Lula Reed • Blue And Moody

 

Biography by Bill Dahl
A longtime cohort of pianist/producer Sonny Thompson, singer Lula Reed recorded steadily for Cincinnati-based King Records during the mid-'50s after debuting on wax in 1951 to sing Thompson's original version of the moving ballad "I'll Drown in My Tears" (a 1956 smash for Ray Charles as "Drown in My Own Tears").

After serving as Thompson's vocalist at first, the attractive chanteuse was sufficiently established by 1952 to rate her own King releases. She was versatile, singing urban blues most of the time but switching to gospel for a 1954 session. Reed's strident 1954 waxing "Rock Love" was later revived by labelmate Little Willie John. She briefly moved to the Chess subsidiary Argo in 1958-1959 but returned to the fold in 1961 (as always, under Thompson's direction) on King's Federal imprint. While at Federal, she waxed a series of sassy duets with guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962. Another move -- to Ray Charles's Tangerine logo in 1962-1963 -- soon followed. After that, her whereabouts are unknown.
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Biografía de Bill Dahl
La cantante Lula Reed, que fue durante mucho tiempo compañera del pianista y productor Sonny Thompson, grabó constantemente para el sello King Records, con sede en Cincinnati, a mediados de los años 50, después de debutar en 1951 cantando la versión original de Thompson de la conmovedora balada "I'll Drown in My Tears" (un éxito de 1956 para Ray Charles como "Drown in My Own Tears").

Después de servir como vocalista de Thompson al principio, la atractiva cantante estaba lo suficientemente establecida en 1952 como para tener sus propios lanzamientos con King. Era versátil, cantando blues urbano la mayor parte del tiempo pero cambiando al gospel para una sesión de 1954. El estridente tema de Reed de 1954, "Rock Love", fue recuperado posteriormente por su compañero de sello Little Willie John. Se trasladó brevemente a la filial de Chess, Argo, en 1958-1959, pero volvió al redil en 1961 (como siempre, bajo la dirección de Thompson) en el sello Federal de King. Durante su estancia en Federal, grabó una serie de atrevidos duetos con el guitarrista Freddy King en marzo de 1962. Pronto le siguió otro traslado, a la marca Tangerine de Ray Charles en 1962-1963. Después de eso, se desconoce su paradero.
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Tracklist:
A1 - Watch Dog -
A2 - I'll Drown In My Tears -
A3 - Going Back To Mexico -
A4 - Three Men -
A5 - Sample Man -
A6 - Last Night -
B1 - Rock Love -
B2 - Let's Call It A Day -
B3 - Bump On A Log -
B4 - My Poor Heart -
B5 - Every Second -
B6 - Jealous Love
 

Lula Reed - vocals

 

 

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