Sunday, June 12, 2011

I can't go on this way.....


With Jimmie Lee Robinson, the question is: Who didn't he play with? I won't bother going into it 'cause the info is easily found online, but the fact that he can be heard on a number of Little Walter recordings should be quite enough. As far as I'm concerned, that alone makes him a god.

Bandera, along with sister labels Laredo and Jericho Road, were run by Violet Musyznski and her son out of their house in Chicago. Ace has issued a couple of associated comps. I believe they're called something like "Bandera: Blues and Gospel" and "Bandera: Rockabilly and Country". I haven't heard either but assume they're worth hunting up. Certainly I like everything I've heard on vinyl.

Mainly known for his guitar playing, it's Robinson's voice that gets me on this one. The song is "All My Life".


5 comments:

  1. I like every single thing you ever post. I also like that you only post a song at a time -- the result is that I actually hear that whole song and listen, every time. Only on this blog. :-)

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  2. Thanks Edith, what a nice thing to say.

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  3. Oh, man, what a killer track. KILLER. A life-changer, this one. THANKS

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  4. Haunting, indeed. It's quite chilling to hear what a lonesome, aching, heartbreaker of a wail he emits. Excellent song. I'd never heard this one before. It's a real treasure. Thank you!

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  5. I dig a good slow low-down blues, and this one is tops. Amazing. Never heard it before either. They don't make em like this anymore.

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