Magic Slim & John Primer - Slow Blues (2 CD)

Album: Slow Blues
Size: 119,3 + 119,5 MB
Time: 51:45 + 51:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

CD 1:
1. You Put It On Me (5:45)
2. 1839 Blues (3:18)
3. So Easy To Love You (7:24)
4. I Wonder Who (Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man) (7:52)
5. Bad Avenue (6:15)
6. Country Boy (5:33)
7. Just To Be With You (8:35)
8. Blues Behind Closed Doors (7:00)

CD 2:
1. She’s Too Much (5:58)
2. When I Met My Baby (5:30)
3. Double Trouble (9:07)
4. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (4:58)
5. I'm A Bluesman (6:36)
6. Please Don’t Dog Me (7:08)
7. Take The Bitter With The Sweet (5:56)
8. Hard Luck Blues (6:31)

Embark on an emotional odyssey with “Slow Blues,” a compelling two-CD collection by the legendary Magic Slim and the illustrious John Primer. This album brings together sixteen soulful tracks, each brimming with the raw energy and deep storytelling that define the blues. Experience Magic Slim’s powerful electric guitar and Primer’s masterful slide guitar play, as they weave a tapestry of narratives and melodies.

This collection is not only a testament to their individual talents but also a tribute to the enduring spirit of Chicago blues. Indulge in the rich, slow rhythms and passionate storytelling that only true blues masters can deliver. “Slow Blues” is an essential addition for enthusiasts and newcomers alike, offering a timeless journey through the heart and soul of blues music.

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Midnight Blues / Bad Boy

Album: Midnight Blues Size: 111,3 MB
Time: 47:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Let Me Love You (3:41)
02. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (3:43)
03. Give Me Back My Wig (2:54)
04. Lonely Man (2:31)
05. Spider In My Stew (4:36)
06. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (2:20)
07. Full Load Boogie (2:40)
08. Crosseyed Cat (4:06)
09. House Cat Blues (3:00)
10. Carla (4:34)
11. Cryin' Won't Let You Stay (3:40)
12. What Is It That You Got (5:06)
13. Loving You Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me (4:23)

At 71, Magic Slim sounds as nasty and gritty as any bluesman you can name. He's one of the few Mississippi bluesmen who moved to Chicago in the early '50s still on the scene. His sound hasn't evolved much over the years -- he still plays slide guitar without a slide, just his fingers slipping up and down the strings so he's able to bend notes while he slides -- but it doesn't have to. His primal vocals, red-hot guitar work, and the supple backing of his Teardrops, Jon McDonald, guitar and vocals, Danny O'Conner, bass, and David Sims, drums, create the kind of deep bluesy feeling that can't be faked. On Midnight Blues he makes the most of every track, be it an original or a standard. He opens things with his own "Let Me Love You," a rockin' love song that showcases his stinging guitar and powerhouse vocals. Near the end of the tune he tosses off a brief, growling Howlin' Wolf imitation that'll bring a smile to you face. "Full Load Boogie" is an instrumental that moves like a freight train headed North with Slim and McDonald trading blistering solos. "Carla" is a slow drag, an ode to a faithless girlfriend, full of tortured blues notes. "What Is That You Got" is a slow, sly, sexy number with a long sultry solo, while "Cryin' Won't Let You Stay" is a rollicking goodbye song featuring Elvin Bishop on second guitar. Muddy Water's "You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" is taken at a leisurely pace with James Cotton contributing one of his patented wailing solos. Slim pulls some country licks out of his bag for "Going Down That Road Feeling Bad," a folk song known by both white and black southerners. His unexpected rebel yells give the track a jaunty air. He closes the set with an R&B arrangement of Little Milton's "Loving You Is the Best Thing That Happened to Me" with a smoldering horn section and backing vocals by soul great Otis Clay. ~AMG

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Album: Bad Boy Size: 105,2 MB
Time: 44:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Bad Boy (3:31)
02. Someone Else Is Steppin' In (3:43)
03. I Got Money (3:24)
04. Sunrise Blues (4:39)
05. Girl What You Want Me To Do (3:40)
06. Hard Luck Blues (4:01)
07. Gambling Blues (3:21)
08. Champagne And Reefer (3:39)
09. How Much More Long (3:08)
10. Matchbox Blues (3:54)
11. Older Woman (4:50)
12. Country Joyride (2:46)

Magic Slim turned 75 in 2012, but his growling vocals have the fire and brimstone of a Young Lion and his guitar playing is still as razor-sharp as it was when he turned pro in the '50s. Slim doesn't bring many modern touches to his music; he plays in the classic Chicago style that laid the foundation for today's rock and blues and that's just fine. With his backing Teardrops -- Jon McDonald on guitar, Andre Howard on bass, and B.J. Jones on drums -- he continues making first-class albums that sound like they were cut in 1955 and that's a good thing. Denise LaSalle's "Someone Else Is Steppin' In" gets a humorous reading with Howard singing a high lead vocal to complement Slim's growl, which often slips into a Howlin' Wolf-like growl. "Champagne and Reefer," a Muddy Waters tune, is taken at a smoky laid-back pace, as befits the subject matter, with Slim's vocal inflections suggesting Muddy in his prime. "Older Woman," first cut by Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, is taken at a leisurely pace that suggests the slow, smoldering tempo of mature love, although Slim sets off plenty of sizzling sparks with his bristling solos. Slim's originals are just as solid as the covers. "Sunrise Blues" is an old-fashioned slow shuffle with smooth Albert King-meets-Chuck Berry guitar work. "Gambling Blues" and the mostly instrumental "Country Joyride" give Slim a chance to show off his considerable chops, showcasing solos full of thick comped chords, distorted bass runs, and clear chiming lead lines. ~J. Poet

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - The Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: The Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 1: Don't Tell Me About Your Troubles
Size: 156,6 MB
Time: 67:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Mannish Boy (5:17)
02. Close To You Baby (5:01)
03. Best Thing That Happened To Me (5:31)
04. Green Onions (5:27)
05. Have Mercy Darlin' (4:34)
06. Don't Tell Me About Your Troubles (7:15)
07. Mojo (4:15)
08. Five Long Years (7:43)
09. Slim's Break Song (3:04)
10. Grass Is Greener (5:16)
11. Tramp (6:34)
12. Ode To Billy Joe (7:16)

