Nappy Brown - The Nappy Brown Singles Collection 1954-62 (2 CD)

Album: The Nappy Brown Singles Collection 1954-62
Size: 156,1 + 154,2 MB
Time: 67:07 + 66:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: R&B
Art: Front, tray

CD 1:
1. Jesus Said It (w. Heavenly Lights) (2:47)
2. Lord, I'm In Your Hands (w. Heavenly Lights) (2:37)
3. That Man (3:02)
4. I Wonder (3:04)
5. Two Faced Woman (2:31)
6. Is It True, Is It True (2:50)
7. Don't Be Angry (2:24)
8. Is It Really You (3:00)
9. Piddily Patter Patter (2:03)
10. There'll Come A Day (2:50)
11. Just A Little Love (2:12)
12. Well, Well, Well Baby (2:37)
13. Doodle, I Love You (2:25)
14. Sittin' In The Dark (2:33)
15. Open Up That Door (2:21)
16. Pleasing You (2:16)
17. Am I? (2:15)
18. Love Baby (2:52)
19. Little By Little (2:35)
20. I'm Getting Lonesome (2:27)
21. I'm Gonna Get You (2:25)
22. Pretty Girl (2:25)
23. Goody Goody Gum Drop (1:54)
24. Bye Bye Baby (3:21)
25. The Right Time (3:02)
26. Oh You Don't Know (2:05)

CD 2:
1. If You Need Some Lovin' (2:37)
2. I'm In The Mood (2:39)
3. I Cried Like A Baby (2:40)
4. Skiddy Woe (2:56)
5. My Baby (2:34)
6. It Don't Hurt Anymore (2:26)
7. You're Going To Need Someone (2:24)
8. All Right Now (2:15)
9. A Long Time (2:29)
10. This Is My Confession (2:19)
11. For Those Who Love (2:27)
12. So Deep (2:20)
13. Too Shy (2:55)
14. Give Me Your Love (2:20)
15. My Baby Knows (2:43)
16. Down In The Alley (2:29)
17. Baby, Cry, Cry Baby (2:47)
18. What's Come Over You, Baby (2:38)
19. Apple Of My Eye (2:14)
20. Baby, I Got News For You (2:29)
21. Nobody Can Say (2:37)
22. The Hole I'm In (2:42)
23. Coal Miner (2:24)
24. Hoonie Boonie (2:32)
25. Don't Be Angry (2:07)
26. Anytime Is The Right Time (3:02)

Nappy Brown was a blues and R&B singer who began his career singing gospel before turning to blues in the mid-1950s, recording for the Savoy label throughout this core era of his career, when he was greatly admired by Elvis Presley who often saw him perform in Memphis. His powerful and adaptable vocal style is widely seen as a key strand in the development of soul music, and after fading from view after the '50s he made a comeback during the 1980s to enjoy renewed popularity.

This excellent value 52-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his Savoy singles from these years, including two titles recorded at the beginning of his recording career as a member of the Heavenly Lights gospel group, before signing to the label as a solo artist. It includes the No. 2 R&B hit "Don't Be Angry", plus his other hits "Pitter Patter", "Little By Little", "It Don't Hurt No More" & "I Cried Like a Baby", and his classic song "(The Night Time Is) The Right Time", which was covered by Ray Charles to score a Top 5 hit. It's a comprehensive overview of the primary era of his recording career, and a fine showcase for the talent of a distinctive and influential performer.

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Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry!

Album: Don't Be Angry!
Size: 101,9 MB
Time: 43:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: R&B
Art: Front, sleeve, tray, cd

1. Is It True (2:52)
2. That Man (3:05)
3. I Wonder (3:06)
4. Two Faced Woman (2:31)
5. Just A Little Love (2:14)
6. It's Really You (3:03)
7. Don't Be Angry (2:27)
8. Land I Love (2:48)
9. I'm In The Mood (2:39)
10. Open Up That Door (2:22)
11. I Want To Live (2:28)
12. Skiddy Woe (2:58)
13. I'm Getting Lonesome (2:28)
14. I Cried Like A Baby (2:41)
15. Bye Bye Baby (3:22)
16. Little By Little (2:34)

Rolling his consonants like a crazed cantor, shouter Nappy Brown brought a gospel-imbued fervor to his rocking mid-'50s R&B that few of his peers could match. Backed by some of New York's finest sessioneers, Brown roars 16 of his best early Savoy sides on this essential purchase. "Don't Be Angry," "Just a Little Love," "Open Up That Door," and "Bye Bye Baby" rate with his hottest jump efforts, "I Cried like a Baby" and "It's Really You" are hair-raising blues, and "Little by Little" rides a bouncy, pop-accessible groove. Now where's volume two? /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Nappy Brown & The Electric City Band - Who's Been Foolin' You

Album: Who's Been Foolin' You
Size: 111,3 MB
Time: 48:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Who's Been Foolin' You (5:08)
2. I Cried Like A Baby (4:48)
3. Is It True (3:28)
4. Bye Bye Baby (4:21)
5. Jumpstart (4:14)
6. I Don't Believe (7:10)
7. I'm Too Cool (3:21)
8. Buy Me An Airplane (3:20)
9. I'm Getting Lonesome (5:40)
10. Piddly Patter (2:39)
11. I Wonder (3:47)

Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp (October 12, 1929 – September 20, 2008) better known by his stage name Nappy Brown was from Charlotte, North Carolina. He began his career singing gospel music before switching to R&B. In 1954 he won a recording contract with Savoy Records, which yielded a series of hits, including "Don't Be Angry" (#2 R&B, #25 pop, 1955), "Pitter Patter" (#10 R&B, 1955), "Little By Little" (#57 pop, 1956), and "It Don't Hurt No More" (#8 R&B, #89 pop, 1958). The hits dried up so Brown spent the next couple decades touring, performing his hits, quickly becoming an oldies act.

