A1 	Lou Ella 	
A2 	Back Door 	
A3 	Oh Baby 	
A4 	Do What I Say 	
A5 	The Mojo Boogie 	
A6 	Slow Down Woman 	
A7 	I Want My Baby 	
B1 	How Can I Leave? 	
B2 	Mama Talk To Your Daughter 	
B3 	Fine Girls 	
B4 	Mama Your Daughter Is Gonna Miss Me 	
B5 	I'll Die Tryin' 	
B6 	I Feel So Good

Drums – Unknown Artist
Harmony Vocals – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Guitar – J.B. Lenoir

Tracks recorded 1952-1963. Original pressing of this came in plain white jacket. Later pressing has some black and white artwork.

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1 Mama Talk to Your Daughter - 2:29
2 Man Watch Your Woman - 3:09
3 Eisenhower Blues - 2:52
4 If You Love Me - 2:51
5 Sitting Down Thinkin' - 3:01
6 Mama, Your Daughter is Going to Miss Me - 2:03
7 What Have I Done - 3:09
8 We Can't Go On This Way - 3:09
9 Give Me One More Shot - 2:19
10 Everybody Wants to Know - 2:18
11 J.B's Rock [Instrumental] - 2:26
12 Low Down Dirty Shame - 2:27
13 Don't Touch My Head - 2:18
14 When I'm Drinking - 2:40
15 I've Been Down for So Long - 3:16
16 Daddy Talk to Your Son - 2:47
17 I Don't Know - 2:23
18 Good Looking Woman - 2:09
19 Voodoo Boogie - 1:58

J.B. Lenoir (vocals, guitar), 
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax), 
Joe Montgomery (piano), 
Willie Dixon (bass),
Al Galvin (drums).

Chicago (03/14/1955); Chicago (03/1958); Chicago (09/15/1955); Chicago (10/06/1954); 
Chicago (10/06/1955); Chicago (12/19/1956); Chicago (1955-1956).

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01 - Mama Talk To Your Daughter
02 - Man Watch Your Woman
03 - Eisenhower Blues
04 - If You Love Me
05 - Sitting Down Thinking
06 - Mama, Your Daughter Is Going To Miss Me
07 - What Have I Done
08 - We Can't Go On This Way
09 - Give Me One More Shot
10 - Everybody Wants To Know
11 - J.B.'s Rock
12 - Low Down Dirty Shame
13 - Don't Touch My Head
14 - When I Am Drinking
15 - I've Been Down For So Long
16 - Daddy Talk To Your Son
17 - I Don't Know
18 - Good Looking Woman
19 - Voodoo Boogie

J.B. Lenoir – guitar, vocals
Willie Dixon – bass
Leonard Caston – organ
Joe Montgomery – piano
Al Galvin – drums
Alex Atkins – alto sax
Ernest Cotton, Lorenzo Smith – tenor sax

Newcomers to his considerable legacy could be forgiven for questioning J.B. Lenoir's gender upon first hearing his rocking waxings. Lenoir's exceptionally high-pitched vocal range is a fooler, but it only adds to the singular appeal of his music. His politically charged "Eisenhower Blues" allegedly caused all sorts of nasty repercussions upon its 1954 emergence on Al Benson's Parrot logo (it was quickly pulled off the shelves and replaced with Lenoir's less controversially titled "Tax Paying Blues"). J.B. (that was his entire legal handle) fell under the spell of Blind Lemon Jefferson as a wee lad, thanks to his guitar-wielding dad. Lightnin' Hopkins and Arthur Crudup were also cited as early influences. Lenoir spent time in New Orleans before arriving in Chicago in the late '40s. Boogie grooves were integral to Lenoir's infectious routine from the get-go, although his first single for Chess in 1951, "Korea Blues," was another slice of topical commentary. From late 1951 to 1953, he waxed several dates for Joe Brown's JOB logo in the company of pianist Sunnyland Slim, drummer Alfred Wallace, and on the romping "The Mojo," saxophonist J.T. Brown.

Lenoir waxed his most enduring piece, the infectious (and often-covered) "Mama Talk to Your Daughter," in 1954 for Al Benson's Parrot label. Lenoir's 1954-1955 Parrot output and 1955-1958 Checker catalog contained a raft of terrific performances, including a humorously defiant "Don't Touch My Head" (detailing his brand-new process hairdo) and "Natural Man." Lenoir's sound was unique: saxes (usually Alex Atkins and Ernest Cotton) wailed in unison behind Lenoir's boogie-driven rhythm guitar as drummer Al Galvin pounded out a rudimentary backbeat everywhere but where it customarily lays. Somehow, it all fit together.

