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Blues
Little Walter
MY BABE – Little Walter (1960) Massively influential on the UK Blues scene. Juke (1952) Last Night 1950 Little Walter was a member of Muddy Waters Band and the studio harmonica player at Chess. 1952 ‘Juke’ was released and made it to the top of the RnB charts Stateside. 1964 he toured with the Rolling Stones (in the … Read more
Little Buster and the Soul Brothers
Lookin’ For A Love – 1964, Jubilee Records USA I Got A Good Thing Going – 1965 Little Buster and the Soul Brothers – Edward ‘Little Buster’ Forehand – a blind soul/blues artist – came from Hereford, North Carolina. In 1964 he won the Tip Top Bread Talent Contest at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. … Read more
Homesick James
Crossroads – Sue Records Homesick James was a bluesman – the cousin of Elmore James and often confused with him. One of the old timers who had known the greatest of them all – Robert Johnson and presumably recorded the above as a tribute. PHOTO BY CHRIS MILLER Born 30th April 1910 Died 13th december … Read more
Hound Dog Taylor
Watch Out / Down Home Special- Chess 1967 (Walter Horton on Harmonica) The Blue Note club in Manchester played this one now and again – it was the only club in the city that persisted with great blues numbers when the others went towards pop, even the Twisted Wheel by this time had moved away … Read more
Howard Tate
Ain’t Nobody Home – 1966 Baby I Love You – 1967 Get It While You can LOOK AT GRANNY RUN RUN I Learned It All The Hard way Night Owl – 1968 Howard Tate – 1966 Verve – Label: Rediscovered in 2004! But we knew him well in the sixties: the Soul singer with amazing … Read more
Howlin’ Wolf – Blues Man and all time legend
Smokestack Lightnin’ Spoonful Chester Burnett was Howlin’ Wolf and his SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN‘ was much played track at blues clubs in the UK in the early sixties. This record and others inspired many UK would-be blues musicians and to this day is considered an all time definitive blues track. Alexis Korner persuaded Howlin’ Wolf to come … Read more
Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin was the Guitarist with Howlin Wolf. Hubert came to the FREE TRADE HALL in Manchester backing Howlin Wolf and others on the American Folk Blues tour. He played with Chuck Berry and most of the recording artists at Chess – apparently a quiet, unassuming man off stage. The Wolf was his teacher for … Read more
Humphrey Lyttleton
Bad Penny Blues (1956) A great rockin’ upbeat blues record by Humphrey Lyttleton that set many English people on the road to the Blues. Played at the Twisted Wheel in 64’/65′ by Roger Eagle the DJ. I don’t think it was the 78 that he played more likely it was on an LP. Bad Penny … Read more
Harmonica Fats
Tore Up Stateside 1963 Born 8th September 1927 – McDade, Louisiana Real Name Harvey Blackston Died 3rd January 2000 HARMONICA FATS toured the UK in the seventies with Ringo Starr. He was born Harvey Blackston in McDade, Louisiana in 1927 into a very poor family with 13 brothers and sisters. He played the harmonica he got … Read more