Mojo Buford - Tell Me Watcha' Gonna Do - 1963 Blues
Vernon 519. Ray Charles Recorded Live On Stage At The Palladium. Even by 1960's standards this album title is remarkably deceptive. None of it is "live" and it's barely Ray Charles. The first cut on each side are 2 songs recorded by Ray Charles before signing to Atlantic Records in 1952. The good news is that all of the remaining tracks are by Mojo Buford - on this album billed as "Mo Jo and The Mo Jo Chi Fours". These tracks were recorded in Minneapolis in 1963 at the same sessions that produced his album "Shades of Folk Blues" on the Folk Art label. The track posted here bares more than a little resemblance to Junior Wells' "Messin' With The Kid". Thanks to Damon for digging this up at the flea market.
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R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...
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