Album: The Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 2: See What You're Doin' To Me
Size: 164,4 MB
Time: 70:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. How Long (5:10)
02. Have You Ever Seen A One-Eyed Woman Cry (4:07)
03. See What You're Doin' To Me (3:27)
04. Heart Fixin' Business (5:24)
05. Goin' To New York (5:18)
06. So Mean To Me (5:52)
07. 14Th Street Shuffle (4:21)
08. Zoo's Blues (7:39)
09. Teardrop Boogie (2:23)
10. Tv Dinner Blues (6:19)
11. Cold Women With Warm Hearts (4:46)
12. I'm Doin' Fine (4:20)
13. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss (4:46)
14. Teardrop (6:31)

Magic Slim & the Teardrops proudly uphold the tradition of what a Chicago blues band should sound like. Their emphasis on ensemble playing and a humongous repertoire that allegedly ranges upwards of a few hundred songs give the towering guitarist's live performances an endearing off-the-cuff quality: you never know what obscurity he'll pull out of his oversized hat next. Born Morris Holt on August 7, 1937, the Mississippi native was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap. Boyhood pal Magic Sam bestowed his magical moniker on the budding guitarist (and times change as Slim's no longer slim). Holt first came to Chicago in 1955, but found that breaking into the competitive local blues circuit was a tough proposition. Although he managed to secure a steady gig for a while with Robert Perkins' band (Mr. Pitiful & the Teardrops), Slim wasn't good enough to progress into the upper ranks of Chicago bluesdom.

So he retreated to Mississippi for a spell to hone his chops. When he returned to Chicago in 1965 (with brothers Nick and Lee Baby as his new rhythm section), Slim's detractors were quickly forced to change their tune. Utilizing the Teardrops name and holding onto his Magic Slim handle, the big man cut a couple of 45s for Ja-Wes and established himself as a formidable force on the South side. His guitar work dripped vibrato-enriched nastiness and his roaring vocals were as gruff and uncompromising as anyone's on the scene. All of a sudden, the recording floodgates opened up for The Teardrops in 1979 after they cut four tunes for Alligator's Living Chicago Blues anthology series. Since then, a series of tough-as-nails albums for Rooster Blues, Alligator, and a slew for the Austrian Wolf logo have fattened Slim's discography considerably.

The Teardrops weathered a potentially devastating change when longtime second guitarist John Primer cut his own major-label debut for Code Blue, but with Slim and bass-wielding brother Nick Holt still on board, it's doubtful the quartet's overall sound will change dramatically in Primer's absence. In 1996, Slim signed with Blind Pig and cut some of the most-celebrated albums of his career, including Scufflin' in 1996, Black Tornado in 1998, Snakebite in 2000, and Blue Magic in 2002. A live recording taped in 2005 at the Sierra Nevada Brewery was released that same year on both DVD and CD as Anything Can Happen. Tin Pan Alley, a set of recordings made between 1992 and 1998 in Chicago and Europe, was released in 2006 by Austria's Wolf Records. Midnight Blues appeared in 2008, followed by Raising the Bar in 2010. Bad Boy, a collection of covers given the Magic Slim makeover, hit the streets in 2012 when Slim was 75 years old. ~Bio by Bill Dahl

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - I’m Gonna Play The Blues

Size: 180,6 MB
Time: 77:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Come On In This House (6:04)
02. I’m Gonna Play The Blues (5:36)
03. Please Don't Dog Me (7:04)
04. 4.59 A.M. (4:30)
05. It Hurts Me Too (6:04)
06. Think (6:33)
07. Love Somebody (6:29)
08. She's Though (6:12)
09. The Things That I Used To Do (6:12)
10. Playin' With My Mind (3:08)
11. That Will Never Do (6:05)
12. Bad Boy (4:46)
13. Older Woman (5:15)
14. Rough Dried Woman (3:55)

Morris Holt, known as Magic Slim was one of the best Chicago Blues musician ever, with his band The Teardrops, he made history! They won 3 times the Blues Music Award (W. C. Handy Award) with Wof Records International! The new album “I`m Gonna Play The Blues ” from Magic Slim, show what Magic Slim was great in, performing on stage, he was a great show man! On this album are live recordings from the legendary concert in Vienna 2010!The Recordings are amazing, very clear sound, we worked together with the TV so all the recordings are produced with high quality !This Album is going to be one of his best ever, we put a lot work and love into this album, beacause we want to give all of his fans and blues lovers something great ! Band: BJ on drums, Andre Howard on bass, Jon McDonald guitar.

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John Primer - 2 albums: It's A Blues Life / Cold Blooded Blues Man

Album: John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band - It's A Blues Life
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:09
Size: 151.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[5:31] 1. I've Been Abused
[4:49] 2. Maggie
[6:22] 3. Last Night
[4:23] 4. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[5:47] 5. Party Girl
[4:17] 6. Empty Arms
[8:35] 7. Lonsome For Your Love
[5:27] 8. Sweet As A Georgia Peach
[4:22] 9. Every Time You Leave Me
[5:43] 10. Can't You See What You're Doing To Me
[4:29] 11. Give Me Back My Wig
[6:18] 12. Rock Me

JOHN PRIMER - gtr/voc, TOM HOLLAND - gtr, STEVE BELL - hca, KEN BARKER - pno, NICK HOLT - bass, BERT ROBINSON - drums.

Tradition, style, mentor, leader, storyteller, veteran--all these words describe bluesman John Primer. Song after song, show after show, year after year, Primer delivers intense, soul-grabbing music straight from the heart.

