Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:18
Size: 79,6 MB
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Scans: LP front & back
1. Elmore James - Stormy Monday Blues (2:27)
2. Elmore James - Going For Good (3:04)
3. John Brim - Lifetime Baby (3:03)
4. Elmore James - I See My Baby (3:04)
5. John Brim - Be Careful What You Do (2:42)
6. Elmore James - The Sun Is Shining (2:46)
7. John Brim - You Got Me (2:58)
8. Elmore James - Whose Muddy Shoes (3:17)
9. Elmore James - Madison Blues (2:25)
10. John Brim - Ice Cream Man (2:46)
11. Elmore James - My Best Friend (3:22)
12. Elmore James - Talk To Me Baby (2:17)
Unfortunately acclaim has come to Elmore James too late for us to do ary more than honour his memory. Time never seems to have been on his side. Elmore was born in Canton, Mississippi on January 18, 1918, and although he is remembered by several other blues singers to have been playing throughout the South during the '30's and '40's, he did not make any records until 1952. The previously unissued material on this record comes from two recording sessions some six or seven years apart. The first was made only a couple of years after his first record, and despite the presence of a saxophone, we find that Elmore still retains the rougher, less sophisticated mannerisms of a country singer. Jumping to within three years of his death, the second session shows us much the same lineup to his band, though this time it is enhanced by the powerful echo which Elmore came to prefer. Magnificent versions of "Stormy Monday" and "The Sun Is Shining" are probably the highlights of his contributions to this album.
John Brim is by no means as widely known as Elmore, though some collectors may be aware of single issues on the Fortune, Random, and JOB labels. Brim was born near Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1922. Arriving in Chicago in 1945, he became a semi-professional musician, working when he could, sometimes with Muddy Waters' band. Eventually he and his wife Grace, who played drums, joined Big Maceo Merriweather, and worked and recorded with him until Maceo's death in 1953. After that, John made a handful of records and then disappeared. He was found three or four years ago but has not recorded again. His four titles are a marked contrast to those of Elmore, due probably to the absence of a piano and the substitution of harmonica. Although "You Got Me" and "Be Careful" have nothing like the intensity of "Lifetime Baby". /From the LP liner notes by Neil Slaven
(For original recording years and personnel details, see info file included.)
John Brim is by no means as widely known as Elmore, though some collectors may be aware of single issues on the Fortune, Random, and JOB labels. Brim was born near Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1922. Arriving in Chicago in 1945, he became a semi-professional musician, working when he could, sometimes with Muddy Waters' band. Eventually he and his wife Grace, who played drums, joined Big Maceo Merriweather, and worked and recorded with him until Maceo's death in 1953. After that, John made a handful of records and then disappeared. He was found three or four years ago but has not recorded again. His four titles are a marked contrast to those of Elmore, due probably to the absence of a piano and the substitution of harmonica. Although "You Got Me" and "Be Careful" have nothing like the intensity of "Lifetime Baby". /From the LP liner notes by Neil Slaven
(For original recording years and personnel details, see info file included.)
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