Johnny Jones - Doin' The Best I Can

Size: 372 MB
Time: 151:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

CD A:
01. Sweet Little Woman (Little Johnny Jones) (3:05)
02. I May Be Wrong (Little Johnny Jones) (2:52)
03. Wait Baby (Little Johnny Jones) (3:11)
04. Hoy, Hoy (Little Johnny Jones) (2:40)
05. Chicago Blues (Little Johnny Jones) (3:13)
06. Doin' The Best I Can (Little Johnny Jones) (2:41)
07. Come On If You're Coming (Tampa Red) (2:53)
08. Please Try To See It My Way (Tampa Red) (3:06)
09. One Sunday Morning (Big Maceo) (2:50)
10. Just Tell Me Baby (Big Maceo) (2:31)
11. Do You Remember (Big Maceo) (2:27)
12. Big City Blues (Big Maceo) (2:33)
13. It's Too Late Now (Tampa Red) (2:58)
14. I'll Find My Way (Tampa Red) (2:38)
15. Midnight Boogie (Tampa Red) (2:47)
16. I Miss My Lovin' Blues (Tampa Red) (2:56)
17. Since My Baby's Been Gone (Tampa Red) (2:49)
18. She's A Cool Operator (Tampa Red) (3:04)
19. Look A-There, Look A-There (Tampa Red) (2:44)
20. True Love (Tampa Red) (2:45)
21. All Mixed Up Over You (Tampa Red) (2:49)
22. So Much Trouble (Tampa Red) (3:02)
23. Ti-Ri-Lee (Big Joe Turner) (2:56)
24. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop (Big Joe Turner) (2:47)
25. TV Mama (Big Joe Turner) (2:48)

CD B:
01. Baby What's Wrong (Elmore James) (2:56)
02. I Believe (Elmore James) (3:17)
03. Sinful Woman (Elmore James) (2:54)
04. I Held My Baby Last Night (Elmore James) (3:25)
05. Round House Boogie (J.T. Brown) (2:49)
06. Kickin' The Blues Around (J.T. Brown) (3:00)
07. Saxony Boogie (J.T. Brown) (2:39)
08. Dumb Woman Blues (J.T. Brown) (3:16)
09. Early In The Morning (Elmore James) (2:50)
10. Hawaiian Boogie (Elmore James) (2:21)
11. Can't Stop Lovin' (Elmore James) (2:26)
12. Make A Little Love (Elmore James) (2:51)
13. Make My Dreams Come True (Elmore James) (2:43)
14. Strange Kinda Feelin' (Elmore James) (2:33)
15. Dark And Dreary (Elmore James) (2:48)
16. Sho' Nuff I Do (Elmore James) (2:54)
17. 1839 Blues (Elmore James) (3:16)
18. Cut That Out (Junior Wells) (2:52)
19. Ways Like An Angel (Junior Wells) (3:17)
20. Hoodoo Man (Junior Wells) (3:06)
21. Tomorrow Night (Junior Wells) (2:28)
22. Eagle Rock (Junior Wells) (2:22)
23. Junior's Wail (Junior Wells) (2:55)
24. The Twelve Year Old Boy (Elmore James) (3:05)
25. Coming Home (Elmore James) (2:27)
26. It Hurts Me Too (Elmore James) (3:05)
27. Knocking At Your Door (Elmore James) (2:38)
28. Elmore's Contribution To Jazz (Elmore James) (2:19)

In 40 short years on earth, Johnny Jones established himself as one of the greatest piano players ever to inhabit the Chicago blues scene. Best known for his rock-solid accompaniment to slide guitarist Elmore James both in the studio and as an onstage member of James' Broomdusters, "Little Johnny" also waxed a handful of terrific sides as a leader.

Jones arrived in Chicago from Mississippi in 1946 well-versed on the 88s. Influenced greatly by pianist Big Maceo Merriwether, Jones followed him into Tampa Red's band in 1947 after Maceo suffered a stroke. Johnny Jones's talents were soon in demand as a sideman -- in addition to rolling the ivories behind Tampa Red for RCA Victor from 1949 to 1953, he backed Muddy Waters on his 1949 classic "Screamin' and Cryin'" and later appeared on sides by Howlin' Wolf.

But it's Elmore James that he'll forever be associated with; the indispensable pianist played on James's halcyon 1952-56 Chicago sessions for the Bihari brothers' Meteor, Flair, and Modern logos, as well as dates for Checker, Chief, and Fire. The Broomdusters (rounded out by saxist J.T. Brown and drummer Odie Payne, Jr.) held down a regular berth at the West Side blues club Sylvio's for five years.

When he got the chance to sit behind a microphone, Jones's insinuating vocal delivery was equally enthralling. Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, and Leroy Foster backed Jones on his 1949 Aristocrat label classic "Big Town Playboy" (later revived by Eddie Taylor, another unsung Chicago hero), while Elmore James and saxist J.T. Brown were on hand for Jones's 1953 Flair coupling "I May Be Wrong"/"Sweet Little Woman" (the latter a wonderfully risqué "dozens" number). The rocking "Hoy Hoy," his last commercial single, was done in 1953 for Atlantic and also featured James and his group in support. Jones continued to work in the clubs (with Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Syl Johnson, Billy Boy Arnold, and Magic Sam, among others) prior to his 1964 death of lung cancer.