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Album: Cold Blooded Blues Man
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:46
Size: 139.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[5:49] 1. Dreaming
[4:39] 2. Cuttin' Loose
[4:03] 3. Cold Blooded Blues Man
[5:30] 4. What Love Will Do
[5:01] 5. Meet Her In The Dark
[7:10] 6. Sad, Sad Day
[4:42] 7. Mojo Hand
[3:23] 8. Cairo
[4:18] 9. I'm Worried
[4:20] 10. Malted Milk
[4:01] 11. Waitin' For My Time
[4:45] 12. Love In Vain
[2:59] 13. Red House

JOHN PRIMER - gtr/voc w/ LITTLE MACK SIMMONS - hca, DETROIT JR. - pno, NICK HOLT - bass, EARL HOWELL - drums, EDDIE SHAW - sax, MAGIC SLIM - gtr, BILLY BRANCH - hca, CHRIS SANDERA - hca.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist John Primer surrounded himself with a bunch of Chicago Blues all-stars (George Baze, Nick Holt, Earl Howell, Billy Branch) for this mid-'90s release. It was easy to attract these stalwarts for his fifth solo record since Primer himself was already established on the who's who list of Chicago blues. In 1963, he relocated from Mississippi to the Windy City and slowly secured his place in the blues pantheon. By the time these recordings were made, he had already finished regular stints with Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim (who makes a guest appearance on one track).

On this self-produced disc, John chooses to mix traditional acoustic Delta with electric Chicago blues over the course of 13 tracks that last 60 minutes. The material was recorded between 1991 and 1994. It captures the intensity and vivacity of John's live performances which his other studio material has struggled to deliver.

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Magic Slim & His Teardrops - Raising The Bar

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:39
Size: 102.2 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Part Time Love
[4:31] 2. Breaking Up Somebody's Home
[3:28] 3. Do You Mean It
[4:54] 4. Cummins Prison Farm
[3:06] 5. Mama Talk To Your Daughter
[3:33] 6. I Can't Hold Out
[3:56] 7. Shame
[5:32] 8. Sunny Road Blues
[3:38] 9. Gonna Move To Kansas City
[4:06] 10. 4 59 A.M
[4:01] 11. Treat Me The Way You Do

If any single thing could be said about Magic Slim & The Teardrops, the watchword that prevails is consistency. Over eight CDs on the German Wolf label and the same total for Blind Pig Records -- compilations notwithstanding -- this group not only delivers time and time again with their electric contemporary urban blues, but continually reminds us of the forefathers that preceded them in making Chicago a focal point for this music. From classics by Elmore James, Roosevelt Sykes, Robert Nighthawk, J.B. Hutto, Clay Hammond, and Little Milton, Slim and the band put their foot to the wood and never let up on the gas, steaming through these classic blues songs with a rock & roll attitude. Three originals by Slim also reflect the same no-nonsense posture, but add updated, doubting Thomas inquiries, as on the shuffle rocker "Do You Mean It?," "Shame," and the sly Chi-Town blues of "Treat Me the Way You Do." While the smart, well-chosen material is the key to their success, it's how they play with utter confidence, energy, passion, and drive that sets this band apart from all others. Kudos to second guitarist Jon McDonald, bassist Andre Howard, drummer B.J. Jones, and Morris Holt (aka Slim) for fortifying this music without any apologies. This is not news for the blues community who are well aware of how great Magic Slim & the Teardrops have always been, but in light of them just getting better and better, someone in Chicago should build a monument to this group for their determination, and their ability to do the city proud worldwide. Raising the Bar is yet another excellent effort made by blue-collar workers, deserving of universally wide recognition, and comes highly recommended without a doubt. ~Michael G. Nastos

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Bonnie Lee - I'm Good

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:20
Size: 106.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1983/2002
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. I'm Good
[3:27] 2. Fast Life
[3:09] 3. Summer Is Gone
[4:28] 4. Sad And Evil Woman
[4:22] 5. You Got Me Running
[6:05] 6. I Love You Baby
[2:43] 7. Tryin' To Make A Livin'
[6:08] 8. Got The Blues
[4:04] 9. Bye, Bye, Baby
[4:18] 10. I Need Someone
[4:14] 11. I've Got A Man

Bass – Willie Kent; Drums – Cleo Williams, Tim Taylor (10); Guitar – John Primer, Johnny B. Moore, Luther Adams, Magic Slim; Saxophone – Fred Laster; Vocals – Bonnie Lee.

Bonnie Lee was a longtime fixture of Chicago's contemporary blues scene as well as one of the last surviving links to its postwar heyday. Born Jessie Lee Frealls on June 11, 1931, in Bunkie, LA, Lee grew up in Beaumont, TX, where she studied piano and sang in her church's choir. Gospel singer Lillian Ginn was sufficiently impressed to extend an invitation to join her on tour, but Lee's mother refused to grant her permission. As a teen Lee nevertheless toured the South as a member of the Famous Georgia Minstrels, befriending blues legends Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Big Mama Thornton along the way. She relocated to Chicago in 1958, hitching a ride with a delivery van driver and settling at the West Side apartment of an aunt. After toiling in anonymity as a singer and dancer, in 1960 Lee signed to J. Mayo Williams' Ebony label to cut her debut single, "Sad and Evil Woman," credited at Williams' insistence to Bonnie "Bombshell" Lane, a moniker she reportedly despised. The single fared poorly, and Lee continued touring the Chicago jazz and blues club circuit, developing a potent voice as earthy as it was electrifying. Family obligations forced her to retire from music during the middle of the decade, but in 1967 she resurfaced alongside the legendary pianist Sunnyland Slim, a longtime confederate of Muddy Waters. Lee regularly opened for Slim in the years that followed, becoming a legend on the North Side blues circuit via residencies at clubs including Wise Fools, B.L.U.E.S., and Blue Chicago. In the late '70s, she also cut a handful of singles for Slim's own Airway label. Lee also enjoyed a decade-long collaboration with renowned bassist Willie Kent, during which time she recorded the 1995 Delmark LP Sweetheart of the Blues as well as the 1998 Wolf Records set I'm Good. In addition, she contributed to myriad compilations, most notably Women of Blue Chicago and Chicago's Finest Blues Ladies. Health problems nevertheless plagued Lee throughout the latter half of her life, and she died September 7, 2006, at the age of 75. ~ Jason Ankeny

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - 2 albums: Magic Blues / Black Tornado

Album: Magic Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:37
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[4:34] 1. Spider In My Stew
[3:55] 2. Rough Dried Woman
[6:13] 3. Sometimes I Wonder
[4:28] 4. Oh Wee Baby
[5:06] 5. Wonder What's The Matter
[4:13] 6. Stranded On The Highway
[3:54] 7. Evil
[3:37] 8. Why Does A Woman Treat A Man So Bad
[6:07] 9. Don't Tell Me 'bout Your Troubles
[4:44] 10. I'm Doing Too Bad
[3:41] 11. I Got To Leave

Bass – Nick Holt; Drums – Jerry Porter (2); Guitar – John Primer; Guitar, Vocals – Morris Holt; Vocals – John Primer (tracks: 7).