In the early 1980s, following the Blues revival buoyed by ZZ Hill's smash "Down Home" album, some of Brown's early songs being released on European albums. At the urging of Bob Margolin, former guitarist for Muddy Waters's band and a fan of Brown, Brown returned to the music industry, beginning with a successful tour of Scandinavia in 1983. New Brown recordings appeared in 1984 with the album "Tore Up", with guitarist Tinsley Ellis' & the Heartfixers. In 1987 Black Top Records released the acclaimed "Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes". Ichiban Records next signed Brown for two albums, 1990's "Apples & Lemons" and 1991's "Aw! Shucks".

Over the next sixteen years Brown kicked around from label to label like JSP, Ripete, RBD & New Moon until one last comeback album for Blind Pig. That album, 2007's "Long Time Coming", proved to be one of his very best LPs and he received several Blues Music Awards nominations and his highest profile since the 50s. Brown died in his sleep on September 20, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Nappy Brown w. The Heartfixers - Tore Up

Album: Tore Up
Size: 88,1 MB
Time: 37:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1984
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Who (2:54)
2. Lemon Squeezin' Daddy (4:34)
3. Heartbreak (3:14)
4. Losing Hand (3:51)
5. Tore Up Over You (2:46)
6. Hard Luck Blues (4:11)
7. Hidden Charms (2:25)
8. It Ain't My Cross To Bear (3:39)
9. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (3:09)
10. Jack The Rabbit (2:38)
11. You Can Make It If You Try (4:32)

After too many years during which he was missing and presumed forever lost in action, Brown returned to prominence with this very credible album, cut with backing by guitarist Tinsley Ellis and the Heartfixers and originally issued on the tiny Landslide logo. He reprises his salacious blues "Lemon Squeezin' Daddy" and rolls his R's like the good old days on dusties by Little Walter, the Midnighters, Howlin' Wolf, and even Bob Dylan and the Allmans. /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Nappy Brown - Apples & Lemons

Album: Apples & Lemons
Size: 87,3 MB
Time: 37:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Fishin' Blues (4:48)
2. Ain't No Way (5:20)
3. Get Along (1:48)
4. Lemon Sqeezin' Daddy (7:23)
5. You Showed Me Love (4:02)
6. Lonely And Blue (3:45)
7. Don't Be Angry (2:18)
8. Small Red Apples (4:43)
9. Somethin's Gonna Jump Outta The Bushes And Grab You (3:37)

Early '90s jump blues, shouting R&B, and gospel-edged soul from Nappy Brown, who made his finest material in the '50s and '60s, but has done some exuberant material during the '80s and '90s. While his voice doesn't have the swagger or ferocity it did in its heyday, it's still impressive enough to give this the residue of authenticity. /Ron Wynn, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Nappy Brown - Something Gonna Jump Out The Bushes

Size: 95,3 MB
Time: 41:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1988
Styles: Electric blues
Art: Full

1. Have Mercy, Mercy Baby! (3:31)
2. Dirty Work (3:05)
3. I'm With You All The Way (4:03)
4. Something Gonna Jump Out The Bushes (3:22)
5. You Mean More To Me Than Gold (3:41)
6. Flamingo (3:00)
7. My Jug And I (3:47)
8. Life's Ups And Downs (2:58)
9. Your Love Is Real (3:00)
10. You Were A Long Time Coming (3:06)
11. Nothing Takes The Place Of You (3:48)
12. I'm Walking Out On You (3:38)

Ultra-solid support from guitarists Anson Funderburgh, Eugene Ross, Ronnie Earl and Earl King, and Black Top's superb house horn section, makes this Dallas-cut set one of Brown's best contemporary albums. His lusty shouting style works well on covers of the Dominoes' "Have Mercy Baby," the "5" Royales' title track, a pair of Earl King-penned numbers, and Robert Ward's "Your Love Is Real." /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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VA - Popcorn Blues Party Vol. 3 (KMCD30)

Size: 134,8 MB
Time: 56:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, R&B
Art: Front & Back

