Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:10
Size: 98,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full
1. Highway 61 (2:54)
2. Don't Go No Further (3:46)
3. Unseen Eye (3:00)
4. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (2:34)
5. Key To The Highway (3:16)
6. Corrina, Corrina (4:26)
7. Biscuit's Boogie (9:38)
8. Hoy Hoy Hoy (5:18)
9. Badly Bent (2:10)
10. Cookin' Little Baby (2:38)
11. Shout Bama Lama (2:27)
Born in Hamilton Ontario, Richard Newell's musical career began in the early 60's as a teenager playing the harmonica in teen bands, the Barons in 1961 (later renamed Son Richard and the Chessmen) and then with the blues styled Mid-Knights in the mid 60's. He became noticed while playing with Ronnie Hawkins as one of the Hawks, who nicknamed him King Biscuit Boy. After playing with Hawkins for two years, he left to go for it alone but joined Crowbar (a band made up of ex Hawks) and recorded his debut album entitled Official Music (as King Biscuit Boy & Crowbar) in 1970.
Official Music was released on the Daffodil Records label in Canada and Paramount in the U.S.A. to critical acclaim. Of the eleven songs on the album, eight are standard blues covers of songs by such greats as Willie Dixon, Bill Broonzy, Otis Redding, Sonny Boy Williamson, given a unique treatment by Newells' harmonica playing. There are also original compositions written by Newell and performed in a classic blues style. Official Music charted in both the US and Canada and a single taken from the album, "Corinna Corrina" was a minor hit in Canada for King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar in 1970. After the release of Official Music, King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar parted ways. /Keith Pettipas, AllMusic
Official Music was released on the Daffodil Records label in Canada and Paramount in the U.S.A. to critical acclaim. Of the eleven songs on the album, eight are standard blues covers of songs by such greats as Willie Dixon, Bill Broonzy, Otis Redding, Sonny Boy Williamson, given a unique treatment by Newells' harmonica playing. There are also original compositions written by Newell and performed in a classic blues style. Official Music charted in both the US and Canada and a single taken from the album, "Corinna Corrina" was a minor hit in Canada for King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar in 1970. After the release of Official Music, King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar parted ways. /Keith Pettipas, AllMusic
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3 comments:
Red Rooster:
Thanks for posting this - more people should be able to hear King Biscuit Boy. I was wondering if this rip is from a CD or vinyl?
You're welcome Steve626, glad you enjoyed the post. To answer your question, this is a CD rip, but I included the vinyl art in case someone should be interested in having it. And I totally agree that King Biscuit Boy deserves to be heard by more people. Thanks for your comment.
Crowbar were one of the first bands I ever saw live, but friends and I use to hang around outside of a couple Hamilton clubs so we could listen to Crowbar, Downchild and many others. Bisuit was incredible and so were Crowbar. Last year while visiting back in Hamilton, I found a pristine vinyl copy of this signed by Biscuit, Kelly Jay, Roly Greenaway and John 'Ghetto' Gibbard. I decided to walk aayfrom it, but my buddy went back and bought it for me! What a Treat!
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