BluesWay Records was an American subsidiary label of ABC-Paramount Records, begun by Bob Thiele in 1966. Artists such as John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy...
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departure from both the original song and King's previous material. When BluesWay Records released "The Thrill Is Gone" as a single in December 1969, it...
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Hooker's introduction to the Bluesway label, a subsidiary of ABC and home to B.B. King. He recorded six more albums for Bluesway in 1969: his own Don't Have...
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(Concord, 1987) With Jimmy Reed Soulin' (BluesWay, 1967) Big Boss Man (BluesWay, 1968) Down in Virginia (BluesWay, 1969) With Minnie Riperton Come to My...
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Nobody Knows My Troubles The Blues Is Where It's At (BluesWay, 1966) The Bottom of the Blues (BluesWay, 1968) Cryin' Time (Vanguard, 1969) The Biggest Thing...
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Years active 1930s–2001 Labels Modern Vee-Jay Chess Savoy Atlantic Verve Bluesway Atco King Specialty Impulse! Pointblank Chameleon Fortune Website johnleehooker...
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Yer' Album (category BluesWay Records albums)
American rock band James Gang. The album was released in early 1969 on the Bluesway label. This is the James Gang's only album to feature their bassist Tom...
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released as The Legendary T-Bone Walker Stormy Monday Blues (BluesWay, 1967) Funky Town (BluesWay, 1968) I Want a Little Girl (Delmark, 1968 [1973]) also released...
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Blues Is King (category BluesWay Records live albums)
musician, B.B. King. It was recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released by the BluesWay label in 1967. A staff review by AllMusic commented: By 1967, King had...
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B. B. King discography (section ABC Records (and BluesWay subsidiary) then MCA Records and Geffen Records)
ABC-BluesWay BluesWay BL-61015 10 39 — — Blues on Top of Blues "Losing Faith in You" b/w "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me" ABC-BluesWay BluesWay BL-61018...
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I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (category BluesWay Records albums)
Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker recorded in 1969 but not released by the BluesWay label until 1973. All compositions credited to Brownie McGhee except where...
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Big Boss Man (Jimmy Reed album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
Big Boss Man is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1968. AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "Reed was in pretty sad...
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I Ain't from Chicago (category BluesWay Records albums)
from Chicago is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1973. All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted...
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Blues on Top of Blues (category BluesWay Records albums)
Blues is the fourteenth studio album by B.B. King, released in 1968 on BluesWay BLS-6011. The album reached a peak position of number 46 on Billboard's...
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company's Bluesway label. He produced the albums that graduated B.B. King toward the mainstream, including Lucille (1967). He also produced BluesWay recordings...
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Records staff producer Bill Szymczyk, who got them signed to ABC's new Bluesway Records subsidiary in January 1969. In March 1969 the band, now consisting...
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singer songwriter record producer Instrument(s) Guitar vocals Years active 1942–2014 Labels RPM Crown Kent ABC BluesWay MCA Geffen Website bbking.com...
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Funky Town (T-Bone Walker album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
an album by blues guitarist and vocalist T-Bone Walker, released by the BluesWay label in 1968. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "showcased...
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The Blues Is Where It's At (category BluesWay Records albums)
pianist/vocalist Otis Spann recorded in 1966 and originally released by the BluesWay label. All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted "Popcorn Man"...
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Don't Have to Worry (category BluesWay Records albums)
Have to Worry is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released by the BluesWay label in 1969. All compositions credited to Earl Hooker except where noted...
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ABC had another five labels: Westminster, Command, Probe, Impulse!, and Bluesway. At the August 29, 1970 Directors Guild meeting, ABC/Dunhill launched a...
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Legend – Guitar T-Bone Walker – Stormy Monday Blues (BluesWay, 1968) T-Bone Walker - Funky Town (BluesWay, 1969) Monica Dupont – Monica Dupont Vintage (1980)...
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later changed its name to the Dirty Blues Band. The band signed with ABC-Bluesway and released two albums in 1967 and 1968. The band broke up in 1968, and...
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C. Burris (Folkways, 1968) A Long Way from Home (BluesWay, 1969) I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (BluesWay, 1969 [1973]) Sonny & Brownie (A&M Records, 1973)...
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Last Night (Carey Bell album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
Last Night is an album by blues musician Carey Bell released by the BluesWay label in 1973. The AllMusic review by Bill Dahl stated: "Nothing flashy or...
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Stormy Monday Blues (album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
is an album by blues guitarist/vocalist T-Bone Walker released by the BluesWay label in 1968. AllMusic reviewer Steve Leggett stated: "The high level...
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Live at Cafe Au Go Go (category BluesWay Records live albums)
It was recorded at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City and released by BluesWay Records in 1967. AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "A decent...
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Urban Blues (John Lee Hooker album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
Hooker under the ABC recording years. It was released in 1967 under the ABC-Bluesway record label, and re-released in 1993 under MCA records with two bonus...
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Cherry Red (album) (category BluesWay Records albums)
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson recorded in New York in 1967 and released by the BluesWay label. All compositions by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Louis Zito except...
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The New Jimmy Reed Album (category BluesWay Records albums)
Jimmy Reed Album is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1967. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album...
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