{"product_id":"jimmy-wilson-blues-in-the-alley-cd","title":"Blues In The Alley CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJimmy Wilson\u003cbr\u003eBlues In The Alley - Selected Singles 1948-1956 CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject of this release falls into the category of Great Unknowns, despite enjoying a career that spanned almost a decade and a half and that introduced one of the all-time classics of North California Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues.\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Wilson was never interviewed, and the very little known about him comes from the memories of a couple of musicians who worked with him at various times.\u003cbr\u003eHe started out as a gospel singer, but switched to R\u0026amp;B at the instigation of west coast producer-songwriter Bob Geddins, with whom he was closely associated in the period covered by \u003cem\u003eBlues In The Alley\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eMost of his records sold well locally, without crossing over to the mainstream.\u003cbr\u003eThe one exception was Jimmy’s ‘signature song’, the original version of the blues standard \u003cem\u003eTin Pan Alley\u003c\/em\u003e which probably sold better than all his other records combined, but which he was unable to follow up commercially in spite of making many other recordings of comparable quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues In The Alley\u003c\/em\u003e offers a superb overview not just of Jimmy’s music, but also of the Bay Area blues scene of the early 1950s – of which Jimmy was a key component.\u003cbr\u003eShortly after making the last of the cuts featured here, Jimmy moved away from North California and continued recording in Louisiana.\u003cbr\u003eA heavy drinker, he passed away in 1966 at the age of just 42.\u003cbr\u003eThis CD refocuses attention on Jimmy’s recorded legacy with a collection that pulls together all the secular blues recordings that he cut with Geddins between 1948 and 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Call Me A Hound Dog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-a8ZZzmGZTQ\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney Bee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Believe Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s A Sin To Tell A Lie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistake In Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Dog Has His Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLemon Squeezer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s Time To Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny Man’s A Fool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTin Pan Alley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCall Me A Hound Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Woman Is To Blame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues At Sundown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthel Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Don’t Want Nobody But Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrying Like A Baby Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrangest Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Used To Love A Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeardrops On My Pillow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMountain Climber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend Me Your Key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor Poor Lover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrouble In My House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJumping From Six to Six\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’ve Found Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues In The Alley.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Jimmy Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54209028784457,"sku":"JASMCD3274 0604988327427","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/jimmy_wilson_blues_in_the_alley_cd.jpg?v=1776344263","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/jimmy-wilson-blues-in-the-alley-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}