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FRIDAY NOVEMBEP 15 FRIOAY NOVEMBER 29 ACOUSTICITY - Bed Hot Bhvthm E THE ROCKIN'LUCKYS MICHAEL COONEV SAruOAY, NOVEMBER 16 Warner Brother Artists SATUBoAY, NovEMBEB 30 TI{URSDAY, DECEMBER 19 JIMMY BUFFETS BAND Bullseve Eecordino Artists sT. rours Musrc NEnn oRK P.M. LITTLE-JIMMY KING E THE SHOWCASE MEMPHTS SgUL SUBUTVORS WEDNESOAY, NOVEMBER 20 THURSDAY DECEMBER 26 Black Too Eecordind Artists 'FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 ACOUSTIC NIGHT WITH ANSON.FUNDERBI'RGH S BILLY PEEK TOM WOOD E GUESTS THE ROCKETS FEATURING SAM MYERS Snrunony DEcEMBEP z FRI s sAT, DEcEMBEB 27-28 ACOUSTICITY THE BEL AIRS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 ST. LOUIS IUUSIC NETWORK WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11 SHOWCASE ST. LOUIS BLUES SOCIETY

: ANNUAL MEETTNG E PARTY FRIDAY, NOUEMBER 22 MONDAY NIGHTS TOM RU9SEL 6 ANDREW THUPSDAY, OECEMBER 12 THE FRANK GAGLIANO BAND }IARDIN III'ITH KATY MOFFAT BLUE DIXIE FOBMERLY WITH MAMAS PRIOE

SATURDAY NOVEMBEB 23 FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 Rockabillu Pioneer COLIN SPHINCTER BAND CORDETL JACKSON WITH BRIAN with Special Guest SERAPIS EUEPY TUESDAY ilIGHT HENNEMAN J: GRAIITYS BLUES JAM SATUROAY, DECEMBER 14 WITH ST. LOUIS'BEST MIUISICIANS WEONESDAY NOVEMBER 27 RUGBURN CHRISTMAS sI{OW MUSICIANS BBING YOUR AXE' ACOUSTICITY

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I ffi illIffilltffi ffiffi#&ffikffi &ffiffi lssuE No,16 /NOV-DEC 1991 PUBLTSHER: St. Louis Blues Sociely ffiffimffisHeBr-wffi MANAG|NGEolron: Teni F. Reilly ART DIRECTOR: JOhN Ir4AY Heller St" Louls Blues'lovers. I'm here to teII you the Blues are stlll PRoDUcTIoN IIANAGER: Mark O'Shaughnessy coNTRrBUTOns EDIToRS: Barrett Braun, Ron alive and doingvery well tur St. Louts as errldent bythe wealth of gcod Edwards, Steve Morgan, Mark O'Shaughnessy, Bluas muslc to be had here ln the upcomtng months. And thts tssue of Leroy Pierson, Tom Ray, Teni F. Reilly, Charmoine Thorpe, PeterYev'tell the Bluesletter wiII fiIIyou tn on aII the detatls. ADVERTTSTNG: Ron Edwards, Luana Hqys-Hood Growth, and lots of lt, ls what the Blues Soctety has been Stwe Morgan, Patti Thomas pertenctng fur the last year, specffically the past several months. It's clRcULATloN / HEMBERSHTP: Paul Stewart PHoToGMPHy: Ron Edwards, Bill Greensmith deflnitely been a tlme of new dtuectlon for the Soctety. And by aII COYER DESIGN: JOhN MAY lndlcattons, there are many more good thtngs to come.

The BLUESLETTER is published bimonthly by A good thing you sfiould mark your calendar for ls the btggest THE ST. TOUIS BTUES SOCIETY. gatherturg of 5t. Louts blues artlst ever fur one place. "St. touts Blues Telephone (31 4)-941 -8LUE. Showcase '91," qrhlch will feature 37 acts during a two-day event, wiII Mail Subscriptions, Address Chang€s to: take place Frtday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23 at Mtssisstppt Nights. ST. TOUIS BLUES SOCIETY BOX 78894 This wiII be a must-see. Check ost the rclated story fur thts lssue. sT. LOU|S, MO 63178 Speaking of the Blues Showcase, Ikthy Corley of Legaey BACK ISSUES ARE AVAITABLE AT $C EACH. Prodtrctions, wiII be capturing the entlre two-day event on vldeo tssuEs 1,2,3 50LD OUT. especiafiy for our Blues Ardrfues collectlon, whlch ls housed at ttre AD DEADLINE FOR JANUARy l59JE: DEC 31 | 1991 CONTENIS OF THE BLUEsTETTEN ARE COT/NIGHT I9'1 History Museum, fur conJunction wlth the Mtssourt Histortcal Soclety, a THE ST. IOUIS BTUES SO€IET}' co-spofisor of this proJeet. In other golngs-on, we wtII be holdtng our annual members meeting at OffEroadway on Wednesday, Dec. 11. For more details, see the related i:n Chairman's Perspective I ad thts issue. F, couple mor€ notes...the Board of the St. Louts Blues Societ"g is Desert lsland List very happy and honorcd to finally caII Paul Stewart, a long-ttme New More Taxes 6 volunteer to the Socielg and lover of the Blues, a mernber of the board. (ool Johnnies 0h So 7 Paul's bio appears ful tfus lssue. St. Louis Blues Showcase I The Boasd would like very mudr to thank Chamrature Thorpe for all Anson FunderburEh 10 her iielp tua tluowim.g a speclal Halloween Blues party at Off Broadway. Autumn Blues Party 't1 It's because of vslunteers ltke Ctrarmatne that the Blues Soctety tfufues. FinaIIy, we're back on ffack wtth the Bluesletter, so you can cou$t PaulStewart Elected 11 on recefuing your copy every two months and tt's guaranteed to keep Portraits in Blue 19, Von up to date on aII the Blues happenfngs at home and elsewhere. Recalling Sadie's 14 We very rnuch appreclateyour contfurued support of the tslues Henry Townsend 17 Society and Blues music tn St. Louts.

