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Chanteur
Rock 'n' Roll US et Blues né Lonnie Brooks, le 18 Décembre 1933 à Dubuisson
(Louisiane). Lonnie Brooks est mort le 1er Avril 2017 à Chicago
(Illinois).
Having
forged a unique Louisiana/Chicago blues synthesis unlike anyone else's on the
competitive Windy City scene, charismatic guitarist Lonnie Brooks has long
reigned as one of the town's top bluesmen. A masterful showman, the good-natured
Brooks puts on a show equal to his recordings (and that's saying a lot,
considering there are four decades of wax to choose from).
Born Lee Baker, Jr. in Louisiana, Brooks took his time when choosing his
vocation; he didn't play guitar seriously until he was in his early twenties and
living in Port Arthur, TX. Rapidly assimilating the licks of B.B. King and Long
John Hunter, he landed a gig with zydeco pioneer
Clifton Chenier (not a bad way to break into the business) before
inaugurating his own recording career in 1957 with the influential swamp pop
ballad "Family Rules" for Eddie Shuler's Lake Charles, LA-based Goldband
Records. The young rock & roller -- then billed as Guitar Junior -- enjoyed more
regional success on Goldband with the rocking dance number "The Crawl" (covered
much later by the Fabulous Thunderbirds). Mercury also issued two 45s by Guitar
Junior.
When
Sam Cooke offered the young rocker a chance to accompany him to Chicago, he
gladly accepted. But two problems faced him once he arrived: there was another
Guitar Junior in town (precipitating the birth of Lonnie Brooks), and the bayou
blues that so enthralled Gulf Coast crowds didn't cut it up north. Scattered
session work (he played on Jimmy Reed's Vee-Jay classic "Big Boss Man") and a
series of R&B-oriented 45s for Midas, USA, Chirrup, and Chess ensued during the
'60s, as Brooks learned a new style of blues. The Guitar Junior sobriquet was
briefly dusted off in 1969 for his Capitol album debut, Broke & Hungry, but its
lack of success buried the alias for good.
By the late '70s, Brooks was gaining a deserved reputation as an exceptionally
dynamic Chicago bluesman with a fresh perspective. He cut four outstanding sides
for Alligator's first batch of Living Chicago Blues anthologies in 1978 that
quickly led to his own Aligator debut LP, Bayou Lightning, the next year. Five
more albums of his own for the firm and extensive touring cemented Brooks'
standing as a Chicago blues giant. Son Ronnie Baker Brooks is a chip off the
proverbial block, playing rhythm guitar in his old man's band and duetting on "Like
Father, Like Son" on Lonnie's 1991 album Satisfaction Guaranteed. Brooks long
association with Alligator Records continued into the late '90s with the release
of Roadhouse Rules in 1996, which focused more on R&B than down-home blues, and
Lone Star Shootout in 1999. The disc featured Brooks with fellow guitar slingers
Long John Hunter and Phillip Walker playing together and solo in varied
combinations of bluespower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Brooks
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Louisina Blues, Swamp Blues, Blues
I Got It Made (When I
Marry Shirley Mae) (1957)
 (Guitar Jr.)
ROLL, ROLL,
ROLL (1958)
THE CRAWL
(1958)
KNOCKS ME
OUT (1960)
Mr. Hot Shot
(1962)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 1957 | SP GOLDBAND G-1058 (US) | GUITAR JR. & COMBO -
I Got It Made (When I
Marry Shirley Mae)
/ Family Rules (Angel Child) |
| 1958 | SP GOLDBAND G-1068 (US) |
Roll, Roll, Roll
/ Broken Hearted Rollin' Tears |
| 1958 | SP GOLDBAND G-1076 (US) |
The Crawl
/ Now You Know |
| 1959 | SP GOLDBAND G-1085 (US) | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Please |
| 1960 | SP MERCURY 71602X45 (US) |
Knocks Me Out
/ Love
Me, Love Me |
| 1960 | SP MERCURY 71681X45 (US) | Hoss / All Of My Life |
| 1962 | SP MIDAS 9002 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS -
Mr. Hot Shot
/ The Popeye |
| 1964 | SP USA 789 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - Figure Head / I'm Not Going Home |
| 1965 | SP PALOS 005 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - The Train / The Frog |
| 1967 | SP CHIRRUP 501 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - Demonstrating / One Sunny Day |
| 1967 | SP CHESS 2008 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - Let It All Hang Out / One Sunny Day |
| 1968 | SP CHIRRUP 522 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS & The FOUR SOULS - Good Soul Lovin' / Soul Meeting |
| 1969 | SP CAPITOL 2753 (US) | Broke & Hungry / Go To Mardis Gras |
| 197? | EP GOLDBAND EP 107 (US) |
Family Rules / The Crawl / (+ two tracks by Elton ANDERSON) |
| 197? | SP GOLDBAND 45-8190 (US) |
The Crawl / Now You Know |
| 1981 ? |
SP SECOND CITY 1001 (US) |
Lonnie BROOKS - Greasy Man / Reconsider Baby |
| 1981 | SP ALLIGATOR 45-791 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - Two Headed Man / Don't Answer The Door |
| 1981 | SP ALLIGATOR 45-794 (US) | Lonnie BROOKS - I'll Take Care Of You / Don't Go To Sleep On Me |
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Albums
| 1969 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST-403 (US) |
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BROKE AN' HUNGRY - GUITAR JR. - Wee Wee Hours / Things I Used To Do / Go To The Mardi Gras / Texas Flood / Tom Cat Blues / Rooster Blues / The Train And The Horse / Broke & Hungry / When There's No Way Out / Don't Touch Me Baby / Bed Bug Blues |
| 1976 | LP 12" BLACK & BLUE 33.512 (F) |
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SWEET HOME CHICAGO, CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL 1975 - Lonnie BROOKS - Sweet Home Chicago / The Guitars Shuffle / Crosscut Saw / Reconsider Baby / Things I Used To Do / The Train And The Horse / Crazy About My Baby / Big Leg Woman / Mama Talk To Your Daughter |
| 1979 | LP 12" ALLIGATOR AL 4714 (US) |
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Bayou Lightning - Lonnie BROOKS - Voodoo Daddy / Figure Head / Watchdog / Breakfast In Bed / In The Dark / Worked Up Woman / Alimony / Watch What You Got / I Ain't Superstitious / You Know What My Body Needs |
| 1981 | LP 12" SECOND CITY SC 103 (US) |
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LONNIE BROOKS KIND OF BLUES - MOANIN, GROANIN', HOOPIN' & HOWLIN' - Let's Talk It Over / Hard Gamblin' Woman / Why Do Things Have To Change / Crash Head On Into Love / If You Want Me To Love You / Hideaway / Reconsider Baby / Greasy Man |
| 1981 | LP 12" ALLIGATOR AL 4721 (US) |
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Turn On The Night - Eyeballin' / Inflation / Teenage Boogie Man / Heavy Traffic / I'll Take Care Of You / T.V. Mama / Mother Nature / Don't Go To Sleep On Me / Something You Got / Zydeco |
| 1983 | LP 12" ALLIGATOR AL 4731 (US) |
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HOT SHOT - Lonnie BROOKS - Don't Take Advantage Of Me / Wrong Number / Messed Up Again / Family Rules / Back Trail / I Want All My Money Back / Mr. Hot Shot / Brand New Mojo Hand / Mr. Somebody / One More Shot |
| 03/1984 | LP 12" CHARLY CRB 1068 (UK) |
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THE CRAWL - GUITAR JR. - The Crawl / Family Rules / I Got It Made / Tell Me Baby / Love Me Love Me Mary Ann / Now You Know / Roll Roll Roll (version 1) / Roll Roll Roll (version 2) / Broken Hearted Rollin' Tears / Oo Wee Baby / Please / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Love Me Love Me / Knocks Me Out Fine Fine Fine |
| 1984 | LP 12" BLACK MAGIC 9008 (NL) |
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LONNIE BROOKS - LIVE AT PEPPERS - Hideway / You Put It On Me / Sweet Little Angel / Shakin' Little Mama / Can't Hold Out Much Longer / The Train & The Horse / You Don't Have To Go / Who's Making Love |
| 1986 | LP 12" ALLIGATOR AL 4751 (US) |
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WOUND UP TIGHT - Lonnie BROOKS - Got Lucky Last Night / Jealous Man / Belly Rubbin' Music / Bewitched / End Of The Rope / Wound Up Tight / Boomerang / Musta' Been Dreamin' / Skid Row / Hush Mouth Money |
| 1988 | LP 12" ALLIGATOR AL 4759 (US) |
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LONNIE BROOKS - LIVE FROM CHICAGO - BAYOU LIGHTNING STRIKES - Two Headed Man / Trading Post / In The Dark / Got Me By The Tail / One More Shot / Born With The Blues / Eyeballin' / Cold Lonely Nights / Hideaway |
| 1991 | CD ALLIGATOR ALCD 4799 (US) |
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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Lonnie BROOKS - Temporary Insanity / A Man's Got To Do What A Man's Got To Do / Feast Or Famine / It's Lying Time Again / A Little Rock And Roll And Some Country Blues / Wife For Tonight / Family Curse / Horoscope / Like Father, Like Son / Holding On To The Memories / Accident / If The Price Is Right |
