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Lowell Fulson 7:10:24 8.48 PM

Jul 11, 20242 min
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Keyboardist: Gail Nobles
Photo: Lioneldecoster - Own work
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Lower Fulson was a blues guitarist and songwriter in the West Coast blues tradition after T-bone Walker. He was the most important figure in West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s.
 On January 13, 1955, he recorded a single titled Do Me Right. The song was written by Willie Dixon. It was released July 1955.

 Folsom recorded for swing Time records in the 1940s, Chess Records in the 1950s, Kent Records in the 1960s, and Rounder Records in the 1980s/1990s. He wrote "3 O'Clock Blues" (B.B. King's first hit), "Reconsider Baby" (a blues standard), and "Tramp" (co-written with Jimmy McCracklin and recorded by several artists). His 1965 song "Black Nights" was his first hit in a decade, and "Tramp" did even better, restoring him to R&B stardom.

Fulson died in Long Beach, California, on March 7, 1999, at the age of 77.  He left us with a lot of great blues.


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Today's topic. Lowell Falsoon Lowell Falsoon was a blues guitarist and songwriter in the West Coast blues tradition. After T. Bone Walker, he was the most important figure in West Coast blues in the nineteen forties and nineteen fifties. On January thirteenth, nineteen fifty five, he recorded a single titled Do Me Right. The song was written by Willie Dixon. It was released July nineteen fifty

five. Fulsome recorded for Swing Time Records in the nineteen forties, Chess Records in the nineteen fifties, Kent Records in the nineteen sixties, and Rounder Records in the nineteen eighties nineteen nineties. He wrote three o'clock Blues B B. King's first hit, reconsidered Baby, a blue standard, and Tramp co written with Jimmy McCracklin and recorded by several artists. His nineteen sixty five song Black Nights was his first hit in a decade, and Tramp did even better,

restoring him to rn B stardom. Fulsome died in Long Beach, California, on March seventh, nineteen ninety nine, at the age of seventy seven. He left us with a lot of great blues

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