DtnEctoRs tho fi. Lods Blues Wety, e noryoft I'llsrool cotry#on non Edrirdr, Chakrlt{r fr, tcventh yea& h *crcdtcd to preerylng dtd F.,r& 3.6cck grcv{th N. B.r.ti Baarn nu* ln *, lods, to tattef ftt drd NEW & RENEWAL MEMBERS btry C.bnnctlil and to WanA. gw {fists the oprytuillty {ot DcYld Detrrlng p.,fo,ncnce $d htffitt{ inpravema#"ln tkb frol* UPCOMING EVENTS xffi-b John A{ly lqtl|. cdxfund *usdrbct,tr,fr ofthc gf;rrrrd Jhtl Atldr.sleG ',td ST. LOUIS BLUES ARTISTS 15 Btffms f .rk Osh.ugftnctry Wh a ma nfusup of 5N tVow and a N*d a{ dft

NOV-DEC 1991 BLUESLENER ffi 3 tuu,ttt, November 20 lU[$[EII[[ Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets featurtng $am Myers OffBroadway Ntghtclub ADVERTISING RATEfiRD November 22'23 St. Louts Blues Soctetv 91 13141241-B[UE, P.0. Box 78894, ST. L0UIS' M0 63178 Rhythm & Blues Showcase - Mlsstsstppt Nt$hts Deadtine is two weeks Prior to publicati0n. a PMI ot a velox ol vour CAMERA-BEABY DISPI,AY ADS: A camera'ready ad musl be November 30 flnfifreO ad that ls protesslonal in a[pearancs and t0 IHE BTUESIETIER'S exacl slze. Ltttle Ilmmv KtnE & All ads musl bB Handwritlen, pootly tyBewrllt8n 0t xeroxed ads ate not acceplable. The Memphts Sciul Stirvtuors ad thal ls done on b0rdered. Hall-tones must be 8s'tlne scleen 0l Goalsel. Any OffBroadway Ntghtclub lllusllati0n board, ol onc thal musl [e lewotked ln any manner, ls nol camela.readl produsllon wlll be assesssd. and a charge November 11 AUAIIABLE AIIS PRrGE mEGHAt{lCAt0lMEllsl0l{s St. Louls Blues Soclety plcas) tuinual Meettng & PartV TULT PAGE S325 57 X 10 lnches [42-112 X 60'1/2 (28 OffBroadway Nightclub IW(} IHIRIIS PAGE s255 4-Y8 X 10 lnches X 60-U2 Plcas) plcas) PAGE sl65 7 x4-ll4lnches [42-tl2 X 28'1/2 HALT December 27-28 THIRI! PAGE $125 3-112x2-UB lnches 121'll4 X l4'1/4 0lcasl (13'l/2 X 60'1/2 plcasl The Bel Airs OUARIEA PAGE $85 2-114X,l0 lnches (13-l/2 plcas) Nightclub SIXIH PAGE $50 2-114X4-Ut lnches X 28'U2 OffBroadway BUSIHESS CABD s20 IHE BTUESTETIER ls slapled and trlmmed t0 8 X I I lnches GE.i IHUOLUED.I}{

Mary & Dennls AtnIeY Btll Guth Don Ocdtt Paul Adamson Vtrginta Hayden Mark O'Shaughnessry TH.E BLUES Gregory W. Aubuchon Phyllts Hlll AIIen Palmer John Badalamentl Norman Hlll Jtm Pauntcka Soticty Commiftccs Roger "Btg Daddy" BatleY Charles O. Johnson G.R. Peeper Phtlllps Dan Ballinger Rlchard & PatJones Btll LEru lesearch & Consuhatioh...',,, Mark Barlos Lori Klefer Dlck Pressler Robert Bentzlnger Gary Kleman Nathan Pyle fllt/tfrCEr lund Raising, Grant Chrlstopher KIug Nlcholas M. RagerJr. Steve Bermel .'. l James Blrd Patrlcta Kozlowskl Louts Ray Acquisltion, Selcr;ltaficting, .:..i., .,i. N. Barrett Braun Paxson & Mellssa Itause Russell Rhodes Randy Brtggs Ctndy Lefton Ntles & Carol Ross Accounting Mtchael Roth Marilyn Burba Jtm Lockhart PLAlllltHC & DEWLOPllENlt Connie Calse Tom Lohse Rtchard Rulz John Carr Robbtn Long Jtm Sardo Btablish Sosigil li &:0tFdirca Jane Carricker Edward Luecklng Ray Schoch Blues Boy Clancy Dout Macleod Rtchard W. Scott norcfl qt t iltilLllc tElAltottst S. Collter John Mann John B. Shepherd Jeffrey Public Rehtions, Ms & GraPhia, Joseph Coveny Barry L, Marmer Becka Shtpp Dave Slkora Ramona Culp IGthy Marquan Ihe Bluesletter Martin Daly Ron & Georgta Martln John & Maryann Slmpson Pat Darvson AIan McArthur Rtchard E. Slmpson EYEltlsBlucs in the Schoob, Blues Ratph A. Dobbersteln Matt McGrath Robert Stnger Mike Doyle Joanne McGraw Sandra Smtth Arihiucif toncetti; Iestiid Ltncoln J. Dreher Carol Meagher Henry H. Smtth Robert E. Fleming Doug Mensman Paullne Sptegel Wl,Ailfrn [iiis0n, :& Sshcdule uith Vlctor Miller Paul Stewart l.G. Fo(ey Gonmittees on an nccded Bads, Charles Howard Ford Andre Mosqueda Robert & Sally Tedrtck il Chrlstina Forde AIbefi K. Nakantsht Mtke Vargo ilcmbcnhip, Po$cr Dhtdbution Bob Fowler Curtis Norman Mark A. Velleca John W. Frtcke Kathleen M, Noss MtchaelJ. Vdenlch Chris Galamlck Ted O' Netll Mark'ltr/aintng. ton lilm PLUSE$[[ lll.BLUE Hera Gerber Gen Obata Michael R. Weaver

4 NOV-DEC 1 99 1 BLUESLEfiER Officiql ltlotificqtion 'rp?*Demt frNNOffL MEETING ByIonyC, 1 . Lightning Hopkins, "The Hera!d Recordings": OF THE }IEMBEBSHIP llectibles label. Post-war electric linger.pickin ues, mornlul vocals;the roots of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Wed, Dec II, I99I ound. 2. Professor Longhair: Nighthawk label. New 0rteans Off Broadwoy, 8PM rehouse meets 50's R & B shuffles; rock-n-roll born. Open Free of Chsrge to sny Corrent Dues Poying 3. glinO Wiilie McTeil: Yazoo labet. piedmont blues of the school; great 12-string slide guitar and Member ol frnyone who bluesy hillbil ly-styled yocals. wonld join thqt night 4. Johnny Taylor, "Raw Blues": Stax !abel. Memphis Elections to be lleld g0spel yocals in the Sam Cooke tradition with the Stax Live Flot Blues Band urailing on soulful blues. 5. Henry Townsend: Wotl or Nighthawk tabel. The Beginning st 9 PM Della comes to St. Louis; outstanding finger-picked More lnfo. Cqll 241-Blue ar, tremendous piano and vocals to raise the dead. 6. RobertJohnson, "The Complete Hecordings": lumbia-Sony label. The heart and soul ot the blues; a Dan$erotts. better match of vocals, lyrics and guitar playing couldn't be made by the devil himself .

