Eddie Clearwater - Black Night

Size: 140,0 MB
Time: 61:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1979/1995
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Black Night (9:23)
02. Chicago Daily Blues (9:32)
03. My Babe (6:53)
04. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man (6:58)
05. Rock Me Baby (6:40)
06. Every Day I Have The Blues (4:30)
07. The Things I Used To Do (8:20)
08. You Don't Have To Go (5:02)
09. Poison Ivy (3:41)

Personnel:
Eddie Clearwater: Guitar & vocals
Jimmy Dawkins: Guitar
Sylvester Boines: Bass
Freddie Below: Drums

Recorded November 5, 1976.

Eddie Clearwater, was born in Macon, Mississippi. An excellent guitarist, he is above all an outstanding singer with a beautifully harsh, teasing voice which he uses like an extra instrument. Making the most of this, he runs the emotional scales from desperation to exhuberance - sometimes broken with emotion other times bouyed up with a vibrant lust for life. Eddie Clean/rater's, mastery of the emotional understatement brings a renewed vitality to blues classics like ' Hoochie Coochie Man", "Rock Me Baby", "My Babe" and "Things I Used To Do", and masterly reveals the hidden beauty in less familiar numbers like "Black Night Is Falling" and "Chicago Dailey Blues". Eddie Clearwater, yet another great blues singer who could so easily have remained undiscovered outside his home town ... until now. ~Marcelle Morgantini.

Black Night

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Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - 2 albums: Rock 'n' Roll City / West Side Strut

Album: Rock 'n' Roll City
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:49
Size: 100.3 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[2:47] 1. You're Humbuggin' Me
[2:32] 2. Ding Dong Daddy
[3:31] 3. Lonesome Town
[3:48] 4. Hillbilly Blues
[2:34] 5. Monkey Paw
[2:50] 6. Back Down To Earth
[4:00] 7. Before The Song Is Over
[3:20] 8. Old Time Rocker
[2:19] 9. Midnight Groove
[3:34] 10. I Love You
[3:25] 11. Let The Four Winds Blow
[2:46] 12. Peggy Sue
[6:17] 13. Good Times Are Coming

The association seems unusual at first glance, but Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater's roots rock and blues backed by Los Straitjackets' twangy surf results in a potent combination. Other than the participants' colorful choice of headgear, this joint venture urges Clearwater to his most rocking and uninhibited studio performances, while expanding his stylistic boundaries. Never a straight bluesman, the Chief's Chuck Berry tendencies are well established. But even though he tosses off another in a long line of Berry-esque rockers with a "Johnny B. Goode"-heavy "Hillbilly Blues," this album explores his non-blues roots more thoroughly. The opening cover of "You're Humbuggin' Me" kicks things off with a blast of '50s Little Richard abandon. Elsewhere, he moves into spaghetti Western, reverbed instrumental/rockabilly waters -- no doubt provoked by the Straitjackets -- on "Monkey Paw." Clearwater also tosses in a few Ray Charles-styled R&B '50s nuggets in "I Love You" and "Before This Song Is Over," both originals that sound like authentic lost gems due partially to Dennis Taylor's tough tenor sax. New Orleans rhythms rule on Clearwater's cover of Fats Domino's "Let the Four Winds Blow," and he hits an easygoing rockabilly vibe on "Midnight Groove," another horn and guitar-driven burner. "Back Down to Earth" also mixes swamp soul with country blues in an intoxicating blend. Closing with "Good Times Are Coming," a six-minute gospel-tinged slow blues with only a lonely organ as accompaniment, brings Clearwater full circle and ends the album on its mellowest note. The guitarist sounds jovial and inspired throughout, trading licks with Los Straitjackets' Eddie Angel and Danny Amis and singing with an upbeat affability that makes it sound as if he's in your living room. With its diverse menu and crackling performances, Rock 'n' Roll City demonstrates that Eddy Clearwater excels at far more than his existing catalog indicates. ~Hal Horowitz

