JOHNNY ADAMS: 2006 The Great Johnny Adams R&B Album (Rounder Records 2183)

They didn't call the late Johnny Adams "the Tan Canary" for nothing -- the man had one of the finest and most graceful voices in soul music, and unlike many r&b artists who earned some early success and cruised at half-speed into a latter-day career on a roots-friendly indie label, Adams' voice and his instincts about what to do with it actually improved with the passage of time. Between 1984 and 1998, Adams cut nine albums for Rounder Records, and you could compile several very listenable compilations from his output for the label -- which is what Rounder has done, in a sense, as they've put together two CDs from his work for the label, one devoted to blues-oriented material and this, which is focused on great soul numbers. Some have said that Adams' artful phrasing made him seem more like a jazz vocalist than a typical soul man, and the best of his work makes the argument seem reasonable. And like a jazz artist, Adams had a gift for interpreting material made famous by others -- Adams may not have been the first guy to record "You Don't Miss Your Water," "Neither One of Us," or "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home," but his versions on this disc give them the firm stamp of his own musical personality. Producer Scott Billington was behind the board for all of Adams' Rounder releases, and these 12 songs confirm he was a sympathetic collaborator who created excellent settings for Adams that boosted his soulful energy without getting in the way. This is hardly the definitive Johnny Adams collection, but soul fans looking for a way into his Rounder catalog -- as well as anyone who loves great r&b singing -- will find this very useful indeed. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Personnel include: Johnny Adams (vocals); Duke Robillard, Walter "Wolfman" Washington (guitar); Dr. John (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Dr. Lonnie Smith (Hammond b-3 organ); George Porter Jr. (bass guitar); Wilbert Arnold (drums).

Tracks:

1. I Need a Lot of Loving
2. From the Heart
3. You Don't Miss Your Water
4. She Said the Same Things to Me
5. I Feel Like Breaking up Somebody's Home
6. She's Everything to Me
7. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
8. Going Out of My Mind Sale
9. Jealous Kind, The
10. If I Ever Had a Good Thing
11. Won't Pass Me By
12. Still in Love

Details
.. Year: 2006
.. Label: Rounder Records 2183
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page: johnnyadams.org/
.. MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/johnnyadamssingsdocpomus
.. Last.fm: www.last.fm/music/Johnny+Adams/
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Adams
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WALTER VINSON: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1941) [Document]

A guitarist and singer, Walter Vinson was a member of the MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in the 1930s and a solo artist whose down-home style revealed much about early Mississippi Blues. As a youth, Vinson often performed with bluesmen such as TOMMY JOHNSON, ISHMAN BRACEY, and CHARLIE McCOY. Allegedly, Vinson was an adopted son of the famed Chatmon family, whose band was one of the most popular in Mississippi in the 1920s. Vinson and fiddle player Lonnie Chatmon were the main members of the Sheiks in the early 1930s. Best known for their songs ''Sitting on Top of the World'' and ''Stop and Listen'', the Sheiks played good-time and bawdy blues, dance numbers, and standards.
Vinson also recorded on his own in the 1930s with such labels as Paramount, Okeh, and Bluebird. In 1941 he relocated to Chicago, did his last recording session for Bluebird, and subsequently faded from the blues scene. In the 1960s, during the height of the folk-blues boom, Vinson made something of a comeback. He recorded for the Riverside label in 1961 and performed at festivals suchs as the Smithsonian's Festival Of American Folklife (with Sam Chatman) during the '60s and early '70s. He entered a Chicago nursing home in 1972 and died three years later
-- by Robert Santelli

Tracklisting
1.Mad Dog Blues
2.Your Friends Gonna Use It Too - Part.1
3.Overtime Blues
4.Your Friends Gonna Use It Too - Part.2
5.Mississippi Yodelin' Blues
6.Working Man Blues
7.Sheiks Special
8.Dear Little Girl
9.Mississippi Low Down
10.That's It
11.Can't Anybody Tell Me Blues
12.Black Widow Spider
13.When The Breath Bids the Body Goodbye
14.I Ain't Gonna Have It
15.Losin' Blues
16.The Wrong man
17.Hod Did It Happen
18.Rats Been On My Cheese
19.Every Dog Must Have His Day
20.You Know What You Promised Me
21.Gulf Coast Bay
22.Rosa Lee Blues
23.Can't Get A Word In Edgeways
24.She's Leaving Me

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JOHNNY ADAMS:2005 The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album (Rounder Records 2182)

New Orleans r&b crooner Johnny Adams wasn't a classic blues shouter, and when he tackled a blues arrangement, he took a relatively refined, jazz approach to it, which gives his scattered pure blues pieces a sophisticated, laid-back, and resigned feel, a bit like listening to a guy talk late at night in the bar when the lights have come on and there's nothing more to do about anything. This collection brings together a dozen of these bluesy songs drawn from Adams' lengthy tenure at Rounder Records, which began in 1984. The focus here is on Adams' calm, velvet vocals -- as it should be -- and even when he uses horns, the charts are subtle and non-intrusive. Everything goes to mood, with tracks like "Roadblock" coming across as more soul-jazz than anything else. Among the highlights are a fine cover of Sam Cooke's "Laughin' and Clownin'," the late-night chillout blues of Percy Mayfield's "Danger Zone," and the down-and-out bounce of Doc Pomus' "My Baby Quit Me," which features Dr. John on piano and Duke Robillard on guitar. Perhaps not the ideal introduction to Adams, since he wasn't primarily a blues singer in the classic sense, this remarkably cohesive set shows he knew what to do with the blues when he got his hands on it, but then Johnny Adams could sing a classified ad or a wine list and make those work, too. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Personnel: Johnny Adams (vocals); Duke Robillard, Walter "Wolfman" Washington (guitar); Alvin "Red" Tyler, Eric Traub (tenor saxophone); BIll Samuel (baritone saxophone); Terry Tullos, Charlie Miller (trumpet); Craig Wroten (piano, organ); Dr. John, Jon Cleary, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (piano); James Singleton (acoustic bass); David Barard, Darrel Francis (bass guitar); Johnny Vidacovich, Herman Ernest III (drums); Wilbert Arnold (bass drum); George Jackson (congas); Donald Harrison JR., Dr. Lonnie Smith, George Porter Jr..

