Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:28
Size: 128,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full
1. Good Morning Little School Girl (5:51)
2. Blues WIth A Feeling (7:35)
3. Backbiter (5:39)
4. Come On In My Kitchen (3:27)
5. Crossroads Blues (5:14)
6. Terraplane Blues (3:43)
7. Little Woman You're So Sweet (5:54)
8. I'm Going Upstairs (5:53)
9. Death Valley Blues (6:22)
10. Movin' To Chicago (5:45)
Shakey Vick got into blues in the late fifties and early sixties in various duos and blues bands around London. In 1963 he formed his first band, teaming up with Chris Youlden. They won a heat of an R&B contest and did a gig at the Marquee, which was recorded by Giorgio Gomulsky of Yardbirds connection. In 1967 The first Shakey Vick Big City Blues Band was formed and started to gig around London and the home-counties circuit, including the Marquee, 100 Club, Klooks Kleek, etc. During those early years he worked with many American artists, including the late Champion Jack Dupree, Arthur Big Boy Crudup, and Johnny Shines. At about this time Shakey was asked to join Savoy Brown when their harp player left. The Shakey Vick band gigged regularly for a few years before Mel Wright, Ron Skinner and Rod Price split to form Dynaflow Blues.
The Shakey Vick band continued with Bruce Langsman on guitar and the first album, Little Woman You’re So Sweet, was recorded for Pye in 1969. In 1975 Big Bear Records asked Shakey to be the Artistes road Manager for the annual Anglo-American tour of France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. Here he travelled with Homesick James, Billy Boy Arnold and Tommy Tucker among others. A series of long-lasting residencies on the London circuit continued during the ups and downs of the blues scene in Britain.
Shakey continued to play the blues when other bands were turning to rock, indeed his whole career has been about encouraging interest in the blues, whether as a musician inspiring younger blues players via open mic jams, or as the editor of a blues magazine, British Blues Review, or as a promoter of blues gigs around London. Shakey edited the British Blues Review from April 1998 until July 1999. In addition to his band work, Shakeys promotions around London from 1992-1999 included the American artists, Kenny Neal, Lucky Evans (ex Howlin’ Wolf), Guitar Shorty, Elisha Blue and U.P.Wilson.
Personnel: Graham "Shakey Vick" Vickery (vocals, harmonica); Bruce Langman (guitar); Nigel Tickler (bass); Ned Balen (drums).
The Shakey Vick band continued with Bruce Langsman on guitar and the first album, Little Woman You’re So Sweet, was recorded for Pye in 1969. In 1975 Big Bear Records asked Shakey to be the Artistes road Manager for the annual Anglo-American tour of France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. Here he travelled with Homesick James, Billy Boy Arnold and Tommy Tucker among others. A series of long-lasting residencies on the London circuit continued during the ups and downs of the blues scene in Britain.
Shakey continued to play the blues when other bands were turning to rock, indeed his whole career has been about encouraging interest in the blues, whether as a musician inspiring younger blues players via open mic jams, or as the editor of a blues magazine, British Blues Review, or as a promoter of blues gigs around London. Shakey edited the British Blues Review from April 1998 until July 1999. In addition to his band work, Shakeys promotions around London from 1992-1999 included the American artists, Kenny Neal, Lucky Evans (ex Howlin’ Wolf), Guitar Shorty, Elisha Blue and U.P.Wilson.
Personnel: Graham "Shakey Vick" Vickery (vocals, harmonica); Bruce Langman (guitar); Nigel Tickler (bass); Ned Balen (drums).
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