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Magic Sam: Live At The Avant Garde

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On November 18, 2013, “Delmark” label released “Live at the Avant Garde”, the eleventh Magic Sam (Samuel Gene Maghett) album. It was recorded in June 1968, at “The Avant Garde” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jim Charne and Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Magic Sam − vocals, guitar
  • Robert “Big Mojo” Elem – bass
  • Bob Richey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Samuel Maghett (Magic Sam) except where noted

  1. San-Ho-Zay – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  2. Don´t Want No Woman – Don Robey
  3. I Need You So Bad – B.B. King, Sam Ling
  4. Feelin´ Good – Herman Parker
  5. It´s All Your Fault Baby – Lowell Fulson
  6. You Belong to Me
  7. Bad Luck Blues
  8. Come On in This House – Amos Blakemore
  9. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  10. Still a Fool – Muddy Waters
  11. That´s All I Need
  12. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) – Otis Rush
  13. That´s All Right – Jimmy Rogers
  14. Lookin’ Good
  15. Everynight and Everyday – Jimmy McCracklin
  16. Hully Gully Twist – B.B. King, Joe Josea

B. B. King: Singin’ the Blues

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In June 1957, “Crown” label released “Singin’ the Blues”, the debut B.B. King album. The album contains tracks that were issued between 1951 and 1956 on singles by “RPM Records”. The album was produced by Florette Bihari.

Personnel:

  • B. B. King – vocals, guitar
  • Florette Bihari – art direction
  • Gene Lesser – photography
  • Cy Schneider – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by B.B. King and Jules Bihari (credited under the pseudonym Jules Taub).

  1. Please Love Me
  2. You Upset Me Baby
  3. Every Day I Have the Blues – recorded by Peter Chapman (Memphis Slim)
  4. Bad Luck – derived from “Bad Luck Blues” by Ivory Joe Hunter
  5. 3 O’Clock Blues – recorded by Lowell Fulson
  6. Blind Love – derived from “Standing at My Window” by Arthur Crudup
  7. Woke Up This Morning
  8. You Know I Love You
  9. Sweet Little Angel – recorded by Lucille Bogan and Tampa Red as Black Angel Blues
  10. Ten Long Years – similar track “Five Long Years” recorded by Eddie Boyd
  11. Did You Ever Love a Woman – recorded by Gatemouth Moore
  12. Crying Won’t Help You – recorded by Tampa Red