Tracks:

1. Not Trustworthy (A Lyin' Woman)
2. My Heart Is Hangin' Heavy
3. Laughin' and Clownin'
4. Danger Zone
5. Imitation of Love
6. Garbage Man
7. Roadblock
8. Scarred Knees
9. Fortune Teller
10. Room With a View
11. My Baby's Quit Me
12. This Time I'm Gone For Good

Details
.. Year: 2005
.. Label: Rounder Records 2182
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page: johnnyadams.org/
.. MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/johnnyadamssingsdocpomus
.. Last.fm: www.last.fm/music/Johnny+Adams/
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Adams
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SPANIC BOYS:1991 Strange World (Rounder Select 9027)

STRANGE WORLD The Spanics came into their own with their second release in 1991 on Rounder Records. From Dave Wild, Rolling Stone Magazine, "The Spanic Boys are a truly great rock `n' roll band in the classic sense, yet there's nothing remotely backward-looking about the music made by this formidable father-and-son team from Milwaukee. Their songs are not museum pieces; they are startling, infectious pieces of contemporary rock that show just how much can still be accomplished with just two voices, two guitars, and a crack rhythm section." From Request, "...an understated lyrical sense of humor, and such snappy melodies..."

Bio...

The father and son team of Tom and Ian Spanic, of Milwaukee, WI, became the darling of the critics in the late '80s and early '90s, when they released three albums for Rounder Records. Known for their loud, intense, fiery guitar playing, their music could best be described as roots rock, complete with lots of references to blues and rockabilly thrown into their heavily guitar-laden mix. The father and son duo, whose harmonies are reminiscent of the Everly Brothers, got their first big break when they performed on Saturday Night Live in 1990, thanks to SNL bandmember and fellow guitarist G.E. Smith.

Both father and son, despite their 22-year age difference, share a passion for and count among their influences the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Lonnie Mack, Merle Travis, Buck Owens, Ricky Nelson, and Chet Atkins. Although their influences may be some of the pioneers of rock & roll, they have the benefit of a range of effects and amplifiers with their guitar playing that late-20th century sound technology provides. Ian, an avid record collector and student of the sound of Buddy Holly, grew up a fish out of water of sorts in the 1980s, preferring roots rockers like Holly and Presley to more popular bands like Van Halen or Bon Jovi. On the other hand, Tom began playing guitar in 1956, when it all started. His playing speaks for itself, and coupled with his son's playing, the pair take the two-guitar rock & roll subgenre a step further, trading off on leads and delivering exquisite harmonies that you just don't hear a lot anymore. Their sound at times is country-rock, at other times rockabilly, and at other times blues-rock.

Before the pair began playing out together in local Milwaukee clubs in the mid-'80s, Tom's career had included a stint teaching classical guitar at the Wisconsin Conservatory. He found he had more fun playing out with his son. He bought his son his first electric guitar, a reissued 1957 Buddy Holly Stratocaster, when Ian was 12. (The elder Spanic insisted that Ian just play an acoustic classical guitar until then.) The Spanic Boys cut their debut on a small Milwaukee label in 1988. After being invited to perform at the 1989 South by Southwest Music Festival by critic/NPR commentator Ed Ward, the pair secured their deal with Rounder Records, and the Saturday Night Live performance helped to establish their place on the musical map.

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The Spanic Boys' self-titled debut was released in 1990 on Rounder and was followed by Strange World in 1991 and Dream Your Life Away in 1993, both also for Rounder. On their Rounder albums and at their South by Southwest performances, the pair were accompanied by Curt Lefevre, drums, Paul Schroeder, bass, or Mike Frederickson, bass. The Spanic Boys continue to perform around Wisconsin and the Northeast, but as of 1996, they weren't recording for Rounder anymore. However, given the ongoing renaissance of blues and roots rock music, that may change. A deal with Orchard surfaced during the new millennium, issuing The Spanic Family Album and Walk Through Fire in 2000. Torture followed a year later. ~ Richard Skelly, All Music Guide

This is proof that I never know what I will find...but will try most anything once...this is better than I thought it would be. Sorry to the Spanics for forming an opinion beforehand. I will be on the lookout for more.

Tracks:

1. All Alone
2. When You Travel
3. Strange World
4. I Don't Understand
5. Go Around
6. I'm All You Need
7. My Head Hurts
8. Made Out of Steel
9. Face the Facts
10. All Calms Down
11. Jenny
12. Meant to Be

Details
.. Year: 1991
.. Label: Rounder Select 9027
.. Bitrate: 256kbps
.. Home-Page: www.spanicboys.com/
.. Buy: http://www.spanicboys.com/music.html

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THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOYS: The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings 1938 plus Film Soundtrack 1941 In Chronological Order, Bonus Tracks: Alternate Takes 1936-1939 [Document]

One more classic algum of Boogie Woogie Bues...

Tracklisting
MEADE ''LUX'' LEWIS
1.Honky Tonk Train
2.Honky Tonk Train
3.Honky Tonk Trayn (incl. Whistling Blues)
ALBERT AMMONS
4.Boogie Woogie (Boogie Woogie Stomp)
5.Blues (Suitcase Blues)
6.Boogie Woogie N°2
PETE JOHNSON
7.Dying Mother Blues
8.Fo' O'Clock Blues
9.Roll 'Em
ALBERT AMMONS
10.Sweet Patootic Blues
PETE JOHNSON & ALBERT AMMONS
11.Untitled Piano Duet
12.Boogie Woogie Dream
Bonus Tracks
ALBERT AMMONS
13.Mile-Or-Mo Bird Rag (Take B with His Rhythm Kings)
14.Shout For Joy (Take 2)
15.Woo Woo (Take 2 with Harry James' Boogie Woogie Trio)
PETE JOHNSON
16.Boo Woo (Take 2 wiht Harry James' Boogie Woogie Trio)

**The Boogie Woogie Boys are ALBERT AMMONS, PETE JOHNSON & MEADE ''LUX'' LEWIS.

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BUTCH CAGE (biography)
(born James Cage, March 16, 1894, Hamburg, Miss.; died c. 1975, Zachary, La.)

