Mississippi Blues Travellers

Originally released in 1983 on MCA Records, catalogue number MCA 5413. Track List: 1. Inflation Blues 0:00 2. Broken Heart 4:13 3. Sell My Monkey 6:58 4. Heed My Warning 10:04 5. Teardrops From My Eyes 15:10 6. Rainbow Riot 20:08 7. Darlin' You Know I Love You 23:46 8. Make Love To Me 28:35 9. I Can't Let You Go 32:51

Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company) recording this tribute to Memphis music at Royal Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee,

A Musician You Should Know About Mose Allison (1927-2016) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer whose work has been covered by Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, The Who, John Mayall and many others. This is an album featuring Mose Allison performing some of his original material as well as covers of other songwriters' material; the individual tracks were recorded between 1957 and 1959. Track List: 1. The Seventh Son 0:00 2. Eyesight To The Blind 2:40 3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 4:24 4. Lost Mind 7:37 5. I've Got A Right To Cry 11:11 6. Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand 14:02 7. Parchman Farm 17:20 8. If You Live 20:40 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 23:12 10. One Room Country Shack 26:01 11. I Hadn't Anyone Till You 29:05 12. Young Man's Blues 31:40 13. That's Alright 33:07 14. Blueberry Hill 35:36 15. Trouble In Mind 38:35 16. Creek Bank 41:50 Here are some links to more information on Mose Allison: http://moseallison.com/?page_id=70 http://moseallison.com/?page_id=42 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mose-allison-mn0000927627/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mose-allison-mn0000927627/discography https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/arts/music/mose-allison-a-font-of-jazz-and-blues-dies-at-89.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/16/mose-allison-obituary https://www.npr.org/artists/15404105/mose-allison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mose_Allison

Koko Taylor (1928-2009) does not seem to be well known today so I'm posting this album as my contribution toward exposing her music to a new generation of listeners. This was Koko Taylor's second album, released in 1978 on Alligator Records, catalogue number AL 4711. This album is still available. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Earthshaker-Koko-Taylor/dp/B0000009XG/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3ON9HFLBPRZY1 Track List: 1. Let The Good Times Roll 0:00 2. Spoonful 3:03 3. Walking The Back Streets 6:07 4. Cut You Loose 12:56 5. Hey Bartender 16:25 6. I'm A Woman 19:19 7. You Can Have My Husband 23:55 8. Please Don't Dog Me 26:44 9. Wang Dang Doodle 32:05 Here are some links to more information on Koko Taylor: https://www.alligator.com/artists/Koko-Taylor/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/koko-taylor https://www.grammy.com/artists/koko-taylor/10327 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko_Taylor

Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011) is best known as the lead guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band from 1953 until Howlin' Wolf's death in 1976. He released this album in 1990 on Black Top Records. This is a 2005 CD re-issue on the Shout! Factory label, which is still available as used copies of the 2005 CD release. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Audition-Collectors-DVD-Hubert-Sumlin/dp/B000AMWJ6Q/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2PMSD5FWCQ1WU Track List: 1. I Don't Want To Hear About Yours 0:00 2. Healing Feeling 3:28 3. Just Like I Treat You 6:05 4. Come Back Little Girl 10:02 5. Play It Cool 14:36 6. Without A Friend Like You 19:51 7. I Don't Want No Woman 23:15 8. Blue Shadows 26:40 9. Down The Dusty Road 31:12 10. Honey Dumplins 34:05 11. Blues For Henry 39:35 Credits: Hubert Sumlin - guitar, vocals James "Thunderbird" Davis - vocals Ronnie Earl - guitar Darrell Nulisch - harmonica, vocals Richard "Dickie" Reed - organ, piano Steve Gomes - bass Per Hanson - drums Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff - tenor saxophone Recorded 5,6 May 1989 at Southlake Recording Studios, Metairey, Louisiana Recording Engineer: David Farrell Producers: Ronnie Earl, Hammond Scott Here are some links to more information: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hubert-sumlin-mn0000829643/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hubert-sumlin-mn0000829643/discography https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/arts/music/hubert-sumlin-master-of-blues-guitar-dies-at-80.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Sumlin https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2016/11/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-hubert-sumlin-2/

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This album was recorded at Tulane University in New Orleans and released in 1957 on Golden Crest Records, a now long defunct label which was then based at 220 Broadway, Huntington Station, NY. Track List: 1. At The Jazzband Ball 0:00 2. Mindin' My Business Blues 3:08 3. Bucktown Bounce 9:04 4. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree 12:34 5. Of All The Wrongs You Done To Me 16:14 6. Satanic Blues 19:07 7. Ole Miss 22:45 8. Chef Menteur Joys 26:14 9. Cammelia Gaspergou 30:36 10. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles 32:34 Credits: Johnny Wiggs - trumpet Emile Christian - trombone Ray Burke - clarinet Armand Hug - piano Sherwood Mangiapane - bass Santo Pecararo - drums Dr. Edmond Souchon - banjo

