This Gets My Mojo Working

Not sure why I never did this before (post a Spotify playlist), but here is a little play list that I like to jam to when I need to get my mojo working

Lights Are On Nobody Home - Albert Collins

Albert Collins Video - 05 Too Many Dirty Dishes HD

This video is one of my favorite Albert Collins. Here he is playing some low down and dirity blues. Just the kind that I like.  The guitar solo is classic Albert Collins.






Albert Collins @ Amazon.com

Albert Collins - If Trouble Was Money

What if trouble was money???

I might not be a millionaire, but I know one thing, I would be a rich man and that's for real!

The Things I Used To Do

"The Things That I Used to Do" is a song written by Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones) and his 1953 recording of it in New Orleans, was arranged and produced by a young Ray Charles. It was released on Specialty Records in 1954 to become a bestseller, staying in the rhythm and blues charts for 42 weeks'. I can't find that version but Buddy Guy discusses him here

Wikipedia

Ray Charles's arrangement and piano accompaniment emphasizes the religious tone of intense but philosophical regret in the singer's voice, giving the song a gospel-influenced feel.

I would be interested of course in friends comments - which version is the 'best' and why?

The song has been covered by many artists, including

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Albert Collins

Junior Parker, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Big Joe Turner, The Grateful Dead and Buddy Guy

A Rare version by Jimi Hendrix


Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry - The Things I Used To Do
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A very, very good version by Earl King

But I'm getting there

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New Release: Cold Tremors by Albert Collins

Cold Tremors

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Track Listings

1. Intro
2. All About My Girl
3. I've Got a Mind to Travel
4. Things That I Used to Do
5. Frosty
6. Wah Heat
7. Can't See What You're Doing to Me
8. Cold Tremor
9. Johnny B Cool

Albert Collins was a blues guitarist who played his brains out. He was capable of getting more notes, more licks, more of that good stuff (as I like to call it) into every song. This is album is more of that.

Disc one features a much-recommended live album, that was recorded at the infamous El Mocambo in Toronto. The second disc features a 1969 gig Collins recorded at the Fillmore in San Francisco, when he served as an opening act for the Allman Brothers.

Yesterday Was The Birthday of Albert Collins

Albert Collins was born on October 1, 1932, and he passed away on November 24, 1993. He was a blues guitarist, singer and musician.

Albert Collins - Iceman


Blues Blogs hosting Albert Collins mp3s

Lil Mike's Last Known Thoughts has two mp3s at the bottom of a very interesting post called Bailout Blues Ransom Note & Other Happy Rocktober Surprises.

Spacefood has funny post (depending how hammered you have been in your life) that includes several cool mp3s. One is Albert Collins' doing his song Just Drinkin'.

Check out Albert Collins@SqueezeMyLemon.

A Conversation with Albert Collins Video

Albert Collins in Concert Art Print

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I was looking at the list of blues musicians that have written about and I realized that I have never posted anything by Albert Collins. Can you believe that, well I can't. I guess it is another case of so many great bluesmen, and so little time.

I stumbled upon this very cool video of Mr. Collins playing live and thought you too might enjoy it.

Albert Collins was born on October 1, 1932 and he passed away on November 24, 1993. He was a Texas based blues guitarist, singer and musician. He had many nicknames, such as "The Ice Man", "The Master of the Telecaster" and "The Razor Blade".

Albert Collins, Conversation with... (ft. Barrelhouse Live)

Notes from YouTube - You have to see this! Albert Collins talking to his lady, who's answering in a very typical way. Being a fan of Barrelhouse, I'm always looking for something relevant. And look what I've found today!

Albert Collins playing with Barrelhouse on Febr. 2nd 1978. Recorded by Sesjun / TROS, Dutch television. At the time, recording was released on the album "Albert Collins & Barrelhouse Live" and nowadays available on CD too.

Mr. Collins is remembered for his awesome live shows. I really like the following stories which were quoted in the Wikipedia entry on Albert Collins;

Collins will be remembered not only for the quantity of quality blues music that he put out throughout his career that has inspired so many other blues musicians, but also for his legendary live performances, where he would frequently come down from the stage and mingle with the audience whilst still playing.[1] This practice was illustrated in Collins' uncredited cameo appearance in the film Adventures in Babysitting. He insisted to Elisabeth Shue that "nobody leaves this place without singin' the blues", forcing the children to improvise a song before escaping.

Another instance of Collins' humorous stage presence was recounted in the film documentary, Antones: Austin's Home of the Blues. Collins left the building, still plugged in and playing. Several minutes after Collins returned to the stage, a pizza delivery man came in and gave Collins the pizza he had just ordered when he left the building. Collins had gone to Milto's Pizza & Pasta through an adjoining alley and ordered while he was still playing.