Harrison Demotra Nelson Jr
b. July 17th, 1925 in Texarkana (Texas)
d. March 19th, 1999 in Elizabeth (New Jersey)
I GOT LOADED
Jasmine
1948 - 1959
Après son service militaire dans la Navy, il retourne vivre dans son Texas natal. Intéressé par la musique, il apprécie, en particulier, le guitariste Lightnin' Hopkins qui reste sa principale influence. C'est d'ailleurs ce dernier qui le présente au producteur Bill Quinn. Quinn permet à Peppermint Harris de graver ses deux premiers titres pour son label Gold Star : les bons "Peppermint boogie" et "Houston blues" en 1948 avec le pianiste Elmore Nixon. Peu après, il enregistre substantiellement pour le label Sittin' In de Bob Shad d'excellents morceaux de blues texans comme "Raining in my heart", "Texarkana bound", "Fat girl boogie", "Reckless lover", "I always end up blue", "Oh I got the blues", "Please tell me baby". Peppermint Harris arrive en juin 1951 chez Aladdin où il est accompagné par l'orchestre de Maxwell Davis. Il propose encore quelques titres marquants comme "I got loaded", "Wasted love", "I sure do miss my baby", "P.H. blues". Dans la deuxième moitié des années 50, sa notoriété est en baisse et il travaille pour différents labels sans se fixer : Modern ("Black cat bone"), Money ("Treat me like I treat you"), X, Combo et Dart.
After his military service in the Navy, he returned to his native Texas. Interested in music, he is particularly fond of guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins, who remains his main influence. It was Hopkins who introduced him to producer Bill Quinn. Quinn allowed Peppermint Harris to record his first two tracks for his Gold Star label : the nice “Peppermint boogie” and “Houston blues” in 1948 with pianist Elmore Nixon. Shortly afterwards, he made a substantial recording for Bob Shad's Sittin' In label including Texas blues tunes “Raining in my heart”, “Texarkana bound”, “Fat girl boogie”, “Reckless lover”, “I always end up blue”, “Oh I got the blues”, “Please tell me baby”. Peppermint Harris arrived at Aladdin in june 1951, accompanied by the Maxwell Davis Orchestra. He offers a few more standout tracks, such as “I got loaded”, “Wasted love”, "I sure do miss my baby", "P.H. blues". In the second half of the 50's, his reputation waned, and he worked for various labels without settling down : Modern (“Black cat bone”), Money (“Treat me like I treat you”), X, Combo and Dart.
BLUES & RHYTHM MIDNIGHT MATINEE
Route 66
September 1951
HOUSTON CAN'T BE HEAVEN
Ace
1954 - 1962
BLUES FROM DOLPHIN'S OF HOLLYWOOD
Specialty
January 1955
Dans cette anthologie, on trouve une prise alternative du bon "Treat me like I treat you".
In this anthology, we find an alternative take of the nice “Treat me like I treat you”.
BEING BLACK TWICE
Home Cooking
Collectables
November 1961 / 1964 / September 1974
Peppermint Harris enregistra une poignée de titres pour le label Home Cooking sous la supervision des producteurs Roy C. Ames, Steve Poncio et Ralph Jalufka. Ils proviennent de différentes séances et forment un ensemble très disparate et peu inspiré.
Peppermint Harris recorded a handful of tracks for the Home Cooking label under the supervision of producers Roy C. Ames, Steve Poncio and Ralph Jalufka. They come from different sessions and form a very disparate and uninspired whole.
LONESOME AS I CAN BE
Westside
1965 - 1972
Ce CD reprend l'intégralité des enregistrements de Peppermint Harris pour le label Jewel de Stan Lewis. Une oeuvre inégale mais intéressante comportant quelques morceaux notables comme "Bad bad woman", une nouvelle version de son "Raining in my heart", "My time after awhile", "Unlucky", "True confession", "Anytime is the right time", "Lonesome as I can be", "24 hours", "My woman".
This CD features Peppermint Harris' complete recordings for Stan Lewis' Jewel label. An uneven but interesting body of work, with some notable tracks such as “Bad bad woman”, a new version of his “Raining in my heart”, “My time after awhile”, “Unlucky”, “True confession”, “Anytime is the right time”, “Lonesome as I can be”, “24 hours”, "My woman".
SHERMAN & FRIENDS
Lunar #2
1978
Après plusieurs années d'absence, Peppermint Harris réapparait aux côtés de Sherman Robertson et chante sur deux titres : "Well oh well" et "Love me or leave me".
After several years of absence, Peppermint Harris reappeared alongside Sherman Robertson, singing on two tracks : “Well oh well” and “Love me or leave me”.
NBC TV SHOW (EP)
Lunar #2
1979
En fait, "Peppermint" Harris ne semble pas jouer dans cet obscur EP. On l'entend évoquer quelques souvenirs.
In fact, “Peppermint” Harris doesn't seem to be playing in this obscure EP. We hear him evoking a few memories.
TEXAS ON MY MIND
Collectables
Aim
1994
Après une longue absence, Peppermint Harris trouve l'opportunité de graver un nouvel album, sous la supervision du producteur Roy C. Ames. Il semble un peu diminué et l'inspiration n'est pas vraiment au rendez-vous malgré quelques bons moments. Peu avant sa mort, il apparait au Blues Estafette d'Utrecht en 1998.
After a long absence, Peppermint Harris finds the opportunity to record a new album, under the supervision of producer Roy C. Ames. He seems a little diminished and inspiration wasn't really there, despite a few good moments. Shortly before his death, he appeared at the Blues Estafette in Utrecht in 1998.