"Actor: Junior Wells"

• Jammin' With The Blues Greats | DVD | (22/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Don't let the cheesy title put you off, because Jammin' with the Blues Greats, essentially a roadshow headed up by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, is quality stuff, managing to convey all the virtues of the music without sacrificing one ounce of the atmosphere of what must have been an extraordinary gig. It's pretty much impossible to identify any one contributor as outshining the others, given that there are as many takes on the music here as there are practitioners, but it's worth noting Mayall's ongoing commitment to the form as the Bluesbreakers deliver "An Eye for an Eye", "Room to Move" and several other tunes. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells get a couple of numbers ("Messin' with the Kid" is wonderful), BB King gets three and Etta James just one. However, despite everyone getting the opportunity to cut loose on the finale ("CC Rider Jam"), the whole circus is totally upstaged by the 83-year-old Sippie Wallace, who is gently led onstage, leans on the piano and sings "Shorty George" with the kind of conviction that makes everyone else look like upstarts. On the DVD: Jammin' with the Blues Greats is presented in 4:3 aspect ratio and has only one extra feature, a John Mayall discography. --Roger Thomas

• John Mayall&The Bluesbreake/In The Shadow Of Legends | DVD | (03/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The story of this vibrant night of Blues, filmed over a decade after the so-called Blues Boom in the UK stimulated a worldwide rediscovery of the roots of Rock 'N' Roll, is the story of John Mayall, the pioneer of British Blues, and roving global ambassador fro the genre. Memphis and Chicago Blues legends joined British Blues icon John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers on stage, one special night in June 1982 at New Jersey's Capitol Theater. The concert turned out to be a summit gathering of some of the greatest names in Blues music, when guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy, harmonica player Junior Wells and singers Etta James and Sippie Wallace, all showed up to sit in with the band.

• John Mayall and the Bluebreakers - Live at Capitol Nj | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  John Mayall is known as the White King of Black Blues. His way of singing his harmonica playing and his typical Hammond organ sound reigned supreme in the realm of the blues during the sixties and seventies. I never made commercial compromises; everything I did I did for myself and nobody else Mayall confessed - words that are as honest and credible as his music. In 1982 Mayall decided to reunite the Bluesbreakers in the original line-up for a tour. In June of that year there was a spectacular extravaganza at New Jersey's Capitol Theatre when John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers open a concert night titled Jammin' With The Blues Greats: white blues from Britain meets Chicago and Memphis blues. The audience paid homage to the Bluesbreakers who accompanied five blues immortals through the night. Tracklist: 1. An Eye For An Eye 2. Baby What Ya Want Me To Do feat. Etta James 3. Messin With The Kid feat. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells 4. Dont Start Me Talkin feat. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells 5. My Time After A while 6. Shorty George feat. Sippie Wallace 7. The Dark Side Of Midnight 8. Why Are You So Mean To Me? feat. Albert King 9. Born Under A Bad 10. Sign feat. Albert King 11. Call It Stormy Monday feat. Albert King 12. C. C. Rider Jam Allstars 13. Room To Move

• Junior Wells - Live At Nightstage | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The legendary Nightstage performance by junior Wells joined on stage by special guest Buddy Guy in an unforgettable evening of all time Blues favourites! Tracklisting: 1. Look Over Yonders Wall 2. Crazy About You 3. I Just Want to Make Love to You 4. Everything's Gonna Be Aright 5. Tribute to Muddy Waters 6. Trouble No More 7. Juke 8. My Younger Days 9. Got My Mojo Workin' 10. Super Bad 11. I Got You 12. Little by Little

• Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 5 Junior Wells / Pistol Pete | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £7.99   |  Saving you £1.00 (12.52%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Volume 5 of a stunning collection of live blues recordings from Buddy Guys' `Legends' club in Chicago recorded in 1994. Buddy Guy's Legends has become as celebrated as its namesake for providing Chicago with the highest quality blues talent to be seen anywhere. From the Monday jam sessions to the constant flow of world class talent weekends Legends is a required stop for soul-stirring Blues and barbeque. Chicago Blues Jam brings you a slice of this legendary stage with interviews and commentary by Buzz Kilman. Junior Wells: Referred to by many as the 'Godfather of Blues' Wells has left an indelible mark on the world of music. An accomplished harp player who has regularly played with Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters - to name but two - this performance at Legends is a perfect example of why Wells was a perennial favourite here. Pistol Pete: This man is proof that the blues still has a bright future ahead of it. This young guitarist - who has been likened to a fusion of B. B. King and Hendrix - shows why he is a regular fixture at `Legends' with his blistering 6-string technique.

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• Muddy Waters - Messin With The Blues | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Anyone who's followed the course of modern popular music is aware of the vast influence exerted on its development by the large numbers of blues artists who collectively shaped and defined the approach to amplified music in the late 1940's and early 50's. Chicago was the pivotal point for the development and distribution of the modern blues and virtually everything else has flowed in one way or another from this rich source. Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival of 1974 classics include 'Messin' With The Kid'"" (Jr. Wells) 'Hoodoo Man Blues' (Jr. Wells) 'When You See The Tears From My Eyes' (Buddy Guy) 'Ten Years Ago' (Buddy Guy) 'Hoochie Coochie Man' (Muddy Waters) 'Mannish Boy' (Muddy Waters) 'The Same Thing' (Muddy Waters) & 'Got My Mojo Workin'' (Muddy Waters).