This is Slim's third studio record for Wolf Records! On this CD you can feel why they call him Magic Man! He is a great singer, guitar player and the band, The Teardrops, plays the style he likes! "Spider in my Stew", "Rough Dried Woman", I´aint doing too bad",... all are here!!

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Album: Black Tornado
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:17
Size: 106.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. Jealous Man
[3:12] 2. Wake Me Up Early
[5:23] 3. Still A Fool
[2:51] 4. Black Tornado
[2:58] 5. Playin' With My Mind
[5:23] 6. I Can't Trust My Woman
[3:17] 7. Magic Boogie
[3:08] 8. You Got Bad Intentions
[5:47] 9. Crazy Woman
[3:41] 10. Young Man's Blues
[3:51] 11. It's Alright
[3:30] 12. Love Like I Wanna

Bass, Backing Vocals – Nick Holt; Drums – Allen Kirk (2); Guitar – Michael Dotson (2); Vocals, Guitar – Shawn Holt (tracks: 10); Vocals, Lead Guitar – Magic Slim (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12).

Magic Slim has released a pile of albums, all of them true to his group's house-rocking credo. The idea this time around was to hook him up with producer Dick Shurman and get Slim to record tunes he hadn't committed to wax yet. With a tight version of the Teardrops aboard (the ubiquitous Nick Holt on bass and vocals, Michael Dotson on rhythm, Allen Kirk on drums, and Slim's son Shawn Holt making a guest appearance on "Young Man's Blues"), Slim turns in a solid effort here. But perhaps the biggest change this time around is the inclusion of four original tunes from Slim, big news for a combo that many consider to be the ultimate blues cover band. Counting Nick Holt's "Playin' with My Mind" and Shawn Holt's "Young Man's Blues," the original material is up to the 50-percent mark, making this their most adventuresome outing to date. ~Cub Koda

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VA - The Chicago Blues Box 2

Size: 157,5+148,5+153,5+155,7+149,8+140,2+147,3+128,0 MB
Time: 67:44+64:01+66:16+67:09+64:36+60;28+63:18+55:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Eddie Taylor - Opening (2:58)
02. Eddie Taylor - Red Light (4:30)
03. Eddie Taylor - Big Town Playboy (3:23)
04. Eddie Taylor - Blow Wind Blow (4:04)
05. Eddie Taylor - Down In Virginia (2:53)
06. Eddie Taylor - Lucky Lou (4:37)
07. Eddie Taylor - Tell Me Mama (4:53)
08. Big Mojo Elem - Talk To Your Daughter (2:53)
09. Big Mojo Elem - Hide Away (4:49)
10. Big Mojo Elem - Be My Little Girl (2:28)
11. Andrew Blueblood McMahon - Red Light, Pt. 2 (3:56)
12. Andrew Blueblood McMahon - Mojo Hand (4:44)
13. Big Voice Odom - Mojo Working (2:44)
14. Big Mojo Elem - Dry Land, Pt. 2 (5:53)
15. Big Voice Odom - Where Are You Goin' (8:38)
16. Big Voice Odom - Thrill Is Gone (4:15)

CD 2:
01. Hip Lankchan - You Left Me With A Broken Heart (5:12)
02. Hip Lankchan - I'm On My Way (5:20)
03. Hip Lankchan - Last Night (4:58)
04. Hip Lankchan - All Your Love (4:47)
05. Hip Lankchan - I Don't Want No Woman (4:27)
06. Hip Lankchan - Black Nights (5:24)
07. Hip Lankchan - Somebody Loan Me A Dime (4:43)
08. Hip Lankchan - Same Old Blues (3:27)
09. Hip Lankchan - Why I Sing The Blues (5:50)
10. Eddie Clearwater - Everyday I Have The Blues (4:25)
11. Eddie Clearwater - You Don't Have To Go (4:57)
12. Eddie Clearwater - Poison Ivy (3:39)
13. Eddie Clearwater - My Babe (6:47)

CD 3:
01. Jimmy Dawkins - Way She Walks (4:27)
02. Jimmy Dawkins - Rock Me Baby (5:08)
03. Jimmy Dawkins - I Wonder Why (4:46)
04. Jimmy Dawkins - Cold Sweet Blues (7:14)
05. Jimmy Dawkins - Driving Wheel (5:39)
06. Jimmy Dawkins - Will My Baby Home Tonight (5:44)
07. Jimmy Dawkins - Big Duke's (4:40)
08. Jimmy Dawkins - Hard Road To Travel (6:54)
09. Jimmy Dawkins - J.D's Jam (3:31)
10. Jimmy Dawkins - Nature Ball (5:41)
11. Jimmy Dawkins - Pretty Woman (4:42)
12. Jimmy Dawkins - Ode To Billy Joe (7:44)

CD 4:
01. Jimmy Johnson - Long About Midnight (7:06)
02. Jimmy Johnson - Strange Thing Happening (5:29)
03. Jimmy Johnson - Look On Yonder Wall (3:34)
04. Jimmy Johnson - I'm Crazy About You Baby (4:28)
05. Jimmy Johnson - Breaking Up Somebody's Home (5:01)
06. Jimmy Johnson - Sweet Little Angel (5:22)
07. Jimmy Johnson - Three Times Chicago (4:42)
08. Jimmy Johnson - Midnight Hour (4:08)
09. Jimmy Johnson - My Own Fault (5:26)
10. Jimmy Johnson - Get Ready Here I Come (3:51)
11. Jimmy Johnson - Same Old Blues (4:09)
12. Jimmy Johnson - So Many Roads (6:45)
13. Jimmy Johnson - As The Years Go Passing By (7:02)