Butch Cage was a Louisiana fiddle player whose style harked back to the pre-blues days of the nineteenth century when black strings bands played country dances and socials. Though Cage recorded only sparingly and late in his life, he nonetheless provided music historians with an invaluable link to the past.
Cage learned to play the fife before the fiddle and often worked parties and picnics in the Hamburg, Mississippi, area before he settled in Zachary, Louisiana, around 1972. Once in Louisiana, Cage began a musical partnership with guitarist Willie Thomas that lasted more than forty years. Their popular renditions of string tune standards and primal country blues gave them work at country dances and backwoods socials until being discovered by Dr. Harry Oster of the Louisiana Folklore Society. Oster recorded Cage and Thomas for the Folk-Lyric label in 1960. The recordings enabled Cage and Thomas to work occasionally outside Louisiana, mostly at folk festivals, in the 1960s and early 1970s. The duo also appeared in the British documentary Blues Like Showers of Rain in 1970. Cage died in Louisiana in 1975.
-- by Robert Santelli.
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LEE ALLEN (biography)
(born July 2, 1926, Pittsburgh, Kans.; died October 18, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif.)

In the 1950s tenor saxophonist LEE ALLEN played on dozens of hit records made by many of the great New Orleans rhythm & blues artists, including FATS DOMINO, LITTLE RICHARD, PAUL GAYTEN, HUEY 'PIANO' SMITH, and LLOYD PRICE. Along with Alvin ''Red'' Tyler, Allen helped make the saxophone a key instrument in New Orleans R&B. Allen's sharp sense of order and line gave his sax style resiliency, grit, and true rocking energy as heard on classics like Little Richard's ''Tutti Frutti''.
Unlike many of his Crescent City contemporaries, Allen wasn't born in New Orleans. A musician and athlete while growing up in Denver, Colorado, Allen came to New Orleans in 1944 after accepting a scholarship to Xavier University. Allen never graduated, but he found plenty of work, first with Paul Gayten's band and then with bandleader and record producer DAVE BARTHOLOMEW.
Allen made his living doing session work and playing in New Orleans clubs until 1956 when he signed a solo recording contract with Aladdin and cut the song ''Shimmy'', which failed to muster much interest. A year later Allen recorded for a smaller label, Ember. ''Walkin' with Mr. Lee'', an instrumental, was successful enough for him to put together his own band and tour, working as a bandleader until 1961, when he joined Fats Domino's band. Allen stayed with Domino until 1965, when, with the collapse of New Orleans R&B, he moved to Los Angeles.
Unable to find much session of club work on the West Coast, Allen returned to the Domino band and stayed with if for most of the 1970s. In the '80s, Allen enjoyed a mild comeback, thanks to the California roots-rock group, the Blasters, who featured his sax work on their 1981 self-titled album for the Slash label. Allen continued to work with the Blasters until the group dissolved in the mid-1980s. Allen died of lung cancer in 1994.
-- by Robert Santelli.
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MAY (MAE) ALIX biography
(born Liza Mae Alix, August 31, 1904, Chicago Ill.; death information unknown)

May Alix was a blues-based cabaret singer in the 1920s. She is best known for the two 1926 recordings she made with LOUIS ARMSTRONG and His Hot Fives. Both tunes - ''Big Butter and Egg Man'' and ''Sunset Cafe Stomp'' -- feature Alix's strong and stagy vocals and Armstrong's perfectly executed cornet solos. Armstrong once remarked that Alix was one of his favorite vocalists.
Born and raised in Chicago, Alix worked in the city's cabarets and nightclubs. She later went to New York, where she had a stay at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In addition to recording with Armstrong, Alix also recorded with the Jimmy Noone Orchestra in 1929 and 1930 on the Vocalion label. For the remainder of her career, which ended circa 1940, Alix performed in Chicago nightclubs. During early stages in their careers, fellow cabaret singers ALBERTA HUNTER, Edna Hicks, and Edmonia Henderson occasionally used May (also Mae) Alix as their pseudonym, presumably to take advantage of Alix's popularity.
-- By Robert Santelli

EDDIE MARTIN: 1997 Blue To The Bone (Blueblood Records 003)

Multi instrumentalist Eddie Martin is the most remarkable blues musician of his generation. And what a team he's assembled - his regular rhythm section consists of bassist Tony Caddle and drummer Mike Hoddinott, names which, like that of Eddie's occasional piano man here John Baggott, will be familiar to many as former members of the much missed award winning Innis Sioun Blues Explosion. Guesting saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith needs no introduction of course, and around half the tracks.

Caddle's bass playing too is sensational, especially riding the changes of the Freddie King-like "The Fumble", and during the ultra-funky "Edge of the line". Baggot, as evre, coats the whole proceedings with several thick layers of class: he really is the best piano player this country has produced in years.

All the tracks work very well indeed and I'm pleased that Eddie's social and political concerns are still to the fore throughout several of his lyrics. It certainly makes for a far more contemporary, believable and personal approach to the blues that that adapted by many of our practicing songsmiths.

In short, if I hear a better British CD than this one during the next 12 months I'll be very surprised indeed"

Blueprint Magazine

Personnel: Eddie Martin, vocals, guitars and harmonica; John Baggott, Piano, Tony Caddle Bass, Mike Hoddinott Drums, Little Big Horns. Special Guests: Dick Heckstall-Smith, Saxophones.

Big THANKS to Cheech for sending this our way...Enjoy!!!

Tracks:

1. Blue To The Bone
2. Autumn Blues
3. The Fumble
4. Edge Of The Line
5. You Thrill Me
6. Something for Nothing
7. Big Enough Lever
8. Revolution Of Love
9. On Your Own
10. Sad Time
11. Protest Letter
12. The Birds and The Bees
13. No Place To Go.

Details
.. Year: 1997.2003
.. Label: Blueblood Records 003
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.. Home-Page: www.eddiemartin.com/
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STEELY DAN: 2000 Two Against Nature (Giant Records 24719)

TWO AGAINST NATURE won the 2001 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year, won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album and "Cousin Dupree" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Notorious for shunning concert performances, Steely Dan's improbable live reunion in the mid-'90s eventually turned into a full-fledged reunion album. Since Steely Dan fans went two decades without even the hope of a new record, the very prospect was a delight, but it was also a little worrying, since a botched comeback would tarnish the band's legacy. Fortunately, Two Against Nature is as seductive and alluring as the best of Steely Dan's later work, with a similar emphasis on classy atmosphere and groove. Pitched halfway between Gaucho and the immaculate production of Fagen's solo album Kamakiriad, it's a graceful, intricate record that works its subtle charms at its own pace. While that means it isn't a knockout on the first listen, it's a real grower -- a quietly addicting album that slowly works its way into the subconscious. It's also an uncannily natural extension of the duo's previous work, but surprisingly, it never sounds nostalgic or dated. It's clear that Becker and Fagen re-teamed because they simply enjoy working together: crafting the songs and arrangements, designing the production, shoehorning in-jokes into the lyrics, finding the exact performances that fit their specifications. In this sense, Two Against Nature is no different than any past Steely Dan effort; that's exactly why it's welcome, since they find nearly endless permutations within their signature sound. Lyrically, the album isn't quite as malicious as their '70s work, but they haven't lost their sharp humor, even on some mere throwaway lines. The real payoff, however, is musical. Each song gradually reveals its own identity through small, thrilling touches, giving the record depth and character, and fitting it comfortably into Steely Dan's acclaimed body of work. And that's as delightfully unexpected and peculiarly beautiful as anything else in their career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Recorded at River Sound, Clinton Sound and Electric Lady, New York, New York; Hyperbolic Sound, Maui, Hawaii.

