1 	You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down Again 	5:17
2 	Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights 	2:45
3 	Georgia Rag 	1:35
4 	Barefoot Rock 	3:31
5	You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down Again 2	5:45
6 	Boogie Walk Part 1 	4:03
7 	Ranky Tanky 	3:58
8 	Twenty Nine Ways To My Baby's Door 	2:42
9 	Bald Head Rhumba Boogie 	4:06
10 	Lord Pity Us All 	5:38

Bass – Roly Greenway
Drums – Larry Atamanuik, Mr Sunshine, Sonnie Bernardi
Guitar – Rheal Lanthier
Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Finger Cymbals – Richard Newell
Piano – Kelly Jay, Rick Bell 

Originally released on LP format in 1971 with a cloth burlap cover,Gooduns is the second album by Richard "King Biscuit Boy" Newell. After the success Official Music the year before, Gooduns was more of the same style with a few left over songs from the previous albums' sessions with Crowbar (although by this time they had officially parted company) and backing from some new musicians that included members of Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band, Seatrainand Canada's Dr. Music. For this album, Newell recorded on a couple of cover songs written by Dr. John,Little Walter and Willie Dixon but the album contained mainly original compositions by Newell. With a harder blues guitar sound and tighter band edge than the debut, "Gooduns" was supported by a successful tour of England in 1971 where King Biscuit Boy and The Real Gooduns Bandwere backed up by the British band The Idle Race. Despite the success of the album and tour, the Daffodil Records label fell on hard times financially and folded with no single or album promotion, leavingKing Biscuit Boy to move to the Epic label for the next release. This budget priced reissue by Unidiscdoes not contain any bonus tracks but faithfully reproduces the original album graphics and liner notes. ---Keith Pettipas, AllMusic Review

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01 - Highway 61 02:56
02 - Don't Go No Further 03:48
03 - Unseen Eye 03:02
04 - I'm Just A Lonely Guy 02:36
05 - Key To The Highway 03:20
06 - Corrina 04:39                    play
07 - Biscuit's Boogie 09:39
08 - Hoy Hoy Hoy 05:18
09 - Badly Bent 02:14
10 - Cookin' Little Baby 02:42        play
11 - Shout Bama Lama 02:33

King Biscuit Boy – vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
John "Greyhound" Gibbard – slide guitar, lead guitar
Rheal "Ray" Lanthier – lead guitar
Kelly J. – piano, percussion
Roly Greenway – bass
Larry Atamanuik – drums
John R. – percussion

Born in Hamilton Ontario, Richard Newell's musical career began in the early 60's as a teenager playing the harmonica in teen bands, the Barons in 1961 (later renamed Son Richard and the Chessmen) and then with the blues styled Mid- Knights in the mid 60's. He became noticed while playing with Ronnie Hawkins as one of the Hawks, who nicknamed him King Biscuit Boy. After playing with Hawkins for two years, he left to go it alone but joined Crowbar band made up of ex Hawks) and recorded his debut album entitled Official Music (as King Biscuit Boy & Crowbar) in 1970.

Official Music was released on the Daffodil Records label in Canada and Paramount in the U.S.A. to critical acclaim. Of the eleven songs on the album, eight are standard blues covers of songs by such greats as Willie Dixon, Bill Broonzy, Otis Redding, Sonny Boy Williamson, given a unique treatment by Newells' harmonica playing. There are also original compositions written by Newell and performed in a classic blues style. Official Music charted in both the US and Canada and a single taken from the album, "Corinna Corrina" was a minor hit in Canada for King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar in 1970. After the release of Official Music, King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar parted ways. ---Keith Pettipas

Crowbar was a Canadian rock band based in Hamilton, Ontario, probably best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling". From 1969 to 1970, most of the members of the group had been a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins under the name "And Many Others". However, in early 1970, he fired them, saying "You guys are so crazy that you could fuck up a crowbar in three seconds!" They recorded their first album in 1970 (Official Music) as King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar. King Biscuit Boy left the band later in 1970, but continued to appear off-and-on as a guest performer.

Crowbar's rock, blues and boogie mix made it one of Canada's most popular touring bands of the early 1970s. The band toured in the United Kingdom but, otherwise, made little impact outside of Canada. Crowbar disbanded in 1975, but was revived in 1977; (minus Jozef Chirowski, who had joined Alice Cooper's band) for a tour of eastern Canada with Kelly Jay and others intermittently during the 1980s with club work in southern Ontario.

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01 - Two Hound Blues 06:36
02 - Bad Luck Soul 02:21
03 - 7Th Avenue Blue 04:52
04 - Let The Good Times Roll 03:14      play
05 - Treat Your Baby Right 05:56
06 - Play The Honky Tonks 02:36
07 - Hard Times 03:00
08 - I'm In Love 02:29
09 - Blue Light Boogie 04:46
10 - Jailhouse Blues 07:34              play

King Biscuit Boy (Richard Alfred Newell), was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1944, and began playing harmonica in 1961. He soon gained an outstanding reputation, leading to touring with Ronnie Hawkins in 1968-70. Hawkins named him King Biscuit Boy after the popular blues Arkansas, radio program 'King Biscuit Time'.