CD 5:
01. John Littlejohn - Dust My Broom (4:31)
02. John Littlejohn - Rob And Steal (3:39)
03. John Littlejohn - Five Long Years (3:21)
04. John Littlejohn - Kiddeo (2:44)
05. John Littlejohn - That's All Right (7:17)
06. John Littlejohn - I Can't Stay Here (5:10)
07. John Littlejohn - Bobby's Rock (3:43)
08. John Littlejohn - Twenty Nine Ways (6:13)
09. John Littlejohn - So Glad You're Mine (4:13)
10. John Littlejohn - All I Want (2:48)
11. John Littlejohn - Dream, Pt. 2 (6:39)
12. John Littlejohn - All Your Love (6:26)
13. John Littlejohn - Sunny Road (7:46)

CD 6:
01. Magic Slim - Buddy Buddy Friend (4:25)
02. Magic Slim - You Upset Me Baby (3:45)
03. Magic Slim - Born Down The Bridge (6:30)
04. Magic Slim - Rock Me Baby (5:02)
05. Magic Slim - Tell Me Baby (2:52)
06. Magic Slim - Jumpin' At Ma Bea's (4:56)
07. Magic Slim - I Don't Got Over (5:22)
08. Magic Slim - Tramp (6:04)
09. Magic Slim - Josephine's (4:49)
10. Magic Slim - As The Years Go Passing By (6:04)
11. Magic Slim - Everything Gonna Be Alright (5:02)
12. Magic Slim - Mary Lou (5:31)

CD 7:
01. The Aces - Rock Me Baby (4:25)
02. The Aces - You're The One (3:08)
03. The Aces - Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:04)
04. The Aces - Someday Baby (3:41)
05. The Aces - Off The Wall (4:24)
06. The Aces - Bobby's Rock (4:16)
07. The Aces - Kansas City (4:51)
08. The Aces - Honky Tonk (4:50)
09. The Aces - Don't Throw Your Love On Me (3:45)
10. The Aces - C.C. Rider (4:07)
11. The Aces - Sweet Home Chicago (2:49)
12. The Aces - Hide Away (5:05)
13. The Aces - Tribute To Little Walter (1:54)
14. The Aces - The Ace's Shuffle (3:09)
15. The Aces - Blues With A Feeling (3:42)
16. The Aces - Honky Tonk, Pt. 2 (5:01)

CD 8:
01. Willie Kent - I'm Not The Same Person (5:42)
02. Willie Kent - Ghetto (7:43)
03. Willie Kent - Dust My Broom (3:55)
04. Willie Kent - Chili Con Carne (3:08)
05. Willie Kent - Blue Guitar (5:26)
06. Willie Kent - Bobby's Rock (4:06)
07. Willie Kent - Sweet Home Chicago (2:54)
08. Willie Kent - Tell Him He Got To Go (4:17)
09. Willie Kent - Chicken Shack (4:10)
10. Willie Kent - 19 Years Old, Pt. 2 (3:44)
11. Willie Kent - I Love The Woman (4:44)
12. Willie Kent - You Know I Love You (5:13)

After the popularity of Storyville’s first best-selling boxed set of Chicago blues recordings, we’re delighted to present another outstanding 8 CD collection from the vaults of MCM Records. As in the first boxed set, the live atmosphere of these unedited performances shines through, revealing the true ambiance of the Chicago Blues club scene in the mid-1970s, as well as the individuals whose talents MCM Records would preserve. They captured an authenticity that rarely surfaced on the major label recordings that some of these artists made.

MCM was a labour of love by a young French woman, Marcelle Chailleux, and her future husband Jacques Morgantini. In the 1950's Jacques had brought the likes of Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker to Europe to appear at his French hometown event - a dedicated Chicago blues festival - but it was recent blues convert Marcelle who travelled to Chicago in the mid-1970s to record a unique collection of live performances.

Some of the performances presented here were by men who would become giants of the blues; others were by talented artists who never found wider fame and whose MCM recordings remain the only surviving evidence of their talent.

In this superb collection, you will find rare tracks by Eddie Taylor, Big Mojo Elem, Andrew “Blueblood” McMahon, Big Voice Odom, Hip Lankchan, Eddie Clearwater, Jimmy Dawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Magic Slim, John Littlejohn, Bobby King and The Aces. The recordings stem from famous Chicago blues venues Ma Bea’s, the Golden Slipper and Big Duke’s. Marcelle was only just in time to capture the genuine feel and sound of those old-time clubs before they disappeared. Jimmy Dawkins, bluesman par excellence, was her guide to the 1975 Chicago blues scene, and has said: “It was natural and ‘for real’ without over-preparation. You get the feeling of the room, the music, the audience, and the blues. It was the real thing. Places like Ma Bea’s and the old Golden Slipper are all gone now.” Jacques Morgantini writes in the liner notes: “These records capture the music that was played in the clubs at that time, the real Chicago blues sound! And that was exactly what Marcelle wanted: to give those musicians a chance to get themselves better known”.

The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 1
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 2
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 3
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 4
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 5
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 6
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 7
The Chicago Blues Box 2 Vol. 8

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VA - Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection

Size: 172,0+166,7 MB
Time: 73:18+71:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Gambling Blues (3:21)
02 Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots - Boom Town (3:16)
03 Albert Cummings - No Doubt (4:33)
04 Popa Chubby - Hey Joe (6:05)
05 Big Walter Horton - Everybody's Fishin' (3:00)
06 Deborah Coleman - I'm A Woman (4:49)
07 James Cotton - Dust My Broom (4:20)
08 Otis Rush - Crosscut Saw (4:51)
09 Elvin Bishop - Stomp (4:57)
10 Altered Five Blues Band - Charmed & Dangerous (3:40)
11 Sena Ehrhardt - Last Chance (6:24)
12 Damon Fowler - Thought I Had It All (5:17)
13 Kenny Neal - Old Friends (4:36)
14 Charlie Musselwhite - Chicago Sunset (3:36)
15 Eddy Clearwater - Crossover (4:35)
16 Pinetop Perkins - Just Keep On Drinking (3:01)
17 Commander Cody - Last Call For Alcohol (2:51)