Steely Dan: Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards); Walter Becker (guitar, bass). Additional personnel: Hugh McCracken, Jon Herington, Dean Parks, Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar); Roger Rosenborg (clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone); Roger Rosenberg, Lawrence Feldman (clarinet, saxophone); Roy Hitchcock (clarinet); Lou Marini, Chris Potter, Dave Tofani (saxophone); Michael Leonhart (trumpet, Wurlitzer); Jim Pugh (trombone); Ted Baker (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Steve Shapiro, Dave Shank (vibraphone); Tom Barney (bass); Keith Carlock, Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael White, Ricky Lawson, Sonny Emory, Leroy Clouden (drums); Daniel Sadownick, Gordon Gottlieb (percussion); Amy Helm (whistler); Carolyn Leonhart, Cynthia Calhoun, Michael Harvey (background vocals).

Tracks:

1.Gaslighting Abbie
2.What a Shame About Me
3.Two Against Nature
4.Janie Runaway
5.Almost Gothic
6.Jack of Speed
7.Cousin Dupree
8.Negative Girl
9.West of Hollywood

Details
.. Year: 2000
.. Label: Giant Records 24719
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page: www.steelydan.com/
.. MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/steelydan
.. Last fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Steely+Dan
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan
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LARRY MCCRAY:1998 Born To Play The Blues (House of Blues 161404)

After a brief detour with the Bluegills' duet album Meet Me at the Lake, Larry McCray returned to form with the storming Born to Play the Blues. Since his 1991 debut Ambition, McCray has been hailed as one of the great contemporary bluesmen of the '90s, and this record reminds us why. It isn't that he offers any innovations or surprises -- it's that he is a pure, no-nonsense bluesman, delivering solid guitar lines and soulful vocals. McCray also gets credit for not sticking with tried-and-true material, choosing to write his own songs and try out several tunes from Dave Steen and taking a stab at a Warren Hayes cover. Throughout it all, he plays and sings with passion and heart, confirming his position as one of the finest contemporary bluesmen around. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Recorded: Dockside Studios Maurice LA

Personnel: Alisa Yarbrough Vocals (Background) Bob Sunda Bass Calvin Yarbrough Vocals (Background) Herman V. Ernest III Drums John Kattke Piano, Organ (Hammond) Larry McCray Guitar, Main Performer, Vocals Noel Neal Bass Steve McCray Drums

Tracks:

1.Born to Play the Blues
2.Smooth Sailing
3.Feel So Damn Good (I'll Be Glad When I Got the Blues)
4.Same Old Blues
5.Sunny Monday
6.I Wonder
7.Worried Down With the Blues
8.Woman Across the River
9.Man on Bended Knees
10.Sugar Coated Love
11.Gone for Good
12.I'm a Lover Not a Fighter

Details
.. Year: 1998
.. Label: House of Blues 161404
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
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JOHN LEE HOOKER: 2007 Gold (Hip-O Records 8590)

John Lee Hooker never abandoned his raw, gut bucket Mississippi-Delta-comes-to-the-city approach to the blues throughout his fifty-year career, and if he got a tad bit slicker towards the end of that career, it was only a tad and only by degree. There are innumerable Hooker collections on the market, and this two-disc set wouldn't be anything particularly special except that it actually charts through his entire history, beginning with the ageless "Boogie Chillen," which was recorded in 1948 and topped the r&b charts for Modern Records in 1949, through "Tupelo," which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Pointblank LP Chill Out in 1995. In between these two are most of Hooker's essential tracks, including 1949's "Crawlin' King Snake" from Modern, 1962's "Boom Boom" from Vee-Jay Records, 1964's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" from Chess and "The Healer" from 1989's Chameleon Records LP of the same title that paired Hooker with various musical celebrity guests like Bonnie Raitt and Carlos Santana and gave Hooker yet another opportunity to trot out his amazingly durable song catalog. A single-disc of either Hooker's Modern or Vee-Jay sides would probably deliver more quality John Lee bang for the buck, but the historical sweep of this collection, which truly spans Hooker's whole career (which admittedly didn't vary a whole lot), gives it a good deal of added credence. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Disc 1:

1. Boogie Chillen
2. Sally Mae
3. Hobo Blues
4. Crawlin' King Snake
5. Huckle Up Baby
6. John L's House Rent Boogie
7. Louise
8. Leave My Wife Alone
9. I'm In The Mood
10. Baby, Please Don't Go
11. Walkin' The Boogie - (alternate)
12. Sugar Mama
13. Bluebird Blues
14. It's My Own Fault
15. Baby Lee
16. Dimples
17. I Love You Honey
18. I Need Some Money
19. No Shoes
20. Boom Boom

Disc 2:

1. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
2. It Serves You Right To Suffer
3. Shake It Baby
4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
5. The Waterfront
6. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
7. The Motor City Is Burning
8. Think Twice Before You Go
9. Back Biters And Syndicators
10. Burning Hell - (featuring Canned Heat)
11. Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive - (featuring Van Morrison)
12. Red House
13. The Healer - (featuring Carlos Santana)
14. I'm In The Mood - (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
15. Tupelo

Details
.. Year: 2007
.. Label: Hip-O Records 8590
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
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CHRIS WHITLEY: 2002 Long Way Around: An Anthology 1991-2001 (Columbia/Legacy Records 86082)

Chris Whitley was a true artist. A true bluesman. A true vagabond. A true musician. All of his records need to be listened to from start to finish to really appreciate his talent. Even more so, seeing him live on stage was like a religious experience.