One of the most 7. Howlin Wolf, "Rocking Chair Album": Chess label. import,ant blues elta sounds electrified Chicago-style Hubert Sumlin guitarists of his generation. band write the book on powerhouse playing. _NEW YON,K TIMES 8. Sonny Boy Williamson, "Down and Out Blues": A master of gritty, -King blue collar blues . . . Chess label. The KFFA Biscuit boys lrom Helena, fiery, searing guitar come prisoners. playing. to Chicago and take no _GUITAE, WOX,LD 9. , "Best 01": Chess label. The besl elta derived post-war vocals of serious and ensemble backing by his band that hasn't en erceeded lo this day. LM![G IN THT DANGER ZONE, the long-awaited return of the "Bad Axe" himself . SON SEALS. 10. , "Best 01" and/or "Hate to See you Go": Chess/Checker !abel. The Deila-based Chicago on alligator compact discs and cassettes ound meets -based jump-n-jive; the best all around rmonica the blues has ever produced, with vocals that duce lears, elation and Satyr's mood of Available at better record stores, or to order wlth your Visa or unsaliable Mastercard. call toll free 1-800 344,5609. horniness.

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Oty: ordlnance, as was done Pdor to the n mld-summer 1991, the CttY of tnterpreted and applled by the Llqense' passage ofthe ordlnancetn 1988. The St. Louls Ltcense Collector, 1. Graduated Bustress Muslc Network ls based Thomas Nastr, declded he could no SlnceJune 1988, the CttY has had an FoPosaI person uponthe followh4l: Ionger lgnore two ordtnances of the ordtnance requtrlng each actlvltY (a) Any llcense fee, evett at a lower City of St" Louts w1rldr gravely aftect conductlng anY buslness level, ls more than most p€rforrtlng muslclans playtu:g tn the CltY ln wlthtn the Clty llmtts to otrtaln a the mustclans can afford. As a result' ntghtclubs providlng llve muslc. bustness llcense. The cosl of gJraduatedlevel, mustclar:s wtII cease booktng dates ln Nash ar,rnoun ced he would begtn ltcense ts based on a llcense belngl the Clty of St. Louls. A qulck suruery of enforcturg two ordlnances that had not wlth the least expensfue The cost of the venues advertlslng and provtdlng Ifue previously been aPPTled elther to $ 150.00 annually. number muslc ln the Ctty of St. touls from musiclans or nlgihtdubs located ln the Ilcense furcreases wlth the of August and SePtember lssues ofthe Clty. Nash lnformed club owners, employees. RFT conllrms a droP of morc than 30 particularly those havfurg llquor 2. Amusement Tax' Thts ordlnance, liate 1960s' percent tn the number of clubs tn the llcenses, that they would be tequlred ortgkrally dattng from the of fhre'percent on the Clty olferhg Itue muslc. The ntnnber of to prove that muslclans PlaYln$ ln tmposes a tax person engaglng dubs tn areas outslde the Oty offedng their clLrbs had obtatned and patd for gross recelpts of any people or Ifue muslc tn the same Patod of tlme an annual gradualed busfu:ess llcense tn the bustness of admltttn$ productton for lncreased at almost ihe same rate. from the Clty of St. Louls. He also groups to a theatlcal drarge, (b) At a tlme when the CrtY of St. stated that such clubs would be the payment of an admtsston of scdpted plays ln Louls ls attemptlng to bolster lts responstble ficr the PaYme{tt of an wtth the orceptlon theaters' conventlon and tourtsrn tade to amusement tax of ftve-percent of the pemranent proscenlum support an exPanded Conventlon gross recelpts charged as adrnlsslon to The obvlous effect ofenforclng the Center, the Cltf carinot alIcrd to drlve any cIub. these ordlnances ls to requlre to lfue entertatnment awaY, therebY The reactlon to the announced muslclans to PaY $150 each Year play at any Clty maldng the Ctty less aPPealtng to change.s was wldespread and vocaI. the Ctty ln order to {lve- potenttal conventloff;, as a clty wlth Beglnnirrg wlth a meetln$ convened by vsnue, plus have the Clty take (whlch ls no nlghtllfe. the St. Louls Music Network, Inc., a percent of the cover charge (c) Marry performers have lndlcated not-ficr-proflt mustc organlzatlon, and usually the sole source of paYrnent to muslclans an theywlll not comPlYwtth anY a panel discusslon presented at the a band), plus charge of thelr ltcenslng ordtnance, based upon theh Sheldon Le mld-August, a varletY of addttlonal ofle-percent $ross belteB ttrat the to lsste a people and groups rsgedthe Board of earnlngs under the Clty eamln$s tax Power Itcense carrles wlth lt the power to Alderman to nulIlfy the lmpact of the ordtnance, aII for the same actlvlty. St. deny a llcense for any reason. Recesrt proposeC changes tn the exlsttn$ Thls comblnatton of taxes gtues taxes of developments ln the CltY of St. Louls ordinances. Louts the fughest cumulatlve wtth the surrender or loss of the On October 15, rePresentattues any maJor Ctty tn the Untted States. the buslness ltcense by the topless bar on &om many organizattons, tncluding The proposal advanced tfuough Iaclede's Iandtng serves as vlvtd the St. Louis Blues Soclety, met wlth coalltlon organlzed and spear-headed proof of thls fact. Collector Nash and Aldermen Dan by the St. Louls Muslc Network has (d) The gross and net revenues McGulre and Paul Beckede to dlscuss proposed the followlng: Llcense. generated by tadng muslctans would the graduated busfu:ess ltcense and 1. Graduated Bustness proposal be comparatlvely mlnlscule. To date' am,-:sement tax problems. The St. Louts Muslc Network 100 have Before dtscusslng the changes ls that the Ctty spectfically exempt approxlmately PeoPIe for and obtal:ed llcenses. The proposed at that meettuxg, conslder the muslclans and performfng arttsts from applled graduated busturess llcense total revenues genefded cannot ofset i trro ordlnances Ers they are currently the