Ironically, Jones was reportedly the first cousin of another Chicago piano great, Otis Spann. ~Bill Dahl

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Tampa Red - The Essential

Tampa Red might well have been the most sophisticated of the early bluesmen; he was certainly the most urbane, and a number of his sides also offered some of the best sound around at the time. Playing on a National guitar, he offered impeccable picking and wonderful slide guitar work. Early on he worked with pianist Georgia Tom, although their big hit from the late '20s, "(Honey) It's Tight Like That," isn't included here -- a serious omission, really, in any collection claiming to be essential. But this compilation tends to keep away from the double-entendre side of Red's repertoire and concentrates instead on his more serious blues work, which is perhaps best, because songs like "Sweet Little Angel" and "Don't Deal With the Devil" perfectly represent Red's art. "You Got to Reap What You Sow" shows him solo and illustrates the real range of his ability -- this was a man who could move though almost any kind of music convincingly -- although he generally seemed more comfortable working with an accompanist, as with "Dead Cats on the Line," where Georgia Tom again backs him up. Whether this is the best collection to begin with is debatable -- as is the question of whether all these really are essential. But as a treasure trove of blues history, it's worth delving into. -- Allmusic.

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2001
Styles: Blues
Time: 55:32 + 53:38
Size: 128,1 MB + 123,8 MB
Covers: Full

Album: Tampa Red - The Essential Disc 1
(3:02) 1. Grievin' and Worryin'
(3:07) 2. Kingfish Blues
(3:13) 3. Mama Don't Allow No Easy Riders Here
(3:13) 4. Stockyard Fire
(2:46) 5. Stormy Sea Blues
(3:29) 6. It's Heated
(2:46) 7. Mean Mistreater Blues
(3:06) 8. Delta Woman Blues
(3:32) 9. My Daddy Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)
(3:11) 10. Boogie Woogie Dance
(3:27) 11. Keep on Dealin' (Play Your Hand)
(2:41) 12. Mean Old Tom Cat Blues
(2:51) 13. Don't Deal With the Devil
(3:27) 14. Coffee Grindin' Blues
(2:57) 15. Denver Blues
(2:39) 16. Uncle Bud (Dog Gone Him)
(2:50) 17. You Can't Get That Stuff No More
(3:09) 18. Chicago Moan Blues

Album: Tampa Red - The Essential Disc 2
(3:00) 1. Black Hearted Blues
(2:50) 2. What's That Tastes Like Gravy
(2:57) 3. Boot It Boy
(3:14) 4. Witchin' Hour Blues
(3:00) 5. Deceitful Friend Blues
(2:48) 6. Forgive Me Please
(3:25) 7. Worried Devil Blues
(2:47) 8. Dead Cat on the Line
(3:18) 9. You Got to Reap What You Sow
(2:54) 10. Grouchy Hearted Woman
(2:58) 11. Hard Road Blues
(2:59) 12. Moanin' Heart Blues
(2:49) 13. She's Love Crazy
(2:31) 14. It Hurts Me Too
(3:13) 15. Someday I'm Bound to Win
(2:51) 16. House Rent Scuffle
(2:58) 17. Love With a Feeling
(2:57) 18. Sweet Little Angel

The Essential Disc 1
The Essential Disc 2
The Essential artwork

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Various Artists - Bawdy Blues

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1977
Styles: Blues
Time: 43:08
Size: 99,4 MB
Covers: Full

(3:47) 1. Memphis Slim - Sweet Root Man
(2:57) 2. Tampa Red - Let Me Play with Your Poodle
(3:32) 3. Victoria Spivey - I'm a Red Hot Mama
(2:49) 4. Lonnie Johnson - Jelly Roll Baker
(5:55) 5. Memphis Slim - Churning Man Blues
(2:36) 6. Pink Anderson - Try Some of That
(4:34) 7. Memphis Slim - Steady Rollin' Blues
(3:50) 8. Tampa Red - Jelly Whipping Blues
(2:55) 9. Victoria Spivey - That Man
(3:21) 10. Memphis Willie B - Car Machine Blues
(4:24) 11. Memphis Slim - If You See Kay
(2:23) 12. Blind Willie McTell - Beedle Um Bum

Erotic, humorous, and loaded with double entendres, these dozen tunes were recorded between 1956-1961 by Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Pink Anderson, Memphis Willie B, and Blind Willie McTell.

Bawdy Blues

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Various - Down In Black Bottom: Lowdown Barrelhouse Piano

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:59
Size: 155.6 MB
Styles: Piano blues
Year: 1999/2006
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Turner Parrish - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More
[3:16] 2. Freddie Nicholson - You Gonna Miss Me Blues
[3:11] 3. Freddie Nicholson - Freddie's Got The Blues
[2:50] 4. Dan Stewart - New Orleans Blues
[2:26] 5. Speckled Red - The Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo
[2:40] 6. Bob Call - 31 Blues
[3:10] 7. Bert M. Mays - You Can't Come In
[3:04] 8. Bert M. Mays - Michigan River Blues
[2:50] 9. James Bat Robinson - Humming Blues
[2:57] 10. Tampa Red - Black Hearted Blues
[2:50] 11. Joe Dean - Mexico Bound Blues
[3:22] 12. Little Brother Montgomery - Louisiana Blues
[2:32] 13. Little Brother Montgomery - Frisco Hi-Ball Blues
[2:35] 14. Lonnie Clark - Down In Tennessee
[3:07] 15. Willie Harris - West Side Blues
[2:52] 16. Lonnie Clark - Broke Down Engine Blues
[3:06] 17. Sylvester Palmer - Mean Blues
[2:52] 18. John Oscar - Whoopee Mama Blues
[3:13] 19. Cow Cow Davenport - Chimes Blues
[3:02] 20. Turner Parrish - Graveyard Blues
[2:56] 21. Sammy Brown - The Jockey Blues
[3:01] 22. Joe Evans - Shook It This Morning Blues
[2:39] 23. Joe Evans - Down In Black Bottom

In addition to their indispensable compilations devoted to the bluesmen and women of the 1920s and 1930s, Yazoo has delivered a number of excellent, topical country blues sets as well. Though not always as essential as the single-artist discs, they are nonetheless valuable on both musical and historical terms. Released simultaneously with the label's bawdy Barrelhouse Mamas collection, Down in Black Bottom is a similar collection of early piano blues, with the focus once again being on small combos. Possibly due to the fact that pianists were so often thrust into the role of accompanist, few of these artists made significant names for themselves on record. There is a handful of exceptions, of course. Little Brother Montgomery was an exceptionally gifted pianist who, before moving to Chicago during the 1940s, absorbed the rich and varied piano traditions that surrounded him in the Jackson, MS, area. Tampa Red remained a popular performer long after his move to the Windy City, where the hokum material he favored went over well with Chicago audiences. Names like Sammy Brown, Sylvester Palmer, and Parish Turner, however, remain more mysterious. Most of the musicians on this compilation who managed to achieve notoriety did so through their piano skills rather than their singing. This was good time music for the most part and, as a result, these signers weren't the most exceptional of blues versifiers either. Oftentimes the lyrics rely on the sort of stock phrases that nearly every bluesman acquired as a matter of course. Though the blues on this disc hardly represent the most emotionally compelling of Yazoo's extensive catalog, the set will certainly appeal to enthusiasts of the style, as well as blues fans in search of a less demanding introduction to the early recordings. ~Nathan Bush

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Various - That's Chicago's South Side

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:57
Size: 171.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[2:49] 1. Sam Theard - That's Chicago's South Side
[3:15] 2. Peetie Wheatstraw - Pete Wheatstraw
[2:59] 3. Roosevelt Sykes - Devil's Island Gin Blues
[3:16] 4. Amos Easton - Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
[3:27] 5. Joe Pullum - Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard
[2:49] 6. Lil Johnson - I Lost My Baby
[2:50] 7. Big Bill Broonzy - Keep Your Hands Off Her
[2:55] 8. Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down
[2:51] 9. Memphis Minnie - Selling My Pork Chops
[3:06] 10. The Sparks Brothers - Every Day I Have The Blues
[2:48] 11. Walter Davis - Sweet Sixteen
[2:57] 12. Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
[2:39] 13. Richard M. Jones - Trouble In Mind
[3:21] 14. Merline Johnson - He Roars Like A Lion
[3:01] 15. Robert Lee Mccoy - Prowling Nighthawk
[2:58] 16. Sonny Boy Williamson I - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
[3:09] 17. Speckled Red - You Got To Fix It
[2:41] 18. Washboard Sam - Bucket's Got A Hole In It
[2:45] 19. Tommy Mcclennan - Bottle It Up And Go
[2:37] 20. Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway
[2:56] 21. Tampa Red - Don't You Lie To Me
[2:53] 22. Johnny Temple - What Is That She Got
[3:10] 23. St. Louis Jimmy Oden - Goin' Down To Slow
[3:17] 24. James Yank Rachel - Hobo Blues
[3:15] 25. Lonnie Johnson - He's A Jelly Roll Baker

Ask a rock & roller to discuss Chicago's contributions to the blues, and he/she is likely to talk about Chess Records and electric post-World War II greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells. But the Windy City had a healthy blues scene long before the rise of Chess -- one that went back to the days of Al Capone and Prohibition. Spanning 1931-1942, When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 3: That's Chicago's South Side spotlights the acoustic pre-Chess, pre-Muddy Waters era of Chicago blues -- an era that helped pave the way for Chess Records as well as rock & roll. The recordings on this excellent CD point to fact that, long before Chicago became synonymous with electric blues, the city had its own unique blues sound. Gems like Sonny Boy Williamson's "Good Morning, Schoolgirl" (1937), Roosevelt Sykes' "Devil's Island Gin Blues" (1933), and Tommy McClennan's "Bottle It Up and Go" (1939) are quite different from the blues that were coming from the Deep South in the '30s and early '40s -- these artists offer an acoustic sound, but a harder, tougher acoustic sound than the Southern country blues that were coming from Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee back then. Of course, some of the artists who blues fans associate with Chicago blues were originally from the South; Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, for example, were born in Mississippi. But when Southern bluesmen moved north and interacted with Chicago-based musicians, their music could easily take on a more urban outlook. And an urban outlook definitely prevails on this CD, which underscores the richness of Chicago's pre-Chess blues scene. ~Alex Henderson

That's Chicago's South Side

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VA - Risque Blues Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4

