Re: [Harp-L] question 4 u blues archivists

[Paul Marconi <pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx>]

...and Kim Wilson !

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Paul Marconi <pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jimmy Rodgers recorded with both Jagger and Clapton on "Blues, Blues,
> Blues",  If it is this album you will also hear Jimmy Paige and Stephen
> Stills.
> it is one of my favorite Blues Records.
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> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Ryan Hartt <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> That is probably Mick Jagger & The Red Devils “The Famous Blues
>> Session”Officially unreleased material from May 1992 that has been
>> bootlegged extensively.
>> That is Lester Butler on harp and Paul Size on guitar, not Eric Clapton
>>  from wikipediaMick Jagger became interested in the Red Devils following a
>> recommendation by Rick Rubin, who was producing Jagger's third solo
>> album. After scouting the band at King King, Jagger joined them on stage
>>  in May 1992 and performed Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" and Little
>> Walter's version of "Blues with a Feeling".[2]
>>  A month later, the Red Devils were invited to record some blues
>> standards with Jagger, presumably for his upcoming solo album. During
>> one thirteen-hour recording session at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood,
>> Jagger and the Devils recorded thirteen songs, including "Mean Old World",
>> "Talk to Me Baby", "Shake 'Em on Down", and "Forty Days and Forty
>> Nights".[2]
>>  According to bassist Jonny Ray Bartel, the songs were essentially
>> unrehearsed and most were completed in three or fewer takes, with no
>> overdubs – Jagger wanted to recreate the spontaneous, rough and tumble
>> quality of his favorite early Chicago blues.
>> When Jagger's Wandering Spirit
>>  was released in 1993, it did not include any of the songs recorded with
>>  the Red Devils. During a short tour of England in March–April 1993,
>> Jagger joined the band for several performances and there was talk of
>> releasing an album with the June 1992 recordings. However, only one song
>>  from the session, "Checkin' Up on My Baby", was released, appearing on
>> Jagger's The Very Best of Mick Jagger album in 2007.
>> Ryan
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>> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> > From: icemanle@xxxxxxx
>> > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:30:51 -0500
>> > Subject: [Harp-L] question 4 u blues archivists
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>> > I inherited a burned cd with "The Blues" written on it. It is a
>> fantastic collection of traditional blues tunes and I can definitely make
>> out Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger singing on some of the tunes. It is also
>> Clapton's guitar. I don't know who the main "ODBG" singer is, but it sounds
>> familiar. Most excellently, it sounds like Kim Wilson on a lot of the cuts
>> doing work reminiscent of his Ludella back up playing.
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>> >
>> > Anyone know what this session may have been?
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