01 Eddie Kirkland - Monkey Tonight (2:40)
02 Muddy Waters - I Won't Go On (2:56)
03 Sugar Pie Desanto - Going Back Where I Belong (2:27)
04 Otis Rush - Homework (2:37)
05 Jody Williams - Moanin' For Molasses (2:23)
06 Little Daddy Walton & Sons - Highway Blues (2:30)
07 Clear Waters - A Minor Cha-Cha (3:05)
08 Louisiana Red - I’m Louisiana Red (3:30)
09 George Smith - Come On Home (1:43)
10 Howlin' Wolf - Who’s Been Talking (2:24)
11 Buddy Ace - Screaming Please (2:31)
12 Willie West - Willie Knows How (2:36)
13 Nappy Brown - Well, Well, Well, Baby-La (2:37)
14 Magic Sam - She Belongs To Me (2:34)
15 Jimmy Nolen - The Way You Do (2:25)
16 Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Gettin To The Point (2:44)
17 Mecie Jenkins - Come Back Pretty Baby (2:36)
18 Eddie 'Guitar Slim' Jones - Well, I Done Got Over It (2:29)
19 Z.Z. Hill - One Way Love Affair (2:30)
20 Little Johnny Taylor - Somewhere Down The Line (2:13)
21 Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks (2:51)
22 Aaron McCray, Jr. - Inter Santum (2:26)

**Track 1 incorrectly listed as "Voo Doo Dust" by Mighty Joe Young.**

In an article for The Guardian titled ''Belgium's 'Popcorn: the last underground music scene in Europe'' musician and writer, Bob Stanley wrote ''the purity of Belgian Popcorn is its very impurity. R&B, Broadway numbers, tangos, Phil Spector-Esque girl groups, and loungey instrumentals, they are all constituent parts of a rare, and still largely undiscovered scene. It won't stay that way forever.''

Sadly the trademark ''Popcorn'' dance style (that reminds me in more than one way of the American ''Shag'' dance and culture still so popular in Carolina) stayed pretty much in Belgium. Everywhere else, the British ''vision'' of the Popcorn genre and dance seem to be the most popular version around the World (just like all the other similar genres I mentioned) and not the original and Belgian Popcorn. In the current ''international'' version of Popcorn (mainly focused on the gritty R&B side of the genre) the minor key seems to be almost mandatory and slower Northern Soul dance moves replaced the original hand dance that was actually a slower version of ''classic'' 1950s rock and roll dancing. On the other hand, this created a new ''buzz'' that seems to appeal to younger generations, while in Belgium the Popcorn crowd is mostly composed of people over 40. For strange that it seems only a few compilations of American and other R&B and pop music in the Belgian Popcorn style (also known as ''Oldies Popcorn'') have been released to this day. Before this series (of 3 volumes) none of them focused on blues (even if lotta songs included here are already regarded by many as ''classics'' of the genre) so I decided to change that. that with a truckload of boss platters straight from his old record box. This second helping of boss ''Popcorn Blues'' tracks anthology features more great tunes. Dig it! ~Little Victor (a.k.a. DJ ''Mojo'' Man)

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Various - Horn Band Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 98:38
Size: 225.8 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[1:39] 1. Corey Harris - Congo Square Rag
[3:12] 2. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows - Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
[3:17] 3. Buddy Guy - I Can't Quit The Blues
[3:07] 4. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - She Walks Right In
[3:18] 5. Fenton Robinson - You Say You're Leaving
[3:43] 6. Lucky Peterson - Jammin' In The Jungle
[4:29] 7. Roomful Of Blues - You're Driving Me Crazy
[3:22] 8. Rufus Thomas - I Just Got To Know
[3:34] 9. Albert Collins - Snatchin' It Back
[4:52] 10. Bob Margolin - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
[4:32] 11. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - - Never Unpack Your Suitcase
[5:31] 12. Curtis Salgado - Gettin' To Know You
[2:24] 13. Nappy Brown With The Heartfixers - Hidden Charms
[8:12] 14. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows - Steamroller Blues
[3:56] 15. Elvin Bishop - I'm Gone
[5:39] 16. Johnny Heartsman - Please Don't Be Scared Of My Love
[4:42] 17. Kenny Neal - Outside Looking In
[3:10] 18. Lucky Peterson - - Heart Attack
[2:55] 19. W.C. Clark - I've Been Searching
[5:18] 20. Lonnie Brooks - Alligators Around My Door
[4:25] 21. The Mellow Fellows - I've Got To Find A Way
[4:14] 22. Albert Collins - A Good Fool Is Hard To Find
[3:07] 23. Roomful Of Blues - Ain't Nothin' Happenin'
[5:47] 24. Rufus Thomas - Big Fine Hunk Of Woman

In the argot of American popular music, the word "horn" is used for any wind instrument, most often the saxophone, but it is also applied to all woodwinds and brasses, especially those played by soloists. In this context "horn section" refers to a group of wind and brass instrumentalists — usually comprising saxophone, trumpet and trombone players; sometime singularly, and sometimes in pairs or more of each instrument. The horn section usually has written parts which are prepared by an arranger using orchestration to provide a harmonic and melodic accompaniment to a song or musical group. In some cases, the horn section may improvise a simple backing part using well-known "stock" lines.

Horn sections are an integral part of musical genres such as jazz, R&B, blues, funk, calypso, ska, soul music and gospel music. Most of these horn sections feature some combination of saxophones, trumpets and trombones. More rarely, other wind or brass instruments such as flute, clarinet or tuba may be added. Other popular musical genres, such as rock and pop, also use horn sections.

