LOWELL FULSON RARE 'HUNG DOWN HEAD' CHICAGO BLUES W/SHARP SOLOS & SOULFUL VOCALS

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LOWELL FULSON RARE 'HUNG DOWN HEAD' CHICAGO BLUES W/SHARP SOLOS & SOULFUL VOCALS
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In 1948, Fulson scored his first hit when Swing Time issued his "Three O'clock in the Morning Blues," a number B.B. King would rework as "Three O'clock Blues." More hits followed, including "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Blue Shadows," and "Lonesome Christmas." Fulson was playing frequent road dates, and put together a band that included Stanley Turrentine on sax and a young Ray Charles on piano. (Charles would later record one of Fulson's songs, "Sinner's Prayer.") Fulson and his band became a staple at nightclubs and R&B package shows in the South and Southwest, and in 1954 he signed a new recording contract with Checker Records, an offshoot of the successful blues label Chess Records. His first single for Checker, "Reconsider Baby," became a major hit and the song became an oft-covered favorite, with Elvis Presley taking the song to the pop charts in 1960. Fulson would continue to record for Checker until 1963, scoring hits with "Loving You," "That's All Right," "Low Society," and "Hung Down Head" that featured his sharp single-note solos, soulful vocals, and subtly impassioned arrangements. After leaving Checker, Fulson struck a new deal with the R&B label Kent Records, where he used the name Lowell Fulsom.

Lowell Fulson – Hung Down Head

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Label: Chess – 408 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo Country: US Released: 1970 Genre: Blues Style: Chicago Blues

Tracklist

A1 That's All Right 2:40 A2 I Still Love You Baby 2:30 A3 Reconsider Baby 2:30 A4 I Want To Know 2:25 A5 Low Society 2:26 A6 Check Yourself 3:02 A7 It's Your Own Fault 2:37 B1 Do Me Right 2:54 B2 Trouble, Trouble 2:50 B3 Hung Down Head 2:54 B4 Tollin' Bells 9:48

Credits

Vocals, Guitar – Lowell Fulson

Notes

Recorded between 1954-61.

Original Mono Pressing with the Blue Fade center label.
Part of the Chess Vintage Series, which came out from the late sixties to mid seventies.
CHESS RECORDS,CHICAGO,ILLINOIS 60616
a division of GRT Corporation is last information on cover.