Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
San Francisco Bay Blues – Good Time 1963 Beat It on Down the Line The Monkey and The Engineer Jesse Fuller LP tracks got played at the Brazennose Street ‘Wheel’ in 63/64/65 and in this period of UK Blues revival it was “San Francisco Bay Blues” that became extremely popular. ‘Discovered’ by Bob Dylan Jesse Fuller … Read more
Smacksie – USA Peacock James Booker was a Blues singer and virtuoso pianist whose career was cut short in 1967 when he served a year in jail for possession. Managed to revive it in the seventies. For a time he became the ‘Piano Prince of New Orleans’ with the usual trappings of Rolls Royce and … Read more
Give Me One More Shot – (1955) I Sing Um The Way I Feel -(UK Sue) JB Lenoir (aka JB/KB Lenore) was born on March 5, 1929 in Monticello, Mississippi. In the 1940’s he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson, and Elmore James at the New York Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana. 1949 moving to Chicago … Read more
Give Me One More Shot – (1955) I Sing Um The Way I Feel – (UK Sue) J B Lenoir (aka JB/KB Lenore) was born on March 5, 1929 in Monticello, Mississippi. In the 1940’s he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson, and Elmore James at the New York Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana. 1949 moving … Read more
Herbie Goins was a black singer who often appeared with Alexis Korner. Number One In Your Heart – Herbie Goins and the Nightimers (to my knowledge was his only release played at soul venues), was released in 1966 on the UK Parlophone label. He also did a version of Bobby Bland‘s Turn On Your Lovelight. … Read more
IT HURTS ME TOOTALK TO ME BABY – 1960Dust My Broom An Elmore James poster hung on the wall over the stairs to the cellar dance floor below, at the Twisted Wheel in Brazennose Street Manchester in 1964/5. It denoted the DJ’s love of authentic American R ‘n B. He was often confused with his … Read more
Numbers Blues – Hi Q Dr Ross was a Blues artist who sang, played guitar and harmonica. Played live at the Free Trade Hall Manchester and Numbers Blues was often played at the Twisted Wheel. Born: 21st October 1925 – Tunica, Mississippi Died: 28th May 1993 – Flint, Michigan Dr Ross – Wikipedia
Storm Warning (As Mac Rebenack /USA REX)If I don’t Do It Somebody Else WillRight Place, Wrong TimeWalk On Gilded Splinters Dr John ‘The Night Tripper’ came from New Orleans – real name Mac Rebennack. At one time he became the king of music influenced by Gris Gris, Creole voodoo, Santaria, Mardi Gras craziness and all … Read more
Country Line SpecialChicago CallingMy Sweet MaryPreachin’ The Blues Cyril Davies was a British blues artist in the early UK blues scene, now an almost legendary figure. A natural born harmonica player and panel beater by trade. Roger Eagle had a copy of the EP in the photo below which he played often at the Brazennose … Read more
Robert Brown was known as Washboard Sam. he was the washboard player in Big Bill Broonzy’s band and possibly his half brother. After rejecting the new electric Chicago sound, he retired from the blues and became a police officer. Later, in the early sixties, he had a minor comeback success. He recorded for Chess in … Read more