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Nappy Brown - Down In The Alley: The Complete Savoy Singles As & Bs 1954-1962

Size: 164,9 MB
Time: 69:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B, Soul
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. I Wonder Whats Wrong With Me (3:06)
02. That Man (3:04)
03. Two Faced Woman And A Lying Man (2:29)
04. Is It True, Is It True (2:48)
05. Don't Be Angry (2:21)
06. Is It Really You (2:58)
07. Pitter Patter (2:05)
08. There'll Come A Day (2:49)
09. Just A Little Love (2:11)
10. Well Well Well Baby-La (2:36)
11. Dood'll I Love You (2:23)
12. Sittin' In The Dark (2:31)
13. Open Up That Door (And Walk Right In My Heart) (2:19)
14. Pleasin' You (2:14)
15. Am I (2:14)
16. Love Baby (2:54)
17. I'm Getting Lonesome (2:28)
18. Little By Little (2:33)
19. Pretty Girl (Yea-Yea-Yea) (2:26)
20. I'm Gonna Get You (Get You Someday) (2:26)
21. Goody Goody Gum Drop (1:54)
22. Bye Bye Baby (3:19)
23. The Right Time (2:59)
24. Oh You Didn't Know (2:05)
25. I'm In The Mood (2:36)
26. If You Need Some Lovin' (2:36)
27. Skidy Woe (2:54)

CD 2:
01. It Don't Hurt No More (2:23)
02. My Baby (2:32)
03. You're Going To Need Someone (2:22)
04. A Long Time (2:27)
05. All Right Now (2:13)
06. This Is My Confession (2:17)
07. For Those Who Love (2:25)
08. I Cried Like A Baby (2:38)
09. So Deep (2:18)
10. Give Me Your Love (2:17)
11. Too Shy (2:55)
12. Down In The Alley (2:27)
13. My Baby Knows (2:41)
14. Baby Cry, Cry Baby (2:44)
15. What's Come Over You Baby (2:35)
16. Baby I Got News For You (2:27)
17. Apple Of My Eye (2:12)
18. The Hole I'm In (2:40)
19. Nobody Can Say (2:34)
20. Coal Miner (2:21)
21. Hoonie-Boonie (2:32)
22. Any Time Is The Right Time (3:02)
23. Don't Be Angry (Alt Version) (2:07)
24. I've Had My Fun (3:16)
25. Didn't You Know (3:01)
26. The Lock On The Door (3:09)
27. So Glad I Don't Have To Cry No More (2:54)

When we talk about those artists who represent the transition between blues/r&b and soul it is usually Ray Charles, James Brown and Sam Cooke who come to the fore. The subject of this 2CD collection, Nappy Brown is not usually in the mix but after you have listened to this collection of his singles released between 1954 and 1962 you will certainly be wondering why.
Hear Brown's voice bellow and roar across these 54 tracks and on hits like "Don't Be Angry", "Pitter Patter" and "It Don't Hurt No More". The gospel delivery and arrangement of "The Right Time" caught the attention of a young Ray Charles who was currently hitting the big time with outrageous blues versions of gospel songs. He covered it and retitled it "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" and secured a hit that eventually went on to become a standard.
Nappy never compromised his sound despite his huge popularity in the teen pop market and as such this collection really doesn't sound as old as it is.

Down In The Alley CD 1
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VA - A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues

Size: 148,2153,6 MB
Time: 62:16+64:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: R&B, Blues, Soul, Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Arthur Alexander - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (1:59)
02 Eugene Church - Pretty Girls Everywhere (2:58)
03 Clyde McPhatter - Stop (2:01)
04 Eddie Bo - Every Dog Has Its Day (2:17)
05 Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love (2:34)
06 Etta James - Next Door To The Blues (2:44)
07 Little Willie John - Leave My Kitten Alone (2:31)
08 Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk (2:44)
09 Lula Reed - Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me (2:28)
10 Bo Didley - I Can Tell (3:06)
11 Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry (2:24)
12 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Money (That's What I Want) (3:44)
13 Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working (1:46)
14 Rosco Gordon - Just A Little Bit (2:04)
15 Bobby Parker - Watch Your Step (2:42)
16 Ruth Brown - I Burned Your Letter (2:43)
17 King, Bobby - Thanks Mr Postman (2:44)
18 Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up (2:48)
19 Howlin' Wolf - I've Been Abused (2:14)
20 Baby Washington - Your Mama Knows What's Right (1:53)
21 The Del Vikings - Confession Of Love (2:21)
22 Lavern Baker - Humpty Dumpty Heart (2:32)
23 Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller (2:09)
24 Earl King - Trick Bag (2:38)
25 Buddy Guy - The Treasure Untold (2:00)

CD 2:
01 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Broke And Lonely (2:56)
02 Etta James - Seven Day Fool (2:53)
03 Albert King - This Morning (2:08)
04 Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover (2:43)
05 Royal J. Abbit - Send Me Somebody (3:25)
06 James Brown - Night Train (3:13)
07 Lavern Baker - Love Me Right (1:57)
08 Eugene Church - I Ain't Goin' For That (2:17)
09 Nappy Brown - Little By Little (2:33)
10 Baby Washington - Hush Heart (2:10)
11 Richard Berry - Have Love, Will Travel (2:37)
12 Marv Johnson - Come To Me (2:20)
13 Clyde McPhatter - Tomorrow Is A-Comin' (2:23)
14 Ruth Brown - Somebody Touched Me (2:27)
15 Little Walter - My Babe (2:31)
16 Aaron Neville - Humdinger (2:38)
17 Thurston Harris - Over And Over (2:15)
18 The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie (2:45)
19 Ben E. King - A Help Each Other Romance (2:42)
20 Little Willie John - Let Nobody Love You (2:49)
21 El Pauling - Come On Let's Have A Good Time (2:42)
22 Bill Doggett - Hold It (2:29)
23 Irma Thomas - Don't Mess With My Man (2:17)
24 Freddie King - You Can't Hide (2:56)
25 Bobby Parker - Steal Yourt Heart Away (2:22)

