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Casino Blues by Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang

Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang

Artist Biography For Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang

Eddie Shaw Stringtown Mississippi March 20 1937 – January 29 2018 Was An American Chicago Blues Tenor Saxophonist Arranger And Bandleader. In 1972 He Joined Howlin' Wolf Leading His Band The Wolf Gang And Writing Half The Songs On "The Back Door Wolf" 1973 . After The Singer's Death In 1976 He Took Over The Band And Its Residency At The 1815 Club Renamed Eddie's Place. Shaw Led The Band On Living Chicago Blues Vol. 1 And Have Blues – Will Travel 1980 And Recorded Albums With Different Backing For Isabel Records Rooster Blues And Wolf Records. Shaw And Lafayette “Shorty” Gilbert Who Was Howlin’ Wolf’s Last Bass Player Have Remained With The Band All These Years. The Modern-Day Wolfgang Also Features Shaw’s Son Eddie “Vaan” Shaw A Disciple Of The Late Howlin’ Wolf Guitarist Hubert Sumlin And A Formidable Presence In His Own Right On Guitar. In His Teenage Years Shaw Played Tenor Saxophone With Local Blues Musicians Such As Little Milton And Willie Love. At The Age Of 14 He Played In A Jam Session In Greenville Mississippi With Ike Turner's Band. At A Gig In Itta Bena Mississippi When The Then 20-Year-Old Shaw Performed Muddy Waters Invited Him To Join His Chicago-Based Band. In Waters's Band Shaw Divided The Tenor Saxophone Position With A.C. Reed. Shaw's Own Recording Career Started In The Late 1970s With An Appearance On The Alligator Records Anthology Living Chicago Blues 1978 And His Own LPs For Evidence And Rooster Blues And More Recent Discs For Rooster Blues In The Land Of The Crossroads And Wolf Home Alone . Shaw's Many Contributions To The Blues Included Arranging Tracks For The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Which Featured Eric Clapton Bill Wyman Ringo Starr And Others And Performing With Blues Notables Including Hound Dog Taylor Freddie King Otis Rush And Magic Sam On His Black Magic Album . In 2013 And 2014 Shaw Won The Blues Music Award In The Category Instrumentalist – Horn.
May 3 Is Eddie Shaw Day In Chicago By Proclamation Of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Shaw Died In 2018 Aged 80. One Of His Sons Eddie "Vaan" Shaw Jr. Born November 6 1955 Joined The Wolf Gang And Played On Some Of His Father's Recordings. A Disciple Of Wolf's Protégé Hubert Sumlin He Has Recorded Two Albums Of His Own – Morning Rain And The Trail Of Tears. Another Son Stan Shaw Born 1952 Is A Character Actor Based In Hollywood California. Discography
1982 Movin' And Groovin' Man Evidence 1986 King Of The Road Rooster Blues 1992 In The Land Of The Crossroads Rooster Blues 1995 Home Alone Wolf 1996 The Blues Is Nothing But Good News! Wolf 1997 Can't Stop Now Delmark 1999 Too Many Highways Recorded 1996 Wolf 2005 Give Me Time Wolf 2012 Still Riding High Eddie Shaw And The 757 Allstars