Lowell Fulson (March 31, 1921 – March 7, 1999) was a big-voiced blues guita… Read Full Bio ↴Lowell Fulson (March 31, 1921 – March 7, 1999) was a big-voiced blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. Fulson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also recorded for business reasons as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom. After T-Bone Walker, Fulson was the most important figure in West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s.
According to some sources, Fulson was born on a Choctaw reservation in Oklahoma. Fulson has stated that he is of Cherokee ancestry through his father, but he has also claimed Choctaw ancestry. At the age of eighteen, Fulson moved to Ada, Oklahoma, and joined Alger "Texas" Alexander for a few months in 1940, but later moved to California, forming a band which soon included a young Ray Charles and tenor saxophone player, Stanley Turrentine. He recorded for Swing Time in the 1940s, Chess Records (Checker Records) in the 1950s, Kent Records in the 1960s, and Rounder Records (Bullseye) in the 1970s.
"Reconsider Baby" came from a long term pact inked with Chess Records in 1954. It was cut in Dallas under Stan Lewis' supervision with a saxophone section that included David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and Leroy Cooper on baritone.
Jackie Brenston played in Fulson's band between 1952 and 1954.
Fulson stayed with Checker into 1962, but a change of record labels worked wonders when he jumped over to the Los Angeles based, Kent Records. 1965's driving "Black Nights" became his first hit in a decade, and "Tramp," did even better, restoring the guitarist to R&B stardom.
Fulson was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1993 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album. His "Reconsider Baby" was chosen by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".
In 1993 at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California a show entitled "California Blues - Swingtime Tribute" opened with Fulson plus Johnny Otis, Charles Brown, Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy McCracklin and Earl Brown.
A resident of Los Angeles, Fulson died in Long Beach, California in March 1999, at the age of 77. His companion Tina Mayfield stated that the causes of death were complications from kidney disease, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. He was the father of four and grandfather of thirteen.
Fulson was interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California.
Lowell Fulson recorded every shade of blues imaginable. Polished urban blues, rustic two-guitar duets with his younger brother Martin, funk-tinged grooves that pierced the mid-'60s charts, even an unwise cover of the Beatles' "Why Don't We Do It in the Road!" Clearly, the veteran guitarist, who was active for more than half a century, wasn't afraid to experiment. Perhaps that's why his last couple of discs for Rounder were so vital and satisfying — and why he remained an innovator for so long.
Exposed to the western swing of Bob Wills as well as indigenous blues while growing up in Oklahoma, Fulson joined up with singer Texas Alexander for a few months in 1940, touring the Lone Star state with the veteran bluesman. Fulson was drafted in 1943. The Navy let him go in 1945; after a few months back in Oklahoma, he was off to Oakland, CA, where he made his first 78s for fledgling producer Bob Geddins. Soon enough, Fulson was fronting his own band and cutting a stack of platters for Big Town, Gilt Edge, Trilon, and Down Town (where he hit big in 1948 with "Three O'Clock Blues," later covered by B.B. King).
Swing Time records prexy Jack Lauderdale snapped up Fulson in 1948, and the hits really began to flow: the immortal "Every Day I Have the Blues" (an adaptation of Memphis Slim's "Nobody Loves Me"), "Blue Shadows," the two-sided holiday perennial "Lonesome Christmas," and a groovy mid-tempo instrumental "Low Society Blues" that really hammers home how tremendously important pianist Lloyd Glenn and alto saxist Earl Brown were to Fulson's maturing sound (all charted in 1950!).
Fulson toured extensively from then on, his band stocked for a time with dazzling pianist Ray Charles (who later covered Lowell's "Sinner's Prayer" for Atlantic) and saxist Stanley Turrentine. After a one-off session in New Orleans in 1953 for Aladdin, Fulson inked a longterm pact with Chess in 1954. His first single for the firm was the classic "Reconsider Baby," cut in Dallas under Stan Lewis's supervision with a sax section that included David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and Leroy Cooper on baritone.