A talented vocalist and slide guitarist, as well as a powerful and innovative blues harmonica player, King Biscuit Boy’s first album was Official Music that included the hit single Corrina, Corrina in 1970 backed by the great group Crowbar. Following a tour of England, in 1971, he pursued a solo career and in 1974 released King Biscuit Boy that was recorded in New Orleans with producer Allen Toussaint. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990’s, he continued to tour in Canada and the USA, attaining legendary status among blues musicians. He passed away in 2003.

His other albums include Gooduns, Mouth of Steel, Richard Newell aka King Biscuit Boy, The Best of King Biscuit Boy: Badly Bent, and Urban Blues Re:Newell.

Stony Plain Records re-issued several of Newell's recordings on CD in the 1990s , and in 2003, Race Records issued the CD, Two Hound Blues that featured long time friend and musical collaborator, Sonny Del-Rio. Richard "King Biscuit Boy" Newell received the Great Canadian Blues Award in 1995.

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01 - Now I'm Good 03:32
02 - Mighty Crazy 03:36
03 - Before We Think 04:19
04 - Cracked Up Over You 04:03
05 - Glide N' Slide 03:53
06 - Comin' Around The Corner 03:18     play
07 - Too Poor To Die 03:24
08 - Down On The Farm 02:16
09 - That's No Lie 03:14
10 - Chills & Fever 03:23
11 - Fire 02:52                         play
12 - My Love Lies Bleeding 07:36
13 - Achin' Head 03:41

Richard "King Biscuit Boy" Newell (vocals, harmonica); 
Johnny "V" Mills (guitar, background vocals); 
Jesse O'Brien (piano); 
Shawn O'Halloran (bass); 
Paul "Big Daddy" Laronde (bass, background vocals); 
Mark Tiffault, Paul Panchezak (drums); 
Kim Lembo, Paul Laronde (background vocals).

King Biscuit Boy is considered by many to be the premier practitioner of blues harmonica in Canada. He has jammed with many great musicians, such as Muddy Waters, Allen Touissant, Dr. John, and John Lee Hooker. Although he has a number of critically acclaimed CDs, this is his first recording in 13 years. His given name is Richard Newell; hence, the CD's title, Urban Blues Re: Newell, both alludes to his own name and his re-emergence on the recording scene. There's little doubt that King Biscuit Boy is a more colorful name for a bluesman than the one his mom and dad gave him. This nickname was given to him by Ronnie Hawkins, with whom the blues harpist played for years. It has served him well in his native Canada, where he is much better known than in the United States.

This CD, released in 1995, has garnered a lot of attention and praise. The award-winning recording contains both original material and some blues classics, all done in Biscuit's inimitable style on vocals and harmonica. The album opens with a Newell composition, "Now I'm Good," which sets the tone for the entire CD. The blues are played gritty and intense throughout. Standouts include "Cracked Up Over You," "Too Poor to Die," and "My Love Lies Bleeding." King Biscuit Boy is back. ---Rose of Sharon Witmer

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01 - Georgia Slop 02:49
02 - Done Everything I Can 03:16
03 - Mama Louchie 04:07
04 - Neighbor, Neighbor 03:13
05 - Down The Line 03:25
06 - Hoodoo Party 02:50             play
07 - Route 90 03:21
08 - Terraplane Blues 02:38         play
09 - It's My Soul 03:28
10 - Necromonica 03:43
11 - Get It Right 02:49
12 - Look Out Mabel 03:40

Bass Guitar – Neil Nickafor
Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bruce Buchanan
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Greg "Neville" Zark
Keyboards, Piano – Stan Szelest
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jack Dekeyzer, John Lewis
Lead Vocals, Harmonica – Richard Newell
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ben Gaddl

Richard Newell grew up in Canada listening to the blues. He learned to play the harmonica as a teenager and joined the Barons in 1961, releasing a single called "Bottleneck." In 1966, Newell left the band (then renamed Son Richard and the Chessmen) to join the Midknights, but then began playing with Ronnie Hawkins, who nicknamed him King Biscuit Boy. After playing with Hawkins for two years, he joined Crowbar and released Official Music (as King Biscuit Boy & Crowbar) in 1970. He recorded solo material sporadically throughout the '70s and '80s (including 1982's Mouth of Steel and Richard Newell A.K.A. King Biscuit Boy in 1988). Poor health due to alcoholism stunted his career through the 90's and on January 5, 2003 Newell succumbed to the disease at his home in Hamilton, Ontario. John Bush, AllMusic Review

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