King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar - Official Music (Reissue) (1970/1996)
Artist: King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar
Title: Official Music
Year Of Release: 1970/1996
Label: Unidisc
Genre: Blues Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 42:10
Total Size: 134/325 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Official Music
Year Of Release: 1970/1996
Label: Unidisc
Genre: Blues Rock
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 42:10
Total Size: 134/325 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Highway 61 (A. Luandrew) - 2:52
2. Don't Go No Further (Willie Dixon) - 3:43
3. Unseen Eye (Sonny Williamson) - 2:57
4. I'm Just A Lonely Guy (R. Blackwell, D. La Bostrie) - 2:32
5. Key To The Highway (W. Broonzy, C. Segar) - 3:14
6. Corrina, Corrina (Public Domain) - 4:28
7. Biscuit's Boogie (R. Newell) - 9:30
8. Hoy Hoy Hoy (J. Jones) - 5:16
9. Badly Bent (R. Newell) - 2:08
10. Cookin' Little Baby (R. Newell) - 2:36
11. Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding) - 2:29
Line-up::
Larry Atamanuik - Drums
Richard Bell - Keyboards, Piano
Sonnie Bernardi - Drums
Josef Chirowski - Flute, Keyboards, Percussion
John Gibbard - Guitar, Vocals
Roland Greenway - Bass, Vocals
Kelly Jay - Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Kennedy - Horn
Rheal Lanthier - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Mudri - Horn
John R. - Percussion
Doug Riley - Keyboards, Organ, Piano
Born in Hamilton Ontario, Richard Newell's musical career began in the early 60's as a teenager playing the harmonica in teen bands, the Barons in 1961 (later renamed Son Richard and the Chessmen) and then with the blues styled Mid- Knights in the mid 60's. He became noticed while playing with Ronnie Hawkins as one of the Hawks, who nicknamed him King Biscuit Boy. After playing with Hawkins for two years, he left to go it alone but joined Crowbar band made up of ex Hawks) and recorded his debut album entitled Official Music (as King Biscuit Boy & Crowbar) in 1970.
Official Music was released on the Daffodil Records label in Canada and Paramount in the U.S.A. to critical acclaim. Of the eleven songs on the album, eight are standard blues covers of songs by such greats as Willie Dixon, Bill Broonzy, Otis Redding, Sonny Boy Williamson, given a unique treatment by Newells' harmonica playing. There are also original compositions written by Newell and performed in a classic blues style. Official Music charted in both the US and Canada and a single taken from the album, "Corinna Corrina" was a minor hit in Canada for King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar in 1970. After the release of Official Music, King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar parted ways.
Official Music was released on the Daffodil Records label in Canada and Paramount in the U.S.A. to critical acclaim. Of the eleven songs on the album, eight are standard blues covers of songs by such greats as Willie Dixon, Bill Broonzy, Otis Redding, Sonny Boy Williamson, given a unique treatment by Newells' harmonica playing. There are also original compositions written by Newell and performed in a classic blues style. Official Music charted in both the US and Canada and a single taken from the album, "Corinna Corrina" was a minor hit in Canada for King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar in 1970. After the release of Official Music, King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar parted ways.