Biography: Jerry "Boogie" McCain (born 1930, Gadsden, Alabama) says that nobody is above the blues--that if you live long enough, you're going to get them. "The blues come from wanting, not getting; needing, not having. That's where the blues come from, see, blues is a feeling. And it's not just about a woman leaving a man or a man leaving a woman," he explained. Perhaps because he speaks the language of the blues so well, this harmonica master and songwriter has attracted fans worldwide. He has toured Europe several times, performs at national blues festivals and recently was featured in the February cover story of Living Blues magazine. In spite of national and international attention, McCain is only beginning to gain recognition in his home state. Jerry McCain earned the nickname "Boogie" when he began playing harmonica on the streets of Gadsden at the age of five. Several of his uncles played the harmonica, and his mother and aunt played guitar in the church, but his real musical influences were the blues musicians he heard on the jukebox at his father's barbecue stand when he was growing up in the 1930s and '40s. He began imitating the sound of blues legends Sonny Boy Williamson and Sonny Terry. It was the music of Little Walter that inspired McCain to launch his own recording career. He made his first commercial recording in 1953 on the Trumpet label in Jackson, Mississippi and has since recorded on a variety of blues labels. His most recent album, I've Got the Blues All Over Me , is his fourth for Ichiban Records since 1989. He recorded his best known song, "She's Tough," in 1960, which was covered by the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Back in the early days of his career McCain traveled from town to town on what was known as the "chitlin' circuit," performing in juke joints all over the South, but always returning to Gadsden, Alabama. All the while he was developing his own performing style and perfecting crowd-pleasing techniques like playing the harmonica with his nose. "I used to play like everybody. Sonny Boy Williams [sic], Jimmy Reed, Little Walter, Sonny Terry. Anybody that played harmonica," said McCain. "Now I did that for years in the '50s, in the '60s, and then in the '70s I started to changing my style." Then in the '80s, I got my own style." McCain said that all blues harmonica players had started sounding like to him, so he began modeling his harmonica breaks after the musical phrasing of jazz horn players and guitar players. "Most harmonica players don't hit those licks," he bragged. He prefers to write songs that tell a story and many of these stories are borrowed from his own experience. True to the blues tradition, his songs have a personal side to them, but they also provide social commentary and criticism. Jerry McCain writes about the world around him, as in his song "Burn the Crack House Down" on his Love Desperado . "Everywhere you go is crack," he said. "I just put that song together on account of all this crack all over the world. Most of my songs tell a story. I don't like to write a song, just to be writing a song to make some money. I must tell a story. I have to tell a story." ~Anne Kimzey~
Title: Better Late Than Never Label: Boogie Down Records Track List: Disc 1 01. Ain't No Use for Drug Abuse 02. Look At Me 03. Blues Tribute 04. They Call Me Boogie 05. Burn the Crackhouse Down 06. Courtin in a Cadillac 07. The Cost of Livin Is Too High 08. East of the Sun 09. I Ain't Henpecked 10. House Party Boogie 11. If I'm Your Fool 12. Keep Your Business to Yourself 13. A Little Bit of Something 14. Long Arm of the Law 15. Mommas Gone Disc 2 01. Mercy Mercy 02. You Are Messing With Me Baby 03. Potato Patch 04. Pull Up in My Garage 05. She Tore Me Up 06. She's Tuff 07. Spoiled Rotten (To the Bone) 08. Steady (Fifties Classic) 09. Strut Your Stuff 10. Sue Somebody 11. Strange Things 12. This Stuff Could Kill Me 13. Ting Ting Tigaloo 14. I Want to Be Your Sant Claus 15. I Am Waiting On Jesus
Title: The Jigs Up Label: Atom Bomb Track List: 01. My Next Door Neighbor 02. Bad Credit 03. Courtin' In A Cadillac 04. The Jig's Up 05. Run Uncle John! Run 06. That's What They Want 07. Things Ain't Right 08. Trying To Please 09. You Don't Love Me No More 10. If It Wasn't For My Baby 11. Groom Without A Bride 12. Listen! Young Girls 13. Stay Out Of Automobiles 14. Wine-O-Wine 15. East Of The Sun 16. Love To Make Up 17. Crazy 'bout That Mess 18. Fall Guy 19. It Must Be Love 20. Geronimo Rock & Roll 21. A Cutie Named Judie 22. I Want Somebody To Love 23. I Want Somebody To Love 24. I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From A Rock & Roll City 25. Turn Your Damper Down 26. Rock & Roll Ball 27. My Next Door Neighbor 28. What About You 29. Tuff Stuff 30. She's Tough 31. Red Top
Title: This Stuff Just Kills Me Label: Music Maker Recordings Track List: 01. Where You Been 02. Super Woman 03. This Stuff Just Kills Me 04. Viagra Man 05. Slave Master 06. My Deal at the Crossroads 07. Jealousy 08. Ain't No Use for Drug Abuse 09. Mama's Gone 10. Madison Mood 11. Deadbeats
Title: Turn Your Damper Down Label: Black & Allright Track List: 01. Run Uncle John! Run 02. Turn your Damper Down 03. I Need Somebody to Love 04. You Don't Love me no More 05. Crazy About TYhat Mess 06. Stay out of automobiles 07. Bad Credit 08. Trying to Please 09. My Next Dorr Neighbor 10. Courtin'in a Cadillac 11. That's What Trey Want 12. Steady 13. She's Tough 14. I'm A King Bee 12. Pull up in My Garage
Title: Unplugged Label: Music Maker Recordings Track List: 01. Olla Mae 02. Gal Named Mary 03. Sexual Harassment 04. Excited By Your Charms 05. If Love Kills Me 06. Bad Love Blues 07. Sun Won't Shine 08. Take My Love and Leave Me Flat 09. I Got You 10. If You Love Me 11. Look At Me
Title: Struttin' My Stuff Label: Ichiban Track list: 01. Strut Your Stuff 02. Sue Somebody 03. Hold It Right There 04. 1-900 Number 05. Vote 06. It's Gonna Be Good 07. Dr. Love 08. Get You off My Mind
Title: Somebody's Been Talking Label: Westside Records Track List: 01. Honky Tonk, Pt. 1 - (previously unreleased) 02. Put It Where I Can Get It 03. Soul Spasm 04. Somebody's Been Talking 05. Juicy Lucy 06. Stick 'Em Up 07. Sugar Baby 08. Love Ain't Nothing to Play With 09. She's Crazy 'Bout Entertainers 10. Honk Tonk, Pts. 1-2 - (previously unreleased) 11. Homogenized Love 12. 728 Texas (Where the Action Is) 13. I Don't Care Where I Get Moving 14. Midnight Beat 15. Honk Tonk, Pt. 2 - (previously unreleased) |
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