A few days ago I bought the near-complete output of Elmore James. Even more than his classic slide guitar I love his intense, desperate singing.
Time out for some Rhythm and Blues! What'd I Say - Ray Charles (Atlantic) Recorded 1959 Japanese CD edition | Mono Digital Remastering | Atlantic 1000 R&B Best Collection series
& keeping the RnB vibes alive... Gonh Be Funky - Lee Dorsey (Charly/Sansu) Plenty of killer 45s on this LP Compilation.
Ok, I'll try to honor the thread by posting a bit of a "hybrid". This is an R&B artist doing a blues number. Eldridge Holmes recording for a number of New Orleans labels in the 60s, many of which were written by the late, great, Allen Toussaint. Here he is backed by (what is believed to be) the Meters doing some blues: Assuming the band is the Meters (and I believe it is), there's some nice guitar work from Leo Nocentelli here.
Bonnie Bishop This girl has got it. After years of struggling & touring in her van playing in dives, she's starting to get some mainstream attention. http://www.bonniebishop.com
I have several past fav's, but in recent memory I loved Ben Harper's and Charlie Musselwhite's, Get Up!
This is the only one I have by him. I really can recommend it for those that like that heavily produced ‘90s kind of Blues with a touch of soul.
Wow. I have never heard the name Eldridge Holmes before, until today. That's an awesome track, thank you.
I saw Otis Friday night, in San Francisco, at Biscut and Blues. Otis was under the weather, 101 fever, but he played
I saw her open for Rich Robinson last year and had the opportunity to speak with her after the show. She was great!
Glad you liked it! There's no reason why you would've heard of Eldridge Holmes unless you're a fan of New Orleans R&B and Allen Toussaint in particular, as I am. Alan wrote a fair number of his songs. "Cheatin' Woman" is the only blues he recorded. The rest of his songs are straight up R&B or early funk. He has a good voice, though, and the Meters are a great band (backing most of his songs).
