Junior Wells Blues Legend (2-LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

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(Cleopatra) 33 tracks, gatefold cover, limited edition gold colored vinyl. A great and exciting... more

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Junior Wells: Blues Legend (2-LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)

(Cleopatra) 33 tracks, gatefold cover, limited edition gold colored vinyl.

A great and exciting collection of early singles from one of the greats of the blues, pioneering singer and harmonica player Junior Wells!

Wells mixed numerous styles including soul, gospel and even early rock on these early recordings, some of which are still his most identifiable sides, including "Hoodoo Man," "Lovey Dovey Lovey One," "Messin' With The Kid" and more!

This collection comes with extensive commentary by music critic and historian Dave Thompson, as well as a full list of personnel!

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Interpret: Junior Wells
Album titlle: Blues Legend (2-LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.)
Genre Blues
Label CLEOPATRA
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Vinyl weight 180g Vinyl
Geschwindigkeit 45 U/min
Artikelart LP
EAN: 0889466287411
weight in Kg 0.5

Wells, Junior - Blues Legend (2-LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.) LP 1
01	Cut That Out	Junior Wells
02	Eagle Rock	Junior Wells
03	Hodo Man (Hoodoo Man)	Junior Wells
04	Junior’s Wail	Junior Wells
05	‘Bout The Break Of Day (Early In The Morning)	Junior Wells
06	Lawdy! Lawdy!	Junior Wells
07	Tomorrow Night	Junior Wells
08	So All Alone	Junior Wells
09	Two Head Woman (Two Headed Woman)	Junior Wells
10	Lovey Dovey Lovey One	Junior Wells
11	I Could Cry	Junior Wells
12	Cha Cha Cha In Blue (Cut My Toe Nail Instrumental)	Junior Wells
13	Little By Little	Junior Wells
14	Come On In This House	Junior Wells
15	You Don’t Care	Junior Wells
16	Prison Bars All Around Me	Junior Wells

Wells, Junior - Blues Legend (2-LP, Colored Vinyl, Ltd.) LP 2
01	Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule with Earl Hooker	Junior Wells
02	Calling All Blues with Earl Hooker	Junior Wells
03	So Tired	Junior Wells
04	Love Me	Junior Wells
05	Messin' with the Kid	Junior Wells
06	Universal Rock	Junior Wells
07	I'm a Stranger	Junior Wells
08	The Things I'd Do for You	Junior Wells
09	You Sure Look Good to Me	Junior Wells
10	It Hurts Me Too	Junior Wells
11	I Could Cry (1961 Version)	Junior Wells
12	I Need Me a Car	Junior Wells
13	I'll Get You Too	Junior Wells
14	Every Goodbye Ain't Gone	Junior Wells
15	She's a Sweet One	Junior Wells
16	When the Cat's Gone the Mice Play	Junior Wells
17	What'd I Say (Live 1966) (Bonus Track)	Junior Wells

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"Junior Wells"

Junior Wells

Strutting across the stage, cocksure like the blues' answer to James Brown, Junior Wells owned one of the most dynamic voices in Chicago blues. He was as confident belting brassy soul as he was doing lowdown blues, his wide-toned amplified harmonica excursions always compelling. Before joining forces with Buddy Guy, Junior teamed up with light-fingered guitar master Earl Hooker at Mel London's Chief and Profile Records. It was a match made in blues heaven

Amos Wells Blakemore was born December 9, 1934 in West Memphis, Arkansas. He found a kindred spirit while growing up on his family's farm. "His name was Junior Parker," said the late Wells. "We was raised up together, and he was playing the harmonica. I said to myself, if he could do it, I could too." But the bright lights up north beckoned. "I came to Chicago in 1941," he said. "My mother, she was already in Chicago.

"When I got to Chicago, I met all the older musicians--blues singers, I should say--and they took up so much time with me. Like Muddy Waters, Big Maceo, Tampa Red, Johnny Jones, Sunnyland Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, the original Sonny Boy (John Lee Williamson), and the late Rice Miller. But the late Rice Miller was the thing that set my soul on fire with the harmonica." The fun-loving teen hooked up with guitar-wielding brothers Louis and David Myers in 1950; along with drummer Fred Below, they formed a band called the Aces.

"Me and the Aces, we go way back as kids," Wells said. "I was living at 22^nd and Prairie, and they came over to some friends of theirs across the street at a house party. The people that had the house party came over and asked me to come over,” he said. “So I went over, and they asked me, do I want to sit in and jam with 'em? So we started to jamming, and it came out pretty good. Then after that, we decided maybe we would try to do some things together. We started doing house parties and stuff like that. The first little gig at a club we had, we went in there and did a thing there for three nights. We was making like $12. That's for the whole group."

Wells briefly joined Muddy Waters' combo in 1952, replacing Little Walter, before making his solo recording debut the next year with a romping Cut That Out for Leonard Allen's States label (he encored with his first version of Hoodoo Man). After four States singles in all and then a lengthy hiatus, Junior joined London's fledgling label setup in 1957, waxing Two-Headed Woman and I Could Cry for Chief. A '59 date for Profile resulted in the national hit Little By Little (I'm Losing You).

"Mel London and Willie Dixon was the ones that was doing the singing on it. They're backing me up. I thought it was a tremendous thing, because I didn't think it was hittin' on too much when we first started off to doin' it," said Junior. "But after I listened to it when they played it back to me, it was great."

A talented composer, savvy producer, and commercially astute label boss, the Mississippi-born London wrote Wells' sassy signature song Messin' With The Kid, cut October 17, 1960 at Chicago's Universal Recording. Its killer instrumental hook, inserted at the end of most choruses, was played by impeccable lead guitarist Earl Hooker. He was joined in the band by saxists Jarrett Gibson and Donald Hankins, pianist Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker, bassist Jack Myers, and drummer Fred Below (Wells left his harp in his pocket). Hooker did a sublime instrumental version, Rockin' With The Kid, the following year for London's Age imprint.

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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