THE LEGENDARY BLUES BAND
The Legendary Blues Band se creó en 1980 , la hicieron posible músicos que habían estado en la banda Muddy Waters . Rounder Records les contrató y con este sello grabaron su primer álbum, "Life of Ease", en 1981. Con posterioridad la banda siguió grabando alguno álbumes mas. Empezó la desintegración de la banda cuando uno de sus miembros originales se fue en 1985 y le siguió otro en 1986. Una serie de vicisitudes hicieron que los músicos fueran cambiando durante los años siguientes . Se les ofreció un nuevo contrato con la compañía discográfica, Ichiban Records, en 1989. Siguieron por algunos años mas participando en algunos de los festivales más populares del circuito del Blues hasta su total desintegración.
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Artist Biography
by Jim O'Neal in allmusic :
The Legendary Blues Band includes Calvin Jones (b.1926, Greenwood, Mississippi; bass, violin); Willie Smith (b.1935, Helena, Arkansas; drum); various others on vocals, guitar, harmonica, and piano. When the Muddy Waters band quit the master en masse in 1980, most of the sidemen stuck together and formed their own group. The Legendary Blues Band, as they were named, included Pinetop Perkins, Jerry Portnoy, Willie Smith, and Calvin Jones throughout its early years. Short-term member Louis Myers, another Muddy Waters alumnus, appeared as guitarist on the band's first album (Rounder, 1981). The band has since changed personnel with some regularity, and while its lineup has become progressively less "legendary" in name and/or historic associations, its music has remained solid and true to the mainstream Chicago style. In a later configuration, they even made the Billboard Black Music charts. Recent albums have featured guitarist Billy Flynn and harmonicist Madison Slim. The rhythm section of Jones and Smith has anchored the unit throughout the changes, never failing to deliver the Chicago blues with aplomb.
Video by : Apalanque Rural
01. I Don't Wanna Know 3:46
02. Stuck in the Bottom 4:49
03. I Love My Woman 3:12
04. Cook Me 4:18
05. Open Your Eyes 3:54
06. Nobody Knows 3:02
07. Without Her 3:08
08. What's Wrong 4:23
09. Shake It for Me 4:23
10. Reach Way Back 3:09
11. Steady Worried Man 2:32
Musicians:
Willie Smith- drums
Billy Flynn- guitars
Willie O'Shawny- keyboard
Calvin Jones- bass
Mark Koenig- harp
John Duich- guitars
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The Legendary Blues Band
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Chicago blues
Years active 1980–1993
Past members
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Pinetop Perkins
Jerry Portnoy
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Louis Myers
Daryl Davis
Billy Flynn
Madison Slim
Little Smokey Smothers
Nick Moss
John Duich
Willy O'Shawny
The Legendary Blues Band was a Chicago blues band formed in 1980 after the breakup of Muddy Waters' band.
Biography
In June 1980, Muddy Waters' backing musicians Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums), Pinetop Perkins (piano), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (bass guitar), Luther Johnson (Guitar Junior) (guitar), Bob Margolin (guitar) and Jerry Portnoy (harmonica) quit over a salary dispute. The year before, Smith, Jones, Johnson and Perkins backed John Lee Hooker and Big Walter Horton in the film The Blues Brothers, playing a live version of "Boom Boom" in the Maxwell Street Market. Smith was the only band member to appear in close-up. In 1981, Portnoy, Jones, Smith and Perkins formed the Legendary Blues Band, using a monicker Muddy Waters used to introduce them when on stage. Guitarist Bob Margolin chose not to join them and formed his own band[4] and was replaced by Louis Myers on harmonica and guitar. The Legendary Blues Band recorded their debut album Life of Ease for Rounder Records. Duke Robillard guested on their second release Red Hot 'n' Blue.
The Legendary Blues Band recorded seven albums, Life of Ease, Red Hot 'n' Blue, Woke Up with the Blues (nominated for a W. C. Handy Award), Keepin' the Blues Alive, U B Da Judge, Prime Time Blues, and Money Talks, between 1981 and 1993 and toured with Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton.
Later recordings included Billy Flynn, Little Smokey Smothers, Tony O. Melio, Nick Moss and Madison Slim although the rhythm section of Jones and Smith remained through to their final release in 1993.
Discography
Life of Ease (1981) – Rounder
Red Hot 'n' Blue (1983) – Rounder
Woke up with the Blues (1989) – Ichiban
Keepin' the Blues Alive (1990) – Ichiban
U B Da Judge (1991) – Ichiban
Prime Time Blues (1992) – Ichiban
Money Talks (1993) – Wild Dog Blues
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