Professor Longhair grew up on the streets of New Orleans, tap dancing for tips on Bourbon Street with his running partners. Jody Williams.
Two years later, under the new stage name "Little Joe Lee," Williams received writing credits for the Argo imprint releases "Lucky Lou" and "You May." Jody Williams, one of the hottest and most creative guitarists in Chicago during the 1950s, put his guitar down in disgust with the music business in the ’60s. Like many small independent labels, Sun had limited resources and staff caused much material to languish in the can. A onetime sideman to Bo Diddley and Howlin’ Wolf, Mr. Williams … I Wish You Would - Billy Boy Arnold 4. Williams first made a name for himself as a session guitarist for such blues luminaries as Howlin' Wolf, B.B. Union problems forced those sides off the market, but Longhair’s next date for Mercury the same year produced his first and only national R&B hit in 1950, the hilarious “Bald Head.” The pianist made great records for Atlantic in 1949, Federal in 1951, Wasco in 1952, and Atlantic again in 1953 plus other scattered small label sides through the 50’s. Several sides cut in 1949 for Star and Mercury were unreleased at the time. The series ran to over fifty volumes.Arbee Stidham had been recording as a singer since 1947.
He is survived by his wife Jeanne Hadenfelt, four children and seven grandchildren. Jody Williams discography and songs: Music profile for Jody Williams, born 3 February 1935. From 1926 we spin her remarkably outspoken “Chicago Policeman Blues:”For Abco G-103, Joe Brown, for some reason, reissued a J.O.B.
During this period she married Slim Henderson, a great comedian and showman, and she became professionally, ROSA HENDERSON. Miller has said that Lightnin’s music “did something to me”, and, with the help of disc jockey Diggy-Doo, he recorded Lightnin’s “Bad Luck” in the Spring of 1954. Genres: Electric Blues. The entire session features powerful lead guitar, which sounds like the work of Wayne Bennett.During the 1950’s Sun Records founder Sam Phillips captured many of the finest post-war blues artists of all time such as B.B.
Miller met with Ernie Young and worked out a deal that would lease the material he was recording back in Crowley to Excello Records for release and distribution. Then there were studios, Jay Miller’s Crowley, Louisiana studio is the most extreme example, that recorded way more material then he could ever release.You are currently browsing the archives for the tag Jody WilliamsLeon D. Tarver was an R&B singer, originally from Baltimore, who worked for time with a vocal group called the Chordones. JIMMY ROGERS BLUE BIRD FULL ALBUM - Duration: 57:47. There was no way Miller could keep up with the demand for the record, and he decided to travel to Nashville for a record convention in 1955. Arbee had been a professional musician since he was 12 or 13. facebook twitter linkedin reddit pinterest Email.
Williams once again teamed up with producer Dick Shurman to record material that continues to show his strength as a songwriter and a master of the Chicago Blues guitar style. …In the Post War world, not so many test pressings, although there were some…with Post War everything from 1950 or later was most likely recorded either on reel to reel tape or 16″ lacquer transcription discs….so they didn’t need to do ‘test pressings’ and rarely did, unless they were really intending on pressing the record and then something goes wrong with publishing, permission etc and the then the process is halted and no actual records are produced. Joining the workforce, he became an appliance repair technician specializing in radios and televisions. In the 70’s the Flyright label, with the assistance of Miller, began a series called the The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions to issue these unissued sides. Jody Williams, a famed Chicago blues guitarist and Blues Hall of Fame member, has died at the age of 83. The frequency with which Williams found his distinctive guitar phrases being copied without credit led to increasing disenchantment with the music business. Louis Meyers was born in Byhalia, Mississippi, on September 18, 1929. In the mid 20s the Mason Henderson troupe really began to hit big time with headline attraction bill¬ing in many of the larger theatres. Longhair began to take his playing seriously in 1948, earning a gig at the Caldonia Club. Albums include Chess Rhythm & Roll, Blues Masters: Volume 2 - Postwar Chicago Blues, and Return of a Legend. His Blue Lake single, made in late December 1955, would be his last.“Just Whaling b/w Bluesy” is a tribute to Little Walter by Louis and Dave Meyers, whose band the Aces became Walter’s combo between his decision to go solo in 1952 and Louis Meyers’ departure in 1954. He had been recording some regional Cajun and Country music in the early fifties when he first heard Lightnin’ Slim at WXOK in Baton Rouge.
Evil Is Going' on - Howlin' Wolf 2. Miller recorded way more material then he could issue hence many recordings were never released.