1949 Sugar Blue*
1949 William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons*
1951 Robben Ford*
1963 Tom Delaney+
2000 Tommy Bankhead+
2008 Pete Mayes+
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Robben Ford *16.12.1951
Robben Ford (* 16. Dezember 1951 in Woodlake, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und Jazz- beziehungsweise Fusiongitarrist und Sänger. International bekannt wurde er sowohl als Solokünstler als auch durch zahlreiche Projekte mit Chick Corea, Miles Davis und B. B. King. Er war bisher Mitglied in den Bands Jing Chi, The Ford Blues Band und The Yellowjackets.Biografie
Bevor Robben Ford mit Gitarre begann, lernte er Saxophon. Mit 13 brachte er sich selbst das Gitarrespielen bei, simultan zum Saxophonspielen. Auf seiner frühen Platte Sunrise spielt er bei einigen Stücken sogar selbst Saxophon. Mit 18 zog er nach San Francisco und gründete die Charles Ford Band (benannt nach seinem Vater, der auch Gitarrist war). Kurze Zeit später wurde er engagiert, um neun Monate lang für Charlie Musselwhite zu spielen. 1971 wurde die Charles Ford Blues Band wiederbelebt und machte Anfang 1972 für das Label Arhoolie Aufnahmen. Ford spielte mit Jimmy Witherspoon (1972–1973), The L.A. Express mit Tom Scott (1974), George Harrison und Joni Mitchell. 1977 gründete er The Yellowjackets, mit denen er bis 1983 spielte. Gleichzeitig startete er seine Solokarriere und arbeitete als Session-Gitarrist. 1986 tourte er mit Miles Davis, 1985 und 1987 mit Sadao Watanabe. 1992 besann er sich auf seine Wurzeln: den Blues. Ford gründete eine neue Band, The Blue Line. Seitdem brachte er eine Reihe von Blues-Rock-Alben heraus, die zu den besten Aufnahmen seiner Karriere zählen. Robben Ford gilt als souveräner Ausnahmegitarrist mit herausragendem melodischem Empfinden und brillantem Gitarrensound.
Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951)[1] is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and KISS. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.
Early life
Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California and raised in Ukiah, California. He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14. Robben and his brothers created the Charles Ford Blues Band in honor of their father.[2]
Career
At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with Charlie Musselwhite.[1] and recorded two albums The Charles Ford Band and Discovering the Blues. He recorded two albums with Jimmy Witherspoon[3][citation needed] called Live and Spoonful. In the 1970s, Ford joined the jazz fusion band, L.A. Express,[1] led by saxophonist Tom Scott. In 1974 the band supported George Harrison on his American tour and played on the Joni Mitchell albums Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles.[1]
After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his solo album, The Inside Story with a band that later became the Yellowjackets.[1] In 1982, Ford was one of several guitarists who appeared on the KISS album Creatures of the Night, playing lead guitar on the songs "Rock And Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You".
Ford worked briefly with Miles Davis in 1986;[1] and can be heard on Davis' Montreux box set. Ford released his album, Talk to Your Daughter in 1988. He joined Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the late-night NBC television program, Sunday Night in 1989.[4] In the 1990s he released the albums, Robben Ford and the Blue Line, and Tiger Walk.
Robben Ford has received five Grammy Award nominations[5] and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.[6] He credits pianist and arranger Roger Kellaway and saxophonist and arranger Tom Scott, whom he met while playing for Joni Mitchell, as a major influence on his musical development.[7]
Equipment
Robben Ford uses Dumble Amplifiers and Celestion G12-65 speakers. When traveling abroad he uses Fender Super Reverb amplifiers along with a Zendrive overdrive pedal by Hermida Audio. Sometimes he plays a vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Pauls or a guitar custom-made by Taku Sakashta.[8] Currently, Ford travels with just two vintage guitars: a 1966 Epiphone Riviera (with the original Bigsby trem removed and replaced with a stop tailpiece) and the 1960 Fender Telecaster.[9]
Personal life
Ford is married to the cabaret singer Anne Kerry Ford. He is the uncle of current Little Feat drummer Gabe Ford.
