
Roy Gaines – 7 Albums (1998 – 2009) [FLAC]
7 CD’s EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) + CUE + LOG | Covers | 2.29 GB
Genre: Blues/R&B/Rock
A protege of the legendary T-Bone Walker, electric bluesman Roy Gaines was born in Houston in 1934; the product of a musical family — his older brother Grady later went on to play saxophone in Little Richard’s famed backing band the Upsetters — he initially played the piano in emulation of Nat King Cole, but as a teen moved to the guitar. A huge admirer of Walker’s work, at 14 Gaines met his hero at a local performance, and was even invited to back Walker onstage; dubbed "T-Bone Jr." thereafter, he regularly played clubs throughout the Houston area before relocating to Los Angeles two years later. There Gaines was tapped to join Roy Milton’s band, followed by a stint in support of Chuck Willis; additionally, he and Walker occasionally joined forces in the years leading to the latter’s 1975 death. Long a sought-after sideman, Gaines recorded infrequently as a headliner, finally releasing an LP, Gaineling, in 1982; other albums include 1996′s Lucille Work for Me, 1999′s I Got the T-Bone Walker Blues and 2000′s New Frontier Lover.–by Jason Ankeny
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