*(1983) Slash ''Leave Ny Money Alone'' (Previously Unissued) (R2 78345-1-26 Master) The Blasters

''Leave My Money Alone'' (Previously Unissued Outtake) (R2 78345-26 Master) (Cornelius Green-Jerry West) (Universal Music) (3:28) Recorded January 1983 at Ocean Way Recording Studios, West 6050 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Phil Alvin - Vocals, Guitar & Harmonica Dave Alvin - Lead Guitar John Bazz - Bass Guitar Bll Bateman - Drums Gene Taylor - Vocals & Plano Lee Allen - Tenor Saxophone Steve Berlin - Baritone Saxophone Producers - The Blasters Recording Engineers - Jim Hill, Laura Livingston & Steve Crimmel Cornelius Green (December 12, 1928 - April 23, 1995), known professionally as Lonesome Sundown, was an American blues musician, best known for his swamp blues recordings for Excello Records n the 1950s and early 1960s. Green was born n 1928 on the Dugas Plantation near Donaldsonville, Louisiana. n 1948, at the age of 18, he moved to New Orleans and worked n various jobs, including porter at the New South-port Club, a casino n Jefferson Parsh, at a hotel, a rice mill, and with a construction company. He returned to Donaldsonville by 1948 and, inspired by Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, began taking guitar lessons from a cousin "Boogie Chillun," by John Lee Hooker was the first song that he learned to play. n 1953, after a brief period as a truck driver n Jeanerette, Louisiana, he moved again to work at the Gulf Oil refinery n Port Arthur, Texas. By this time he had begun to take his music more seriously, jamming at local clubs. n 1955 he was invited by Clifton Chener to st n with his new band, the Zydeco Ramblers, at the Blue Moon Club n Lake Charles. Chener offered him the post of second Guitarist n the band, alongside first Guitarist Phillip Walker. Green toured with them as far as Chicago and Los Angeles, where Chenier's recording of "The Cat's Dreaming" was inspired by an incident n which Green fell a sleep during a session and by the time Green auditioned for the producer Bumps Blackwell but failed to get a contract. Green marred later n 1955, left the Zydeco Ramblers, and moved to Opelouisas, Louisiana, where he began playing with Lloyd Reynauld and writing his own songs. He recorded a demo tape and took t to the producer J. D. "Jay" Miller n Crowley. Miller was impressed, gave Green the stage name "Lonesome Sundown", and recorded his debut single, "Leave My Money Alone" backed with "Lost Without Love", which he leased to Excello Records n 1956. The follow-up, "My Home s A Prison" (later covered by Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters featuring Km Wilson on vocal/harmonica) backed with "Lonesome Whistler", was more successful, and Sundown became one of Miller's south Louisiana stable of musicians. He never had a chart hit, but he recorded for Miller for eight years, and his records sold n respectable quantities, his output including "Don't Say A Word" (featuring Lazy Lester on harmonica), "I'm A Mojo Man", " Stood By (And Watched Another Man Steal My Gal)", "You Know Love You", "Learn To Treat Me Better" (later covered by the Fabulous Thunderbird), "My Home Ain't Here", and the much-covered "Gonna Stick To You Baby". Sundown continued to work with Miller into the early 1960s. n 1964 he recorded "Hoo Doo Woman Blues" backed with "I've Got A Broken Heart", recordings which have been described as among "the last ethnic down-home blues 45 exclusively at the Negro market". However, by 1965 Sundown had become disillusioned with his lack of success. He also endured a difficult divorce around this time, retried from the music industry to work as a laborer, and honed the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Fellowship Throughout the World Church, of which he eventually became a minster He was persuaded back to the recording studio n 1977 and recorded another blues album, ''Been Gone Too Long'', co-produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker, originally for Jolet Records. Despite ts quality, ts sales were disappointing, even after t was reissued by Alligator Records. His final single release was " Betcha (You Gonna Do Your Thing Tonight)", n 1978. Sundown played several concerts, including an appearance at the 1979 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and tours of Sweden and Japan with Phillip Walker, but then walked away from the music business for good. n 1994 he suffered a stroke and was no longer able to speak. He died n Gonzales, Louisiana, n April 1995, aged 66. He was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame n 2000. Source and more information see: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia * - Digitally Remastered © - Condor Records - ©

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