Various Artists - Rock 'n' Roll Days 1

Chuck Berry

Elvis Presley

Fats Domino

Another of my past compilations, from my CD collection, concentrating on the Rock 'n' Roll days (1954-59)...which was based on earlier African/American Rhythm & Blues music and taken up by numerous white artists (Fats Domino, to put things into perspective, was the best selling artist at the time after Elvis)  ...It was largely seen in the USA as degenerate music by the mainstream media...(but not by the hip...or teenage kids ).
Pat Boone and others supplied insipid covers for the masses...and the USA popular music scene was soon coerced back to forgettable pap...awaiting the 'British Invasion' (started  by The Beatles - 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' in 1964)...which itself began as R&B and R&R covers or imitations initially. 
This was the good stuff ! - Gus 

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King Curtis - King Curtis Collection

Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophonist known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk and soul jazz. Variously a bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer. Adept at tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, he was best known for his distinctive riffs and solos such as on "Yakety Yak", which later became the inspiration for Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" and his own "Memphis Soul Stew".
Curtis was killed on August 13, 1971, when he was stabbed during an argument with a pair of drug dealers he discovered on the steps outside his Manhattan apartment. Curtis was attempting to carry an air conditioner into his apartment when Juan Montanez refused to move from the entrance. A fight ensued and Montanez stabbed Curtis. Curtis later died at Roosevelt Hospital. In March 1972, Montanez was sente
nced to seven years for second-degree manslaughter, but was released in late 1977 for good behavior. (Wiki)

I love King Curtis...I made this compilation many moons ago...Rega-Planar deck with a decent Ortophon cartridge/stylus and dubbed direct to Yamaha Digital Recorder.
At the time most of these recordings were unavailable on CD and I hadn't even heard of a download ! Some come from King Curtis albums, others  were lifted from popular Soul compilations on vinyl. I've just ripped the disc I made (from same digital recorder) ...and it sounds great...A minor tick here and there...but nothing to spoil the listening experience...Personally I hate ticks and if a record was too ticky I wouldn't record it...They were never part of the music and shouldn't be there ! 
Anyhow I've just played the whole  recording and really enjoyed this wonderful man and his saxophones all over again...My favourite (of all tracks, that I get the pleasure to play to someone who has never heard it ), is King Curtis' 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale ', his Live version of the 1967 Procol Harum hit...and included here. It usually astounds !...Such soulful beauty from the soprano sax. And King Curtis can 'sing' a soulful classic (equal to Aretha and Otis) like no other player on saxophone...There are plenty examples right here Enjoy - Gus

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Lowell George / Little Feat - Miscellany 1 & 2

Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.
On June 15, 1979, George began a tour in support of his solo album. On June 29, 1979, the morning after an appearance at Washington, D.C.'s Lisner Auditorium where the bulk of Waiting for Columbus had been recorded, George collapsed and died of a heart attack in his Arlington, Virginia, hotel room at the Twin Bridges Marriott. His heart attack was caused by an accidental drug overdose. George's body was cremated in Washington, D.C., on August 2. His ashes were flown back to Los Angeles, where they were scattered from his fishing boat into the Pacific Ocean.   (Wiki)

Another of my musical gods...I still miss this guy...One of my lasting heroes...The coolest Slide player around...a wonderful voice...a true R & R songwriter and poet...I have all the original vinyl and the cds and wish there was more !

I put together these compilations some years ago, just for me ...(called it Miscellany but thought Lowell would prefer Miss Ellany !)...using a Yamaha digital recorder ...Most of the tracks come from my own cd collection  with some downloads... Lowell here with Little Feat in a live setting, solo and guest appearances with some classy artists. - His Slide solos on Jackson Browne's 'Your Bright Baby Blues' are bliss...for me...even his understated backing vocal on the same track is perfect...The Chico Hamilton tracks on M2 are little more than jams...but reflect the experimental times...And here with Robert Palmer (his finest hours)...from his earliest solo albums with The Meters plus Lowell and Little Feat ! - Gus

Oh I am just a vagabond, a drifter on the run
And eloquent profanity, it rolls right off my tongue...
(Lowell George - Roll Um Easy)

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Robert Cray - Selected Rarities

Here is an old compilation of mine from one of my fave guitarist/vocalist 

Robert Cray - Selected Rarities

Tracks 1 to 7 have been dubbed by me fom 12" singles RC released in the UK, direct to Yamaha Digital Recorder. They do not appear in this form on any of his albums. (1985-88)

Tracks 8 to 11 are from an FM broadcast of Eric Clapton's Blues Night at the Royal Albert Hall on 03 Feb 1990 - From my tapes.

Tracks 12 to 19 are from an FM broadcast recorded in London on 20 May 1992 - From my tapes

It's a great listen from a master ! - GuitarGus

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