CD 2:
01 Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working (4:59)
02 Big Bill Morganfield - You're Gonna Miss Me (3:24)
03 Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks - Human Cannonball (4:33)
04 Tommy Castro - It's That Time Again (4:11)
05 Deanna Bogart - In The Rain (4:07)
06 The Cash Box Kings - Baby Without You (3:55)
07 Luther Allison - Let's Try Again (6:45)
08 Smokin' Joe Kubek - Diamond Eyes (3:47)
09 Zac Harmon - Raising Hell (4:33)
10 Studebaker John & The Hawks - Blue Feelin' (3:56)
11 Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Frankenbop (3:49)
12 Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's - Chicken Shack Boogie (2:47)
13 Billy Branch - Back Alley Cat (2:18)
14 Andy T - Nick Nixon Band - Shut The Front Door (2:41)
15 Southern Hospitality - Southern Livin' (4:43)
16 Hubert Sumlin - Sitting On Top Of The World (4:18)
17 Otis Clay - When The Gates Swing Open (6:07)

Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection CD 1
Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection CD 2

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Grand Slam

Size: 132,4 MB
Time: 55:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1982/2000
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Early Every Morning (5:06)
02. She Belongs To Me (3:18)
03. Just To Be With You (5:54)
04. Walking The Dog (3:36)
05. Slammin' (2:59)
06. Rough Dried Woman (3:13)
07. Fannie May (4:04)
08. Give Me Back My Wig (4:18)
09. Scuffling (3:03)
10. Make My Dreams Come True (3:55)
11. 1823 South Michigan Avenue (4:27)
12. Wonder Why (3:33)
13. If You Need Me (3:21)
14. Teardrop (5:01)

Magic Slim (Morris Holt) is one of the most underrated bluesmen alive today. If you like house rockin' Chicago style electric blues you will like this cd. His style is similar to that of Hound Dog Taylor except he does not play as much slide guitar. This cd is a reissue of his best album which has been out of print for a while. The reissue includes the welcome addition of three bonus cuts from an aborted session in 1975. The band is excellent and they are given ample time to stetch out on a number of instrumental cuts. Magic Slim is a master of not only uptempo boogie numbers but also low down minor key blues tunes. My favorite tunes include covers of Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig", Buster Brown's "Fannie Mae" and a tribute to his friend Magic Sam "She Belongs To Me". If you have picked up any of Magic Slim's recent Blind Pig releases you will enjoys this reissue as much if not more than those. I hope with this reissue and his current cd "Snakebite" he will finally get some of the credit he deserves later in his career like Luther Allison did. Warning his cds are addicting. If you hear one you may have to get them all.

First of all, completely ignore the track listings with this disc. Amazon.com screwed up and they are tracks for some other artist and album. The music is rough and tumble, ragged but potent blues from the always-strong Magic Slim. It's great Rooster Records has re-released this disc which features 11 cuts from a 1982 session and three tracks from 1975. Slim kicks out some raw instrumentals, a couple originals and a slew of well-chosen covers. This isn't pretty, it isn't pop or blues-rock. This is the real deal, more raw than his three recent Blind Pig releases (all good). "Black Tornado" strikes the perfect balance between roughness and clarity; "Grand Slam" might be his second-best album. Give a listen to one of the few great blues artists we have left.

Grand Slam

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Magic Slim - Born On A Bad Sign

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:17
Size: 147.2 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1995/2013
Art: Front

[7:21] 1. Going Down Slow
[7:00] 2. Born On A Bad Sign
[6:43] 3. Born In Missouri
[3:57] 4. Slim's Bump
[4:28] 5. Buddy Buddy Friend
[6:35] 6. Born Down The Bridge
[5:05] 7. Rock Me Baby
[2:56] 8. Tell Me Baby
[3:44] 9. You Upset Me Baby
[4:53] 10. Jumpin' At Ma Bea's
[5:25] 11. I Don't Got Over
[6:03] 12. Tramp

Magic Slim (g & vo), Alabama Junio Pittis (g & vo), Nick Holt (b) and Douglas Holt (dr). Recorded live at Ma Bea's, Chicago on November 9th, 1976.

A reliable rule of thumb is that Magic Slim never made anything even remotely close to a weak album. Yet never did Slim sound fiercer than right here - the album that originally started it all. An outright gift from the Chicago Blues grids, Born On A Bad Sign is no longer just an evasive longlost, rare-to-find dream: It's now actually ownable. ~Dennis Rozanski

Born On A Bad Sign

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Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Scufflin'

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:54
Size: 94,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Think (3:28)
2. Hole In The Wall (2:40)
3. Scufflin' (2:45)
4. Down In Virginia (3:33)
5. I'm Not The Same Person (4:06)
6. Just Before You Go (3:16)
7. I'm Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (2:44)
8. Room 109 (2:40)
9. I Need Lovin' (3:47)
10. I'm Gonna Get You Babe (3:42)
11. Lookin' For A Lover (5:17)
12. Can't Get No Grindin' (2:50)

One of the more imposing figures on today’s blues scene, guitarist-singer Magic Slim serves up raw, passionate Chicago-style blues with his band The Teardrops on Scufflin’. Raucous, good-time romps like “Hole In The Wall,” Jimmy Reed’s “Down In Virginia” and Slim’s shuffle “Just Before You Go” sound like just another Saturday night at Florence’s on the South Side. And Slim imbues each tune with nasty licks from his trusty Fender Jazzmaster. Sloppy but powerfully intense, like the spirits of Albert King and Hound Dog Taylor mingling at a juke joint jam. /Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

Scufflin' mc
Scufflin' zippy

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Sunnyland Slim - Be Careful How You Vote

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:17
Size: 94.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[4:40] 1. You Can't Have It All
[3:08] 2. Workin' Two Jobs
[3:47] 3. Have A Good Day Now
[4:13] 4. Chicago Jump
[4:48] 5. Past Life
[3:36] 6. Be Careful How You Vote
[3:47] 7. Johnson Machine Gun
[5:01] 8. Speak Once And Think Twice
[4:06] 9. Midnight Jump
[4:08] 10. Patience Like Job

Lurrie Bell/Guitar; Beau Biley/Trombone; Sam Burckhardt/Sax (Tenor); Chico Chism/Drums; Fred Grady/Drums; Nick Holt/Bass; Eddie Lusk/Organ; Magic Slim/Guitar; Mickey Martin/Drums; Hasson Miah/Drums; John Riley/Bass; Bob Stroger/Bass; Hubert Sumlin/Guitar; Sunnyland Slim/Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals; Eddie Taylor/Guitar.