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I the costs that wilI be tnanrred ln enforclng the ordtnance and malntalnlng records and personnel to tmplernent the ordlnance. #ett*t**E*' 0* $e, 2. Amusernent Tax. Wtth regard to the amusement tax, the Muslc By Pe+er'lerrrell Netrrork proposal ts to drop the five- percent tar( on cover drarges and the last Blues Letter (#15), we featured an article onJohnnie ttcket sales or llrnlt the collectlon only !n hls Blues At to venues seatlng more than 15,000 t Johnson and cuffent ascent to stardom. that time, 'Johnnie persotls at any tlme. The reasons for lhis new album, B. Bad," was still being recorded. the proposal are stmllar to those However, Bob Schoenfeld, who wrote lhe plece, wrote a great stated above. story onJust how and why all the new attention is being paid to (a) As applted to small venues, an this great muslclan. As Bob lmplled, the Eighttes were very addtttonal ftve-percent gross cost fruitful for Mr. Johnnte B. Bad. revenues wtII otrtatn make lfue muslc Well, the new album is now out and lt ls as good as anyone tn a club unfeastble. As such, venues who has followed thts guy would expect. It features no less than that currently provlde msslc wtll stop two rock superstars, Kelth Rtchads and Ertc Clapton, with whom provldlng muslc and may not be able he has collaborated serreral tlmes ln the last few years. In to meet thelr costs hr order to stay ln addition, accompanylngJohnnte ts a lengthy llst of well-known bustness because ofthe loss of lead and backup muslcians. tevefiue. This recording reminds me somewhat of "Showdown," the '86 The loss entertatnment venues of Grammy wlnner for Blues album of the year, whlchfeatwed not only means that the Clty become a Albert Collins, and Copeland. It ls not similar less marketable commodlty ln the Johnny in music style, but rather it features a group of great muslclans conventlon and tourlsm trade, but also great means that people worktng tn those having a ttme dotng what they do best. Thls album is full of "Tanquery" venues wtll tre out of aJob and that big smiles llke lhe one you'I1 get llstenlng to and "Stepped the City wlII lose eamlngs tax ln What!?" revenues prevlously dedved &om Every Blues muslclan has to be able to play the serlous stulf these people. too and it would be a cfime to to mention the heava emotions (b) By slmple computatlons lt that are poured into cuts like"Blues #572" and "Key to the becomes apparmt that the net amount Highway." This latter cut is the best version of the McKinley of revenue to be gatned by the Ctty by Morgan{ield (Muddy Waters) song I have ever heard. Ketth taxfng venues s€athrg fewer than Rlchards'cracklin', clgarelte smokin'voice sounds more at home 15,000 patrons may not extst. That ts, in this song than Roscoe Gordon is ln a red, crush velvet suit after deductlng the costs of collectton singing "No Mo Doggtn." from the dollars rccefued from srnaller 'Johnnie B. Bad" ls a text book example of a versatile musician venues, lt ts doubtful that the Clty who brings years of experlence to the fuory when he plays. As a could generate any net rcvenues. front man, he has found a comfiortable singing style to In conduslon, althougfir lt ls hard accompany his instrurnental prowess. However, he isJust as ficr many to belleve the Clty ts ready comfortable wlth others stngtng lead (Keith Rlchards, AI once agaln to strost ttself ln the fcot, the Ctty appears potsed to do so. If Anderson and Steve Ferguson) and playinglead (Keith Richards, you have an opfu:lon on ifus matt6, Steve Ferguson, and Mlchael Ray). As for the song andbelleve the Ctty may be on the credits, they areJust as varied. Mr.lf unttes four songs, Steve verge of doturg ltself more harm than Ferguson penned four and the rest are mostly Blues classics. good, then you have an opportuntty to Basically, Johnnie Johnson serves inJust about every role express your concerru; for the Ctty. possible. Contact your alderrnan and urge I recently saw him and hls band at Ntghts and it changes be made tn the ordlnances to was a damn good show! At age 67 years young, Johnnie rules the save the Clty from ttself by savlng Itue class room and so does'Johnnl,eB. Bad".1 muslc..fr

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n Friday and Saturday, Houserockers, featurlng the Durtng Saturday's show, B1ues ^71. 1 lNov. 22 and 23 at Benders'hom section. lovers wtll be trealed to a feast V lvtirsissippi Nights, St. The htghltght of Frtday's show of good food offered by Dennts Louis music lovers wtll be able ls certaln to be an extended set Connelly and the Hard SheII to witness the btggest and best by Blues legend Oltuer Saln who Cafe. Blues T-shtrts and other showcasing of St. Louls Blues will be bringing tus all-star R&B merchandtse wtll also be talent etrer lo hlt a single stage rewrc to the stage. Olfuer's 16 te avallable. when "St. Louis Blues Showcase wtll feature R&B stars Barbara Ttckets for this greal anenl w, '91" kicks off. Never before have Carr, Vemon Guy, Stacry $10 on Friday, $13 on Saturday so many great St. Louls Blues Johnson, Marcell Sfiong and and are available at Tlckets Now artists assembled for one Papa Ray. locations, Misslsslppt Nights and incredlble BluesJam. The Showcase wlll start agaln Vintage Vinyl. A lirnited number "St. Louis Blues Showcase at Noon on Saturday andJam all of spedal two-day tickets areJust '91," produced by the St. Louis the way lo 2 a.m. The show will $15 and are available only at Blues Society and sponsored by feafite the most well-known and Vintage Vlnyl, 6610 Delmar. Emergency Networks and the most important Blues bands in The St. Louis Blues Soctety Riverfront Times, will feature a St. Louls and will cltmax with a would like to thank Emergency whopping 37 acts ln two days. Jam sesslon sure to blow offthe Networks, a sponsor of "St. This very special errent ls roof. Louls Blues Showcase'91," for keeping lnthe tradition of the AII styles of Blues muslc wlll tts support of local Blues musfc. Blues Society's philosophy of be represented during the Emergency Networks ls a promoting the wealth of Showcase-from classic and securlty llrm speciallzing ln tremendous Blues talent right acoustlc Blues and downhome electronlc home securlty hercln our own backyard. This and country B1ues to the rockin' systems. show is also very important to electdc BIue notes of more The B1ues Soctety also wlshes the Blues Society ln genenl,ln recenl times. The range ln age to thank the Rtuer&ont Times for that it is considercd a beneflt for among the performers ls from Its continued support of our the organizallon-vltal to the the early 20s to 82 years. endeavors, as welIas McMurray continued proliferation of Blues Celebrity MCs will thclude Mtrslc, at 10201 Page, for lts muslc in St. Louis. Post-Dispatch critic-at-large generous donation of muslc Friday's show, whtch will Harper Bames, columnist Bill equlpment for the Showcase. begin at 8 p.m. and go to 2 a.m., McClellan, feature writer EIIen "St. Louis Blues Showcase will feature a evenlng of Blues Futterman and music critic Davtd '91" is guamnleed to be the best duets by some of the finest Surkamp, I(SHE's number-one BluesJam to ever htt town. Thts Blues solo artists and frontmen man Smash, the RFT's big boss ts deflnitely a must-see event.J\ in St. Louts. Duet performers wtll Ray Hartmann and KCLG DJer be backed by David Lee andthe Cindy Fehmel, to name a few.

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n Wednesday November 20, Anson Funderburgfir and the Rockets featurtng Sann &f,Yers wtll btow turto OffBroadwaY for one ktck-ass sfiow that won't soon be forgottm. I can sort ofhear Kevln C,ostner now, "If You Put htrn on stage, theY wtll co!ne." Tafte tt as a hlnt and go! Several of Anson's tecelrl Anson (second left) Sam Myers (right) soflgs are slated to aPPeal fur a rnore nomtnatlons tn 1989. new Costner fllrn due out tol 1992' fotn BIACK SNATE MOAN #2 "Chrna Moon," wfuch stars Ed ln addttton to the these have recentlY Harts and Madeline Stowe, wlll accolades, they EuroPean tours fealureAnson and the Roekets fur a pounded out fiilo the IGng Blscult Blues famfltar setttng - a smolry southern and a stop at And the Mtller Genulne Blues club - churntng out thelr Festfual. Network has tncluded standard htgh-energY brand of the Draft Band tts lmPressfue llne-uP of Blues. Anson ln great But back to Anson at one of otn arttsts. Mt. Ftmderbtngh's favorlte Blues clubs-Off tsroadway" In addttlon to whoJotned the At flrst, you mtght thtnk the Iture-up flre, Sam Myers, 1986, adds a definlte sPlce ls very stsange: A large, black, okler band tn hlor to the Roclcts, stnger/harplst named Sarn $lfyers to the band. was best knoum for hts 1957 and a young, clean-cut, guttarist Myers "MY Love Is named Anson Funderburglr. Even Ace Records slng1e, Myers ls also the names don't add uP. Here To Stay." for one of the However, don't let thls daectly responslble 1988 Handy Awards for SPOONFUT BTUES appearance fool You' For "Mlscellaneous lnstrumentalist of Btack 0n White undemeath ttrat mtld-mannered Year." 5 0o/o Cotton,S0o/o PolYester young exterlor lurks a lean Texas the grouP, on Piease indicate Quairtiry tr guttarsltnger whose classlc tone, The new album by thts Size 0f Each Shirt Desired Records, ls'TeII Me sttngtng leads and lmPeccable Black Top To Hear" and ts the afraagements have made What I Want It features 14 Funderburgh and hts Rockets sne bands sixth release. i,5Sfttisl*fl5rffi;; tracks of stratgfrt-atread blues and lA Gharlic Patton ! of the ttghtest B1ues ensembles on H A+l numbers. iD il U [;;;;i;i;il;; i the contemPorary scer!€. shufiItng R&B you wtro have seen !$1o Eaeh + $z StrP tl hndtg. I The band has certatnrlY been For those of know Bbfake Check or MoncY'order lmpresstng the people lnveivse{ !,n fin*on and Sam logelhu,You bayabte 1['o: Tim Goles tt ls. For those ofyou the W. C. HandY Awards. For rarhat a blast . P.O. Box 3532 I Anson and his Rockets who haven't-whatta You waltln' St. Louis. MO 631#!! example, I gamered fotn awards tn 1988 and for?

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I Alleru Arsenue At tlte Conter of 9tlt & Allen ffiwutr#H EnuH$ Fxnry In the Heart of Hiqtoric Soulnrd By Char*rcri tre Tlro,'p"

he St. Louis Blues Society nlce toudr. We need to ma&e thls hosted a fund-ralsing event g{ry a member. AII remalnlng on October 28, 1991, at Off snacks were donated to Shalom I Broadway. House, a shelter for homeless t' Tfuee il bands provided the teens. i I entertainment. Their time and skill It was great to see some old was rewarding and fun for those friends and faces. It would have who attended. Ate & Be Band been gteatu to see more ofyou aII. opened the evenlng wtth a tfuilling For those who made this event performanc e. Thcy were followed happen, I thank you for your tlme, Open for Lunch at 11:30 a.m. by the Blues-O-Matics, now it called was rcally app,rectated. Otn Monday thru Saturday Twflight Jump. Fortunately for us, obJectfue was to ralse funds and LIVE Musicians on Stage Twiltght Jump is still turto Blues, have a good time doturg tt. The Tuesday thru Saturday and everyone will be tn ficr anice concept was to make tfus an opener lnterior surprise. The Rockin'Luclrys ended for the "Matn Event" next month. A by Local Artists the evening with a never-cease-to- special thaflI$ to the Camaratas for "Try our B-B-Que and Live Music atnaze-met highly effedfue close. their hospitality, and to the 2utside on Saturday Afternoons,, The hors d'oeuwes catered by musicians and vocalists fior an 825 Allen Ave. 241.2911 Cfuis Otzenberger of Gustine excellent evening of Blues. .l) Market werc dellclous and added a q\ Farun trnw*mry Enxmun Te Ee*n* ot,l .o Editor's paul bo Note: Stewat was also is an avid fan of concert it eleAed b the board of Directors to performances. fill a vacanq ueated by the Paul moved to St. Louls kr 1g7g resignatlon of Bob Schi>enfeld. The and has been gratifted to see the Board thanks Bob fot hls dedlcatlon raptd growth tn the local blues to the Blues Society and Blues scene and the number of local SAtrOOlI & music and wlshes htn all the best venues that feature Blues. and cofitinued RESrAuRAH.r success with his PauI has taken an actfue rcleln Ntghthawk Records. volunteering his ttme to the Blues Soctety as chainnan of the 3*o^6"d Sood Paul Stewart gtew up ln Buffalo, membersfup committee and as the N.Y., where he developed an coordlnator of the volunteers, worft 3*o^6tn' intrerest in Blues after hearing rock he wtII contlnue to do as the guitarists 33^[rnt Iike Eric Clapton and Soclety's newest member. The Keith Richards profess their respect Board of Directors ts thrtlled that tBrArL\Trrouns for many Blues greats. paul tLOOs - tr:Oopy has after countless hours of dedlcatlon, yo-rzr t--sr rr,,:nDa r. bee.rt an avid collector of Blues PauI Stewart ts ofllcially "ofle of us." recordings for almost ZO years and Welcome Paul.