Recommended Albums This classic blues album was the first Sonny Boy Williamson LP. It was released in 1959 on Checker Records and consisted of Sonny Boy Williamson recordings that had previously been released as singles. This a 2010 CD re-issue on a British label, Not Now Music. This CD does not appear to available anymore but the tracks on this album are available on various Sonny Boy Williamson compilations. Track List: 1. All My Love In Vain 0:00 2. The Key (To Your Door) 2:51 3. Keep It To Yourself 6:08 4. Dissatisfied 8:59 5. Fattening Frogs And Snakes 11:45 6. Wake Up Baby 14:07 7. Your Funeral And My Trial 17:07 8. 99 19:38 9. Cross My Heart 22:18 10. Let Me Explain 25:41 11. Don't Start Me Talkin' 28:36 12. I Don't Know 31:12 13. Your Imagination 33:39 14. Born Blind 36:39 15. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide 39:13 16. Unseeing Eye 41:32

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Bill Wyman played bass with the Rolling Stones between 1962 and 1993. Since leaving the Rolling Stones he has pursued a variety of projects and interests, including a documentary on the history of the blues, entitled Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey. As part of his work as a blues historian, he collaborated with Document Records on this collection of blues recordings, originally released between 1928 and 1942, featuring blues tracks with suggestive lyrics. This 2 CD compilation was originally released on Document Records as a 2 CD set in 2003, although it now seems to have been deleted and is unavailable except as second hand copies of the original 2003 CD set. I'll add a track list in future. For more information on Bill Wyman and Document Records: https://billwyman.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wyman http://www.document-records.com/ https://thedocumentrecordsstore.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documen...

The Crusaders recorded this live album in 1982 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London. B.B. King joins the Crusaders onstage for the second half of the concert (tracks 6 to 11). Track List: 1. Overture 0:00 2. One Day I'll Fly Away 5:52 3. Flying With Wings Of Love 11:43 4. Burnin' Up The Carnival 21:32 5. Last Call 27:17 6. The Thrill Is Gone 35:11 7. Better Not Look Down 40:46 8. Hold On 47:07 9. Street Life 51:32 10. I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone 1:00:17 11. Never Make A Move Too Soon 1:03:52 Here are some links to more information on The Crusaders: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-c... https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-c... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cru...) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cru... https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/art...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Etta James (1938-2012) released this album in 1984 on Chess Records, catalogue number CH 91509. It is definitely not Etta James' best album but Etta James' material is always worth a listen. This album features some first rate musicians like Lowell George on guitar and Bobby Keys on saxophone. It is currently available on streaming and through a re-issue label but appears to have been deleted from the Chess Records catalogues. Track List: 1. Out On The Street, Again 0:00 2. Mama Told Me 4:19 3. You Give Me What I Want 6:52 4. Come A Little Closer 10:32 5. Let's Burn Down The Cornfield 14:03 6. Power Play 17:53 7. Feeling Uneasy 21:17 8. St. Louis Blues 24:10 9. Gonna Have Some Fun Tonight 28:46 10. Sooki Sooki 32:49 Here are links to some more information about Etta James: https://www.biography.com/musician/et... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_James

This album was released in 1958 on Folkways Records, catalogue number FA 2412. It is still available on CD and streaming. It features recording from a concert by Pete Seeger (1919-2014) and Sonny Terry (1911-1986) at Carnegie Hall on 27 December 1957. Both Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry were signed to Folkways Records at the time this concert was recorded. The audio here was taken from a 1950's US pressing of the original Folkways LP. Track List: 1. Goofin' Off Theme, Kum Ba Ya, O What A Beautiful City 0:00 2. Coal Creek March, Pay Day At Coal Creek, Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line, Arkansas Traveller 7:08 3. Fox Chase, Right On That Shore, Pick A Bale Of Cotton 15:56 4. Rozhenkes Mit Mandlen, In Tarrytown, Clean-O, Ladies Auxiliary 20:28 5. The Bells Of Rhymney, Reuben James, The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. Down By The Riverside 29:43 6. Passing Through 45:03 Here are some links to more information about Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/music/pete-seeger-songwriter-and-champion-of-folk-music-dies-at-94.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pete-Seeger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Terry https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sonny-Terry https://www.bluesharp.ca/legends/sonny.html

This collaboration between Count Basie and vocalist Big Joe Turner was recorded in 1974 and was released in 1975 on Pablo Records, catalogue number 2310-709. It features Count Basie and Big Joe Turner, backed by some first rate jazz musicians, performing classic material that Big Joe Turner originally recorded and had hits with in the 1940's and 1950's. This album appears to have been deleted from the catalogues is is apparently unavailable except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs. The audio here was taken from a 1970's Canadian pressing of the original LP. Track List: 1. The Honeydripper 0:00 2. Honey Hush 6:39 3. Cherry Red 9:18 4. Night Time Is The Right Time 14:02 5. Blues Around The Clock 17:56 6. Since I Fell For You 22:54 7. Flip. Flop And Fly 26:51 8. Wee Baby Blues 30:19 9. Good Mornin' Blues 35:55 10. Roll 'Em Pete 39:45 Credits: Count Basie - piano and organ Big Joe Turner - vocals Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet J.J. Johnson - trombone Ray Brown - bass Irving Ashby - guitar Louis Bellson - drums Producer: Norman Granz Recording Engineer: Raphael Valentin Here are some links to more information about William "Count" Basie: https://countbasie.rutgers.edu/biogra... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_B... Here are some links to more information about Big Joe Turner: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/big-joe-turner https://www.britannica.com/biography/Big-Joe-Turner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Joe_Turner

