In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Specialty Records presents this exciting new CD series of specially priced African-American blues and gospel.
Each CD also contains a special full-length bonus disc featuring: Roy Milton & His Solid Senders – R.M. Blues, Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers – Pink Champagne, Percy Mayfield – Please Send Me Someone To Love, Lloyd Price – Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Jesse & Marvin – Dream Girl, Guitar Slim – The Things That I Used to Do, Little Richard – Long Tall Sally, Sam Cooke – I’ll Come Running Back to You, Don & Dewey – Leavin’ It All Up to You, Larry Williams – Dizzy, Miss Lizzy
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John Lee Hooker’s brief association with the Specialty label doesn’t immediately come to mind as do his recordings for, say, Modern, Chess, Vee Jay, or ABC/Bluesway. In 1954 the founder of Los Angeles-based Specialty Records, Art Rupe, bought 35 Hooker tunes, several of which had been cut in Detroit four years earlier. Rupe issued one single to test the market: “I’m Mad” backed with “Everybody’s Blues.” The record sales were disappointing and the tapes remained in the can until surfacing in 1970. Like so many John Lee Hooker compositions, over the years these songs were re-recorded, sometimes with different titles, and then slapped on one of the many albums released by a mixed bag of labels. However, these 14 tracks represent a composite of those raw early sides, featuring both solo Hooker (with his guitar and stompin’ foot) and fronting a raucous juke joint combo. As an extra bonus, the Specialty Profiles series includes a sampler that showcases R&B gems by Specialty acts of the era, including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Larry Williams, Roy Milton, Lloyd Price, Percy Mayfield, Don & Dewey, Joe Liggins, Jesse & Marvin, and Guitar Slim.
By Al Campbell, All Music Guide.
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John Lee Hooker- (Guitar),(Vocals),
Eddie “Guitar” Burns- (Harmonica),
John Hooks- (Tenor Sax),
Theophilus Roosevelt- (Bass),
Thomas Whitehead- (Drums),
John Griffith- (Piano).
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Disc 2:
01. Boogie Chillen #2 John Lee Hooker 2:47
02. I’m Mad John Lee Hooker 2:48
03. Everybody’s Blues John Lee Hooker 2:51
04. Burnin’ Hell John Lee Hooker 2:43
05. Three Long Years Today John Lee Hooker 2:56
06. Goin’ Down Highway 51 John Lee Hooker 2:31
07. My Baby’s Got Something John Lee Hooker 2:50
08. I Need Lovin’ John Lee Hooker 2:57
09. Grinder Man John Lee Hooker 3:13
10. No More Doggin’ aka No More Foolin’ John Lee Hooker 2:29
11. I Need Love So Bad John Lee Hooker 3:11
12. Huckle Up Baby John Lee Hooker 2:49
13. Nothin’ But Trouble (Don’t Take Your Wife’s Family In) John Lee Hooker 3:25
14. Odds Against Me aka Backbiters And Syndicators John Lee Hooker 3:07
Disc 2:
01. R.M. Blues Roy Milton & His Solid Senders 2:59
02. Pink Champagne Joe Liggins 3:02
03. Please Send Me Someone To Love Percy Mayfield 2:55
04. Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2:33
05. Dream Girl Jesse Belvin 3:14
06. The Things That I Used To Do Guitar Slim 3:03
07. Long Tall Sally Little Richard 2:11
08. I’ll Come Running Back To You Sam Cooke 2:09
09. Leavin’ It All Up To You Don & Dewey 2:11
10. Dizzy Miss Lizzy Larry Williams 2:11
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Blues On The Bayou. Taking his hard-working road band into a remote Louisiana studio, King and crew recorded Blues On The Bayou in a mere four days. A fifteen-song collection of old and new tunes written or co-written by King, the album was done live in the studio, offering no overdubs or production wizardry, just plain music. King debuts as a producer here for the first time, and the result is as tasteful treatment of the blues as you’ll find. 
Aleck "Rice" Miller (died May 25, 1965) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was also known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, Little Boy Blue, The Goat and Footsie. John Mayall was born 29th of November 1933 in Macclesfield, an English town near the industrial hub of Manchester--a far cry at that time from the black American blues culture we are familiar with today. The eldest of three from humble working class origins, and in the shadow of WWII, this skinny English lad grew up listening to his guitarist father's extensive jazz record collection and felt drawn to the blues. Strongly influenced by such greats as Leadbelly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang, from the age of 13 he taught himself to play and develop his own style with the aid of a neighbor's piano, borrowed guitars, and secondhand harmonicas.
Savoy Brown is a British blues band formed in the 1960s, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band. Their 1969 single, Train to Nowhere (with singer Chris Youlden), was viewed by many as the last gasp of the blues scene in Great Britain. Although Savoy Brown never reached much acclaim in their home nation, they developed a loyal core following in the United States. In the 1960s and 1970s, the band managed to penetrate the Billboard Hot 100. Superstardom perpetually evaded them, perhaps in part because of their frequent lineup changes. Indeed, while the band is still active today, only one founding member, Kim Simmonds, has been with the band since the beginning. Guitarist “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl went on to form Foghat. Original member and harmonica player John O’Leary is still active on the British blues circuit with The John O’Leary Band. Savoy Brown’s first album, Shake Down, featured lead vocalist Bryce Portius. Portius was one of the first black blues musicians to be a part of a British rock band. Another singer, Dave Walker, would later join Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath.
Another one for The Man in Haarlem .....
Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 4, 1987) was an American blues vocalist, harmonica player who gained international recognition in part, as one of the early acts performing during the Summer of Love, in Woodstock, New York. Having formed the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Butterfield and his band continued to perform with hit songs along with the release of their eponymous debut album, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, they released hit songs, as with "Born In Chicago".
Feels Like Going Home attempts to tell the story by tracing the blues back through the Mississippi Delta and back in Africa. Blues player Cory Harris takes us from the Mississippi Delta to the African country of Mali to detail how the blues were influenced culturally by the people of Mali and the suffering engendered by slavery which forever separated families on their shores.
Riding with the King is a blues album by Eric Clapton and B. B. King released in 2000. The idea for a collaborative album began during the sessions for King's 1997 album Deuces Wild.
Co-produced by Stevie Ray Vaughn, this was Lonnie's ticket back to the show after a few years on the sidelines. To say it was an inspired date would be putting it mildly. With his batteries recharged, Mack was in peak form, playing and singing better than ever. A major highlight is an inspired duet between Stevie and Lonnie on "Wham (Double Whammy)," going toe to toe for several exciting choruses.
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.
Jimi with B.B. King on guitar and vocals, Elvin Bishop on guitar and vocals, Paul Butterfield on harmonica, Al Kooper on organ, Buzzy Feiten on bass, Don Martin on guitar, Phillip Wilson ondrums and Stewart (surname unknown) on piano, private recording from reels 3 and 4; 120 minutes, excellent quality (1-4)
