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The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and guitarist Tom McGuinness also of Manfred Mann and The Roosters.

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Mr. Wonderful is the second studio album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 23 August 1968. This all-blues album was broadly similar to their debut album, albeit with some changes to personnel and recording method. The album was recorded live in the studio with miked amplifiers and PA system, rather than plugged into the board.^{[citation needed]} A horn section was introduced; and Christine Perfect of Chicken Shack was featured on keyboards. In the US, the album was not issued under the name Mr. Wonderful, though around half of the tracks appeared on English Rose.

An expanded version of Mr. Wonderful was included in the box set, The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.

The song Lazy Poker Blues was covered by Status Quo on their 1971 album Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon.

Reception[edit]

Compared to the huge success of the band's first album, Fleetwood Mac, this follow-up received rather muted critical reviews: AllMusic described it as 'a disappointment'. Four of the songs, 'Dust My Broom', 'Doctor Brown', 'Need Your Love Tonight' and 'Coming Home', all begin with an identical Elmore Jamesriff. 'Evenin' Boogie' was the first instrumental released by Fleetwood Mac.

Sputnik Music describes the style as 'vocally conservative, sticking to gruff mannerisms, and it often sounds like Green is drunkedly wandering through the music. The production adds further insult to injury, as it muffles his voice rather than amplifying it and makes the instruments sound murky.'^[3]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Fleetwood Mac

• Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Mick Fleetwood – drums

Additional personnel

• Christine Perfect – keyboards, piano, vocals
• Duster Bennett – harmonica
• Steve Gregory – alto saxophone
• Dave Howard – alto saxophone
• Johnny Almond – tenor saxophone
• Roland Vaughan – tenor saxophone

Production

• Producer: Mike Vernon
• Engineer: Mike Ross
• Coordination: Richard Vernon
• Cover design: Terence Ibbott
• Photography: Terence Ibbott

References[edit]

1. ^'The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time'. Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
2. ^Mr. Wonderful at AllMusic
3. ^'Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wonderful (album review 2)'. Sputnikmusic.com. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2017-07-02.

The Blues Band is a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann, and guitarist Tom McGuinness also of Manfred Mann and The Roosters. The band’s first line-up also included bassist Gary Fletcher, slide-guitarist Dave Kelly who had previously played with The John Dummer Band, Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker and drummer Hughie Flint, of John Mayall's Blues Breakers and McGuinness Flint, the band he formed with Tom McGuinness. In 1982 Flint left and was replaced by former Family drummer Rob Townsend

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History[edit]

Their first albumThe Official Blues Band Bootleg Album, a mixture of bluesstandards and original songs featured the Jones and McGuinness composition 'Come On In' and their long-standing stage favourite 'Flatfoot Sam'. This album initially attracted no interest from major record companies, so the band pressed a limited run of 3,000, hand-stamped their logo on the cardboard sleeve and signed them all. After unqualified endorsement from BBC Radio 1presenterSimon Bates and others, media interest resulted in a recording contract with Arista Records, who re-released the album under the same title. After that they released Ready, Itchy Feet and Brand Loyalty albums and regularly toured through Europe.

They briefly disbanded after recording a live albumBye Bye Blues (1983), but reformed soon afterwards. In the new millennium they recorded albums such as Stepping Out (2002) and Thank You Brother Ray (2004), which paid tribute to Ray Charles. Now in their thirty-ninth year as a band, they still perform across Europe with the same line-up.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

• The Official Blues Band Bootleg Album (1980). #40 UK
• Ready (1980). #36 UK
• Itchy Feet (1981). #60 UK
• Brand Loyalty (1982)
• Bye-Bye Blues (1983)
• These Kind of Blues (1986)
• Back for More (1989)
• Fat City (1991)
• Homage (1993)
• Wire Less (1995)
• Live at the BBC (1996)
• 18 Years Old and Alive (1996)
• The Best of The Blues Band (1999) US only
• Brassed Up (1999)
• Scratching on my Screen (2001)
• Green Stuff (2001)
• Stepping Out (2002)
• Be My Guest (2003) (Best of guest appearances)
• Thank You Brother Ray (2005)^[6]
• Few Short Lines (2011)
• The Rooster Crowed (2018)

Compilation Albums[edit]

• Live At Kent Custom Bike Show (1988) Cassette only

Chart EP[edit]

• 'Maggie's Farm'/'Ain't It Tuff'/'Diddy Wah Diddy'/'Back Door Man' (1980) No. 68 - UK^[6]

Singles[edit]

• 'Come On In' / 'The Blues Band Song' (1980)
• 'Find Yourself Another Fool' / 'SUS Blues' (1980)
• 'Nadine' / 'That's All Right' (1980) (Two live tracks issued free with early copies of Ready)
• 'Who's Right, Who's Wrong?' / 'Itchy Feet' (1981)
• 'Come On' / 'Green Stuff' (1981)
• 'Take Me Home' / 'So Bad' (1982)
• 'Hey Hey Little Girl' / 'SUS Blues' (1982) (Limited edition live single)
• 'Seemed Like a Good Idea' / 'Rolling Log' (1982)
• 'Blue Collar' / 'Duisburg Blues' (1989) (Promo for Back for More)

DVDs[edit]

• Across Borders - Live (2004)
• The Blues Band in Concert : Steppin' Out On Main (2004)
• The Blues Band:Bungay Jumpin' Live (2009)
• The Blues Band:Official Blues Band Bootleg DVD-DeLIVEred (2009)

References[edit]

1. ^Crump, Eryl (21 October 2015). 'The Blues Band set for Caernarfon and Aberystwyth gigs'. North Wales Daily Post. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. ^Anson, John (1 January 2016). 'Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, ultimate blues double act, head to Burnley Mechanics'. Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. ^Cooper, Kevin (18 January 2016). 'Gig Review: Paul Jones and Dave Kelly'. ukmusicreviews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. ^'Blues Band's Paul Jones & Dave Kelly to play Barton Ropery Hall'. Scunthorpe Telegraph. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
5. ^'Seasoned bluesmen Paul Jones and Dave Kelly play at the Plough Arts Centre, Torrington'. North Devon Journal. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
6. ^ ^abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 66. ISBN1-904994-10-5.

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External links[edit]

• The Blues Band at AllMusic

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