Casey JONES

⬇️ CASEY JONES ⬇️

(7CD)

 BIOGRAPHY 

Casey Jones (July 26, 1939 – May 3, 2017) was an American drummer who recorded with blues artists such as Albert Collins, appearing on his Frostbite and Ice Pickin' albums and Johnny Winter appearing on Winters Serious Business, Guitar Slinger, True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story albums. He is also a singer and record producer.

He was born in Nitta Yuma, Mississippi on July 26, 1939. He was raised in Greenville. In 1956 he moved to Chicago to live with his sister. It was here that his sister and her husband bought him his first drum set. He had his first gig in 1956 from which he made $5.

In 1961 he married Bernice who had came to hear his group play. Prior to being married by the minister they had attempted to get married by a priest who refused to marry them because he said they wouldn't last six months as Bernice was white and Casey was black. Casey and Bernice raised their family in Morgan Park with a household filled with cats, dogs, fish and birds. He was also fond of big dogs and in particular a huge gray Great Dane called Soldier.

In the early 1960s he recorded with Earl Hooker, A.C. Reed, McKinley Mitchell, and Muddy Waters. As a session drummer he has worked with artists such as Lou Rawls, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter. For six years he was a member of Albert Collins’s band as his drummer. According to Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun Times and Living Blues contributor Justin O'Brien, Jones was a talented singer, an excellent R&B singer.

After his time with Albert Collins, Jones went to concentrate on his singing and fronting his own band. In 1983, he had the album Still Kickin' released on his own Airwax label. In 1987, another album Solid Blues was released on the Rooster Blues label. Between 1993 and 1995, he had two more albums released - The Crowd Pleaser and I-94 On My Way to Chicago. Both were released on Airwax.

Jones was diagnosed with prostate cancer and died on May 3, 2017 in Chicago. In addition to his wife Bernice and three children, he was survived by four sisters. (Wikipedia)

Still Kickin'

(LP)

TRACKS A1-Hot In The Bottom, Part 1 A2-Happy Home A3-I Got You Baby A4-Givin' It Up B1-Medley Good Golly, Miss Molly, Long Tall Sally B2-Bring The Sunshine In B3-Back Trackin' B4-Hot In The Bottom, Part 2

CAJO-1983-Still Kickin (LP) @320

(Thanks to Albert)

Solid Blue

TRACKS 01-(Tribute To The) Boogie Men 02-You Put The Whammy On Me 03-Mr. Blues 04-The Big Cities Shuffle 05-Going Up And Down 06-News Is Bad 07-I Am A Hog For Ya 08-Hip Hip Hooray

CAJO-1987-Solid Blue @FLAC

The Chi-Town Boogie Man

(LP)

TRACKS A1-The Chi-Town Boogie A2-Moaning Blues A3-Ain't That Love A4-Lucy Mae B1-Messed Up B2-Your Love B3-Pig'nt Mood B4-I Wanna Boogie Gor You

CAJO-1990-The Chi-Town Boogie Man (LP) @320

(Thanks to Albert)

The Crowd Pleaser

TRACKS 01-We are gonna have a (party tonight) 02-I got troubles 03-Your love 04-Lucy Mae 05-Mr. Blues 06-Down and under 07-Right mood 08-I am a hog for ya 09-Tribute to the boogie men

CAJO-1993-The Crowd Pleaser @FLAC

(I-94) On My Way To Chicago

TRACKS 01-(I-94) On My Way To Chicago Part.1 02-Down Home Woman 03-It Ain t Nothing But The Blues 04-Ain t That Love 05-She Treats Me Right 06-I Know I Got A Good Woman 07-Just Me And My Whiskey 08-Sugar Mama 09-(I-94) On My Way To Chicago Part.2

CAJO-1995-(I-94) On My Way To Chicago @FLAC

Meet Me At The Junction

TRACKS 01-(What's Up) Let's Jam It 02-It's A Boogie Thang 03-Boogie Woogie Fever 04-I Know I Got A Good Woman 05-Lucy Mae 06-Sugar Mama 07-Hot Tamale Mama 08-Dead Broke 09-It Ain't Nothing But The Blues

CAJO-2011-Meet Me At The Junction @FLAC

 COLLABORATION 

⬇️VARIOUS ARTISTS⬇️

100 Percent Chicago Style Blues

TRACKS 01-Jam It (Don 'Griff' Griffin) 02-I Got Troubles (Casey Jones) 03-Help Your Self (Robert Covington) 04-The Blues Will Get You (L.B. Blue) 05-Down And Under (Casey Jones) 06-Better Days Are Comin' (R.Covington) 07-Messed Up (Casey Jones) 08-Lonesome Blues (L.B. Blue) 09-The Blues Are Here To Stay ....(Don 'Griff' Griffin)

VA-100 Percent Chicago Style Blues @FLAC