Roy Hawkins - Bad Luck Is Falling (2006)

Artist: Roy Hawkins
Title: Bad Luck Is Falling
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Ace Records / CDCHD 1096
Genre: Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, artwork)
Total Time: 65:31
Total Size: 150 / 280 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Bad Luck Is Falling
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Ace Records / CDCHD 1096
Genre: Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, artwork)
Total Time: 65:31
Total Size: 150 / 280 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. It's Hard (2:32)
02. The Thrill Is Gone (alt of Modern 826) (2:52)
03. Highway 59 (2:24)
04. Bad Luck Is Falling (3:15)
05. Wine Drinkin' Woman (alt of Modern 765) (2:28)
06. Doin' All Right (2:16)
07. Sleepless Nights (2:52)
08. The Thrill Hunt (3:16)
09. Royal Hawk (alt of Modern 734) (2:10)
10. September Song (4:41)
11. The Condition I'm In (2:30)
12. Would You (3:16)
13. Mean Little Girl (alt of Modern 794) (1:55)
14. On My Way (alt of Modern 752) (2:32)
15. If I Had Listened (2:28)
16. Is It Too Late (3:02)
17. Strange Land (1961 version) (2:50)
18. What A Fool I Was (2:13)
19. Welcome Home (2:30)
20. Trouble In Mind (2:18)
21. West Express (2:31)
22. It's Too Late To Change (3:14)
23. Quarter To One (2:39)
24. Strange Land (1948 version) (3:00)
The second volume of this 1950s west coast blues greats recordings completes the Roy Hawkins original Modern, RPM and Kent sides on CD.
Features tracks from his first recording session in 1948 and continues right up to final session in 1961.
As well as many previously unissued and unreissued master takes, this set also contains never before heard, alternate takes of some of Hawkins best-known Modern classics, including his original version of The Thrill Is Gone.
A phenomenally important and influential blues figure in his day albeit one who remains remarkably obscure from a biographical viewpoint Hawkins is a perennial favourite of connoisseurs of cool California blues. This is a very welcome and long-awaited follow-up volume to CDCHD 754.
Features tracks from his first recording session in 1948 and continues right up to final session in 1961.
As well as many previously unissued and unreissued master takes, this set also contains never before heard, alternate takes of some of Hawkins best-known Modern classics, including his original version of The Thrill Is Gone.
A phenomenally important and influential blues figure in his day albeit one who remains remarkably obscure from a biographical viewpoint Hawkins is a perennial favourite of connoisseurs of cool California blues. This is a very welcome and long-awaited follow-up volume to CDCHD 754.