Junior Wells
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Biography
[Edit]He was one bad dude, strutting across the stage like a harp-toting gangster, mesmerizing the crowd with his tough-guy antics and rib-sticking Chicago blues attack. Amazingly, Junior Wells kept at precisely this sort of thing for over 40 years; he was an active performer from the dawn of the '50s until his death in the late '90s. Born in Memphis, Wells learned his earliest harp licks from another future legend, Little Junior Parker, before he came to Chicago at age 12. In 1950, the teenager passed an impromptu audition for guitarists Louis and David Myers at a house party on the South Side, and the Deuces were born. When drummer Fred Below came aboard, they changed their name to the Aces.
Little Walter left Muddy Waters in 1952 (in the wake of his hit instrumental "Juke"), and Wells jumped ship to take his place with Waters. That didn't stop the Aces (who joined forces with Little Walter) from backing Wells on his initial sessions for States Records, though — his debut date produced some seminal Chicago blues efforts, including his first reading of "Hoodoo Man," a rollicking "Cut That Out," and the blazing instrumentals "Eagle Rock" and "Junior's Wail." More fireworks ensued the next year when he encored for States with a mournful "So All Alone" and the jumping "Lawdy! Lawdy!" (Muddy Waters moonlighted on guitar for the session). Wells was already exhibiting his tempestuous side — he was allegedly AWOL from the Army at the time.
In 1957, Wells hooked up with producer Mel London, who owned the Chief and Profile logos. The association resulted in many of Wells' most enduring sides, including "I Could Cry" and the rock & rolling "Lovey Dovey Lovely One" in 1957, the grinding national R&B hit "Little by Little" (with Willie Dixon providing vocal harmony) in 1959, and the R&B-laced classic "Messin' with the Kid" in 1960 (sporting Earl Hooker's immaculate guitar work). Wells' harp was de-emphasized during this period on record in favor of his animated vocals. With Bob Koester producing, the harpist cut an all-time classic LP for Delmark in 1965. Hoodoo Man Blues vividly captured the feel of a typical Wells set at Theresa's Lounge, even though it was cut in a studio. With Buddy Guy (initially billed as "Friendly Chap" due to his contract with Chess) providing concise lead guitar, Wells laid down definitive versions of "Snatch It Back and Hold It," "You Don't Love Me," and "Chitlin' con Carne."
The harpist made his second appearance on the national R&B lists in 1968 with a funky James Brown-tinged piece, "You're Tuff Enough," for Mercury's feisty Blue Rock logo. Wells had been working in this bag for some time, alarming the purists but delighting R&B fans; his brass-powered 1966 single for Bright Star, "Up in Heah," had previously made a lot of local noise. After a fine mid-'70s set for Delmark (On Tap), little was heard from Wells on vinyl for an extended spell, though he continued to enjoy massive appeal at home (Theresa's was his principal haunt for many a moon) and abroad (whether on his own or in partnership with Guy; they opened for the Rolling Stones on one memorable tour and cut an inconsistent but interesting album for Atco in the early '70s).
Toward the end of his career, Wells just didn't seem to be into recording anymore; a pair of sets for Telarc in the early '90s were major disappointments, but his last studio session, 1997's Come on in This House, found him on the rebound and the critics noticed: the album won the W.C. Handy Blues Award for Traditional Blues Album in 1997. Even when he came up short in the studio, Wells remained a potent live attraction, cutting a familiar swaggering figure, commanding the attention of everyone in the room with one menacing yelp or a punctuating blast from his amplified harmonica. He continued performing until he was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in the summer of 1997. That fall, he suffered a heart attack while undergoing treatment, sending him into a coma. Wells stayed in the coma until he passed away on January 15, 1998. A handful of compilations were released shortly after his death, as was the film Blues Brothers 2000, which featured a cameo by Wells.
Title: James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch Harp Attack!
Artist: James Cotton, Carey Bell, Junior Wells, Billy Branch
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Jam Live Audio: Junior Wells with Buddy Guy & Roy Hytower & Pistol Pete
Artist: Junior Wells
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Gods: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters Buddy Guy & Junior Wells (Volume 17)
Artist: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
Genre: Blues
Title: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues (Expanded)
Artist: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Plays the Blues
Artist: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Plays The Blues (US Release)
Artist: Junior Wells, Buddy Guy
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Earl Hooker & Junior Wells (The Blues Collection Vol. 33)
Artist: Earl Hooker, Junior Wells
Genre: Blues
Title: Calling All Blues - The Chief, Profile & USA Recordings 1957-1963
Artist: Junior Wells
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Black Power - '60s & '70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Night in Memphis - America's Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Classic Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Only Blues Music
Genre: Blues
Title: 22 Special Blues Tracks - Down by the River
Genre: Blues
Title: Down and Out Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Vanguard 50
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Red Hot Summer Blues
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Title: Best of Boogie Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Monsters of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Wild Wild Women
Genre: Rock
Title: 100% American Made Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Red Hot Blues
Genre: World Music
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide to Blues Harmonica
Genre: Blues
Title: 18 Tracks from the Film Chicago Blues
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Downtempo Blues Instrumentals
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Mellow Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Singers
Genre: Blues
Title: How to Sing the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Electric Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gold: Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Beginners Guide To Acoustic Roots Music
Genre: Folk
Title: I Smell a Rat
Genre: Rock
Title: Mystery Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Complete Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Chicago Blues
Genre: Country
Title: Best Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Hall of Fame
Genre: Blues
Title: The Great American Blues: Chicago, Illinois
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Town Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Absolutely the Best Chicago Blues Album In the World!
Genre: Blues
Title: The History of Blues: Four
Genre: Blues
Title: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Alligator Records: Blues Essentials, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Best - Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Chicago Blues - 50 Classic Tracks
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Sweet Blues- 23 Rare Blues Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover the Best of Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Party Blues - On the River
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Love Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Early Black Rock and Roll, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: American Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues! Live In Concert
Title: Suspicious Minds Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Fiesta
Genre: Blues
Title: Got My Mojo Working - A Blues Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: U.S. Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The American Folk Blues Festival
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Buddy Guy
Artist: Buddy Guy
Genre: Blues
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Buddy Guy
Artist: Buddy Guy
Genre: Blues
Title: Drinkin' TNT 'N' Smokin' Dynamite (Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival)
Artist: Buddy Guy Junior Wells
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD2: The Session Man)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD3: The Songwriter)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Heaven's Prisoners (Music From the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Chess 50th Anniversary Series (Hd Remastered, Doxy Collection)
Artist: Buddy Guy
Genre: Blues