Blues with a feeling

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Blues with a feeling
Rabon Tarrant with Jack McVea and His All Stars
publication 1947
length 3 min
Author (s) Rabon Tarrant
Cover version
1953 Little Walter

Blues with a Feeling is a Blue Song , the first time in 1947 by Rabon Tarrant is, who is also author of the song, with Jack McVea was published and His All Stars on Black & White (cat. No. 119). On the B-side of the single is the song Slowly Goin 'Crazy .

Blues with a Feeling was covered by Little Walter in 1953 and its version became a standard title for harmonica players .

Original song

The song was written by Rabon Tarrant, Jack McVea's drummer. He also sang during the recording. The recording is a 12-bar jump blues in medium tempo, solo instruments are saxophone and trumpet.

Jack McVea's Band was also sometimes named the Jack McVea and the Door Openers, after McVea's only hit, Open the Door, Richard .

Cover version of Little Walter

Little Walter ( harmonica and vocals) recorded the song on July 23, 1953 with Dave Myers and Louis Myers or Jimmy Rogers (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass) and Fred Below (drums). Although the song largely follows the lyrics and the original arrangement, Walter gives it a contemporary touch. The song is played as slow blues with Walter's unmistakable harmonica trousers and the solo parts that accompany the singing. The song was released on Checker (780), a sub-label of Chess Records . On the B-side is "Quarter to Twelve". The song was on the Billboard Rhythm and Bluescharts for 11 weeks and reached # 2 as the top spot.

Tony Glover, Scott Dirks and Ward Gaines also chose the song title for their Little Walter biography , which was published in 2002. ( ISBN 9780415937115. )

Cover versions

The song is probably one of Little Walter's most covered songs. The cover versions include recordings by Paul Butterfield , Luther Allison , Jimmy Witherspoon and George "Harmonica" Smith , Carey Bell and Lurrie Bell , Taj Mahal , George "Mojo" Buford , Magic Slim , Willie "Big Eyes" Smith , Big Walter Horton , Fleetwood Mac and John Lord.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Glover, Tony; Dirks, Scott; Gaines, Ward (2002). Blues with a feeling: the Little Walter Story. Routledge. P. 328. ISBN 9780415937115 .
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B singles 1942-1988. Record Research, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0898200687 .
  3. ↑ Coverinfo.de
  4. ↑ Second hand songs