Junior wells december 9, 1934 january 15, 1998, born amos blakemore, was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in chicago who was famous for playing with muddy waters, buddy guy, magic sam, lonnie brooks, the rolling stones and van morrison. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues featuring buddy guy. Released on lp by delmark records, the album has been subsequen read more. And at 45 rpm, this now stands as the undisputed definitive version. Junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy hoodoo man blues full album duration. Wells chief righthand man for hoodoo man blues, guitarist buddy guy, was still on board for these recordings, but the band arrangements werent quite as tight.
Hoodoo man blues buddy guy, junior wells, junior wells. Download a large collection of music via torrent 300 albums blues bluesrock rock. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues us 1965. Hoodoo man blues deluxe edition junior wells chicago blues band to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Download junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy. Mar 09, 2011 junior wells was raised in memphis, arkansas, and by the age of seven could play the harmonica with surprising skill. Find junior wells discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Since december 9th, 2015 marks what would have been the late great junior wells 81st birthday, and this year also commemorates the 50th anniversary of his debut album hoodoo man blues, i thought it might be fun to repost the archived piece. This one is a bit weird as it forms a sampler from all the 42 concerts eric played at the royal albert hall starting in 1990, each side has a different band line up. The liner notes contain a short essay on junior wells, and limited track details. Watch the video for hoodoo man from junior wells s blues hit big town for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Moores three blazers johnny shines johnny winter johnny young jona lewie jr. Find album release information for hoodoo man blues buddy guy, junior wells, junior wells chicago blues band on allmusic. Hoodoo man blues is the 1965 debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player junior wells, performing with the junior wells chicago blues band, an early collaboration with guitarist buddy guy. Sound quality is excellent, set selection is a nice combination of slow and fast tunes and buddy and junior do a nice job sharing the lime light. Lord, i wonder whats has got the matter wit time, you know, wit time it seems like the hours oh, everything done changed but i hold up my hand. Hoodoo man blues is the 1965 debut album of junior wells, performing with the junior wells chicago blues band, an early collaboration with grammy awardwinning artist buddy guy.
Hoodoo man blues is not only junior wells initial lp appearance, it is damn near the first lp by a chicago blues band. Released on lp by delmark records, the album has been subsequently reissued on cd and lp by delmark and analogue productions. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Listen free to junior wells hoodoo man blues snatch it back and hold it, ships on the ocean and more. Junior moved to chicago and in the early 1950 was playing with some of chicagos blues greats including muddy waters. Hoodoo man blues by nic jones, published on december 4, 2011. Hoodoo man blues is the 1965 debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player junior wells, performing with the junior wells chicago blues band, an early collaboration with grammy awardwinning artist buddy guy.
Wells is best known for his signature song messin with the kid and his 1965 album hoodoo man blues, described by the critic bill dahl as one of. He was as confident belting brassy soul as he was doing lowdown blues, his widetoned amplified harmonica excursions always compelling. Lord, i wonder whats has got the matter wit time, you know, wit time it seems like the hours oh, everything done changed. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues 1965. Junior wells chicago blues band hoodoo man blues vinyl. It was recorded shortly after the classic hoodoo man blues, was issued but as scott dirks notes, instead of the band junior was using in the clubs that included buddy guy, he travelled with the aces louis and dave myers, guitar and bass guitar respectively. With bob koester producing, the harpist cut an alltime classic lp for delmark in 1965.
Junior wells hoodoo man blues now available for the. Wells and guy dont shy from creating james brownfunkified blues. Album hoodoo man blues deluxe edition, junior wells. Junior wells trabalhou com buddy guy em 1960 e gravou seu primeiro album, hoodoo man blues for delmark records. My favourite side is three with the 9 piece band which includes a groovy smouldering wonderful tonight. Junior wells hoodoo man blues delmark 612 newly available on reeltoreel tape.
Strutting across the stage, cocksure like the blues answer to james brown, junior wells owned one of the most dynamic voices in chicago blues. Hoodoo man blues vividly captured the feel of a typical wells set at theresas lounge, even though it. This cd from delmark presents the original album in stereo with a decent sound quality. Hoodoo man blues buddy guy to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.
We open with his original recording of hoodoo man blues, with elmore james on guitar, little johnny jones on piano. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises hoodoo man blues buddy guy junior wells hoodoo man blues. Aresa, bmg rights management, abramus digital, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc. Hoodoo man blues is so full of bravado and snap itll make you feel tough just listening to it. Watch the video for hoodoo man blues from junior wells s hoodoo man blues for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Hoodoo man blues deluxe edition by junior wells chicago.
