Gus Jenkins: Too Tough - West Coast Blues 1953-1962 2-CD

Gus Jenkins – Too Tough - West Coast Blues And R&B, 1953-1962 (Jasmine 2020) 2-CD uudenveroinen

Jasmine Records – JASMCD 3200

Format:

2 x CD, Compilation, Mono

Country:

UK

Released:

2020

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Rhythm & Blues

TRACKS

1-1Little Temple And His "88"*–Cold Love1-2Little Temple And His "88"*–I Ate The Wrong Part1-3Guss Jenkins*–I Miss My Baby1-4Guss Jenkins*–I Been Working1-5The Young Woolf–Worries And Troubles1-6The Young Woolf–I Tried1-7Mamie Ree With The Gus Jenkins Band–You Lied1-8Mamie Ree & Young Wolf* With The Gus Jenkins Band–Caught1-9Gus Jinkins & Orchestra*–You Told Me1-10Gus Jinkins & Orchestra*–Tricky1-11Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Remember Last Xmas1-12Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–So What1-13Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Spark Plug1-14Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Pay Day Shuffle - Pt.11-15Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Pay Day Shuffle - Pt.21-16Mamie Jenkins With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Hambone1-17Mamie Jenkins With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Jump With Me Baby1-18Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Stand By Me1-19Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Copper Tan1-20Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Hit The Road1-21Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Road Runner1-22Mamie Perry With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–My Baby Waited Too Long1-23Mamie Perry With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–I'm Hurted1-24Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Slow Down1-25Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Drift On2-1Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Spanky2-2Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Gonna Take Time2-3Mamie Perry With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Lament2-4Mamie Perry With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Lost Love2-5Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Signing In2-6Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Cutting Out2-7Albert & Charles With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Leisha2-8Albert & Charles With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Weird2-9Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–You Made Me2-10Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Vine St. Shuffle2-11Blues Slim And His Band*–Tell The Truth Baby2-12Blues Slim And His Band*–Let's Talk It Over2-13Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Jealous Of You Baby2-14Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Off The Road2-15Gus Jenkins Band*–The New Tricky2-16Gus Jenkins Band*–Tuba Twist2-17Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Too Tough2-18Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Right Messy2-19Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Celebrate (Part 1)2-20Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Celebrate (Part 2)2-21Haze Hart With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Red River Shuffle2-22Haze Hart With Gus Jenkins & His Orchestra*–Last Time

Wikipedia

Augustus D. "Gus" Jenkins (March 24, 1931 – December 22, 1985) was an American blues and R&B pianist, vocalist and bandleader.[1] Credited as Gus Jinkins, he had a no.2 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in 1956 with the instrumental "Tricky". He sometimes used the stage names The Young Wolf, Little Temple, and Piano Bo, and from the late 1960s took the name Jaarone Pharoah.[1]

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and developed his piano style influenced by St. Louis blues pianist Walter Davis. He toured with Sammy Green's Hot Harlem Review, and backed singers Big Mama Thornton and Percy Mayfield, before reaching Chicago in the late 1940s.[2][3] Jenkins first recorded for the Chess label in January 1953, accompanied by Walter Horton (harmonica) and Willie Nix (drums), but his recordings, including "Eight Ball", were not released for some years. He also accompanied David "Honeyboy" Edwards on some of his recordings at Chess.[3] Later in 1953 he recorded "Cold Love" and other tracks as Little Temple for the Specialty label in Los Angeles, with Jimmy Liggins (harmonica), Ted Brinson (bass), and an unknown drummer.[4]

He remained in Los Angeles for the rest of his career, and learned woodworking while continuing to perform, with Johnny Otis' band and others, and record.[2][3] He recorded "I Miss My Baby" for Jake Porter's Combo label in 1955,[5] before recording "Tricky" in 1956 for the Flash label owned by Charlie Reynolds.[6] The single reached no.2 on the R&B chart and no.79 on the Billboard pop chart in late 1956.[7] He released several further singles on Flash, including "Spark Plug" and "Payday Shuffle", before forming his own label, Pioneer International, with Clayton Metzler in 1959.[4][8][9] He released a string of records on the label until 1962, many being piano and organ instrumentals released under his own name, and some featuring vocalist Mamie Perry.[4][10] He later recorded for the General Artist label, but without further commercial success.[11] However, his single "Chittlins" was released by Tower Records, a subsidiary of Capitol, in 1964.[12]

By 1970, Jenkins had converted to Islam, and used the name Jaarone Pharoah.[4] He continued to perform around Los Angeles, until his death in 1985 at the age of 54.[3]