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This is another OBR without a particular theme, unless we think of “intense well-written songs, culminating in the music of Arbee Stidham” as the theme.
* Back Home to Mama ***********************************
But first, here’s one just because. Most everyone knows the Led Zeppelin version and a lot of people know the second Sonny Boy Williamson‘s “Bring It On Home” from 1966 that it came from, but here are Big Walter Horton and His Combo with “Back Home to Mama” (recorded November 1, 1954); Red Holloway (tenor), Lee Cooper (guitar), Lafayette Leake (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), Fred Below (drums).
** Old-Time Country Blues **********************************
Tommy Johnson’s “Big Road Blues,” “Cool Drink of Water Blues” and “Canned Heat Blues,” and Robert Petway’s “Catfish” kick off this country blues playlist . I set up the first 16 songs for Our Blues Roots, but the other 780 aren’t bad either, and I did sprinkle a few good ones all the way through to hold a listener’s interest. I just became aware of Doctor Clayton (Peter Creighton), so he may be a little overrepresented—you know how that works, right?
*** Arbee Stidham *********************************
And then there’s Arbee Stidham, who I began to listen to because of his association with Earl Hooker, but now I’ve taken an interest in his music, period.
Arbee Stidham, The Complete Recordings 1947-1951, Vol. 1 (2004), track listing, personnel (including some jazz guys) and short essay supplied by YouTube poster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVgcMPDuApsArbee Stidham, The Complete Recordings 1951-1957, Vol. 2 (2004), track listing, personnel (including some jazz guys) and short essay supplied by YouTube poster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4FR-KZ7gAArbee Stidham, The Blues of Arbee Stidham: Tired of Wandering (recorded November 7, 1960, Rudy Van Gelder’s studio, released 1961), Arbee Stidham (guitar, vocals), King Curtis (Curtis Ousley, tenor), John Wright, (piano), Leonard Gaskin (bass), Armond Jackson (drums), track listing and short essay supplied by YouTube poster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a68qnsCv8ecArbee Stidham, There’s Always Tomorrow (1973), track listing and notes at YouTube.
**** A Little Something Extra ********************************
Finally, here’s Jimmy Reeves, Jr., Born To Love Me (recorded August 1970 at Ter-Mar Studios [Chess Studios]), Jimmy Reeves, Jr. (vocals), Big Walter Horton (harp), Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Willie Dixon (guitars), Lafayette Leake, Sunnyland Slim (painos), the Pick-Ups (backing vocals). Lots of Jimmy Reed covers here, everything is really well-put-together in Willie Dixon’s arrangements and production.
If you’re looking for some of the finest of covers of some crucial tunes, Chuck Norris & company show how it’s done, solid and smokin’ on The Los Angeles Flash (1980).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iePhp6avBfoA lot of the videos this week have been from a single YouTube account, The Jump Collector, many thanks to them.
Don D.
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