Size: 169,9 MB
Time: 72:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Mae West - A Guy What Takes His Time (2:38)
02 Ray Noble & His Orchestra - Oh, You Nasty Man (3:06)
03 Helen Kane - Do Something (2:36)
04 Sippie Wallace - Bedroom Blues (3:12)
05 Hunter & Jenkins - Lollypop (2:57)
06 Clara Smith - For Sale (Hannah Johnson's Big Jack Ass) (2:58)
07 Ruth Wallis - The Pistol Song (3:02)
08 Lucille Bogan - Coffee Grindin' Blues (3:24)
09 Georgia Tom - Terrible Operation Blues (2:50)
10 Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper (2:41)
11 Blind Boy Fuller - What's That Smell Like (2:41)
12 The Light Crust Doughboys - Give Me Some Of That (2:26)
13 Barrell House Annie - If You Don't Force It (2:48)
14 Washboard Sam - I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted (2:36)
15 Bo Carter - Ram Rod Daddy (2:57)
16 Hannah May - Pussy Cat Pussy Cat (2:41)
17 Walter Davis - I Think You Need A Shot (3:22)
18 Napoleon Fletcher - She Showed It All (2:32)
19 Lonnie Johnson - Wipe It Off (3:17)
20 Lil Johnson - Meat Balls (2:52)
21 Kokomo Arnold - 'Cause You're Dirty (2:59)
22 Mississippi Sheiks - Driving That Thing (3:23)
23 Art McKay - She Squeezed My Lemon (2:38)
24 Big Bill Broonzy - Horny Frog (3:02)
25 Jimmie Gordon - She Smells Good Meat (2:34)

Dirty blues encompasses forms of blues music that deal with socially taboo subjects, including sexual acts and/or references to drug use of some kind. Due to the sometimes graphic subject matter, such music was often banned from radio and only available on a jukebox. The style was most popular in the years before World War II and had a revival in the 1960s.

Many songs used innuendo, slang terms, or double entendres, such as Lil Johnson's "Press My Button (Ring My Bell)" ("Come on baby, let's have some fun/Just put your hot dog in my bun"). However, some were very explicit. The most extreme examples were rarely recorded at all, Lucille Bogan's obscene song Shave 'em Dry (1935) being a rare example ("by far the most explicit blues song preserved at a commercial pre-war recording session").

The more noteworthy musicians who utilised the style included Bo Carter, Bull Moose Jackson, Myra Johnson, The Lamplighters, Harlem Hamfats, Wynonie Harris, and Hank Ballard and The Midnighters.

Risque Blues Vol. 1

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Size: 170,1 MB
Time: 72:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size (2:46)
02 St. Louis Jimmy - Pipe Layin' Blues (3:18)
03 George Hannah - The Boy In The Boat (2:37)
04 Isabel Sykes - In Here With Your Heavy Stuff (3:02)
05 Georgia Tom - My Wash Woman's Gone (3:07)
06 Buddy Woods - Don' Sell It (Don't Give It Away) (2:56)
07 Georgia White - If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It (Before I Give It Away) (2:54)
08 Mae Glover - Gas Man Blues (2:44)
09 Cow Cow Davenport - I'm Gonna Tell You In Front So You Won't Feel Hurt Behind (3:20)
10 Bo Carter - Don't Mash My Digger So Deep (2:54)
11 Memphis Minnie - My Butcher Man (2:56)
12 Barbeque Bob - She Shook Her Gin (3:11)
13 Walter Davis - Poor Grinder Blues (2:41)
14 Georgia Tom - What's That I Smell (2:34)
15 Papa Charlie Jackson - Shave 'em Dry (2:35)
16 Dorothy Baker - Steady Grinding Blues (3:10)
17 R.T. Hansen - She Got Jordan River In Her Hips (2:49)
18 Jesse James - Sweet Petunia (3:00)
19 Lucille Bogan - Struttin' My Stuff (2:47)
20 Carl Rafferty - Dresser With The Drawers (3:34)
21 Georgia Tom - Fish Hous Blues (2:29)
22 Jimmie Gordon - Little Red Dress (Mary Usta Wear) (2:49)
23 Victoria Spivey - One Hour Mama (2:40)
24 Roosevelt Sykes - Hard Lead Pencil (2:52)
25 Tampa Red - Let Me Play With Your Poodle (2:33)

Risque Blues Vol. 2

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Size: 167,2 MB
Time: 71:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Georgia Pine Boy - One More Greasing (3:10)
02 Stella Johnson - Don't Come Over (2:52)
03 Little Boy Fuller - Bed Springs Blues (2:43)
04 Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues (2:55)
05 Marylin Scott - I Got What My Daddy Likes (2:38)
06 Ralph Willis - Boar Hog Blues (2:37)
07 Champion Jack Dupree - I'm A Doctor For Women (2:38)
08 Julia Lee - King Size Papa (2:38)
09 Sippie Wallace - A Man For Every Day In The Week (3:07)
10 Lil Johnson - Sam The Hot Dog Man (2:59)
11 Lil Johnson - Hot Nuts (Get 'em From The Peanut Man) (3:08)
12 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Rock Me (2:46)
13 Sippie Wallace - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman (3:01)
14 Victoria Spivey - Garter Snake Blues (3:12)
15 Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) (2:48)
16 Albina Jones - What's The Matter With Me (2:45)
17 Papa Charlie Jackson - You Put It In, I'll Take It Out (3:10)
18 Charlie Lincoln - Doodle Hole (3:21)
19 Bo Carter - Let Me Roll Your Lemon (2:54)
20 Eddie Miller - Good Jelly Blues (2:50)
21 Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - (It Must Be Jelly 'cos You Know) Jam Don't Shake (2:39)
22 Crown Prince Waterford - Move Your Hand Baby (2:30)
23 Johnny Temple - Sit Right On It (2:16)
24 Modern Mountaineers - Everybody's Truckin' (2:25)
25 Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket (3:05)

