Feeling Blue & Low - 1947-1957

 
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Arbee Stidham
Feeling Blue & Low - 1947-1957

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Release Date: Thursday 12 May 2022

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ARBEE (not R.B.) STIDHAM was an American Blues/R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist (he played sax, clarinet, and guitar), active between the late 1940s until just before his death, in 1988.

Before WWII he played tenor sax, leading his own Jazz band, who backed Bessie Smith for a couple of years.

He cut his first record in 1947 and quickly became a member of that unlucky - if distinguished - group of artistes who scored a R&B #1 with their very first record, in his case 'My Heart Belongs To You', but then failed to register another national hit.

He nonetheless enjoyed significant regional successes with sides like 'I Send My Regrets', 'Feeling Blue And Low' and 'Meet Me Half Way'.

Despite his career longevity Stidham recorded only sporadically; this compilation presents the very best of his sides for RCA Victor, Sittin' In With, Checker, Abco and States between 1947-57.

This body of work is currently unavailable elsewhere on CD.

Tracks:

1. My Heart Belongs To You
2. In Love With You
3. I Don't Know How To Cry
4. Your Heart Belongs To Me
5. A Heart Full Of Misery
6. Falling Blues
7. I Send My Regrets
8. Nothing Seems Right
9. Feeling Blue And Low
10. I've Got News For You Baby
11. Bad Dream Blues
12. Why Did I Fall In Love With You
13. I'm In The Mood
14. I Want To Rock
15. Someone To Tell My Troubles To
16. Mr. Commissioner
17. Baby Stop The Clock
18. Blues Why Do You Pick On Me
19. Don't Set Your Cap For Me
20. I Don't Play
21. I'll Always Remember You
22. Meet Me Halfway
23. When I Find My Baby
24. Please Let It Be Me
25. Look Me Straight In The Eye
26. I Stayed Away Too Long