[Harp-L] Remembering Junior Wells

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                Blues Videos of the Week

             Junior Wells Videos             
                                             
  Chicago Blues legend Junior Wells was born 
  Amos Wells Blakemore Jr. on December 9,    
  1934 in Memphis, TN. Wells came to Chicago 
  at age 12. In 1950, at the age of 16 he    
  joined forces with guitarists Louis and    
  David Myers and the Deuces were born.      
  Later when drummer Fred Below joined the   
  band they changed their name to the Aces.  
  Two years later Wells joined Muddy Waters  
  band when Little Walter left. He had some  
  success in Chicago before hooking up with  
  Delmark records Bob Koester to produce the 
  classic Hoodoo Man Blues. The recording    
  had Buddy Guy playing lead guitar on such  
  hits as "Snatch It Back and Hold It," "You 
  Don't Love Me," and "Chittlin' Con Carne." 
                                             
  Later Wells fell off the radar for awhile  
  in the 1970 as he stayed at his Chicago    
  home venue ,Theresa's. He and Buddy Guy    
  opened for the Rolling Stones on one       
  memorable tour . He cut a few other albums 
  in the 1970 and 1980 but his last notable  
  recording was the 1996 release Come On in  
  This House. It was his last recording and  
  featured an interesting group of slide     
  guitarists including Alvin Youngblood      
  Hart, Corey Harris and Sonny Landreth.     
                                             
  [IMG]He had continued performing until he  
  was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 
  1997. He suffered a heart attack while     
  undergoing treatment, sending him into a   
  coma. He died on January 15, 1998. In      
  early 1997 he made an appearance in the    
  movie Blues Brothers 2000. The film was    
  released less than a month after his Wells 
  death.                                     
                                             
  The first video is from the 1960's. It     
  features Junior along with Otis Rush on    
  Guitar and Fred Below on drums playing     
  "The Hoodoo Man"                           
                                             
  [IMG]To see this cool video on our         
  website, click the play button below or    
  click the photo on the left.               
                                             
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  The second video is a later one featuring  
  Junior and Buddy Guy sitting in with John  
  Mayall and his band plying "Messin With    
  The Kid"                                   
                                             
  To see this cool video on our website,     
  click  the play button below or click the  
  photo on the right.[IMG]                   
                                             
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  The third video is a 1974 clip of Junior   
  Wells with Nick Gravenites on vocals and   
  Michael Bloomfield on guitar.              
                                             
  To see this cool video on our website,     
  click the play button below or click the   
  photo on the left                          
                                             
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            Junior Wells Resources           
                                             
       This week we present 3 links to       
         information on Junior wells         
                                             
  http://elvispelvis.com/junior.htm is a     
  page from the website Fuller Up - The Dead 
  Musician Directory "A Site About Dead      
  Musicians...and how they got that way". It 
  has quite a few resources about Junior and 
  many other musicians who have left us. You 
  can look up any deceased musician at their 
  site CLICK HERE                            
                                             
  All Music Guide has great bio info and     
  even some music samples of Junior Wells    
  CLICK HERE                                 
                                             
  Wikipedia also has some good info and      
  resources on Junior Wells CLICK HERE       
                                             
                                             

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