Junior Wells

This Studio album captures ehat a listener would hear any Monday night at theresa’s Blues bar (now defunct) at 48th and Indiana on Chicago’s south side. The Blue Monday regulars including Buddy Guy are joined by the late Otis Spann, the greatest blues pianist of his generation making his last studio appearance and to whom this album is respectfully deicated by Junior, the musicians and the Delmark staff. 16-page booklet with a new 2014 note by producer Bob Koester and many never-before-seen photos enclosed.

PERSONNEL:

JUNIOR WELLS, vocals, harmonica
BUDDY GUY, guitar on tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 10, 11, and vocals on track #8
LOUIS MYERS, guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12-15
OTIS SPANN, piano
EARNEST JOHNSON, bass
FRED BELOW, drums

Recorded December 30, 1969 (2, 7, 9, 12-15)
and January 8, 1970

TRACKS:

01. Stop Breaking Down
02. I Could Have Had Religion
03. Just Make Love To Me
04. Lend Me Your Love
05. Long Distance Call
06. Blues For Mayor Delay
07. In My Younger Days
08. Trouble Don’t Last
09. It’s Too Late Brother
10. Warmin’ Up
11. Love My Baby
12. I Could Have Had Religion
13. Rock Me
14. Lexington Movies
15. Got To Play The Blues