Pat Ramsey - It's About Time

Album: It's About Time
Size: 136,0 MB
Time: 58:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Allergic To Work (3:35)
2. Georgia Swing (3:45)
3. King Of Fools (5:36)
4. Stingin' Stang (3:13)
5. I Need Money (4:35)
6. Broken Hearted (5:41)
7. It's About Time (3:27)
8. Jammin' In The Jungle (5:08)
9. Baby Baby Let's Go (3:47)
10. Loan Me A Dime (7:02)
11. Too Many Drivers (4:03)
12. We Can Fly (3:45)
13. Hippie Song (4:38)

Pat Ramsey is well known as one of Johnny Winter’s musicians who backed him at the end of the seventies, but specially for his amazing harmonica contribution on the "White, Hot and Blue" album. Born in Shrevenport, Louisiana, he began to play harp when he was only seventeen years old and two years later, he was member of a band called "Bunny Brooks Band". Rick Derringer felt really impressed when he saw him playing and he immediately introduced him to Johnny Winter.

It’s About Time is his first solo album, where he clearly shows his personal vision of performing blues. Evidently Pat is not an old school purist, as he gives his personal style and an own conceptual actual vision of the musical phrasing and tone. Thirteen varied songs where Julien Kasper's guitar brightly combines with tasteful harmonica playing and both musicians, perfectly backed with the rest on the band, build up splendid songs with not a single bad minute on them.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Pat Ramsey & The Blues Disciples - Live At The Big Bend Blues Bash

Year: 2005
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:49
Size: 175,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Front, sleeve, tray, cd

1. Dog House Blues (4:02)
2. I Need Money (5:32)
3. Love Her With A Feeling (9:13)
4. Whammer Jammer (3:26)
5. Walkin' By Myself (4:26)
6. Too Many Drivers (5:32)
7. Build Me A Woman (5:35)
8. Allergic To Work (7:35)
9. Dead Shrimp Blues (5:19)
10. Jammin' In The Jungle (6:12)
11. Highway 49 (4:33)
12. Highway 61 (4:55)
13. Willie's Boogie, A Tribute To Will Ainsworth (9:21)

This CD was recorded live at The Big Bend Blues Bash in Pomeroy, Ohio on July 31, 2004. We had been playing 8 nights in a row at various clubs and we were looking forward to cranking up the amps and blowin' it out. So here's the entire show (minus one song) to give you 75 minutes of high energy harmonica and guitar driven blues. The Blues Disciples are Pat Ramsey on harp and vocals and Dave Renson on guitar backed by the strong rhythm section of Steve Howell on drums and John Wentzien on bass.

For those of you who haven't heard Pat Ramsey blow harp before, now is your chance to hear one of the best. His combination of style, tone, and articulation put him in a class with the best of the best. Just listed to his signature "Willie's Boogie" or listen to Pat trade licks with guitarist Dave Renson on "Too Many Drivers" and you'll hear what I mean.

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Pat Ramsey & The Blues Disciples - Live At The Grand

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:18
Size: 125,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Build Me A Woman (5:14)
2. Got Love If You Want It (Texas) (3:31)
3. Love Her With A Feeling (8:25)
4. One Step At A Time (6:05)
5. Chitlins Con Carne (5:40)
6. Highway 49 (6:03)
7. I Love You (6:02)
8. Allergic To Work (4:27)
9. Dead Shrimp Blues (8:47)

Best known for his work on Johnny Winter's critically-acclaimed 1978 album White Hot & Blue, Ramsey was a veteran of over 30 years in the trenches. A Louisiana native, Ramsey found himself in Denver in the early-1970s, playing with the Bunny Brooks Band. Even then a skilled harpist, Ramsey came to the attention of guitarist and Johnny Winter band member Rick Derringer, who recommended the young harmonica player to Winter. Ramsey later relocated to Florida to join Allman Brothers Band member Butch Trucks as part of his late-1970s band Trucks. When Trucks returned to the reformed Allman Brothers Band, Ramsey joined the fondly-remembered 1980s-era blues-rock band Crosscut Saw. As frontman and harp player for Crosscut Saw, Ramsey opened for artists like B.B. King, the Nighthawks and, of course, Johnny Winter, touring the length of the east coast.

During the late-1980s and throughout the '90s, Ramsey kicked around with a number of well-received bands, including the Poulos-Ramsey Band that he formed with former Freddie King guitarist Greg Poulos. The Poulos-Ramsey Band made a name for itself from Sarasota to Memphis, opening for artists like Charlie Musselwhite and James Cotton. In the early-1990s, Ramsey recorded his first solo CD, It's About Time, with Kasper, and would later form Pat Ramsey & the Blues Disciples with guitarist Dave Renson and drummer Steve Howell. The Blues Disciples became the Sunshine State's favorite sons, and the band kept busy playing the club circuit, entertaining fans at festivals, and releasing two live albums.

Although he wasn't well-known and flew under the radar for much of his career, Pat Ramsey is beloved by a legion of blues and rock fans across the Southeast U.S. A hard-working and talented musician, Ramsey personified the spirit of the blues. He sadly pased away on November 17th, 2008 after a lengthy illness.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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