⬇️ JOHNNY MARS ⬇️
(8CD)
Johnny Mars (born December 7, 1942) is an American electric blues
harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. Over a long career, Mars has
worked with Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, B.B. King, Jesse Fuller, Spencer
Davis, Ian Gillan, Do-Re-Mi, Bananarama and Michael Roach.
Mars was born in Laurens, South Carolina, United States to sharecropping parents. His family regularly moved house when Mars was a youngster, but at the age of nine, he was presented with his first harmonica.
When he was aged fourteen, and on the death of his mother, Mars and his younger siblings moved to New Paltz, New York, and having left high school, Mars began playing in various clubs in New York.
JMA-1972-Blues From Mars @320
JMA-1976-Johnny Mars & The Oakland Boogie @320
(8CD)
BIOGRAPHY
Mars was born in Laurens, South Carolina, United States to sharecropping parents. His family regularly moved house when Mars was a youngster, but at the age of nine, he was presented with his first harmonica.
When he was aged fourteen, and on the death of his mother, Mars and his younger siblings moved to New Paltz, New York, and having left high school, Mars began playing in various clubs in New York.
He signed a recording contract with Mercury Records whilst a member of a
band named Burning Bush, and they recorded several sides with the
label.
By the mid 1960s, Mars had moved to California and formed the Johnny Mars
Band, who found work but no recognition beyond their North California
base. However, they toured with Magic Sam, and played on the same bill as
Earl Hooker, B.B. King and Jesse Fuller.
After advice from Rick Estrin (Little Charlie & the Nightcats), Mars
toured the United Kingdom in 1972, and subsequently recorded two albums
there before fully relocating to London in 1978. Mars worked with the
record producer, Ray Fenwick, plus Spencer Davis and Ian Gillan. His 1984
album, Life on Mars, received critical acclaim.
In 1988, Mars was a guest musician on the Do-Re-Mi album, The Happiest
Place in Town. Mars later worked with Bananarama on "Preacher Man" (1990)
and their 1991 cover of "Long Train Running", appearing in the group's
music video for the former track. Mars also taught for 15 years in primary
schools in England, and worked with teenagers in music projects.
Mars continued touring across the UK and Europe where he had a strong fan
base. In 1992, Mars played at the San Francisco Blues Festival. In 1999,
Mars released Stateside, and On My Mind followed in 2003. In 2003 and
2004, Mars played with the The Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra.
More recently, Mars teamed up with the blues guitarist, Michael Roach,
and appeared at the Bath Music Festival (2008, UK), Pocono Blues Festival
(US) and the Kastav Blues Festival (Croatia). In January 2010, the pair
toured the Middle East.
Johnny Mars
& The Oakland Boogie
Mighty Mars
JMA-1980-Mighty Mars @ALAC
TRACKS
01. Horses & Places [3:22]
02. Imagination [3:20]
03. Desert Island [8:34]
04. Johnny's Groove [6:34]
05. Cash Ain't Nothing [3:03]
06. I'll Go Crazy [2:31]
07. If I Had A Woman [8:45]
08. Watch Yourself [2:47]
09. Mighty Mars [2:22]
10. Rocket 88 [2:26]
11. Mellow Down [2:15]
Life On Mars
JMA-1984-Life On Mars @ALAC
TRACKS
1. Hot Lips Boogie 3:04
2. Don't Start Me Talkin' 3:00
3. Desert Island 5:45
4. Standing in Line 3:35
5. I Can't Take a Jealous Woman 3:36
6. Born Under a Bad Sign 3:33
7. Get on Up 3:04
8. Steal Away 5:03
9. Back Door Man 4:16
10. Keep on Swinging 5:50
Can You Hear Me
(with Big Fat Mama)
JMA-1993-Can You Hear Me @320
TRACKS
01-Just A Little Bit
02-Living In The Ghetto
03-A Change Will Come
04-Crosstown Woman
05-Driving Sideways
06-You Drive Me Crazy
07-Can You Hear Me
08-I'm Hungry Blues
King of The Blues Harp
JMA-1994-King Of The Blues Harp @FLAC
TRACKS
01-I'll Go Crazy
02-Imagination
03-Mighty Mars
04-Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash
05-Watch Yourself
06-If I Had A Woman
07-High Temperature
08-You Don't Have To Go
09-Mellow Down
10-Desert Island
11-Horses & Places
12-Rocket 88
13-Johnny's Groove
Stateside
JMA-1994-Stateside @FLAC
TRACKS
01-Early In The Morning
02-It Takes Time
03-Have You Heard About The Blues
04-Stateside
05-Move
06-Remember
07-Harp Dance
08-Living In The Shadow
09-You Know The Rules
10-Home Sweet Home - Reflection 1
11-Home Sweet Home - Reprise
12-London Blues
On My Mind
Barrelhouse Orchestra & Paul Hart
JMA-2003-On My Mind @320
TRACKS
01-Forever On My Mind
02-Put It Where You Want It
03-Guess Who
04-Strikin On You Baby
05-Evening
06-Shakey Ground
07-Soulmate
08-Everyday I Have The Blues
09-Please Send Me Someone To Love
10-Don't Give Me The Runaround
11-Georgia On My Mind
12-All Downhill And No Brakes
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