Robert Lockwood Jr & Johnny Shines Sweet Home Chicago The Complete JOB Sessions 1951-1955(blues)(mp3@320)[rogrtcc][h33t]

ROBERT LOCKWOOD JR AND JOHNNY SHINES

SWEET HOME CHICAGO

-THE JOB SESSIONS 1951-1955

Recorded in Chicago, 1951-1955.

Released: 2001

Label: P-Vine, Japan

Format: Mp3@ 320

Time: 60:44 min.









Robert Jr. Lockwood (1915-2006) and Johnny Shines (1915-1992) get paired together on this release from P-Vine (essentially an expanded version of an earlier disc from Paula Records) because of their association with blues great Robert Johnson (Shines as his running buddy and Lockwood as his stepson) and because both happened to record for JOB Records in Chicago in the early '50s. Shines turns in a striking ten-song set here, perhaps his best session ever, with taut electric guitar work on tracks like 'Gonna Call the Angel' and 'Fish Tail', while Lockwood mostly serves as a sideman on the other portion of the disc, although his vocals and guitar work on 'Aw Awbaby' (a version of 'Sweet Home Chicago') are quite striking. Shines fans should definitely pick this up, while Lockwood admirers may want to look elsewhere for a better representation of his skills. ~ Steve Leggett







Johnny Shines





01. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Dust My Broom (2:45)

02. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Pearly B (2:28 )

03. Sunnyland Slim - Down Home Child (2:53)

04. Sunnyland Slim - Leaving Your Town (3:04)

05. Sunnyland Slim - Sunnyland Special (2:37)

06. Alfred Wallace - You've Gotta Stop This Mess (2:43)

07. Alfred Wallace - Glad I Don't Worry No More (2:21)

08. Sunnyland Slim - Mary Lee (2:57)

09. Sunnyland Slim - That Woman (2:54)

10. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Aw Awbaby (2:38 )

11. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Sweet Woman from Maine (3:01)

12. Robert Jr. Lockwood - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (2:27)

13. Johnny Shines - Ramblin' (2:33)

14. Johnny Shines - Fish Tail (2:31)

15. Johnny Shines - Cool Driver (2:56)

16. Johnny Shines - Ain't Doin' No Good (2:36)

17. Johnny Shines - Evening Shuffle (2:16)

18. Johnny Shines - Evening Sun (2:32)

19. Johnny Shines - No Name Blues (2:49)

20. Johnny Shines - Brutal Hearted Woman (2:55)

21. Johnny Shines - Gonna Call The Angel (3:08 )

22. Johnny Shines - Gonna Call The Angel (3:27)







Robert Jr. Lockwood - Guitar & Vocals

Sunnyland Slim - Piano & Vocals

Alfred Wallace - Drums & Vocals

Moody Jones - Bass

Alex Atkins - Alto Sax

Billy Howell - Trumpet

Ernest Cotton - Tenor Sax



Johnny Shines - Guitar & Vocals

Moody Jones - Guitar

Alfred Elkins - Bass

Big Walter Horton - Harmonica