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Bob Corritore - All-Star Blues Sessions

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:02
Size: 131,0 MB
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Hip Shakin' (3:47)
2. Out On The Road (3:49)
3. Naptown Blues (3:21)
4. Everybody's Fishin' (2:50)
5. Hear That Rumblin' (2:24)
6. Five Long Years (4:09)
7. How Many More Years (3:03)
8. Goin' Down South (2:30)
9. Cool Calm Collected (2:54)
10. Coal Black Mare (3:52)
11. Little Girl (3:48)
12. Tired Of Being Alone (1:53)
13. Showers Of Rain (3:29)
14. I Had My Fun (3:18)
15. Jennie Bea (3:38)
16. Nappy's Driftin' Blues (8:09)

Recorded, helmed, and mostly produced by Phoenix, AZ blues renaissance man Bob Corritore (club owner, record label exec, writer, manager, radio DJ, and harp player), this hour-long disc is a potent example of loose, straight-ahead blues played with guts and low-boil intensity. Spanning 1986-1998, these 16 tracks recorded in Phoenix and Tempe studios feature a variety of classic bluesmen such as Lil' Ed Williams, Henry Gray, R.L. Burnside, Bob Margolin, Jimmy Rogers, Pinetop Perkins, and Bo Diddley (who is prominently pictured with Corritore in the CD's tray). It's well-recorded - clean but never slick - and the performances find a genuine and spontaneous rugged midtempo groove. Which is exactly what the blues should be.

So even if you've never heard of such vocalists as Dino Spells, Jimmy Dotson, Clarence Edwards, or Chico Chism, they prove nearly as gifted and freewheeling as some of the more recognizable names. Corritore, who plays prominent harp on every track, is an exceptionally talented musician, even if his instrument seems a little higher in the mix than you might expect. The songs, all of which are covers, are especially well selected. Instead of jaunts through traditional, often stale standards, most are relatively obscure choices that allow the band to stretch out in a variety of established blues tempos. Even when Nappy Brown digs into Charles Brown's oft-covered "Driftin' Blues," (altered here to "Nappy's Driftin' Blues"), the vocalist tears through it with the passion and intensity of someone who wrote the song. A take on Eddie Boyd's popular "Five Long Years" is similarly inspired.

This is a real find for deep blues fans and an enjoyable if not essential listen for everyone else. Bob Corritore has assembled a classy collection that finds all of his players - both popular and obscure - in top form. /Hal Horowitz, AllMusic

(See booklet for recording info and personnel details.)

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Bob Corritore And Friends - Harmonica Blues

Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:34
Size: 142,8 MB
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Scans: Full

1. What Kind Of Man Is This? (4:18)
2. Tell Me 'Bout It (4:09)
3. Things You Do (3:01)
4. Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes (2:50)
5. 1815 West Roosevelt (3:58)
6. That's All Right (3:17)
7. Tin Pan Alley (5:30)
8. Sundown San Diego (3:50)
9. That's My Baby (4:42)
10. Things Have Changed (3:09)
11. Big Fat Mama (3:51)
12. No More Doggin' (4:24)
13. Bumble Bee (3:37)
14. I Need To Be Be'd With (3:32)
15. 6 Bits In Your Dollar (7:20)

Over two-plus decades, Bob Corritore has become one of the most reliable sidemen as a talented blues harmonica player, popular with younger musicians and veterans. This compilation features Corritore in a variety of settings over that 20-year period, with all-star bluesmen galore. Each track singles out his exploits with such notable blues legends as Koko Taylor, Louisiana Red, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Eddy Clearwater, Henry Gray, Pinetop Perkins, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Little Milton among countless others.

There's no way to pick the best songs (they're all great) unless you favor certain types of blues from boogie, choogling struts, or rough-edged, down-and-dirty Southside Chicago shouts. The funniest track is Nappy Brown's feature "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes," sung in a deep, ribald manner. In an ultimately classic style, vocalist Lockwood and pianist Gray team up on "That's All Right," while Clearwater takes the cake on an upbeat and joyous "That's My Baby." The lesser known Chief Schabuttie Gilliame cops Howlin' Wolf during "No More Doggin'" and "Tell Me 'Bout It" whiles Louisiana Red comes closest to the immortal style of Muddy Waters.

Throughout is Corritore's biting, literate, clean harmonica playing that fortifies, glues together, and inspires these-well known artists. Nothing less than a fantastic collection of authentic American music, Harmonica Blues is a must-have item for any fan of this music. /Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic

(See booklet for recording info and personnel details.)