Rock 'n' Roll City

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Album: West Side Strut
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:02
Size: 121.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. A Good Leavin' Alone
[4:09] 2. Hypnotized
[4:38] 3. Gotta Move On
[4:08] 4. Walking Thru The Park
[4:21] 5. Do Unto Others
[3:55] 6. Blue Over You
[6:08] 7. Trouble, Trouble
[3:53] 8. Too Old To Get Married
[6:12] 9. Came Up The Hard Way
[4:22] 10. They Call Me The Chief
[3:41] 11. Rock-A-Blues Baby
[3:18] 12. A Time For Peace

The Chief Eddy Clearwater's West Side Strut is his first release for the Alligator label, and while nothing here is a surprise, Clearwater's Chicago blues/Chuck Berry hybrid remains evident as he works his way through a mix of rock & roll, country, soul, and gospel. Along with Clearwater is a stellar group of fellow Windy City musicians led by second guitarist (and producer) Ronnie Baker Brooks and his band, a horn section, and appearances by Billy Branch on harp, guitarist Lonnie Brooks, and backup vocals by Otis Clay and Jimmy Johnson. Spirited cover versions of Muddy Waters' "Walking Through the Park" and Lowell Fulson's "Trouble, Trouble" are highlights, as are the gutbucket blues "A Good Leavin' Alone," "Blue Over You," and the autobiographical "They Call Me the Chief." West Side Strut is another solid effort for the Chief and Alligator, as well. ~Al Campbell

West Side Strut

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Various - I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It Vols 1 - 4

Couldn't find any review about this series but here is an interesting interview with Ralph Bass who wrote a book with this very same title.

Album: I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It Vol 1
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:21
Size: 108.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:32] 1. Joe Carter - I'm Worried
[5:00] 2. Joe Carter - Annie Lee
[4:41] 3. Joe Carter - Sweet Home Chicago
[4:27] 4. Joe Carter - Joe's Boogie
[6:01] 5. Joe Carter - Joe's New Stormy Monday
[3:53] 6. Lacy Gibson - You Better Be Sure
[5:14] 7. Lacy Gibson - Easy Woman
[4:06] 8. Lacy Gibson - Whop That Thang Around Me
[6:03] 9. Lacy Gibson - Black Jack
[3:19] 10. Lacy Gibson - C.B. Blues

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Album: I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It Vol 2
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:43
Size: 86.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:33] 1. Jimmy Johnson - Pepper's Hangout
[5:33] 2. Jimmy Johnson - Looking For My Baby
[4:07] 3. Jimmy Johnson - Pretty Baby
[5:18] 4. Jimmy Johnson - When My First Wife Quit Me
[6:13] 5. Eddie Clearwater - Muddy Water's Goin'to Run Clear
[2:48] 6. Eddie Clearwater - Boogie My Blues Away
[4:14] 7. Eddie Clearwater - Blues At Theresa's
[4:55] 8. Eddie Clearwater - I Don't Know Why

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Album: I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It Vol 3
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:18
Size: 96.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Carrie Bell - You Went Away Baby
[4:18] 2. Carrie Bell - You Got To Give Me Some
[4:52] 3. Carrie Bell - Tired Of Being Dogged Around
[5:15] 4. Carrie Bell - Help Me
[4:30] 5. Carrie Bell - Alcoholic Man
[4:35] 6. Magic Slim - Strange Things Happen
[5:10] 7. Magic Slim - Born In Missouri
[4:54] 8. Magic Slim - Soul Blues
[4:29] 9. Magic Slim - Got A Little Woman

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Album: I Didn't Give A Damn If Whites Bought It Vol 4
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:34
Size: 102.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:56] 1. Willie Williams - Showing Off My Car
[3:26] 2. Sunnyland Slim - I Had It So Hard
[4:32] 3. Lee Jackson - Pleading For Love
[6:40] 4. Eddie Clearwater - Came Up The Hard Way
[4:09] 5. Magic Slim - That Ain't Right
[5:04] 6. Jimmy Johnson - Things I Used To Do
[4:38] 7. Lee Jackson - Chicago Woman
[4:13] 8. Sunnyland Slim - Everytime I Get To Drinking
[3:45] 9. Sunnyland Slim - Bessie Mae
[4:06] 10. Lee Jackson - Rocks Is My Pillow

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Various - The USA Records Blues Story

