Roy Gaines
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.
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Discography
5 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Gainelining
Blues - Released by Red Lightnin Records on Jan 1, 1981
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Bluesman for Life (Remastered)
Blues - Released by JSP Records on Jan 1, 1998
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In the House - Live at Lucerne Vol.4
Blues - Released by CrossCut Records on Jan 1, 2002
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New Frontier Lover
Blues - Released by Severn Records Inc. on Jun 13, 2000
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I Got The T-Bone Walker Blues
Blues - Released by Groove Note Records on Jan 1, 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo