tracks

How Long
Going To Chicago
Tell Me Baby
It Ain't Right
Alcohol Ain't Nothin'
Who Said It
The Bright Lights
Message To St. Louis
Gamblin' Man
Old Maid
Goin' Back

notes

Recorded at The Benton Park Studio, St. Louis, MO on July 15 & 16, 1999
©℗ 2000 Fedora Records
Track 2: (P.D.) Public Domain

Before he was old enough to legally take to drink, Tommy Bankhead was playing the blues with a long list of legendary musicians that included Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Joe Willie Wilkins, Robert Nighthawk, and Joe Hill Louis. He started in his teens and for half a century remained a high-caliber bluesman. A Mississippi native, he settled in St. Louis at the end of the '40s. Bankhead made a name for himself with his guitar, but he also possessed refined skill on the bass, drums, and harmonica. His few recordings include Please Mr. Foreman with the Blues Eldoradoes in 1983, and Message to St. Louis with the Cryin' Shames, which was released in 2000 by Fedora Records.

credits

Bass – Charles «Nephew» Davis (tracks: Charles "Nephew" Davis)
Design [Design & Digital Imaging] – Hal Wilson
Drums – Kenny Laurence
Engineer [Engineered By] – Douglas Rayburn,
Guitar – Tommy Bankhead
Photography By [Back Photo] – Chris Millar (2)
Photography By [Cover Photo Art] – James Schwartz (2)
Piano – Bob Lohr
Producer [Produced By] – Chris Millar (2)
Saxophone – Erskine Oglesby (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 10)
Vocals – Tommy Bankhead
Written-By – R. Brown, T. Bankhead

companies

Recorded At – The Benton Park Studio
Copyright (c) – Fedora Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fedora Records
Published By – Lizbar Music
Published By – Howling Moon Entertainment
Published By – Arc Music (2)
Published By – Brown Angel Music Publishing

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