An Introduction To Junior Wells - Album
An Introduction To Junior Wells (Album) by Junior Wells
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Junior Wells December 9 1934 - January 15 1998 Born Amos Blakemore Was A Blues Vocalist And Harmonica Player Based In Chicago Who Was Famous For Playing With Muddy Waters Buddy Guy Magic Sam Lonnie Brooks The Rolling Stones And Van Morrison. He Was Born In Memphis Tennessee And Raised In Arkansas. Wells Moved To Chicago In 1948 And First Made His Mark At Age 18 Playing In Muddy Waters' Band. He Later Worked With Buddy Guy In The 1960s And Recorded For Delmark Records. His Most Memorable Songs Are "Messin' With The Kid" And "Little By Little " And His Best-Known Album 1965's Hoodoo Man Blues Which Evokes The Smoky Atmosphere Of The Era's Westside Chicago Blues Bars. Wells Made An Appearance In The 1998 Movie Blues Brothers 2000 The Sequel To The Blues Brothers. The Movie Was Released Less Than A Month After His Death. On His Passing In 1998 Junior Wells Was Interred In The Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago.
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Biography - Junior Wells
Junior Wells December 9 1934 - January 15 1998 Born Amos Blakemore Was A Blues Vocalist And Harmonica Player Based In Chicago Who Was Famous For Playing With Muddy Waters Buddy Guy Magic Sam Lonnie Brooks The Rolling Stones And Van Morrison. He Was Born In Memphis Tennessee And Raised In Arkansas. Wells Moved To Chicago In 1948 And First Made His Mark At Age 18 Playing In Muddy Waters' Band. He Later Worked With Buddy Guy In The 1960s And Recorded For Delmark Records. His Most Memorable Songs Are "Messin' With The Kid" And "Little By Little " And His Best-Known Album 1965's Hoodoo Man Blues Which Evokes The Smoky Atmosphere Of The Era's Westside Chicago Blues Bars. Wells Made An Appearance In The 1998 Movie Blues Brothers 2000 The Sequel To The Blues Brothers. The Movie Was Released Less Than A Month After His Death. On His Passing In 1998 Junior Wells Was Interred In The Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago.
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Published: 01 Jan 2018, 21:10
Essentially An Introduction To Junior Wells Is An Abbreviated Version Of The Fuel 2000 Release Calling All Blues. This Material Predates Hoodoo Man Blues The Landmark 1965 Electric Chicago Blues Album On Delmark With Tunes Recorded Between 1957 And 1961. Of The 14 Cuts Nine Were Originally Issued On Chief With One Track "Little By Little " Released On Profile. The Remaining Bonus Tracks Are Unspecified Live Versions Of "Help Me " "Look Over Yonder " "Messin' With The Kid " And "I Can't Help Myself." All Of This Material Is Rock-Solid And Should Definitely Exist In Your Collection Between Blues Hit Big Town And Hoodoo Man Blues.