O.k. Dime Members,
were gonna liven things up here for the next few weeks with some "Blues"!
Real Traditional Blues from the African-American Bluesmen of the U.S.A.

IT'S GONNA BE A VERY BLUESY 2017 !!!

Thanks to all of you who download these shows in the past and left "thanks" etc....
Thanks to "William Tell" and ALL his Swiss, German & Italian taper friends.

We would like to dedicate this on going series with no end insight, again to our original inspiration, "team lampinski".
We would also like to give special mention to "Zubbid" & Kneesfudd" who have helped us out in the past with setlists, musicians line up, etc..

Once again i would like to ask those that still have such "treasures" tucked away,
to please consider sharing them the way these generous people have.
None of us are getting any younger and what good will any of your recordings be when you're DEAD!


So Ladies & Gentleman, Boys & Girls, Brothers & Sisters,
For your entertainment & "earjoyment"
I present to you;

"WILLIAM TELL EDITION" 120

LIGHTNING SLIM & WHISPERING SMITH
1973-02-24
"American Blues Legends 73"
Volkshaus
Zurich, Switzerland


Recorded by; "Doctor Robert"

Recorded on; Hitachi Low Noise Cassettes>ITT Schaub-Lorenz:SL54 Automatic>Philips Mic EL 3782

Recording provided by; "William Tell"

Uploaded by; "Lucifer Burns"


See IMPORTANT lineage notes below*


Setlist;

1. Instrumental
2. EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD
3. WALKING IN THE PARK
4. LONESOME CABIN BLUES
5. WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER YOU ?
6. STORM IN TEXAS (aka TEXAS FLOOD)
7. TAKE ME BACK, BABY
8. COUNTRY BOY
9. Blues encore (cuts)




Musicians;

OTIS VERRIES HICKS aka "Lightnin' Slim" - Guitar (1 - 9) Vocal (1 - 4; 8 - 9) (March 13, 1913 � July 27, 1974)
MOSES"Whispering"SMITH - Harmonica (1 - 9) Vocal (5 - 9) (January 25, 1932 � April 28, 1984)
HOMESICK JAMES WILLIAMSON - Slide Guitar (9) (April 30, 1910 � December 13, 2006)
JAMES EDWARD PRYOR aka "Snooky Pryor" - Harmonica (9) (September 15, 1921 � October 18, 2006)
VERNON"Boogie Woogie Red"HARRISON- Piano (9) (October 18, 1925 � July 2, 1992)
JOHNNY MARS- Harmonica (9) (born December 7, 1942)
Trigger Hill - Bass
Uncle Tom Farnell - Drums


Bio;

OTIS VERRIES HICKS aka "Lightnin' Slim" was an African-American Louisiana blues musician, who recorded for Excello Records and played in a style similar to its other Louisiana artists.
Blues critic ED Denson has ranked him as one of the five great bluesmen of the 1950s, along with Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson.

According to most sources, Otis Hicks was born on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri, though researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc state, on the basis of his draft card, that he was born at Good Pine, Louisiana.
He moved to Baton Rouge at the age of thirteen.
Taught guitar by his older brother Layfield, Slim was playing in bars in Baton Rouge by the late 1940s.

He debuted on J. D. "Jay" Miller's Feature Records label in 1954 with "Bad Luck Blues" ("If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all").
Slim then recorded for Excello Records for twelve years, starting in the mid-1950s, often collaborating with his brother-in-law, Slim Harpo and with harmonica player Lazy Lester.

Slim took time off from the blues for a period of time and ended up working in a foundry in Pontiac, Michigan,which resulted in him suffering from constantly having his hands exposed to high temperatures.
He was re-discovered by Fred Reif in 1970, in Pontiac, where he was living in a rented room at Slim Harpo's sister's house.
Reif soon got him back performing again and a new recording contract with Excello, this time through Bud Howell, the present President of the company.
His first gig was a reunion concert in 1971 at the University of Chicago Folk Festival with Lazy Lester, whom Reif had brought from Baton Rouge in January 1971.

In the 1970s, Slim performed on tours in Europe, both in the United Kingdom and at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland where he was often accompanied by Moses "Whispering" Smith on harmonica. He last toured the UK in 1973, with the American Blues Legends package.

In July 1974, Slim died of stomach cancer in Detroit, Michigan, aged 61 ~ wikipedi



Bio;

MOSES"Whispering"SMITH was an American blues harmonicist and singer. He recorded tracks including "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" and "Texas Flood", and worked with both Lightnin' Slim and Silas Hogan. He was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame.

Smith was born in Union Church, Mississippi.

In the 1960s, Smith's harmonica playing accompanied recordings by swamp blues notables Lightnin' Slim and Silas Hogan, before he was able to record some tracks of his own making.
At this time he worked alongside the Crowley, Louisiana based record producer, J. D. "Jay" Miller, and his output was released by Excello Records.
His singles included "Mean Woman Blues", "I Tried So Hard", and "Don't Leave Me", plus the instrumental tracks "Live Jive" and "Hound Dog Twist".

Although he was a powerful singer, and a straight but unsophisicated harmonica player, his potential was diminished by his appearance towards the end of the swamp blues period.
He recorded his final album for Excello, Over Easy, in 1971.

Whispering Smith died in April 1984 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 52 ~ wikipedi



*Here is the orignal lineage for the die-hard collector as well as the average listener;

Hitachi Low Noise Master Cassettes>Nakamichi 682 ZX Cassette Tape deck(normal eq/no noise reduction)>Tascam FireOne>iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core Duo>Audacity>normalize>FLAC>Dime

Feel free to remaster or matrix the show and to provide artwork (please naming source and all involved) � and then please RE-SEED here on Dime and share!

Please thank the gentleman that recorded the show; "Doctor Robert" and his friend "William Tell" for providing the "raw file".


PLEASE ENJOY THE MUSIC, WHILE YOU STILL CAN, BEFORE YOU'RE DEAD! AND WE'RE ALL DYING IN HERE, BUT YOU'RE NOT DEAD YET, BUT YOU WILL BE SOON....