Lowell Fulson

Lowell Fulson (* March 31, 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; † March 6, 1999 in Long Beach, California ) was an American blues guitarist and singer.

Life and work

Fulson was born on a reservation of the Choctaw Indians in Tulsa; his grandfather was a Choctaw. He played early music, gospel and country first, before he discovered his love of the blues.

With 18 years Fulson replaced the blues guitarist Chester Burnett (better known as Howlin ' Wolf) in the band of Texas Alexander. During his service in the United States Navy from 1943 he founded his first band in Guam. After the war Fulson moved to California, where he founded a band in which the young Ray Charles played for some time.

Here Fulson was launched in June 1946 in San Francisco, his first single Crying Blues on. In Oakland two parts of the River Blues Trio with Eldridge McCarty ( piano) and Big Dad In the same month emerged as Fulson (Bob Johnson) ( bass). In October 1948, he had his first hit with the Three O'Clock Blues, which reached up to third in the rhythm & blues charts. A first cover version by Blue Classic Everyday I Have the Blues was by Lowell Fulson on July 18, 1949 ( Cast: Lloyd Glenn piano, Billy Hadnott bass and Bob received the Harvey- drums ), came in May 1950 on the market ( Rank # 3) and blues records were from the music magazine Billboard at the Rhythm & most sold out at Rank 10. It was followed by other hits like Blues Shadows ( August 1950, his only number -one hit ). This success motivated Fulson Lowell Fulson establishing the Orchestra, a seven -piece band, some Ray Charles starred in on piano. One of these titles with Ray Charles on piano was The Snow Is Falling, recorded in November 1951. In December 1953, Fulson moved on to Aladdin Records, where he stayed only until 1954. In September 1954 he went to Checker Records, where on 27 September 1954, he recorded the classic Reconsider Baby. Many of these songs were about of B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Otis Redding gecovert which thereby achieved greater commercial success in part.

1993 won five Fulson W. C. Handy Awards. His album Them Update Blues ( 1995) was nominated for a Grammy. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1993. Lowell Fulson died in 1999 from kidney failure as a result of his diabetes. In 2010, his album Hung Down Head was also included in the Blues Hall of Fame. His song Reconsider Baby is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock ' n ' roll.

Discography (selection)

Big Town Records:

Crying Blues / You're Going To Miss Me When I'm Gone (1068), June 1946
Miss Katy Lee Blues / Rambling Blues ( 1071 ), June 1946
Fulson Blues / San Francisco Blues ( 1072 ), 1946
Trouble Blues / I Want To See My Baby ( 1074 ), 1946
Black Widow Spider Blues / Do not Be So Evil ( 1077 ), 1946

Trilon Records:

Jelly, Jelly / Mean Woman Blues ( 185 ), 1948
Shuffle 9:30 / Thinkin 'Blues (186 ), 1948
Tryin 'To Find My Baby / Let's Throw A Boogie Woogie (192 ), 1948
Highway 99 / Whiskey Blues ( 193 ), 1948
Tell Me Baby / Fulson Boogie ( 223 ), 1948

Scotty's Radio:

Scotty 's Blues / The Train Is Leaving (101 ), 1948

Downtown Records:

Three O'Clock Blues / I'm Wild About You, Baby (2002 ), 1948
I'm Prison Bound / My Baby Left Me ( 2021), 1948/49,

Downbeat Records:

Crying Blues / You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone ( 110 ), 1948
Miss Katie Lee Blues / Rambling Blues ( 111 ), 1948
San Francisco Blues / Fulson 's Blues (112 ), 1948
Fulson 's Boogie / Mean Woman Blues ( 113 ), 1948
Trouble Blues / I Want To See My Baby ( 114 ), 1948
Black Widow Spider Blues / Do not Be So Evil (115 ), 1948
Highway 99 / Trying To Find My Baby ( 116), March 1948
Down Beat Shuffle / Thinkin 'Blues (117 ), 1948
Midnight Showers Of Rain / So Long, So Long (118 ), April 1948
Bad Luck Blues / I'm Going Away ( 120), April 1948
The Blues Got Me Down / Black Cat Blues ( 121), May 1948
Just A Poor Boy / My Baby (122 ), May 1948
Blues And Women / Sweet Jenny Lee ( 132), October 1948
Television Blues / Baby Do not You Hear Me Calling You ( 133), October 1948
Blues And Misery / Jam That Boogie ( 135), October 1948
Three O'Clock In The Morning / Wild About You Baby ( 167), October 1948
Come Back Baby / Country Boy (230 ), August 1949

RPM Records:

Doin 'Time Blues / Some Old Lonesome Day ( 305), September 1950

Swingtime Records:

