Release Date: 06 July 2018
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988311822
Description
Were it not for his exceptional songwriting talent, John Brim may well have ended up as just a postscript in the history of the blues and specifically the history of Chicago Blues. Here are 27 examples of his art and at the time of release this is the most complete collection of his singles ever released, in fact ten of these tracks remained unreleased for many years.
Includes one of his most famous songs, "Ice Cream Man", which was recorded in 1953 with Little Walter on Harmonica. The track went on to be covered by Van Halen in 1978 and became a very lucrative copyright for John Brim.
Other classic songs include "Tough Times" acknowledged today as one of the finest songs to cover the serious recession affecting the African American population in 1954 and the formidable "Rattlesnake" which is almost the epitome of classic Chicago blues.
Includes fully detailed liner notes.
Tracklisting
Tommy Hunt
Kay Barry / Maureen Evans
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnnie Ray
Eddie Cochran
Various Artists
Billie Holiday
Charlie Applewhite
Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado
Parchman Prison Prayer
Shawn Pittman
Little Walter
Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan
Various Artists
Memphis Minnie
