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| Night Clerk |
Blues saxophonist A.C. Reed dies at 77
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blues songwriter and saxophonist A.C. Reed, who shared the stage and recording studio with Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan and led his own band, the Spark Plugs, died on Wednesday, his record label said. He was 77.
Reed, who was born Aaron Corthen in Wardell, Missouri, on May 9, 1926, died in Chicago of complications from cancer, Alligator Records said in a statement.
Raised in southern Illinois, Reed began playing tenor sax on hearing the band of trumpeter Erskine Hawkins, and later modeled his elegantly simple, honking style on jazzman Gene Ammons.
Reed played with an array of artists that included Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt and Son Seals. He also recorded three solo albums and wrote humorous songs also recorded by Magic Slim and Charlie Musselwhite.
Down Beat magazine once called Reed "one of the blues' most incisive originals."
Reed moved to Chicago in 1942 and found work at a steel mill, using his first paycheck to buy a saxophone at a pawnshop.
Reed studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music and was tutored by J.T. Brown, Elmore James' tenor sax player.
Reed joined Guy and Junior Wells' band in 1967, and opened for the Rolling Stones during a 1970 tour.
In recent years, Reed performed constantly at clubs and at blues festivals. He recorded the albums "Junk Food" in 1998 and "I Got Money" in 2002.
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| polksalad69 |
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Night Clerk wrote:
Blues saxophonist A.C. Reed dies at 77
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blues songwriter and saxophonist A.C. Reed, who shared the stage and recording studio with Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan and led his own band, the Spark Plugs, died on Wednesday, his record label said. He was 77.
Reed, who was born Aaron Corthen in Wardell, Missouri, on May 9, 1926, died in Chicago of complications from cancer, Alligator Records said in a statement.
Raised in southern Illinois, Reed began playing tenor sax on hearing the band of trumpeter Erskine Hawkins, and later modeled his elegantly simple, honking style on jazzman Gene Ammons.
Reed played with an array of artists that included Albert Collins, Bonnie Raitt and Son Seals. He also recorded three solo albums and wrote humorous songs also recorded by Magic Slim and Charlie Musselwhite.
Down Beat magazine once called Reed "one of the blues' most incisive originals."
Reed moved to Chicago in 1942 and found work at a steel mill, using his first paycheck to buy a saxophone at a pawnshop.
Reed studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music and was tutored by J.T. Brown, Elmore James' tenor sax player.
Reed joined Guy and Junior Wells' band in 1967, and opened for the Rolling Stones during a 1970 tour.
In recent years, Reed performed constantly at clubs and at blues festivals. He recorded the albums "Junk Food" in 1998 and "I Got Money" in 2002.
Awe shit, I've been behind on reading blues-l and was wondering not too long ago how old he was. Damn shame, AC was cool. |
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| jpenn11 |
A wonderful talent.
Didn't he write a song called something like "Fed Up With This Music"? It had a line something like: "Want a big hit record like the Rolling Stones".
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| polksalad69 |
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jpenn11 wrote:
A wonderful talent.
Didn't he write a song called something like "Fed Up With This Music"? It had a line something like: "Want a big hit record like the Rolling Stones".
This was his most popular (if you can call it dat) one.
1. I'm in the Wrong Business - 4:28
2. I Can't Go on This Way - 4:00
3. Fast Food Annie - 4:29
4. This Little Voice - 4:16
5. My Buddy Buddy Friends - 3:12
6. She's Fine - 4:26
7. These Blues Is Killing Me (Reed) - 3:05
8. Miami Strut - 2:55
9. The Things I Want You to Do - 3:24
10. Don't Drive Drunk - 4:30
11. Hard Times - 3:16
12. Going to New York - 4:01
13. Moving Out of the Ghetto - 3:50
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| polksalad69 |
...but
Take These Blues and Shove 'em
1. Things That Get Me Off
2. I Stay Mad
3. I Got the Blues
4. I'm a Jealous Man
5. I'm Fed up With This Music
6. My Baby Is Fine
7. Howlin' for My Darlin' (Dixon/Howlin' Wolf)
8. Lotta Lovin'
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