Junior Wells
Junior Wells (December 9, 1934 - January 15, 1998), born Amos Blakemore, was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in Chicago who was famous for playing with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Arkansas. Wells moved to Chicago in 1948 and first made his mark at age 18 playing in Muddy Waters' band. He later worked with Buddy Guy in the 1960s and recorded for Delmark Records. Read Full BioJunior Wells (December 9, 1934 - January 15, 1998), born Amos Blakemore, was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in Chicago who was famous for playing with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Arkansas. Wells moved to Chicago in 1948 and first made his mark at age 18 playing in Muddy Waters' band. He later worked with Buddy Guy in the 1960s and recorded for Delmark Records. His most memorable songs are "Messin' With the Kid" and "Little by Little," and his best-known album, 1965's Hoodoo Man Blues, which evokes the smoky atmosphere of the era's Westside Chicago blues bars.
Wells made an appearance in the 1998 movie Blues Brothers 2000, the sequel to The Blues Brothers. The movie was released less than a month after his death.
On his passing in 1998, Junior Wells was interred in the Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Arkansas. Wells moved to Chicago in 1948 and first made his mark at age 18 playing in Muddy Waters' band. He later worked with Buddy Guy in the 1960s and recorded for Delmark Records. Read Full BioJunior Wells (December 9, 1934 - January 15, 1998), born Amos Blakemore, was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in Chicago who was famous for playing with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Arkansas. Wells moved to Chicago in 1948 and first made his mark at age 18 playing in Muddy Waters' band. He later worked with Buddy Guy in the 1960s and recorded for Delmark Records. His most memorable songs are "Messin' With the Kid" and "Little by Little," and his best-known album, 1965's Hoodoo Man Blues, which evokes the smoky atmosphere of the era's Westside Chicago blues bars.
Wells made an appearance in the 1998 movie Blues Brothers 2000, the sequel to The Blues Brothers. The movie was released less than a month after his death.
On his passing in 1998, Junior Wells was interred in the Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago.
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Snatch It Back and Hold It
Junior Wells Lyrics
Snatch it back and hold it
Baby one more time
I ain't doing too bad, baby
I got you on my mind
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
You having a durn good time
Somebody help me
I can't help myself
Somebody got to help me
'Cause I can't help myself
I'm not doing too bad, baby
You know
I ain't got no brand new bag
Somebody help me
I can't help myself
Somebody better help me
'Cause I can't help myself
And I ain't doin' too bad, baby
And I ain't got no brand new bag
Snatch it back and hold it
I wanna tell you where it's at
All the kids in the neighborhood
They're doing a brand new dance
Snatch it back and hold it
I wanna show you where it's at
Said one more time
Just one more time
Hey, hey, hey, hey, ee
Baby, one more time
All the kids in the neighborhood
They know just where it's at
Snatch it back and hold it
Snatch it back and hold it
Hey, hey, hey, hey, ee
Snatch it back and hold it
Said hey, hey, hey, hey eehe
Hey!
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Neville Griffiths
These two are as good as it gets.
SuSSed!
This is CLASS!!!!!!!!
Alex Simon Clancy
Yeah...dig it !!! 😁
Don Breaux
Blues is what's up from the heart
uarhodesian
Junior and Buddy they are damny badass
Ozee Myers
And bass guitar jack myers and drummer fred below I remember my dad use to be playing these great songs point out those great bass sounds coming from my uncle jack myers
the Peter Roland Channel
Early soulful Chicago Blues...kickass..
Cora Visser
This is real the best ever brilliant.
D3R3LICTRECORDS
Shore fur!
Ozee Myers
Yes indeed they were