Alger texas alexander discography torrent

A titan of texas blues such as sam john lightnin hopkins would struggle to recognise dowling street as the place where he and his distant cousin alger texas alexander plied their musical trade in the hope of making enough money to eat in the late 1930s, or where lightnin was discovered in the mid40s by lola ann cullum, the. During this era hopkins was chronically short of money. Texas blues, blind lemon jefferson and alger texas. A very interesting blues singer, alexander recorded a lot during the late 20s, early 30s era, including for vocalion and okeh the last part of his life has been subject to controversy being reported as dead in 1935, he aparently murdered his wife in 1939 and only went. Vocals alger alexander notes remastered from rare original 78s at sexton studio. Join facebook to connect with alexander alger and others you may know.

Little hat jones was a fine singer with a strong guitar technique, but he had a habit of starting his songs very quickly, slowing down drastically when he started to sing, and then arriving at some kind of compromise as the song went on. Buster pickens june 3, 1916 november 24, 1964 was an american blues pianist. Alger texas alexander alger texas alexander is known as one of the most important blues singers of the 1920s to the mid 1950s. Albums include the story of the blues, complete recordings in chronological order volume 1 11 august 1927 to 15 november 1928, and complete recordings in chronological order, vol. Goes balls deep with her friends brother naugthy america. Lightnins torrent of 1960s1970s albums did little to enhance. Born in centerville, texas, hopkins childhood was immersed in the sounds of the blues and he developed a deeper appreciation at the age of 8 when he met blind lemon jefferson at a church picnic in buffalo, texas. Pickens is best known for his work accompanying alger texas alexander and lightnin hopkins.

Algernon alexander birth name, alger alexander, kine oliver. Lightnin hopkins grew up steeped in blues in texas and learned much of his music from his distant cousin, the singer alger texas alexander. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Alger texas alexander feel the blues with all that jazz. Kim tribble 085 im gone wb cd22718 2 62477 086 goodbye wb cd22718 087 how do i get there from her wb cd22718 088 do the math wb cd22718 2 62477. Btw 19881997 unknown, can george fox 083 the night the barn burned down cd17196 084 i give you my word cd17196 2 62477 1998 unknown, can george fox producer. The two played the houston bar circuit and toured eastern texas. On top of all that there is alexander s voice one of the deepest voices in all blues. Illustrated texas alexander discography stefan wirz.

Rolling stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Illustrated son house discography planungsburo wirz. Texas alger alexander was born in 1900 in the small town of jewett. Barbecue bob in chefs apron columbia publicity photo. He recorded for a host of labels and was one of the most prolific blues artists. Bluesman sam lightnin hopkins was a direct link to the rural blues tradition and a key figure in the transition from country to city blues. Texas alexander 19271951, an album by texas alexander on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Recording industry the handbook of texas online texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of lightnin hopkins, but no direct.

Texas alexander did not play an instrument, so we have a chance to hear the magnificent lonnie johnson on guitar, jazz legend king oliver on cornet, texas guitarists little hat jones and carl davis. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from arthur alexander. Alexander revisited the final cut 2004 720p brrip x264x0r. A southern soul story 19611977, anna go to him i hang my head and cry, and you better move on a shot of rhythm and blues. A spurious statement to the effect that texas alexander composed the house of the rising sun is attributable to an erroneous interpretation of his 1928 recording, the rising sun. In a more than fiftyyear career that has placed him in numerous musical settings, blues guitarist lowell fulson continues to record and tour, bringing audiences the sound of authentic blues guitar and a voice of rich. He received early tutoring from blind lemon jefferson and alger texas alexander, and began playing music as a child. September 11, 1902, possibly in newton county, although reportedly in walnut grove, walton county, georgia d.

It has also been asserted that he was the uncle of the texas country blues guitarist frankie lee sims. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the alexander brothers. Albert collins, the leonaborn, houstonraised blues legend, wouldve turned. Music profile for texas alexander, born 12 september 1900. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Alger texas alexander september 12, 1900 april 18, 1954 was an american blues singer from jewett, texas. Harpers mill when the post office was approved for operation around the 1870s. Those duets clearly show lowells southwestern roots laying firmly in the tradition established by lemon jefferson and texas alexander 2 decades earlier. Download asking alexandria discography 200716 channel neo torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Texas alexander september 12, 1900 in jewett, texas, usa april 16, 1954 in houston, texas, usa was a blues singer. Taught by a master thunder and lightnin regained fame.

A rarity among country bluesmen in that he did not play an instrument on any of his records. Texas troublesome blues 19271950 2009 bluesever 1645 before downloading any file you are required to read and accept the terms and conditions. Alexander began his musical career by playing parties and picnics, often with his. Russell alexander alger was born on february 27, 1836 in lafayette township, medina county, ohio, usa.