Early life
Robben Ford was born in Woodlake, California and raised in Ukiah, California. He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14. Robben and his brothers created the Charles Ford Blues Band in honor of their father.[2]
Career
At age 18, Ford's band was hired to play with Charlie Musselwhite.[1] and recorded two albums The Charles Ford Band and Discovering the Blues. He recorded two albums with Jimmy Witherspoon[3][citation needed] called Live and Spoonful. In the 1970s, Ford joined the jazz fusion band, L.A. Express,[1] led by saxophonist Tom Scott. In 1974 the band supported George Harrison on his American tour and played on the Joni Mitchell albums Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles.[1]
After leaving the L.A. Express in 1976, Robben Ford recorded his solo album, The Inside Story with a band that later became the Yellowjackets.[1] In 1982, Ford was one of several guitarists who appeared on the KISS album Creatures of the Night, playing lead guitar on the songs "Rock And Roll Hell" and "I Still Love You".
Ford worked briefly with Miles Davis in 1986;[1] and can be heard on Davis' Montreux box set. Ford released his album, Talk to Your Daughter in 1988. He joined Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller and J.T. Lewis in the cast of The Sunday Night Band for the second and final season of the late-night NBC television program, Sunday Night in 1989.[4] In the 1990s he released the albums, Robben Ford and the Blue Line, and Tiger Walk.
Robben Ford has received five Grammy Award nominations[5] and was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.[6] He credits pianist and arranger Roger Kellaway and saxophonist and arranger Tom Scott, whom he met while playing for Joni Mitchell, as a major influence on his musical development.[7]
Equipment
Robben Ford uses Dumble Amplifiers and Celestion G12-65 speakers. When traveling abroad he uses Fender Super Reverb amplifiers along with a Zendrive overdrive pedal by Hermida Audio. Sometimes he plays a vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Pauls or a guitar custom-made by Taku Sakashta.[8] Currently, Ford travels with just two vintage guitars: a 1966 Epiphone Riviera (with the original Bigsby trem removed and replaced with a stop tailpiece) and the 1960 Fender Telecaster.[9]
Personal life
Ford is married to the cabaret singer Anne Kerry Ford. He is the uncle of current Little Feat drummer Gabe Ford.
Robben Ford - Live Rockpalast 2007
Robben Ford - Live at Rockpalast, November 5th, 2007
Sugar Blue *16.12.1949
Sugar Blue (* 16. Dezember 1949 in Harlem, New York City als James Whiting) ist ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Mundharmonikaspieler.
Leben
James Whitings Eltern waren Künstler, die regelmäßig im Apollo Theater in Harlem auftraten. Seine erste Harmonika bekam er im Alter von 10 Jahren und bereits mit sechzehn Jahren war er Teil von Chicagos Bluesszene. 1976 übersiedelte er nach Paris wo er mit den Rolling Stones in Kontakt kam.
Er wurde unter anderem bekannt durch seine Arbeit mit The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon, Louisiana Red, Bob Dylan, Stan Getz, Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Prince und weiteren Musikern. Im Jahre 1985 erhielt er einen Grammy-Award.
Als Sugar Blue 1980 seine erste Soloplatte herausbrachte, war er bereits kein Unbekannter mehr. Seine bekannteste Arbeit ist in dem Song Miss You der Rolling Stones zu hören. In der Folge zogen die Rolling Stones Sugar Blue immer wieder hinzu.
Sugar Blue zog es vor auch eigene Wege zu gehen, anstatt fester Sideman der Rolling Stones zu werden. So hat er regelmäßig eigene Alben aufgenommen, die im Blues verwurzelt sind, aber oft dessen musikalische Schemata sprengen. Daneben ist er auch mit anderen Projekten immer wieder Engagements eingegangen, zum Beispiel mit der Gruppe von Stan Getz.
Sugar Blue (born James Whiting, December 16, 1949, Harlem, New York City, United States)[1] is an American Grammy Award winning blues musician, who plays the harmonica.[2] He is probably best known for playing on The Rolling Stones' single, "Miss You".
