Sugar Ray NORCIA

⬇️ 'SUGAR RAY' NORCIA ⬇️
(Raymond Alan Norcia)

& The BLUESTONES

DISCOGRAPHY 1989-2020 (24CD)

 BIOGRAPHY 

Sugar Ray Norcia (born Raymond Alan Norcia, June 6, 1954, Stonington, Connecticut, United States) is an American electric and soul blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known for his work with his backing band, The Bluetones, with whom he has released seven albums since 1980.

Norcia started to play his harmonica based blues at high school. Once Norcia had relocated to Providence, Rhode Island, he formed the Bluetones which secured a residence as the house band at a local nightclub.

They backed touring acts, such as Big Walter Horton, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner and Roosevelt Sykes in nearby clubs. During the latter part of the 1970s, the band backed Ronnie Earl before he departed to join Roomful of Blues.

Norcia's solo recordings included the EPs Sugar Ray and the Bluetones (1979); Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters featuring the Sensational Sugar Ray (1982), plus a couple of releases on Rounder Records, Knockout (1989) and Don't Stand In My Way (1991). Don't Stand In My Way was the first release by the Bullseye Blues label. The Bluetones also backed Miki Honeycutt on her initial album, Soul Deep....... (Wikipedia)

NEW!

1989-Knockout @FLAC+

1991-Don't Stand In My Way @FLAC

2016-Seing In Believing @FLAC+

2020-Too Far from the Bar @FLAC24+

2025-Blues from Sibculo @FLAC24

LITTLE ANTHONY

1994-Take It From Me @FLAC+

Knockout

TRACKS 01-Sally Sue Brown 02-I'm Your Professor 03-Talk To Me 04-Lucy Mae Blues 05-Mouth On Fire 06-I'm Tortured 07-Hope Valley 08-Radiates That Charm 09-I'm Not Ashamed 10-He's Gone Away 11-Bite The Dust 12-I Could Have (Loved You) 13-What Can It Be 14-Country Boy

1989-Knockout @FLAC+

CREDITS

Backing Vocals – Gail Parker, Monica Lauderdale

Baritone Saxophone – Tom "La Bumba" Mahfood

Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Gregg Mazel

Drums – Neil Gouvin

Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Michael "Mudcat" Ward

Guitar – Kid Bangham

Piano, Organ – Anthony "B.B." Geraci*

Vocals, Harmonica, Other [Squeeze Box] – Sugar Ray Norcia

Don't Stand In My Way

TRACKS 01-Your Red Wagon 02-Don't Stand In My Way 03-Moment Of Passion 04-Take It Easy 05-Fast Boogie 06-Mudcat's Blues 07-The Arsonist 08-One Moment's Ecstasy 09-F. Lee Bailey Blues 10-Lasting Love 11-The Helmut (Bluetone March) 12-Story Of My Life

1991-Don't Stand In My Way @FLAC

CREDITS

Baritone Saxophone – David Sholl

Bass, Co-producer – Michael "Mudcat" Ward

Drums – Neil Gouvin

Piano, Organ – Anthony Geraci

Tenor Saxophone – Joseph Raia

Trumpet – Joe Cravinho

Vocals, Harmonica, Co-producer – Sugar Ray Norcia

Sweet And Swingin'

TRACKS 01-Jack She's On The Ball 02-You Better Move On 03-Need My Baby 04-Tomorrow Night 05-Lost Mind 06-It's A Low Down Dirty Shame 07-Love, Life and Money 08-You Better Change Your Way Of Loving 09-Money, Marbles and Chalk 10-My Sweet Love Ain't Around 11-No Good Woman

SRN-1998-Sweet And Swingin' @FLAC

(Thanks to Günther)

CREDITS

Bass – Michael "Mudcat" Ward

Drums – Neil Gouvin

Guitar, Mixed By, Mastered By – Monster Mike Welch

Piano, Electric Organ – Anthony Geraci

Vocals, Harmonica – Sugar Ray Norcia

Rockin' Sugar Daddy

TRACKS 01-Rockin' Sugar Daddy 02-I Got Love If You Want It 03-She's Blued and Broken 04-Call Me Lonesome 05-Room 531 06-The Picture 07-It's My Live, Baby 08-Off the Wall 09-Lonesome Cabin 10-Warm Hearted Woman 11-You Can't Be the One for Me 12-Low Down Lady 13-Walk Hand in Hand

SRN-2001-Rockin' Sugar Daddy @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals

The Bluetones:

Neil Gouvin: Drums

Michael Ward: Bass

SUGAR RAY & The BLUETONES

(featuring Monster Mike Welch)

TRACKS 01-I Believe 02-Get Over Me 03-And the Angels Sing 04-Love and Trouble 05-Feeling Blue 06-Tell Me What's Going On 07-Burial Seasons 08-TWhy the Sun Sets Red and Low 09-I Asked My Baby 10-Funk-Shun 11-Linda Lou 12-Tomorrow Morning 13-From Now On This Morning (11 September)

SRN-MKWH-2003-with Monster Mike Welch @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals
Anthony Geraci: Organ (Hammond), Piano
Neil Gouvin: Drums
Monster Mike Welch: guitar

Hands Across The Table

TRACKS 01-Hands Across The Table 02-I Done Got Wise 03-Dark Roads Calling 04-Livin' A Lie 05-Cloud Cover 06-Say You Love Me (Before You Hang Up) 07-That's My Desire 08-(I'm Gonna Break Into) Folsom Prison 09-I Wanna Marry You Girl 10-I Won't Leave Home No More 11-River Stay 'Way From My Door 12-The Last Blues Song 13-End Time

SRN-2005-Hands Across The Table @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals

Anthony Geraci: Piano

Neil Gouvin: Drums

Doug James: Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)

The Providence Horns Ensemble

Carl Querfurth: Trombone

Paul Size: Guitar

Mudcat Ward: Bass

My Life, My Friends, My Music

TRACKS 01-Oh, Babe 02-Little Green Talking Frog 03-I Want To Be With Her 04-You Better Change Your Ways 05-Money Talking Mama 06-Shut Your Face 07-I Don't Know 08-No Sorrow No More 09-The Last Words Of A Fool 10-Oh, Oh, Oh, Pretty Baby 11-Do Your Remember 12-Think It Over Again 13-I Like My Baby's Pudding 14-My Last Affair 15-Until The Real Thing Come Along

SRN-2007-My Life, My Friends, My Music @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals

Carl Quefurth: Trombone

Doug 'Mr. Low' James: Sax (Baritone)

Greg Piccolo: Sax (Tenor)

Bob Enos: Trumpet

Anthony Geraci: Piano

Neil Gouvin: Drums

Monster Mike Welch, Duke Robillard: Guitar

Mudcat Ward: Bass

Live in Paris

TRACKS 01-Rockin' Sugar Daddy 02-Evening 03-Off The Wall 04-No Good Woman 05-Feeling Blue 06-Slam Hammer 07-Need My Baby 08-Rainin' In My Heart 09-Blow Wind Blow 10-Money Marbles And Chalk 11-Blind Love 12-Lonesome Cabin

SRN-2009.03.25-Live In Paris @320

Recorded live at The Lionel Hampton Jazz Club, Paris-France

CREDITS

Raymond Alan 'Sugar Ray' Norcia - Harmonica & Vocals

Michael John 'Duke' Robillard - Guitar

Doug 'Mr. Low' James - Tenor Sax

Jon Ross - Upright Bass

Mark Teixeira - Drums

Evening

TRACKS 01-I'm Having A Ball 02-Hard To Get Along With 03-You Know My Love 04-Dear John 05-I Like What You Got 06-Too Many Rules And Regulations 07-Dancing Bear 08-Evening 09-I Came Down With The Blues 10-(That's Not Yet) One Of My Blues 11-I'm Certain That I'm Hurting 12-XO

SRN-MKWH-2011-Evening @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia:  Harmonica, American Flute, Vocals

Anthony Geraci:  Piano

Neil Gouvin:  Drums

Michael Ward:  Bass

Monster Mike Welch:  Guitar, Vocals (Background)

LIVE

Vienna Blues Spring Festival

TRACKS 01-Mean old world 02-Some day, some way 03-I'm Not Ashamed 04-Let's Have A Ball 05-Say you love me 06-Double trouble - Mike WelchVox 07-Anthony's boogie 08-Off The Wall 09-Evening 10-What Have I Done Wrong 11-I'am The Sweetest Man In Town 12-Sugar Ray's Old Time Train 13- Cold cold feelingThat Ain't It 14-Blueberry Hill 15-You know my love...Cuts off!

