Billy Boy Arnold
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Biography
[Edit]Talk about a comeback. After too many years away from the studio, Chicago harpist Billy Boy Arnold returned to action in a big way with two fine albums for Alligator: 1993's Back Where I Belong and 1995's Eldorado Cadillac. Retaining his youthful demeanor despite more than four decades of blues experience, Arnold's wailing harp and sturdy vocals remained in top-flight shape following the lengthy recording layoff.
Born in Chicago rather than in Mississippi (as many of his musical forefathers were), young Arnold gravitated right to the source in 1948. He summoned up the courage to knock on the front door of his idol, harmonica great John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, who resided nearby. Sonny Boy kindly gave the lad a couple of harp lessons, but their relationship was quickly severed when Williamson was tragically murdered. Still in his teens, Arnold cut his debut 78 for the extremely obscure Cool logo in 1952. "Hello Stranger" went nowhere but gave him his nickname when its label unexpectedly read "Billy Boy Arnold."
Arnold made an auspicious connection when he joined forces with Bo Diddley and played on the shave-and-a-haircut beat specialist's two-sided 1955 debut smash "Bo Diddley"/"I'm a Man" for Checker. That led, in a roundabout way, to Billy Boy's signing with rival Vee-Jay Records (the harpist mistakenly believed Leonard Chess didn't like him). Arnold's "I Wish You Would," utilizing that familiar Bo Diddley beat, sold well and inspired a later famous cover by the Yardbirds. That renowned British blues-rock group also took a liking to another Arnold classic on Vee-Jay, "I Ain't Got You." Other Vee-Jay standouts by Arnold included "Prisoner's Plea" and "Rockinitis," but by 1958, his tenure at the label was over.
Other than an excellent Samuel Charters-produced 1963 album for Prestige, More Blues on the South Side, Arnold's profile diminished over the years in his hometown (though European audiences enjoyed him regularly) and he first ended up driving a bus in his hometown of Chicago, then working as a parole officer for the state of Illinois. Fortunately, that changed: Back Where I Belong restored this Chicago harp master to prominence, and Eldorado Cadillac drove him into the winner's circle a second time. After a six year lull between recordings, 2001's Boogie 'n' Shuffle on Stony Plain found Arnold still in fine form, backed by Duke Robillard and his band on a set of rough and ready blues.
Title: Billy Boy Arnold Sings: Big Bill Broonzy
Artist: Billy Boy Arnold
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Chicago Blues Festival, 1994
Artist: Billy Boy Arnold, Bob Margolin, Lacy Gibson
Genre: Blues
Title: Checkin' It Out
Artist: Billy Boy Arnold, Tony McPhee, The Groundhogs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Johnny Jones and Billy Boy Arnold - Rare Recordings
Artist: Billy Boy Arnold, Johnny Jones
Genre: Blues
Title: Green Rider
Artist: Billy Boy Arnold, Jenny Oaks Baker, Kristina A. Bishoff
Genre: Classical, Classical Crossover
Collections
Title: Chicago Plays The Stones
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: The Best Of Blues And Soul: From Urban Blues To Ghetto Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Trump’s Subterranean Homesick Blues 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Rock Forward! 1
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Rockin' Blues Party 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Barroom Blues 2020
Genre: Blues
Title: Wolf Pack: Who's Afraid Of Them
Genre:
Title: The Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Campfire Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax 2023 (Vol. 2) (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax (2021-2023) (Part 2) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Country
Title: The Electric Blues Cafe
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues: A Living History - The (R)evolution Continues
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Son House & the American Blues Heroes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Rock'n'roll Shuffle: Best Songs from the 70s (Original Versions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Live in Long Beach: Dave Alvin, Billy Boy Arnold, Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Stony Plain Records 25th Anniversary
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Jody Williams In Session: Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman (1954-62)
Artist: Jody Williams
Genre: Blues