However, he did have some stand-out songs and was able to garner some radio play and mild commercial success during his career. Columbia & Legacy Records did a great job culling numerous tracks from numerous albums and numerous record labels over the first decade of his career, '91-'01. This record has sixteen tracks in all. You've got demos. You've got remixes. You've got edit versions. You've got unreleased songs. And you've got one hidden track. Everything you could possibly want for an overview of Whitley's career is right here. Fantastic liner notes and a brilliant photo collage on the inside of the disc add to the beauty of the record. You won't be disappointed. As always, more information on the man's life and career can be found at www.chriswhitley.com. (FULL SCANS INCLUDED)

Personnel: Alan Gevaert Bass Andy Rosen Mellotron Bill Dillion Guitar, Guitorgan, Pedal Steel Brady Blade, Jr. Drum Loop Brian Blade Drums Chris Whitley Synth Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Foot Stomping, Guitar, Producer, Foot Percussion, Bass, Vocals Daniel Lanois Soloist, Mixing, Guitar DJ Logic Turntables Dougie Bowne Drums Melvin Gibbs Bass Ronald Jones Drums
Stephen Barber Piano, Keyboards Steve Almaas Bass Steve Melton Mixing Tony Mangurian Mixing, Guitar, Producer, Bass, Drums

Tracks:

1.Home Is Where You Get Across [#][Demo Version]
2.Make the Dirt Stick
3.Big Sky Country
4.Weightless [Daniel Lanois Single Remix][#]
5.Bordertown
6.Bliss to Breakdown [#][Demo Version]
7.Aerial [Edit]
8.WPL (Wild Pagan Love) [Alternate Mix][#]
9.Narcotic Prayer [Alternate Mix][#]
10.A Pint of Lotion [#][Demo Version]
11.Guns and Dolls
12.Can't Get Off
13.Cool Wooden Crosses
14.The Wild Country
15.Accordingly
16.Say Goodbye/Long Way Around [#][Demo Version]

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.. Year: 2002
.. Label: Columbia/Legacy Records 86082
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
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JESSE THOMAS: [1993] Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1948-1958 [Document]

Jesse Thomas recorded sporadically from the late 1920’s through the early 1990’s and despite his longevity didn’t achieve much in the way of success or recognition. In 1929, at 18, Thomas cut four excellent sides for Victor showing a prowess beyond his years. Three of the number are strongly indebted to Lonnie Johnson while the session highlight, “Blues Goose Blues”, is clearly inspired by Blind Blake. By the post-war era Thomas had developed a brilliant, highly individual style unlike anyone else. For proof just listen to Document’s “Jesse Thomas 1948-1958″ which collects 28 tracks the enterprising Thomas cut for nine different West Coast labels over the course of a decade (”Gold Mine Blues” cut in 1948 is not included for some reason).
The music ranges from solo down home numbers, rollicking band driven R&B and smoky after hours cuts. Thomas’ guitar playing is dazzling; by this time he had developed a harmonically sophisticated style, playing highly unpredictable, inventive guitar phrases in a manner that incorporated both down home and uptown styles. His guitar playing, while highly individual, still bears a Lonnie Johnson influence but also owes a debt to T-Bone Walker. Thomas developed his sound, as Chris Smith notes, “in part by transferring saxophone solos and his own piano playing to electric guitar.” Thomas’ singing is equally striking, a deep burnished voice that a times sounds like Robert Johnson.
The solo sides, featuring superb integration between guitar and vocal, find him at his best. High points include the catchy “Same Old Stuff”, “Mountain Key Blues” and “Zetter Blues.” All display fine songwriting and characteristic of many of his songs, he inserts long pauses between lyrics that enhance the dramatic effect, punctuated by short, unpredictable guitar runs. The remarkable “Double Due Love You” opens with a tongue twisting run of words that is sort of a vocal equlivalent to his knotty guitar phrases. On the laid back, conversational “Gonna Move to California”, a variation on the classic “Kansas City”, Thomas plays some deft acoustic guitar.
The small group recordings are generally successful backed by a combination of piano, bass drums and saxophone. “Melody in C” is a jazzy instrumental backed by unknown bass and piano that finds Thomas playing in very sophisticated style with a nod to T-Bone Walker. “Let’s Have Some Fun” is a rocking full band number with wailing tenor and baritone featuring some draw dropping electric guitar solos while the shuffling, irresistibly catchy “I Can’t Stay Here” benefits from the rippling piano work of Lloyd Glenn. Glenn pops up to good effect on all four of Thomas’ Swing Time numbers including the bouncy “It’s You I’m Thinking Of.” Backed by an unknown band and booting sax man, Thomas rocks on “Cool Kind Lover” from 1951 that is as close to rock & roll as he ever got. Another highlight is “Another Fool Like Me” a propulsive boogie number with Thomas just accompanied by a unknown but wailing harmonica blower.
Jesse Thomas died in 1995 and continued cutting material intermittently on his own Red River imprint, Ace and Delmark. However, he never quite matched the sheer brilliance of these late 40’s and 50’s sides. --- http://sundayblues.org/archives/36

Tracklisting
1.Same Old Stuff
2.D. Double Due Love You
3.Zetter Blues
4.Mountain Key Blues
5.Melody in C
6.You Are My Dreams
7.I Wonder Why
8.Another Friend Like Me
9.Guess I'll Walk Alone
10.Let's Have Some Fun
11.Gonna Write You A Letter
12.Meet Me Tonight Along The Avenue
13.Tomorrow I May Be Gone
14.Texas Blues
15.I Can't Stay Here
16.Xmas Celebration
17.Now's The Time
18.It's You I'm Thinking Of
19.It's You I'm Thinking Of
20.I Am So Blue
21.Long Time
22.Cool Kind Lover
23.When You Say I Love You
24.Jack Of Diamonds
25.Another Fool Like Me
26.Gonna Move to California
27.Take Some And Leave Some
28.Blow My Baby Back Home

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BIG JOE WILLIAMS: BJW and the Stars of Mississippi Blues featuring Robert Petway, Tommy McClennan, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton, Henry Townsend and David 'Honey Boy' Edwards. [JSP]

