SMOKEY WILSON '88th St Blues' LP (1983 US)

ONLY PRESSED ONCE!! 1983 US PRESSING (MB 1003)

Smokey Wilson remains one of America's most precious and irreplaceable treasures, the "Bluesman". Born in Mississippi in 1936, Robert Lee "Smokey" Wilson learned the blues at the feet of legends Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King.

After the death of his mother in 1970, Smokey went west to Los Angeles where the blues scene was still burgeoning. He soon opened the Pioneer Club just outside Watts and Smokey recalls with pride that he kept it packed for twenty years. Regularly featured guests included Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Shakey Jake, Big Mama Thornton, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Dyer, Albert Collins, and George "Harmonica" Smith. The Pioneer Club also provided a proving ground for many young, aspiring blues artists such as Rod Piazza, William Clarke and Hollywood Fats.

The association with Rod Piazza led to a recording contract with the local Murray Brothers label, which released an LP entitled 88th Street Blues in 1983. Produced by Rod Piazza, it features Smokey's blistering blues and includes Piazza on harmonica, Hollywood Fats on rhythm guitar and Honey Piazza on piano.

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