Risque Blues Vol. 3

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Size: 171,5 MB
Time: 73:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Bob How - The Hottest Stuff In Town (2:46)
02 Black Bob - Press My Button, Ring My Bell (3:15)
03 Butterbeans & Susie - Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama (3:11)
04 Milton Brown & His Brownies - Somebody's Been Using That Thing (2:50)
05 Ethel Waters - My Handy Man (2:53)
06 Alberta Hunter - You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark (2:58)
07 Harry Roy & His Bat Club Boys - My Girl's Pussy (3:10)
08 Ruth Wallis - Queer Things (3:24)
09 Bo Carter - Warm My Weiner (2:55)
10 Kansas City Joe - She Wouldn't Give Me None (2:56)
11 Yank Rachell - Tappin' That Thing (2:49)
12 Sophie Tucker - He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday (2:53)
13 The Light Crust Doughboys - Pussy, Pussy, Pussy (2:28)
14 Unkown - Once A Boy (3:03)
15 Six Jumping Jacks - Masculine Women, Feminine Men (3:01)
16 Memphis Minnie - Lean Meat Won't Fry (2:43)
17 Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie (2:39)
18 Bo Carter - You're Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me (2:06)
19 Memphis Minnie - Dirty Mother For You (2:45)
20 Bessie Smith - I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:45)
21 Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues (3:05)
22 Kokomo Arnold - The Twelves (Dirty Dozens) (3:07)
23 Helen Kane - I've Got It (But It Don't Do Me No Good) (2:23)
24 Harry Roy - She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor (2:47)
25 Unknown - Silent George (4:05)

Risque Blues Vol. 4

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Tampa Red - The Guitar Wizard

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1994
Styles: Blues
Time: 53:53
Size: 123,9 MB
Covers: Full

(2:38) 1. (Honey) I'm Tight Like That
(3:39) 2. Big Fat Mama
(3:18) 3. No Matter How She Done It
(2:51) 4. Reckless Man Blues
(2:45) 5. Don't Leave Me Here
(2:48) 6. Dead Cats on the Line
(3:11) 7. Things 'Bout Comin' My Way, No. 2
(2:58) 8. You Can't Get That Stuff No More
(3:12) 9. If You Want Me to Love You
(3:23) 10. Turpentine Blues
(3:18) 11. Western Bound Blues
(3:22) 12. That Stuff Is Here
(3:28) 13. Sugar Mama Blues, No. 1
(3:19) 14. Sugar Mama Blues, No. 2
(3:27) 15. Black Angel Blues
(3:15) 16. Things 'Bout Comin' My Way
(2:55) 17. Denver Blues

Hudson Whittaker polished up the bottleneck-guitar style of the Delta, bringing it with him to Chicago's burgeoning 1930s blues scene. He coaxed wonderfully smooth and melodic sounds from his National steel guitar, favoring emotive phrases over raw power. These 17 tracks stretch from 1928 to 1934 and include a mix of lively hokum and sober blues. The buoyant melodies, humorous narratives, and sing-along choruses of hokum are illustrated by the tawdry "It's Tight Like That," "Dead Cats on the Line," and "You Can't Get That Stuff No More," all with Georgia Tom Dorsey on piano. Tampa Red and his partner pianist "Georgia Tom" Dorsey specialized in funny, downhome, double-entendre blues songs about whiskey, prostitution, dancing, gambling, and just having a good time. Rough-edged blues include "Black Angel Blues," which became B.B. King's "Sweet Black Angel," and "Things 'Bout Comin' My Way," featured here as both a vocal with Georgia Tom and as a stunning solo instrumental. And "No Matter How She Does It" is a particular hoot, as our heroes sing about a girl who "shakes it so well that the judge sent the cops to jail." There is no question that the legendary bottleneck blues guitarist Tampa Red has been flattered by whole generations of latter day bottleneck guitarists, including some rather traditional country and western musicians, western swing artists like the well-respected Bob Wills bands and many modern rock instrumentalists. -- Amazon.

The Guitar Wizard

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Tampa Red : Don't Tampa with the Blues / Don't Jive with Me

Tampa Red made a short comeback in 1960 to record a solo session for Bluesville in Chicago. Indeed, this session was first sessions which Tampa Red has worked unaccompanied; here you will hear his voice, guitar and his own kazoo, a personal instrument with two horns, hung around his neck by a metal ring. His guitar is amplified now and his touch is gentle, he doesn't mash the strings down, and no more of his well-known technique of using a sliding bottle-neck on the strings. The years seemed to have stood still for him when he began singing again, the sound of his voice carrying across the silence of the studio. His fingers seemed almost to find the chords by themselves, his foot gently tapping with the rhythm. -- Album notes.

Album: Don't Tampa with the Blues
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1961
Styles: Blues
Time: 45:29
Size: 104,7 MB
Covers: Full

(4:03) 1. I'm a Stranger Here
(2:55) 2. Let Me Play With Your Poodle
(4:48) 3. Goodbye, Baby
(3:18) 4. Things 'Bout Coming My Way
(7:23) 5. Kansas City Blues
(4:35) 6. You Better Do Right
(5:23) 7. Louise Blues
(4:05) 8. It's Tight Like That
(5:50) 9. You Got to Love Her With a Feeling
(3:06) 10. Boogie Woogie Woman

Don't Tampa with the Blues

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Album: Don't Jive with Me
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1961
Styles: Blues
Time: 42:55
Size: 98,8 MB
Covers: Full

