R.I.P Earl King 1934-2003
Remember EARL KING @ [ブルース・アット・ザ・ベイ] Blues At The Bay,KPFA-FM - Berkeley, CA
with Earl King & Nagai "Hotoke" Takashi (West Road Blues Band) @ Aoyama Cay 1991.3.7
This is an auction of a mint condition English import album on Charley CRM 2021
of some very nice recordings which Earl King made in 1972 for Allen Toussaint
and Marshall Seahorn’s Sansu label but which were never released. Great New
Orleans Soul/Funk on every track, horns, wah wah guitars, probably a Neville or
two in here and writing credits mainly going to Earl himself. The LP, both cover
and vinyl are in mint condition; the cover is still in the original shrink wrap
and even has the $7.98 price sticker from of all places, Skippy White’s record
store in Boston, where I bought it many years ago! Plays great on every track.
The tracks are;
1. Street Parade |
7. Medevil Days 8. This Is What I Call Living 9. Do The Grind 10. A Part Of Me 11. Love Look Out For Me 12. Street Parade |
Buyer pays shipping & handling of $6 for priority mail, or $4 for media rate if in the US, $12 for airmail or $6 for surface mail if overseas. I will combine multiple items for the same bidder to save you on postage. I accept cash, check, money order, or PayPal! Full refund if not satisfied. Email me if you have any questions about this item prior to placing your bid.
****Thank you for looking. Good luck bidding.****
Guitar Slim / Earl King : Battle Of The
Blues
. Ace CHD 189
. 12 inch mono LP
.
Made in West Germany
. See photo for track
list
New Orleans 時事通信 text thanks for Hironari & GO-AHEAD
もう先は長くはないだろうなーとは、漠然と思っていたが・・・・・。
R'n'B legend Earl King dead at 69Date: April 20 2003 Earl King, the prolific songwriter and guitarist responsible for some of the most enduring and idiosyncratic compositions in the history of R'n'B, has died from diabetes-related complications. He was 69. Over his 50-year career, King wrote and recorded hundreds of songs. His best-known compositions include the Mardi Gras standards Big Chief and Street Parade; the rollicking Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), which both Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded; and Trick Bag, the quintessential New Orleans R'n'B story-song. ''Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) might be the one that people know, but I wish the world would hear more of his songs,'' said Mac ''Dr John'' Rebennack, a longtime friend, fan and collaborator of King. ''He approached songs from different angles, from different places in life.'' In his prime, he was an explosive performer, tearing sinewy solos from his Stratocaster guitar and wearing his hair in an elaborate, upraised coif. King's songwriting was informed by syncopated New Orleans beats and his interest in a broad range of subjects, from medieval history to the vagaries of the human heart and his own so-called ''love syndromes''. ''Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorise it,'' King said in a 1993 interview. ''I just sing songs. I'm a writer, so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it.'' Born Earl Silas Johnson IV, King described himself as a ''nervous energy person'' who constantly needed to be engaged in some creative pursuit. He cut his first singles in the early 1950s, taking on the stage name ''Earl King'' at the suggestion of a record promoter. Scenes and acquaintances from his life often found their way into his lyrics with little editing. A story King's grandmother told about his father, a blues pianist who died when King was a boy, inspired Trick Bag. In the song, the protagonist sings to his wayward significant other, ''I saw you kissing Willie across the fence, I heard you telling Willie I don't have no sense/The way you been actin' is such a drag, you done put me in a trick bag.'' King died Friday and funeral arrangements have not yet been finalised. AP |
2 matches displayed of 2 found with "earl king" in the artist name. |
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P-VINE PCD-2478
現在も現役で活躍するアール・キングの1950年代後半の録音集。(1)〜(8)が SPECIALITY、(9)〜(25)がそのA&R マンであったジョニー・ヴィンセントが興した ACE での録音となっている。バックのピアノは前半はヒューイ・スミス、後半はジェームズ・ブッカーが担当している。ギター・スリムの「代役」として売り出し中だったアールの1954年録音(1)などを聴くと、モロにギター・スリムの影響を受けているのが分かるが、スリムよりユルい持ち味が徐々に出てくる。「ニューオーリンズ三連」ともいうべきスロー・ナンバーとロッキン・ナンバーの両方で味のある歌とギターを聴かせる。また、ソング・ライターとしての才能が素晴らしく、ジョニー・ギター・ワトソンの取り上げた(9)は名曲だ。スヌークス・イーグリンも(10)などアールの曲を多く取り上げている。そして特筆すべき曲はなんといっても(24)だ。後に IMPERIAL で「カモン」として再録したこの曲、ジミヘンが取り上げてロック畑にも有名になったが、これぞ真にニューオーリンズ・フォンクのもっとも初期のもののひとつと言えるのではないだろうか。 ACE を離れたアールは IMPERIAL で録音を続け、先の「カモン」の他、「トリック・バッグ」という重要曲も残している。しかし IMPERIAL 時代をまとめた単独 CD は出ていないようだ。TOSHIBA さん、ぜひ出して欲しいなぁ。それから BLACK TOP からの新譜、出ないかなぁ。ちなみにこのジャケット写真、第1回ブルース・カーニヴァルの時のものだと思う。 |
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