An article in the Chicago Tribune stated: "The sound of Sugar Blue's harmonica could pierce any night... it's the sound of a musician who transcends the supposed limitations of his instrument."[3]
Biography
In the mid 1970s, Blue played as a session musician on Johnny Shines' Too Wet to Plow (1975) and with Roosevelt Sykes. Whilst in the company of the latter, Blue met Louisiana Red and the twosome toured and recorded in 1978.[4]
Taking advice from Memphis Slim, in the late 1970s Blue traveled to Paris, France. This led to him playing on several The Rolling Stones tracks ("Some Girls", "Send It to Me" and the aforementioned "Miss You"). Trombonist Mike Zwerin backed Blue on his solo debut album, Crossroads (1979). Following the release of his From Chicago to Paris (1982), Blue joined Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Stars.[4] In 1984, Blue's track "Another Man Done Gone", appeared on the compilation album, Blues Explosion. It won a Grammy in 1985 for Best Traditional Blues Album.[5]
Blue appeared with Brownie McGhee in the film, Angel Heart (1987). Blue's next album Blue Blazes was released in 1994.[4] It was followed by In Your Eyes (1995), and Code Blue released in 2007.[6]
On January 26, 2010, Beeble Music released Threshold, Blue's latest album.
An article in the Chicago Tribune stated: "The sound of Sugar Blue's harmonica could pierce any night... it's the sound of a musician who transcends the supposed limitations of his instrument."[3]
Biography
In the mid 1970s, Blue played as a session musician on Johnny Shines' Too Wet to Plow (1975) and with Roosevelt Sykes. Whilst in the company of the latter, Blue met Louisiana Red and the twosome toured and recorded in 1978.[4]
Taking advice from Memphis Slim, in the late 1970s Blue traveled to Paris, France. This led to him playing on several The Rolling Stones tracks ("Some Girls", "Send It to Me" and the aforementioned "Miss You"). Trombonist Mike Zwerin backed Blue on his solo debut album, Crossroads (1979). Following the release of his From Chicago to Paris (1982), Blue joined Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Stars.[4] In 1984, Blue's track "Another Man Done Gone", appeared on the compilation album, Blues Explosion. It won a Grammy in 1985 for Best Traditional Blues Album.[5]
Blue appeared with Brownie McGhee in the film, Angel Heart (1987). Blue's next album Blue Blazes was released in 1994.[4] It was followed by In Your Eyes (1995), and Code Blue released in 2007.[6]
On January 26, 2010, Beeble Music released Threshold, Blue's latest album.
William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons *16.12.1949
Billy Gibbons (* 16. Dezember 1949 in Houston, Texas als William Frederick Gibbons) ist ein US-amerikanischer Bluesgitarrist- und Sänger, der vor allem durch die Band ZZ Top bekannt wurde.
Billy Gibbons wuchs in einem gutsituierten Haushalt auf, in dem sowohl klassische als auch Country-Musik gehört wurde. Über einen Auftritt von Elvis Presley in der Ed Sullivan Show entdeckte er den Rock ’n’ Roll für sich. Verstärkt wurde diese Vorliebe durch andere Rock ’n’ Roll-Musiker wie Little Richard, aber auch durch den Bluessänger Jimmy Reed.
Zu Weihnachten 1963 bekam Gibbons seine erste Gitarre geschenkt, eine Gibson Melody Maker, und dazu den Champ-Gitarrenverstärker von Fender. Dies führte dazu, dass er mit 14 seine eigene Band gründete (The Saints).
Im zweiten Drittel der 1960er trat er als Gitarrist der Rockband „The Coachmen“ bei, die von Bands wie Jefferson Airplane und The 13th Floor Elevators, aber auch von Jimi Hendrix inspiriert waren. Aus „The Coachmen“ wurde die Band „Moving Sidewalks“.
Siehe dazu auch den Hauptartikel: ZZ Top
Mit zwei ehemaligen Mitgliedern der Moving Sidewalks gründete Gibbons 1969 eine neue Band mit dem Namen ZZ Top. Als Musikstil entschied man sich für Bluesrock, Texas Blues und Southern Rock. Nach ersten musikalischen Gehversuchen wurden die Gründungsmitglieder Billy Etheridge und Dan Mitchell durch Frank Beard (Schlagzeug) und Dusty Hill (Bass, zweiter Sänger) ersetzt. Seitdem ist ZZ Top in dieser Besetzung aktiv. Als Manager arbeitete Bill Ham von 1969 bis September 2006 für die Band.
Innerhalb der nächsten sechs Jahre gab die Band fünf Alben heraus: Das erste Album ZZ Top’s First Album erschien im Januar 1971 bei Warner Bros. Records, bei dem die Band bis 1990 ihre Alben veröffentlichten.[4]
Bis 1976 wurde ZZ Top zu einer der meistverkauften Rockbands ihrer Zeit; dennoch machte die Band bis 1979 eine Pause. Die folgenden Alben waren moderner, und die Band mischte elektronischen Sound mit ihrem normalen Stil.[1]
Bis zu dem Verkauf ihres international erfolgreichen 1983er Album „Eliminator“ ließen Gibbons und Hill sich ihre langen Bärte wachsen, die ebenso Markenzeichen der Band wurden wie Gibbons’ 1933er Ford Coupe, die langbeinigen Frauen in ihren Musikclips und die große Anzahl verschiedener Gitarren und Bässe bei Liveauftritten. Einige Songs der Band gehören zu den meistgespielten Musikclips bei MTV.[1]
Mit dem 1994 erschienenen Album „Antenna“ wechselte ZZ Top mit einem besser dotierten Vertrag zu RCA Records, wo sie insgesamt vier Alben veröffentlichten.[4]
2004 wurde Gibbons mit seinen Bandkollegen in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen.[5]
Fünf Jahre nach ihrem letzten Album erschien 2008 das fünfzehnte Album „Live from Texas“, diesmal bei Eagle Records.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gibbons
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top
William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons (born December 16, 1949)[1] is an American musician, producer and actor, best known as the guitarist of the American rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the Moving Sidewalks, who recorded Flash (1968) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Top's First Album in 1971. The albums that followed, Rio Grande Mud (1972) and Tres Hombres (1973), along with extensive touring, solidified the group's reputation as a hard-rocking power trio. In the 1980s, ZZ Top released their three biggest-selling albums: Eliminator (1983), Afterburner (1985) and Recycler (1990). A wave of music videos for the hit singles "Legs", "Gimme All Your Lovin'", and "Sharp Dressed Man", among others, became mainstays on MTV.
Despite ZZ Top's loss of their early fans with radio-friendly sound and blunders such as the remixed compilation Six Pack (1987), the band's unique blend of boogie and humorous, sometimes raunchy, lyrics, supported by Gibbons' blues-based prowess, continues to attract fans. In recent years, Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably Bones. He was ranked at number 32 on the 2011 Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[2] ZZ Top's album La Futura was released in September 2012.
Despite ZZ Top's loss of their early fans with radio-friendly sound and blunders such as the remixed compilation Six Pack (1987), the band's unique blend of boogie and humorous, sometimes raunchy, lyrics, supported by Gibbons' blues-based prowess, continues to attract fans. In recent years, Gibbons has made appearances with other artists and acted on television shows, most notably Bones. He was ranked at number 32 on the 2011 Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[2] ZZ Top's album La Futura was released in September 2012.
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Billy
Gibbons - La Grange (Live From Daryl's House)
R.I.P.
Pete Mayes +16.12.2008
Bereits am 16. Dezember 2008 ist der texanische Gitarrist Pete Mayes im Alter von 70 Jahren verstorben. Mayes war beeinflusst von T-Bone Walkers Gitarrenspiel und arbeitete als Bandleader für Junior Parker ("Mystery Train"). Als Solist wurde er während seiner Karriere aber nur äußerst selten aufgenommen. Lediglich "For Petes Sake" (1998 erschienen) und "Live At The Double Bayou Dance Hall" stehen neben einigen Singles aus den 60er Jahren in seiner Discografie. Mayes starb an den Folgen seiner Diabetes.
Pete Mayes (March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008)[1] was an American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man; the latter a reference to his guitar playing resembling his hero, T-Bone Walker.
Mayes' made few recordings but For Pete's Sake was released in 1998, nearly fifty years after Mayes first appeared on stage. It was his most widely distributed recording, and won the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy Award for 'comeback album of the year'.