Don Nix was one of the leading figures in the Memphis music scene in the 1970's. He released this alum in 1971 on Elektra Records, catalogue number EKS-74101. The album has long since been deleted from the Elektra Records catalogue but has been re-released on a re-issue label.

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Recommended Artists John Lee Hooker is one of the leading figures in 20th century blues and was a major influence on many other bands and musicians, including the Rolling Stones and George Thorogood, just to name a few. If you thought George Thorogood tracks like One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer were Thorogood originals you'd be wrong. They're covers of John Lee Hooker. This a 1976 solo concert performance by John Lee Hooker at Hunter College in New York, released on Fat Possum Records, an excellent indie label based in Oxford, Mississippi. Here is a link to the Fat Possum Records page for this album if you are inclined to buy it: https://fatpossum.com/john-lee-hooker... Here is a link to the Fat Possum Records website in case you want to check out more of its catalogue: https://fatpossum.com/ Track List: 1. Miss You So 0:00 2. Jesse James 2:42 3. Dark Room 7:06 4. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive 12:05 5. Boogie Chillen 19:41 6. When My First Wife Left Me 23:59 7. Boom Boom 29:44 8. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 33:31

Charley Patton recorded this song about actual events that happened to him in Belzoni, Humphries County, Mississippi circa 1933. It has the same tune as an earlier Charley Patton recording, Tom Rushen Blues, about events in Merigold, Bolivar County, Mississippi. This track is taken from the JSP Records box set Charley Patton: Complete Recordings 1929-1934 and is used with permission from JSP Records: https://www.jsprecords.com/ Here is a Mississippi Blues Travellers post about High Sheriff Blues and Benzoni, Mississippi: http://www.mississippibluestravellers.com/charley-patton-high-sheriff-blues-belzoni-mississippi/

Charley Patton recorded this song about an event in Merigold, Mississipi. Tom Rushing was the local sheriff in Merigold between 1928 and 1932. Paramount Records, the label which released this record, got Rushing's name wrong on the title. This recording is taken from the JSP Records box set, Charley Patton: The Complete Recordings 1929-1934 and is used here with the permission of JSP Records. Here is a link to JSP Records website: https://www.jsprecords.com/ Here is a link to Mississippi Blues Travellers post about Merigold, Mississippi and Tom Rushen Blues: http://www.mississippibluestravellers.com/charley-patton-tom-rushen-blues-merigold-mississippi/

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Alex Chilton was a well known artists on the Memphis, Tennessee music scene. He had been in The Box Tops (the band had a hit with The Letter) and Big Sky as well has having a solo career. He recorded this album on 5 April 1985 at Ardent Studios (now demolished) in Memphis, Tennessee.

This Memorial Album to Johnny Ace was released in 1973 on MCA Records, catalogue number MCA-27014. Johnny Ace (1929-1954) [real name John Marshall Alexander Jr.] had a successful recording career between 1952 and 1954, but is unfortunately often best remembered for the way he died: shooting himself in the head while backstage during an intermission while performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day, 1954. It was widely reported that he was playing Russian Roulette. Witnesses, including Big Mama Thornton, said he had been playing with the gun, but not playing Russian Roulette, before he accidentally shot himself. Johnny Ace is buried in New Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee: http://www.mississippibluestravellers.com/johnny-ace-new-park-cemetery-memphis-tennessee/ This "Memorial Album was released in 1973 on MCA Records, catalogue number MCA-27014. As far as I can tell it has since been deleted from the MCA catalogue although it is still available as a download: https://www.amazon.com/Memorial-Album-Johnny-Ace/dp/B002HTCQTU/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1616541868&sr=8-2 Track List: 1. Pledging My Love 0:00 2. Don't You Know 2:28 3. Never Let Me Go 5:11 4. So Lonely 8:03 5. I'm Crazy Baby 10:39 6. My Song 12:58 7. Saving My Love For You 15:59 8. The Clock 18:38 9. How Can You Be So Mean 21:38 10. Still Love You So 24:09 11. Cross My Heart 26:55 12. Anymore 29:41 Johnny Ace (1929-1954) [real name: John M. Alexander Jr.] is buried in New Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee. Here is a link to our web page about his grave site: http://www.mississippibluestravellers.com/johnny-ace-new-park-cemetery-memphis-tennessee/

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Little Milton released this album of blues covers in 1966 on Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chicago based Chess Records. The album was subsequently deleted but was reissued in 1987 by Universal Records, which had acquired Chess Records.