Willie Cobbs - Butler Boy Blues

Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 145.3 MB
Time: 63:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. My Baby Walked Away (4:05)
02. Good Lovin' (3:09)
03. Butler Boy Blues (6:43)
04. I Wanna Make Love To You (2:42)
05. Mississippi (4:53)
06. If You Don't Know What Love Is (3:43)
07. Slow Down Baby (3:01)
08. Carnation Milk (5:15)
09. She Is Not The One (2:55)
10. Eatin' Dry Onions (3:23)
11. Amnesia (5:58)
12. Testing (3:30)
13. Candidate (2:48)
14. Jukin' (6:24)
15. 11 Months And 29 Days (4:28)

Willie Cobbs will always be remembered for his mega Blues hit, "You Don't Love Me". The immortal Blues Classic has been recorded by everyone from John Mayall, Magic Sam, Ike & Tina, Otis Rush, Junior Wells to the Allman Brothers. Even Beyonce and Rihanna have recorded versions.
For almost 60 years he has been recording singles and albums. His 1994 classic, "Down To Earth" on Rooster Records proved he was much more than a one hit wonder.
It's been 18 years since his last album and the 87 year old insisted it be recorded the way he wanted. Backed by members of the Hi Rhythm Section band, his new album 'Butler Boy Blues' has him at his best.
As Willie said.... "I may be 87 years old but I want people to know I ain't dead yet.... I can still play and sing"!!

Butler Boy Blues

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Willie Cobbs - Down To Earth

Size: 140,2 MB
Time: 59:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Eatin' Dry Onions (4:03)
02. Goin' To Mississippi (4:40)
03. Butler Boy Blues (5:39)
04. She's Not The Same (Feeling Good) (2:47)
05. Amnesia (7:32)
06. My Baby Walked Away (4:21)
07. If You Don't Know What Love Is (5:03)
08. You Don't Love Me/Hey Little Girl (6:15)
09. Good Lovin' (3:33)
10. New Slow Down Baby (3:33)
11. Carnation Milk (5:17)
12. Stackhouse Rock (4:09)
13. Wanna Make Love To You (2:46)

The only CD widely available by the Arkansas harpist whose chief claim to blues fame resides with his classic composition "You Don't Love Me" (later revived by Junior Wells and the Allman Brothers, among many others). With tasty backing by labelmates Johnny Rawls and L.C. Luckett adding luster to Cobbs's sturdy vocals and harp, the disc is a strong reminder that blues is alive and well in its southern birthplace. And yes, there's an accurate remake of his hit (segued with another of his gems, "Hey Little Girl"). ~by Bill Dahl

Down To Earth

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Various - Fernwood Rhythm And Blues From Memphis

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:07
Size: 174.3 MB
Styles: R&B, Memphis Soul
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[1:51] 1. Willie Cobbs - Kiss Me One More Time
[2:09] 2. The Lyrics - Down In The Alley
[1:49] 3. Charlie H. Hoskins - Wanna Jean
[2:33] 4. Eddie Carroll - Golden Door Night Club
[2:38] 5. Earl Forest - Now It's Alright
[2:29] 6. Donnie Williams - Mister B
[2:11] 7. Willie Cobbs - My Little Girl
[2:06] 8. The Lyrics - Crying Over You
[2:45] 9. Kenneth Spider Webb Rice - I Feel Blue
[2:42] 10. Jeb Stuart - A Big Blue World
[2:36] 11. O'henry & Barbara - Why Do I Love You
[1:45] 12. Earl Forest - Don't Leave Me
[2:36] 13. Memphis Sounds - Girl Of My Dreams
[2:15] 14. Donnie Williams - Boogie Chilluns Playhouse
[2:11] 15. Willie Cobbs - Come On Home
[1:50] 16. The Lyrics - You And Your Fellow
[2:39] 17. Kenneth Spider Webb Rice - Carol
[2:04] 18. Eddie Carroll - I've Never Met An Angel Before
[2:09] 19. Willie Cobbs - Here Is My Heart
[2:42] 20. Bogard Brothers - Just Over There
[2:18] 21. Lusk, Prophet G. - Everybody Ought To Serve The Lord
[2:33] 22. Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me
[1:51] 23. The Lyrics - Let's Be Sweethearts Again
[2:28] 24. Memphis Sounds - Millionaire Without Love
[2:38] 25. Jeb Stuart - A Whole Lot Of Tears
[2:47] 26. Willie Cobbs - Big Boss Man
[3:27] 27. Bogard Brothers - Stop And Let Me Ride
[2:09] 28. Willie Cobbs - Lonely Boy
[2:18] 29. Willie Cobbs - Too Sad
[2:52] 30. Lusk, Prophet G. - Going Home To Jesus
[2:42] 31. Willie Cobbs - Mistreated Blues
[1:51] 32. Barbara Perry - Bobby Is A Bad Bad Boy