Floyd Davis Mayes was born and raised in Double Bayou, Texas. The town was home to a dance hall, which played a significant part in Mayes' life.[3] As a child he learned with a cheap guitar without a full set of strings and practiced for hours each day. Mayes was aged 16 when T-Bone Walker invited him on stage to perform.[2]
In the early 1950s, Mayes played with various bands at his local dance hall. After several years he led his own group, opening the show for touring musicians.[3] While in the United States Army, Mayes worked with The Contrasts, which comprised three white and three black musicians.[2] Mayes learned from watching T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown, and he later cited Walker, B.B. King, Kenny Burrell, plus Lowell Fulson as major influences.[3]
In 1960 Mayes relocated to Houston, and during the following decade he played with Fulson, Big Joe Turner, Percy Mayfield, Bill Doggett, and Junior Parker. Mayes also toured with the jazz musicians, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie.[3] Unable to make a living as a full-time musician, Mayes worked as a ranch hand and then as a painter for the Houston Independent School District. He retired from the latter job with disability pay.[2][3]
Mayes did perform whenever possible. He undertook tours in the 1970s and played frequently in the 1990s, even though his health had started to fail.[2] In 1983, he inherited from an uncle ownership of his local dance hall.[3] In 1986, Double Trouble Records of the Netherlands issued Texas Guitar Master, which included a live 'Battle of the Guitars' with Joe "Guitar" Hughes.[4] In 1996, Mayes appeared on the bill of the Long Beach Blues Festival.
By the time For Pete's Sake was released (1998), Mayes was still actively managing the Double Bayou dance hall. Following years of ill health, which included heart problems, diabetes and the amputation of both legs, Mayes died in Houston in December 2008, aged 70.[2]
Mayes was survived by his wife, son and a brother.[2]
Pete Mayes (March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008)[1] was an American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man; the latter a reference to his guitar playing resembling his hero, T-Bone Walker.
Mayes' made few recordings but For Pete's Sake was released in 1998, nearly fifty years after Mayes first appeared on stage. It was his most widely distributed recording, and won the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy Award for 'comeback album of the year'.
Floyd Davis Mayes was born and raised in Double Bayou, Texas. The town was home to a dance hall, which played a significant part in Mayes' life.[3] As a child he learned with a cheap guitar without a full set of strings and practiced for hours each day. Mayes was aged 16 when T-Bone Walker invited him on stage to perform.[2]
In the early 1950s, Mayes played with various bands at his local dance hall. After several years he led his own group, opening the show for touring musicians.[3] While in the United States Army, Mayes worked with The Contrasts, which comprised three white and three black musicians.[2] Mayes learned from watching T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown, and he later cited Walker, B.B. King, Kenny Burrell, plus Lowell Fulson as major influences.[3]
In 1960 Mayes relocated to Houston, and during the following decade he played with Fulson, Big Joe Turner, Percy Mayfield, Bill Doggett, and Junior Parker. Mayes also toured with the jazz musicians, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie.[3] Unable to make a living as a full-time musician, Mayes worked as a ranch hand and then as a painter for the Houston Independent School District. He retired from the latter job with disability pay.[2][3]
Mayes did perform whenever possible. He undertook tours in the 1970s and played frequently in the 1990s, even though his health had started to fail.[2] In 1983, he inherited from an uncle ownership of his local dance hall.[3] In 1986, Double Trouble Records of the Netherlands issued Texas Guitar Master, which included a live 'Battle of the Guitars' with Joe "Guitar" Hughes.[4] In 1996, Mayes appeared on the bill of the Long Beach Blues Festival.
By the time For Pete's Sake was released (1998), Mayes was still actively managing the Double Bayou dance hall. Following years of ill health, which included heart problems, diabetes and the amputation of both legs, Mayes died in Houston in December 2008, aged 70.[2]
Mayes was survived by his wife, son and a brother.[2]
Tommy Bankhead +16.12.2000
Tommy Bankhead (October 24, 1931 – December 16, 2000) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer, who backed musicians such as Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Elmore James (his cousin),[1] Joe Willie Wilkins, Robert Nighthawk, and Joe Hill Louis.[2]
Born in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States,[1] Bankhead later moved to St. Louis, Missouri and made it his home. He also performed sometimes on bass guitar and harmonica, and released a few albums under his own name.[3] In his later years he toured as Tommy Bankhead and the Blues Eldoradoes. He was a fixture in St. Louis blues for over fifty years. He died in St. Louis in December 2000, from respiratory failure due to emphysema.
