Blues LPs part 5

I'm continuing this series with a batch of LPs by one of the greatest of all blues men, B B King. They include a couple on the US United label and several recorded for ABC in the States, which were released on HMV, Stateside, Probe and MCA in the UK. I saw B B quite a few times prior to his death in 2015, the most recent being at the New Orleans Jazzfest in 2010.

The next selection continues with a couple by B B and five by the third 'king of the blues', Freddie King, including two on RSO.There is one by eighties blues band the Kinsey Report and 'Blue Guitars', an LP on Parlophone by guitarists Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson. There's one by Larry (Johnson) and Hank (Adkins), about whom I know very little, and a couple by the queen of the blues Denise Lasalle.

Third photo shows some more albums by Denise Lasalle, including several on Malaco. Denise was a great performer who I was lucky enough to see several times, including at Porretta and in New Orleans prior to her death in 2018. There's one by the Legendary Blues Band, which was formed after Muddy Waters' death in 1980 and included Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and Pinetop Perkins. Also one by soul/blues singer Frankie Lee, who I saw at Utrecht in 1997, one by Leadbelly and one by early blues artist Julia Lee, including a ten inch LP on Capitol. Also included are three LPs by Excello artist Lazy Lester, who was such an omnipresent artist at festivals up to his death in 2018.

Montage number four includes two LPs by influential Chicago bluesman J B Lenoir and a later one by soul/blues singer Jimmy Lewis on Hotlanta. Also 'Natchez Trace' by harmonica player Papa George Lightfoot who was rediscovered in the late sixties and found brief fame, one by brothers Jimmy and Joe Liggins and one by each of them including Joe's best known hit 'Honey Dripper'. There is also one LP by Little Charlie and the Night Caps and a couple by Little Milton.

Finally in this selection we have three more LPs by Little Milton, including recordings for Chess and Stax, and five by Chicago harmonica player Little Walter. These include one on the Python label, of which only 99 were produced. There's one album by Excello bluesman Lonesome Sundown with Texas artist Philip Walker and one by Louisiana Red. Also featured is an LP by band leader and sax player Preston Love featuring Chuggie Otis, and one by another bandleader and sax player Joe Lutcher, younger brother of Nellie Lutcher.