This CD reissues a variety of recordings cut by the veteran blues pianist/vocalist Sunnyland Slim during 1981-83 for his private label Airway Records. In his mid-70s at the time, Slim's energetic vocals and powerful piano playing belie his age. As is typical of the pioneer Chicago bluesman, he allocated plenty of solo space to his sidemen (which include Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Lurrie Bell or Magic Slim on guitar) although there was never any doubt about who was in control. The intelligent lyrics, high musicianship, mood variation (including two excellent instrumentals) and spirited playing make this a highly enjoyable and recommeded date despite the LP-length playing time. ~Scott Yanow

Be Careful How You Vote mc
Be Careful How You Vote zippy

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Magic Slim - Blues Legends: Magic Slim

Size: 147,4 MB
Time: 62:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. Just Before You Go (3:12)
02. Goin' To Mississippi (4:49)
03. What's Wrong (4:16)
04. Think (3:25)
05. Get Your Business Straight (3:40)
06. Lonely For Your Love (4:10)
07. Full Load Boogie (Live) (2:38)
08. Gravel Road (3:22)
09. I'm A Bluesman (Live) (3:59)
10. I Started Loving You Again (4:27)
11. Crazy Woman (5:46)
12. Spider In My Stew (4:34)
13. Please Don't Dog Me (6:50)
14. Love Like I Wanna (3:29)
15. The Man You Need (Live) (4:06)

Magic Slim is a living blues legend who migrated from the South to Chicago during the 40s and 50s. Slim plays raw intense blues, a style that uses no pedals down on the floor, just him. Slim has paved the way for rock as well as modern blues. Slim has been busy traveling to the juke joints in Mississippi to the nightclubs in Chicago and to concert stages throughout the world, he has built up a die hard fan base within it, and with his release on Blind Pig, "Raising The Bar," on CD, it has been receiving immense reviews and overwhelming recognition. Slim and The Teardrops performances have become legendary, and they play the blues with an undeniable intensity that will leave you out of breath on the floor and in need for more. This is a look into a man that's from the country and plays to audiences on stages all across the world.

This big man of the blues was born Morris Holt in Torrence, Mississippi on August 7th, 1937. His mother and father were sharecroppers; they lived on a farm and they all would get up early in the mornings and slop the hogs, feed the chickens, catch the mule and go out into the fields. "I still had to go to the field until I got age enough to leave home. I got little jobs around there when I was 13 and that was when I got my hand hurt. I hurt it in a cotton gin. I was at the gin and my hand got caught on a piece of wire going up in there, and I grabbed it and before I could turn it loose, I lost my little pinky finger." Slim showed his musical talents early, singing in his church choir and playing piano. After his accident he couldn't play the piano anymore because he didn't have that little pinky finger so he picked up the guitar. He made his first guitar out of bailing wire from a broom, which he nailed to a wall. "My Mama whopped me when I tore up her broom," he said, "but she let me keep on using it.My Mama said later that if she had known what I'd be into later, she wouldn't have given me a whopping."

It was in 1955 when Slim made his first trip to Chicago, to play for Magic Sam, a friend of his from home. Magic Sam also gave Slim tips on playing the guitar, and it was Sam who called his bass player "Magic Slim," because back then Slim was lean and tall and he learned from Sam quickly. Sam told Slim to develop his own guitar style. "Magic Sam told me, don't try to play like him, and don't try to play like no one else; he said get a sound of your own." Slim did get a sound of his own; his guitar tone is tough and cutting, united with a virbato formed by his fingers against the strings to reproduce the sound of a slide guitar while still being able to bend the note. Slim said, "I slide with my finger. I use nothing on my finger, a lot of players try to get a sound like me and I play the same guitar everybody else plays."

Slim's take on writing songs. "I just think of some words and write them down, think of some more and write them down, and then when I get enough words together I take out some and put some in there and make them rhyme together and then I learn them, then I put music to them." "My songs are either telling a story or asking a question. It's just a feelin'." I understand you do not practice or rehearse. "No, I don't." How do you make up your set lists for your shows? "I see what kind of crowd it is, I play a few songs and see how people react and just see if they are a dancin' crowd or an older crowd and go from there." Do you have a favorite CD? "No, I like them all." What about a song to play? "I don't know, I like to play all of them." "And I like to listen to blues, jazz, bluesgrass and country and western." Some of Slim's favorite places to play are Brazil, Paris, Russia and here at home in the U.S.

What accomplishment stand out in your mind? "I've done so many things that make me proud, for one I like to make the people happy when I''m playing on stage and two, when I won the Handy for "Best Blues Band."

Where do you think the blues is headed? "I think the blues is coming back now, there are a lot of these kids reading up on the blues and now they know where the blues came from. Some of them can play too; I don't know how they feel, because the blues is a feelin'. You have to feel the blues to play it." What advice do you have fo aspiring young guitarists? "If you want to play the blues, play the blues. If you are goin' to play rock, play rock. I didn't say not to learn everything else, whatever you want to be, be that."

Magic Slim is a man that came from the country; he was slim and tall trying to play the blues, now he can play the blues. And like Slim says, "If you want to play the blues, play the blues, if you don't feel the blues, leave it alone, cause you can't be playin' it if you don't feel it." ~by Linda Cunningham

Blues Legends: Magic Slim

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Various - Teardrops Blues Jam

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:50
Size: 121.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:43] 1. Nick Holt - What Makes A Man Go Crazy
[2:39] 2. Nick Holt - Need Some Good Lovin´
[4:42] 3. Nick Holt - Five Long Years
[4:54] 4. Earl Howell - Sweet Papa John
[4:05] 5. Magic Slim - Hey Baby Can´t You See What You´re Doin´ To Me
[3:59] 6. Magic Slim - Red House
[3:24] 7. Magic Slim - Whole Lotta Lovin´
[6:10] 8. John Primer - Crawling Kingsnake
[4:30] 9. John Primer - Somebody Have Mercy
[4:20] 10. John Primer - Boat Dock
[4:44] 11. Alabama Jr.Pettis - Blues Is A Feeling
[5:35] 12. Alabama Jr.Pettis - Tramp

Magic Slim/Guitar; Jerry Porter/Drums; John Primer/Guitar; Nate Applewhite/Drums; Nick Holt/Bass; Earl Howell/Drums; Alex Munkas/Drums; Joachim Palden/Piano; Alabama Pettis/Track Performer; Junior Pettis/Guitar; Mike Scott/Drums. Recording information: Chicago, IL (09/08/1986-04/??/1991); Vienna, Austria (09/08/1986-04/??/1991).

