"Things I Used To Do" - Guitar Slim [Specialty 482]
Ray Charles is thought to have played piano on this 1953 recording, when issued it reached number#1 on the R&B chart for 6 weeks in 1954. "Well I Done Got Over It" was on the b-side.
Eddie Jones was his given name at birth on 10th December 1926 near Greenwood, Mississippi. After his National service in the second World War he moved to New Orleans and got a deal with Imperial. Two years later, as "Guitar Slim", he was known for extrovert club gigs and signed to Art Rupe's Specialty label. This single was his debut for them and the song has been covered numerous times since by every blues player worth his salt. Jones died a few days after Buddy Holly in 1959.
On STAR BLUES on 6th February 2011 we took the track from the now deleted Blues Encore disc of the same name. The performance is currently on "Things I Used To Do" issued by Ace
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