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Fror,' llr"f,ollection of Ro,l 0dwords

Tommy Bankhead & The Blues Eldorados cir,ca1983

JB Hutto and the New Hawks at Huttos circa198O

NOV-DEC 1991 BLUESLETTER The Soulard Blues Band at BBs Jaz.8 Blues circa1981

Sunnyland Slim and Henry Townsend at JB Huttos circa1981

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Jfa'ne Sprtng of 1976 was a PlAt{-0nol,'rr;gffi I watersfred pertod of schooltrg ln I college and my awaftenlng to the =. Iocal Blues scene. A bfurb ln Lfirftrg BIU* Magaztne had ptqued my ctrrloslty: "TommyBanlfiead and the B1ues Eldorados" Wednedays at Sadle's Personallty Bar 2401 N. Unlon Blvd. The Blues had bltten me prevlously on countless records, occaslonal conc€rts at KleI and D.J. Gabrlel's late-nlght sfiow on KATZ, however, I was snaware of the llve Blues muslc hr my own bacJryard. Actually, was Sadte's Personaltty Bar caroused. A gtganttc man knourn only a far cry from my mlddle-dass home as "Byers' strutted to the bandstand and backyard tn Rock Hlll, Mlssourl. As and tlpped Tomrny to play Elmore I crulsed north on Unlon Boulevard, I James' "Standlng at the Gossroads." notlced hodgepodge a of Tommy broke out of a tadtum trance confectlonarles, dry cleaners and and poured frls heart out on hls comer bars. The sreets bustled wlth cousfor's song. By closlng tlme, I was people tafffc and congregathg outslde lntoxlcated from the good sounds and on that warm Aprtl ntght. I felt potent screrndrlvers concocted by Mae, app,rehenslon and youthful antlclpatlon the bamratd. rolled lnto one; culture shock 0IIed the I retumed to Sadle's on many atr. Wednesdays over the next two years. I walked nenrously lnto the bar local mustclans, the ltkes ofJames welcomed by anlmated chatter, DeShay, Arthur Wllltiams, Doc Terry, glasses dhldng and susplclous and Ben Wells sat ln regularly. My lurp glances. Mynext Ereeler wasthe playlng lmproved enough to IIII ln for owner's husband, Robert Hunt. Robert my mentor, "Harrnonlca" Steve ctromped on a smelly dgar and Kasfinan. Sadle's conttnued to hold a drunkenly mumbled about my I.D. I Wednesday nlght set; the crowd hadnt tumed 2lyel., so I had gradual\ dmnged complexlon as I.D. &om my &lend's borirowed an young studenf and dilc subtrrban brother. We bore no rcsemblance other types crowed out the regulars. Poor than both havturglwhlte faces. Robert pople, who were downtrodden ln tmmedtately questloned the I.D., but Mtsslsslppl, partled wlth bankers' sons, hercallzel my Iove of the muSc. He who were pampered ln tadue. and hls beautlful wlfe, Sadle, agreed to Sadle's was a throwback to a tlme Iet me stay and llsten. when Blues was relegated to rough- The ffrst number that Tommy and-tumble ghettoJolnts. The splrlt of Bankfiead was Muddy Waters' hlt the Blues was dlluted as the muslc "StflI dasslc, a FooI." Tommys verslon fanned out to more pretentlous whlte was rtvettng. was lowdorrn and Sadle's clubs. Regardless, Sadle's renralns a packed wlth an assortnent oflaborcrs, vlvld mernory and lnsphatlon. Sadle's natttly-dressed hustlers, dty hdl blg awa*ened rne to ihe local Blues scene sttots, and street denlzens. As the and spawned by growtfr as a Blues evenlng wore on they cavorted and mustctan.,l)

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- - LU =- Fri-Sat, November 15-16 MIKE & MINS in SOULH,RD Fd-Sat, Novemb er 22-23 ST. TOUIS BLUES SHOWCASE Featurin! the linest Blues musicians ln the ' St. Louls area for a two day extravaganzaltt CaII for performance schedule and ticket prices. Ltmited Two-day tickets avallablc at Vintage Vinyl MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS Friday, Novemb er 29 OFF BROADWAY NIGHTCTUB

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Tommy Bankhead & The Blues Eldoradoes Ronnie Guyton 618-271-4515 J.R. Reed & The Real Blues Band 389-5699 776-1184 Tom Hall 241-8739 Rockin' Luckys 839-7385 Fontella Bass 361 -8538 J.J. & Company 6't8-398-5635 Rondo's Blues Deluxe 429-3919 Chuck & lngrid Revue 423-0523 Jimmy Lee & The Joint Jumpers 869-8016 Ross & Hunt 389-7222 Big George & The Houserqckers Stary Johnson 361 -1 389 Alexandria Runette 535-9306 531-9207 Johnnie Johnson & The Magnificent Four Herb Sadler's 451-6505 Blue City Band 781-7787 487-6065 3S3-0067 Blues-o-matics 576-2163 Thurston Lawrence 776-7266 Silvercloud & The St. Louis Blues Band Blues Randy and the Assassins 652-4231 The Sliders 388-4595 355-6769 Buffalo Bob & The Bedroom Blues Eand Little Eddie & The All Stars 382-7299 Big Bad Smitty 647-2447 946-4092 Loose Brothers 296-9244 Soulard Blues Band 62't-8246 Barbara Carr 355-1265 381 -5886 St. Louis Blues Busters 895-4352 Mf. Chesterfield & The Smokers Thurlmon McCainNationwide 533-6519 Marcell Strong 381 -4234 (618) 462-3177 Midnight Blue 487-1668 Henry Townsend 385-7729 James Crutchfield 664-7003 Cleetie Milon & The V.l.P.'s 382-7922 Beth" Tuttle 776-3116 Daryl Darden Quartet 361 -3401 Mojo Syndrome 791-8157 Walter Westbrook 652-1907 Davis Brothers Band 38't-6327 Mojo Tooth 441-3151 Mae Wheeler 781-0467 James DeShay 389-7734 Robbie Montgomery 647-2447 Arthur'Willie" Williams 381-47 40 Doc Terry & The Pirates 772-2464 Billy Peek 522-01 10 Ron Edwards 991-4969 Piano Slim 534-5026 Eddie Fisher (618) 337-9152 Leroy Pierson Band 426-9518 To Provide Additional lnformation for this Frank's Creation 524-3707 Q.T. & The Soul Band (618) 48C-5559 list call The 5t. Louis Blues Society Vernon Guy 381 -0483 Tom "Papa" Ray 791-4096 @ ,41.BLUE

