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James Booker (17 Dec 1939 - 08 Nov 1983)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (19)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Gonzo: More Than All the 45s, Rare and Previously Unreissued Recordings 1954-1962 11 Jun 1996
  2. The Blues Collection: James Booker, New Orleans Keyboard King 1996

Album

  1. King of the New Orleans Keyboard 1976
  2. Junco Partner 1976
  3. Classified 18 Oct 1982
  4. Mr. Mystery Nov 1984
  5. Resurrection of the Bayou Maharajah 22 Jul 1993
  6. The Lost Paramount Tapes 1995

Album - Live

  1. The Piano Prince From New Orleans 1976
  2. New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live! 1978
  3. Spiders on the Keys: Live at the Maple Leaf Bar 1993
  4. A Taste of Honey: Live in New Orleans 1977 2000
  5. Manchester '77 2008
  6. 'live!'

Single

  1. Cross my heart 1963

Recordings by (196)

  1. Gonzo 2:24 (1960)
  2. Cool Turkey 2:14 (1960)
  3. Cross My Heart 2:12 (1963)
  4. Big Nick 1:55 (1963)
  5. How Do You Feel 4:08 (1976)
  6. Blues Rhapsody 3:16 (1976)
  7. Rockin' Pneumonia 2:52 (1976)
  8. All by Myself 4:20 (1976)
  9. Ain't Nobody's Business 4:52 (1976)
  10. Something You Got 2:52 (1976)
  11. Holland and Hamburg 3:30 (1976)
  12. Ray Charles (medley) 4:12 (1976)
  13. Tipitina / Loberta 3:10 (1976)
  14. Junco Partner 6:08 (1976)
  15. Drown in the River 3:29 (1976)
  16. Goodnight Sweetheart 4:27 (1976)
  17. Black Minute Waltz 3:12 (1976)
  18. Good Night Irene 5:41 (1976)
  19. Pixie 3:37 (1976)
  20. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:33 (1976)
  21. Make a Better World 4:53 (1976)
  22. Put Out the Light 3:08 (1976)
  23. Medley: Blues Minuet, Until the Real thing Comes Along, Baby Won't You Please Come Home 6:44 (1976)
  24. Pop's Dilemma 3:28 (1976)
  25. I'll Be Seeing You 2:50 (1976)
  26. Life 5:35 (1976)
  27. One Halluva Nerve 5:40 (1976)
  28. United Our Thing Will Stand 6:10 (1976)
  29. Slowly But Surely 3:45 (1976)
  30. Too Much Blues 4:12 (1976)
  31. Junko Partner 4:25 (1976)
  32. Classified 3:55 (1976)
  33. Stormy Monday 6:25 (1976)
  34. Sixty Minute Man / You Talk Too Much 4:05 (1976)
  35. Please Send Me Someone To Love 4:25 (1976)
  36. Black Night 5:35 (1978)
  37. Keep On Gwine 2:55 (1978)
  38. Come Rain or Come Shine 3:25 (1978)
  39. Something Stupid 3:00 (1978)
  40. Tell Me How Do You Feel 4:45 (1978)
  41. Let Them Talk 3:55 (1978)
  42. Come in My House 4:29 (1978)
  43. Desitively Bonnardoo / Right Place, Wrong Time 2:47 (1980)
  44. Tico Tico 3:25 (1980)
  45. Wake Up Mr. Moon Man 2:33 (1980)
  46. Save Your Love / Lonely Avenue 4:45 (1980)
  47. All By Myself / I'm Love Again / Four Winds / Such A Wonderful Feeling 5:35 (1980)
  48. People Get Ready 6:15 (1980)
  49. Besame Mucho / Until The Real Thing Comes Along 4:09 (1980)
  50. Love Monkey / Feel So Bad 6:38 (1980)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Good Night Irene 5:41 James Booker (1976)

Instruments

  1. If I Were a Carpenter 2:44 King Curtis (1972) piano
  2. Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On) 3:44 Ringo Starr (23 Nov 1973) piano
  3. Down in the Track 4:17 The Doobie Brothers (01 Feb 1974) guest, piano
  4. Brickyard Blues 4:32 Maria Muldaur (1974) piano
  5. Lying Song 4:10 Maria Muldaur (1976) piano
  6. I'll Be Seeing You 2:50 James Booker (1976) piano
  7. Good Night Irene 5:41 James Booker (1976) piano
  8. Pop's Dilemma 3:28 James Booker (1976) piano
  9. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:33 James Booker (1976) piano
  10. Put Out the Light 3:08 James Booker (1976) piano
  11. Pixie 3:37 James Booker (1976) piano
  12. Black Minute Waltz 3:12 James Booker (1976) piano
  13. Make a Better World 4:53 James Booker (1976) piano
  14. Medley: Blues Minuet, Until the Real thing Comes Along, Baby Won't You Please Come Home 6:44 James Booker (1976) piano
  15. Black Night 5:35 James Booker (1978) piano
  16. Keep On Gwine 2:55 James Booker (1978) piano
  17. Something Stupid 3:00 James Booker (1978) piano
  18. Come Rain or Come Shine 3:25 James Booker (1978) piano
  19. Let Them Talk 3:55 James Booker (1978) piano
  20. Come in My House 4:29 James Booker (1978) piano
  21. Tell Me How Do You Feel 4:45 James Booker (1978) piano
  22. Swedish Rhapsody 2:10 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  23. All Around the World 3:29 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  24. Baby Face 3:17 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  25. Three Keys 3:21 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  26. Professor Longhair Medley: Bald Head / Tipitina 3:41 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  27. Angel Eyes 3:33 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  28. Hound Dog 2:31 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  29. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 3:31 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  30. King of the Road 3:00 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  31. One for the Highway 2:36 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  32. If You're Lonely 2:56 James Booker (18 Oct 1982) piano
  33. Mississippi Steamboat 2:44 Fenton Robinson (1992) piano

Vocals

  1. Good Night Irene 5:41 James Booker (1976)
  2. Medley: Blues Minuet, Until the Real thing Comes Along, Baby Won't You Please Come Home 6:44 James Booker (1976)
  3. Make a Better World 4:53 James Booker (1976)
  4. Come in My House 4:29 James Booker (1978)
  5. Come Rain or Come Shine 3:25 James Booker (1978)
  6. Winin' Boy Blues 2:23 Bob Greene (1978)
  7. Let Them Talk 3:55 James Booker (1978)
  8. Tell Me How Do You Feel 4:45 James Booker (1978)
  9. Black Night 5:35 James Booker (1978)
  10. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 3:31 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  11. Hound Dog 2:31 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  12. If You're Lonely 2:56 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  13. All Around the World 3:29 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  14. One for the Highway 2:36 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  15. King of the Road 3:00 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)
  16. Baby Face 3:17 James Booker (18 Oct 1982)

Credited as (2)

  1. James Booker
  2. Jerry Garcia Band with James Booker

Works (14)

Arranged

  1. Black Minute Waltz

Wrote

  1. Papa Was a Rascal
  2. So Swell When You're Well

Composed

  1. Il baccalà
  2. Les Cornichons
  3. Pixie
  4. Put Out the Light
  5. Pop's Dilemma
  6. Blues Minuet
  7. Classified
  8. Big Nick
  9. Slowly But Surely

Lyrics

  1. Slowly But Surely
  2. Classified

Events (1)

Tribute Events

  1. The New Orleans Piano Professors

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83176124
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/james_booker
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83176124
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13956520m
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134624009

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/323165

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74043682

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1233935

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/james_booker.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Booker.jpg

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.wirz.de/music/bookefrm.htm