Billy Wright: Blues For My Baby: Collected Recordings 1949-59 - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Blues For My Baby: Collected Recordings 1949-59
Artist: Billy Wright
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046348526
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 2023-10-06
Number of Discs: 2

R&B and jump blues singer Billy Wright, as well as having a career that involved several visits to the US R&B charts, is notable for having been a significant and formative influence on Little Richard. His flamboyant style and appearance helped to shape the extrovert approach of the great rock 'n' roller, including his use of pancake make-up and wearing his hair in an extravagant pompadour style. Known as The Prince of The Blues during his career, he was a key figure in blues in the Atlanta area in the post-war years and started recording in 1949. This 43-track 2-CD collection comprises the A and B sides of his releases on the Savoy, Atlanta, Peacock and Carrollton labels during these years, plus selected recordings from this era which were unreleased on singles - he did not record again after 1959. It includes his Top 10 R&B hits Blues For My Baby, You Satisfy, Hey, Little Girl and Stacked Deck. It's

Tracks:
1.1 Blues For My Baby - Billy Wright
1.2 You Satisfy - Billy Wright
1.3 I Keep Drinking - Billy Wright
1.4 Billy's Boogie Blues - Billy Wright
1.5 Back Biting Woman - Billy Wright
1.6 Thinkin' Blues - Billy Wright
1.7 After Dark Blues - Billy Wright
1.8 Heavy Hearted Blues - Billy Wright
1.9 Man's Brand Boogie - Billy Wright And Orchestra
1.10 Beg A Dog - Billy Wright And Orchestra
1.11 Fore Day Blues - Billy Wright And Orchestra
1.12 Empty Hand - Billy Wright And Orchestra
1.13 Keep Your Hands On Your Heart - Billy Wright With Orch
1.14 Mercy, Mercy - Billy Wright
1.15 Stacked Deck - Billy Wright
1.16 Mean Old Wine - Billy Wright With Orch
1.17 Heh Little Girl - Billy Wright
1.18 Gotta Find My Baby - Billy Wright
1.19 New Kind Of Lovin' - Billy Wright
1.20 When The Wagon Comes - Billy Wright
1.21 Turn Your Lamps Down Low - Billy Wright
1.22 Drinkin' And Thinkin' - Billy Wright
2.1 Every Evening - Billy Wright
2.2 Married Woman's Boogie - Billy Wright
2.3 Goin' Down Slow - Billy Wright ; Orch.
2.4 If I Didn't Love You - Billy Wright ; Orch.
2.5 Four Cold, Cold Walls - Billy Wright
2.6 After Awhile - Billy Wright
2.7 Live The Life - Billy Wright
2.8 I Remember - Billy Wright
2.9 The Question (Wha'cha Gonna Do?) - Billy Wright And Orchestra
2.10 Bad Luck, Heartaches And Trouble - Billy Wright And Orchestra
2.11 Have Mercy, Baby - Billy Wright
2.12 I Love You Sweetheart - Billy Wright
2.13 Restless Blues - Billy Wright
2.14 This Love Of Mine - Billy Wright
2.15 If I Had My Life To Live Over - Billy Wright
2.16 Sad Hour Blues - Billy Wright
2.17 Do Something For Me - Billy Wright
2.18 Keep Your Hand On Your Heart And Your Mind On Me - Billy Wright
2.19 Will You Need Me - Billy Wright
2.20 Baby Don't You Want A Man Like Me - Billy Wright
2.21 Let's Be Friends - Billy Wright