Lafayette Leake (June 1, 1919 – August 14, 1990) was an American blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records...
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Lafayette Lane (1842–1896), Representative from Oregon Lafayette Leake (1919–1990), blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer Lafayette...
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Willie Dixon – double bass Buddy Guy – guitar Clifton James – drums Lafayette Leake – piano Matt Murphy – guitar unknown saxophone players and background...
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James) "Fleetwood Mac" "Worried Dream" (B.B. King) "Love That Woman" (Lafayette Leake) "Allow Me One More Show" (Jeremy Spencer) "First Train Home" "Rambling...
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overdubbing took place at the Chess studios in Chicago with Chess regulars Lafayette Leake on piano and Phil Upchurch on bass, and horn players Jordan Sandke...
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his friends, among them Brownie McGhee, Willie Dixon, Johnny Shines, Lafayette Leake and Big Walter "Shakey" Horton. Spalding later formed a duet with Duke...
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– vocals, guitars Hubert Sumlin – electric guitar Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake – piano Willie Dixon – bass Fred Below, Ebbie Hardy – drums Gold (CD...
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roll song with backing vocals and piano work by either Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake, or Billy Stewart. The song has been covered by George Thorogood &...
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1955. Recorded December 29–30, 1957 Chuck Berry – vocals and guitar Lafayette Leake – piano Willie Dixon – bass Fred Below – drums The Beach Boys' 1963...
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Battle of Yorktown according to Marquis de Lafayette, and later served in Virginia's General Assembly. Leake was appointed a judge in the Territory of...
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Sumlin. Backing Howlin' Wolf (vocals) and Sumlin (electric guitar) are Lafayette Leake (piano), Buddy Guy (acoustic guitar), Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon (bass)...
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played on many recordings by Berry, but for the Chess recording session Lafayette Leake played the piano, along with Willie Dixon on bass and Fred Below on...
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written by Chuck Berry Chuck Berry – vocals, guitars Johnnie Johnson, Lafayette Leake – piano Willie Dixon – double bass George Smith – bass Fred Below,...
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maracas Frank Kirkland – drums Clifton James – drums Otis Spann – piano Lafayette Leake – piano Willie Dixon – bass Billy Boy Arnold – harmonica on "I'm a...
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harmonica on "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" and "Little Girl" Lafayette Leake – piano Otis Spann – piano "Overview: Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley"...
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session was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Backing Berry were Lafayette Leake (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), and Fred Below (drums). Chess records...
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Chuck Berry – guitar, vocals Bob Baldori – harmonica, piano (overdubs) Lafayette Leake – piano Phil Upchurch – bass guitar Technical Malcolm Chisholm – engineer...
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Dixon – vocals, bass Chicago Blues All Stars Walter Horton – harmonica Lafayette Leake – piano Sunnyland Slim – piano Johnny Shines – guitar Clifton James...
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Henry Gray – piano Johnny Jones – piano Hosea Lee Kennard – piano Lafayette Leake – piano Otis Spann – piano Willie Dixon – bass, vocals on “Going Down...
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second guitar (track 6) Jerome Green – maracas (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6) Lafayette Leake – piano (tracks 2, 4) Jesse James Johnson – bass guitar (tracks 2,...
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guitar Peggy Jones – guitar, background vocals Jody Williams – guitar Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann – piano Willie Dixon – bass Clifton James, Frank Kirkland...
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guitar (track 2) Johnnie Johnson – piano (tracks 2, 6, 8, 11, 13–15) Lafayette Leake – piano (tracks 5, 10, 12) Paul Williams – piano (tracks 3–4, 9) Willie...
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double-key chromatic harp which was his specialty. "Blind Man Blues" (Lafayette Leake) – 3:30 "Key to the Highway" (McKinley Morganfield) – 2:24 "Young Fashioned...
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on bass, only Reed on sax, and adds Lafayette Leake on piano; AllMusic lists Otis Spann on piano instead of Leake. Lenoir's name usually does not appear...
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vocal are Big Walter Horton on harmonica, Red Holloway on tenor sax, Lafayette Leake on piano, Wayne Bennett on second guitar, Dixon on bass, and Al Duncan...
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January 11, 1963, by Williamson on vocal and harmonica, backed by Lafayette Leake or Billy Emerson on organ, Matt Murphy on guitar, Milton Rector on...
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Number Notes 1970 E. Rodney Jones Might is Right! 77701 side 1 1970 Lafayette Leake Trio Soul Wrinkles 77701 side 2 1971 Willie Dixon Willie Dixon's Peace...
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