Everyday I Have The Blues / Rocking After Midnight (196 ), May 1950
Mama Bring Your Clothes Back Home / Cold Hearted Woman ( 197), May 1950
Blue Shadows / Low Society Blues ( 226), August 1950
Back Home Blues / Baby Will not You Jump With Me ( 227 ), 1950
Sinner 's Prayer / Old Time Shuffle Blues ( 237 ), 1950
Lonesome Christmas Part 1 / Lonesome Christmas Part 2 (242 ), December 1950
I'm A Night Owl (Part I) / I'm A Night Owl (Part II) ( 243), March 1951
Why Can not You Cry for Me / Blues With A Feelin ' (272 ), December 1951
Let 's Live Right / Best Wishes ( 289 ), December 1951
Wild About You, Baby / Three O'Clock In The Morning (290 ), January 1952
Mean Old Lonesome Song / Guitar Shuffle ( 295 ), 1952
The Highway Is My Home / Tickle Toe Two Step (301 ), July 1952
Christmas Party Shuffle / Ride Until The Sun Goes Down ( 320), December 1952
Upstairs / Let Me Ride Your Little Automobile ( 325), January 1953
" Th" Blues Come Rollin ' In / I Love My Baby (330 ), 1953
My Daily Prayer / Cash Box Shuffle ( 335 ), 1953
Juke Box Shuffle / I've Been Mistreated (338), January 1954

Aladdin Records:

Good Woman Blues / Double Trouble ( 3088 ), May 1951
Stormin ' And Rainin ' / Night And Day ( 3104 ), July 1951
Do not Leave Me Baby / Chuck With The Boys ( 3217 ), October 19, 1953
You've Gotta Reap / Blues Never Fail ( 3233 ), October 19, 1953

Gilt- Edge Records:

Street Walking Woman / Katie Lee Blues ( 5041 ), 1952
Crying Will not Make Me Stay / Bad Luck And Trouble ( 5050 ), 1952

Parrot Records:

I've Been Mistreated / Juke Box Shuffle ( 787), September 1953

Checker Records:

Reconsider Baby / I Believe I'll Give It Up (804 ) 27 September, 1954 October 1954
Check Yourself / Loving You (Is All I Crave ) ( 812 ), 13th January 1955 April 1955
Lonely Night / Do Me Right ( 820 ), 13th January 1955 July 1955
Trouble, Trouble / I Still Love You, Baby ( 829 ), August 3, 1955, December 1955
It's Your Fault Baby / Tollin ' Bells ( 841 ), 1956
Baby Please Do not Go / Blues Rhumba ( 854 ), December 1956
Do not Drive Me Baby / You Gonna Miss Me (865), June 5, 1957, August 1957
Rock the Morning / I Want To Make Love to You ( 882 ), December 27, 1957 and January 1958
It Took A Long Time / That's Alright ( 937 ), 1959
Coming Home / Have You Changed Your Mind ( 952 ), 1960
I'm Glad You Reconsidered / Blue Shadows ( 959 ), June 2, 1960
I Want To Know, Part 1 / I Want To Know, Part 2 ( 972 ), 1961
So Many Times / Hung Down Head ( 992 ), 1961
Shed No Tears / Can She ( Do It) ( 1027), October 12, 1962, November 1962
Troubles With the Blues / Love Grows Cold ( 1046 ), October 12, 1962, May 1963

Hollywood Records:

The Original Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) / The Original Lonesome Christmas (Part 2 ) ( 1022), 1956

Kent Records:

Everytime It Rains / My Heart Belongs to You ( 395 ), 1964
Too Many Drivers / Key To My Heart ( 401 ), 1964
Strange Feeling / What's Gonna Be (410 ), 1965
No More Part I / Part II No More (422 ), 1965
Black Nights / Little Angel ( 431 ), 1965
Shattered Dreams / Sittin 'Here Thinkin' (440 ), 1966
Blues Around Midnight / Talkin 'Woman (443 ), 1966
Change Your Ways / My Aching Back ( 448 ), 1966
Tramp / Pico (456 ), 1966
Make A Little Love / I'm sinkin ' ( 463 ), 1967
Everyday I Have The Blues / No Hard Feelings ( 466 ), 1967
I Cried / The Thing (471 ), 1967
I'm A Drifter / Hobo Meetin ' ( 474 ), 1967
I Wanna Spend Christmas With You (Part 1 ) / I Wanna Spend Christmas With You (Part 2 ) ( 477 ), 1967
Push Me / Tomorrow ( 479 ), 1967
The Letter / Let's Go Get Stoned ( 486 ), 1968
Pain Blues / Mellow Together ( 489 ), 1968
What The Heck / Sweetest Thing ( 497 ), 1968
Lovin ' Touch / Price For Love (505 ), 1969
Let's Get Stoned / Funky Broadway ( 4535 ), 1970
Worried life / Let's Talk It Over ( 4576 ), 1972

Jewel Records:

Letter Home / Lady In The Rain (801 ), 1969
Why Do not We Do It In The Road / Too Soon (802 ), 1969
Sleeper / How Do You Want Your Man ( 805 ), 1969
Thug / Do not Leave Me (808 ), 1970
Do You Feel It? / Do not Destroy Me ( 811 ), 1970
Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) / Lonesome Christmas (Part 2) (813 ), 1970
Bluesway / My Baby (818 ), 1970
Teach Me / Man Of Motion ( 820 ), 1971
Change Of Heart / Every Second A Fool Is Born ( 827 ), 1972

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