Champion Jack Dupree "From New Orleans To Chicago" 1969 US Press EX/NM LP
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Champion Jack Dupree – From New Orleans To Chicago
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Label: London Records – PS 553 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Blues Style: Blues RockTracklist
Show Credits A1 Third Degree Composed By – Eddie Boyd 3:15 A2 T.V. Mama 3:40 A3 He Knows The Rules Composed By – Jimmy McCracklin 2:40 A4 Ain't It A Shame 4:23 A5 Ohh-la-la 3:40 A6 (Going Down To) Big Leg Emma's 3:12 A7 Won't Be Fooled No More Composed By – "Big" Maceo Merriweather* 3:55 B1 Take It Slow And Easy 3:35 B2 She's All In My Life Composed By – Memphis Slim 2:08 B3 Poor Poor Me 4:25 B4 Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer 2:39 B5 Down The Valley 4:03 B6 Too Early In The Morning 3:28 B7 Shim-Sham-Shimmy 2:06-- INCLUDES: JOHN MAYALLL, ERIC CLAPTON, TONY MCPHEE, ETC.... --
Musical style and output
Dupree's playing was almost all straight blues and boogie-woogie. He was not a sophisticated musician or singer, but he had a wry and clever way with words: "Mama, move your false teeth, papa wanna scratch your gums." He sometimes sang as if he had a cleft palate and even recorded under the name Harelip Jack Dupree. This was an artistic conceit, as he had clear articulation, particularly for a blues singer.
Many of his songs were about jail, drinking and drug addiction, although he himself was a light drinker and did not use other drugs. His "Junker's Blues" was transmuted by Fats Domino into "The Fat Man", Domino's first hit record. Some of Dupree's songs had gloomy topics, such as "TB Blues" and "Angola Blues" (about Louisiana State Penitentiary, the infamous Louisiana prison farm), but he also sang about cheerful subjects, as in "Dupree Shake Dance": "Come on, mama, on your hands and knees, do that shake dance as you please". He was a noted raconteur and transformed many of his stories into songs, such as "Big Leg Emma's", a rhymed tale of a police raid on a barrelhouse.
The lyrics of Jerry Lee Lewis's version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"—"You can shake it one time for me!"—echo Dupree's song "Shake Baby Shake".
On his best-known album, Blues from the Gutter, released by Atlantic Records in 1958, he was accompanied on guitar by Larry Dale, whose playing on that record inspired Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones.
In later years Dupree recorded with John Mayall, Mick Taylor, Eric Clapton and The Band.
Condition Description & Other Information ## Sells for $100+ in every country it was ever released in!! ## The Vinyl is described as between Excellent to Near Mint. Very few signs of play. Maybe 1 or 2 extremely fine hairlines and/or sleeve marks, couple barely noticeable buffs of no consequence to sound nor looks. No spindle marks. The Vinyl has retained nearly all of its rich waxy lustre. The Cover is described as Excellent & still has it's opened shrink wrap. Minimal edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to spine & edges with associated wrinkles. There is some minor ring wear to front & verso. There are some colour losses to edges & spine. No seam splits. The Inner Sleeve is Excellent with no issues. Please see attached photos...
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