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Nappy Brown - Deep Sea Diver

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:30
Size: 85.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1989/2010
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. Mary Lue
[5:15] 2. Things Have Changed
[3:32] 3. Bye Bye Baby
[6:02] 4. Don't Hurt No More
[5:13] 5. Deep Sea Diver
[4:37] 6. Baby It's All Over
[3:44] 7. You Must Be Crazy
[4:44] 8. Wella Wella Baby Le

Alto Saxophone – Joseph Jennings; Backing Vocals – Karen Brown, Kim Brown; Baritone Saxophone – Joseph Jennings; Bass Guitar – Darryl Henley; Drums – Jimmy Jackson, St. Anthony; Keyboards – Haran Griffin; Lead Guitar – Charlie Brown; Tenor Saxophone – Roderick A. Smith; Trumpet – Adrian Cox, Wayne King.

Deep Sea Diver is a competent, but not particularly inspiring live album recorded in 1989. Occasionally, Nappy Brown turns in a fiery performance -- particularly on "Things Have Changed" and the title track -- but just as often, his singing is workmanlike. There are enough good moments to make the album worthwhile for fans, but it is not an essential purchase. ~Thom Owens

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Various - Savoy Blues Vols 1 & 2 of 6

Savoy Records is a United States record label specializing in jazz, black gospel, soul, R&B, and blues music.

Album: Savoy Blues Volume 1
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 29:32
Size: 67.6 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Nappy Brown - The Right Time
[3:00] 2. Miss Rhapsody - Groovin' The Blues
[2:48] 3. Albinia Jones - Salty Papa Blues
[3:00] 4. Johnny Otis - Mistrustin' Blues
[2:49] 5. Memphis Slim - One Man's Mad
[2:38] 6. Pete Johnson - Man Wanted
[2:38] 7. Joe Turner - I Got My Discharge Papers
[4:10] 8. Eddie Kirkland - Hard To Raise A Family Today
[2:41] 9. Little Miss Sharecropper - I've Tried
[2:44] 10. Big Joe Turner - Hollywood Red (Cherry Red Blues)

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Album: Savoy Blues Volume 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:59
Size: 70.9 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Big Maybelle - Ramblin' Blues
[3:02] 2. Albinia Jones - Evil Gal Blues
[3:09] 3. John Lee Hooker - Do The Boogie
[3:38] 4. Memphis Slim - Cold Blooded Woman
[2:35] 5. Budd Johnson Quartet - Walking My Blues Away
[3:12] 6. Big Joe Turner - My Gal's A Jockey
[2:42] 7. Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Dust My Broom
[2:17] 8. Little Miss Sharecropper - How Long
[4:32] 9. Charles Brown - I've Got A Right To Cry
[2:57] 10. Big Joe Turner - Lucille, Lucille

Note: Vols 3-6 will be posted over the next few days.
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VA - Ichiban Blues At Christmas Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4

Album: Ichiban Blues At Christmas Vol. 1
Size: 99,4 MB
Time: 36:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1991
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Xmas
Art: Front

01 Chick Willis - All I Want For Christmas Is To Lay Around And Love On You (3:19)
02 Jerry McCain - Absent Minded Santa (3:49)
03 Blues Boy Willie - Lonesome Christmas (3:43)
04 Nappy Brown - Santa Clause Is Back In Town (2:48)
05 Little Johnny Taylor - Christmas Is Here Again (4:31)
06 Trudy Lynn - Christmas Time Comes But Once A Year (3:19)
07 Vernon Garrett - I Didn't Get Nothin' For Christmas (3:39)
08 David Dee - Chrismas Tears (5:39)
09 Drink Small - Christmas, Don't Forget About Me (2:49)
10 Chick Willis - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:44)

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Album: Ichiban Blues At Christmas Vol. 2
Size: 109,9 MB
Time: 42:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Xmas
Art: Front

01 Kip Anderson - Silver Bells (3:16)
02 William Bell - Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (6:22)
03 Chick Willis - May Christmas Bring You Happiness (3:40)
04 Theodis Ealey - A Christmas Wish (4:10)
05 Drink Small - Christmas Once A Year (3:31)
06 Gary BB Coleman - All I Need For Christmas Is You (2:48)
07 The Ledgendary Blues Band - One Day Before Christmas (4:00)
08 Jerry McCain - Sad, Sad Christmas (6:14)
09 Chick Willis - Santa Claus Got The Blues (4:37)
10 William Bell - Merry Christmas, Baby (4:05)

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Album: Ichiban Blues At Christmas Vol. 3
Size: 105,7 MB
Time: 41:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Xmas
Art: Front

01 Jimmy Dawkins - Christmastime Blues (4:20)
02 Sandra Hall - Christmas Tears (3:41)
03 William Bell - Beautiful Memories Of Christmas (3:37)
04 Jerry McCain - I Want To Be Your Santa Claus (4:01)
05 Travis Haddix - Santa Claus Got The Blues (4:11)
06 Slim Fatz - Southern Christmas (2:37)
07 Francine Reed - Merry Christmas, Baby (3:35)
08 Kip Anderson - Gonna Have A Merry Christmas (3:53)
09 Bob Thompson - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (4:46)
10 Willie Hill - Lonely Lonely Christmas (3:44)
11 Trudy Lynn - Please Come Home For Christmas (3:05)

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Album: Ichiban Blues At Christmas Vol. 4
Size: 103,2 MB
Time: 43:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Xmas
Art: Front

01 Francine Reed - Go Tell It On The Mountain (3:34)
02 Theodis Ealey - The Reason For The Season (3:32)
03 The Excellos - Santa, I Want A Stratocaster (2:29)
04 Jerry Butler - Little Red Shoes (3:32)
05 Sandra Hall - Christmas Just For Me (2:22)
06 Bob Thompson - Angels We Have Heard On High (7:16)
07 Willie Hill - Christmas Snow (3:24)
08 The Shadows - Santa Ain't Jivin' (3:10)
09 Jimmy Dawkins - Thank God For Mama (3:43)
10 Blues Boy Willie - Christmas Pretty Baby (3:24)
11 Rick Huff - Red And Green Christmas Blues (3:32)
12 Vernon Garrett - Please Come Home For Christmas (3:01)

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Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson - Best Of Both Worlds

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:55
Size: 87,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Rocket 88 (3:14)
2. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (4:02)
3. It Should've Been Me (3:19)
4. (Night Time Is) The Right Time (3:53)
5. Down In The Bottom (2:21)
6. Knife And A Fork (3:30)
7. Big Foot May (2:39)
8. Don't Be Angry (2:35)
9. When You're Ugly Like Me (2:42)
10. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well (3:27)
11. Hit The Road Jack (3:30)
12. You Never Had It So Good (2:39)

In 1996 Ripete Records brought out The Best of Both Worlds, a pleasantly rowdy electric blues album by Napoleon "Nappy" Brown and the late Kip Anderson, natives of North and South Carolina, respectively. Stocked with standard jump blues material, some of it dating from the heyday of Brown's early successes as a Savoy recording artist, the punchy '90s production makes this a natural choice for cheerful reckless celebration and stress release. Highlights are a cover of Sticks McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee", a jammin' rendition of "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well", Brown's famous "Night Time", and "Don't Be Angry", Anderson's rockin' "Knife and Fork", and a kicker of a version of "Hit the Road, Jack". If you're fixing to blow off a little steam, want to light a fire under a party, or just need a nice friendly kick in the butt, this might do it for you. /Arwulf Arwulf, AllMusic

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VA - Worry Worry Worry: 22 Rare Blues

Size: 209,6 MB
Time: 90:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01 Corey Harris - Mama Got Worried (2:58)
02 Albert Collins - I Got A Problem (4:35)
03 Bob Margolin - Tough Times (2:56)
04 Howlin' Wolf - My Troubles And Me (When I Laid Down I Was Troubled) (3:11)
05 Albert Collins - When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You (5:24)
06 Buddy Guy - Worry, Worry (6:17)
07 Buddy Guy - A Man And The Blues (6:16)
08 Carey & Lurrie Bell - Trouble In My Way (2:34)
09 Charlie Musselwhite - Blues, Why Do You Worry Me (3:57)
10 Corey Harris - I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More (2:52)
11 Floyd Dixon - My Song Is Don't Worry (5:28)
12 Johnny 'big Moose' Walker - Worry, Worry (4:14)
13 Junior Wells - Worried Life Blues (2:35)
14 Lightnin' Hopkins - Trouble In Mind (2:40)
15 Lucky Peterson - Bad Feeling (6:17)
16 Lucky Peterson - Six O'clock Blues (3:43)
17 Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson - Somebody Have Mercy (3:01)
18 Maurice John Vaughn - Nothing Left To Believe In (4:25)
19 Michael Burks - Don't Let It Be A Dream (5:35)
20 Nappy Brown With The Heartfixers - Tore Up Over You (2:44)
21 Skip James - Worried Blues (5:55)
22 The Otis Rush Blues Band - It's A Mean Old World (2:21)

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Nappy Brown & Knut Reiersrud - Roots Of Scandinavian Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:15
Size: 110.5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1983/2009
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. I Done Got Over
[3:53] 2. Who
[3:44] 3. Baby Let Me Lay It On You
[3:28] 4. If You Need Some Lovin'
[3:46] 5. The Land I Love
[4:50] 6. It's Been A Long Time Coming
[6:37] 7. Down In The Alley
[3:52] 8. Well, Well, Well, Baby-La
[2:51] 9. That Man
[7:16] 10. Going Down Slow
[4:14] 11. Baby-Cry-Cry-Cry-Baby

NAPPY BROWN (1929-2008) made an indelible impression on Black Music. Both as an artist and as a person. His many hit recordings and performances on endless tours in the mid 50's established Nappy as a major force. More than any others, Nappy Brown, Ray Charles and groups such as the "5" Royales and James Brown's Famous Flames affected the future of Black Music.His sudden disappearance from the limelight, like that of Johnny Ace, Little Willie John or Little Richard, enhanced the mystery surrounding him.

In the early 1980s, a renewed interest in R&B led to some of Brown's early songs being released on European albums. Brown returned to the music business, beginning with a successful tour of Scandinavia in 1983. During this tour, together with blues guitarist KNUT REIERSRUD, this album was recorded.

