CYRIL DAVIES – DAVIES AND HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES (LP)

Many blues fans think that British blues started with John Mayall. With no disrespect to John, they’re wrong. In 1962, an LP was released on UK Decca from Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated entitled R&B From The Marquee with Cyril Davies on harmonica. Davies’s recorded legacy in his lifetime as frontman and leader of a band was limited to two singles released in 1963. This release gathers together all the extant broadcasts the band made during that same year, the last of which was broadcast on December 14, 1963. Just over three weeks later, on January 7, 1964, he died after collapsing on stage at Eel Pie Island. He was 31. This album is a fitting epitaph to him.

Track Listing:
A1. My Babe (1)
A2. Got My Mojo Working (1)
A3. Leave My Woman Alone
A4. Good Understanding
A5. Country Line Special (1)
A6. Got My Mojo Working (2)
A7. Hallelujah All My Blues Have Gone
A8. Roll ‘Em Pete (1)
A9. How Long, How Long
A10. Sadness Done Come
A11. See See Rider (1)
A12. Country Line Special (2)
B1. I’m Movin’ On
B2. Mockingbird
B3. Night Time Is The Right Time
B4. Harmonica Breakdown
B5. Preaching the Blues
B6. I’m Ready
B7. Money’s Getting Cheaper
B8. Country Line Special (3)
B9. My Babe (2)
B10. Chicago Calling
B11. See See Rider (2)
B12. Country Line Special (4)
B13. Hey Roberta
B14. Roll ’em Pete (2)