Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr.; December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is...
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Vanguard 1968 Buddy and the Juniors by Buddy Guy, Junior Mance & Junior Wells 1970 Blue Thumb 1969 Southside Blues Jam by Junior Wells 1970 Delmark 1969-70 Southside...
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Buddy Guy (section with Junior Wells)
Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells. Guy has won eight Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award, the...
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Hoodoo Man Blues (category Junior Wells albums)
debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells, performing with the Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band, an early collaboration with guitarist...
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player Junior Wells played up the bawdy aspects of the song in several recordings, with blues historian Gerard Herzhaft only commenting "Junior Wells was...
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the Year by The Sacramento Bee. Wells committed to play college basketball at Division II Sonoma State University. Wells began his college basketball career...
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high-fidelity results. The most important blues artist to record for States was Junior Wells, making his debut as a leader; he cut sessions for the company in 1953...
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series featuring blues artist Muddy Waters, Albert King, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Bobby Bland, Otis Rush, and Blind John Davis.[citation needed] Hannan...
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musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An early player of the...
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Brian Aldiss referred to Wells as the "Shakespeare of science fiction", while Charles Fort called him a "wild talent".: 7 Wells rendered his works convincing...
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the Aces, a group that was already working steadily in Chicago backing Junior Wells. The Aces, the brothers David and Louis Myers on guitars and Fred Below...
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Messin' with the Kid (category Junior Wells songs)
accompaniment. According to Junior Wells, the title was inspired by his young daughter Gina. Mel London arrived early at Wells' home to pick him up for a...
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the original film who had died prior to its production, in addition to Junior Wells, who died one month before it was released. Elwood Blues is released...
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selected him in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. Wells made his MLB debut in 2023. Wells grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. His parents were athletes...
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Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett, there are songs by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Blues Traveler as well as an all-star...
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recordings such as Guy's Live at Legends, Junior Wells: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, and Guy's live set with Junior Wells entitled Last Time Around - Live at...
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album starts with what was to become a signature song for Gallagher, Junior Wells' "Messin' With the Kid". The song "I Could've Had Religion" was Gallagher's...
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written by Mel London, was a hit for Junior Wells, reaching number 23 in the Billboard R&B chart in 1960. Wells continued to perform and record several...
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Boyd, Roy Brown, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, James Cotton and Junior Wells. Lawhorn was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents soon separated...
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Chicago blues artists Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Junior Wells as well as being the record producer and owner of Chief Records (and its...
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for the recording session) and is one of few studio recordings with Junior Wells. Also accompanying Muddy Waters are Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Fred Below...
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After graduating from Tyler Junior College, Wells joined the UT Arlington Mavericks. In his only season at UTA, Wells led the team in points, steals...
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who worked with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. Born in Monticello, Mississippi, United States, Smith's early music...
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Everybody's Gettin' Some (category Junior Wells albums)
an album by the American musician Junior Wells, released in 1995. It was his second album for Telarc Records. Wells supported the album with a North American...
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Stephen Wells (born February 26, 1981, in Costa Mesa, California) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Wells played...
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Johnson, Traditional, arranged by Chain) "Snatch It Back and Hold It" (Junior Wells) "Boogie" "Booze Is Bad News Blues" "Albert Gooses Gonna Turn the Blues...
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twice. As a junior, Wells averaged 14.9 points per game for the Terrapins. Maryland again missed the NCAA Tournament. A wrist injury caused Wells to miss...
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the 1970s, 80s and 90s Klein recorded with artists such as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Debbie Davies. He has rejoined The J. Geils Band in all of their...
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with artists such as Willie “Big” Smith, Buddy Scott, Pinetop Perkins, Junior Wells, Dave Specter, James Cotton and Kim Wilson. In 1995, he joined with guitarist...
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services investigator. Discovered singing by Junior Wells in 1996, he joined his touring band and worked as Wells' lead guitarist until the latter's death...
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