Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Titus Turner – His Funeral, My Trial, 1969 Titus Turner was an R&B singer but mainly remembered as a songwriter ‘Leave My Kitten Alone’ ‘All Around the World’ ‘Sticks and Stones’ His ‘All Around the World’ was done by Little Willie John. From Atlanta Titus recorded for OKEH Records in 1951 Moving to Mercury his … Read more
I’LL RUN YOUR HURT AWAY – Volt / Stax 1966 If I Ever Needed Love Two great 45’s on STAX by Ruby Johnson and favourites from the Blue Note Club in Manchester in them there far off sixties. A club near to the Twisted Wheel and renown as the second best Soul venue in the … Read more
Anna Lee – 1949 Chess Someday – 1964 SOMEDAY by Robert Nighthawk was one of the blues tracks played during the early blues period at the Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel Club in Manchester. Born 30th November 1909 – Helena, Arkansas Died 5th November 1967 – Helena, Arkansas Robert Nighthawk – Wikipedia
Born 17th December 1942 – Chicago Cause of death drug overdose Died 4th May 1987 – Hollywood, CaliforniaPaul Butterfield was a white blues harp man from Chicago. Being a local lad, he could just go downtown to see greats like Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells, Little Walter, Muddy Waters and others from … Read more
From The Delta to Chicago Otis Spann ‘the blues man’ was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on the 21st of March 1930. In 1947 he went North from the Delta to the Windy City where he met up with Big Maceo Merriweather a member of Muddy Waters‘ band. 1953 Otis joined Muddy’s band 1960 he went … Read more
Papa True Love – UK Soul City – USA Amy) Mighty Sam McClain – in his own words: , “I’m a singer—a man with a song and I have a message for you—love one another and to your own self be true.” Blues singer par excellence. Mighty Sam – Wikipedia
Black Nights RECONSIDER BABY – (1953) Chess ROLLIN’ BLUES – (Inst. 1955) Tramp Talking Woman (Sue 1966) Simply HUGE records at the first Twisted Wheel. Tramp was written for Lowell Fulson by Jimmy McCracklin. This Bluesman does R&B style rappin’ Soul with his great version of “TRAMP”. Many of his tracks were on LP’s that … Read more
Long Gone – (SMASH USA) This Blues track by Luke Long Gone Miles was played at the Twisted Wheel in 1964.
DRIVING WHEEL The Girl I love Memphis Slim – Road Crash…”There was a terrible smash ..and Business Sure Is Sweet… so the Undertaker song went from Memphis Slim..The Girl I Love is a moving song about a girl he left behind in France. Did this guy have a predilection for auto-mobile crashes? Real name John … Read more