Junior Wells - Blues Legend (LP, Compilation, Limited Edition)
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Description
Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song "Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues, described by the critic Bill Dahl as "one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s". Wells himself categorized his music as rhythm and blues.Wells performed and recorded with various notable blues musicians, including Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, and Buddy Guy. He remained a fixture on the blues scene throughout his career and also crossed over to rock audiences while touring with the Rolling Stones. Not long before Wells died, the blues historian Gerard Herzhaft called him "one of the rare active survivors of the 'golden age of the blues'".
Release Info
Artist: Junior Wells
Label: Cleopatra Blues
Format: LP, Compilation, Limited Edition
Country:
Label: Cleopatra Blues
Released: 2022-07-08
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Electric Blues, Chicago Blues, Hill Country Blues, Blues Rock, Gospel
Tracklist
A1 Cut That Out
A2 Eagle Rock
A3 Hodo Man (Hoodoo Man)
A4 Junior’s Wail
A5 ‘Bout The Break Of Day (Early In The Morning)
A6 Lawdy! Lawdy!
A7 Tomorrow Night
A8 So All Alone
B1 Two Head Woman (Two Headed Woman)
B2 Lovey Dovey Lovey One
B3 I Could Cry
B4 Cha Cha Cha In Blue (Cut My Toe Nail Instrumental)
B5 Little By Little
B6 Come On In This House
B7 You Don’t Care
B8 Prison Bars All Around Me
C1 Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule
C2 Calling All Blues
C3 So Tired
C4 Love Me
C5 Messing With The Kid
C6 Universal Rock
C7 I’m A Stranger
C8 The Things I’d Do For You
C9 You Sure Look Good To Me
D1 It Hurts Me Too
D2 I Could Cry (1961 Version)
D3 I Need Me A Car
D4 I’ll Get You Too
D5 Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone
D6 She’s A Sweet One
D7 When The Cat’s Gone The Mice Play
D8 What’d I Say (Live 1966)
