8653 - DAVE ALVIN, CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN, BILLY BOY ARNOLD, JOE LOUIS WALKER - LIVE IN LONG BEACH 1997 (2015)

DAVE ALVIN, CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN, BILLY BOY ARNOLD, JOE LOUIS WALKER
''LIVE IN LONG BEACH 1997''
FEBRUARY 17 2015
63:19

1 Dave Alvin - Barn Burning 05:01
2 Dave Alvin - Woman In East Texas 03:37
3 Dave Alvin - Tell Me How You Want It Done 04:17
4 Dave Alvin - Dry River 04:30
5 Dave Alvin - Chains Of Love 05:00
6 Dave Alvin - Long White Cadillac 06:59
7 Billy Boy Arnold - I Wish You Would 05:57
8 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - San Antonio Rose 02:47
9 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Wasbash Cannonball 02:13
10 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Beer Barrel Polka 04:53
11 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Jolie Bon 01:15
12 Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Jambalaya 01:32
13 Dave Alvin and Friends - Long Beach Blues 08:47
14 Dave Alvin and Friends - It's A Long Way Home 06:25

Dave Alvin/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Billy Boy Arnold/Featured Artist, Harmonica, Harp, Vocals
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown/Fiddle, Vocals
Joe Louis Walker/Guitar

REVIEW
By Mark Deming/AMG
In 1997, Dave Alvin -- former guitarist and songwriter with the Blasters, and one of the leading advocates of classic blues and R&B on the West Coast roots rock scene -- played a special show in Long Beach, California, where he was joined by three very special guests. The fabled Texas fiddler and guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Chicago harmonica master Billy Boy Arnold, and San Francisco-born blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker all sat in with Alvin that evening, making for a very eventful evening for fans of blues and American roots music. The show was captured on tape, and Live in Long Beach 1997 allows listeners to hear Alvin mix it up on-stage with a few of his heroes. Songs include "Barn Burning," "Long White Cadillac," "I Wish You Would," "Chains of Love," "Jolie Blon," "Wabash Cannonball," and more.

6137 - BILLY BOY ARNOLD - Chicago Blues From Islington Mews 1977 (1978)

BILLY BOY ARNOLD
''CHICAGO BLUES FROM ISLINGTON MEWS 1977''
1978
59:29

1 - Dirty Mother F!/6:51
2 - Don't Stay Out All Night/3:13
3 - 1-2-99/4:13
4 - Riding The El/2:43
5 - Just Got To Know/3:48
6 - Christmas Time/3:20
7 - I Wish You Would/3:06
8 - Ah'W Baby/3:27
9 - Sweet Miss Bea/4:19
10 - Blue And Lonesome/6:15
11 - Eldorado Cadillac/2:00
12 - Mary Bernice/4:21
13 - It's Great To Be Rich/4:08
14 - Just A Dream/3:12
15 - Catfish/3:42

Billy Boy Arnold/Vocal, Harmonica
Tony S. Mcphee/Guitar
Wilgur Campbell/Drums
Alan Fish/Bass

BIOGRAPHY
by Bill Dahl
Talk about a comeback. After too many years away from the studio, Chicago harpist Billy Boy Arnold returned to action in a big way with two fine albums for Alligator: 1993's Back Where I Belong and 1995's Eldorado Cadillac. Retaining his youthful demeanor despite more than four decades of blues experience, Arnold's wailing harp and sturdy vocals remained in top-flight shape following the lengthy recording layoff.

Born in Chicago rather than in Mississippi (as many of his musical forefathers were), young Arnold gravitated right to the source in 1948. He summoned up the courage to knock on the front door of his idol, harmonica great John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, who resided nearby. Sonny Boy kindly gave the lad a couple of harp lessons, but their relationship was quickly severed when Williamson was tragically murdered. Still in his teens, Arnold cut his debut 78 for the extremely obscure Cool logo in 1952. "Hello Stranger" went nowhere but gave him his nickname when its label unexpectedly read "Billy Boy Arnold."

Arnold made an auspicious connection when he joined forces with Bo Diddley and played on the shave-and-a-haircut beat specialist's two-sided 1955 debut smash "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" for Checker. That led, in a roundabout way, to Billy Boy's signing with rival Vee-Jay Records (the harpist mistakenly believed Leonard Chess didn't like him). Arnold's "I Wish You Would," utilizing that familiar Bo Diddley beat, sold well and inspired a later famous cover by the Yardbirds. That renowned British blues-rock group also took a liking to another Arnold classic on Vee-Jay, "I Ain't Got You." Other Vee-Jay standouts by Arnold included "Prisoner's Plea" and "Rockinitis," but by 1958, his tenure at the label was over.