In 1956 truck driver and musician Slim Wallace purchased a used Magnacorder recording machine and set up a little studio in his garage on Fernwood Street in Memphis. A year later, Fernwood Records was born, and for a decade or so the label (and studio) turned out some of the best early rock & roll and rockabilly around, and some pretty amazing R&B, as well, as this collection shows. The 32 tracks here are a complete delight, ranging from ragged Memphis soul pieces to deep gospel shouters, and that they exist at all is somewhat of a miracle, since all of Fernwood's masters are rumored to have been destroyed in the late '60s. Most of these tracks never saw anything past regional release, which is a shame because there is an awful lot to like here, including the wonderful "Down in the Alley" by the Lyrics, the funky and elegant "Now It's Alright" by Earl Forest, "Boogie Chilluns Playhouse" (complete with a greasy Stax groove) by Donnie Williams, two hard gospel soul pieces ("Everybody Ought to Serve the Lord" and "Going Home to Jesus") by Prophet G. Lusk, and the weird carnival teen pop of Barbara Perry's "Bobby Is a Bad Bad Boy." Transfers for this disc were probably made from vinyl sources (if the rumor about Fernwood's master tapes is true), but the sound quality is fine, and the joy and energy on display here are more than worth the price of admission. Not bad for a little garage on Fernwood Street, and it reaffirms Memphis as the epicenter of the Big Bang that was rock & roll soul. ~Steve Leggett

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Various - Rockin' Rhythm 'n' Blues From Memphis

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 78:40
Size: 180.1 MB
Styles: R&B, Memphis blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:20] 1. Roy Brown - Rocking All The Time
[2:29] 2. Dave Dixon - You Satisfy
[2:02] 3. Larry Birdsong - Little Schoolgirl
[2:20] 4. Willie Mitchell - Hokin'
[2:30] 5. The 5 Royales - I Got To Know
[2:36] 6. Roy Brown & Mamie Dell - Oh So Wonderful
[2:33] 7. Willie Cobbs - You Don't Love Me
[2:04] 8. Billy Adams - Big M
[2:31] 9. Billy Lee Riley - Flip Flop And Fly
[2:32] 10. The 5 Royales - Not Going To Cry
[2:00] 11. Jimmy Dotson - Feel Alright
[2:43] 12. Woodrow Adams - Don't You Know I Love You
[2:30] 13. Willie Mitchell - Stroll
[2:18] 14. Larry Birdsong - Continental Time
[2:03] 15. Roy Brown - Rock 'n' Roll Jamboree
[1:50] 16. The Aristocrats - Don't Go
[2:18] 17. Billy Lee Riley - Teenage Letter
[2:31] 18. The 5 Royales - She Did Me Wrong
[2:46] 19. Charles James - Thief In The Night
[2:52] 20. Dave Dixon - Hey Hey Pretty Baby
[1:46] 21. Gene Bowlegs - One More Time, Part 1
[2:27] 22. Larry Birdsong - I'll Let Nothing Seperate Me From Your Love
[2:15] 23. The 5 Royales - They Don't Know
[2:29] 24. Willie Mitchell - One Mint Julep
[2:28] 25. Cleanhead Cootsie - Big Legs
[1:54] 26. The 5 Royales - Talk About My Woman
[2:55] 27. Cleanhead Cootsie - Freddy The Freeloader
[3:06] 28. Woodrow Adams - Something On My Mind
[2:36] 29. Willie Cobbs - You're So Hard To Please
[2:51] 30. Charles James - One Mint Julep
[2:16] 31. Billy Adams - Had The Blues (Twist)
[3:33] 32. Sammy Lawhorn - The Home Of The Blues

The many record labels that came out of Memphis, Tennessee have mostly been well documented over the years. There has been one glaring omission and that is the Home Of The Blues record label that existed from 1960 through to 1962. In that short time the company issued approximately forty singles. The label grew out of Ruben Cherry's Home Of The Blues record store on Beale Street. Most of the recordings were made at Royal Studios and Willie Mitchell joined HOTB as house musician and producer. He recorded three singles for the label under his own name. Big names who recorded for HOTB included Roy Brown and the '5' Royales, both after their lengthy stints at King Records, and Larry Birdsong.

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Willie Cobbs - Jukin'

Size: 98,8 MB
Time: 42:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Chicago Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Full

01. Jukin' (6:24)
02. Black Night (4:15)
03. Feeling Good (3:28)
04. Mean Old World (3:25)
05. Poison Ivy (3:11)
06. Reconsider Baby (4:16)
07. Five Long Years (6:07)
08. You're So Fine (2:56)
09. Please Send Me Someone To Love (4:24)
10. I Don't Know (3:37)

This Bullseye release from blues harpist Willie Cobbs puts his unmistakable Memphis soul mixed with Mississippi delta hybrid into action. Jukin' (not to be confused with Little Walter's Juke) succeeds as Cobbs mission statement to keep soul-blues alive as a vital part of the musical landscape into the new millennium. Cobbs voice is similar to Little Walter and much like his harmonica playing: gritty, and seasoned. Versions of "Reconsider Baby," "You're So Fine," "Mean Old World," and "Please Send Me Someone to Love" are combined with tight horn arrangements and consistently engaging guitar and organ work. ~Review by Al Campbell

Thanks to Marc.
Jukin'

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