Teardrops Blues Jam mc
Teardrops Blues Jam zippy

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Alabama Jr. Pettis & The Teardrops - Chicago Blues Session Vol. 4

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:45
Size: 111.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1987/1998
Art: Front

[5:35] 1. Nora Lee
[3:37] 2. She Don't Love Me
[7:55] 3. I'm A Lover
[3:20] 4. She's Trying To Get Back
[3:53] 5. Worried Blues
[3:33] 6. I'm Mad
[3:49] 7. Heart Fixin' Blues
[4:43] 8. Blues Is A Feeling
[3:56] 9. Oh Baby
[3:40] 10. Poor Man Blues
[4:39] 11. Bad Luck

Bass – Nick Holt; Drums – Timothy Taylor; Guitar – John Primer, Magic Slim; Guitar, Vocals – Jr. Pettis; Piano – Christian Dozzler, Daniel Gugolz.

b. Coleman Pettis Jnr., c.1935, Alabama, USA, d. April 1988. Pettis worked under a variety of pseudonyms including Daddy Rabbit, Alabama Junior, and Junior Pettis. He learned to play guitar at the age of eight and moved to Chicago in 1952. He was strongly influenced by Lee Jackson, with whom he worked as rhythm guitarist, and is best known for his spell working with Magic Slim from 1973-83. He can be heard on several of Slim’s records, supplying excellent complementary work to the leader’s tough playing, and he also provides occasional lead vocals and compositions. In 1987 he made his only album under his own name for the Wolf label, and he died of cancer in 1988. ~bio from AllMusic

Chicago Blues Session Vol. 4 mc
Chicago Blues Session Vol. 4 zippy

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Magic Slim & Nick Holt & The Teardrops - You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:17
Size: 103.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1994/1998
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Bad Boy
[4:58] 2. You Can't Lose What Yuo Ain't Had
[3:46] 3. If It's Too Late
[3:46] 4. Before You Accuse Me
[5:57] 5. Driftin' Blues
[3:56] 6. Everybody In Town
[3:00] 7. How Much More
[7:10] 8. How Unlucky Can One Man Be
[4:50] 9. That Will Never Do
[3:10] 10. Dust My Brown

From three separate sessions held in Chicago in 1986, 1987, and 1989, this captures Slim and the Teardrops at the top of their game. The bulk of this disc emanates from a 1986 session held at the radio station WRDE, catching the combo raw and wild on nice readings of "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," "Bad Avenue," "Gambler," and "Ain't That Nice." These tracks are simply loaded with stinging guitar from Slim and John Primer and it's Primer contributing the lead vocals on "Think" and "She Moves Me." A hot session that's pretty representative of their down-home sound. ~Cub Koda

You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had mc
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had zippy

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Various - Automobile Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:44
Size: 155.1 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:50] 1. Guitar Shorty - Fine Cadillac
[3:28] 2. Coco Montoya - Back In A Cadillac
[4:23] 3. Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Stranded On The Highway
[3:16] 4. Phil Wiggins - Me And My Chauffeur Blues
[3:44] 5. C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band - Road Dog
[4:35] 6. William Clarke - Going Down This Highway
[3:31] 7. William Clarke - Drivin' My Life Away
[4:35] 8. Kinsey Report - Midnight Drive
[3:37] 9. Long John Hunter - V-8 Ford
[4:58] 10. Long John Hunter - I'm Broke
[3:33] 11. Carey Bell - Little Car Blues
[3:09] 12. Lonnie Mack - Me And My Car
[3:24] 13. Long John Hunter - Bugs On My Window
[2:35] 14. Junior Wells - Stop Breaking Down
[2:04] 15. James Cotton Blues Band - Rocket 88
[3:56] 16. Jim Kweskin - Chevrolet
[1:05] 17. Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Car Song
[2:52] 18. John Hammond, Jr. - My Starter Won't Start
[3:00] 19. Hound Dog Taylor - Fender Bender

Cars had become one of the centers of American life by the 1920s and plenty of blues musicians we’re singing about them. It’s interesting that Blind Lemon Jefferson sang in several songs about driving cars, something he could never do as a blind man. In 1931, Memphis Minnie sang about her house burning down, but the only thing she’s worried about is losing her car. Robert Johnson sang some of the most poetic lyrics sexualizing the car as a woman. Modern day bluesmen have continued singing about cars as these titles show.

Automobile Blues

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VA - Blind Pig Presents: Night Time Blues

Size: 393 MB
Time: 61:03
File: FLAC
Released: 2016
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Tommy Castro - The Crossanova (2:38)
02. Arthur Adams - Backup Man (3:45)
03. Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues - Song For My Mother (5:21)
04. Albert Cummings - Blues Makes Me Feel So Good (3:18)
05. Jimmy Vivino & The Black Italians - Animalism (4:21)
06. Bob Margolin - Not Dark Yet (5:04)
07. Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues - Function At The Junction (3:40)
08. Albert Cummings - Where Did I Go Wrong (2:58)
09. Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues - Back Alley Cat (2:18)
10. Arthur Adams - Back On Track (3:31)
11. Big Bill Morganfield - Anything Just For You (3:07)
12. Bill Perry - Can't Buy My Love (4:34)
13. Mighty Joe Young - As The Years Go Passing By (As Used In The Film Ali ) (4:41)
14. Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Sunny Road Blues (5:32)
15. Otis Clay - When The Gates Swing Open (6:07)

Blind Pig Presents: Night Time Blues

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