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:17
Size: 160.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Detroit blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Lonnie Brooks - Figure Head
[2:24] 2. Eddy Clearwater - The Duck Walk
[2:55] 3. Willie Mabon - Some Time I Wonder
[2:58] 4. Fenton Robinson - From My Heart
[3:12] 5. Ricky Allen - Going Or Coming
[2:34] 6. Jimmy Burns - Forget It
[3:06] 7. Detroit Junior - It's Bad To Make A Woman Mad
[2:53] 8. Andrew Brown - You Better Stop
[3:12] 9. Mighty Joe Young - Hard Times (Follow Me)
[2:36] 10. Koko Taylor - Like Heaven To Me
[2:13] 11. J.B. Lenoir - I Feel So Good
[2:45] 12. A.C. Reed - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
[2:38] 13. Willie Mabon - Just Got Some
[2:48] 14. Jesse Fortune - Too Many Cooks
[2:44] 15. Homesick James - Crossroads
[2:58] 16. Ricky Allen - I Have Made A Change
[2:59] 17. Junior Wells - She's A Sweet One
[2:14] 18. Jimmy Burns - Through All Your Faults
[2:53] 19. Detroit Junior - Call My Job
[2:24] 20. Eddy Clearwater - Momee, Momee
[2:05] 21. Andrew Brown - Something Can Go Wrong
[2:34] 22. Lonnie Brooks - I'm Not Going Home
[2:37] 23. Fenton Robinson - Say You're Leavin'
[2:55] 24. Homesick James - My Baby's Sweet
[2:05] 25. Koko Taylor - Honky Tonky
[2:40] 26. Jesse Fortune - Good Things

More than a decade before Alligator Records began reviving the careers of Koko Taylor, Fenton Robinson, Lonnie Brooks, and Detroit Junior, among others in the 1970s, these cats were cutting killer sessions for little labels that you probably have never heard of, including USA Records (not to be confused with Leonard Allen's twin labels United and States from the '50s). Recorded between 1963 and 1966, The USA Records Blues Story captures a dozen of Chicago's best at their peak, often in the midst of some kind of historic transition artistically -- witness Koko Taylor a couple years shy of "Wang Dang Doodle," Fenton Robinson a couple years shy of "Somebody Loan Me a Dime," and Junior Wells a couple years shy of his Hoodoo Man Blues breakthrough. But USA also lured more bankable talent, including Willie Mabon and J.B. Lenoir, who were both still going strong long after their stints with Chess Records. If USA Records ever cut any duds, you wouldn't know it from the way Bill Dahl compiled the reissue; this one hits the jackpot all the way through. ~Ken Chang

The USA Records Blues Story

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Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - Soul Funky

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 75:49
Size: 173.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[ 4:30] 1. They Call Me The Chief
[ 4:47] 2. Hypnotized
[ 4:22] 3. To Old To Get Married
[ 6:27] 4. Good Times Are Coming
[13:06] 5. Came Up The Hard Way = Root To The Fruit
[ 7:32] 6. Cool Blues Walk
[ 4:37] 7. Please Accept My Love
[ 8:09] 8. Find You A Job
[ 6:11] 9. Lonesome Town
[ 6:16] 10. A Good Leavin' Alone
[ 7:26] 11. Soul Funky
[ 2:22] 12. Ending Midnight Groove

“I am excited to bring the best of the blues to my fans,” says Eddy, who isn’t exaggerating in the slightest. Soul Funky offers up a veritable bonanza of Clearwater’s recent triumphs rendered live, the southpaw axeman reprising several piledriving highlights from his acclaimed 2008 Alligator album West Side Strut as well as a cross-section of memorable gems culled from previous releases on Bullseye Blues. He’s backed by his own band, anchored by guitarist/harpist Shoji Naito and pianist Johnny Iguana. Guitarist Tom Crivellone, bassist David Knopf, and drummer Stephen Bass round out the super-tight aggregation.

Joining Eddy that exciting evening at SPACE was a pair of local stalwarts that have played significant roles in Eddy’s career. Guitarist Ronnie Baker Brooks — the son of Clearwater’s fellow Chicago blues legend Lonnie Brooks — produced West Side Strut and penned some of its standout selections, including a pounding “They Call Me The Chief” and the clever rocker “Too Old To Get Married,” both joyously reprised here.

