Pete Mayes - For Pete's Sake

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:25
Size: 122.3 MB
Styles: Electric Texas blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:34] 1. Pony Tail
[3:46] 2. Movin' Out
[4:11] 3. You Don't Understand
[3:35] 4. Mother-In-Law Blues
[4:21] 5. I Like Your Style
[3:29] 6. Alimony Blues
[4:58] 7. You're Still My Baby
[4:13] 8. Can't You See What You're Doing To Me
[4:19] 9. Just Like A Fish
[5:37] 10. Next Time You See Me
[6:16] 11. House Party
[5:01] 12. Piney Brown Blues

Pete Mayes was 60 when the singer/guitarist recorded For Pete's Sake, a solid effort that posed the question: "As good as this guy is, why haven't more people heard of him?" The answer is that while Mayes had been highly regarded in Texas blues circles, he didn't record very many albums over the years. Released by the Austin-based Antone's label, For Pete's Sake enjoyed wider distribution than any of the three albums he had put out himself. A varied and engaging effort, this CD ranges from uptempo T-Bone Walker-ish blues shuffles like "House Party," "Pony Tail" and "Alimony Blues" to the Percy Mayfield-influenced, early-1950s-type R&B ballad "You're Still My Baby." Meanwhile, lovers of 1960s Southern soul should appreciate the congenial "I Like Your Style." This is a strong album that was long overdue. ~Alex Henderson

For Pete's Sake

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Various Artists - Antone's 20th Anniversary (2 CD)

Antone's 20th Anniversary is a double-disc set that celebrates the legendary Texas club and its rich musical legacy. Over the course of the set, some of the biggest and best names of not only Texas blues, but American blues contribute positively ripping live tracks - it's always a joy to hear the likes of Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, and Doug Sahm, and each of these artists, among many others, turn in first-rate contributions on this set.

For a strong encapsulation of the American blues/blues-rock scene of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Antone's 20th Anniversary delivers the goods. /Thom Owens, AllMusic

Album: Antone's 20th Anniversary - CD 1
Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:56
Size: 126,7 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Jimmy Rogers - Got My Mojo Working (5:20)
2. Buddy Guy - The Things I Used To Do (5:53)
3. Doyle Bramhall - Wee, Wee, Baby (6:22)
4. Pinetop Perkins - Big Fat Mama (5:15)
5. Angela Strehli Band - Big Town Playboy (6:15)
6. Doug Sahm - Crazy, Crazy Baby (2:04)
7. Snooky Pryor - Nine Below Zero (6:48)
8. Lavelle White - Go To The Mirror (6:45)
9. Sue Foley - Truckin' Little Woman (3:52)
10. Teddy Morgan - Jungle Swing (6:19)

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Album: Antone's 20th Anniversary - CD 2
Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:56
Size: 115,4 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Pinetop Perkins - Intro/Chicken Shack (1:32)
2. Pinetop Perkins - Little Girl, Little Girl (7:00)
3. Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Bound (3:19)
4. Angela Strehli - What It Takes (3:56)
5. James Cotton - How Long Can A Bell Ring (5:28)
6. Lazy Lester - A Woman (5:31)
7. Pete Mayes - I'm Ready (4:07)
8. Teddy Morgan - Going Back Home (4:23)
9. Luther Tucker - Sweet Home Chicago (4:34)
10. Guy Forsyth - You're Still Here (4:43)
11. Kim Wilson - I'm Leaving You (5:17)

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VA - Antone's 20th Anniversary

Size: 128,9+117,8 MB
Time: 54:56+49:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

CD 1:
01 Jimmy Rogers - Got My Mojo Working (5:20)
02 Buddy Guy - The Things That I Used To Do (5:53)
03 Doyle Bramhall - Wee, Wee Baby (6:22)
04 Pinetop Perkins - Big Fat Mama (5:15)
05 Angela Strehli - Big Town Playboy (6:15)
06 Doug Sahm - Crazy Crazy Baby (2:04)
07 Snooky Pryor - Nine Below Zero (6:48)
08 Lavelle White - Go To The Mirror (6:45)
09 Sue Foley - Truckin' Little Woman (3:52)
10 Teddy Morgan - Jungle Swing (6:19)

CD 2:
01 Pinetop Perkins - Intro Chicken Shack (1:32)
02 Pinetop Perkins - Little Girl, Little Girl (7:00)
03 Jimmy Rogers - Chicago Bound (3:19)
04 Angela Strehli - What It Takes (3:56)
05 James Cotton - How Long Can A Bell Ring (5:28)
06 Lazy Lester - A Woman (5:31)
07 Pete Mayes - I'm Ready (4:07)
08 Teddy Morgan - Going Back Home (4:23)
09 Luther Tucker - Sweet Home Chicago (4:34)
10 Guy Forsyth - You're Still Here (4:43)
11 Kim Wilson - I'm Leaving You (5:17)

