Size: 68.7 MB
Time: 29:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1983
Styles: Chigago Blues
Art: Full
01. Do The Boogie With You (3:37)
02. Cross My Heart (2:51)
03. The Key Won't Fit (3:06)
04. Down So Long (3:25)
05. What You Want Me To Do (2:25)
06. Let Me Tell You Baby (3:04)
07. Never Leave You (4:05)
08. Save Your Money (3:15)
09. Easy Baby (3:24)
SHAKEY JAKE The Key Won't Fit (1983 US 9-track LP, also featuring Hollywood Fats or Jr Watson on Guitar, Larry Taylor or Bill Stuve on Bass, Rod Piazza on Harp, Lee King on Guitar, Honey Alexander on Piano & either Sam King or Bill Swartz on Drums.
Jake Harris knew how to shake a pair of dice in order to roll a lucrative winner. He also realized early on that his nephew, guitarist Magic Sam, was a winner as a bluesman. Harris may not have been a technical wizard on his chosen instrument, but his vocals and harp style were proficient enough to result in a reasonably successful career (both with Sam and without).
Born James Harris, the Arkansas native moved to Chicago at age seven. Admiring the style of Sonny Boy Williamson, Harris gradually learned the rudiments of the harp but didn't try his hand at entertaining professionally until 1955. Harris made his bow on vinyl in 1958 for the newly formed Artistic subsidiary of Eli Toscano's West Side-based Cobra Records. His only Artistic 45, "Call Me If You Need Me"/"Roll Your Moneymaker," was produced by Willie Dixon and featured Sam and Syl Johnson on guitars.
The uncompromising Chicago mainstream sound of that 45 contrasted starkly with Jake Harris' next studio project. Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary paired him with a pair of jazzmen -- guitarist Bill Jennings and organist Jack McDuff -- in 1960 for a full album, Good Times (the unlikely hybrid of styles working better than one might expect). The harpist encored later that year with Mouth Harp Blues, this time with a quartet including Chicagoan Jimmie Lee Robinson on guitar and a New York rhythm section (both of his Bluesville LPs were waxed in New Jersey).
Jake Harris and Magic Sam remained running partners for much of the '60s. They shared bandstands at fabled West Side haunts such as Sylvio's, where he was captured on tape in 1966 singing "Sawed Off Shotgun" and "Dirty Work Goin' On" (later available on a Black Top disc by Sam) -- and Big Bill Hill's Copacabana before Harris moved to Los Angeles in the late '60s. He recorded for World Pacific and briefly owned his own nightclub and record label before returning to Arkansas, where he died in 1990. ~Bill Dahl
I know that you didn't miss me, but I bet that some of you, are missing the sound of a sweet vinyl click ;)
Jake Harris knew how to shake a pair of dice in order to roll a lucrative winner. He also realized early on that his nephew, guitarist Magic Sam, was a winner as a bluesman. Harris may not have been a technical wizard on his chosen instrument, but his vocals and harp style were proficient enough to result in a reasonably successful career (both with Sam and without).
Born James Harris, the Arkansas native moved to Chicago at age seven. Admiring the style of Sonny Boy Williamson, Harris gradually learned the rudiments of the harp but didn't try his hand at entertaining professionally until 1955. Harris made his bow on vinyl in 1958 for the newly formed Artistic subsidiary of Eli Toscano's West Side-based Cobra Records. His only Artistic 45, "Call Me If You Need Me"/"Roll Your Moneymaker," was produced by Willie Dixon and featured Sam and Syl Johnson on guitars.
The uncompromising Chicago mainstream sound of that 45 contrasted starkly with Jake Harris' next studio project. Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary paired him with a pair of jazzmen -- guitarist Bill Jennings and organist Jack McDuff -- in 1960 for a full album, Good Times (the unlikely hybrid of styles working better than one might expect). The harpist encored later that year with Mouth Harp Blues, this time with a quartet including Chicagoan Jimmie Lee Robinson on guitar and a New York rhythm section (both of his Bluesville LPs were waxed in New Jersey).
Jake Harris and Magic Sam remained running partners for much of the '60s. They shared bandstands at fabled West Side haunts such as Sylvio's, where he was captured on tape in 1966 singing "Sawed Off Shotgun" and "Dirty Work Goin' On" (later available on a Black Top disc by Sam) -- and Big Bill Hill's Copacabana before Harris moved to Los Angeles in the late '60s. He recorded for World Pacific and briefly owned his own nightclub and record label before returning to Arkansas, where he died in 1990. ~Bill Dahl
I know that you didn't miss me, but I bet that some of you, are missing the sound of a sweet vinyl click ;)
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6 comments:
Thanks BT! You know I love vinyl. 2 artists I did not have in your uploads today. I was actually worried about you not being here lately. I will have to email you and catch up.
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@ Bluestender:
What a great surprise - Shakey Jake with a top notch backing band - thanks so much for posting.
@ Bluestender:
You are probably a bit wrong. I am writing for myself that I remember your very bluesy posts perfectly. Most of them were always quite unique for me. You also gave a lot of acoustic blues as well as fantastic historical editions. And now WHERE are you in this musical world. I always remember you, just like Red Rooster, fondly. RR still worked very well in this OUR blog. There are also no singles of yours lately, which many of us valued and value here. Maybe you will find time for us, even once a week, and post here a few posts with your perception of blues. Please come back to us. This is where you started your adventure in 2011 or 12(?). With warm wishes for your health and your great posts. Be greeted. Bluesercher.
@Bluestender: I still love the vinyl, and it don't get lost in your FLAC version.
Thanks a lot, and I hope all is well.
Thank you Bluestender! First time I've ever come across a lossless version of this great album.
@All
Thanks for your comments.
@Bluesercher
First thanks for your kind words my friend.
My first post was in May 23, 2011, two years after the blog "The Blues Collective" foundation. At the time, were you (with a different nick), Azzul and Muddy. You are still around, from Azzul and Muddy, I don't have any news from them since the day they left. I hope they still will be OK. I still miss them.
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