Bill Owsley Discography of CDs

Bill Owsley songs Exactly what it says -- a veritable greatest-hits collection that showcases just why Big Bill Broonzy is one of the most important blues figures ever. To be fair, the very early material either hasn't cleaned up ...

Bill Owsley music CDs Full title: Vol. 9: Unissued Test Pressings & Alternate Takes 1934-1951. Personnel: Bumble Bee Slim (vocals); Herman Burell Mitchell, Reverend Charlie Jackson, Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, Carl Martin (guitar); Bill Owsley (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Arnett Nelson ...

Bill Owsley CD discography The recordings of Washboard Sam are consistently fun, emphasizing good-time music and swinging playing. The performances fall between blues and 1930s jazz. Even if there is a certain sameness to some of the records (Washboard Sam ...

Bill Owsley discography Big Bill Broonzy's 1930s recordings (reissued in full on this extensive series of Document CDs) are remarkably consistent and have an impressive amount of variety within the blues idiom. During the 11 months covered by this ...

Bill Owsley albums Liner Note Author: Jerry Zolten. Recording information: Chicago, IL (01/27/1937-11/02/1951); Los Angeles, Chicago, IL (01/27/1937-11/02/1951). Unknown Contributor Role: Frank "Springback" James. Personnel: Bumble Bee Slim (vocals, whistling, guitar, piano); Amos Easton (vocals, whistling); Alfred Bell (vocals, accordion, trumpet); Maurice ...

Bill Owsley CD discography Personnel includes: Merline Johnson (vocals); Big Bill Broonzy, George Barnes (guitar); Bill Owsley (clarinet); Punch Miller (trumpet); Althea Robinson, Black Bob (piano); Fred Williams (drums).

Bill Owsley music CDs Back in the middle of the 1990s, the Vienna-based Document label reissued 71 tasty blues recordings made during the years 1937-1940 by Mississippi native Merline Johnson. Each of the three volumes is superb, and once you've ...

Bill Owsley songs A near-perfect song cycle, it featured moments worthy of the best in pop music history. ~ Thom Granger Recording information: Benson; Quad Studio; SoundStage; The Saltmine. Photographer: Mark Tucker . Unknown Contributor Roles: Melanie Jones; Steve Brewster. Arrangers: Reed Arvin; ...

Bill Owsley albums Over ten years into Tampa Red's career and ten discs into their voluminous, multi-decade-spanning series of Complete Recorded Works, Document continued as strong as ever. These 22 tracks, recorded from mid-1938 to late 1939, embrace blues, ...

Bill Owsley discography The music of Amos Easton (Bumble Bee Slim) provides a neat bridge between Southern country blues and the urban Chicago-style blues that featured tight, propulsive combos. Slim wasn't as edgy as Big Bill Broonzy, say, or ...

Bill Owsley CD discography Recorded between August 30, 1936 and July 21, 1937. Includes liner notes by Chris Smith. Victoria Spivey is best remembered today for her recordings in the 1920s and for her work with her Spivey label in the ...

Bill Owsley albums Recording information: Aurora, IL (10/24/1928-11/27/1940); Chicago, IL (10/24/1928-11/27/1940). Photographer: Jacques Demêtre. Personnel: Tampa Red (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, kazoo, piano); Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey (vocals, piano); Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon (vocals); Carl Martin (guitar); Arnett Nelson (clarinet); Bill Owsley (tenor saxophone); Herb Morand (trumpet); Bill O'Bryant, Frank Melrose, Black Bob Hudson, ...

Bill Owsley music CDs Track Listing of songs: One Love; Little More Like Jesus; All Is Well; Total Surrender; Restored; Perfect Harmony; Blessed Be the Name; Let His Love Into Your Heart; God Is Not Dead; Come Home To Me;