Baby Boy Warren - Blues From Detroit 1949-1954 [CD]

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD3196
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988319620
Release Date: 30 Sep 2022
Genre: Blues

In the 1940s and 50s, Detroit boasted a vibrant blues and jazz scene, which was largely catered for by a handful of independent record labels, this compilation features two of Detroit's perhaps lesser-known lights, who nonetheless recorded excellent bodies of work

Singer/guitarist Robert Henry "Baby Boy" Warren arrived in Detroit in 1944 from Louisiana, via Memphis, and became a popular club performer without ever giving up his day job. Warren's down-home styled sides appeared on labels like Staff, Sampson, Blue Lake, Drummond and producer Joe Von Battle's J V-B.

Singer/guitarist L.C. Green, originally from Mississippi, was one of Detroit's more obscure artists, despite playing in a style similar to that of Detroit's Main Man, John Lee Hooker.

Green's sides were also recorded by Joe Von Battle, several of which were licensed to Dot Records for national distribution.

Tracks: My Special Friend Blues / Nervy Woman Blues / Lonesome Cabin Blues / Don't Want No Skinny Woman / Forgive Me Darling / Please Don't Think I'm Nosey / I Got Lucky / Let's Renew Our Love / Taxi Driver / Bad Lover Blues / Sanafee (Not Welcome Any More) / Hello Stranger / Chicken (Chuc- A- Luck) / Baby Boy Blues / Mattie Mae / Santa Fe / Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me / Stop Breakin' Down / Come Back Sugar Mama - L.C. Green / Little Machine - L.C. Green / When The Sun Is Shining - L.C. Green / Hold Me In Your Arms - L.C. Green / Little School Girl - L.C. Green / Remember Way Back - L.C. Green / 38 Pistol Blues - L.C. Green / Mary Ann Blues - L.C. Green / Going Down To The River Blues - L.C. Green / Hastings Street Boogie - L.C. Green