(5:37) 1. How Long, How Long Blues
(3:34) 2. Gin Headed Woman
(3:32) 3. Don't Jive Me
(3:25) 4. You Better Let My Gal Alone
(4:58) 5. Dark and Stormy Night
(3:14) 6. Don't You Lie to Me
(3:38) 7. Georgia, Georgia
(3:51) 8. Jelly Whippin' Blues
(3:54) 9. Chicago Moan Blues
(4:21) 10. Don't Dog Your Woman
(2:46) 11. Drinkin' My Blues Away

Don't Jive with Me

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Tampa Red - The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 / 1936-1938

Tampa Red (Hudson Woodbridge 1904-1981), born in Georgia, but raised in Tampa, Florida by an aunt and grandmother, learned playing the guitar in his teens. In the 1920s he moved to Chicago and he got his big break when he was hired to accompany Ma Rainey. His recording career started in 1928 with "It's Tight Like That", playing in a bawdy and humorous style called hokum. He worked together with Georgia Tom (Thomas A Dorsey) and they recorded almost 90 sides as the Hokum Boys or as Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band. From the beginning, Tampa Red played a National steel-bodied resonator guitar This allowed him to play a bottleneck style with single string runs. In the 1930s he was billed as "The Guitar Wizard". Tampa Red was also in demand as a session musician, playing with John Lee Williamson, Memphis Minnie, Big Maceo and others. He signed for Victor Records and formed The Chicago Five, a group of session musicians who created the "Bluebird" sound, a precursor of the small group style. He was well loved and his house was a centre for the blues community, providing rehearsal space and lodgings for the flow of musicians who arrived in Chicago. By the 1940s he was playing electric guitar and he had some hits (Let Me Play With Your Poodle/When Things Go Wrong) on the Billboard R&B charts. Like many other older blues artists he was rediscovered in the early 1960s and he recorded albums for Prestige/Bluesville.

Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1997
Styles: Blues
Time: 74:26 + 70:23
Size: 172,6 MB + 163,1 Mb
Covers: Full

CD1: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 Disc 1
(3:01) 1. I'll Kill Your Soul (And Dare Your Spirit to Move)
(3:25) 2. If I Let You Get Away With It Once (You'll Do It All of the Time)
(3:14) 3. I'll Find My Way
(3:09) 4. You've Got to Do Better
(3:10) 5. Kingfish Blues
(3:23) 6. You Don't Want Me Blues
(2:51) 7. Nobody's Sweetheart
(2:53) 8. I'm Just Crazy 'Bout You
(2:58) 9. I Still Got California on My Mind
(3:06) 10. Grievin' and Worryin' Blues
(2:37) 11. Give It up Buddy and Get Goin'
(3:12) 12. Somebody's Been Using That Thing
(2:48) 13. Mean Mistreater Blues
(3:12) 14. Happy Jack
(2:46) 15. I'm So Disappointed in You
(3:24) 16. Worried Devil Blues
(3:25) 17. Christmas and New Year's Blues
(3:16) 18. Sweet Woman
(3:10) 19. I'll Get a Break Someday
(3:15) 20. Witchin' Hour Blues
(3:15) 21. Stockyard Fire
(2:51) 22. Worthy of You
(3:01) 23. If It Ain't That Gal of Mine
(2:52) 24. Mean Old Tom Cat Blues

CD2: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 Disc 2
(2:46) 1. Mean Old Tom Cat Blues
(3:35) 2. Don't Dog Your Woman
(3:17) 3. Singing and Crying Blues
(2:45) 4. Shake It Up a Little
(2:45) 5. Shake It Up a Little
(2:58) 6. My Baby Said Yes
(3:00) 7. I'm Betting on You
(3:20) 8. Rowdy Woman Blues
(3:29) 9. Keep on Dealin' (Play Your Hand)
(3:21) 10. (I Could Learn to Love You) So Good
(3:10) 11. When I Take My Vacation in Harlem
(2:49) 12. Drinkin' My Blues Away
(3:27) 13. Dark and Stormy Night
(3:06) 14. Good Woman Blues
(3:38) 15. You Missed a Good Man
(3:20) 16. Waiting Blues
(3:16) 17. When You Were a Gal of Seven
(3:09) 18. Let's Get Drunk & Truck
(3:30) 19. Maybe It's Someone Else You Love
(2:50) 20. I Wonder What's the Matter
(3:02) 21. She Don't Know My Mind
(3:41) 22. She Don't Know My Mind, Pt. 2

The Complete Bluebird Recordings: 1934-1936 is a double-disc set containing 46 songs Tampa Red recorded for Bluebird in the mid-'30s, when he was one of the most popular and influential bluesmen in America. The length of the collection means that it's only of interest to serious blues fans and scholars, which is a shame, because there are many wonderful performances scattered throughout the set that demonstrate Tampa Red's mastery of the guitar and the blues song. -- Allmusic.

The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 Disc 1
The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 Disc 2
The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936 artwork

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Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1997
Styles: Blues
Time: 69:05 + 66:44
Size: 160,3 MB + 154,8 MB
Covers: Full

CD1: The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938 Disc 1
(2:49) 1. Stormy Sea Blues
(2:48) 2. Nutty and Buggy Blues
(3:06) 3. You Stole My Heart
(3:21) 4. You Got Me Worryin'
(2:35) 5. All Night Long
(2:58) 6. That's the Way I Do
(2:43) 7. I Hate Myself
(3:25) 8. I Need You by My Side
(3:07) 9. Blue and Evil Blues
(3:06) 10. If It Wasn't for You
(3:25) 11. Right or Wrong
(2:46) 12. Stop Truckin' and Suzi-Q
(2:51) 13. Cheatin' on Me
(2:57) 14. Your One and Only
(2:48) 15. My Za Zu Girl
(3:12) 16. Someday I'm Bound to Win
(3:01) 17. Taking It & Making My Getaway
(3:10) 18. She Said It
(3:03) 19. It's Hard to Believe It's True
(2:53) 20. When Love Comes In
(2:55) 21. You Got to Learn to Do It
(3:14) 22. I Give My Love to You
(2:42) 23. I See You Can't Take It