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I (reprinted by permission ot Nighthawk Recordsl as a &ont for a speafteasy. The Henrywould Iater hvor "I enlre Townsend familymoved on many of come to be a to hls recordlngs, a fuIl-handed man St. Louis a few years later as did approach in about many open tuning with age nlne... from the Cairo area, but ptronounced poppfng of the high E Henry never Ifued with them again, I had to,tt -H"nry Townsend strtng normally with the tfrumt. prefertng to support himself. Both Spauldtng and Ryan Henry began playtng guitar AIIen and _ at performed verslons ..Cairo Omelia Townsend,s third about of Blues,, age ftfteen and after a few years son, HerryJesse Townsend, was beficre Spauldtng ftnally false starts, soon became devoted bom on October Zl, lg}g recorded lhe plece for Brunswick ln to leaming as much ln Shelby, as he could 192_9. Spaulding, Mississippi, but Henryhas from a barber by several local sources. Davld profession, no memories of that state as the was in fus eady tt i"U", Perchfield had also moved to family moved when he was very when he cut his one record, and St. Louis and Henry was quick to Young to Futtne city, Illinots. tragically he passed away shortly renew the friendshtp and equally LocatedJust north of the - afterhis session. Ryan disappeared important quicft to absorb everphing Iumber and rail center, about the same tlme. Cair;, Perchfield knew Future about playing the LonnieJohnson City was a notorlous and guitar. was Henry,s idol durtng squalid shanty town of about 50 the mtd-twentes and tfus is Other bluesmen who Henry, in homes serviced by a i{irt road. no surprise, fior alone among his his formatfue years, admired Henry's earliest and St. Louis contemporaries, musical i leamed he was from were,.Dudlow Joe,,, mernories are of fus father playkrg alteady a popular recording star, Spaulding, Son Ryan, guitar or accordion and singini !=rV comfortable in both blues andJazz Clifiicrd Gibson and Lonnie songs learned in fus natfue formats, and capabl" of u..otniuoi_ Johnson.' Dudlowjoe's,' flame was Mississippi, but he also remembers ments on many instruments Harry and hqwas a ffne guitarist hustling street musicLans including piano, mandolin, tn Cairo playing in open violin, and had tunings. He took banJo, and one boyhood friend, David Henry of cotnse, guitar. under fus wing, gtuing the Although Perchfield, who played gultar years they never became close Youngster his first chance befote Herury began. to frtends, Henry managed perform in public. to leam AIIen Townsend qulte a bit from observing was a strict Henry feels,,Dudlow Lonnle,s disciplinarian and Joe,, would performances in East lris confronta- hare become St. Louis, tions a recordi:ng artist but, where with Henry were violent and "Harry he also met Cltficrd Gibson, got sort of a bad break. Two nurnero us, eve-ntually causing another flne guttartst. fellows followed him and Henry to Ieave home beat fum-,,: "We would watcfr at age nine. up, oh tfus Lonnie,s was in the mlddleof the ftngers, He started walking north on and then go home and twenties. He came back and killed Highway 3, stopping frequently watch eadr other,s.,, Glbson in them both with a pistol. became towns near He went to a modestly the rfuer to work or Penitentlary successful rccotdlng hustle and that destroyed arttst tn up some ficod. him." latetwenttes and was an early Shortly after fus arrtual in St. accompanist to the great About this time Henry began Louls (circa 1921) he managed planist, Roosevelt Sykes, who to following Henry Spaulding he get aJob shintng *a Son lntroduced to Henry. shoes at 2600 Ryan, two Short older musicians who Market in a parlor that served both played guitar tn the style To be contlnued ln the next lssue NOV-DEC 1991 BLUESLETTER I7 ,, rb Club LOU$ ANFA GLUDS lvlorgan

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Bar & Grille Saloon 701 N. Tucker 314 West port plaza 231-2234 7222 night blues Thursday through Saturdqy, r til3AM 7 nights awed. bfs Red Room 107 Piggott Centerville. lll. 18-875-6128 6 Geyer Late nisht (early morning) blues jam Fridays tuaturirg tire Da/s Brorhers Blues Wednesday 3! )turaOus thru Saturday. and Happy Hour. New Orleans sfle coufiord. En Lounge Broadway Nightclub N. Vandeventer