(born October 16, 1903, Crawford. Miss.; died December 17, 1982, Macon, Ga.)
Big Joe Williams, a Mississippi Delta blues guitarist and singer, began his recording career in the 1930s with the Bluebird label and continued making records and performing right up until his death in 1982. He was best known for his leathery vocals and the full-bodied sound of his nine-string guitar, both of which reflected a life of hoboing through the South, hopping freights, spending time in jail, playing juke joints, and maintaining a fiercely independent blues spirit. Williams was also a competent songwritter; he penned the blues classic ''(Baby) Please Don't Go,'' which has been covered by countless blues and blues-rock artists.
Williams left Mississippi as a youth to travel through the South, playing levee and lumber camps. In the early 1920s he worked with the Birmingham Jug Band in the Rabbit Foot Minstrels revue and recorded with the group in 1930 for the Okeh label. Williams epitomized the travelling bluesman. He worked for spare change of food, he slept in railroad cars, and he wandered from town to town in the 1920s and early 1930s playing and singing CHARLEY PATTON -- inspired country blues. After Williams wound up in St. Louis sometime in 1934, he performed with his cousin J.D. Short, a fellow blues musician, at house parties and clubs.
Through Short, Williams met record producer Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records, who signed him to a recording contract in 1935. For ten years Williams recorded for the label. ''(Baby) Please Don't Go'' was a hit in 1935; his 1941 version of ''Crawlin' King Snake'' was also a popular record. During this time Williams performed and recorded with a number of prominent bluesmen, including harmonica player JOHN LEE ''SONNY BOY'' WILLIAMSON, guitarists CHARLEY JORDAN and ROBERT NIGHTHAWK, and pianist PEETIE WHEATSTRAW.
Williams remained a noted blues artist in the 1950s and 1960s; his rough-and-tumble guitar style and rugged vocals became popular with folk-blues fans. His repertoire, which included blues and folk tunes learned in all his years of travelling, enabled him to continue recording at a time when the Chicago electric band sound dominated the blues. Williams cut material for the Trumpet, Cobra, Delmark, and Arhoolie labels and later for Testament and Bluesville, among others.
In the '60s Williams was a regular on the concert and coffeehouse circuits. He toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival package in 1968 and 1972 and performed at such major U.S. festivals as the Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1969 and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1972. In 1974 he toured Japan. Despite his advancing age, Williams also managed to keep his recording career healthy. A number of William's albums were released on such labels as Storyville, Sonet, and Delmark in the late 1960s and 1970s. In addition, he appeared in blues documentaries like The Devil's Music -- A History of the Blues (1976) and Good Mornin' Blues (1978). Through it all, Williams kept the Delta blues tradition alive and was one of the genre's most engaging performers. Williams died in 1982. Ten years later he was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame. -- by Robert Santelli

Tracklisting
BIG JOE WILLIAMS
1. Little Leg Woman **(Unavailable)**
2. Somebody's Been Borrowing the Stuff
3. Providence Help the Poor People
4. 49 Highway Blues
5. My Grey Pony
6. Stepfather Blues
7. Baby Please Don't Go
8. Stack O' Dollars
9. Wild Cow Blues
10. Worried Man Blues
11. I Know You Gonna Miss Me
12. Rootin' Ground Hog
13. Brother James
14. I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More
15. Crawlin' King Snake
16. I'm Getting Wild About Her
17. Peach Orchard Mama
18. Meet Me Around the Corner
19. Throw A Boogie Woogie
20. North Wind Blues
21. Please Don't Go
22. Highway 49
23. Someday Baby
24. Break 'Em On Down
25. Drop Down Blues
26. Somebody's Been Worryin'
27. Wanita
28. Vitamin A
29. His Spirit Lives On
30. Baby Please Don't Go
31. Baby Please Don't Go (Alternate Take)
32. Stack O'Dollars
33. Mellow Apples
34. Wild Cow Moan
35. PVine Blues
36. Bad and Weakhearted Blues
37. King Biscuit Stomp
38. I'm A Highway Man
39. Banta Rooster Blues
40. Mean Step Father Blues
41. House Lady Blues
42. Don't You Leave Me Here
43. Jivin' Woman
44. She's a Married Woman
45. Mama Don't Allow Me
46. Delta Blues
47. Overhauling Blues
48. Whistling Pines
49. She Left Me A Mule
50. Bad Heart Blues
TOMMY McCLENNAN
51. You Can Mistreat Me Here
52. New 'Shake 'Em On Down
53. Bottle It Up and Go
54. Whiskey Head Woman
55. Brown Skin Girl
56. Cotton Patch Blues
57. Baby Don't You Want to Go
58. Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me
59. I'm Going Don't You Know
60. New Highway 51
61. She's Just Good Huggin' Size
62. My Little Girl
63. My Baby's Gone
64. It's Hard to Be Lonesome
65. My Baby's Doggin' Me
66. She's A Good Looking Mama
67. Whiskey Head Man
68. New Sugar Mama
69. Down to Skin And Bones Blues
70. Katy Mae Blues
71. Love With A Feeling
72. Drop Down Mama
73. Black Minnie
74. Elsie Blues
75. Des'e My Blues
76. Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 1)
77. Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 2)
78. Classy Mae Blues
79. You Can't Read My Mind
80. Travelin' Highway Man
81. Deep Blues Sea Blues
82. I'm A Guitar King
83. It's A Crying Pity
84. Mozelle Blues
85. Blues Trip Me This Morning
86. Mr. So And So Blues
87. Roll Me, Baby
88. I Love My Baby
89. Shake It Up and Go
90. Blue As I Can Be
91. Bluebird Blues
92. Bluebird Blues (Take 2)
93. Boogie Woogie Woman
ROBERT PETWAY
94. Catfish Blues
95. Ride' Em On Down
96. Rockin' Chair Blues
97. My Little Girl
98. Let Me Be Your Boss
99. Left My Baby Crying
100. Sleepy Woman Blues
101. Don't Go Down Baby
102. Bertha Lee Blues
103. Hollow Log Blues
104. In The Evening
105. My Baby Left Me
106. Cotton Pickin' Blues
DAVID 'HONEYBOY' EDWARDS
107. Roamin' and Ramblin' Blues
108. You Got to Roll (Levee Camp Song)
109. You Got to Roll
110. Water Coast Blues
111. Stagolee
112. Just A Spoonful
113. Spread My Raincoat Down
114. Hellatakin' Blues
115. Wind Howlin' Blues
116. Worried Life Blues
117. Tear It Down Rag
118. The Army Blues
WILLIE 'POOR BOY' LOFTON
119. It's Killin' Me
120. Poor Boy Blues
121. Jake Leg Blues
122. My Mean Baby Blues
123. Dirty Mistreater
124. Rainy Day Blues
125. Beer Garden Blues
126. Dark Road Blues

