Lowell Fulson
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Biography
[Edit]Lowell Fulson recorded every shade of blues imaginable. Polished urban blues, rustic two-guitar duets with his younger brother Martin, funk-tinged grooves that pierced the mid-'60s charts, even an unwise cover of the Beatles' "Why Don't We Do It in the Road!" Clearly, the veteran guitarist, who was active for more than half-a-century, wasn't afraid to experiment. Perhaps that's why his last couple of discs for Rounder were so vital and satisfying — and why he remained an innovator for so long.
Exposed to the Western swing of Bob Wills, as well as indigenous blues while growing up in Oklahoma, Fulson joined up with singer Texas Alexander for a few months in 1940, touring the Lone Star state with the veteran bluesman. Fulson was drafted in 1943. The Navy let him go in 1945; after a few months back in Oklahoma, he was off to Oakland, CA, where he made his first 78s for fledgling producer Bob Geddins. Soon enough, Fulson was fronting his own band and cutting a stack of platters for Big Town, Gilt Edge, Trilon, and Down Town (where he hit big in 1948 with "Three O'Clock Blues," later covered by B.B. King).
Swing Time records prexy Jack Lauderdale snapped up Fulson in 1948, and the hits really began to flow: the immortal "Every Day I Have the Blues" (an adaptation of Memphis Slim's "Nobody Loves Me"), "Blue Shadows," the two-sided holiday perennial "Lonesome Christmas," and a groovy midtempo instrumental "Low Society Blues" that really hammers home how tremendously important pianist Lloyd Glenn and alto saxist Earl Brown were to Fulson's maturing sound (all charted in 1950!).
Fulson toured extensively from then on, his band stocked for a time with dazzling pianist Ray Charles (who later covered Lowell's "Sinner's Prayer" for Atlantic) and saxist Stanley Turrentine. After a one-off session in New Orleans in 1953 for Aladdin, Fulson inked a longterm pact with Chess in 1954. His first single for the firm was the classic "Reconsider Baby," cut in Dallas under Stan Lewis' supervision with a sax section that included David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and Leroy Cooper on baritone.
The relentless midtempo blues proved a massive hit and perennial cover item — even Elvis Presley cut it in 1960, right after he got out of the Army. But apart from "Loving You," the guitarist's subsequent Checker output failed to find widespread favor with the public. Baffling, since Fulson's crisp, concise guitar work and sturdy vocals were as effective as ever. Most of his Checker sessions were held in Chicago and L.A. (the latter his home from the turn of the '50s).
Fulson stayed with Checker into 1962, but a change of labels worked wonders when he jumped over to Los Angeles-based Kent Records. 1965's driving "Black Nights" became his first smash in a decade, and "Tramp," a loping funk-injected workout co-written by Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin, did even better, restoring the guitarist to R&B stardom, gaining plenty of pop spins, and inspiring a playful Stax cover by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas only a few months later that outsold Fulson's original.
A couple of lesser follow-up hits for Kent ensued before the guitarist was reunited with Stan Lewis at Jewel Records. That's where he took a crack at that Beatles number, though most of his outings for the firm were considerably closer to the blues bone. Fulson was never been absent for long on disc; 1992's Hold On and its 1995 follow-up. Them Update Blues, both for Ron Levy's Bullseye Blues logo, were among his later efforts, both quite solid. Fulson continued to perform until 1997, when health problems forced the career bluesman into a reluctant retirement. His health continued to deteriorate and on March 6, 1999 — just a few weeks shy of his 78th birthday — Lowell Fulson passed away.
Few bluesmen managed to remain contemporary the way Lowell Fulson did for more than five decades. And fewer still will make such a massive contribution to the idiom.
Title: Lowell Fulson - Vintage Cafè / Lowell Fulson - Vintage Cafe
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Blues
Title: Lowell Fulson: " Prominent Figure Of The West Coast Blues " - I Want To Know
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Blues
Title: Sounds Of Music pres. Lowell Fulson (Digitally Re-Mastered Recordings)
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Blues
Title: The Early Years Collection (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection)
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Blues
Title: One More Blues (Blues Reference (recorded in France 1984))
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Blues
Title: Lowell Fulson Live 1983: with Billy Vera and the Beaters
Artist: Lowell Fulson
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock
Title: Lowell Fulson Live! Club 88 November 5, 1983
Artist: Blue, Wave Band, Lowell Fulson, Jeff Dale
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: The Records Story Vol. 16 (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae
Title: Real Funky Blues
Title: Five Star Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Born Bad, 40 Tales Of Bad Boys And Dirty Deeds (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Country
Title: The Best Of Blues And Soul: From Urban Blues To Ghetto Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: The Best Of Shattered Dreams
Title: Los Angeles Soul Volume 2
Title: Christmas Breakfast Playlist Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: All About The Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Wanted Funky Soul: From Diggers To Music Lovers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: NOW Blues Classics 2020
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: If I Have To Wreck L. A. Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Relax Winter Soul Music
Genre: Soul
Title: R&B Gold Soul Old Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: R&B Classic Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Slowburner & Guests Songbird Blues
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: Black Tie Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Black Tie Blues 2021
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Music 2020
Genre: Blues
Title: A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 5: 1949 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Chill Soul For Kids
Genre: Electronica
Title: Walkin' Blues (Essential Blues)
Genre: Blues
Title: Do The Boogie (Blues To Remember)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Electric Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Goodbye Blues (Classic Blues Legends)
Genre: Blues
Title: The R&B No. 1s Of The '40s (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues Tunes Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: An Anthology Of 20th Century Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Where Soul Begins... Kent | Modern For Dancers Forty 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Featuring albums
Title: Swing Time Christmas
Artist: Mabel Scott, Lloyd Glenn, The Big Joe Turner, Lowell Tulson
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture 'Devil In A Blue Dress'
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD3: The Songwriter)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: I Asked For Whiskey, She Brought Me Gasoline
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Son House & the American Blues Heroes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Rising Sun: The Birth of Modern Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues