Label: Eastlawn
Blues
Blues music goes in and out of style but Alberta Adams has been ubiquitious with the blues in Detroit for over 50 years. She enjoys saying that she was born with the blues. She has certainly lived it. Born in Indianapolis in the late '20s, Adams moved to Detroit at a tender age and got her start in the music biz in the 1940s in Detroit's Paradise Valley where the main drag was called Hastings Street. Originally a dancer, she became a singer when the regular vocalist failed to show up. The rest is history. She has toured extensively with Louis Jordan, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, T-Bone Walker, James Moody and Duke Ellington and recorded extensively particularly in the jump type blues style that is her repertoire today. Alberta Adams * Detroit's Queen of the Blues.*
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Having made a comeback in the '90s touring with guitarist Johnnie Bassett, Detroit blues diva Alberta Adams has lived a life of music and hard times. A dancer in her teens, Adams eventually started singing and counts gigs with such blues luminaries as Louis Jordan and T-Bone Walker as high points in her long career. There were also low points that found Adams caring for her alcoholic mother and battling an addiction to gambling. Through it all, though, Adams persevered and now in her latter years she brings all her experiences to bear on I'm on the Move. This second release on Eastlawn finds Adams at the top of her game and seeming to enjoy herself. Her voice oozes with a seasoned blues singer's gruffness, but never falters on pitch, and she knows exactly how to phrase a line. Despite some of her darker days, Adams also brings a wicked sense of humor to the proceedings; on the title track she sings, "If you can't keep up with me, I'll find another man." Backing Adams here are the ever capable drummer R.J. Spangler and guitarist Paul Carey who also share production duties. Both longtime Detroiters, the duo add an electric R&B aesthetic to the proceedings riding nicely between gutbucket shouters, mid-tempo swing and funky urban blues.
By Matt Collar, All Music Guide.
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R.J. Spangler- Afuche,Bandleader,Conga,Cowbell,Drums
Paul Carey- Guitar
Keith Kaminsk- Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone),Sax (Tenor)
Alberta Adams- Vocals
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01. Mr. Blues
02. I Paid My Dues To the Blues
03. A Fool Like You
04. Slow Down Baby
05. Remember Me
06. I'm On the Move
07. Tired Of Being Alone
08. Your Lovin'
09. Detroit
10. Leavin'
11. Come and See About Me
12. Keep On Keeping On
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