Omar Sharriff |
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![]() - Talkin' In Hawaiian # - Ups And Downs * ![]() # rec. September 9, 1968 at Sierra Sound Studios in Berkeley, CA; L.C. Robinson, voc [// double tracked], g; Dave Alexander, p; Lafayette Thomas, g; Malachi "Big Daddy" Spencer, b; Barnell Barfield, dr; arr. & dir. by Jimmy McCracklin ![]() * rec. October 31, 1968 in Berkeley, CA; L.C. Robinson, voc, g [voc added November 2, 1968]; Willie Pierce, Cal Van Green, ts; Dave Alexander, p; [] Lafayette Thomas, g; Malachi "Big Daddy" Spencer, b; Victor Leonard, dr; arr. & dir. by Jimmy McCracklin World Pacific unissued | ||
![]() - Highway 59 - Here's The Blues ![]() rec. November 2, 1968 in Berkeley, CA; Dave Alexander, p; Malachi Spencer, b; Victor Leonard, dr World Pacific unissued | ||
1 | 1969 | Oakland Blues featuring L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson, Lafayette "Thing" Thomas and Dave Alexander![]() track sequence according to back cover and labels: L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Clean Your House - Train Time Blues - Jack Rabbit Boogie - Separate Ways - Bringin' My Baby Back Home ![]() Lafayette "Thing" Thomas - Party With Me # * - I Had A Dream # * - A Fool's Way of Doin' Things # Dave Alexander - Love Is Just For Fools - Good Soul Music - Highway 59 ![]() actual track sequence on vinyl: L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Clean Your House - Separate Ways - Jack Rabbit Boogie - Train Time Blues - Bringin' My Baby Back Home ![]() Lafayette "Thing" Thomas - Party With Me # * - I Had A Dream # * - A Fool's Way of Doin' Things # Dave Alexander - Love Is Just For Fools [] - Good Soul Music [] - Highway 59 [] ![]() # rec. September 9, 1968 in Berkeley, CA; Lafayette Thomas, voc, g; Dave Alexander, p; Charles Thomas, g; * L.C. Robinson, st-g; Malachi Spencer, b; Garnell Barfield, dr ![]() [] rec. March 7, 1969 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; George Smith, hca; Houston Twister [Albert Collins], g; Dave Johnson, b; Paul Lagos, dr ![]() prod. by Steve LaVere; arranged & directed by Jimmy McCracklin notes by Pete Welding = Liberty LBS-83234 (UK 1969) L.C. Robinson discography |
![]() - After Hours - Boogies ![]() rec. March 7, 1969 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, CA; Dave Alexander, p World Pacific unissued | ||
2 | 1972 | L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson: Ups And Downs![]() Arhoolie 1062 track sequence: - Mojo In My Hand # @ Spotify - Ups And Downs # § @ youtube @ Spotify - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (instr) # @ Spotify - Across The Bay Blues # @ youtube @ Spotify - L.C.'s Shuffle # @ youtube @ Spotify ![]() - I've Got To Go * @ Spotify - Stop And Jump (instr) * @ Spotify - She Got It From The Start * § @ youtube @ Spotify - Things' So Bad In California * § @ Spotify - New Train Time * @ Spotify ![]() Arhoolie CD 453 track sequence: ![]() - Mojo In My Hand # - Ups And Downs # § - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (instr) # - Across The Bay Blues # - L.C.'s Shuffle # - Can't Be A Winner # // @ Spotify - I've Got To Go * - Stop And Jump (instr) * - She Got It From The Start * § - Things' So Bad In California * § - New Train Time * - I'm Just A Country Boy * @ youtube @ Spotify - L.C.'s Theme (instr) * @ youtube @ Spotify - Jesus, Did I Know [] § & $ {} @ Spotify - I Don't Know What I Would Do Without The Lord [] § & $ @ Spotify - Something Mighty Sweet About The Lord [] § & $ @ Spotify - Ida Red [] § {} @ Spotify - L.C.'S Blues [] § @ Spotify - Sweet Jesus [] \\ & $ @ Spotify ![]() # rec. September 9, 1971 at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, CA; L.C. Robinson, voc, g, § vn; James Madison, g; // voc; Charlie Musselwhite, hca; Pinetop Perkins, p; Sammy