Harmonica master Billy Branch, a longtime pal and musical accomplice, makes his outsized presence felt on “A Good Leavin’ Alone,” a Clearwater/Brooks composition that again debuted on West Side Strut. The climactic title track is a fresh Clearwater original, a two-chord vamp cushioned by Iguana’s Hammond B-3 that’s powered by a barrage of crisp guitar and a relentless rhythmic undertow.

The Macon, Miss.-born Clearwater migrated to Chicago in 1950 and made his first platters late that decade for his uncle’s Atomic-H label, imaginatively fusing West Side blues and Chuck Berry-style rock and roll. His hybrid approach allowing him to play clubs all over the city and suburbs, Clearwater finally made his big breakthrough in 1980 with his classic Rooster Blues album, The Chief (the original source of the playful stop-time rocker “Find You A Job,” gloriously revisited on this set). Nearly three-and-a-half decades later, Eddy’s stinging blues are as potent and satisfying as ever.

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Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - 2 albums: Mean Case Of The Blues / Cool Blues Walk

Album: Mean Case Of The Blues
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:34
Size: 106.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1996
Art: Full

[6:05] 1. Mean Case Of The Blues
[3:30] 2. Send For Me
[4:52] 3. Check Up On My Baby
[4:03] 4. Love Being Loved By You
[4:46] 5. Make It If You Try
[5:08] 6. Hard Way To Make An Easy Living
[5:11] 7. Look What You Done
[3:14] 8. Come On Down
[3:10] 9. Party At My House
[6:32] 10. Don't Take My Blues

Clearwater comes up with a compelling mix of tunes on this 10-track outing, his first for the Bullseye Blues imprint. The southpaw guitarist covers a wide range of styles (as befitting a true West Side guitarist, where versatility is a badge of merit) including Magic Sam's "Look Whatcha Done," and Nat King Cole's "Send for Me," Gene Allison's "You Can Make It If You Try" and Clearwater originals like "Party at My House," "Don't Take My Blues," "Hard Way to Make an Easy Living," "Love Being Loved By You," and the title track. Produced by Eddy and utilizing his regular working band with guest appearances from Jerry Soto on keyboards, Mike Peavey on saxophone, Steven Frost on trumpet and Billy Branch on harmonica, this is the Chief just laying it down simple and hard, doing what he does best -- delivering taut and shimmering West Side guitar and vocals with a vengeance. ~Cub Koda

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Mean Case Of The Blues

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Album: Cool Blues Walk
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:43
Size: 116.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1998
Art: Full

[5:38] 1. Cool Blues Walk
[3:18] 2. Very Good Condition
[6:14] 3. Stranded
[3:36] 4. Bad Mamma Jamma
[4:04] 5. I Just Want To Make Love To You
[2:55] 6. Nashville Road
[4:26] 7. I Love You
[3:14] 8. Boppin' At The Top Of The Rock
[5:10] 9. The Love I Have For You
[4:58] 10. Sen-Say-Shun
[7:05] 11. Blues For A Living

Produced by Duke Robillard and utilizing his band as the backing unit, Cool Blues Walk is tightly focused from note one, making a marvelous framework for "The Chief" to do exactly what he does best. With the exception of the covers "Sen-Say-Shun," "Stranded," and "I Just Want to Make Love to You," Eddy Clearwater wrote every tune aboard in his usual wide range of styles from the rocking "Very Good Condition" to the country-ish "Nashville Road" to the shuffling "Boppin' at the Top of the Rock." Clearwater continues to surprise with a rare appearance playing piano and singing the decidedly non-blues-like ballad "I Love You" which also features Marilyn Mair and Mark Davis adding mandocello and mandola to this distinctive tune. Robillard shares solo space with Clearwater throughout the album, and their exchanges on the moody "Blues for a Living" is solid blues playing in two contrasting styles. Perhaps Clearwater's most focused album to date, this 1998 outing captures a '50s West Side bluesman still at the peak of his abilities. ~Cub Koda

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Cool Blues Walk

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