Texas Music, Vol. 1: Postwar Blues Combos

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Compilation producers: John Morthland, James Austin. Recorded between November 1947 and October 1970. Includes liner notes by John Morthland and Ann Richards. Personnel: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Frankie Lee Sims, Johnny Copeland, Lester Williams, Zuzu Bollin, Goree Carter (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Freddie King (vocals, guitar); Melvin Daniels, Ivory Joe Hunter , Amos Milburn, Charles Brown (vocals, piano); Big Mama Thornton, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Big Walter (vocals); Clarence Green (guitar, acoustic guitar, piano); Nathaniel Douglas, Don Preston , Albert Collins , Pee Wee Crayton, T-Bone Walker, Wayne Bennett (guitar, acoustic guitar); Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (guitar); Johnny Moore (acoustic guitar); Wilmer Shakesliner (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); David "Fathead" Newman , Edward Hale, Conrad Johnson, Henry Hayes, Ike Smalley (alto saxophone); Eddie Davis , Sam Williams , Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , L.A. Hill, Rob Skinner, Grady Gaines, Harold Bennett, Ferdinand Banks, Big Tiny, Clifford Burks, Johnny Board, King Curtis, Jack White , Maxwell Davis, Sam Williams (tenor saxophone); Rayfield Davers, John Laboe, Leroy Cooper (baritone saxophone); Eddie Hutcherson, Joe Scott , Frank Mitchell, Carl Adams , George Alexander , Nelson Mills, Floyd Arceneaux, Bobby Simmons, Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (trumpet); Pluma Davis (trombone); Teddy Reynolds, Ted Reynolds (piano, organ); Connie McBooker, Lonnie Lyons, Willie Taylor , Herman Hopkins, Charlie Morgan , Odie Turner, Johnnie Mae Brown, Zell Kindred, Leon Russell, Willard McDaniel (piano); John Gallie (organ); L.D. MacKintosh, Jimmy Mullens, Johnny Perri, Allison Tucker, Johnny Perry, Harold Easton, Charles Myers, Johnny Prejan, Herbert Henderson, Sylvester Morton, Robert Sims, John Starks, Chuck Blackwell (drums). Audio Remasterer: Bob Fisher . Liner Note Author: John Morthland. Recording information: Chicago, IL (??/1950-10/1970); Dallas, TX (??/1950-10/1970); Fort Worth, TX (??/1950-10/1970); Houston, TX (??/1950-10/1970); LA, CA (??/1950-10/1970); New York, NY (??/1950-10/1970). Photographer: Henry Diltz. Texas blues is harder to define and pigeonhole than, say, Chicago electric blues, or Mississippi Delta country blues. In general terms, the Texas blues of the immediate post-war era often featured hard-driving, jazzy guitar lines, a jump blues influence, occasional brass, and a generally lighter, sunnier attitude than its more famous Chicago cousin. This is a fine 18-song survey of Texas blues from the late '40s to the early '70s, including both giants (T-Bone Walker, Bobby Bland, Freddie King, Albert Collins) and names that are known only to blues collectors (Frankie Lee Sims, Goree Carter, Zuzu Bollin). Some of the selections, even by some of the more well-known names, are damned rare; there are mighty hard-to-find '50s singles by Collins, Gatemouth Brown, and Johnny Copeland (as well as one very well-known single, Ivory Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby"). There are a good variety of styles here, encompassing both bluesy ballads and boogies; the thrilling instrumental string-benders by Clarence Green, Albert Collins, and T-Bone Walker may be the highlights. Whatever your preference, it's a fine survey/introduction to vintage Texas electric blues, and it's a good bet that even listeners with big blues collections won't have a lot of the rarities here. ~ Richie Unterberger
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