Scattered singles for Shad in 1958 and Vee-Jay two years later kept Lenoir's name in the public eye. His music was growing substantially by the time he hooked up with USA Records in 1963 (witness the 45's billing: J.B. Lenoir & his African Hunch Rhythm). Even more unusual were the two acoustic albums he cut for German blues promoter Horst Lippmann in 1965 and 1966. Alabama Blues! and Down in Mississippi were done in Chicago under Willie Dixon's supervision, Lenoir now free to elaborate on whatever troubled his mind ("Alabama March," "Vietnam Blues," "Shot on James Meredith").

Little did Lenoir know his time was quickly running out. By the time of his 1967 death, the guitarist had moved to downstate Champaign -- and that's where he died, probably as a delayed result of an auto accident he was involved in three weeks prior to his actual death. ---Bill Dahl, allmusic.com

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1. Let's Roll [Take 2] 	
2. People Are Meddling (In Our Affairs) 
3. I Have Married 
4. I'll Die Tryin' 
5. The Mountain 
6. How Much More? 
7. Let's Roll [Take 1] 
8. The Mojo Boogie [Take 1] 
9. Slow Down Woman [Take 1] 
10. I Want My Baby [Take 1] 
11. How Can I Leave 	
12. Play a Little While 
13. Louise                          play
14. The Mojo Boogie [Take 4]        play
15. Slow Down Woman [Take 2] 	
16. I Want My Baby [Take 4] 
17. When I Was Young 
18. Bassology 
19. Worried About My Baby 
20. Livin' in the White House 
21. Please Don't

Drums – Alfred Wallace
Guitar – J.B. Lenoir, Johnny Shines (tracks: 20, 21)
Piano – Sunnyland Slim
Tenor Saxophone – J.T. Brown (tracks: 8 - 11 , 14 - 21)
Vocals – J.B. Lenoir, Johnny Shines (tracks: 20, 21), Sunnyland Slim (tracks: 15, 17)

These are Lenoir's earliest sides in a very stripped down setting compared to the Parrot and Chess sides. Over half of the 14 sides feature Lenoir on guitar with only Sunnyland Slim on piano and Alfred Wallace on drums in support, with J.T. Brown on tenor sax aboard for the next session. They all suffer from a curiously muffled sound, but early delights like "The Mojo (Boogie)" and "Let's Roll" make all audio points mute. This CD also includes seven tracks fronted by Sunnyland Slim recorded the same day with Lenoir in a supporting role.

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1. Harlem Can't Be Heaven - 3:13
2. I Want To Know - 3:01
3. It's You Baby - 3:08
4. Brown Skin Woman - 4:30
5. Lend Me Your Love - 4:04
6. J.B.'s Harp-Rack Blues - 3:51
7. Piney Brown Blues - 4:49
8. For You, My Love - 2:41
9. My Dear Old Mother - 3:43
10. I Had My Trouble - 3:56
11. J.L.'s Blues - 2:40
12. Everything's Gonna Be Alright - 2:34
13. That's All Right - 2:27
14. Louise - 4:29
15. Mojo Boogie - 4:34
16. The Devil Is A Busy Man - 4:47
17. Worried Life Blues - 3:23
18. Sunnyland Blues - 1:22


J.B. Lenoir - Guitar, Vocals except tr.1,4,10-12,16,17
Sunnyland Slim - Piano, Vocals except tr.2,5,8-12
with:
John Lee Granderson - Guitar, Vocals tr.3,10,11,12,
St.Louis Jimmy Oden - Harmonica tr.5
Mike Bloomfield - Guitar tr.10,11,12

Fuel 2000 released this live date with guitarist J.B. Lenoir and pianist Sunnyland Slim decades after the original session took place at Nina's Lounge, a small club on the near west side of Chicago. The disc moves along at a brisk pace with both Lenoir and Sunnyland in fine shape, whether in a solo context (Sunnyland has three solo spots and Lenoir four) or in combinations with their friends. Hanging around the club that night (July 9, 1963) were St. Louis Jimmy Oden, who plays a mean harp on "Lend Me Your Love"; Chicago street musician John Lee Granderson on three tunes ("J.L.'s Blues," "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," and "That's All Right"); and rounding out the jam session is 20-year-old Mike Bloomfield on acoustic guitar. Highly recommended for both blues fanatics and casual listeners. ---Al Campbell, allmusic.com

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