Other than an excellent Samuel Charters-produced 1963 album for Prestige, More Blues on the South Side, Arnold's profile diminished over the years in his hometown (though European audiences enjoyed him regularly) and he first ended up driving a bus in his hometown of Chicago, then working as a parole officer for the state of Illinois. Fortunately, that changed: Back Where I Belong restored this Chicago harp master to prominence, and Eldorado Cadillac drove him into the winner's circle a second time. After a six year lull between recordings, 2001's Boogie 'n' Shuffle on Stony Plain found Arnold still in fine form, backed by Duke Robillard and his band on a set of rough and ready blues.

2862 - BILLY BOY ARNOLD - I Wish You Would (1995) (By Request)

BILLY BOY ARNOLD
''I WISH YOU WOULD''
JANUARY 12 1995
35:06

1 - Sweet On You Baby/2:34
2 - You Got To Love Me/2:26
3 - I Wish You Would/2:39
4 - I Was Fooled/2:49
5 - Don't Stay Out All Night/2:49
6 - I Ain't Got You/2:12
7 - Here's My Picture/2:08
8 - You've Got Me Wrong/2:37
9 - My Heart Is Crying/2:07
10 - Kissing At Midnight/2:16
11 - Prisoner's Plea/2:47
12 - No, No, No, No, No/2:34
13 - Everyday, Every Night/2:24
14 - Rockinitis/2:36

REVIEW
by Bill Dahl
The harpist's indispensable dozen 1955-1957 waxings for Vee-Jay, including the classic "I Wish You Would" and its blues-soaked flip "I Was Fooled" (stinging guitar by Jody Williams), the often-covered (but never bettered, except maybe by Jimmy Reed) "I Ain't Got You," and the vicious "Don't Stay Out All Night" and "You've Got Me Wrong." Also included are a pair of rarities Arnold cut for Chess prior to his exit as Diddley's sideman; "Sweet on You Baby" and "You Got to Love Me" feature big bad Bo on guitar and the ever-dynamic Jerome Green shakin' the maraccas.

BIOGRAPHY
by Bill Dahl
Talk about a comeback. After too many years away from the studio, Chicago harpist Billy Boy Arnold returned to action in a big way with two fine albums for Alligator: 1993's Back Where I Belong and 1995's Eldorado Cadillac. Retaining his youthful demeanor despite more than four decades of blues experience, Arnold's wailing harp and sturdy vocals remained in top-flight shape following the lengthy recording layoff.
Born in Chicago rather than in Mississippi (as many of his musical forefathers were), young Arnold gravitated right to the source in 1948. He summoned up the courage to knock on the front door of his idol, harmonica great John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, who resided nearby. Sonny Boy kindly gave the lad a couple of harp lessons, but their relationship was quickly severed when Williamson was tragically murdered. Still in his teens, Arnold cut his debut 78 for the extremely obscure Cool logo in 1952. "Hello Stranger" went nowhere but gave him his nickname when its label unexpectedly read "Billy Boy Arnold."
Arnold made an auspicious connection when he joined forces with Bo Diddley and played on the shave-and-a-haircut beat specialist's two-sided 1955 debut smash "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" for Checker. That led, in a roundabout way, to Billy Boy's signing with rival Vee-Jay Records (the harpist mistakenly believed Leonard Chess didn't like him). Arnold's "I Wish You Would," utilizing that familiar Bo Diddley beat, sold well and inspired a later famous cover by the Yardbirds. That renowned British blues-rock group also took a liking to another Arnold classic on Vee-Jay, "I Ain't Got You." Other Vee-Jay standouts by Arnold included "Prisoner's Plea" and "Rockinitis," but by 1958, his tenure at the label was over.
Other than an excellent Samuel Charters-produced 1963 album for Prestige, More Blues on the South Side, Arnold's profile diminished over the years in his hometown (though European audiences enjoyed him regularly) and he first ended up driving a bus in his hometown of Chicago, then working as a parole officer for the state of Illinois. Fortunately, that changed: Back Where I Belong restored this Chicago harp master to prominence, and Eldorado Cadillac drove him into the winner's circle a second time. After a six year lull between recordings, 2001's Boogie 'n' Shuffle on Stony Plain found Arnold still in fine form, backed by Duke Robillard and his band on a set of rough and ready blues.

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