SRN-2012.04.26-LIVE  Vienna Blues Spring Festival @128

(Thanks to Rippin' Frog)

Tremblant Blues Festival

(SOUNDSTAGE-1080p)

SRN-2012-Tremblant Blues Festival (SOUNDSTAGE-1080p) @MKV

Live at Lansing BluesFest

(1080p)

SRN-2013-Live at Lansing BluesFest (SOUNDSTAGE-1080p) @MKV

Living Tear to Tear

TRACKS 01-Rat Trap 02-Here We Go 03-Things Could Be Worse 04-Living Tear to Tear 05-Misery 06-It's Never as Bad as It Looks 07-Short Ribs 08-I Dreamed Last Night 09-Ninety Nine 10-Our Story 11-Hungry But Happy 12-Nothing But the Devil

SRN-2014-Living Tear to Tear @FLAC

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals

The Bluetones:

Anthony Geraci: Organ (Hammond), Piano

Michael "Mudcat" Ward: Bass, Group Member

Monster Mike Welch: Group Member, Guitar

Neil Gouvin: Drums, Group Member

Seeing Is Believing

TRACKS 01-Sweet Baby 02-Seeing Is Believing 03-Noontime Bell 04-Keep On Sailing 05-Blind Date 06-You Know I Love You 07-Misses Blues 08-It Ain't Funny 09-Not Me 10-Got A Gal 11-Two Hundred Dollars Long 12-It's Been A Long Time

2016-Seeing Is Believing @FLAC+

CREDITS

Bass – Michael "Mudcat" Ward

Drums – Neil Gouvin

Guitar, Mixed By, Mastered By – Monster Mike Welch

Piano, Electric Organ – Anthony Geraci

Vocals, Harmonica – Sugar Ray Norcia

Too Far From The Bar

(with Little Charlie)

TRACKS 01-Don't Give No More Than You Can Take 02-Bluebird Blues 03-Too Far From The Bar 04-Too Little Too Late 05-Reel Burner 06-Can't Hold Out 07-Numb And Dumb 08-My Next Door Neighbor 09-What I Put You Through 10-What Will Become Of Me 11-I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues 12-From The Horses Mouth 13-The Night I Got Pulled Over 14-Walk Me Home 15-Reel Burner (Alt. Take)

2020-Too Far From The Bar @FLAC+

CREDITS

Acoustic Bass – Michael Mudcat Ward*

Drums – Neil Gouvin

Guitar – Duke Robillard (tracks: 4, 9, 11, 13), Charlie Baty*

Piano – Anthony Geraci

Vocals, Harmonica – Sugar Ray Norcia

Blues from Sibculo

TRACKS 01-No More Chances 02-High and Lonesome 03-Mean Old World 04-Blind Date 05-Bloodstains on the Wall 06-Dream Girl 07-Rusty Nail 08-I'm Holding On 09-You Got Me Wrong 10-Wait and Watch

2025-Blues from Sibculo @FLAC24

CREDITS

Sugar Ray Norcia (Harp, Vocal)

Rusty Zinn (Vocal, Guitar),

Michael « Mudcat » Ward (Bass, Piano)

Neil Gouvin (Drums).

 COLLABORATION 

⬇️DOUG JAMES⬇️
Blow Mr. Low

TRACKS 1. Extra Axle 2. Blow Mr. Low 3. I Want A Little Girl 4. Bobbie's Boogie 5. Son Of Mr. Big Horn 6. Blues For Leo 7. Dirty, Dirty People 8. Dog Ate My Reed 9. Cry Me A River 10. You Better Hold Me

DOJM-2001-Blow Mr Low @ALAC

CREDITS

Doug James (Sax)

Sugar Ray Norcia (vocal),

Carl Querfurth (trombone),

Matt McCabe (piano),

Sax Gordon (sax)

Duke Robillard (guitar, vocal)

(all former Roomful of Blues bandmates)

⬇️LITTLE ANTHONY⬇️

Take It From Me

TRACKS 1. Take It From Me 2. Girl From Idaho 3. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide 4. Look Like Twins 5. Ja-To-Mi 6. Dark Road 7. Must Have Been The Devil 8. Worried Life Blues 9. Runnin' Around 10. Hard Hearted Woman 11. Let Me Live 12. Danger Zone

1994-Take It From Me @FLAC+

⬇️MAURIZIO PUGNO⬇️

That's What I Found Out

TRACKS 01-Opening Act 02-That Crazy Girl Of Mine 03-Bite The Dust 04-Keep On Sailin' 05-When My Father Met Charlie's Uncle 06-It Must Be You 07-That's What I Found Out! 08-A Mind To Give It Up 09-I Love You Baby 10-Take It All Back Baby 11-Oh Louise! 12-Fine Long Legs 13-Black Angel 14-I Love The Life I Live 15-The Preacher

