Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Shake Baby Shake Shim Sham Shimmy Walking the Blues A fantastic piano player, Champion Jack Dupree used to keep the audience amused after playing his set with some great stories and jokes. He used to like the people up north – he lived in Halifax Yorkshire in the sixties and had a Ford Anglia estate … Read more
Seventh Son (1955) Got To Have Some – USA Tormal I Don’t Know Poison Ivy Willie Mabon recorded several blues tracks often heard in the early days of the Twisted Wheel in Brazennose street, Manchester including the classic Seventh Son. In 1950 He signed to Chess Records he had hits with I’m Mad, I Don’t … Read more
KANSAS CITY (no1. USA 1959) Let’s Stick Together – Sue, 1964 Wilbert Harrison went to Savoy Records New York after a while in Miami and recorded Kansas City in 1957. A big hit in the USA, later played repeatedly by Roger the Wheel DJ, and of course covered by The Beatles as well as most of the live bands playing … Read more
In Love- Swan 1966 Tony Galla is a white blues singer who was at one time the lead with Raven. He has toured and worked with many famous groups and performers including Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton.
Bad Understanding Checker TV Slim was a bluesman who set up his own label Speed Records to release his own songs. Flat Foot Sam was a funny and successful track that he put out in 1957. He got his nickname because he was slim and started out as a TV repairman. Why not? Born 10th February 1916 – … Read more
Born 1st July 1899 – Villa Rica, Georgia Died 23rd January 1993Thomas Dorsey was a son of a preacher man who sang gospel and the blues. Thomas Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson – courtesy of PBS He is often referred to as ‘The Father of Gospel Music’ although he wasn’t averse to playing good ole country … Read more
Born 8th January 1904 – Smithville, Georgia Died 19th March 1981 – Chicago Tampa Red had a track played at the Twisted Wheel in the blues days, possibly 1964. It could have been Sweet Little Angel.
Everybody’s Gotta Change Sometime Statesbro Blues St Henry St. Clair Fredericks (from New York): stage name Taj Mahal did a version of Homer Bank’s “A Lot Of Love”. It became a firm favourite years later with the Northern Soul Crowd at Wigan Casino. We preferred (back in the sixties) the Homer Banks version. Well, it … Read more
Stormy Monday Blues Born 28th May 1910 – Linden, Texas Died 16th March 1975 – Los Angeles T Bone Walker appeared as a live act at the original Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester and yes, he did play his guitar behind his head. His guitar playing was virtuoso standard – listen to Stormy Monday to get a … Read more
Trouble In Mind KEY TO THE HIGHWAY Best Blues whoopers around and popular with the UK sixties blues scene. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee had independent careers before teaming up as a blues duo, Sonny Terry who was blind, played on harmonica and vocals and Brownie McGhee on guitar and vocalls. Brownie McGhee was one … Read more