Mel Walker - Turn The Lamps Down Low - Ballads in Blue 1950-1953 [CD]

Cat. no: JASMCD3249
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988324921
Release Date: 09 Jun 2023
Genre: Blues

Twenty-seven tracks of early 1950s R&B, recorded in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles at a time when R&B was rising in popularity 

Already featured on an earlier Jasmine release, The Johnny Otis Show - All The Hits And More (JASMCD3141), these tracks delve deeper into Mel Walker's contribution to R&B.All the songs on the CD are written or co-written by Johnny Otis who guided Walker's short-lived career.

The CD gathers together Walker's recordings for the Regent, Savoy and Mercury labels as well as recordings not originally released at the time. A welcome addition for collectors of early R&B.

The accompanying booklet includes a detailed history of Mel Walker as well as label scans, press cuttings and other memorabilia. 

Tracks: Helpless / My Heart Tells Me / Lonely Blues / Strange Woman / Fool's Gold / Feel Like Cryin' Again / Heartache Here I Come / Turn The Lights Down Low / It Can Never Happen Again / New Love / Just Another Flame / Help Me Blues / Walk My Blues Away / Where's My Baby / Three Magic Words / Baby Baby Blues / Gypsy Blues / The Candle's Burnin' Low / The Love Bug Boogie / Brown Skin Butterball / Unlucky Man / My Baby / Another Sad Night / Feelin' Mighty Lonesome / You Passed By / I Have Decided / I'd Like To Make You Mine