Johnny Adams
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Biography
[Edit]Renowned around his Crescent City home base as "the Tan Canary" for his extraordinary set of soulfully soaring pipes, veteran R&B vocalist Johnny Adams tackled an exceptionally wide variety of material for Rounder in his later years; elegantly rendered tribute albums to legendary songwriters Doc Pomus and Percy Mayfield preceded forays into mellow, jazzier pastures. But then, Adams was never particularly into the parade-beat grooves that traditionally define the New Orleans R&B sound, preferring to deliver sophisticated soul ballads draped in strings.
Adams sang gospel professionally before crossing over to the secular world in 1959. Songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie — the woman responsible for cleaning up the bawdy lyrics of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" enough for worldwide consumption — convinced her neighbor, Adams, to sing her tasty ballad "I Won't Cry." The track, produced by a teenaged Mac Rebennack, was released on Joe Ruffino's Ric logo, and Adams was on his way. He waxed some outstanding follow-ups for Ric, notably "A Losing Battle" (the Rebennack-penned gem proved Adams' first national R&B hit in 1962) and "Life Is a Struggle."
After a prolonged dry spell, Adams resurfaced in 1968 with an impassioned R&B revival of Jimmy Heap's country standard "Release Me" for Shelby Singleton's SSS imprint that blossomed into a national hit. Even more arresting was Adams' magnificent 1969 country-soul classic "Reconsider Me," his lone leap into the R&B Top Ten; in it, he swoops effortlessly up to a death-defying falsetto range to drive his anguished message home with fervor.
Despite several worthy SSS follow-ups ("I Can't Be All Bad" was another sizable seller), Adams never traversed those lofty commercial heights again (particularly disappointing was a short stay at Atlantic). But he found a new extended recording life at Rounder; his 1984 set, From the Heart, proved to the world that this Tan Canary could still chirp like a champ. With producer Scott Billington, he recorded some nine albums for the label prior to his cancer-related death on September 14, 1998.
Title: Best of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 1
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Christmas In New Orleans
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Johnny Adams Sings Doc Pomus - The Real Me
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Walking On a Tightrope - The Songs of Percy Mayfield
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Christmas In New Orleans With Johnny Adams
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Great Johnny Adams Jazz Album: Essential Recordings
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock
Title: Flashback (Single)
Artist: Johnny Adams, Sandor Gavin, Horizons 1982
Title: Christmas With Johnny Adams
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Traditional Pop Music
Title: I Won't Cry: The Complete Ric & Ron Singles 1959-1964
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mood Indigo
Artist: Johnny Adams, Germaine Bazzle, George French The New Orleans C. A. C. Jazz Orch. W
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: I Won't Cry - From the Vaults of Ric and Ron Records
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock
Title: South Side Of Soul Street: The SSS Sessions (Remastered 2022)
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Soul
Title: Best Of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Vol.#1
Artist: Johnny Adams
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Men: New Orleans
Artist: Aaron Neville, Johnny Adams, Lee Dorsey
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Collections
Title: 100 Big Time Christmas Songs
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Title: Get Your Vinyl Fixxx - Records from the Attic
Genre: Rock
Title: The Top Rank Story 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: New Orleans Funk & Soul Party 15 Bourbon Street Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Big Hit Sounds of the 1960's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Discover 60s R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Discover 60s One Hit Wonders
Genre: Rock
Title: Blues! Blast from the Past Edition
Genre: Blues
Title: New Orleans Rhythm & Blues - Hep Me Records Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: New Orleans Rhythm & Blues - Hep Me Records Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gospel Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of New Orleans Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bowfinger (Music From the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Blues R&B! Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Carnival Time - The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: City of Dreams: A Collection of New Orleans Music
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Merry Blue Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Most Essential R&B Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: The Christmas Album Vol 2.
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Title: The Rounder Records Story
Genre: Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Best of Soul Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Best of Louisiana Music!
Genre: Jazz
Title: World Techno Series 1
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Christmasbox
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Welcome to New Orleans
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bless the Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Treme Celebration: The Music Of New Orleans
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 25 Hits from the Big Easy
Genre:
Title: Pimpin' New Orleans Style
Title: Sample My Funky Groove, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Struttin' Down Treme
Genre: Pop
Title: Sample My Funky Groove Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: New Orleans Soul 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sunsational Wedding Songs
Genre: Alternative
Title: Jazz, Blues, And Swing! Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Genre: Pop
Title: New Orleans Home of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Money Soul Story
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: More Gumbo Stew
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gospel Brunch
Genre: Gospel
Title: Sun Records - The Rhythm and The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of New Orleans Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Celebration of New Orleans 1960 - 1980
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Ultimate New Orleans
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Hot Funky Soul Volume One
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Southern Soul Shake!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz & Blues for Kids
Genre: Kids
Title: Blues Across the U.S.A.
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: Supafunkanova Vol.1 compiled by Joey Negro & Sean P
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Behind the Legend: Xmas Classics
Genre:
Title: Sun Records - Southern Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Natale 2012, Vol. 3 (Oh Happy Day)
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Story CD 27
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Vol. 3 CD 1
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
Artist: Maria Muldaur
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Soul Resurrection: The Playground Series Vol. 1
Artist: Southern Soul Compilation
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Reekin'Structions
Artist: Revenge
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: City of Dreams: A Collection of New Orleans Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Louisiana Spice: 25 Years of Louisiana Music on Rounder Records
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, World Music, Acoustic, Folk
Title: New Orleans Soul 60
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, World Music
Title: The Christmas Album 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Uptown Funk Original Soul Classics Hits & Rarities
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Los Angeles Soul: Kent-Modern's Black Music Legacy
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: New Orleans Rhythm & Blues - Hep Me Records Vol. 7
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Supafunkanova Vol. 1 Compiled by Joey Negro & Sean P
Artist: Joey Negro, Sean P
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Christmas Music Makers: A Cool Yule, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Holiday Gatherings: Merry Merry Cocktails, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Holiday Cocktail Mix: Christmas Party Time, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Music Makers: Santa's Holiday Mix, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Music Makers: K. Kringle Sessions, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Holiday Gatherings: Friends & Family, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Holiday Music Jubilee: To All a Good Night, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Music Makers: Ho Ho Holiday, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Wardell Quezerque's Funky Funky New Orleans
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop