A while back, I got an endless amount of help from soul sourcers digging up hot r&b stuff to start peppering into my sets. (More like hot sauce than pepper, I guess.)

That's been going down a storm, not to mention that I love it myself. Lot of great suggestions, some of which I've even been able to dig up.

How about this, then: I've seen a few suggestions for Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, and others that I'd think of as "blues" artists, and that's got me intrigued - "Help Me" by Sonny Boy is one of my all-time favorite songs of any genre, and I might try that one next week when I DJ.

What other stuff are you r&b fiends spinning these days by some of those classic 'blues' artistes? Anyone for Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee?

juddy

soulcialism

pittsburgh, pa

A while back, I got an endless amount of help from soul sourcers digging up hot r&b stuff to start peppering into my sets. (More like hot sauce than pepper, I guess.)

That's been going down a storm, not to mention that I love it myself. Lot of great suggestions, some of which I've even been able to dig up.

How about this, then: I've seen a few suggestions for Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, and others that I'd think of as "blues" artists, and that's got me intrigued - "Help Me" by Sonny Boy is one of my all-time favorite songs of any genre, and I might try that one next week when I DJ.

What other stuff are you r&b fiends spinning these days by some of those classic 'blues' artistes? Anyone for Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee?

juddy

soulcialism

pittsburgh, pa

one of my all time faves,usually goes down well

Bazza

I think Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee might be a bit too bluesy, and acoustic, for a Northern set. Might be okay for a "proper" R&B night, would have to ask the experts on that genre what they think.

However I heard a John Lee Hooker track played at These Old Shoes once, naturally can't remember the name of the DJ; the track itself was not Boom Boom or Dimples.

And in the dim and distant past, bluesy R&B records were played next door to early soul and Motown. One that I particularly remember is J B Lenoir's I Sing Um The Way I Feel, certainly an acoustic track. Help Me always reminds me of Green Onions by Booker T, but that might just be my imagination.

HIDDEN CHARMS - charles clark -

13321 refosoul

I always get a good response to this one

I'm playing a bit of R+B this weekend at Mouse Trap in London. Been going through the funk archives to find some interesting things for the mods to get their feet around and Dolores Ealy's "It's About Time I Made A Change" stands out in the pile I've pulled out and it still sounds pretty fresh, maybe it would work at a northern event if you can find a copy...

Edited January 11, 200718 yr by James Trouble

I always get a good response to this one

Because it's great !

Because it's great !

I think Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee might be a bit too bluesy, and acoustic, for a Northern set. Might be okay for a "proper" R&B night, would have to ask the experts on that genre what they think.

However I heard a John Lee Hooker track played at These Old Shoes once, naturally can't remember the name of the DJ; the track itself was not Boom Boom or Dimples.

And in the dim and distant past, bluesy R&B records were played next door to early soul and Motown. One that I particularly remember is J B Lenoir's I Sing Um The Way I Feel, certainly an acoustic track. Help Me always reminds me of Green Onions by Booker T, but that might just be my imagination.

Same vamp on Green Onions and Help Me. JB Lenoir was on UK Sue. JLH track probably his version of Money or Shake It Baby? Shes Mine by him is also a good dancer.

Always thought Spoonful--Howling Wolf, might go well,

Dimples---John Lee Hooker?

Juke---Sonny Boy Williamson?

Tony

Juke---Sonny Boy Williamson?

Tony

Think you mean Little Walter, Tony......heard his "My Babe" blasting out at a recent "Hideaway", sounded great

Edited January 11, 200718 yr by DelTee

Mellow down easy by little walter is always a good one.

Same vamp on Green Onions and Help Me. JB Lenoir was on UK Sue. JLH track probably his version of Money or Shake It Baby? Shes Mine by him is also a good dancer.

Glad it wasn't my imagination about Help Me. JB Lenoir was played after its issue as a single on Sue, I've got it on an LP called This Is Blues.

She's Mine was the one played, thanks for reminding me.

Stranger Blues - elmore james - bell

13338 refosoul

This is the version released on Bell which has got a lot more punch than the version on Fire.

Rollin And Tumblin - elmore james - fire

13339 refosoul

From the same sessions as "Stranger Blues" and issued on Fire. Perhaps even MORE a wreck of a tune than the previous one. Total dynamite!

However I heard a John Lee Hooker track played at These Old Shoes once, naturally can't remember the name of the DJ; the track itself was not Boom Boom or Dimples.

Could have been "Think Twice Before You Go"

Think you mean Little Walter, Tony......heard his "My Babe" blasting out at a recent "Hideaway", sounded great

Yes I do

Tony

Edited January 12, 200718 yr by tonyp