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LES WILSON ALBUMS      -   there are 7 albums - starting with the latest one: ROCK AWAY THOSE BLUES RLCD102 . released 7/12/05


Rock away Those Blues     

tracks as follows       ......................                                                       


1. Rock with Me - Fab. T-Birds number
2. New Boogie - Les' own slide thing
3. When It All Comes Down -yes , its BB !
4. What Am I To You - Norah Jones re-done
5. Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - old Thunderbirds again ! 
6. I Hear You Knocking - and again , go Fred .
7. I Believe I'm In Love With You - and again ,
8. Stop -
great Lonnie Mack classic
9. Keep It Simple - for grumpy old men everywhere - Keb Mo
10. Madison Blues - just can't leave this one alone - better than ever
11. Call My Job - tribute to my fave. Son Seals live album
12. Don't Think Twice - Bob meets BB.King
13. Feels Like Rain - a classic , more slide
14. Just Can't Make It - Hound Dog strikes !

Slide it On Over  - RLCD101    - released October 2004. Features a great session on keyboards from Fred Skidmore.  There are 75 minutes and 17 tracks. Half are Les Wilson originals.  Track details are below.  The superb production , and mature playing and singing make this the best Les Wilson album so far. Great blues , great Rock & Roll , great love songs , great slide , great original material.   BUY IT !    Best  lyric is in the opening track of ' I Know What I'm Doing ' - quote " by the time you kids get here , we old hippies been and gone ! "

Slide It On Over - RLCD101
1. I Know What I'm Doing ( Les Wilson )
2. We Still Got Time ( Les Wilson )
3. Why Get Up ? ( Carter/Elsworth )
4. Move It On Over ( Hank Williams )
5. Call My Job ( Williams/Perkins)
6. Look At That ( Fabulous Thunderbirds )
7. Sad Song ( Les Wilson )
8. I Got It Made ( Les Wilson )
9. Gimme Back My Wig ( Hound Dog Taylor )
10. In The City ( Les Wilson )
11. Bayou Teche ( Sonny Landreth )
12. Final Call ( Les Wilson )
13. Chicken Banana ( Les Wilson )
14. I'm Coming Home ( Les Wilson )
15. Baby Please ( Les Wilson )
16. The Coffee Song ( Les Wilson )
17. San Diego Serenade ( Tom Waits ) 


A TON OF RED LIGHTNIN - NOTE - THIS IS A 'BEST OF/COMPILATION ALBUM , OF THE FIRST 4 HOUSEROCKERS ALBUMS LISTED BELOW .  ON THE ROAD - ON THE LOOSE - FULEED UP AMD FINE LOOKIN WOMAN  -ALONG WITH 3 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS . THE 100TH RED LIGHTNIN ALBUM TO BE RELEASED !!


A Ton Of Red Lightnin RLCD100
1. Down , But Not Out ( Les Wilson )
2. I'll Play The Blues For You ( Beach/Albert King ) +++
3. Boogie For Elmore ( Les Wilson ) +++
4. Ain't Nobodys Business ( Grainger/Robbins ) +++
5. I Believe I'm In Love With You ( Kim Wilson )
6. Damn Right I got The Blues ( Buddy Guy ) +++
7. Blue Light ( Les Wilson ) +++
8. Can't Stop Loving ( Elmore James )
9. Sittin On Top Of The World ( Carter/Jacobs)
10. Chicken Banana ( Les Wilson - live at the Banana Peel Club , Belgium )
11. Ain't Got Nobody ( Hound Dog Taylor )
12. Houserocking Blues ( Les Wilson )
13. Tell The Truth ( Les Wilson )
14. Lonely Nights ( Les Wilson ) +++
15. Fine Looking Woman ( Les Wilson )
16. Big City Blues ( Les Wilson ) +++
17. Madison Blues ( Elmore James ) +++
                   +++  classic cuts !

 On The Road - RLCD0097 - released  August 1998.  This was a response to all the fans - 'please can we have a live album ' !  To get the best results - it was done in a studio with an audience - with NO trickery , NO overdubs , NO re-takes etc .  There is incredible energy here - the band  could not have played better. Features Fred Skidmore and a master class of drumming from Tony Baylis. Satisfies the guitar freaks !  The closest thing to a live gig ! 

