"BILLY LAMONT MEETS CHUCK EDWARDS"

Two excellent obscure East Coast R&B vocalist who each recorded quite a bit in the 50s and 60s. Lamont is a powerful vocalist on his selection of 15 recordings from 1957 through 1968 taking in blues, R&B, black rock 'n' roll and soul. He is accompanied by top New York sidemen like Sammy Price, Kenny Burrell, King Curtis, Adolph Jacobs and others. Four cuts from 1959 & '60 feature him with Little Richard's band Grady Gaines & The Upsetters with hot guitar from Grady's brother Roy on I'm Gonna Try. Two tracks from 1968 feature him with Lonnie Youngblood's band with Jimi Hendrix on guitar. Chuck Edwards career goes back to the 40s when he worked as a guitarist for Charles Brown and with Sonny Thompson's band and there is one fine instrumental track from 1949 with Thompson. The first recordings under his own name come from 1953 and Edwards is featured on 12 vocals from '53 through '59 - also with top sidemen and on one track he has backup by Jimmy Ricks and The Ravens. Sound quality is very good. (Roots 'n' Rhythms)trax:
Billy Lamont:
1. I Got A Rock And Roll Gal 2. I'm So Sorry 3. Tom Cat 4. Millie 5. Country Boy 6. Can't Make It By Myself (w/Gibraltars) 7. Now, Darling (w/Gibraltars) 8. I'm Gonna Try 9. So-Called Friend 10. (Darlin') Please Come Home 11. Come On Right Now (w/Gibraltars) 12. Hear Me Now 13. Right Kind Of Gal 14. Please Don't Leave (w/Jimi Hendrix) 15. Sweet Thang (w/Jimi Hendrix)
Chuck Edwards:
16. I Got Loose 17. Bong Gone (Instrumental) 18. She Carried Me All Over Town 19. Just For A Day 20. You Move Me 21. If You Love Me (Like You Say You Do) (W/Vocal Group) 22. Let's Rock And Roll (To Auld Lang Syne) 23. I'm Wondering (W/Vocal Group) 24. Morning Train 25. Warm My Heart (W/Vocal Group) 26. Lucy And Jimmy Got Married (w/Five Crowns) 27. If I Were King (w/Five Crowns) 28. Harlem Rug Cutter (Sonny Thompson Band, Chuck Edwards, Gtr)
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