Jimmy Witherspoon - Aint Nobody's Business

[Kathy0851]

Jimmy's version of "Handbags and Gladbags" is still THE best and most moving version of this beautiful song ever and is one of my all-time favourites. RIP, Jimmy .. the world misses you!

[dparel]

Who's that guitarist?

[spankizen]

ohh... I love, I love... if I do...

[rtblues]

The great ROY ALEXANDER on Hammond Organ! GREAT!

[seukfuhi]

One of the greatest blues singers of all time, if not the greatest.

[theoriginalbadbob]

Jimmy was, in my estimation, the greatest male Blues singer of all time. I was fortunate to see him twice. The first time was January 2, 1963, at a jazz club, on North Broadway, in Frisco, with Ben Webster. The second time I saw him was in the mid-70s, at the Golden Bear, in Huntington Beach, with the one and only Jimmy Reed. I love both Jimmys.

[theoriginalbadbob]

One of the greatest blues albums of all time is "Blue Spoon." You can find it on one CD, with another album by Jimmy, that was recorded in England. The second album has some very good cuts, and some absolute trash but, if you like the blues, you will LOVE "Blue Spoon."

[TallSomeone]

Get the double-album "The Spoon Concerts". That's all you'll need.

Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Leroy Vinegar (bass). It's all there!

[ccweymann]

lawd lawd lawd that voice knocks me out

[cm0220ster]

Witherspoon is considered one of the greats in blues/jazz fusion. Blues guys interested in in jazzing up their blues would presumably benefit from checking him out. I say presumably because I am just being introduced to him from the New Yorker best jazz albums list where blues/jazz musicians apparently worship the guy.

[AlexGronstad]

jazzy

[hotdaamn]

love spoon, man - have tried to post more of him, but WMG ain't into it. Everybody check out more Jimmy, he was massive back in the day - monterey jazz festival recordings are beautiful ...

[felixstoweblue]

I got this song on a blues compilation album. I was listening to it on my iPod when this song came on I just stopped dead in my tracks and thought wow. This is song is for me. You dig?

[fatchickenswitnoribs]

is this rhythm and blues or just blues?

[AndrewOdom]

Today most would call it just blues but the reality is that "R&B" was a Billboard term for what had been the black or "race" charts starting sometime in the '50s I think. It later became "soul" and eventually back to "R&B." He charted into the '70s on the soul/R&B charts and easily could fit a bill with R&B acts of the '50s. He was always more "uptown" and often matched up with jazz cats as opposed to more raw southern or Chicago acts.

All hail the real "Witherspoon" - Jimmy, not "Reese"!

[cm0220ster]

I don't know I'd be perfectly happy sitting on my couch giving Reese a backrub while I watched a "Best of Jimmy WIthersppon" video...

[SKVPC]

I saw Mr. Witherspoon in Memphis under a tent and it was one of the greatest Blues shows!

[garyguitar]

Check out his recordings with Robben Ford!

[15chipshops]

Garyguitar: I too love Jimmy's stuff with Robben Ford, infact my favourite blues song of all time is 'NOTHING'S CHANGED' (from the 'SPOONFUL' Album) which has one of the greatest guitar solo's ever. Two great artists!!!

[gamoonbat]

The Lighthouse near L.A.?

[jim1310]

Without a doubt, one of the greatest blues men ever.

[JulianThomePictures]

He made a great album with Eric Burdon(!)