In his later years, Nappy Brown received several awards, and his contribution as one of the key figures in the R&B, as well as being a main influence of the soul music, was widely recognized. At the ceremony for the Blues Music Award in May 2008, Nappy Brown gave one last electrifying performance, capping an incredible comeback year. ~Jon Larsen

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Various - Stompin' At The Savoy: Things Have Changed 1951-55

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:46
Size: 123.1 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:17] 1. H-Bomb Ferguson - Good Lovin'
[2:35] 2. Varetta Dillard - Easy, Easy Baby
[2:40] 3. Eddie Mack - Keyhole Blues
[2:43] 4. T.J. Fowler - Got Nobody To Tell
[2:28] 5. Elmore Nixon - Forgive Me Baby
[2:25] 6. Emitt Slay Trio - My Kind Of Woman
[2:29] 7. Dolly Cooper - I Wanna Know
[2:26] 8. Earl King - Beggin' At Your Mercy
[2:48] 9. Varetta Dillard - Mercy Mister Percy
[2:23] 10. Big Bertha Henderson - Little Daddy
[3:06] 11. The Dreams - Darlene
[2:34] 12. Jimmy Crawford - That Ain't Right
[2:27] 13. Earl Williams - Let's Make Love Tonight
[2:31] 14. Wilbert Harrison - Don't Drop It
[2:43] 15. Varetta Dillard - Johnny Has Gone
[2:30] 16. Stick Mcghee - Things Have Changed
[2:21] 17. Nappy Brown - Don't Be Angry
[2:25] 18. Roamers - Chop, Chop, Ching-A-Ling
[2:06] 19. Little Jimmy Scott - Don't Cry Baby
[2:58] 20. Nappy Brown - Is It Really You
[2:40] 21. Chuz Alfred - Rocking Boy

R&B sounds completely realized during the 1951-’55 period are covered on the third disc, Things Have Changed. However, Savoy was now competing with Atlantic and other heavyweight record companies for talent and the 21 songs present are of variable quality. Singer Nappy Brown, flaunting his trademark trill, is killer on two tunes, but cuts by Washington aspirant Varetta Dillard, teenager Earl King in New Orleans and doo-wop sentimentalists the Dreams (supposedly with Charles Mingus on bass) are no great shakes. Fourth volume Hot Rod offers a sampling of what Savoy served up during the rock’n’ roll craze of the late ‘50s, from Hal Singer’s sax meltdown “Hot Rod,” to dynamite vocalist Big Maybelle’s “Candy” and “Blues Early,” to entertaining obscurities from secular gospellers Gay Poppers, Philadelphia band-leader-drummer Billy Hope and blues testifier Little Danny (Kittrell) with ace guitarist Jimmy Spruill. ~Frank John Haley

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Nappy Brown - Night Time Is The Right Time (2-Disc Set)

Nappy Brown began his career as one of early rock's best vocalists. "Don't Be Angry," the 1955 breakthrough that kicks off this double-disc set of 36 sides for the Savoy label, displays his brilliant stylistic tics: melismas, stutters, a powerhouse vibrato, and the trademark "li-li-li-li-li" that he used to make his steel-edged baritone recognizable to the teen audience. These were techniques he adapted from singing in church as a boy in North Carolina and, later, touring in gospel groups. They served him well. "Don't Be Angry" reached the top of the R&B chart and became a No. 25 pop hit. But this is the eight-year story of how he became one of the great blues shouters of the 1950s, along with Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown. After tunes like disc one's "Goody Goody Gum Drop" threatened to turn his rubber-lipped fillips to self-parody, Brown matched his roots in spiritual singing to the corporal themes of the blues--much as Ray Charles did to ignite soul music. The result was hard-hitting numbers like disc two's "Down in the Alley" and "Baby, I Got News for You." These still ring with maturity and depth--and rock the house--40 years later. --Ted Drozdowski

Album: Night Time Is The Right Time (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:42
Size: 104.6 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 2009

[2:21] 1. Don't Be Angry
[3:04] 2. I Wonder (What's Wrong With Me)
[2:30] 3. Two Faced Woman (And A Lyin' Man)
[3:01] 4. That Man
[2:10] 5. Just A Little Love
[3:00] 6. Is It Really You
[2:01] 7. Piddily Patter Patter
[2:36] 8. I'm In The Mood
[2:37] 9. Well, Well, Well Baby La
[2:20] 10. Open Up That Door
[2:25] 11. I'm Getting Lonesome
[2:33] 12. My Baby
[1:51] 13. Goody Goody Gum Drop
[2:27] 14. A Long Time
[3:19] 15. Bye, Bye Baby
[2:13] 16. Am I
[2:51] 17. Love Baby
[2:15] 18. Pleasin' You

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Album: Night Time Is The Right Time (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:47
Size: 114.0 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[2:24] 1. I'm Gonna Get You
[2:38] 2. I Cried Like A Baby
[2:59] 3. The Right Time
[2:49] 4. There'll Come A Day
[2:23] 5. It Don't Hurt No More
[2:45] 6. Baby-Cry-Cry-Baby
[2:45] 7. Love Locks
[2:26] 8. Down In The Alley
[2:28] 9. Baby, I Got News For You
[2:33] 10. Little By Little
[2:40] 11. The Hole I'm In
[2:54] 12. Skidy Woe
[3:16] 13. I've Had My Fun
[2:58] 14. Didn't You Know
[2:36] 15. Coal Miner
[3:09] 16. The Lock On The Door
[2:53] 17. So Glad I Don't Have To Cry No More
[3:03] 18. Any Time Is The Right Time

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