Lawhorn, g; Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, b; Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz ![]() * rec. December 17, 1971 at Funky Features in San Francisco, CA; L.C. Robinson, voc, g, § vn; Dave Alexander, p; William Hyatt, b; Teddy Winston, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz ![]() [] rec. November 27, 1975 at Radio Station KPFA in Berkeley, CA by Tony Ferro (during a Thanksgiving Day broadcast hosted by Chris Strachwitz); L.C. Robinson, voc, § vn, \\ g; Rev. A.C. Robinson, voc, & hca; Ren Hawkins, voc, $ p; Teddy Winston, dr, perc; {} Chris Strachwitz, sp notes by Joel Selvin notes by Joel Selvin notes by Joel Selvin Arhoolie Records discography |
3 | 1972 | Dave Alexander: The Rattler![]() - The Sky Is Crying # - Swanee River Boogie * - I Need A Little Spirit * [] - Good Home Cooking * [] - The Rattler * [] ![]() - There Ought To Be A Law * [] - Lonesome Train Blues # - A Tribue To My Father * [] - 13 Is My Number * [] - The Judgement * @ youtube ![]() # rec. July 31, 1972 in Berkeley, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; Larry Murdo, b; Mickey Durio, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz ![]() * rec. August 1, 1972 in Berkeley, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; [] Larry Murdo, b; [] Mickey Durio, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz
notes by Lee Hildebrand (=) Arhoolie CD 365 Arhoolie Records discography |
![]() - Ethel Lee - David & Omar - Soulin' On The Texas Plain - F. - Blue Marie ![]() rec. August 1, 1972 in Berkeley, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; Larry Murdo, b; Mickey Durio, dr; prod. by Chris Strachwitz Arhoolie unissued | ||
4 | 1973 | Dave Alexander: The Dirt On The Ground![]() - Sundown # - Blue Tumbleweed (instr) # @ youtube - Suffering With The Lowdown Blues # - Cold Feeling # @ youtube - Strange Woman # ![]() - So You Want To Be A Man # - Dirt On The Ground # - Jimmy, Is That You? - Hoodoo Man # - St. James Infirmary # @ youtube ![]() rec. December 5, 1972 at Wally Heider's Studio D in San Francisco, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; # Larry Murdo, b; # Mickey Durio, dr
notes by Joel Selvin notes by Joel Selvin (=) Arhoolie CD 365 (US 1992) Arhoolie Records discography |
![]() - There Must Be A Way Out Of Here - Please Don't Go - Going Down Slow - By The Hair Of My Chinny Chin Chin ![]() rec. December 5, 1972 in San Francisco, CA; Dave Alexander, voc, p; Larry Murdo, b; Mickey Durio, dr Arhoolie unissued | ||
5 | 1992 | Omar Shariff: The Raven![]() - The Raven @ youtube - Fillmore Street Boogie - House Built By The Blues - Love Is Just A Fool - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town - Great Balls Of Fire - This Is Love - Stranded In St. Louis - Omar's Boogie - Just A Blues - The Rattler [Arhoolie 1067] - The Hoodoo Man [Arhoolie 1071] - Blue Tumbleweed [Arhoolie 1071] - Suffering With The Lowdown Blues [Arhoolie 1071] - Cold Feeling [Arhoolie 1071] - Jimmy, Is That You? [Arhoolie 1071] - So You Want To Be A Man [Arhoolie 1071] ![]() rec. 1991 in Berkeley, CA (except where noted); Omar Shariff, voc, p; Frank Sipes, b; Skip Dysart, dr cover photo by Victor Des Roches, liner photo by David Horwitz
notes by Omar Shariff Arhoolie Records discography |
6 | 1993 | Sacramento Blues![]() - Key To The Highway - Johnny Heartsman - House Built By The Blues - Omar Sharriff - Breaking Up Somebody's Home - Arbess Williams - Your Friends - Bobby Blues Ray - Johnny's Hobo Blues - Johnny Guitar Knox & Rick Estrin - Honky Tonkin' - The Blues Ambassadors - T-Bone Shuffle - Too Much Blues - Mr. Guitarhead - Bill Scholer - Dr. Feelgood - Lena Mosley & The Bad Shoes Band - Part Time Love - The Soul Prophets - I've Got News For You - Gary Black - Book Of The Blues - Glenn Lane & The Soul Of The Blues - Can't Stop Thinkin About Your Love - Mick Martin & The Steve Foster Blues Band - Recession Blues - Tommy Twang & The Electric Stimulators - I Wanna Bop - Catfish & The Ageless Wonders - Spann's Stomp - Jim Monroe ![]() |
