Label: GVC Records GVC 2040 (UK)
Medium: 2CD Set

14.95EUR

DAVIES, CYRIL
[Preachin The Blues - The Cyril Davies Memorial Album (1954-1963)]

DAVIES, CYRIL

Release 2014 - Double CD with all his known recordings - Bio by David  Wells (10th Planet fame)
Cyril Davies  (1932-1964)  was musically active since the early 50s and did his first recording at home in 1954.
Involved in the traditional jazz-scene & sciffle scene he recorded some tracks with BERYL BRYDEN in 1956,
before he started working with ALEXIS KORNER's BREAKDOWN GROUP - recording with them a very rare
10 inch album in 1957 called: BLUES FROM THE ROUNDHOUSE  and a EP in 1958 - together re-released as 
an LP-Album (Folklore F-Leat 9) in 1970.
With the KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED (& Skiffle Group) he recorded 2 further EPs and the Live LP :
R&B  FROM THE MARQUEE in 1962. Later that year he quit to start his very own band :
The CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL STARS they released two powerful harp driven singles on the PYE Label in 1963.
In Januar 1964 Cyril died. The 4 singles titles saw a release as an EP (Pye NEP44025) in 1964 called :
The Sound of ....


see :  
Alexis Korner ; Beryl Bryden ; Nicky Hopkins ; Jimmy Page ; Screaming Lord Sutch ;
Rolling Stones ; Long John Baldry ; Chris Barber ;

Musicians:
Cyril Davies - harp, back-voc.; Carlo Little - drums;  Nicky Hopkins - piano;
Long John Baldry - vocals ;

Disc One :
CYRIL DAVIES - KC Moan (Blackman)  - 1954 Home-recording
BERYL BRYDENs BACKROOM SKIFFLE GROUP  -  Kansas City Blues (Jackson)  - 1956
BERYL BRYDENs BACKROOM SKIFFLE GROUP  -  Casey Jones  (trad.)
BERYL BRYDENs BACKROOM SKIFFLE GROUP  -  This Train  (trad.)
BERYL BRYDENs BACKROOM SKIFFLE GROUP  -  Rock Me    (trad.)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Leaving Blues  (Trad.)   - 1957 Blues from the Roundhouse
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Rotten Break  (Taylor)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Alberta   (H.Ledbetter-Lomax-Lomax)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Roundhouse Stomp  (Korner-Davies)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Skip to my Lou  (trad.)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Good Morning   (Ledbetter-Lomax)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Boll Weevil  (Lebetter-Lomax-Lomax)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Ella Speed   (Ledbetter-Lomax)
ALEXIS KORNERs BREAKDOWN GROUP  -  Streamline Train  (Wiborn)  - Outtake Roundhouse sessions
ALEXIS KORNER SKIFFLE GROUP  -  I aint gonna worry no more  (Estes-Nixon)  - 1958  EP
ALEXIS KORNER SKIFFLE GROUP  -  County Jail  (Fields)
ALEXIS KORNER SKIFFLE GROUP  -  Kid Man  (Merriweather)
ALEXIS KORNER SKIFFLE GROUP  -  Easy Rider  (Ledbetter-Rainey)
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Sail On  (Easton)  -  1958  EP
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  National Defence Blues  (Ledbetter)
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Go down Sunshine   (trad. arr. Korner)
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Death Letter    (Ledbetter-Lomax-Lomax)
ROUNDHOUSE JUG FOUR  -  K,C.Moan  (Blackman)  - 1961 EP
ROUNDHOUSE JUG FOUR  -  Hesitation Blues  (Handy)
ROUNDHOUSE JUG FOUR  -  Its the same old Thing  (Shade)
ROUNDHOUSE JUG FOUR  -  Short Legs Shuffle  (Bradford)

Disc Two :
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  She fooled me  (Williams) - 1962  (LP: Bootleg Him)

R&B FROM THE MARQUEE  (1962) (Decca Ace Of Clubs ACL 1130) LP :
Musicians:
1962:
Alexis Korner - guitars, vocals;  Cyril Davies - harp, voc.;
Spike Heatley -  bass ; Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax; 
Long-John Baldry - vocals ; Graham Burbidge - drums; Keith Scott - piano;
Tracks:
Gotta move  (Korner)
Rain is such a lonesome Sound  (J.&R.Witherspoon)  with BALDRY on voc.
I got my Brand on you  (Waters)   with Cyril Davies on voc.
Spooky but nice  (C.Davies)
Keep your Hands off  (C.Davies)  with Cyril Davies on voc.
I wanna put a Tiger in your Tank (Waters)  with Cyril Davies on voc.
I got my Mojo Working  (Waters)  with Cyril Davies on voc.
Finkle's  Cafe  (Korner)
Hoochie Coochie  (Waters)   with Cyril Davies on voc.
Down Town  (Korner)
How long, how long Blues  (Carr)  with Baldry on voc.
I thought I heard that Train Whistle blow  (Baldry)   with Baldry on voc.

ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Im built for Comfort (Dixon)  Outtake ...at Marquee sessions
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Im a Hoochie Coochie Man  (W.Dixon)  -  BBC Sessions July 1962
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Night Time is the right Time  (Herman)  -  BBC Sessions July 1962
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Everything She needs  (Dixon)   -  BBC Sessions July 1962
ALEXIS KORNERs BLUES INCORPORATED  -  Up-Town  (Korner-Davies)  - 1962  Lynton-Flexi 45
NANCY SPAIN with ALEXIS KORNER & His Band  -  Blaydon Races (Ridley - arr. Korner) - 1962  Lynton-Flexi 45
CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL-STARS  -  Country Line Special  (Davies)   - 1963 PYE 7N 25194
CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL-STARS  -  Chicago Calling  (Davies)  - 1963 PYE 7N 25194
CYRIL DAVIES  & NICKY HOPKINS  -  Someday Baby  (Estes-Nixon)  - 1963  (rel. Immediate - Blues Anytime Vol.3)
CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL-STARS  -  Preachin the Blues  (trad.-arr. C.Davies)  -  1963  PYE-International 7N 25221
CYRIL DAVIES R&B ALL-STARS  -  Sweet Mary  (Ledbetter) -  1963  PYE-International 7N 25221

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