Detroit Blues Masters Vol.9 - Arthur Griswold James Walton Barbara Lewis

01. Trying for a future

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
+ The Organics
Detroit, Mi. 1968

02. Christmas time baby

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
Roman Griswold – organ, bass, drums

03. Good thing going
04. Foot stumping

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
Roman Griswold – organ, bass, drums
Detroit, Mi. 1969

05. Pretty mama blues
06. Trying for a future
07. Daddy Daddy I & II

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
Roman Griswold – organ, bass, drums
Detroit, Mi. 1970

08. Daddy daddy (LaVal)
09. I just got to know (LaVal)

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
Roman Griswold – organ, vocals
+ band
Kalamazoo, Mi. 1972

10. I Just Got to Know/ Look what the fool made me do
11. Look what the fool made me do

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
+ band
Toledo, Oh. 1974

12. Main Street beat
13. The big game hunter

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
+ band
Toldeo, Oh. 1980

14. What the Judge did to me
15. There is something on your mind

Arthur Griswold – vocals, guitar
+ band
Toldeo, Oh. 1986

16. If you don’t believe I’m leaving
17. Eva Lee

James Walton – vocals, piano
Walter Mitchell – harmonica
Howard Richard – guitar
Robert Richard – guitar, drums
Detroit, Mi. 28 january 1954

18. Papa Doo

James Walton – vocals, harmonica
+ band
Detroit, Mi. c. 1958

19. Leaving blues
20. Miss Jessie James

James Walton – vocals, harmonica
+ band
Detroit, Mi. 1963

21. Tell me what you got/ Shade grove

James Walton – vocals, harmonica, horns
Clarence Walton – guitar
Marc Walton – bass
Melvin Walton – drums
Detroit, Mi. 1965

17. Spend my money
18. Highway blues
19. I’m to blame
20. I’m leaving
21. Gittin’ it with Soul
22. Quit pussyfooling around
23. I’ve got a broken heart

James Walton (as Little Daddy Walton) - vocals, harmonica, organ
Clarence Walton – guitar
Marc Walton – bass
Melvin Walton – drums
Detroit, Mi. 1966-67

25. Shame shame shame
26. Snap your fingers
27. If you need me

Barbara Lewis – vocals
+ band
Detroit, Mi. 1962-63

Arthur Griswold (1939-2003) hails from a large Arkansas sharecropping family and didn't learn guitar before he had a bad motorcycle accident at 17. After moving to Toledo for better job opportunities with his elder brother, keyboardist and singer Roman Griswold (1936-2012), he launched his own blues band, The Griswolds who played mainly in the local taverns, recording some very down home blues 45s from 1969 for tiny labels. The Griswolds enjoyed some larger success after touring Europe and recording several excellent CD's.

Singer and harp player James Douglas "Little Daddy" Walton (1922-2000) was also a very popular figure of the blues clubs of Detroit where he was playing for years during the week ends (he always had to make a living outside music) with his sons (Clarence, Melvin, Myron and bassist Larry who is now a staunch member of the renowned Motor City Beat Orchestra). He also recorded a handful of very low down blues 45s between 1954 to 1969 for small local labels that are today highly praised by blues fans all over the world.

At the other end of the Detroit musical spectrum, sweet soul singer Barbara Lewis (born in 1943) has nevertheless waxed some blues that are not very known by blues buffs. I particularly like her rendition of Frisco blues (I left my heart in San Francisco) which draws its main inspiration from the John Lee Hooker's title he recorded for Vee Jay some time before. ---Gérard Herzhaft, jukegh.blogspot.com

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