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Various - CDs Records Southern Soul Smashes 1 (CD): Various, Various Artists CDs Records Southern Soul Smashes 1 (CD)
Various, Various Artists
R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Out of stock
Shots of Blues 1 (CD): Various Artists Shots of Blues 1 (CD)
Various Artists
R198 Discovery Miles 1 980 Out of stock
Skip James - Complete Bloomington Indiana Concert 2 (CD): Skip James Complete Bloomington Indiana Concert 2 (CD)
Skip James; Recorded by Skip James
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Out of stock
Gregor Hilden - Blue in Red (CD): Gregor Hilden Blue in Red (CD)
Gregor Hilden
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Out of stock
Fulson Lowell - 1948-1949 (CD): Fulson Lowell 1948-1949 (CD)
Fulson Lowell
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Out of stock

The third volume in the Classics complete chronological recordings of Lowell Fulson presents a series of records he made for the Down Beat label in San Francisco and Los Angeles during 1948 and 1949, some of these sounding at times like rehearsal rather than master takes. The first eight tracks find Fulson in the company of a very jazzy rhythm section including bassist Arthur Robinson and Rufus J. Russell, a pianist who had made records with blues shouter Big Joe Turner. Why this take of "Highway 99" was released is anybody's guess, as 30 seconds into the tune the guitarist loses himself and generates a riff in direct opposition to that being articulated by the pianist. This results in a queasy, mutually incompatible series of notes that momentarily disrupt an otherwise majestic meditation on the blues condition. Apparently nobody felt that a second take was necessary. The lyrics describe the plight of a wandering penniless veteran of the Second World War. Fulson often indulged himself in slow meditative blues with lyrics that described loneliness and insomnia. He exercised his penchant for rocking and rolling on "Trying to Find My Baby" and "Fillmore Mess Around," subtitled "Fulson's Guitar Boogie." The next leg of the Lowell Fulson story finds him collaborating with Kansas City's master pianist and accomplished bandleader Jay McShann (with unidentified bassist and drummer), resulting in still more jazz-inflected blues. On "Black Cat Blues," Fulson sounds like he's playing an electric guitar with the juice turned off, creating a peculiarly scruffy effect. This occurs again throughout most of his next session, where he is heard backed by pianist Ellis "King" Solomon, bassist Floyd Washington, and drummer Asal "Count" Carson. On "Television Blues," Fulson outlines a creepy fantasy whereby he is able to spy on his girlfriend over a distance of three thousand miles by using what at the time was the latest technology. The compilation closes with Fulson's first two recordings of 1949. Here he is backed by an excellent quartet consisting of alto saxophonist Earl Brown, pianist Lloyd Glenn, bassist Billy Hadnott, and drummer Bob Harvey. "Rockin' After Midnight" is a joyous boogie-woogie tribute to the pleasures of partying without any police in the neighborhood whatsoever. Lowell Fulson is listed here as having composed "Every Day I Have the Blues," but this archetypal lament has also been credited to Memphis Slim (who actually did compose it) and Saunders King, both of whom recorded it earlier in 1948 under the title "Nobody Wants Me." It would soon become nationally famous when covered by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra. ~ arwulf arwulf

Leadbelly Volume 7 1947 1949 (CD): Leadbelly Leadbelly Volume 7 1947 1949 (CD)
Leadbelly
R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Out of stock
Roots of Rock (CD, Imported): Various Artists Roots of Rock (CD, Imported)
Various Artists
R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Out of stock
Charles Brown - Classics 1946 [French Import] (CD): Charles Brown Classics 1946 [French Import] (CD)
Charles Brown
R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Out of stock
Blind Arvella Gray - The Singing Drifter (CD): Blind Arvella Gray The Singing Drifter (CD)
Blind Arvella Gray
R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Out of stock
Vick Allen - Old School New Flava (CD): Vick Allen Old School New Flava (CD)
Vick Allen
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Out of stock
Big Maceo - Flying Boogie 1 1941-1945 (CD): Big Maceo Flying Boogie 1 1941-1945 (CD)
Big Maceo
R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Out of stock
Alberta Hunter - Amtrak Blues CD (2008) (CD): Alberta Hunter Amtrak Blues CD (2008) (CD)
Alberta Hunter
R153 Discovery Miles 1 530 Out of stock
Crudup Arthur Big Boy' - Gonna Be Some Changes (CD): Crudup Arthur Big Boy' Gonna Be Some Changes (CD)
Crudup Arthur Big Boy'
R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Out of stock
Kenny Neal - Hooked on Your Love (CD): Kenny Neal Hooked on Your Love (CD)
Kenny Neal
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Out of stock
Tommy Mcclennan - Cross Cut Saw Blues (CD): Tommy Mcclennan Cross Cut Saw Blues (CD)
Tommy Mcclennan
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Out of stock
Chris Band Cain - Can't Buy a Break (CD): Chris Band Cain Can't Buy a Break (CD)
Chris Band Cain; Recorded by Chris Cain
R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Out of stock
Larry Vuckovich - City Sounds Village Voices (CD): Larry Vuckovich City Sounds Village Voices (CD)
Larry Vuckovich
R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Out of stock
Stringbean & Stalkers - Live at Ragin Cajun (CD): Stringbean & Stalkers Live at Ragin Cajun (CD)
Stringbean & Stalkers
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Out of stock
Dr Feelgood Potts - Make It Talk (CD): Dr Feelgood Potts Make It Talk (CD)
Dr Feelgood Potts
R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Out of stock
Bo Carter 1 1928-1931 (CD): Bo Carter Bo Carter 1 1928-1931 (CD)
Bo Carter; Manufactured by Document
R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Out of stock
Sonny - In Concert (CD): Sonny In Concert (CD)
Sonny; Performed by Hank Sizzoe & Loose Gravel
R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Out of stock
Ghost Town Blues Band - Dust the Dust (CD): Ghost Town Blues Band Dust the Dust (CD)
Ghost Town Blues Band
R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Out of stock
Memphis Jug Band - State of Tennessee Blues (CD): Memphis Jug Band State of Tennessee Blues (CD)
Memphis Jug Band
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Out of stock
Precious Bryant - My Name Is Precious (CD): Precious Bryant My Name Is Precious (CD)
Precious Bryant
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Out of stock
Classics 1: Jealous Kind (CD): Various Artists Classics 1: Jealous Kind (CD)
Various Artists; Manufactured by Wea/Atlantic/Curb; Recorded by Delbert Mcclinton
R227 Discovery Miles 2 270 Out of stock
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