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EARL KING TRICK BAG THE BEST OF EARL KING
Recorded: 1960-1962
Released: 1982
Label: EMI America
Format:: [email protected] 320
Unilaterally respected around his Crescent City home base as both a performer and a songwriter, guitarist Earl King was a prime New Orleans R&B force for more than four decades. Born Earl Silas Johnson (1934-2003), the youngster considered the platters of Texas guitarists T-Bone Walker and Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown almost as fascinating as the live performances of local luminaries Smiley Lewis and Tuts Washington. King met his major influence and mentor, Guitar Slim, at the Club Tiajuana, one of King's favorite haunts (along with the Dew Drop, of course), and the two became fast friends.
In the early '60s King moved to Imperial Records to work with producer Dave Bartholomew, cutting the classic 'Come On' (also known as 'Let the Good Times Roll') and 1961's humorous 'Trick Bag,' and managing a second chart item in 1962 with 'Always a First Time' King wrote standout tunes for Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and Lee Dorsey during the '60s.
Here's an extremely hard-to-find French LP that remains the only place where King's wonderful early-'60s Imperial Records catalog was gathered in one place. Earl changed his sound to fit the funkier Crescent City sound of the time on the two-part 'Come On,' and the humorous 'Trick Bag' and 'Mama and Papa,' and a passionate 'You're More to Me than Gold.' Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
Track List
1 Trick Bag 2:40
2 You Better Know 2:03
3 The Things That I Used To Do 2:46
4 Always A First Time 2:30
5 Mama & Papa 2:15
6 Love Me Now 1:59
7 Mother's Love 2:30
8 Come On - Part I 2:30
9 Come On - Part II 2:00
10 Don't Cry My Friend 2:22
11 Don't You Lose It 2:37
12 We Are Just Friends 2:08
13 You're More To Me Than Gold 2:38
14 A Case Of Love 2:01
Earl King - Guitar & Vocals
James Booker - Piano
George Davis - Guitar
George French - Bass
Robert French - Drums
Dave Bartholomew, Carl Blouin,
Morris Bashmere, Wardell Quezegue,
Leroy Derbigny, Waldren Joseph - Horns
Recorded in New Orleans between 1960 & 1962.
Produced by Dave Bartholomew
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