Born James D. Harris, 12 April 1921, Earle, Arkansas, USA, d. 2 March
1990, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. A professional gambler when not playing
harmonica (his nickname was derived from the crapshooters' call "Shake
'em, Jake", Harris began playing in Chicago blues bands during the late
40s. His 1958 single "Call Me If You Need Me"/"Roll Your Moneymaker",
recorded for the Artistic subsidiary of Cobra Records, featured guitar
work by his nephew Magic Sam. During the 60s he recorded two albums that
did not do him justice, as club recordings with Sam make evident. His
encouragement of younger musicians brought about the recording debut of,
among others, Luther Allison, with whom Jake recorded his best album
after moving to Los Angeles. In later years, occasional recordings
appeared, including some on his own label, and Harris ran a blues club
for a while, but was dogged by poor health and isolated by neighborhood
gang violence.
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Nació como James D. Harris el 12 de abril de 1921 en Earle, Arkansas, Estados Unidos, y murió el 2 de marzo de 1990 en Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Estados Unidos. Jugador profesional cuando no tocaba la armónica (su apodo derivaba de la llamada de los tiradores de dados "Shake 'em, Jake"), Harris comenzó a tocar en bandas de blues de Chicago a finales de los años 40. Su sencillo de 1958 "Call Me If You Need Me"/"Roll Your Moneymaker", grabado para la filial artística de Cobra Records, contaba con el trabajo de guitarra de su sobrino Magic Sam. Durante los años 60 grabó dos álbumes que no le hicieron justicia, como ponen de manifiesto las grabaciones de club con Sam. Su estímulo a los músicos más jóvenes propició el debut discográfico de, entre otros, Luther Allison, con quien Jake grabó su mejor álbum tras trasladarse a Los Ángeles. En años posteriores, aparecieron grabaciones ocasionales, incluidas algunas en su propio sello, y Harris dirigió un club de blues durante un tiempo, pero se vio acosado por su mala salud y aislado por la violencia de las bandas del barrio.
Tracklist
1 Everything Gonna Be Alright
2 Hold That Bus, Conductor
3 Respect Me Baby
4 I Will Always Love You
5 Strollin' On The Strip
6 Three Times Seven
7 Further On Up The Road
8 A Hard Road To Travel
9 Save Your Money Baby
10 Too Hot To Hold
11 Long Distance Call
Credits
Lead Vocals – Shakey Jake Harris
Bass – Robert Mojo Elem
Blues Harp – Kenny Courtney (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 ), Shakey Jake Harris (tracks: 3, 10)
Drums – Francis Clay
Guitar – Luther Allison
Percussion – Denny Bruce (tracks: 9), Steve Cummins (tracks: 9)
Piano – John Mayall (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 10), Sunnyland Slim (tracks: 2,3,4,5,8,9,11)
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