Junior Wells (1934–1998)
Autore di Hoodoo Man Blues
Sull'Autore
Opere di Junior Wells
Calling all blues 2 copie
Southside Blues Jam 1 copia
Chicago: The Blues Today! (vol.1) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Opere correlate
American Folk Blues Festival '66 [sound recording] — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Junior Wells
- Nome legale
- Blakemore, Amos Wells, Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1934-12-09
- Data di morte
- 1998-01-15
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Attività lavorative
- Harmonica player
Blues Singer - Breve biografia
- Dès 1953, Junior Wells, alors âgé de 19 ans, enregistre en compagnie de Louis et Dave Myers et de Fred Below : ce sont les « Four Aces ». A la même époque, il joue avec Muddy Waters. Dirigeant, ensuite son propre orchestre, il grave de nombreux disques à partir de 1957. Au début des années 60, il est une des figures les plus actives et populaires de Chicago. Harmoniciste au phrasé parcimonieux mais très expressif, c'est surtout un chanteur d’une dimension exceptionnelle, sachant moduler sa voix et obtenir de multiples effets. Comédien, showman, il a su se servir des acquis de la musique « soul » — soit dit en passant, on peut le considérer comme l'un des grands chanteurs soul — et renouveler la présentation du blues traditionnel. Il fut associé pendant plus de 10 ans au chanteur^guitariste Buddy Guy (voir ce nom). (Guide Akaï du disque 1983 : Disques Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, p. 305)
Utenti
Recensioni
1 Oh, Pretty Woman
Written-By – A. C. Williams* 5:51
2 Sweet Sixteen
Written-By – Al Green 4:54
3 Give Me One Reason
Written-By – Tracy Chapman 5:00
4 Get Down
Written-By – Dickerson*, Miller*, Brown*, Scott*, Goldstein*, Oscar*, Jordan*, Allen* 4:58
5 Keep On Steppin'
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 4:46
6 Broke And Hungry
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 6:22
7 Mystery Train
Written-By – Herman Parker, Jr.*, Sam Phillips (2) 6:59
8 Use Me
Written-By – Bill Withers 5:22
9 King Fish Blues
Written-By – Hudson Whittaker A.K.A. Tampa Red* 5:18
10 Why Are People Like That?
Written-By – Bobby Charles 3:52
11 The Train
Written-By – Ray Charles 5:02
12 Messin' With The Kid
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 4:57
Credits
Acoustic Bass – Bob Sunda (tracks: 3, 7, 9)
Acoustic Guitar – Bob Margolin (tracks: 7)
Backing Vocals – Charlene Howard (tracks: 2)
Bass – Johnny Benny (tracks: 6, 12), Noel Neal (tracks: 1, 11), Willie Weeks (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Drums – Brian Jones (9) (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), Herman Ernest III (tracks: 3, 7, 10), Vernal Taylor (tracks: 6, 12)
Electric Bass [6-string] – Bob Sunda (tracks: 10)
Ensemble – The Legendary White Trash Horns (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Guitar – Andy Wahllof (tracks: 6, 12), Carlos Santana (tracks: 4), Rico McFarland (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 2, 4, 8), Stevie Lizard (tracks: 6, 12)
Keyboards – Dave Torkanowsky (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Organ – Johnny "Fingers" Iguana* (tracks: 6, 12)
Organ [Hammond] – Lucky Peterson (tracks: 1)
Percussion – Ruben P. Alvarez* (tracks: 6, 12)
Piano – Dave Torkanowsky (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8), Johnny "Fingers" Iguana* (tracks: 6, 12), Lucky Peterson (tracks: 11)
Piano [Acoustic] – Jon Cleary (tracks: 10)
Saxophone – Douglas Fagan (tracks: 6, 12)
Slide Guitar [Electric] – Derek Trucks (tracks: 10), John Mooney (tracks: 9), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 3, 10)
Steel Guitar [National] – Corey Harris (tracks: 7), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 3, 5)
Tenor Saxophone – Jon Smith (5) (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8), Steven Finckle (tracks: 1, 11)
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ward Smith (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Trombone – David Stahlberg (tracks: 1, 11), Joseph Burton (tracks: 6, 12)
Trumpet – Jack Cassidy (tracks: 1, 11), Mike Barber (2) (tracks: 6, 12), Steve Howard (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Vocals, Harmonica – Junior Wells… (altro)
Written-By – A. C. Williams* 5:51
2 Sweet Sixteen
Written-By – Al Green 4:54
3 Give Me One Reason
Written-By – Tracy Chapman 5:00
4 Get Down
Written-By – Dickerson*, Miller*, Brown*, Scott*, Goldstein*, Oscar*, Jordan*, Allen* 4:58
5 Keep On Steppin'
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 4:46
6 Broke And Hungry
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 6:22
7 Mystery Train
Written-By – Herman Parker, Jr.*, Sam Phillips (2) 6:59
8 Use Me
Written-By – Bill Withers 5:22
9 King Fish Blues
Written-By – Hudson Whittaker A.K.A. Tampa Red* 5:18
10 Why Are People Like That?
Written-By – Bobby Charles 3:52
11 The Train
Written-By – Ray Charles 5:02
12 Messin' With The Kid
Written-By – Amos Blakemore A.K.A. Junior Wells* 4:57
Credits
Acoustic Bass – Bob Sunda (tracks: 3, 7, 9)
Acoustic Guitar – Bob Margolin (tracks: 7)
Backing Vocals – Charlene Howard (tracks: 2)
Bass – Johnny Benny (tracks: 6, 12), Noel Neal (tracks: 1, 11), Willie Weeks (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Drums – Brian Jones (9) (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), Herman Ernest III (tracks: 3, 7, 10), Vernal Taylor (tracks: 6, 12)
Electric Bass [6-string] – Bob Sunda (tracks: 10)
Ensemble – The Legendary White Trash Horns (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Guitar – Andy Wahllof (tracks: 6, 12), Carlos Santana (tracks: 4), Rico McFarland (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 2, 4, 8), Stevie Lizard (tracks: 6, 12)
Keyboards – Dave Torkanowsky (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Organ – Johnny "Fingers" Iguana* (tracks: 6, 12)
Organ [Hammond] – Lucky Peterson (tracks: 1)
Percussion – Ruben P. Alvarez* (tracks: 6, 12)
Piano – Dave Torkanowsky (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8), Johnny "Fingers" Iguana* (tracks: 6, 12), Lucky Peterson (tracks: 11)
Piano [Acoustic] – Jon Cleary (tracks: 10)
Saxophone – Douglas Fagan (tracks: 6, 12)
Slide Guitar [Electric] – Derek Trucks (tracks: 10), John Mooney (tracks: 9), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 3, 10)
Steel Guitar [National] – Corey Harris (tracks: 7), Sonny Landreth (tracks: 3, 5)
Tenor Saxophone – Jon Smith (5) (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8), Steven Finckle (tracks: 1, 11)
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ward Smith (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Trombone – David Stahlberg (tracks: 1, 11), Joseph Burton (tracks: 6, 12)
Trumpet – Jack Cassidy (tracks: 1, 11), Mike Barber (2) (tracks: 6, 12), Steve Howard (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Vocals, Harmonica – Junior Wells… (altro)
1 Snatch It Back And Hold It 2:53
2 Ships On The Ocean 4:07
3 Good Morning Schoolgirl 3:50
4 Hound Dog 2:12
5 In The Wee Hours 3:42
6 Hey Lawdy Mama 3:10
7 Hoodoo Man Blues 2:49
8 Early In The Morning 4:44
9 We're Ready 3:33
10 You Don't Love Me, Baby 2:58
11 Chitlin Con Carne 2:12
12 Yonder Wall 4:10
13 Hoodoo Man Blues (alternate take) 2:50
14 Chitlin Con Carne (alternate take) 3:20
2 Ships On The Ocean 4:07
3 Good Morning Schoolgirl 3:50
4 Hound Dog 2:12
5 In The Wee Hours 3:42
6 Hey Lawdy Mama 3:10
7 Hoodoo Man Blues 2:49
8 Early In The Morning 4:44
9 We're Ready 3:33
10 You Don't Love Me, Baby 2:58
11 Chitlin Con Carne 2:12
12 Yonder Wall 4:10
13 Hoodoo Man Blues (alternate take) 2:50
14 Chitlin Con Carne (alternate take) 3:20
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
- 4
Il faudrait être sacrément mauvaise langue pour voir en Junior Wells un simple faire-valoir. Et pourtant, il y a un peu de cela. Sa gentillesse et sa complicité avec d'excellents guitaristes, qui donnent à ses côtés le meilleur d'eux-mêmes, ont parfois tendance à lui faire de l'ombre. Ce qui ne veut pas dire que notre homme manque de qualités par lui-même. Peu d'harmonicistes, à part Liltle Walter, peuvent lui tenir la dragée haute. Et il est également un vocaliste de première bourre, souple et puissant, pas loin de la classe suprême d'un Bobby Bland, doublé d'un showman communicatif.
Né en 1934 du côté de Memphis, Amos Wells reçoit dès son enfance les leçons de Rice Miller, alias Sonny Boy Williamson II, d'où son surnom de Junior. Lorsqu'il débarque, adolescent, à Chicago, il doit tourner la législation qui interdit la fréquentation des clubs aux mineurs, pour s'illustrer à l'harmonica derrière Tampa Red ou Memphis Slim, avant de fonder les Aces, et de rejoindre un temps Muddy Waters. Une carte de visite qui lui ouvre les portes des modestes labels States, Profile, Chief et USA, les séances enregistrées pour ces trois dernières marques fournissant la matière de la présente compile. La guitare double-manche tour à tour incisive et coulée d'Earl Hooker, présent sur la plupart des titres, n'est pas pour rien dans leur verve. Ecoutez un peu la finesse de ses interventions au bottleneck sur le lent "So Tired", ou la dentelle rythmique qu'il brode sur un shuffle enlevé comme "Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule", et vous aurez du mal à comprendre que ce cousin subtil de John Lee Hooker ne soit pas plus connu. Junior Wells, quant à lui, s'associera ensuite à plein temps avec son vieil ami Buddy Guy, après un détour soûl, pour un duo qui a fait d'eux les Roux & Combaluzier flamboyants du Chicago blues, dans les années 70. Et s'il n'a pas connu le même regain de faveur que Buddy ces dernières années, Junior se porte toujours bien, merci pour lui. — Thierry Chatain
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Flyright FLYCD 03
1. Come On In This House
2. Little By Little
3. So Tired
4. She's A Sweet One
5. It Hurts Me Too
6. Universal Rock
7. Messin' With The Kid
8. Prison Bars All Around Me
9. You Couldn't Care
10. I Could Cry
11. You Sure Look Good To Me
12. When The Cat's Gone The Mice Play
13. Two-Headed Woman
14. Cha Cha Cha In Blues
15. Lovey Dovey Lovey One
16. I'm A Stranger
17. The Things I'd Do For You
18. I Need Me A Car
19. I'll Get You Too
20. One Day (Every Goodbye Ain't Gone)
21. Calling All Blues
22. Love Me
23. Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule… (altro)