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"Mighty" Joe Houston, the legendary blues saxophonist who helped to revolutionize sax musical styles and stage performance (playing from every possible position including lying on his back, on his knees, and walking the bar), unfortunately has suffered a serious stroke. Although he is improving, and appears on his way to recovery, he is still in the hospital.
Joe's spirits and prospects for recovery will be greatly improved, if members of SOTW could please take a few seconds and send Joe an e-mail of support. [/B]
Sax Gordon, when compiling his "Top Twenty" Most Recommended R&B Recordings, put Joe Houston's Cornbread And Cabbage Greens at Number 2, writing the "unique approach to driving riffs and musical mayhem is a constant source of inspiration for me… His relentless energy, brawny tone, and willingness to explore the extremes make Joe Houston one of the all-time greats of Rhythm & Blues Saxophone".
"All Night Long" was a critically important cut that helped to usher in "The Golden Age" of Blues, R&B, and Rock n' Roll Sax.
You can hear Joe Houston's original version here,
http://www.dailymotion.com/group/79797/featured/video/x2tf1y_joe-houston-all-night-long_music
and watch sax great Greg Piccolo's tribute here
http://www.gregpiccolo.com/video.htm
This e-mail came in from Joe Houston's manager:
"Joe Houston's love affair with the blues began over 50 years ago when he met and married his first saxophone. Since then, he has made great music with a list of luminaries that would make the heavens envious, including, John Coltrane, King Kolax, Big Joe Turner, Gatemouth Moore, Amos Milburn and the Rolling Stones. Joe Houston is a honking R&B saxman of wallpaper-peeling potency who recorded for virtually every major independent R&B label in Los Angeles during the 1950s. He was on Modern Records as were B.B. King and John Lee Hooker."
"He has played some shows with The Oozie Blues Show for which he was one of the founding members in 2001."
"The king of the Texas saxophone is doing well… He is walking twice a day now.
Thanks for your prayers"
Joe's spirits and prospects for recovery will be greatly improved, if members of SOTW could please take a few seconds and send Joe an e-mail of support. [/B]
Sax Gordon, when compiling his "Top Twenty" Most Recommended R&B Recordings, put Joe Houston's Cornbread And Cabbage Greens at Number 2, writing the "unique approach to driving riffs and musical mayhem is a constant source of inspiration for me… His relentless energy, brawny tone, and willingness to explore the extremes make Joe Houston one of the all-time greats of Rhythm & Blues Saxophone".
"All Night Long" was a critically important cut that helped to usher in "The Golden Age" of Blues, R&B, and Rock n' Roll Sax.
You can hear Joe Houston's original version here,
http://www.dailymotion.com/group/79797/featured/video/x2tf1y_joe-houston-all-night-long_music
and watch sax great Greg Piccolo's tribute here
http://www.gregpiccolo.com/video.htm
This e-mail came in from Joe Houston's manager:
"Joe Houston's love affair with the blues began over 50 years ago when he met and married his first saxophone. Since then, he has made great music with a list of luminaries that would make the heavens envious, including, John Coltrane, King Kolax, Big Joe Turner, Gatemouth Moore, Amos Milburn and the Rolling Stones. Joe Houston is a honking R&B saxman of wallpaper-peeling potency who recorded for virtually every major independent R&B label in Los Angeles during the 1950s. He was on Modern Records as were B.B. King and John Lee Hooker."
"He has played some shows with The Oozie Blues Show for which he was one of the founding members in 2001."
"The king of the Texas saxophone is doing well… He is walking twice a day now.
Thanks for your prayers"
