Various Artists - Texas Music, Vol. 1: Postwar Blues Combos

Title: Texas Music, Vol. 1: Postwar Blues Combos Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1994 Re-Released On: 9/20/1994 Label: Rhino Records Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPCs: 081227178123, 081227178147 Genre: Blues Styles: Early R&B, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues, West Coast Blues, Jump Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Strollin' With Bones :: T-Bone Walker
2. I'll Be There [*] :: Melvin Daniels, Melvin Daniels, King Curtis Orchestra
3. All Right Baby :: The Harlem Stars
4. Black Night :: Charles Brown and Band
5. She Likes to Boogie Real Low :: Frankie Lee Sims
6. Rock Awhile :: Goree Carter
7. Collins Shuffle :: Albert Collins
8. Boogie Rambler :: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
9. Pack Fair and Square [*] :: Big Walter
10. Wintertime Blues :: Lester Williams
11. Rock & Roll Lilly :: Johnny Copeland
12. Poppa Stoppa :: Pee Wee Crayton
13. Chicken Shack Boogie :: Amos Milburn
14. Since I Met You Baby :: Ivory Joe Hunter
15. Crazy Strings :: Clarence Green & The Rhythmaires
16. Headlight Blues [*] :: Zuzu Bollin
17. I'll Take Care of You :: Bobby "Blue" Bland
18. Going Down :: Freddie King

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD Rhino Records 71781

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Texas blues is harder to define and pigeonhole than, say, Chicago electric blues, or Mississippi Delta country blues. In general terms, the Texas blues of the immediate post-war era often featured hard-driving, jazzy guitar lines, a jump blues influence, occasional brass, and a generally lighter, sunnier attitude than its more famous Chicago cousin. This is a fine 18-song survey of Texas blues from the late '40s to the early '70s, including both giants (T-Bone Walker, Bobby Bland, Freddie King, Albert Collins) and names that are known only to blues collectors (Frankie Lee Sims, Goree Carter, Zuzu Bollin). Some of the selections, even by some of the more well-known names, are damned rare; there are mighty hard-to-find '50s singles by Collins, Gatemouth Brown, and Johnny Copeland (as well as one very well-known single, Ivory Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby"). There are a good variety of styles here, encompassing both bluesy ballads and boogies; the thrilling instrumental string-benders by Clarence Green, Albert Collins, and T-Bone Walker may be the highlights. Whatever your preference, it's a fine survey/introduction to vintage Texas electric blues, and it's a good bet that even listeners with big blues collections won't have a lot of the rarities here. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Albert Collins Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Allison Tucker Drums Amos Milburn Piano, Performer, Vocals Art Slave Design Arthur Blake Bass Big Mama Thornton Vocals Big Tiny Sax (Tenor) Big Walter Vocals, Performer Bill Johnson Bass, Bass Bob Fisher Remastering Bobby "Blue" Bland Vocals, Performer Bobby Simmons Trumpet Buddy Woodson Bass Carl Adams Trumpet Carl Lott Bass Charles Brown Vocals, Piano Charles Brown and Band Performer Charles Myers Drums Charlie Morgan Piano Chuck Blackwell Drums Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Performer Clarence Green Piano, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Clarence Green & The Rhythmaires Performer Clifford Burks Sax (Tenor) Connie McBooker Piano Conrad Johnson Sax (Alto) David "Fathead" Newman Sax (Alto) Don Preston Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Donald "Duck" Dunn Bass Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Sax (Tenor) Eddie Davis Sax (Tenor) Eddie Hutcherson Trumpet Eddie Williams Bass Edward Hale Sax (Alto) Ferdinand Banks Sax (Tenor) Floyd Arceneaux Trumpet Frank Mitchell Trumpet Frankie Lee Sims Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Performer, Vocals Freddie King Vocals, Performer, Guitar George Alexander Trumpet Goree Carter Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Grady Gaines Sax (Tenor) Hamp Simmons Bass Harold Bennett Sax (Tenor) Harold Easton Drums Henry Diltz Photography Henry Hayes Sax (Alto) Herbert Henderson Drums Herman Hopkins Piano Ike Smalley Sax (Alto) Ivory Joe Hunter Performer, Piano, Vocals Jack White Sax (Tenor) James Austin Compilation Producer James Moseley Bass Jimmy Mullens Drums Joe Scott Trumpet John Gallie Organ John Laboe Sax (Baritone) John Morthland Compilation Producer, Liner Notes John Starks Drums Johnnie Mae Brown Piano Johnny Board Sax (Tenor) Johnny Copeland Performer, Vocals, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Johnny Moore Guitar (Acoustic) Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Guitar Johnny Perri Drums Johnny Perry Drums Johnny Prejan Drums King Curtis Sax (Tenor) L.A. Hill Sax (Tenor) L.D. MacKintosh Drums Leon Russell Piano Leroy Cooper Sax (Baritone) Lester Williams Guitar, Performer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Lonnie Lyons Piano Louis Pitts Bass Maxwell Davis Sax (Tenor) Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson Trumpet Melvin Daniels Piano, Vocals, Performer Nathaniel Douglas Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Nelson Mills Trumpet Odie Turner Piano Pee Wee Crayton Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Pluma Davis Trombone Rachel Gutek Design, Artwork Ralph Morgan Bass Ray Ellis Conductor Rayfield Davers Sax (Baritone) Rob Skinner Sax (Tenor) Robert Sims Drums Sam Williams Sax (Tenor), Sax (Tenor) Sylvester Morton Drums T-Bone Walker Performer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Ted Reynolds Piano, Organ Teddy Reynolds Piano, Organ Wayne Bennett Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Willard McDaniel Piano Willie Taylor Piano Wilmer Shakesliner Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Yogi Bass Zell Kindred Piano Zuzu Bollin Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Performer, Vocals