Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Help Me Bye Bye Birdie Fattenin Frogs for Snakes I can remember hearing Help Me by Sonny Boy Williamson II for the very first time as I was descending the stairs down in the cellar of Manchester’s Twisted Wheel Club in September 1963. For the first time, a moment of dark, dank pleasure mixed with … Read more
Baby Scratch My Back – / Gonna Miss You like The devil (Stateside 1965 UK – USA Excello Records) I’M A KING BEE Shake Your Hips Slim Harpo’s Baby Scratch My Back was always popular upon the Soul scene even though Slim was a Blues artist who recorded mainline blues. Amongst the tracks he recorded was the original … Read more
Messin’ With The Man Mannish Boy I Can’t Be Satisfied Got My Mojo Working Rolling Stone I Just Want To Make Love To You (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man What can be said about Muddy Waters? The ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’; a wonderful performer with a magnetic stage presence and a commanding and positive style. His … Read more
PARCHMAN FARM – Esquire 1959 A much copied number (see John Mayall who had a minor hit with it in the early 1960’s). Mose Allison was a major influence upon the young Georgie Fame – if you listen to the verbalising style you can hear where Georgie Fame got it from! “BABY PLEASE DON’T GO” … Read more
I DONE WOKE UP – Sue 1964 Louisiana Red Louisiana Red’s father was lynched by the Klu Klux Klan when he was five and his mother died of pneumonia when he was only a week old. A bluesman, he is still performing (see his website link for venues). In the past he has played with … Read more
MOJO HAND – 1960 / 1962 – Fire Sam Lightnin Hopkins was a blues man from Texas. Some of his other great tracks were:- Shotgun BluesShort Haired WomanAbileneBig Mama Jump – AladdinT-Model Blues – Goldstar The Hopkins specials: Hopkins’ Sky HopLightnin’s BoogieLightnin’s Special Born 15th March 1912 – Centerville, TexasReal name Sam Hopkins Died 30th January … Read more
Winter Night Blues – EXCELLO USA Lightning Slim was a Louisiana electric blues guitarist who recorded for Excello Records for over ten years producing some wonderfully atmospheric electric blues. Born 13th March 1913 – St. Louis, Missouri Real Name Otis Hicks Died 24th July 1974 – Detroit, Michigan
What Kind Of Love Is This – 1964WHO’S CHEATING WHO – Chess 8018 1965Let’s Boogie Baby – US MeteorIF WALLS COULD TALKFeel So BadWere Gonna’ Make It – 1965Baby I Love YouI CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY (68)Grits Ain’t Groceries – 1969 Little Milton Campbell began recording in Memphis with Sun Records in 1953. Before moving … Read more
BLACK GIRLMIDNIGHT SPECIALKEEP YOUR HANDS OFF HERTake This Hammer Leadbelly – Huddie William Ledbetter – was a truly original and inspirational blues artist, copied by numerous others and a great favourite of many UK ‘white’ blues imitators. Leadbelly was played frequently in the early days of the Twisted Wheel, at the start of the UK … Read more
The InvitationDOWN ON BENDED KNEESNo Puppy LoveSUFFERIN CITY – Atlantic Sufferin’ City – 1971 updated version with Johnny Copeland and his wife as Johnny and Lilly Johnny Copeland Born 27th March 1937 – Haynesville, Louisiana Died 3rd July 1997 – New York City Johnny “Clyde” Copeland’s idol was T-Bone Walker. 1958 “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lily” was … Read more