Tommy Ridgley
Tommy Ridgley was on the Crescent City R&B scene when it first caught fire, and he remained a proud part of that same scene until his death in 1999. That was a lot of years behind a microphone, but Ridgley never sounded the slightest bit tired; his 1995 Black Top album Since the Blues Began rated as one of his liveliest outings.
Ridgley cut his debut sides back in 1949 for Imperial under Dave Bartholomew's direction. His "Shrewsbury Blues" and "Boogie Woogie Mama" failed to break outside of his hometown, though. Sessions for Decca in 1950 and Imperial in 1952 (where he waxed the wild "Looped") preceded four 1953-1955 sessions for Atlantic that included a blistering instrumental, "Jam Up," that sported no actual Ridgley involvement but sold relatively well under his name (incomparable tenor saxist Lee Allen was prominent).
New York's Herald Records was Ridgley's home during the late '50s. The consistently solid singer waxed "When I Meet My Girl" for the firm in 1957, encoring with a catchy "Baby Do-Liddle." From there, it was on to his hometown-based Ric logo, where he laid down the stunning stroll-tempoed "Let's Try and Talk It Over" and a bluesy "Should I Ever Love Again" in 1960. He recorded intermittently after leaving Ric in 1963, waxing a soulful "I'm Not the Same Person" in 1969 for Ronn.
Ridgley always remained a hometown favorite even when recording opportunities proved scarce. Happily, Since the Blues Began ranked with 1995's best albums, Ridgley sounding entirely contemporary but retaining his defining Crescent City R&B edge. Not long after the appearance of 1999's How Long, Ridgley passed away, on August 11th of that year.
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Diskografie
20 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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The Tommy Ridgley Collection 1949-61
R&B - Erschienen bei ACROBAT am 13.08.2012
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The New Orleans King Of The Stroll
R&B - Erschienen bei Rounder Records am 01.01.1988
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Jam Up / Jam Up Twist
Soul - Erschienen bei RnB Hits am 04.11.2013
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Crescent City Bounce: From Blues To R&B In New Orleans, CD B
Tommy Ridgley, Billy Tate, Ernest Kador
Blues - Erschienen bei jsp am 01.01.2007
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I Want Some Money Baby / Jam up Twist (Remastered)
Soul - Erschienen bei CHILLS´N FEVER am 01.01.1958
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Giving You R'n'B! (Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 08.10.2021
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Tommy Ridgley
Soul - Erschienen bei Resnik Music Group am 02.04.2024
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1949-1954
Blues - Erschienen bei Classics Blues & Rhythm Series am 04.08.2008
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Titanium Hits
Pop - Erschienen bei Black & Partner Licenses LLC am 29.03.2019
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The Very Best of
Soul - Erschienen bei Burning Fire am 15.06.2009
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Blues Classics 1949-1954
Blues - Erschienen bei Master Classics Records am 01.07.2011
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Since The Blues Began
Soul - Erschienen bei Resnik Music Group am 02.04.2024
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Sometimes You Get It
Funk - Erschienen bei Sansu Records am 10.05.1976
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I'm Not the Same Person / In the Same Old Way
Soul - Erschienen bei Ronn Records am 07.12.1969
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Tommy Ridgley - Music History
Soul - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 23.03.2021
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Shack Up with Me
Soul - Erschienen bei Mardi Gras Records am 22.08.2016
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New Orleans King Of Stroll
Soul - Erschienen bei PnR am 01.01.2000
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Boogie Woogie Mama
Pop - Erschienen bei JB Production am 12.03.2018
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