CD2: The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938 Disc 2
(3:13) 1. My Gal Is Gone
(3:06) 2. When the One You Love Is Gone
(3:12) 3. You're More Than a Palace to Me
(3:10) 4. Harlem Swing
(3:10) 5. Oh Babe, Oh Baby
(3:07) 6. I'm Gonna Get High
(3:05) 7. Delta Woman Blues
(2:59) 8. Deceitful Friend Blues
(2:53) 9. Wrong Idea
(2:56) 10. Whoopee Mama
(2:33) 11. Travel On
(3:04) 12. Seminole Blues
(2:47) 13. The Most of Us Do
(3:10) 14. We Gonna Get High Together
(3:06) 15. Happily Married
(3:10) 16. A Lie in My Heart
(2:45) 17. Heck of a How-Do-You-Do
(2:59) 18. That May Get It Now
(2:40) 19. That Don't Matter Now
(2:53) 20. Grouchy Hearted Woman
(3:22) 21. Why Should I Care?
(3:12) 22. Got to Leave My Woman

By the mid-'30s, Tampa Red was a famous blues singer and guitarist, when he suddenly did an artistic about-face. The records Tampa Red made for the Bluebird label between 1936 and 1938 were certainly unlike anything he made before or after in his long recording career. His fabled guitar was relegated to the back burner, and he cut in two modes: first as a bandleader/vocalist fronting a small jazz-pop band, and secondly as a solo pianist/vocalist working the recently departed turf of Leroy Carr. All of these were cut at the same sessions, following a seamless thread except for a lone appearance of that patented slide guitar on two cuts from a 1937 date. Certainly not the place to start with Tampa, but an interesting sidebar for sure. Excellent notes by Jim O'Neal enhance the package. -- Allmusic.

The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938 Disc 1
The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938 Disc 2
The Bluebird Recordings 1936-1938 Disc artwork

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Various - Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:30
Size: 138.5 MB
Styles: Pre-war blues, Acoustic blues
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers
[3:05] 2. Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang - A Handful Of Riffs
[3:15] 3. Texas Alexander - Work Ox Blues
[3:16] 4. Sylvester Weaver - I'm Busy And You Can't Come In
[3:01] 5. Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag
[2:53] 6. Blind Willie McTell - Warm It Up To Me
[3:11] 7. Sylvester Weaver - (Untitled)
[2:51] 8. Sylvester Weaver - (Untitled)
[3:00] 9. Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On
[3:08] 10. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
[2:50] 11. Big Bill Broonzy - How You Want It Done
[3:15] 12. Big Bill Broonzy - Getting Older Every Day
[2:56] 13. Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar Swing
[3:15] 14. Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang - Bull Frog Moan
[2:50] 15. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan
[2:58] 16. Joshua White - Little Brother Blues
[2:55] 17. Joshua White - Prodigal Son
[2:54] 18. Tampa Red - Denver Blues
[2:49] 19. Lonnie Johnson - Away Down In The Alley Blues
[3:05] 20. Lonnie Johnson - I Love You, Mary Lou

Ten excellent blues guitarists are heard on 20 selections dating from 1924-40 on this enjoyable CD reissue from the Columbia/ Legacy series. Included are Sylvester Weaver (the first blues guitarist to record an unaccompanied solo), the team of Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang (who are heard on a pair of duets and with singer Texas Alexander), the influential Big Bill Broonzy (superb on "How You Want It Done?"), the always passionate Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Casey Bill Weldon, Blind Lemon Jefferson ("Black Snake Moan"), Joshua White and Tampa Red. Three previously unheard selections are included on this fine overview but completists will probably prefer to skip over the set in favor of the more comprehensive Document CDs. ~Scott Yanow

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Various - Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (2-Disc Set)

Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman wants to enlighten people about the great blues of America's musical past. Drawing on his stash of 1,300 albums, the two-CD set Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey makes a strong case for the lasting eloquence of the African American blues music recorded in the oppressive South during the Depression and on till 1951. (Wyman has also co-authored a history of the American blues called Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey: A Journey to Music's Heart & Soul.) Blues novitiates and devotees alike will be served well by Wyman's knowing selection of songs, 46 in all, covering an array of styles. Among his heroes are the famous (Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson) and semi-famous (Lonnie Johnson and Memphis Slim, to name two), as well as the unjustly forgotten (several pianists and cross-dressing singer Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon). ~Frank-John Hadley

Album: Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:07
Size: 156.0 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2005