7 | 1993 | Omar Sharriff: Black Widow Spider![]() - Let's Get It On - Knowing That We Found Love § - Fillmore & Haight - Seven Years Of Torture § - Blue Monday - Fingers Of Fire - You're A Fool - Burn Baby Burn § - Greenbacks # * [] // - My Favorite Things § - Smack Dab In The Middle # * [] // - Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be - All Along The Watchtower * [] // - Schematic Of A Woman #2 ![]() rec. 1993 in Sacramento, CA; Omar Sharriff, voc, p; Steve Gundhi, sax; Richard Golde, g; Al Arnett, b; Jerry Banks, dr + guests; # James Winnegan, hca; * Bobby G, g; § Gene, b; [] Darryl Hutchins, b; // "Rat-a-tat" Pat Balcom, dr |
7a | 1994 | Boogie Woogie Riot American Arhoolie Music ![]() Big Joe Duskin - The Tribute [Arhoolie 1080] Pete Johnson - Rocket Boogie '88' (Part 2) Joe Turner / W. Pete Johnson - Wine-o Baby Boogie Dave Alexander - The Rattler Earl Hooker - Earl's Boogie Woogie Robert Shaw - The Cows Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin's Boogie Piano Red - Atlanta Bounce Alex Moore - Rock And Roll Bed Big Joe Williams - Throw The Boogie Woogie Big Joe Duskin - Down The Road A Piece [Arhoolie 1080] Robert Shaw - Fast Santa Fe (Bear Cat) L.C. Williams - Boogie All The Time Piano Red - The Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo Pete Johnson - Hala Tight Boogie Lightnin' Hopkins - Hammond Boogie (Organ Boogie) Mercy Dee - Red Light Big Walter Horton - Walter's Boogie Clifton Chenier - Houston Boogie L.C. Robinson - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie Katie Webster - I Know That's Right Dave Alexander - Fillmore Street Boogie Pete Johnson - Skid Row Boogie ![]() compiled by Chris Strachwitz and John Broven |
8 | 199? | Sacramento Blues Too!![]() Arbess Williams & Johnny Heartsman - I Just Wanna Party All Night Omar Sharriff - Hound Dog # The Soul Prophets - A Lonely Man The Luminators - Commit A Crime Gayiel Von - Baby Please Don't Go Jimmy Pailer & The Blue Hearts - Bend Over Backwards Glenn Lane - I Talk Before I Think The Bobby G Blues Experience - Red House The Ice Cream Men - Jump Back Cat Johnny "Guitar" Knox & His Blue Buddies - Honey Bee Blue Soul - Soul Be It W.D. Gospel Singers - Down Here Lord Sonny Boy Blues - Mama Said Whailin' Black & The Remains - (Some of)My Best Friends Are The Blues Catfish & The Crawdaddys - Crawdaddy Stomp ![]() # rec. 1993 in Sacramento, CA; Omar Sharriff, voc, p; Steve Gundhi, sax; Richard Golde, g; Al Arnett, b; Jerry Banks, dr |
9 | 1995 | Omar Sharriff: Baddass![]() - Is There A Real Woman In The House? - The Bible Says - My Life Is A Nightmare - Uhuru - Take The Bitter With The Sweet # - Blame It On The Nigger - I Want Some Money - Blue Train - I'm So Tired Of Being Alone - It's A Shame - Machine Gun # - Tribute To The Founding Fathers * ![]() rec. 1995 in Sacramento, CA; Omar Sharriff, voc, p; Steve Gundhi, sax; Richard Golde, g; Geno, b; Steve Pitts, dr, cg; + guests: # The Luminators: Lew Fratis, g; Dave Garrity, b; "Rat-a-tat" Pat Balcom, dr + # Jimmy Pailer, g; * Ron Hull, g; * Eric Kleven, b |
10 | 1996 | 15 Urban Blues Classics Arhoolie Presents American Masters Vol. 2 ![]() - Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson - Big Mama's Bumble Bee - Big Mama Thornton - Cincinnati Stomp - Big Joe Duskin - Anna Lee - Earl Hooker - Up & Down The Avenue - Charlie Musselwhite - Been Around The World - John Littlejohn - Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson - I Know That's Right - Katie Webster - The Raven - Omar Sharriff - You Think I'm Your Good Thing - Bee Houston - Going Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner - Ups & Downs - L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson - Atlanta Bounce - Piano Red - Wild, Wild, Woman - Johnny Young - Gibson Creek Shuffle - The Charles Ford Band ![]() Arhoolie Records discography |
