Hungary for the Blues
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Hungary for the Blues is the third live album by blues singer Chris Farlowe
, released in 2006 (see 2006 in music
).
This album is a recording of two performances by Farlowe. One was on June 18 2000 at the Gastroblues Festival Paks
, in Hungary
, and other was on October 8, 2004 at the Charlys Musikkneipe, in Oldenburg
.
Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
, released in 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
).
This album is a recording of two performances by Farlowe. One was on June 18 2000 at the Gastroblues Festival Paks
Paks
Paks is a town in Tolna county, central Hungary, on the banks of the Danube River. Paks is the home of the only Hungarian nuclear power plant, which provides about 40% the country's electricity....
, in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, and other was on October 8, 2004 at the Charlys Musikkneipe, in Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
.
Track listing
- "I Don't Want to Sing the Blues no More" (Chris Farlowe) -4:03
- "Lonesome Road" (Roy Herrington) -6:26
- "Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) -8:09
- "All or NothingAll or Nothing (Small Faces song)"All or Nothing" is a hit song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of British mod group Small Faces in 1966.The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart two weeks after being released and due to a change in the TOTP chart that week, shared spot with The Beatles song "Yellow...
(Steve MarriottSteve MarriottStephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...
/Ronnie LaneRonnie LaneRonald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
) -3:43 - "Tough on Me, Tough on You" (Hoy Lindsey/Lonnie MackLonnie MackLonnie Mack is an American rock, blues and country guitarist and vocalist....
) -6:33 - "Shaky Ground (Jeffrey Bowen/Al Boyd/Eddie HazelEddie HazelEdward Earl "Eddie" Hazel was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic...
) -6:45 - "The Guitar Don't Lie" (Tony Joe White) -7:26
- "I Thing It's Gonna Rain Today" (Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
) -1:47 - "Easy as That" (Rickie Byrd) -5:16
- "Out of Time" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
/Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
) -4:39 - "Who's Been Sleeping in my Bed" (Glenn FreyGlenn FreyGlenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
) -3:40 - "Miss You Fever" (Dennis Morgan/Feargal SharkeyFeargal SharkeyFeargal Sharkey is a singer from Northern Ireland who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones...
) -6:39- Tracks 1-12 recorded at Gastroblues Festival Paks (June 18, 2000)
- "Handbags and GladragsHandbags and Gladrags"Handbags and Gladrags" is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values."The original demo tape of the original...
" (Mike D'AboMike d'AboMichael David "Mike" d'Abo is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
) -6:46 - "Rock N' Roll Soldier" (Troy Seal) -7:00
- Tracks 13-14 recorded at Charlys Musikkneipe (October 8, 2004)
Personnel
- Chris FarloweChris FarloweChris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
: Vocals. - Norman BeakerNorman BeakerNorman Beaker is an English blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and record producer, who has been involved in the British blues scene since the early 1970s....
: Guitars, backing vocals. - John PriceJohn PriceJohn Price is a former English cricketer, who played in fifteen Tests for England from 1964 to 1972....
: Bass guitar, backing vocals. - Andy Kingslow: Keyboards, organ, piano (2004)
- Dave Baldwin: Keyboards, organ, piano.
- Paul Burgess: Drums, percussion.
- Damian Hand: Saxophones (2004).
- Lenni: Saxophones (2000).