi-acoustic cd with laidback country blues. His live album "Live Behind Bars" was recorded before an audience of inmates during a tour of Dutch prisons. (Recorded at the prison of Almere 22 and 23 september 1998.)

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Magic Frankie - It's Magic

Album: It's Magic
Size: 131,1 MB
Time: 56:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Art: Front, tray

1. Master Of The Blues (4:37)
2. Howlin' Wolf (6:19)
3. It Ain't Right (3:03)
4. Lose My Temper (5:02)
5. Steamin' (4:19)
6. Don't See No Love (4:44)
7. Wastin' Time (3:45)
8. Down South (4:18)
9. All By Myself (4:36)
10. That's What You Get (3:27)
11. Oh Lord! (5:20)
12. Crazy For My Baby (3:43)
13. Gettin' Hot (3:25)

Magic Frankie & The Blues Disease has made an overwhelming impression in the Dutch and international music world since the 1980s. With their powerful and swinging Chicago blues and Frankie’s virtuoso and biting guitar playing, the audience went crazy in halls and at festivals such as the Amsterdam Blues Festival (with Robert Cray), Paradiso (with Johnny Winter), Peer (with John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan), Ospel and North Sea Jazz.

Magic Frankie appeared as a special guest at concerts by B.B. King and Ray Charles on their European tours. B.B. King himself gave Frank the biggest compliment ever when he signed the successful album "It’s Magic" with the words “You really play my kind of blues.” This album was presented in a sold-out and frenzied Paradiso, followed by a tour of all major festivals and pop venues. Frankie even played a set as a special guest star with B.B. King on stage at his concert in the Oosterpoort in Groningen. Picture this: The thrill is gone, Rock me babe - the thrill was there! A fantastic highlight and recognition!

The years that followed were also marked by success. Musical pearld like "Hearts In Sorrow" with the legendary Kaz Lux and "Lucky" shook the blues world to its foundations. In addition to many TV performances, such as concerts for VPRO with the Metropole Orkest and the German WDR, the prison tour was one of the highlights of this period. Around Christmas time, Magic Frankie performed for two weeks in prisons across the country resulting in a smashing live album "Live Behind Bars". Internationally he performed at the Jazz Festival in Prague and Blues Festivals such as Santa Maria (Azores), Curacao and Geildorf (Germany).

Personnel: Magic Frankie (guitar, vocals, harmonica); Carel De Neeve (bass, backing vocals); Coen Van Den Bergh (drums, backing vocals); Frank Van Heteren (piano, grand piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals); Paquito Montana (percussion); Jan Kooper (saxophone); Jel Jongen (trombone); Ruud Breuls (trumpet).

It's Magic mc
It's Magic zippy

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Magic Frankie & Kaz Lux - Hearts In Sorrow

Size: 110,7 MB
Time: 47:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Blues Folk
Art: Front & Back

01. Comin' Home (2:33)
02. Sweet Pain (3:06)
03. Heart's In Sorrow (2:16)
04. Dentist Blues (2:37)
05. Walk Right In (2:39)
06. Cryin' Over You (4:41)
07. Cruel Train (2:25)
08. Wee Midnight Hour Blues (3:40)
09. Please Don't Bury Me (2:43)
10. I'm A Stranger Here (3:13)
11. Believe To My Soul (3:02)
12. Cannibals (5:28)
13. Downside Up (3:04)
14. Need Somebody On Your Bond (2:48)
15. Louis Collins (2:41)

Personnel:
Magic Frankie - Guitar, Harp & Vocals
Kaz Lux - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion & Vocals
Rens Van Der Zalm - Mandolin, Fiddle & Accordion

Blues gangster Magic Frankie has been the top blues act in the Netherlands for the last few years and performs regularly in Germany, France and Belgium. Frankie's debut album "Are You Listenin' was nominated for the American W.C. Handy award and the legendary B.B. King wrote the liner notes for his second effort. Kaz Lux is definitely one of Holland's best vocalists. And, when he takes the acoustic guitar in hand, special things happen. Harmonica playing is definitely an asset for this CD as well. The songs include a well chosen mix of originals and covers that fit together in a seamless fashion. With a team like this, how can you loose?

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Magic Frankie - Lucky

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:42
Size: 102.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Electric City
[4:09] 2. You Lost Your Good Thing
[3:32] 3. Good Stuff
[4:49] 4. I Want You So Bad
[2:20] 5. Shaggy
[4:07] 6. Luckiest Man
[3:23] 7. Strollin'
[4:58] 8. Reckless Child
[2:47] 9. You Got A Hold On Me
[3:47] 10. Lay It On Me
[3:46] 11. Crazy Mixed Up World
[3:59] 12. You Got Your Father Callin'

Magic Frankie is the finest blues-gangster of The Netherlands. By day, he dawns a fairly unobtrusive appearance. But once on the stage, he undergoes an odd sort of transformation: shrouded in gangster-like attire, (some say: "Frankie has a wardrobe which puts Al Capone to shame.") he changes into a passionate performer, with his own variation of Chicago blues, employing sharp timing and a natural sense of show. This is why he quickly earned the nickname "Magic Frankie". His acoustic work, 'Hearts In Sorrow" (1996, with Kaz Lux) and this CD "Lucky" (1997 with his band) were both very well received by international critics. He's got the soul and the grit.

Lucky

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Magic Frankie - Lucky

Size: 104,5 MB
Time: 44:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Electric City (2:58)
02. You Lost Your Good Thing (4:09)
03. Good Stuff (3:34)
04. I Want You So Bad (4:47)
05. Shaggy (2:20)
06. Luckiest Man (4:07)
07. Strollin' (3:23)
08. Reckless Child (4:57)
09. You Got A Hold On Me (2:47)
10. Lay It On Me (3:47)
11. Crazy Mixed Up World (3:39)
12. You Got Your Father Callin' (3:57)

With an impressive resume the Gangster of the Blues knows, like no other, what life as a blues musician really means. At a young age Frank felt attracted to the dark sounds of the Blues. During the 80’s Frank, now in his twenties, surprised his home country with Magic Frankie and the Blues Disease. This Formation created a true wave of Blues in the Netherlands. Their sound was also being picked up abroad. B.B. King himself gave Frank the biggest compliment ever by signing the album “It’s Magic” with the words “you really play my kind of blues.” The following years were marked by success. Musical treasures like “Hearts in Sorrow” – in collaboration with the legendary Kaz Lux- en “Lucky” – with guest performances by among others Lois Lane and Thijs van Leer – shook the world of blues. Among many tv perfomances, such as a performance for VPRO with the Metropole Orkest, the German WDR and several children’s shows like Klokhuis and Alles kids, the prison tour was one of the highlights of this period. Two weeks in a row Magic Frankie performed in prison throughout the country, for the Christmas period. The new millennium brought Frankie health issues. His lifestyle caused issues that made the Gangster of Blues dull. His long time companions also left the Blues Disease to try their luck elsewhere. On a personal level Magic Frankie suffered from misfortune, causing him to put away his guitar in 2004. He had lost the blues spirit, the magic was lost. But the Gangster wouldn’t be the Gangster if he wasn’t able to pick himself up again. When some time later the Southside Bluesrevue asked him to join them to record some new songs together, Magic Frankie was brought back to life. While playing the first few notes Frankie realizes he doesn’t just play the blues: he breathes blues. At that moment he decided to use his life experience to spread his music with even more intensity. The Gangster of the Blues is back in business.

Lucky

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