| 1992 | CD EVIDENCE ECD 26001-2 (US) |
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Sweet Home Chicago - Lonnie BROOKS - Sweet Home Chicago / Two Guitars Shuffle / Crosscut Saw / Reconsider Baby / Things I Used To Do / The Train And The Horse / Crazy About You Baby / Big Leg Woman / Mama Talk To Your Daughter / Woke Up This Morning |
| 01/1993 | CD CHARLY BM1 (UK) |
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THE CRAWL - CHARLY BLUES MASTERWORKS, VOL. 1 - GUITAR JUNIOR - The Crawl / Family Rules (Angel Child) / I Got It Made When I Marry Shirley Mae / Tell Me Baby / Now You Know / Roll, Roll, Roll / Roll, Roll, Roll [alternate take] / Broken Hearted Rollin' Tears / Please / Pick Me Up On Your Way Down / Love Me, Love Me / Knocks Me Out Fine, Fine, Fine / Love Me, Love, Mary Ann / Oo Wee Baby |
| 1993 | CD DELMARK DE-660 (US) |
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LET'S TALK IT OVER - Lonnie BROOKS - Let's Talk It Over / Hard Gamblin' Woman / Why Do Things Have To Change / Crash Head On Into Love / If You Want Me To Love You / Hideaway / Reconsider Baby / Greasy Man |
| 1993 | CD ATLAS BLU-CD 3066 (F) |
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LES GENIES DU BLUES - Reconsider Baby - Mama Talk To Your Daughter / Reconsider Baby / Sweet Home Chicago / Things I Used To Do / Big Leg Woman / The Train And The Horse / Crosscut Saw / Woke Up This Morning / Crazy 'bout You Baby / Two Guitars Shuffle |
| 1995 | CD BLACK MAGIC 9008 (NL) |
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LONNIE BROOKS - LIVE AT PEPPERS '68 - Hideway / You Put It On Me / Sweet Little Angel / Shakin' Little Mama / Can't Hold Out Much Longer / The Train & The Horse / You Don't Have To Go / Who's Making Love |
| 1996 | CD ALLIGATOR ALCD 4843 (US) |
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ROADHOUSE BLUES - Lonnie BROOKS - Hoodoo She Do / Backbone Man / Too Little, Too Late / Stranger In My House / I Need A Friend / Evil Twin / Roll Of The Tumblin' Dice / One Track Train / Before You Go / Get Through To You / It's Your World / Treat Me Like Your Dog / Stake My Claim / Rockin' Red Rooster |
| 1996 | CD ORBIS BLU GNC 040 (EUR) |
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THE BLUES COLLECTION - Reconsider Baby - Mama Talk To Your Daughter / Reconsider Baby / Sweet Home Chicago / Things I Used To Do / Big Leg Woman / The Train And The Horse / Crosscut Saw / Woke Up This Morning / Crazy 'bout You Baby / Two Guitars Shuffle |
| 10/1997 | CD ALLIGATOR ALCD 5602 (US) |
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DELUXE EDITION - Lonnie BROOKS - Jealous Man / Something You Got / Temporary Insanity / End Of The Rope / Don't Take Advantage Of Me / You Know What My Body Needs (live) / In The Dark / Hoodoo She Do / Figurehead / One More Shot / Cold Lonely Nights (live) / Zydeco / Family Rules / Roll Of The Tumblin' Dice / Like Father, Like Son |
| 1998 | CD BLACK TOP CD BT-1129 (US) |
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LIVE AT PEPPER'S, 1968 - Lonnie BROOKS - Hideaway / You Put It On Me / Sweet Little Angel / Shakin' Little Mama / Can't Hold Out Much Longer / The Train And The Horse / You Don't Have To Go / Who's Making Love |
| 1999 | CD ALLIGATOR ALCD 4866 (US) |
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LONE STAR SHOOTOUT - LONNIE BROOKS, LONG JOHN HUNTER & PHILLIP WALKER - Roll Roll Roll / Boogie Rambler / A Little More Time / Bon Ton Roulet / Feel Good Doin' Bad / Alligators Around My Door / Street Walking Woman / This Should Go On Forever / You're Playing Hooky / Born In Louisiana / Quit My Baby / I Can't Stand It No More / I Met The Blues In Person / It's Mighty Crazy / Two Trains Running |
| 11/2000 | CD Night & Day BB 444 (US) |
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Sweet Home Chicago - The Train And The Horse / Crosscut Saw / Mama Talk To Your Daughter / Two Guitars Shuffle / Reconsider Baby / Sweet Home Chicago / Things I Used To Do / Big Leg Woman / Crazy 'bout You Baby / Woke Up This Morning / Two Guitars Shuffle / Mama Talk To Your Daughter / The Train And The Horse |
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