Various Artists - The Birth of Modern Blues

Various Artists - The Birth of Modern Blues
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Album Details

Title: The Birth of Modern Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 10/29/2002
Label: P-Vine
Album Type(s): Various artists collection, lyrics/libretto
UPC: 4995879054062
Genre: Blues
Styles: Soul, Early R&B, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Memphis Blues, Retro-Soul
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

  1. Tennessee Woman :: Fenton Robinson
  2. Crying Out Loud :: Fenton Robinson
  3. Love at First Sight :: Little Milton
  4. Let's Boogie Baby :: Little Milton
  5. Let My Baby Be :: Little Milton
  6. Oh My Little Baby :: Little Milton
  7. Bad Woman Bad Whiskey :: The Blue Flames, Matt "Guitar" Murphy
  8. You're My Angel :: The Blue Flames, Matt "Guitar" Murphy
  9. Trouble and Me :: Earl Forest
  10. I Can't Forgive You :: Earl Forest
  11. I Wronged a Woman :: Earl Forest
  12. Whole Heap of Mama :: Earl Forest
  13. Sad and Lonely :: Earl Forest
  14. Rumpus Romp :: Earl Forest
  15. Midnight Hours Journey :: Johnny Ace
  16. I Cried :: Johnny Ace
  17. Love My Baby :: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Parker
  18. Crying All Night Long :: Bobby "Blue" Bland
  19. Dry Up Baby :: Bobby "Blue" Bland
  20. Good Lovin' :: Bobby "Blue" Bland
  21. Drifting from Town to Town :: Bobby "Blue" Bland
  22. Mistreated Woman :: B.B. King
  23. B.B.'s Boogie :: B.B. King
  24. The Other Night Blues :: B.B. King
  25. Walkin' and Cryin' :: B.B. King

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
2002CDP-Vine5406

Other Editions

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Album Review

This surprisingly cohesive set collects the complete 1950s recordings of Fenton Robinson, Little Milton, Little Junior Parker, Earl Forest, Johnny Ace, and Bobby "Blue" Bland for the various Bihari Brothers labels (Meteor, Flair, and Modern) and adds four cuts from B.B. King's 1950 session for RPM Records. The result is a nice anthology of mostly uptown blues tracks highlighted by Robinson's impressive and soulful "Tennessee Woman," Forest's deliciously loose "Rumpus Romp," Bland's early signature tune "Drifting from Town to Town," and King's "B.B.'s Boogie," which finds the guitarist honking along joyously on a semi-improvised vamp. A young Matt Murphy is featured on guitar on Junior Parker's two sides. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
B.B. KingGuitar, Vocals
Bobby "Blue" BlandVocals
C.W. TateSax (Tenor)
Earl ForestVocals, Drums
Fenton RobinsonVocals, Guitar
Ike TurnerPiano
Johnny AceVocals, Piano
Junior ParkerHarmonica, Vocals
L.C. DranesDrums
Larry DaleBass
Lawrence TaylorSax (Baritone)
Lawrence WalkerDrums
Leon BennettPiano
Little MiltonGuitar, Vocals
Matt "Guitar" MurphyGuitar
Oliver SainSax (Alto)
Phineas Newborn, Jr.Piano
Raymond HillSax (Tenor)
Willie DotsonBass