Hoodoo man blues inspired paul butterfield, eric clapton, and a host of other musicianfans. Lord, i wonder whats has got the matter wit time, you know, wit time it seems like the hours oh, everything done changed but i hold up m. Download collection of music blues rock via torrent 300 albums. The american folkblues festival 19621966 llopdelblues. The record has never gone out of print except for a few months when delmark moved its offices. The godfather of blues, junior wells is accompanied by buddy guy and louis myers, guitar. Lil junior wells and buddy guy tried to make us understand how somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man with this electric blues classic. Hoodoo man blues junior wells chicago blues bandbuddy guy. What a pleasant surprise it was to learn that delmark was planning to issue a 1966 boston appearance by junior wells. Junior wells harmonica, vocals buddy guy originally billed as friendly chap guitar, vocals jack myers bass bill warren drums hoodoo man blues is one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s, and one of the first to fully document, in the superior acoustics of a recording studio, the smoky ambience of a night.
Sound quality is excellent, set selection is a nice combination of slow and fast tunes and buddy and junior. Junior wells chicago blues band, buddy guy hoodoo man blues. Junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy hoodoo man blues 1965. Junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy hoodoo man blues. Since december 9th, 2015 marks what would have been the late great junior wells 81st birthday, and this year also commemorates the 50th anniversary of his debut album hoodoo man blues, i thought it might be fun. The game changer for southside blues jam was the inclusion of the great otis spann on piano.
Later that same year he started working the first of what would be many projects with junior wells. Apr 20, 2016 junior wells hoodoo man blues expanded edition 2011 b. The girls are at it again uk beat girls 19641969 the brit girl emerged at the tail end of americas pop renaissance and on the brink of a british beat boom. Hoodoo man blues junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy. Hoodoo man blues, an album by junior wells on spotify. May 14, 2016 hoodoo man blues licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of delmark. Wells was a significant part of the postworld war ii chicago blues scene. Junior wells just set up with his usual cohorts guitarist buddy guy, bassist jack myers, and drummer billy warren and proceeded to blow up a storm, bringing an immediacy to. Hoodoo man blues junior wells chicago blues bandbuddy. Wells learned harmonica at the age of seven and moved from arkansas to chicago when he was a teenager.
Hoodoo man blues, which features buddy guy on guitar, is not only junior wells first lp appearance, its damn near the first lp by a chicago blues band. Otis spann is arguably the best chicago blues pianist ever and this album goes a long way in validating that argument. Dec 09, 2015 the following is an article i wrote back in the summer of 2009. Hoodoo man blues junior wells delmark, 1966 regarded by many blues enthusiasts as the finest lp ever recorded as an album session rather than as a collection of singles from different sessions, hoodoo man blues never made the billboard charts but over the years as a constant seller it has registered sales in six figures for delmark. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Junior wells what my momma told me,thats all right. Dec 31, 2007 junior wells chicago blues band with buddy guy hoodoo man blues full album duration. Not all of the delmark titles were recorded very well, but this one certainly was.
His solo play and his interplay with buddy guys guitar and junior s blues harp was phenomenal. Aug 11, 2009 listen to hoodoo man bluesby junior wells chicago blues bandbuddy guy on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Notes this is a late 3rd or 4th reissue with bar code on backcover and the songwriting credits on the labels are missing here altogether. Well, i wonder whats exactly the matter child you know the time seemed like an hour everything done changed i hold up my hand girl, im just trying to make you. The following is an article i wrote back in the summer of 2009. Hoodoo man blues is one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s, and one of the first to fully document, in the superior acoustics of a recording studio, the smoky ambience of a night at a west side nightspot. This installment of take 5 looks at five songs by the popular blues hall of famer, junior wells. The blues is full of mystery and evil, voodoo and hoodoo. Junior wellshoodoo man blues45 rpm vinyl recordacoustic. Well, i wonder, whats exactly the matter child you know the time seemed like an hour everything had changed but i hold up my head girl, im just trying to make you. Anyone with the same problem, or was it just a bad download. Junior wells hoodoo man blues lyrics genius lyrics. Hoodoo man blues vividly captured the feel of a typical wells set at theresas lounge, even though it was cut in a studio.
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