LOS ANGELES BLUES/ Volume 3
Blues Tayloris Johnny Taylor who recorded a handful of tracks in 1949 for Capitol and Blue and another batch in 1954 for the Hollywood label. Contrarily as one can read on so many websites, this Johnny Taylor has nothing to do with the others bluesmen of the same name.
Rickey Jordan had a brief career in the mid-1940's as a blues and jazz singer, seeming to be the featured vocalist of the bassist Vivien Garry all-girl band in the Los Angeles area. May be a white cabaret singer, Ricky has a strong and swinging voice and it's too bad she recorded so few.
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Bobby Nunn was born Ulysses Nunn in Birmingham (Alabama) on 20 September 1925. He started a boxing career while serving at the US Air Force. After his discharge in 1947 he settled in Los Angeles and started a musical career, singing, performing and recording with The Robins as well as a duet with Esther Phillips. He also recorded under his own name in 1949-50 for several independent West Coast labels. Nunn died at his Los Angeles home on November 5, 1986.
Thanks to Mike & Mike, John S. and the ever faithful Jose Yrrabera for sharing some of the rarest tracks inhere.
Gérard HERZHAFT
LOS ANGELES BLUES
Volume 3
MEMPHIS EDDIE(Eddie Pee), vcl/g; William Bates, a-sax; Prince Albert, pno; band. Los Angeles, Ca. June 1945
01. Mistreated all the time
02. Going back to Smoky Mountain
Memphis Eddie, vcl/g; Prince Albert, pno; William Bates, a-sax; band. July 1945
03. Big leg mama
04. My house fell down
Memphis Eddie, vcl/g; pno; bs. Los Angeles, Ca. December 1947
05. Trouble blues
06. Hep chick
Memphis Eddie, vcl/g; band. Los Angeles, Ca. 25 May 1950
07. Velma Lee
08. Lonesome change
09. Mercy blues
10. I believe
Memphis Eddie, vcl/g; band. Los Angeles, Ca. 26 September 1950
11. Good time woman
12. Highway 61
13. Real fine girl
14. Baby Lou
JOHNNY "BLUES" TAYLOR, vcl; Gerald Wiggins, pno; Ulysses Livingstone, g; John Simmons, bs; Lee Young, dms. Los Angeles, Ca. 22 February 1949
15. Hackensack mama
16. Unwelcome blues
Somewhere someday
People are talking
Johnny "Blues" Taylor, vcl; band. Los Angeles, Ca. June 1949
17. West Coast baby
18. Rocky mountain blues
19. Mr Monkey man
20. Back alley blues
RICKEY JORDAN, vcl; Teddy Buckner, tpt; Les Robinson, a-sax; Lucky Thompson, t-sax; Teddy King, pno; Arv Garrison, g; Vivien Garry, bs; Edward Hall, dms. Los Angeles, Ca. october 1946
Vivien Garry Orchestra
21. A.B.C. blues
22. Blues in the storm
23. Night and day
24. Rickey's blues
Rickey Jordan, vcl; Lucky Thompson, t-sax; band. Los Angeles, Ca. november 1946
25. Drop dead
26. Stormy weather
BOBBY NUNN(Ulysses Nunn), vcl; Bumps Myers, t-sax; band. Los Angeles, Ca. 1949
27. I got a country gal
28. Anticipating blues
29. I am clappin' and shoutin'
30. Bring your loving back to me
31. I am telling you
Bobby Nunn, vcl; The Robbins, vcls; band. Los Angeles, Ca. february 1950
32. Rockin'
33. That's what the good book says
Bobby Nunn, vcl; Que Martyn, t-sax; band. Los Angeles, Ca. 1952
34. Christmas bells