Contains material taped live at Antone's during all 20 of the club's anniversary parties. Antone's 20th Anniversary is a double-disc set that celebrates the legendary Texas club and it rich musical legacy. Over the course of the set, some of the biggest and best names of not only Texas blues, but American blues contribute positively ripping live tracks -- it's always a joy to hear the likes of Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, and Doug Sahm, and each of these artists, among many others, turn in first-rate contributions on this set. For a strong encapsulation of the American blues/blues-rock scene of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Antone's 20th Anniversary delivers the goods. ~Thom Owens

Antone's 20th Anniversary CD 1
Antone's 20th Anniversary CD 2

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Pete Mayes & The Texas Houserockers - Live! At Double Bayou Dance Hall

Size: 104,9 MB
Time: 44:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Kansas City (4:45)
02. Blueberry Hill (3:30)
03. Introduction (0:51)
04. I'm Ready (3:27)
05. Blue Shadows (4:32)
06. Pony Tail (4:46)
07. Honkytonk (5:56)
08. Things That I Used To Do (3:36)
09. Just A Little Bit (3:13)
10. Down Home Blues (4:19)
11. Sweet Home Chicago (5:40)

On Memorial Day of 2003, Pete Mayes and the Texas Houserockers reunited for another holiday gig at the old dance hall. Anchored by founding members Bert Lewis (Pete's cousin) on piano and Shedrick Cormier on saxophone, Pete and the band delivered a set of favorite numbers, songs as familiar to the regular patrons as the worn wood floors and low ceiling. With his pal John Broussard taking over on guitar, and Johnny Prejean and Charles McCall comprising the rhythm section, Pete devoted himself solely to singing and though his voice,like Double Banou Dance Hall, may have aged, it still conveys the sould of a man - blues veteran back in the place where, for him, it all began.

Mayes played guitar with greats like Junior Parker and Bill Doggett. He has fronted his own band, the Houserockers, for 40 years. Mayes still owns and maintains the historic Double Bayou Dancehall, which once served as a regular venue for Amos Milburn, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Turner, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and scores of others. It was there that Mayes, then just 16 years old, first heard T-Bone Walker and was put on the path his life ws to take and it is there that he recorded LIVE! at the Double Bayou Dancehall.

Live! At Double Bayou Dance Hall

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Texas Pete Mayes - Low Down Feeling

Size: 121,6 MB
Time: 52:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Texas Blues
Art: Front

01. Crazy Woman (3:17)
02. Moving Out (2:01)
03. Christmas Holidays (4:57)
04. Locked Out (3:45)
05. West Coast Blues (5:47)
06. When I'm Wrong I'm Wrong (3:20)
07. Something On Your Mind (4:42)
08. I'm Ready (3:09)
09. Back In School (4:05)
10. Honeysucker (3:33)
11. The Word Is Out (4:52)
12. Texas Jump (2:51)
13. Low Down Feeling (2:59)
14. Crazy Woman (3:15)

Pete Mayes (March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008) was an American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man; the latter a reference to his guitar playing resembling his hero, T-Bone Walker.

Mayes' made few recordings but For Pete's Sake was released in 1998, nearly fifty years after Mayes first appeared on stage. It was his most widely distributed recording, and won the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy Award for 'comeback album of the year'.

Floyd Davis Mayes was born and raised in Double Bayou, Texas. The town was home to a dance hall, which played a significant part in Mayes' life. As a child he learned with a cheap guitar without a full set of strings and practiced for hours each day. Mayes was aged 16 when T-Bone Walker invited him on stage to perform.

In the early 1950s, Mayes played with various bands at his local dance hall. After several years he led his own group, opening the show for touring musicians. While in the United States Army, Mayes worked with The Contrasts, which comprised three white and three black musicians. Mayes learned from watching T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown, and he later cited Walker, B.B. King, Kenny Burrell, plus Lowell Fulson as major influences.

In 1960 Mayes relocated to Houston, and during the following decade he played with Fulson, Big Joe Turner, Percy Mayfield, Bill Doggett, and Junior Parker. Mayes also toured with the jazz musicians, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie. Unable to make a living as a full-time musician, Mayes worked as a ranch hand and then as a painter for the Houston Independent School District. He retired from the latter job with disability pay.

Mayes did perform whenever possible. He undertook tours in the 1970s and played frequently in the 1990s, even though his health had started to fail. In 1983, he inherited from an uncle ownership of his local dance hall. In 1986, Double Trouble Records of the Netherlands issued Texas Guitar Master, which included a live 'Battle of the Guitars' with Joe "Guitar" Hughes. In 1996, Mayes appeared on the bill of the Long Beach Blues Festival.

By the time For Pete's Sake was released (1998), Mayes was still actively managing the Double Bayou dance hall. Following years of ill health, which included heart problems, diabetes mellitus and the amputation of both legs, Mayes died in Houston in December 2008, aged 70. ~Wikipedia

Thanks to Marc.
Low Down Feeling

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