Henry Gray Lucky Man

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First time on CD. For twelve years, from 1956-68, he was a member of Howlin' Wolf's combo,... more

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Henry Gray: Lucky Man

First time on CD. For twelve years, from 1956-68, he was a member of Howlin' Wolf's combo, before moving back to Louisiana. This was his first US release. Straight Chicago style blues, recorded with some fine players. HENRY GRAY - pno/voc, STEVE FREUND - gtr, BOB STROGER - bass, WILLIE SMITH - drums.

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Interpret: Henry Gray
Album titlle: Lucky Man
Label BLIND PIG
Genre Blues
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0019148801325
weight in Kg 0.1

Gray, Henry - Lucky Man CD 1
01	My Girl Josephine	Henry Gray
02	Cold Chills	Henry Gray
03	Gray's Bounce	Henry Gray
04	Out On The Road	Henry Gray
05	Lucky, Lucky Man	Henry Gray
06	I'll Be Up Again Someday	Henry Gray
07	Mojo Boogie	Henry Gray
08	Mean Old World	Henry Gray
09	I'm Talkin' About You	Henry Gray
10	It Ain't No Use	Henry Gray
11	Boogie In The Dark	Henry Gray
12	Finger Snappin' Boogie	Henry Gray

Henry Gray Henry Gray had been born in Kenner outside New Orleans in 1925, but he was raised... more

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"Henry Gray"

Henry Gray

Henry Gray had been born in Kenner outside New Orleans in 1925, but he was raised in Alsen, just north of Baton Rouge and after some years in the north he came back to settle in Baton Rouge in 1968. By that time, he was a veteran of the Howlin' Wolf band and had played piano for all the stars of the Chicago blues scene. Tired of the touring life he became a roofer for the parish school board by day and an occasional musician by night. He formed the Cats with drummer Zack 'The Cat' Gaines. When things stabilized for Gray in Baton Rouge, he took to playing organ as often as piano. In 1970 he recorded for Jay Miller's BLUES UNLIMITED label and for ARHOOLIE and started to appear at all the local jazz and blues festivals.

On this solo performance, just piano and vocal, Gray confirms his mastery of the barrelhouse piano blues and sings with a quality that belies his limited chances as a recorded singer.

From 1977, Gray started to accept offers to tour in Eu- rope on the back of recordings for a German label, BLUEBEAT. Since then, he has been in demand at festi- vals across the United States and Europe and has recorded albums for specialist labels like BLIND PIG, WOLF, TELARC, BLUE HOUSE, LUCKY CAT, and HIGHTONE. He appeared in Martin Scorsese’s PBS series 'The Blues,' and in 2006 he was awarded the National Her- itage Fellowship Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. At the time of this writing, he is still playing.

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Extract from: Various Artists - Blues Kings Of Baton Rouge (2-CD) - BCD17512
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