The relentless mid-tempo blues proved a massive hit and perennial cover item — even Elvis Presley cut it in 1960, right after he got out of the Army. But apart from "Loving You," the guitarist's subsequent Checker output failed to find widespread favor with the public. Baffling, since Fulson's crisp, concise guitar work and sturdy vocals were as effective as ever. Most of his Checker sessions were held in Chicago and L.A. (the latter his home from the turn of the '50s).
Fulson stayed with Checker into 1962, but a change of labels worked wonders when he jumped over to Los Angeles-based Kent Records. 1965's driving "Black Nights" became his first smash in a decade, and "Tramp," a loping funk-injected workout co-written by Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin, did even better, restoring the guitarist to R&B stardom, gaining plenty of pop spins, and inspiring a playful Stax cover by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas only a few months later that outsold Fulson's original.
A couple of lesser follow-up hits for Kent ensued before the guitarist was reunited with Stan Lewis at Jewel Records. That's where he took a crack at that Beatles number, though most of his outings for the firm were considerably closer to the blues bone. Fulson was never been absent for long on disc; 1992's Hold On and its 1995 follow-up Them Update Blues, both for Ron Levy's Bullseye Blues logo, were among his later efforts, both quite solid. Fulson continued to perform until 1997, when health problems forced the career bluesman into a reluctant retirement. His health continued to deteriorate and on March 6, 1999 - just a few weeks shy of his 78th birthday - Lowell Fulson passed away.
Few bluesmen managed to remain contemporary the way Lowell Fulson did for more than five decades. And fewer still will make such a massive contribution to the idiom.
According to some sources, Fulson was born on a Choctaw reservation in Oklahoma. Fulson has stated that he is of Cherokee ancestry through his father, but he has also claimed Choctaw ancestry. At the age of eighteen, Fulson moved to Ada, Oklahoma, and joined Alger "Texas" Alexander for a few months in 1940, but later moved to California, forming a band which soon included a young Ray Charles and tenor saxophone player, Stanley Turrentine. He recorded for Swing Time in the 1940s, Chess Records (Checker Records) in the 1950s, Kent Records in the 1960s, and Rounder Records (Bullseye) in the 1970s.
"Reconsider Baby" came from a long term pact inked with Chess Records in 1954. It was cut in Dallas under Stan Lewis' supervision with a saxophone section that included David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and Leroy Cooper on baritone.
Jackie Brenston played in Fulson's band between 1952 and 1954.
Fulson stayed with Checker into 1962, but a change of record labels worked wonders when he jumped over to the Los Angeles based, Kent Records. 1965's driving "Black Nights" became his first hit in a decade, and "Tramp," did even better, restoring the guitarist to R&B stardom.
Fulson was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1993 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album. His "Reconsider Baby" was chosen by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".
In 1993 at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California a show entitled "California Blues - Swingtime Tribute" opened with Fulson plus Johnny Otis, Charles Brown, Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy McCracklin and Earl Brown.
A resident of Los Angeles, Fulson died in Long Beach, California in March 1999, at the age of 77. His companion Tina Mayfield stated that the causes of death were complications from kidney disease, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. He was the father of four and grandfather of thirteen.
Fulson was interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California.
Lowell Fulson recorded every shade of blues imaginable. Polished urban blues, rustic two-guitar duets with his younger brother Martin, funk-tinged grooves that pierced the mid-'60s charts, even an unwise cover of the Beatles' "Why Don't We Do It in the Road!" Clearly, the veteran guitarist, who was active for more than half a century, wasn't afraid to experiment. Perhaps that's why his last couple of discs for Rounder were so vital and satisfying — and why he remained an innovator for so long.
Exposed to the western swing of Bob Wills as well as indigenous blues while growing up in Oklahoma, Fulson joined up with singer Texas Alexander for a few months in 1940, touring the Lone Star state with the veteran bluesman. Fulson was drafted in 1943. The Navy let him go in 1945; after a few months back in Oklahoma, he was off to Oakland, CA, where he made his first 78s for fledgling producer Bob Geddins. Soon enough, Fulson was fronting his own band and cutting a stack of platters for Big Town, Gilt Edge, Trilon, and Down Town (where he hit big in 1948 with "Three O'Clock Blues," later covered by B.B. King).
Swing Time records prexy Jack Lauderdale snapped up Fulson in 1948, and the hits really began to flow: the immortal "Every Day I Have the Blues" (an adaptation of Memphis Slim's "Nobody Loves Me"), "Blue Shadows," the two-sided holiday perennial "Lonesome Christmas," and a groovy mid-tempo instrumental "Low Society Blues" that really hammers home how tremendously important pianist Lloyd Glenn and alto saxist Earl Brown were to Fulson's maturing sound (all charted in 1950!).
Fulson toured extensively from then on, his band stocked for a time with dazzling pianist Ray Charles (who later covered Lowell's "Sinner's Prayer" for Atlantic) and saxist Stanley Turrentine. After a one-off session in New Orleans in 1953 for Aladdin, Fulson inked a longterm pact with Chess in 1954. His first single for the firm was the classic "Reconsider Baby," cut in Dallas under Stan Lewis's supervision with a sax section that included David "Fathead" Newman on tenor and Leroy Cooper on baritone.
The relentless mid-tempo blues proved a massive hit and perennial cover item — even Elvis Presley cut it in 1960, right after he got out of the Army. But apart from "Loving You," the guitarist's subsequent Checker output failed to find widespread favor with the public. Baffling, since Fulson's crisp, concise guitar work and sturdy vocals were as effective as ever. Most of his Checker sessions were held in Chicago and L.A. (the latter his home from the turn of the '50s).
Fulson stayed with Checker into 1962, but a change of labels worked wonders when he jumped over to Los Angeles-based Kent Records. 1965's driving "Black Nights" became his first smash in a decade, and "Tramp," a loping funk-injected workout co-written by Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin, did even better, restoring the guitarist to R&B stardom, gaining plenty of pop spins, and inspiring a playful Stax cover by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas only a few months later that outsold Fulson's original.
A couple of lesser follow-up hits for Kent ensued before the guitarist was reunited with Stan Lewis at Jewel Records. That's where he took a crack at that Beatles number, though most of his outings for the firm were considerably closer to the blues bone. Fulson was never been absent for long on disc; 1992's Hold On and its 1995 follow-up Them Update Blues, both for Ron Levy's Bullseye Blues logo, were among his later efforts, both quite solid. Fulson continued to perform until 1997, when health problems forced the career bluesman into a reluctant retirement. His health continued to deteriorate and on March 6, 1999 - just a few weeks shy of his 78th birthday - Lowell Fulson passed away.
Few bluesmen managed to remain contemporary the way Lowell Fulson did for more than five decades. And fewer still will make such a massive contribution to the idiom.