11 | 1997 | 15 Piano Blues & Boogie Classics Arhoolie Presents American Masters Vol. 8 ![]() - Dollar Bill Boogie - Big Joe Duskin - Have You Ever Been Out In The Country - Mercy Dee - Whistling Alex Moore's Blue - Whistling Alex Moore - Moaning And Groaning - Johnny Young/Otis Spann - Katie's Boogie Woogie - Katie Webster - Cruel Hearted Woman - Thunder Smith - Ma Grinder, The - Robert Shaw - Why Did You Go Last Night - Clifton Chenier/Elmore Nixon - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - L.C. "Good Rockin" Robinson/Pinetop Perkins - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town - Omar Sharriff - Rocket Boogie "88" - Pete Johnson - Sugar Hill - Bukka White - You Ain't Got A Chance - Piano Red - Cold Chills - Henry Gray - On The Spot Boogie - Charlie Musselwhite/Lafayette Leake ![]() Arhoolie Records discography |
12 | 1997 | Imam Omar Sharriff: Omar the Magnificent![]() - The Sky Is Crying - St. James Infirmary - Sundown - Swanee River Boogie - Blue Tumbleweed - Cold Feeling - Strange Woman - So You Want To Be A Man - Dirt On The Ground - I Need A Little Spirit ![]() - Good Home Cooking - The Rattler - Ther Ought To Be Law - Lonesome Train Blues - Tribute To My Father - 13 Is My Number - The Jugdement - Hoodoo Man (The Voodoo Woman And The Witch Doctor) - Jimmy, Is That You - Suffering With The Lowdown Blues ![]() Arhoolie 1067 Arhoolie Records discography |
13 | 1998 | Omar Sharriff: Anatomy Of A Woman![]() - It's The Booty Not The Beauty - President & The Tramp - Anatomy Of A woman - Blues In The Night - Ms. Julie - Feline Domesticus - She Made Me Turn To Stone - The Devil & The Woman - The Booty Bag - The Woman & The Backdoor Man - The Smell Of A Woman - Women With No Eyes ![]() rec. 1998 in Sacramento, CA; Omar Sharriff, voc, p; John Mullick, tp; Steve Gundhi, sax; Little Aaron King, g; Eric Kleven, b; Keeno Burns, dr |
14 | 2000 | Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary![]() disc 1: - San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller (previously unreleased) - Mercury Blues - K.C. Douglas - Shake Shake Mama - Mance Lipscomb - Cairo Blues - Lil' Son Jackson - Barbershop Rhythm - Wade Walton / Robert Curtis Smith - One Thin Dime - Butch Cage / Willie Thomas - Charmin' Betsy - Hodges Brothers - Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues - Alex Moore - I Am The Black Ace - Black Ace - Brother James - Big Joe Williams - Lady Luck - Mercy Dee - Don't Drive Me Away - R.C. Smith - Zydeco Introduction - Zydeco Announcer - Bernadette Chere - Albert Chevalier - Bald Headed Woman - Lightnin' Hopkins - Baby Please Don't Go - James Campbell - Believe On Me - Rev. Louis Overstreet - Low Down Blues - George Lewis - The Country Blues - J.E. Mainer - Crowley Waltz - The Hackberry Ramblers - She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain - Booker White (previously unreleased) - Ay, Ai Ai - Clifton Chenier - Write Me A Few Lines - Fred McDowell - Charlie James - Mance Lipscomb - Louisiana Blues - Clifton Chenier ![]() disc 2: - Cindy - John Jackson - Little Red Rooster - Big Mama Thornton - La Betaille - Isom Fontenot - Calcasieu Waltz - Nathan Abshire - Almlied - Eibelsberger Duo - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight - Del McCoury - In The Breeze - Jerry Hahn Quintet - Goin' Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner - Sometimes I Cry - Johnny Young - Two Bugs And A Roach - Earl Hooker - Dream - John Littlejohn - Things Gonna Get Better - Bee Houston - Visions - Sonny Simmons - I Wish I Could Sing - Bongo Joe - Boogieing In Strasbourg - Alex Moore - The Death Of Dr. Martin Luther King - Big Joe Williams - Please Settle In Vietnam - Lightnin' Hopkins - Shake 