Live at Theresa's 1975
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Junior Wells started playing regularly at Theresa's in the late 1950s. There were other small blues clubs in Chicago, and Junior occasionally played them, but only at Theresa's did his immense magnetism come across every time he performed. Wells magnetism. For those of us who heard him at Theresa's, Junior Wells remains the greatest blues man. Not the greatest harmonica player - though he was great at that. Not the greatest blues singer - though he was really great at that. Not the greatest songwriter - mostly he sang others' material. But it wasn't really about an instrument, a voice, or a lyric. It was about a relationship. Theresa's itself was his true instrument. No one else played it as well, and no other place he played gave him as good a sound. As we often had occasion to say in those days, "Man, you should've been there!" Now you can be.
Junior Wells, vocals, harmonica
Phil Guy, guitar (except 10)
Byther Smith, guitar (1-10), vocal (10), 2nd vocal (1)
Sammy Lawhorn, guitar (12-19)
Earnest Johnson, bass
Vince Chapelle, drums (1-10)
Levi Warren, drums (12-19)
Unknown, 2nd guitar (10)
Tracks
| 1 | Little By Little (4:25) |
| 2 | Snatch It Back And Hold It (6:23) |
| 3 | Talk (0:27) |
| 4 | Love Her With A Feeling (4:11) |
| 5 | Juke (3:32) |
| 6 | Talk (1:00) |
| 7 | Happy Birthday (1:27) |
| 8 | Talk (1:45) |
| 9 | Scratch My Back (5:42) |
| 10 | Help The Poor (3:52) |
| 11 | Talk (0:40) |
| 12 | Come On In This House (3:23) |
| 13 | Talk (0:42) |
| 14 | What My Mama Told Me (7:58) |
| 15 | Key To The Highway (4:02) |
| 16 | Talk (0:12) |
| 17 | Goin' Down Slow (8:21) |
| 18 | Talk (0:14) |
| 19 | Messin' With The Kid (2:21) |
