Johnny Copeland

Johnny Copeland - Texas Twister (1986)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 17, 2024
Johnny Copeland - Texas Twister (1986)

Johnny Copeland - Texas Twister (1986)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 400 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 158 MB | Covers - 2 MB
Genre: Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rounder Records (ROUNDER CD 11504)

Johnny Copeland's tenure on Rounder Records was mostly productive. He made several albums that ranged from decent to very good, increased his audience and name recognition, and got better recording facilities and company support than at most times in his career. The 15 numbers on this anthology cover four Rounder sessions, and include competent renditions of familiar numbers. But what makes things special are the final three selections; these were part of Copeland's superb and unjustly underrated Bringin' It All Back Home album, recorded in Africa, which matched Texas shuffle licks with swaying, riveting African rhythms.

Johnny Copeland - Ghetto Child: The Houston Sessions (2003)  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 9, 2022
Johnny Copeland - Ghetto Child: The Houston Sessions (2003)

Johnny Copeland - Ghetto Child: The Houston Sessions (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 231 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 92 Mb | Scans ~ 60 Mb
Electric Texas Blues | Label: Castle Music | # 06076 81251-2 | Time: 00:40:01

If you're talking about packaging, the flaws of this disc are considerable. Comprised of 14 songs from 1960-1990 (most from 1960-71), the unifying theme is that all of them are taking from Houston recording sessions. But while recording dates and some personnel are noted, the original labels and dates of release are not. Furthermore, although the liner notes give a reasonable overview of Copeland's career, the tracks on this specific compilation are not discussed. And, putting the boot in, the cuts are not sequenced chronologically, but arranged almost as if someone had pressed the random button on a CD remote. Now, having aired all those complaints, the music is very good. These are fiery, committed performances in which the songs and arrangements often veer as much toward soul as toward blues. That's something that works to Copeland's advantage, both because he was versatile enough to combine styles well, and because it made him stand out from legions of other journeymen bluesmen.
Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland ‎- Showdown! (1985) Re-up

Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland ‎- Showdown! (1985)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1995 | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, UDCD 620 | ~ 259 or 104 Mb | Scans Included
Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues

Cray found himself in some pretty intimidating company for this Grammy-winning blues guitar summit meeting, but he wasn't deterred, holding his own alongside his idol Albert Collins and Texas great Johnny Copeland. Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights…
Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland - Showdown! (1985) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD]

Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland - Showdown! (1985)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 252 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 102 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 3.94 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.51 Gb
MFSL 1-217 200g LP | Blues

Cray found himself in some pretty intimidating company for this Grammy-winning blues guitar summit meeting, but he wasn't deterred, holding his own alongside his idol Albert Collins and Texas great Johnny Copeland. Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights.

Johnny Copeland - Just One More Time (2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 14, 2024
Johnny Copeland - Just One More Time (2023)

Johnny Copeland - Just One More Time (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 680 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 246 MB
1:44:08 | Blues | Label: Sunset Blvd Records

2 Disc Set featuring the best of his Texas Recordings from the '60s & '70s. Johnny Copeland was an influential blues guitarist dating back to the '50s. This new collection also features previously unreleased live recordings and 5 studio tracks previously unavailable on CD. A collection of good old Texas electric blues and soul tracks mostly recorded by Copeland in the early '60s through the mid-'70s, between his first flush of youth and his Rounder Records-sponsored artistic renaissance, JUST ONE MORE TIME is a portrait of an undeniably talented electric guitarist and singer waiting for his big breakthrough. Disc 2 presents a number of rarities and B-Sides, previously unavailable for over 40 years. Three bonus live tracks from 1993 and an unreleased 1968 demo completes this outstanding compilation.