Everyday I Have The Blues
Lowell Fulson Lyrics
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B. B. King & T-Bone Walker Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
B.B. King & Bobby Blue Bland Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
B.B. King & T-Bone Walker Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
B.B. King Count Basie Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday I…
B.B.キング Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
Basie/Joe Williams Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
BB King Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I ha…
Big Joe Turner Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Bobby "Blue" Bland & B.B. King Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
Buddy Guy Junior Wells Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I hav…
Carlos Santana Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
Chicken Shack Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Chris Kalogerson & His Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday I…
Chris Thomas King Heaven help the child who never had a home, Heaven help…
Chuck Berry Every day, every day I have the blues, Every day, every…
Count Basie Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Count Basie & His Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday I…
Count Basie & The Mills Brothers Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
David Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Elmore James Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday, ever…
Eric Clapton And Chicken Shack Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Fleetwood Mac Otis Spann Willie Dixon J.T. Brown Honey Boy Edwards S.P. Leary I was in love with a gal I was in love…
Fleetwood Mac/Honeyboy Edwards/J.T. Brown/Jeremy Spencer/Mick Fleetwood/Otis Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Fleetwood Mac/Honeyboy Edwards/J.T. Brown/Jeremy Spencer/Mick Fleetwood/Otis Spann/Peter Green/S.P. Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
J.B. Davis Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
James Brown Everyday, everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, ever…
Jimmy Rushing Every day, every day I have the blues Every day, every…
Joe Turner Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Joe Williams Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Joe Williams - Count Basie Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
Joe Williams / Count Basie Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Joe Williams feat. Count Basie and His Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday I…
Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
John Mayer Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I hav…
John Mayer Trio Artist Name: John Mayer Album Name: Song Name: Everyday I …
Junior Wells Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I hav…
Legends (Feat. Eric Clapton) Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday…
LIVING ROOM - B.B. King Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
Lou Rawls Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I hav…
Natalie Cole Dig count Basie Blow Joe's blues away Every night, every …
Nathaniel Street-West Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
Ô¼º²Ã·¶ûJohn Mayer Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
P. Chatman Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
Patti Page Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Perkins Pinetop Every day, every day I have the blues, Every day, every…
Pinetop Perkins [feat. Tony-O Jerry Portnoy Willie "Big Eyes" Smith & Brad Vickers] Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have …
Ray Charles Heaven help the child who never had a home, Heaven help…
Santana Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
Sarah Vaughan Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
T-Bone Walker Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
The Count Basie Orchestra Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday …
The Count Basie Orchestra & B.B. King Everyday, everyday I have the blues Oh, everyday, everyday I…
The Marshall Tucker Band Lord, everyday, everyday Everyday, everyday I sing the blue…
The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King Eric Clapton %26 Jimmie Vaughan Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday…
The Robert Cray Band with B.B. King Eric Clapton & Jimmie Vaughan Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday …
The Rolling Stones Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday…
Tony Bennett Everyday, everyday I have the blues Ooh everyday, everyday I…
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I hav…
獨볏첨랑John Mayer Everyday, everyday I have the blues Everyday, everyday I ha…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lowell Fulson:
Black Nights It used to be I recall you were mine alone But now…
Crying Won't Help No matter what you say, baby No matter what you do The…
Do Me Right Do you love me, baby? Do you love me, baby, no? My…
Don Why don't we do it in the road? Why don't we…
Don't Leave Me Baby Don′t leave me babe Don't snap nut, dog Don′t leave me babe …
Driftin’ Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
I've Got The Blues I ain't heard your voice In such as long time And I…
It Why don't we do it in the road? Why don't we…
Lady In The Rain Say fellows, I′ve got tell you about this You said, I'm…
Little by Little Baby, out all night Until the break of day Snap me up…
Lonesome Christmas I'd love to spend this Christmas sitting by the fire…
Love Do you love me, baby? Do you love me, baby, no? My…
Man On The Run They band just stranger That you meet in the street Oh, coul…
Monday Morning Blues Monday morning, stayed in bed Dream of you, Lord, are in…
My Baby Hey, hey hey baby! I want to know if you'll be…
Reconsider So long, oh how I hate to see you go So…
Reconsider Baby So long, oh how I hate to see you go So…
Sinner Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me Lord have mercy,…
Step at A Time Slow down, take it easy Just a step at a time You'll…
Three o'Clock Blues Now here, it's three o'clock in the morning I can't even…
Tramp Tramp! What you call me? Tramp. You didn't! You don't we…
Why Don Why don't we do it in the road? Why don't we…
Worried Life Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord It hurts me so bad…
You Do you love me, baby? Do you love me, baby, no? My…
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Garland Gilbert
Njoyed every track!! Thank you
sweetgirl
my mother used to drink & play this 78 rpm... I grew up on music lk this
Mico Veliki
@Capt Larry - shit man you right..
Capt Larry -
everybody's momma used to drink... that's why were here, listening to the blues...
Sifet Felic
Everyday I Have The Blues, just Fantastic song.
Ann Collins
this was my dad's song back in the day!!!
Garland Gilbert
Njoyed every track!! Thank you
norbert neri
Très bon guitariste de blues
J. Rodgers Gatling
Growing up in a shot house, this was my music...
Andy S
Everyday I have the blues too!!!!!!!!