MAPO-SRN-2007-That_s What I Found Out @320 *
Kill The Coffee

TRACKS 01-The Lion's Den 02-Funny What Happened 03-I Like It Like That 04-Kill The Coffee 05-On Down The Trail Again 06-Tronfy The Weeper 07-Blue Soul 08-Drownin' On Dry land 09-Big Party At My House Tonight 10-Pray For me 11-Grey Matters 12-Not Me 13-From Norcia To Gubbio 14-The Key

MAPO-SRN-2010-Kill The Coffee @320 *

* Thanks to Rippin' Frog

⬇️SLIM BUTLER⬇️

Slim Butler's Inner Blues

TRACKS 01-(Call Me) Mr. Big Shot [O.Grand & A.Black] 02-What You Have Done (Sugar Ray Norcia) 03-Never Lose My Soul (Over You) [Sugar Ray Norcia] 04-I Don´t Want to Talk About It (O.Grand & A.Black) 05-A Heart of Ice (O.Grand & S.R.Norcia) 06-Life On a Line (Andrew Black) 07-Hey, Bartender! [Grand & Norcia] 08-Mexican Tears (Andrew Black) 09-Got to Move (Andrew Black) 10-I Can´t Imagine Why (Andrew Black) 11-Inner Blues (Otis Grand)

SLBU-SRN-2012-Slim Butler's Inner Blues @320

CREDITS

Slim Butler: guitar

Andrew Black: guitar

Otis Grand: guitar

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harp, Vocal

⬇️VARIOUS ARTISTS⬇️

Remembering Little Walter

TRACKS 01. Mark Hummel - I Got To Go 02. Charlie Musselwhite - Just A Feeling 03. Billy Boy Arnold - You're So Fine 04. James Harman - It's Too Late Brother 05. Sugar Ray Norcia - Mean Old World 06. Charlie Musselwhite - One Of These Mornings 07. Mark Hummel - Blue Light 08. James Harman - Crazy Mixed Up World 09. Sugar Ray Norcia - Up The Line 10. Billy Boy Arnold - Can't Hold Out Much Longer 11. Sugar Ray Norcia - My Babe

VA-2013-Remembering Little Walter @FLAC

Superharps

(Cotton, Branch, Musselwhite, Norcia)

  TRACKS  01-I Put My Baby Out (Sugar Ray Norcia and Billy Branch)  02-The Hucklebuck (James Cotton)  03-Blues, Why Do You Worry Me (C.Musselwhite and SR.Norcia)  04-Life Will Be Better (SR.Norcia and C.Musselwhite)  05-Mean Little Mama (Billy Branch and Sugar Ray Norcia)  06-T.D.'s Boogie Woogie (James Cotton and Billy Branch)  07-If I Should Have Bad Luck (C.Musselwhite and J.Cotton)  08-I'm Gonna Steal Your Baby (Sugar Ray Norcia)  09-Route 66 (Billy Branch and Sugar Ray Norcia)  10-You're So Fine (Billy Branch and Charlie Musselwhite)  11-Harp To Harp (Musselwhite, Norcia, Branch and Cotton) 

JC-1999-Superharps @FLAC

CREDITS

Kid Bangham: Guest Artist, Guitar

Billy Branch: Harmonica, Vocals

James Cotton: Harmonica, Vocals

David Maxwell, Anthony Geraci: Piano

Per Hanson: Drums

Charlie Musselwhite: Harmonica, Vocals

Sugar Ray Norcia: Harmonica, Vocals

Michael Ward: Bass

⬇️WALTER HORTON⬇️

Little Boy Blue

(Live At The Knickerbocker Club)

TRACKS 01-I Cry For You 02-Lord Knows I Tried 03-Country Girl 04-Walter's Shuffle 05-Little Boy Blue 06-It's Not Easy 07-Two Old Maids 08-What's On Your Worried Mind 09-Walter's Swing

WSH-1998-Little Boy Blue @320

CREDITS

Ola Dixon: Drums

Big Walter Horton: Harmonica, Vocals

Ronnie Horvath: Guitar

Left Hand Frank: Guitar

Little Anthony: Guest Artist, Piano

Sugar Ray & the Bluetones:Vocals

Michael Ward: Bass