Tommy Bankhead - Don't Take My Picture Off Your Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkExdBivslQ#t=12
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Composed by Tom Delaney
Tom Delaney +16.12.1963
Tom Delaney (* 14. September 1889 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 16. Dezember 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland) war ein früher US-amerikanischer Blues-Musiker. Bekannt wurden seine Stücke vor allem durch andere Interpreten, obwohl er selbst Aufnahmen eigener Titel machte, etwa I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind and Bow-Legged Mama (beide 1925).
In den 1920ern wurde Delaney vom Musikmanager Joe Davis vermarktet. Zu seinen Erfolgstiteln dieser Zeit gehören Sinful Blues, erstmals veröffentlicht 1923, Down Home Blues, 1924 ein Hit für Ethel Waters, If I Lose, Let Me Lose, ein Erfolg für Maggie Jones, und Troublesome Blues, interpretiert von Clara Smith.
Etliche Kompositionen Delaneys wurden nie aufgenommen, darunter Goopher Dust Blues, Grievin Mama und All the Girls Like Big Dick.
In den 1920ern wurde Delaney vom Musikmanager Joe Davis vermarktet. Zu seinen Erfolgstiteln dieser Zeit gehören Sinful Blues, erstmals veröffentlicht 1923, Down Home Blues, 1924 ein Hit für Ethel Waters, If I Lose, Let Me Lose, ein Erfolg für Maggie Jones, und Troublesome Blues, interpretiert von Clara Smith.
Etliche Kompositionen Delaneys wurden nie aufgenommen, darunter Goopher Dust Blues, Grievin Mama und All the Girls Like Big Dick.
Tom Delaney was one of the more popular and prolific composers of blues songs in the '20s. He was better known for the behind the scenes activity of composing, although he did make a few appearances interpreting his own songs on record. Much Delaney material was fodder for recording artists and publishers of this era, always on the lookout for new blues material at a time when the large audience for such product had just recently been recognized. Delaney's "Down Home Blues" was a fantastic success for Ethel Waters in 1924, while the Helen Gross recording of "I Wanna Jazz Some More" became famous for his rhymes about "Miss Susan Green from New Orleans."
"Sinful Blues", first published in 1923, was an example of one of the many Delaney titles that fell into control of producer, publisher and record company manager Joe Davis. Davis continued exploiting Delaney material throughout the decade, examples of which include Maggie Jones recording the resigned "If I Lose, Let Me Lose" for Columbia and Clara Smith coming up with an unhassled version of "Troublesome Blues". Not every song he came up with made it all the way to a recording session or sheet music form, however. "Goopher Dust Blues", which may or may not include a spelling mistake in its title and "Grievin Mama" were Delaney titles that were never recorded for undisclosed reasons; "All the Girls Like Big Dick", on the other hand, obviously went too far even in the sex-crazed climate of the '20s. Davis wouldn't even think about releasing this song later in the '50s when naughty "party" records became a fad. Delaney's recordings on his own largely date from 1925 and include "I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind" and "Bow-Legged Mama".
"Sinful Blues", first published in 1923, was an example of one of the many Delaney titles that fell into control of producer, publisher and record company manager Joe Davis. Davis continued exploiting Delaney material throughout the decade, examples of which include Maggie Jones recording the resigned "If I Lose, Let Me Lose" for Columbia and Clara Smith coming up with an unhassled version of "Troublesome Blues". Not every song he came up with made it all the way to a recording session or sheet music form, however. "Goopher Dust Blues", which may or may not include a spelling mistake in its title and "Grievin Mama" were Delaney titles that were never recorded for undisclosed reasons; "All the Girls Like Big Dick", on the other hand, obviously went too far even in the sex-crazed climate of the '20s. Davis wouldn't even think about releasing this song later in the '50s when naughty "party" records became a fad. Delaney's recordings on his own largely date from 1925 and include "I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind" and "Bow-Legged Mama".
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