Post War Blues, Soul & Rock. 1945 - 1975

[Peacoat]

Yes, Vitanola, T-Bone Walker was one of the early innovators of electric blues guitar. If one listens closely to BB King's early recordings, one can hear many quotes of T-Bone Walker. After BB developed his own style, his use of T-Bone's material is not as readily apparent. The classic T-Bone Walker recording is Stormy Monday. Everybody has used his arrangement. I will take a look tomorrow and see if I can find it.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

[video=youtube;fI-vbrC3rsI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-vbrC3rsI[/video]

 

[Peacoat]

"Sonny Boy Williamson" #2, aka Rice Miller, one of the true geniuses of blues harp. Except that isn't Sonny Boy singing on the record. It is a picture of him, but not his voice on vocals or harp. He has a very distinctive sound both vocally and harmonically. I could probably rat around and find the original of the song on YouTube. But no time for that tonight. Got to get out and rat around for some dinner and a drink.

 

[Peacoat]

OK, here is the original with Sonny Boy II. I believe, but not sure, that he is using the Hohner 865 for the chords. Not enough, really, for me to tell for sure. The 865, while not chromatic, has a slightly different tuning from the diatonic Marine Band type harmonicas.

[video=youtube;DsuQJVpc4ms]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsuQJVpc4ms[/video]

 

[HoosierDaddy]

"Sonny Boy Williamson" #2, aka Rice Miller, one of the true geniuses of blues harp. Except that isn't Sonny Boy singing on the record. It is a picture of him, but not his voice on vocals or harp. He has a very distinctive sound both vocally and harmonically. I could probably rat around and find the original of the song on YouTube. But no time for that tonight. Got to get out and rat around for some dinner and a drink.

I realised it wasn't the original(figured most everyone else would too)...however..I liked this kinda unusual version..and figure maybe some others might as well...but tough group here...
HD

I probably should have posted this along with it...
"A cover of Rice Miller's most famous song. Changing the harmonica up a bit with more of a Little Walter sound".

 

[Peacoat]

Oh, I like it just fine. It is a good cover. Didn't mean to imply otherwise. I was listening to it as I typed. Got through the first sentence, and thought, wait, there is something wrong here. That's when I realized it wasn't Sonny Boy and typed the rest of the response.

 

[majormajor]

Aleck Rice Miller went out under a few different names - Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, Little Boy Blue, Footsie.....and The Goat.

And here is the theme tune to that last name From 1965.

[video=youtube;hdnrhncxvXY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdnrhncxvXY[/video]

 

[majormajor]

Something for R&B fans. A nice tune by the late Buster Benton

[video=youtube;zpfRrEzbr-c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpfRrEzbr-c&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[majormajor]

A 1957 tune from Frankie Lee Sims.

He was Lightnin' Hopkins cousin, and played with, amongst many others, T-Bone Walker.

Need I say more....

[video=youtube;XhitzeuFeDM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhitzeuFeDM[/video]

 

[majormajor]

In 1964, a unique (at the time) record hit the charts in both the UK and the US. Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop" was the first time many americans had heard a Ska beat.

On the back of this, many US artists adopted Jamaican sounding alter-egos, and recorded tracks with a Ska rhythm.

Here's one of the best examples. Sax player Earl Swanson teamed up with soul group, The Church Street Five, and became Baby Earl and the Trini-Dads....

Back Slop....

[video=youtube;4zDGLKaAfCw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zDGLKaAfCw[/video]

 

[majormajor]

In 1963, Rudy Lewis replaced Ben E King as the lead singer of the Drifters. And Atlantic put out this solo effort by him. A little in the Sam Cooke style.....

[video=youtube;hycmrEg5Xv0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hycmrEg5Xv0[/video]

 

[Peacoat]

Wow, that is the Sam Cooke sound. I wonder if Sam wrote the song? Thanks for posting it.

 

[Futwick]

[video=youtube;r5JHGi0awgc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5JHGi0awgc[/video]

 

[majormajor]

Wow, that is the Sam Cooke sound. I wonder if Sam wrote the song? Thanks for posting it.

Hi Peacoat

I understand that the song was credited to Ahmet Ertegun, but I can't confirm that.

Sadly, Rudy was found dead, the night before they were due to record "Under The Boardwalk". Rather than cancel the session, Johnny Moore was brought back into the group in order to sing lead. Would have been an even more fabulous side with Rudy singing.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

[video=youtube;o3XGQu1-g90]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3XGQu1-g90[/video]

 

[Peacoat]

HD, that was fabulous. The pictures alone are worth the price of admission.

 

[majormajor]

Unfortunately (for me), the YT upped by HD won't play in the UK (territorial content blocker), so here's another version:

[video=youtube;8-IvwTlYeVo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-IvwTlYeVo[/video]

 

[Futwick]

An incredible example of hillbilly jazz from 1953.

[video=youtube;XuUWM9r7Irc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuUWM9r7Irc[/video]

 

[HoosierDaddy]

[video=youtube;x44O7srtk6A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x44O7srtk6A[/video]

 

[majormajor]

Nice one HD.

Mighty Joe Young, the guy playing guitar on the Lucille Spann, didn't make many records of his own, but here's one from 1965...

[video=youtube;jmkaI0Ne-wA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkaI0Ne-wA[/video]