                 ON THE ROAD   - RLCD0097
1. In The Open ( Freddie King )
2. How Many Tears ( Les Wilson )
3. Crazy 'bout An Automobile ( Billy the Kid Emerson )
4. Fire ( Jimi Hendrix )
5. Damn Right I Got The Blues ( Buddy Guy )
6. I'll Play The Blues For You ( Albert King/Beach )
7. Houserockers Boogie-Woogie ( Les Wilson )
8. Ain't Nobodys Business ( Grainger/Robbins )
9. Madison Blues ( Elmore James )
10. Voodoo Child (slight return ) ( Hendrix )
11. Star Spangled Banner ( trad. arr. Hendrix )
12. Purple Haze ( Hendrix )
13. Get A Haircut ( Avery/Birch )    - all classic cuts !!


On The Loose - RLCD0096 - released May 1997 .  This is a class album. All songs were written by Les himself, and there are lots of fine musicians on display. Fred Skidmore rocks out on a real Hammond B3 , Chris Lomas makes his second appearance on a Houserockers album , Big Man Clayton his third on piano , backing singers , sax - the works !  Add to this the quality sound and production from Workshop studio and engineer Dave Morris - and the result is a ' must have ' album. The guitar work on ' Big City Blues ' is as fine as you will hear anywhere.

                  On The Loose - RLCD0096all songs written by Les Wilson
1. Life's A Bitch
2. Gonna Play Some Blues
3. Boogie For Elmore +++
4. Fly Like The Wind +++
5. Checkin out ( Of Your Life )
6. Big City Blues +++
7. Lonely Nights +++
8. Got The Hots For You Tonight
9. Lucille, Come Home +++
10. Real Fine Loving
11. I Wanna Dance
12. Give Me A Chance
13. On The Loose
14. I'm A Rocker, I'm A Roller

 +++ classic cuts !

Fuelled Up ! RLCD0091 .  The first Houserockers CD . Features a second appearance by piano man Big Man Clayton , a fine rhythm section with Dave Sutherland - (bass)  and Phil Guest  (drums) . There are two Hound Dog tracks, one from the Fabulous Thunderbirds, one from Buddy Guy , and a classic cut of ' Madison Blues ' showing Les' mastery of the George Thorogood style - steaming  !  

          Fuelled Up  RLCD0091
1. Guitar Man ( Les Wilson )
2. Fuelled Up ( Les Wilson ) +++
3. Ain't Got Nobody ( Hound Dig Taylor ) +++
4. Blue Light ( Les Wilson ) +++
5. Don't Leave Me ( Les Wilson )
6. No Money Down ( Chuck Berry )
7. Madison Blues ( Elmore James ) +++
8. Monday Morning Blues ( Les Wilson )
9. She Suits Me ( Buddy Guy )
10. I'm A Fool ( Les Wilson )
11. I Believe I'm In Love With You ( Kim Wilson )
12. See You In The Evening ( Hound Dog Taylor )
13. Wilson's Groove ( Les Wilson )  

+++ classic cuts !

' Fine Lookin Woman ! '  RL0084    released 1989  - this was the first album and was on vinyl only . Now sadly deleted , but seven of the tracks were re-released on the compilation album ' A Ton Of Red Lightnin ' ( see above ) .  This  vinyl album contained the classic Les Wilson track of all time - ' I'll Play The Blues For you '.    .And ........... yes , that IS  Les with a beard !

                 side 1
1 .Down, But Not Out ( Wilson ) +++
2. Fine Lookin Woman ( Wilson )
3. Bluesman Boogie ( Wilson )
4. Party Time ( Wilson )
5. Talk To Me baby ( Elmore James  )
6. I'll Play The Blues For You ( Beach/Albert King ) +++   - the classic of all time !
                side 2 
1. Houserocking Blues ( Wilson )
2. She's My baby ( Wilson )
3. Alcohol Please !  ( Wilson )
4. Just Because ( Shelton/Robbin )  +++
5. Drinking and Thinking ( Wilson )
6. Can't Stop Loving ( Elmore James )  +++                                              
personnel: Drums - Phil Guest & Bryan Jones . Bass - Chris Lomas.

+++ classic cuts !