Showing posts with label Little Bill & The Blue Notes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Bill & The Blue Notes. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Little Bill & The Blue Notes - One Night Only

Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:18
Size: 70,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Front, back, cd

1. Grits Ain't Groceries (2:58)
2. Cherry Red (3:12)
3. Ain't Misbehavin' (2:33)
4. Losing Hand (4:25)
5. Down Town Rumba Girl (2:42)
6. Guess Who (3:48)
7. Bye Bye Black Bird (3:30)
8. Lincoln Continental Blues (3:49)
9. Shake Rattle & Roll (3:17)

Little Bill and the Blue Notes are an institution more than a band. Since 1956, Bill Engelhart and various lineups have been wowing audiences with their take on rhythm and blues. In 1959 the Bluenotes made the national charts with the teenage love song “I Love an Angel” and since then have released a bevy of recordings.

In 2010, Little Bill was honored with the release of “Big Blues for Little Bill” – a compilation of his songs redone by NW artists such as Duffy Bishop, Billy Stoops and Polly O’Keary. The disc coincided with Bill’s 70th birthday with shows at the Triple Door and the Rialto Theatre. All proceeds from the sales of the cd went to the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation – a cause that is near to Bill’s heart.

Over the years, Engelhart has had the pleasure of working with some of the finest musicians in the northwest including Jo Johanson, Isaac Scott and Buck England. In addition, he has opened for legendary acts such as BB King, Robert Lockwood Jr. and Buddy Guy. The singer, songwriter and bass player has a roomful of awards including NW Hall of Fame, the W.C. Handy Award and the BB Life Time Achievement Award.

His current lineup consist of master guitarist Billy ‘Stapes’ Stapleton and the tight and steady multiple award winning Billy Barner on the drums.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Little Bill & The Blue Notes - Down For Double

Year: 1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:51
Size: 91,2 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Down For Double (4:53)
2. Simply Over (3:19)
3. Wine & Whiskey (4:24)
4. Ain't The Way The Song Goes (3:51)
5. Poor White Folks (4:36)
6. Texas (3:42)
7. Don't Need You Some More (2:18)
8. Cadolack Club (3:26)
9. Down Town (2:27)
10. Seattle Blues (6:48)

While the Blue Notes might be either musical sounds or bandmembers, the Little Bill in this case is Bill Englehart, also known as Washington's "Ambassador of Bass Guitar." His style ranges from the type of slide guitar pieces associated with early country blues to sophisticated, romantic R&B balladry. Englehart has had a long stretch to develop these concepts, having kept a group together under the name of Little Bill & the Blue Notes since 1956. Prior to that, it was the 1955 Tacoma Blue Notes, pinning down the exact part of Washington a bit more precisely. Younger players who have towered over Little Bill on the bandstand include an organist, Dick Powell, who is of no relation to the movie matinee idol of old; guitarist Billy Stapleton; and drummer Tommy Morgan. /Eugene Chadbourne, AllMusic

Personnel:
Little Bill Engelhart - Bass, vocals
Hans Ipsen - Guitar
Buck England - Hammond B-3
Tom Morgan - Drums
Robbie Jordan - Tenor & baritone saxophone
Randy Oxford - Trombone
Doug Canning - Trumpet (special guest)

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