King Curtis lovers

**Raggae** · 04-16-2011, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Rondalo

I have an Aretha Franklin LP with King Curtis backing her up. (That's the reason I bought the album!) I'll try to locate that again.

Yes, please!

**kingperkoff** · 04-16-2011, 09:33 AM

Aretha's Live at The Fillmore was recorded at the same show(s) as King's Live at the Fillmore with the same band backing up Aretha. Tower of Power was also on the bill that weekend.

**roy simonds** · 04-16-2011, 08:23 PM

Loved seeing all those messages about King Curtis. If any of you folks would like a copy of my 150 page sessionography by email (its a Word doc) just drop me an email to casasquirrels@aol.com. Contains as much detail as Ive been able to uncover over the past 40 years! Cheers Roy

**MartinMusicMan** · 04-16-2011, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by roy simonds

Loved seeing all those messages about King Curtis. If any of you folks would like a copy of my 150 page sessionography by email (its a Word doc) just drop me an email to casasquirrels@aol.com. Contains as much detail as Ive been able to uncover over the past 40 years! Cheers Roy

If I'm not mistaken, Roy Simonds used to publish a 'zine called Boss (in the 70's?), which was essentially a King Curtis discography-in-progress. I even had a very bad poem/tribute to King Curtis published in it. Anyway, it's wonderful to see Mr. Simonds here on SOTW. Welcome, Roy. And I'll be emailing you about the sessionography.

**MartinMusicMan** · 04-17-2011, 07:35 AM

Roy Simonds' King Curtis sessionography is an amazing work, clearly a labor of love. It includes session personnel on all manner of recordings, many of them unissued. I don't know if there's anything else like it for any other musician.

**Raggae** · 04-17-2011, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by kingperkoff

Aretha's Live at The Fillmore was recorded at the same show(s) as King's Live at the Fillmore with the same band backing up Aretha.

But you can't hear a lot of King Curtis in that recording, can you?

**Raggae** · 04-27-2011, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by DaddyRabbit

I recently discovered some old blues CDs that highlight none other than the great King Curtis. In the order of my favorite:

...

2. "Honeydripper" --Roosevelt Sykes
King Curtis still has a lot of prominent solos and licks.

Which CD is it exactly? I just bought this one but there is no King Curtis playing. (No sax at all.)

**DaddyRabbit** · 04-28-2011, 11:46 AM

My copy is a different cover. It says "Prestige 1014 Bluesville" on the cover. It was recorded September 14, 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Digitally remastered in 1993. It lists King Curtis and he clearly plays in virtually every song. I believe it's available on Amazon, but I haven't checked in awhile.

**Raggae** · 05-02-2011, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by DaddyRabbit

My copy is a different cover. It says "Prestige 1014 Bluesville" on the cover. It was recorded September 14, 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Digitally remastered in 1993. It lists King Curtis and he clearly plays in virtually every song. I believe it's available on Amazon, but I haven't checked in awhile.

Thank you! Now I've got the right one:

**DaddyRabbit** · 05-03-2011, 11:27 AM

I can never get enough of the King!

**Neil Sharpe** · 08-05-2011, 11:40 PM

Did a search and this great track has been referred to before but apparently the video hasn't been posted:King Curtis and Duane Allman, "Foot Pattin".

**LampLight** · 08-06-2011, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Neil Sharpe

Did a search and this great track has been referred to before but apparently the video hasn't been posted:King Curtis and Duane Allman, "Foot Pattin".

S-s-s-s-s-s-mokin!

They don't call him "King" for nothing. -- Thanks for posting.

RS · 08-06-2011, 02:25 AM

Sweet. And Duane Allman. D@mn!

**widetrack** · 10-21-2011, 02:32 AM

Thanks Martin. You were right on the money.

Here's a cut from a Freddie King tune called "Stumble" off Freddie's album, "My Feeling for the Blues." Curtis blows a remarkable solo.

**MartinMusicMan** · 10-21-2011, 03:32 AM

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BTW, outstanding King Curtis solo on that re-done version of Freddie King's Stumble. I'm a huge fan of both those guys.