Jo Ann Kelly
Jo Ann Kelly (5 January 1944 – 21 October 1990) was an English blues singer and guitarist. "To many American performers", an obituarist wrote, "Jo Ann Kelly was the only British singer to earn their respect for her development of what they would be justified in thinking as 'their' genre".
Life and career
Kelly was born in Streatham, South London. She and her brother, Dave, were both musicians. She appeared on two albums with Tony McPhee. Me and the Devil (1968) and I Asked for Water, She Gave Me Gasoline (1969) were both released on Liberty Records. She also appeared on two John Dummer Band albums: John Dummer Blues Band (1969) and Oobleedoobleejubilee (1973).
Canned Heat and Johnny Winter both tried to recruit Kelly, but she preferred to stay in the United Kingdom. She expanded to the European club circuit, where she worked with guitarist Pete Emery and with other bands. In the early 1980s, she was a member of the Terry Smith Blues Band.
In 1988, Kelly began to suffer from headaches. In 1989 she had an operation to remove a malignant brain tumour. She died in 1990, aged 46.
Podcasts:
Jo Ann Kelly
ALBUMS
- Jo-Ann Kelly released: 1969
- Retrospect released:
- Key to the Highway released:
- Talkin' Low released:
- Tramp released:
Key to the Highway
- Keep Your Hand Out of My Pocket
- No Chance With You
- You Win Again
- I've Been Scorned
- Can I Get a Witness
- Rolling Log Blues
- Louisiana Blues
- I Can't Be Satisfied
- Levee Camp Holler
- Two Nineteen Blues
- Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
- Key to the Highway
- You've Got to Move
- Black Rat Swing
- Baby What You Want Me to Do
- Louisiana Blues (Version 2)
- Boyfriend Blues
- Catfish Blues
- Walking the Dog
- Jump Steady Daddy
- Put a Record On
- Guitars, Stars and Early Repertoire (Conversation)
- The Bridge House Days (Conversation)
Talkin' Low
- Tell Me Popa
- Talkin' Low
- Get Right Church (take 1)
- Get Right Church (take 2)
- I Can't Quit You Baby
- No Love in My Heart
- 'til My Back Ain't Got No Bone
- It's Too Late for That Now
- Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
- You Got to Move
- Big Boss Man
- Come See About Me
- Rising Sun Shine On
- Moon Going Down
- Nothing in Ramblin'
- Death Have Mercy
- Love Blind
- Where Is My Good Man
- This Is Your Last Chance
Tramp
- Til My Baby Ain't Got No Bone
- Love Blind
- Nicki Hocky
- Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
- Jump Steady Daddy
- Put a Record On
- Help Me Through the Night
- Travellin' Mood
- Baby What You Want Me to Do (live)
- It's Too Late for That Now (live)
- What You Gonna Do (live)
- You Don't Love Me Baby (live)
- Put a Record On (live)
- You Got to Move (live)
Born: 1944-01-05
Died: 1990-10-21
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Moon Going Down
by: Jo Ann KellyAw, that moon has gone down, baby, North Star 'bout to
shine
Aw, the moon goin' down, baby, North Star 'bout to shine
Rosetta Henry told me, "Lord, I don't want you hangin'
'round"
Oh well, where were you now, baby,
Clarksdale mill burned down
Oh well, where were you now, babe, Clarksdale mill burned
down?
(spoken: Boy, you know where I were)
"I were way down Sunflower with my face all full-a
frowns"
They's a house over yonder, painted all over green
They's a house over yonder, painted all over green
(spoken: Boy, you know I know it's over there!)
Some of the finest young women, Lord, a man most ever
seen
Lord, I think I heard the Helena whistle
, Helena whistle, Helena whistle blow
Lord, I think I heard the Helena whistle blow
(spoken: Well, I hear it blowin' now)
Lord, I ain't gonna stop walkin' till I get in my
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