Johnny Copeland - Boom, Boom (1989)  Music

Posted by gribovar at June 8, 2023
Johnny Copeland - Boom, Boom (1989)

Johnny Copeland - Boom, Boom (1989)
XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 229 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 84 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rounder Records (ROUNDER CD 2060)

Grammy Winner Johnny Copeland departs from his customary big-band blues approach to hone in on this set of new songs with a tight five-piece band, including superb rhythm guitar from Joel Perry.
Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland - Showdown! (1985) {2011, Reissue}

Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland - Showdown! (1985) {2011, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 333 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 129 Mb
Full Scans | 00:49:05 | RAR 5% Recovery
Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Alligator Records #ALCD 8743

Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album won the Best Traditional Blues Recording Grammy Award in 1986. 2011 release includes bonus track.

Johnny Copeland - Jungle Swing (1995)  Music

Posted by popsakov at May 31, 2022
Johnny Copeland - Jungle Swing (1995)

Johnny Copeland - Jungle Swing (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 364 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 171 Mb
Full Scans | 00:51:56 | RAR 5% Recovery
Gitanes Blues Production / Verve Records #314 527 466-2
Modern Electric Blues / Texas Blues

Johnny Copeland's eclectic nature is on display on Jungle Swing, an ambitious collaboration with jazz pianist Randy Weston. Weston brings a selection of African rhythms and melodic textures to the table, which are incorporated subtly into the rhythmic underpinnings of each song. In no sense is Jungle Swing a worldbeat experiment – it's just a small, affectionate tribute. Even so, the African flourishes don't dominate the sound of the record. Like always, Copeland takes center stage with his clean, precise licks. At this point in his career, he knows exactly what to play and the guitarist never overplays throughout the course of the disc. There are a few weak moments on the disc, but the sheer strength of Copeland's musicianship – and his willingness to stretch out ever so slightly – make it worth the time for any of his fans.

Johnny Copeland - Catch Up With The Blues (1994)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 30, 2020
Johnny Copeland - Catch Up With The Blues (1994)

Johnny Copeland - Catch Up With The Blues (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 367 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 132 Mb
Full Scans ~ 56 Mb | 00:54:40 | RAR 5% Recovery
Gitanes Jazz Productions / Verve Records / Polygram Jazz #521 239-2
Texas Blues / Modern Electric Blues

Catch Up With The Blues is an album by Johnny Copeland released in 1994 on Verve Records. It was recorded April 27–30 and May 1–3, 1993 at Kiva Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The album was produced by John Snyder (Producer), and Jay Newland (Associate Producer). The album features Copeland on Rhythm and Lead Guitar and Vocals, along with Richard Ford (Steel Guitar), "Sonny Boy" Terry (Harmonica), Floyd Phillips (Piano), Bobby Kyle (Rhythm and Lead Guitar), Mabon "Teenie" Hodges (Rhythm Guitar), Randy Lee Lippincott (Bass), Barry Harrison (Drums), Robert Hall (Tambourine), Jaqueline Johnson and Jacquelyn Reddick (Background Vocals), and The Memphis Horns (Wayne Jackson on Trumpet and Trombone, and Andrew Love on Tenor Saxophone).

Johnny Copeland - Further On Up The Road (1993)  Music

Posted by popsakov at March 30, 2020
Johnny Copeland - Further On Up The Road (1993)

Johnny Copeland - Further On Up The Road (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 269 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 107 Mb
Full Scans ~ 47 Mb | 00:44:14 | RAR 5% Recovery
Texas Blues, Electric Blues | AIM Records #AIM 1032

John Clyde Copeland was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. Considering the amount of time he spent steadily rolling from gig to gig, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland's rise to prominence in the blues world in the early '90s wasn't all that surprising. A contract with the PolyGram/Verve label put his '90s recordings into the hands of thousands of blues lovers around the world. It's not that Copeland's talent changed all that much since he recorded for Rounder Records in the '80s; it's just that major companies began to see the potential of great, hardworking blues musicians like Copeland. Unfortunately, he was forced to slow down in 1995-1996 because of heart-related complications, yet he continued to perform shows until his death in July of 1997. In 1983, he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland. In 2017, Copeland was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.