King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar 1972 Official Music

Genre: Blues
Rate: 210 kbps VBR / 44100
Time: 00:42:47
Size: 68,11 MB



Review by Keith Pettipas

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.



Tracklist:

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, Corinna 04:39

07 - Biscuit's Boogie 09:39

08 - Hoy Hoy Hoy 05:18

09 - Badly Bent 02:14

10 - Cookin' Little Baby 02:42

11 - Shout Bama Lama 02:33




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