'Em On Down - Fred McDowell / Johnny Woods - El Desesperado - Los Pinguinos Del Norte - Creole Belles - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra - Finger Lickin' Good - Charlie Musselwhite ![]() disc 3: - Church Point Breakdown - Austin Pitre - Gstanzeln Aus Dem Freistriztal - Original Herberstein Trio - Gibson Creek Shuffle - Charles Ford Band - Ups And Downs - L.C. Robinson - You Ain't Got A Chance - Piano Red - Home Sweet Home - Boisec Ardoin / Canray Fontenot - Satan's Burning Hell - Bill Neely - Luzita - Narciso Martinez - Yo Me Enamore - Trio San Antonio - Borracho Perdido - Trio San Antonio - One Of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) - J.C. Burris - Allons A Grand Coteau - Clifton Chenier - En Bas Du Chene Vert - Dewey Balfa / Marc Savoy/D.L. Menard - Besos Y Copas - Chavela Ortiz Y Brown Express - Fast Santa Fe - Robert Shaw - I'll See You In C-U-B-A - Any Old Time String Band - El Balaju - Conjunto Alma Jarocha - La Gata - Los Caporales De Panuco - Beym Rebas Sude - The Klezmorim - J'ai Laisse De La Maison - Cheese Read - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Don Santiago Jimenez Sr. - Mi Problema - Lydia Mendoza ![]() disc 4: - Gritenme Piedras Del Campo - Flaco Jimenez - Co-Fe - John Delafose - Single Girl - Rose Maddox - Bec De La Manche - Canray Fontenot - Bosco Stomp - Octa Clark / Hector Duhon - Negra Ausencia - Santiago Jimenez Jr. - La Chanson De Cinquante Sous - Michael Doucet Dit BeauSoleil (previously unreleased) - Shake What You Got - Preston Frank - Little Black Eyes - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - The Chill Of A Saturday Afternoon - Wade Fruge - Jolie Blonde - Chuck Guillory - Here To Stay - Rebirth Brass Band - I Know That's Right - Katie Webster - I've Been There - Lawrence Ardoin - Mentiste Cuando Dijiste - Flaco Jimenez - Aguililla - Los Campesinos De Michoacan - La Reine De La Salle - Odile Falcon - Chanson De La Sagesse - Michael Doucet - Hot Chili Mama - BeauSoleil - Check Out The Zydeco - C.J. Chenier - El Canoero - Valerio Longoria - Corrido Del Mono - Los Gavilanes De Oakland - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town - Omar Sharriff [Arhoolie CD 365] ![]() disc 5: - Mother - Paramount Gospel Singers - Gumagarugu - Chatuye - Khandan-E Amaturi III - Aziz Herawi - A Ti, Colombia - Ivan Cuesta - Food Stamp Blues - Treme Brass Band - Ain't It A Shame - Elder Roma Wilson - J'ai Ete Au Bal - Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - La Mal Sentada - Los Cenzontles - Falling For You - Rose Maddox - Los Traficantes Del Bravo - Los Palomares Del Bravo (previously unreleased) - Jesus Will Fix It For You - Sonny Treadway - Medved Na Lancu - Csokolom - Jale Griego - Jose Moreno - El Corrido De Esequiel Hernandez - Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - What's His Name - Jesus! - The Campbell Brothers - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Aubrey Ghent ![]() Compilation producers: Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald; digitally remastered by Mike Cogan
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Sources / Further reading: - own record collection - Jean-Claude Arnaudon: Dictionnaire du Blues.- Paris, France (Filipacci) 1977, pp. 34-35 - Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 309 - Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, pp. 5, 467, 529 - Robert Ford & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1971 - 2000 [the later years].- Vancouver 2011, p. 11 - Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York 1987, pp. 29-31 - http://boogiewoogiemarshall.com/?page_id=86 - http://shreveportsheiks.blogspot.com/ - eBay auctions - diverse internet resources
![]() Dave Alexander early 1970s source: Harris 1987, p. 30 ("courtesy C. Strachwitz")
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