''House Rent Party'' is an album by the American blues pianist/vocalist
Sunnyland Slim, compiling six recordings originally issued by
Apollo Records with additional unreleased tracks from 1949 with
Jimmy Rogers and
St. Louis Jimmy and two tracks performed by
Willie Mabon
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, that was released by the
Delmark label in 1992.
Wirz' American Music: St. Louis Jimmy discography
accessed October 25, 2019
Reception
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reviewer Scott Yanow stated "From deep in the vaults of Apollo Records comes this sensational collection of 1949 artifacts by the veteran pianist, along with sides by singer St. Louis Jimmy, young pianist Willie Mabon, and two unissued sides by guitarist Jimmy Rogers ... all from the emerging heyday of the genre.".
Track listing
All compositions by Albert Luandrew except where noted
# "I'm Just a Lonesome Man" – 2:39
# "Sad Old Sunday (Mother's Day)" – 2:01
# "Boogie Man" (Willie Mabon) – 3:13
# "Hard Time (When Mother's Gone)" – 2:43 previously unreleased
# "Chicago Woman" – 2:54
# "I'm in Love" – 2:33 previously unreleased
# "Bad Times (Cost of Living)" – 2:53
# "Nervous Breakdown" – 2:45 previously unreleased
# "It Keeps Rainin'" (Willie Mabon) – 2:49
# "Brown Skin Woman" – 2:36 previously unreleased
# "Old Age Has Got Me" – 2:45 previously unreleased
# " That's All Right" (Jimmy Rogers) – 2:27 previously unreleased
# "Sad Old Sunday" lternate take– 3:30 previously unreleased
# "I'm Just a Lonesome Man" lternate take– 2:50 previously unreleased
# "Bad Times" lternate take– 2:47 previously unreleased
Personnel
* Sunnyland Slim – piano, vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10-15)
* Jimmy Rogers – guitar, vocals (tracks 6 & 12)
*Willie Mabon
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to:
People Given name or nickname
* Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...
– vocals, piano, harmonica (tracks 3 & 9)
* St. Louis Jimmy – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8, 11 & 13)
*Sam Casimir (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 13-15), Earl Dranes (tracks 3 & 9) – guitar
*Andrew Harris – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10-15)
References
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Delmark Records albums
1992 albums
Sunnyland Slim albums
Albums produced by Bob Koester