** I Have so many problems ripping and compacting this set. Unfortunately even using every good and reliable program is impossible to rip the track one of the CD 'A'... sorry

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THE CRUSADERS:1992 (Box Set) The Golden Years (GRP Records GRD-3-5007)

Issued in 1992, the first of GRP's Crusaders boxes deliberately limits its reach to a 20-year stretch, stopping just before the crucial departure of drummer Stix Hooper -- hence the arguably apt title The Golden Years. The three discs occasionally give us a good idea of the band's evolution from a fine Texas bop outfit to the soulful groovemeisters somewhat beyond category, but there are unexplained flashbacks in the chronology and a frustrating lack of recording dates, a failing that also marks the later box set, Way Back Home. Disc One roughly documents the transition from the Jazz Crusaders to the Crusaders, with the live "Eleanor Rigby" serving as the pivotal turning point, though some may lament the short weight of material (albeit licensed from Pacific Jazz) from the 1960s. Musically, Disc Two is a gas, an uninterrupted cornucopia of first-rate material -- two tracks from Those Southern Knights, almost the entire Free as the Wind album, and doubling back to two monster cuts from Crusaders I, the sublime "So Far Away" and percolating "Put It Where You Want It." Disc Three moves at a somewhat lower level, but you do get the full-length "Street Life," and the set closes with a flashback to The Second Crusade. Missed chronological opportunities aside, newcomers and established fans will find a terrific selection of fine grooves and zesty music-making in one compact box. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Disc 1:

1.The Young Rabbits
2.Blues Up Tight
3.Fancy Dance
4.Eleanor Rigby
5.Way Back Home (Intro)
6.Way Back Home
7.Hard Times
8.Thank You
9.Stomp and Buck Dance
10.Greasy Spoon
11.A Ballad for Joe (Louis)
12.Chain Reaction
13.Rainbow Visions

Disc 2:

1.Spiral
2.Keep That Same Old Feeling
3.Free as the Wind
4.I Felt the Love
5.The Way We Was
6.Nite Crawler
7.Sweet N' Sour
8.It Happens Everyday
9.So Far Away [Studio Version]
10.Put It Where You Want It

Disc 3:

1.Marcella's Dream
2.Fairy Tales
3.Street Life
4.The Hustler
5.Carnival of the Night
6.Elegant Evening
7.Last Call
8.A Search for Soul
9.Don't Let It Get You Down

Details
.. Year: 1992
.. Label: GRP Records GRD-3-5007
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
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.. Last fm: www.last.fm/music/The+Crusaders
.. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusaders
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JAY MCSHANN: 2003 Goin' to Kansas City Live Recording (Sony Plain Records SPCD 1286)

GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Jay "Hootie" McShann is best known by aficionados as a lynchpin of the blues, swing, and jazz scene in Kansas City during its 1940s heyday. Home to the likes of Count Basie and Charlie Parker (who began his career playing in McShann's band), Kansas City refined the heavily blues-based swing music that eventually gave birth to bop, R&B, and rock & roll.

In a series of sessions between 2001 and 2003, McShann is joined here by the great Johnnie Johnson for a two-piano duet, and by Maria Muldaur for a spirited rendition of "Confessin' the Blues." But it is McShann's solo vocal and piano performances that really stand out. While his voice shows signs of age (as on his moving, understated treatment of "When I Grow Too Old Too Dream"), his fingers still blaze across the keys, as the stride showcase "The Fish Fry Boogie" amply proves. The bonus track, a 20 minute interview with McShann--not to mention the back cover photo of McShann standing before Jones Barber Shop and Billiard Parlor)--are added incentive to pick up this fine collection.

Principally recorded at Soundtrek, University Of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri; Duke's Mood Room, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Synergy Sound, Chimacum, Washington. Includes liner notes by Holger Petersen.

Personnel: Jay McShann (vocals, piano); Maria Muldaur (vocals); Johnnie Johnson (piano); Duke Robillard (acoustic & electric guitars); Milt Able (bass); Tommy Ruskin (drums).

RIP "Hootie"...

Tracks:

1. Kansas City
2. Trouble in Mind
3. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
4. Nasty Attitude
5. My Chile
6. Wrong Neighborhood
7. Just For You
8. Confessin' the Blues - (with Maria Muldaur)
9. Kansas City (Revisited)
10. Jay and Johnnie Conversation
11. Some Kinda Crazy
12. One Woman's Man
13. Doo Wah Doo
14. 'Fore Day Rider
15. Ain't Nobody's Business
16. The Fish Fry Boogie
17. Crying Won't Make Me Stay
18. Interview: Jay at Home and at This Piano - (bonus track)

Details
.. Year: 2003
.. Label: Sony Plain Records SPCD 1286
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
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BOO BOO DAVIS: 2004 The Snake (Black & Tan Records B&T018)

The third album by St. Louis' Boo Boo Davis, 2004's The Snake, is a small departure for the singer and harmonica player. Where 2001's East St. Louis and 2002's Can Man were straight up old-school electric blues with a very strong early Chicago influence, The Snake hedges its stylistic bets by incorporating more of an R&B feel more along the lines of Robert Cray's soulful but poppy albums. The problem is that the album doesn't commit itself fully either to Davis' early Howlin' Wolf-oriented style (the old-school pomade anthem "Crown Royal," which incorporates a vocal sound that approximates the classic old Chess Records' sound) or to the newfound, sleeker and more stylish direction (the smooth "Where Was My Baby," which one assumes Bonnie Raitt has on her "to cover" checklist), which makes it sound a bit scattered and unfocused. Davis acquits himself well on the soul-influenced material, and a full album of it would be quite enjoyable, but this, unfortunately, is not that album. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Recorded: Studio Cortez '72 September 2003

Personnel: Boo Boo Davis (vocals, harmonica); Jan Mittendrop (guitar); Tommy Schneller (saxophone); Wybren Feenstra (piano); Roel Spanjers (Hammond b-3 organ); Jasper Mortier (bass guitar); JJ Goossens (drums); Cortez (percussion).

