Charles W. Thompson
b. March 2nd, 1925 in Tippo (Mississippi)
d. December 28th, 1995 in Chicago (Illinois)
MODERN CHICAGO BLUES
Testament
1963
Né dans le Mississippi, il joue d'abord au sein de la troupe itinérante des Rabbit Foot Minstrels pendant quelques années. Puis, il s'installe à Detroit en 1946 où il travaille dans une fonderie le jour et joue du blues la nuit (il cotoie John Lee Hooker à cette époque). Il retourne brièvement dans le sud à Memphis et enregistre deux morceaux pour le producteur Sam Phillips qui restèrent malheureusement inédits. Finalement, il s'installe définitivement à Chicago en 1958 sur Maxwell Street et ouvre le restaurant Knotty Pine Grill. Découvert par Pete Welding et Norman Dayron, Jimmy est enregistré au Fickle Pickle en 1963. Sur ce LP, on trouve le superbe "Crying won't make me stay" et "Hanging around my door". La version CD ajoute "I've got my eyes on you".
Born in Mississippi, he first played in the traveling company of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels for a few years. Then he moved to Detroit in 1946 where he worked in a foundry the day and plays the blues at night (he rubbed shoulders with John Lee Hooker at that time). He briefly returned south to Memphis and recorded two tracks for producer Sam Phillips which unfortunately remained unissued. Finally, he settled permanently in Chicago in 1958 on Maxwell Street and opened the Knotty Pine Grill restaurant. Discovered by Pete Welding and Norman Dayron, Jimmy is registered at the Fickle Pickle in 1963. On this LP, we find the superb "Crying won't make me stay" and "Hanging around my door". The CD version adds "I've got my eyes on you".
RARE GEMS
Roots
1963
"Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis sur la scène du club Fickle Pickle à Chicago joue une excellente version de "Someday baby".
"Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis on stage at the Fickle Pickle club in Chicago plays a great version of "Someday baby."
LIVE AT THE FICKLE PICKLE
Flyright
1963
Dans ce recueil, on trouve d'autres morceaux de "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis enregistrés par Norman Dayron et Pete Welding sur la scène du Fickle Pickle : les vigoureux "Long haired Doney" et "Smokestack lightning" ainsi que "Make some love to you".
In this collection, we find other tracks of "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis recorded by Norman Dayron and Pete Welding on the stage of the Fickle Pickle : the vigorous "Long haired Doney" and "Smokestack lightning" as well as "Make some love to you".
THE GEORGE MITCHELL COLLECTION vol.36
Fat Possum
1963
Deux autres titres de "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis capturés en 1963 par Norman Dayron et Pete Welding : "You got reap what you sow" et "Everything's gonna be alright".
Two other titles of "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis captured in 1963 by Norman Dayron and Pete Welding : "You got reap what you sow" and "Everything's gonna be alright".
MAXWELL STREET JIMMY DAVIS
Elektra
1964 - 1965
Toujours sous la supervision de Norman Dayron et Pete Welding, "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis trouve l'opportunité de graver un album complet. Seul à la guitare, il donne un superbe opus de Delta Blues dans lequel brillent sa voix expressive et surtout un jeu de guitare vigoureux hérité de Muddy Waters. Le programme regorge de superbes moments de feeling comme "Long haired darlin'", "My baby changed the lock on my door", "Drifting from door to door" (dans un style à la John Lee Hooker), "Alberta".
Always under the supervision of Norman Dayron and Pete Welding, "Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis finds the opportunity to cut a complete album. Alone on guitar, he gives a superb opus of Delta Blues in which shine his expressive voice and above all a vigorous guitar playing inherited from Muddy Waters. The program is full of great feeling moments like "Long haired darlin'", "My baby changed the lock on my door", "Drifting from door to door" (in a John Lee Hooker style), "Alberta".
TRANSPARENT ROCK SHAKE RHYTHM
Still
1967 - 1968
Avec Eddie Willis Jr et Willie James Bennett, Jimmy forme les Three Tuffs pour un simple paru chez Gold Dust : le curieux "What a dream" et "A man's fool" (sur la même mélodie).
With Eddie Willis Jr and Willie James Bennett, Jimmy forms the Three Tuffs for a single released by Gold Dust : the curious "What a dream" and "A man's fool" (on the same melody).
CHICAGO BLUES SESSION vol.11
Wolf
November 1988 / February 1989
"Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis opère un retour remarqué sur disque 20 ans après ses derniers enregistrements. Le bluesman n'a rien perdu de sa force et de son jeu vigoureux à la guitare. On trouve ici deux séances distinctes (l'une est produite par Hannes Folterbauer, l'autre par Michael Frank) dans lesquelles Jimmy joue seul ou en leader d'un petit groupe. Un bon programme de Delta Blues - entre Muddy Waters et Howlin' Wolf - joué avec passion : "I've been a fool a long time", "In your redroom", "One-eyed woman". On trouve trois titres supplémentaires sur la version CD. Il décède dans les derniers jours de l'année 1995 d'une crise cardiaque.
"Maxwell Street" Jimmy Davis makes a notable comeback on record 20 years after his last recordings. The bluesman has lost none of his strength and vigorous guitar playing. We find here two separate sessions (one produced by Hannes Folterbauer, the other by Michael Frank) in which Jimmy plays alone or as the leader of a small backing band. A nice program of Delta Blues - between Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf - played with passion : "I've been a fool a long time", "In your redroom", "One-eyed woman". There are three additional tracks on the CD version. He died in the last days of 1995 of a heart attack.