Lowell Fulson – My First Recordings (2001/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:12:18 minutes | 623 MB | Genre: Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fuel Records
Twenty-six tracks that Fulson cut between 1946 and 1951 for the Swing Time, Big Town, and Down Town labels. This is far more sparsely produced, and less urbane in feel, than the material Lowell would record for Chess throughout the 1950s. Indeed, on ten of the cuts, he’s supported only by his brother Martin on rhythm guitar; there’s a small combo on the remainder of the cuts, but a fairly subdued one. Those who prefer their blues down-home might like this better than the more polished sound that Fulson moved into for the rest of his career. It’s city blues just out of the country, with Fulson’s high, pleading vocals and sharp, countrified electric licks to the fore. The most famous song, by far, is the original version of “Three O’Clock Blues,” which was covered for a huge R&B hit by B.B. King in the early ’50s.
Tracklist:
1. Lowell Fulson – Western Union Blues (02:46)
2. Lowell Fulson – Lazy Woman Blues (03:18)
3. Lowell Fulson – River Blues, Pt. 1 (02:40)
4. Lowell Fulson – River Blues, Pt. 2 (02:33)
5. Lowell Fulson – I Walked All Night (02:50)
6. Lowell Fulson – Between Midnight and Day (02:27)
7. Lowell Fulson – The Blues is Killing Me (02:29)
8. Lowell Fulson – Did You Ever Feel Lucky (02:32)
9. Lowell Fulson – I’m Wild About You (03:24)
10. Lowell Fulson – Three O’clock Blues (03:07)
11. Lowell Fulson – Crying Blues (Street Walking Woman) (02:34)
12. Lowell Fulson – You’re Gonna Miss Me (02:13)
13. Lowell Fulson – Miss Katy Lee Blues (02:45)
14. Lowell Fulson – Rambling Blues (02:48)
15. Lowell Fulson – Fulson Blues (02:49)
16. Lowell Fulson – San Francisco Blues (02:43)
17. Lowell Fulson – I Want to See My Baby (02:37)
18. Lowell Fulson – Trouble Blues (02:56)
19. Lowell Fulson – Don’t Be so Evil (03:08)
20. Lowell Fulson – Black Widow Spider Blues (03:20)
21. Lowell Fulson – I’m Prison Bound (03:10)
22. Lowell Fulson – My Baby Left Me (02:41)
23. Lowell Fulson – Blues with a Feeling (02:27)
24. Lowell Fulson – Why Can’t You Cry for Me (02:36)
25. Lowell Fulson – There is a Time for Everything (03:20)
26. Lowell Fulson – Lowell Jumps One (Cash Box Boogie) (01:52)
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