Jukeboxmafia: Percy Mayfiled on Tangerine

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Percy Mayfiled on Tangerine

Percy Mayfiled
My Jug and I

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Here's a nice single from 1966 by one of my favorite singers, Percy Mayfield. This was put out on Ray Charles' Tangerine Records and the material that he recorded there at least equaled, if not surpassed in quality, the sides he recorded for Specialty in the fifties. All of the Tangerine recordings were compiled on a terrific CD called "Percy Mayfied his Tangerine and Atlantic sides" which I believe is now out of print. The photo above shows Percy in the studio with Ray. His facial injury from a horrific car wreck a few years earlier is clearly visible. BTW, yes that is Ray Charles playing organ on this track...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thanks for this wonderful tune...had a great time (again) over here...Also like Little Willie Foster, The Valentinos,(the hearttouching) Earl Gaines, listened to Fritz and Jerry again...since my last visit I checked out more about Esquerita and I like his music so much so I'll buy some cds from him...will check out Percy Mayfield and Earl Gaines this time..thanks again jukeboxmafia...I'll be back
el postino loco; Monday, May 12, 2008
Jukeboxmafia said...: Thanks EPL! That is great to hear...; Monday, May 12, 2008
Kameron said...: Oh yes! Great song, great blog! I shall return...; Friday, May 16, 2008
Jukeboxmafia said...: Thanks! Please do...; Friday, May 16, 2008

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