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NOV-DEC 199{ BLUESLETTER prsnlously mentloned. It too was recorded some gd across. Eryaoded fiher no&s by ttnr ago (1972), and {_"-*T"Se has alrnost no bad spots. Pete Weldlng rr? a welconre addltlon. In addltlon, thls nras Eddle Taytor,s ftrst IP. ftfs CD spotllghts the versafiIlty and tatent ofoae of the all-ttme gr€at blues gdar players and fhc Smokin'loe ,Iabek muslclans, backed up by philIip Walker,s band, Band fcaturtng htmself a gqiiartst that ts now comlng tnto hls B,llois o*m. Grest artlsG atso tnclude the tate C,eoig€ lltn 'llarmonlca" Smtth. Eddte Taylor ls the backhg guftarlst on the VJ sldes cut byJlmmy Reed, an-d Steppln' Out Tetras StVIe he also played wtth Muddy Waters, Howlln,Wolf Bullseye Blues g5l0 and ElmoreJarrrs, and a number of other 'Cornfo!' .,I , Chtcago grcats. On thts CD we had sltde play{ng Horae Today," Wonder Why.,' Naturat ..Square (and storgtng) heavlly remlnlscent ofRobert Bom [,orrcr,"'tverybodfs Tatktn," ..Smoktor, Nfghthav*, acotrstlc blues guttar, a'rd Muddy Blzress," "Hands On It,., Joes Cafe,. 'Thatl ,.Lonety Waters-flavored arrangernents on a couple of AII I Want,"'Stepph,Out," Days,, development that at fust looked tlke a tunes. In fac, Eddte Taylor shows us that he can new way to pail llsteners I thlnt we from thelr pr€tty much sound llke whoever and whatever he have a hot one here. It,s one thlng to suddenly money, a ntntbet of rcnasteted, wants. If you hav wanted some Eddte Taytor for stwable on a hot new g.rttart"t, tui whcn rcmlxed relsstes are ofl the market. yo(Ir colledion. look no firrther, thls ls the one. he's coupted wlth a fir$-rate sfoigger, ft,s tfone to db some serlous and pleastabte Whlle some may belleve that the putty Itstenhrg. The Smokftr,Joe Kubek Band halls from of the per{otmanc* has beqt Albcrt Colllns Texas, Iong ihe home of great Blues muslclans. compromlsed by remlxtng and B't{ots Kkrg ls strong. smooth and e:presslrrc as a vocallst. Addfttcralty, ,efiastedng, the clear wlnnqs arc the The Complete Imperlal he ls no stouch as a backup guftartst. Kubek ls authorttattue ' afitsts themselves, and for Joe and my money, Recordlngs pourcrfirl ftr hls rote as tead guftartst. Obvlotrs so are the llstenes. krfiuences range frorn Frcddy EMr CDP-7 _96740_2 Ktng to Albert Klng to Stevl€ Ray VauXfran, wtttr a lfttle sffde thowr "Do ..La,s the Stssy," 'Colltns' Mk," Gct it foi. fhere ls an obvlous cqnpadson to [r€ tunior Wells Togaher," "Got a Good fhing Gotn',,,..AII Abotrt Fabulous fhrmderbtods when Jtonmle Vaughaa .Izft ,Srump my Gtol (origtnally tttled Overs)," rras stt! wtth them. fhey are definftely sknllar, On Tap ..Atnt Poker," "La's C,€r tt Togerher Agaln," Got but BIIots Khg's vocals together wtthJoe Ttne,"'Tumln'On," Delmark DD 635 "\fhatcha Say (I Don,t Kubek's play{ng ltft thls band out of the role of Know)," '?ushln'," .Hanls "What my Mama Told Me,',..So long,,,..Keyto "Doln, My Thing,,, Just another rnodem btues band Gcg Wrtght on the Highway," 'You Comty Lkre-Up," "Conversatlon wlth Co[tns,,, bass and Phfl Campbell on dr.rns complete the Gotta love.Her wlth a ..Chatterbox,', ..\llatch 'Jawkrg," "Grapeland Gosslp,,' band with a Feeling," 'The Traln I Ride," Me Move,,, tlttle help from Bullseye sesslon 'Trash Talkin'," "Baby What you players Ron "Someday Baby, " "Junlor's Thtng,,,,,Gotn' Doum Want Me to [.cvy on'ptano (a!so prcducer), Sax Slov/' Do/Rocky Me Baby," "Ltp Servlcz,,,.Thtngs That I C,ordon on tenor, and Tino.Barker on barftqre. Used .rcaI to Do (ortgtnatty ttrled.falkhg SItm Jtrnrnte Vaughan catts these guys Ore Oftg.. Blues')," "Back-Yard .Tongue agree, Junlor Wells is paired ln a number of listeners, Back-Talk,,, I? Have some fun and check these guf Lashtng," "And out, rnlnds wiih Buddy Guy, a re$rtt of several Then It Starred Ratnln ,..Soul Food," 'Jam It Up," "Do What you recordings and tours together. In thts Ifue CD, W;t to Do,., 'Black Bottom Bayou," .Junkey ts teamed wlth the players &at regulady Monkey,,,,,69 Junlor - Underpass Roadslde yorSo,,, Charlcs Erovn backed hlm at Theresa's, a ctub on rhe Sor*h Inn,r',.1 Need "Bitsey," "Cool'N Coltards,"..Blend Side of Chlcago. Delmark has rcm.hed thts Down and NI My Llfe tape, "Sweet'lil and it's about ttme we got Jam," Sour,"'.Stlrargl Sauce,, to hear somahfoig Bullseye Blues CD BB gSOl fromJunior that tfues up to hls reputation. fhls ls Thls double CD collectlon "Eady In .Fool's paradlse,,, ..Bad. unquestlonably a must for any fans ofjrmlor ls a remlxed and the Momtng," nemastened compllafiur ofAJbert,s Bad Whtskey,"'When Wells. Sammy lawfiom, Iongtlrne guitarlst at first tuee the Sun Comes Out,,' albums fict Impertal. "Nobody ,That,s Theresa's, very ably supports and conplements Th€ unbrtunate aspect of Knows dre Troubte l,ve Seen,,, a thls ls ihat whenever there ..conptete,, Itetty C'ood Junior's playing. Other players turclude A.C. Reed ls a lovc," 'i{ Vlnrs Calted the Btues,,, colledion there are "Scvan on tenor sax and Btg Moose Watket on some dogs that should harrc Days long,"'Joyce's Boogte,,,,Trouble been kept leashed. The first Blues,"'Telt plano/organ. The Iive perficrmances ofJuntor and two albums Me Who,"..Atl My Ufe,,'.Too [ate,, represent AIb6t at the band are flrst-rate from the ffrsf cut. fhls the top ofhls form. Albert Is ess€ntlally a gultadst lssue is a Junior Wells classlc, rlght along wlth as opposed to a vocallst, Chartes Brown has foillseoced Ray Ctrades, and Hoodoo Man Blues arld Comln'at you, th. foisifinnentat selectlons really htghlight Joh4ny Ace, Floyd Dtxon, B.B. Ktng, FaG hts lncredtbty i lnventfue and ernatonal piaylng.- Domlno, Borrnle Rattt, Dr. Jofrn. andJust about In hls earller performlng and rccordtng days everybody else. Bullseye has tearned hlm wlth Eddie Taylor Collins played grcat with a btg band featurtorg homs, players and songs and produced a terrlfic and there I Feel are plenty tasty seledlons to choos€ CD, Thfs ls not yotn hard rocker, but rather ihe So Bad from. As regards the thtrd Lp, wfilch makes up a smooth urbane stylforgs that for so tong Iittle Hightone HCD B0ZT over half of the second CD, the less sal4the represarted the West Coasl sound tr Blues. ,,Stop better. Wtth only .Drtftrn, "l Feel So Bad," "Jackson Towr,,, Breaktng severat months between Chades Broum ls responsibte for: recording sesslons, "Merry ..Black Down," "I3 Highway,"'stroll Out W€st.,, ,,Sfth; lt appears perhaps that the Blues," Chrlstmas Baby,,' Ntght," materlal began to and others. Here Thinkin'," "Golng Upstde your Head,,, run short. Albert atso Tasty plEno and organ pleces e:rperlmented wlth guttar abound. 'Twelve-Year-Old Boy,"'There,ll Be a Day,', effeds on thts album, It's not hard, ftstenlng to thts, to and apparenuy "Bullcow Blues," 'Wreck on g3 Htghway,,;..Btl"s he wasn't too satlsftcd elther. envlslon the small foit&nate club afinosph€fe that StilI, thts ts prlrno tun the Rain" Albert Collins ln hls earty was hls bread and butter for years. So go ahead, yea6, and wtat you hear ls a seasoned hvtte yo(r baby This CD is reminlscent of the Junior Wells CD maturc over, dtun the figfrts, ftgfrt me instrumentallst second to none in hls abittty to candles, and enJoy the mood.

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