Uncle Hajji

A short-lived collaboration between cult singer Carol Grimes and songwriter David Skinner (formerly half of pop duo Twice As Much), Uncle Dog formed in London in the autumn of 1971. Their rare album was recorded at various times over the ensuing year, and features musicians including guitar legends Paul Kossoff, David Lindley, and Paul Rudolph, as well as Plastic Ono Band/Yes drummer Alan White.

Uncle John Turner was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. He first played drums with Jerry LaCroix. Unc met the Winter brothers and performed with them a few times as a substitute. In 1968, Unc convinced Johnny to try a full blown blues band and sent for his friend Tommy Shannon to play bass. This group quickly got natonal recognition and began making records and shortly after that played Woodstock, with Edgar Winter as the fourth member. By late 1970, they had split up and Uncle John and Tommy moved to Austin and formed a band called Krackerjack, which had Stevie Ray Vaughan as one of the major guitarists, along with Jesse Taylor, John Stahely, and Robin Syler. But later in the seventies he was playing with the legendary Johnny Winter again, and this record is testament to the blues magick these two great bluesmen could produce when they put their mind to it.