This discography lists all new york laboratory recordings in matrix order, so that the original sessions can be reconstructed. The final two songs have texas accompanied by the mississippi sheiks a great combination. I bought blues albums, searched for old 78s and went to clubs to see. In the mid1930s, hopkins was sent to houston county prison farm for an unknown offense. October 21, 1931 in lithonia, dekalb county, georgia buried at walnut grove, walton county, georgia discography. The best music site on the web there is where you can read about and listen to blues, jazz, classical music and much more. When the okeh record company made a field trip to san antonio in 1929, little hat jones cut his first recordings as an accompanist to fellow texas blues man alger texas alexander, who had been recording with okeh since 27. Aug 11, 2014 alger texas alexander easy rider blues traveler into the blue. Alger texas alexanderthe risin sun by travelerintotheblue. Issued with a 5page booklet including liner notes, photos, lyrics and guitar analysis. Hopkins eventually reconnected with jefferson and for a time served as his guide. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of lightnin hopkins, but no direct kinship has been established.

Documenting of these recordings was started half a century ago by max ernst vreede of the netherlands 19271991. Townes van zandt, who was a very blue singersongwriter, is often quoted for stating there are only two kinds of songs. Lonnie johnson blues album tampa red my first love blues texas alexander. West coast bluesbluessoul lowell fulson fulsom 18 albums. Alexander is an unincorporated community located in southern erath county in central texas. Lonnie johnson and eddie lang on guitars by mgstill. New york recording laboratories matrix series the new york recording laboratories matrix series is the most complete and uptodate discography of nyrl recordings produced in chicago, illinois and grafton, wisconsin. General wheeler and secretary of war alger at camp wikoff.

March 20, 1911 in forrest city, arkansas cordova, tennessee d. If you are an artist or agent, and would like your music removed from this site, please email us on. Alger texas alexander easy rider blues traveler into the blue. Download blues va texas blues 19271935 torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Shop official eddie palmieri merch, vinyl records, shirts and more. Yazoo records discography mississippi john hurt discography bukka white discography mattie delaney discography rube lacey discography skip james discography charley patton discography papa harvey hull discography mississippi joe callicott discography blind willie reynolds discography the video 1. Lightnin hopkins stefan grossmans guitar workshop yumpu.

The sales of socalled cowboy, hillbilly, and ethnic recordings in the 1920s and 1930s bankrolled the growth of the recording industry in america. The curious life of alger texas alexander lanky bastards. Music profile for arthur alexander, born 10 may 1940. Lightnin hopkins biography, birth date, birth place and.

Shop for vinyl, cds and more from texas alexander at the discogs marketplace. Alger texas alexander texas troublesome blues 1982. All that the two songs share is a portion of the longer. Search texas alexander on recordings are available for online listening. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Alger texas alexander al haig trio al hirt alice clark alice coltrane alice moore ali farka toure. Big road blues radio airs on sundays 5 to 7 pm est on wgmc jazz90. Find texas alexander biography and history on allmusic. His 1928 recording, rising sun, went on to become the oftrecorded classic song house of the rising sun. Blues singer alger texas alexander was born in jewett, texas, on september 12, 1900, the son of sam ernie alexander and jennie brooks.

He learned how to sing on the streets and gained a local following by performing in taverns and at social functions throughout the region. Alger texas alexander the risin sun by travelerintotheblue. E diventato amico di wynton kelly, ha ascoltato george shearing e su raccomandazioni di frank sinatra ha cominciato a lavorare nei migliori club di. The musicologist robert mack mccormick opined that hopkins is. A short man with a big, deep voice, alexander started his career performing on the streets and at local parties and picnics in the brazos river bottomlands, where he sometimes worked with blind lemon jefferson. Buddy boy hawkins and his buddies 1934 recording of easy rider blues yazoo, 1968. Texas alexander 19271951 by texas alexander on spotify. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Then in the late 1920s hopkins formed what was to be a longrunning duo with his cousin, blues singer alger texas alexander. Texas alexander vocalist discography of american historical. The show is an exploration of traditional blues spanning the 1920s through the 1970s.

Various artists texas blues 1927 1935 coley jones, bo jones, little hat jones, oak cliff tbone walker, willie reed document records. On the fifteenth of june of that year, jones recorded eight sides backing alexander and a further two solo. Alexander is in the southern part of the county along texas state highway 6 and fm914. Usa 35 uk 12 australia 3 canada 3 germany 3 denmark 1 ireland 1 italy 1 jamaica 1 japan 1 netherlands 1 new zealand 1 south africa 1 spain 1 sweden 1 bootleg 1. Complete song listing of texas alexander on texas alexander songs list covid19. A very interesting blues singer, alexander recorded a lot during the late 20s, early 30s era, including for vocalion and okeh. Samuel john lightnin hopkins march 15, 1912 january 30, 1982 was an american country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from centerville, texas. Alger texas alexander september 12, 1900 april 16, 1954 was a blues singer from jewett, texas.