Tracks:

1. Don't Bother My Shoes
2. Mountain Top
3. Leave It Alone
4. Crown Royal
5. The Snake
6. Mike in Jail
7. Where Was My Baby
8. Moley Man
9. Keep Your Car Locked
10. Shut That Door
11. Riplin
12. Sure Had a Wonderful Time

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.. Label: Black & Tan Records B&T018
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Ana Popovic, who will be releasing her third full-length album, Blind For Love, on July 21st, 2009 via Electro Groove Records.
The Yugoslavian-born, Netherlands-based Popović, was first introduced to the blues through her father’s extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen, and within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. By 1998, her band was doing 100 shows annually and appearing regularly on Yugoslavian television. Her debut CD, Hometown, provided a first glimpse of her talents as a singer and guitarist.
In 1999, Popović relocated to the Netherlands to study jazz guitar. She quickly became a fixture on the Dutch blues scene and soon ventured into neighboring Germany. With Comfort to the Soul (2003), Popović delivered another diverse package of blues, rock, soul and jazz, earning her comparisons to artists such as Susan Tedeschi, Sue Foley, and Bonnie Raitt.
Her meteoric career shows no signs of slowing down. With Blind For Love, Ana will continue to march forward and carry on the tradition of her father, her roots, and her true love of the music she was destined to play.
ANA POPOVIC BIOGRAPHY

May 13th 1976, Ana Popovic was born in the war torn town of Belgrade, formerly Yugoslavia, the first daughter of Milutin and Vesna Popovic. Ana grew up in a warm and loving family where music was very important. Her father Milutin is a highly recognized guitar / bass player, who throughout her youth, always invited friends over for nightly jam sessions where Ana listened and analyzed the deep artistic roots of her music. In this atmosphere, she quickly picked up her father’s impressive blues and soul record collection, grabbed his guitar and went to work at a young age of 15. Since then, Ana Popovic has developed into an incredible guitarist/vocalist who now currently resides in The Netherlands. The most impressive aspect of Ana's music is her diversity of techniques and styles. Her blend of smoking electric funk slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, tight blues groove, soulful feminine vocals and Ana’s incredible stage presence makes her an irresistible force in the music world.
Her meteoric career shows no signs of slowing down. Ana will continue to march forward and carry on the tradition of her father, her roots, and her true love of the music she was destined to play. Ana’s latest CD, “Blind For Love,” will be released July 21, 2009 on Eclecto Groove Records.
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“Popovic gives the audience some searing blues guitar, smooth jazzy licks, and a proof that the incarnation of Jimi Hendrix is a woman.” – Jazz News
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“Besides her extraordinary talent both as a singer/songwriter and lead guitarist, she is also young, beautiful, energetic, and charismatic.” – Sound Waves Magazine
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“Ever since the loss of Stevie Ray Vaughun, in 1990, the blues world has been looking for a new savior. Ana Popoivc, a blues, blues-rock, and jazz guitarist who can burn your ears with her aggressive chops – and your eyes with her sexy looks --- may just be it.”
– David Rubin (writer/producer)
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"From straight-ahead blues-rock to sultry jazz and reggae, Popovic continues the blues tradition with a unique voice and a distinctive guitar sound." - Vintage Guitar
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"Ana Popovic is a fine example of a blues artist who takes new directions while remaining true to the essence of the genre... Though capable of thunderous, Stevie Ray Vaughan-inspired guitar solos, Popovic is equally adept at a quieter, more contemplative style."
- Blues Revue
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"Ana Popovic is not only a superb singer and songwriter, but also a very capable guitarist who can flatpick fluid jazz lines, craft deep-pocket slide grooves, and bend strings with SRV-style emotion."
- Guitar Player
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GARNET MIMMS: 1993 The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry Baby (Capitol 80183)

Excellent compilation of this early soul singer, whose influence extended beyond his one big hit, the 1963 title track. Emerging from a gospel background and obscure doo wop groups, Mimms invested the increasingly sophisticated R&B sound of the mid-'60s with both emotion and supple pipes. He never hit the Top Ten after "Cry Baby," but rang off a string of minor hits like "Baby Don't You Weep," "For Your Precious Love," "It Was Easier to Hurt Her," and "I'll Take Good Care of You." Grittier than Motown, but not as down-home as Stax, Mimms married his vocals to the uptown production values and pop songwriting savvy of his producer, Jerry Ragovoy, to produce some of the more memorable early soul recordings. This 25-track anthology, covering his recordings for United Artists between 1963 and 1966, is unerringly consistent. It features all of his hit singles, highlights from the three albums he released during this period, and the original versions of "My Baby" (later one of Janis Joplin's signature tunes) and "Anytime You Want Me" (covered by the Who on a B-side in 1965). ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms 16 November 1933 in Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.

Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record (in 1953), the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group The Gainors in 1958.

In 1961 Mimms and Sam Bell from The Gainors left to form a new group, Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters with Zola Pearnell and Charles Boyer. The group moved to New York and began to work with successful songwriter/record producer Bert Berns. Berns signed them to the United Artists label and wrote the hit "Cry Baby" for them with songwriting partner Jerry Ragovoy. The song topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the pop chart in 1963 and paved the way for soul hits by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding later in the decade.

Mimms went solo and performed another Berns and Ragavoy hit "Take Good Care Of You" in 1966. Mimms worked with Jimi Hendrix in England the following year. He did some recording on the MGM and Verve Records labels.

In the 1970s he released a few funk songs as Garnet Mimms and the Truckin' Company.

Mimms was given a Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

The Reverend "Swampfoot" Johnson sent this to me a couple of years ago...so thanks again go to him for the soul of Garnet Mimms. Please enjoy!!!

Tracks:

1.Cry Baby
2.Don't Change Your Heart
3.Quiet Place
4.For Your Precious Love
5.Baby Don't You Weep
6.Till You Were Gone
7.I Keep Wanting You
8.Truth Hurts
9.Anytime You Want Me
10.Tell Me Baby
11.One Girl
12.Look Away
13.Everytime
14.Little Bit of Soap
15.I'll Make It up to You
16.As Long as I Have You
17.It Was Easier to Hurt Her
18.Welcome Home
19.Prove It to Me
20.Looking for You
21.Thinkin'
22.Keep on Smilin'
23.I'll Take Good Care of You
24.It's Been Such a Long Way Home
25.My Baby

Details
.. Year: 1993
.. Label: Capitol 80183
.. Bitrate: 320kbps
.. Home-Page:http://www.tsimon.com/mimms.htm (not official)
.. Last fm: www.last.fm/music/Garnet+Mimms
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnet_Mimms
.. Buy: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Garnet-Mimms-Cry-Baby/dp/B000005JJS

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