[2:59] 1. Bessie Smith - Goin' Crazy With The Blues
[2:56] 2. Papa Charlie Jackson - Lock And Key
[2:38] 3. Blind Lemon Jefferson - All I Want Is A Spoonful
[2:58] 4. Luke Jordan - Matchbox Blues
[3:14] 5. Blind Blake - Church Bell Blues
[2:50] 6. Frank Stokes - Southern Rag
[2:57] 7. Mississippi John Hurt - What's The Matter Blues
[2:54] 8. Pinetop Smith - Stack O'lee Blues
[3:19] 9. Montana Taylor - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
[3:25] 10. Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - Indiana Avenue Stomp
[2:52] 11. Charley Patton - The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas
[3:03] 12. Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon - Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
[2:47] 13. Jesse Babyface Thomas - Come On Mama, Do That Dance
[2:33] 14. Speckled Red - Blue Goose Blues
[2:58] 15. Blind Willie Walker - The Dirty Dozen
[3:06] 16. Bo Carter - South Carolina Rag
[2:51] 17. Blind Willie Mctell - Pussy Cat Blues
[3:06] 18. Joe Pullum - Searching The Desert For The Blues
[2:45] 19. Rob Cooper - Cows, See That Train Comin'
[2:58] 20. Bumble Bee Slim - West Dallas Rag
[2:47] 21. Casey Bill Weldon - Ramblin' With That Woman
[3:13] 22. Meade Lux Lewis - W.P.A. Blues
[2:47] 23. Robert Johnson - Honky Tonk Train Blues

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Album: Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:31
Size: 145.4 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Walter 'cowboy' Washington - Terraplane Blues
[2:53] 2. Black Boy Shine - Ice Pick Mama
[2:23] 3. Peetie Wheatstraw - Gamblin' Jinx Blues
[2:34] 4. Big Bill Broonzy - Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
[2:47] 5. Georgia White - Good Boy
[2:31] 6. Blind Boy Fuller - Alley Boogie
[2:41] 7. Cow Cow' Davenport - Meat Shakin' Woman
[2:40] 8. Mamie Smith - Railroad Blues
[2:52] 9. Sleepy John Estes - Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)
[2:47] 10. Big Joe Turner - Roll 'em Pete
[2:56] 11. Lonnie Johnson - Jersey Belle Blues
[2:42] 12. Tommy Mcclennan - Brown Skin Girl
[3:19] 13. Memphis Slim - Beer Drinking Woman
[2:47] 14. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur Blues
[2:45] 15. Big Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go
[2:55] 16. Pete Johnson - Dive Bomber
[3:04] 17. Sonny Terry - Carolina Blues
[2:31] 18. Big Maceo - Kid Man Blues
[2:33] 19. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen'
[2:33] 20. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead And Gone)
[2:29] 21. Melvin Lil' Son Jackson - Rockin' And Rollin'
[2:58] 22. B.B. King - 3 O'clock Blues
[2:43] 23. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

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Various - That's All Right

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 71:15
Size: 163.1 MB
Styles: R&B, Chicago blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. Peter Clayton - Pearl Harbor Blues
[2:47] 2. The Five Breezes - My Buddy Blues
[2:54] 3. Big Maceo Merriweather - Worried Life Blues
[2:45] 4. The Cats & The Fiddle - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
[3:05] 5. Memphis Slim - Grinder Man Blues
[2:48] 6. Albert Ammons - Walkin' The Boogie
[2:56] 7. Lil Green - Why Don't You Do Right
[3:02] 8. Robert Lockwood - Little Boy Blue
[3:03] 9. Peter Clayton - Angels In Harlem
[3:12] 10. Sunnyland Slim - Illinois Central
[2:49] 11. Little Eddie Boyd And His Trio - Chicago Is Just That Way
[2:52] 12. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - That's All Right
[2:41] 13. Henry 'Red' Allen - Get The Mop
[3:05] 14. Bill Jazz Gillum - Look On Yonder Wall
[3:12] 15. Roosevelt Sykes - Anytime Is The Right Time
[2:59] 16. Tampa Red - When Things Go Wrong With You (It Hurts Me Too)
[2:35] 17. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Dust My Broom
[3:05] 18. Washboard Sam - Soap And Water Blues
[2:30] 19. Piano Red - Rockin' With Red
[2:56] 20. Tampa Red - Sweet Little Angel
[2:20] 21. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - My Baby Left Me
[3:01] 22. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - How Blue Can You Get (Downhearted)
[2:39] 23. Piano Red - Right String, But The Wrong Yo-Yo
[2:31] 24. Sonny Terry - Ride And Roll
[2:16] 25. Little Richard - Get Rich Quick

When Muddy Waters declared that the blues had a child and they named him rock & roll, he knew exactly what he was talking about -- rock & roll was very much an outgrowth of the blues. Country, jazz, and gospel all influenced early rock & roll, but the blues were the most important influence of all. And no discussion of rock & roll's blues heritage would be complete without some mention of Chicago, which is where many of the songs on When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 4: That's All Right were recorded. Not everything on this 72-minute compilation (which spans 1939-1955) was recorded in Chi-Town, and not all of the artists had a Windy City address -- in the '30s, '40s, and '50s, Southern bluesman sometimes traveled to Chicago to record. But it is safe to say that Chicago-style blues is a high priority and that all of the artists helped pave the way for the rock & roll revolution of the '50s -- artists like Memphis Slim, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Tampa Red, Roosevelt Sykes, and Big Maceo Merriweather. This disc has its share of songs that became standards, including Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues," Austin Powell's "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," and Crudup's "That's All Right" (which became a hit for Elvis Presley in the '50s). Other highlights of the disc range from Lil Green's 1941 version of Joe McCoy's "Why Don't You Do Right" (which Peggy Lee didn't embrace until 1943) to Little Richard's 1951 recording of "Get Rich Quick." The latter is downright fascinating. Although "Get Rich Quick" was recorded four years before Richard's commercial breakthrough and isn't as guitar-oriented as his subsequent work, he already had a recognizably flamboyant vocal style. Blues and rock & roll enthusiasts are both advised to give this fine CD a close listen. ~Alex Henderson

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