From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Sun Mar 31, 2002  1:54 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Lowell Fulson
 
LOWELL FULSON (By Shaun Mather)

Born 31 March 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died 7 March 1999, Long Beach, California

As well as listening to the blues, it was not surprising given his Oklahoma
raising, that Lowell Fulson became aware of and influenced by western swing.
In his late teens he began playing the blues circuit with Texas Alexander
before being drafted. On his return to civilisation, he headed to Oakland,
California where he cut records for a myriad of labels like Big Town, Gilt
Edge and Trilon. His first hit came in 1948 when Three O'Clock Blues scored
for the Down Town label. Later that year he joined Swing Time and for the
next couple of years charted with Everyday I Have The Blues, Blue Shadows
and Lonesome Christmas. After a brief spell at Aladdin he joined
Chess/Checker where he cut the classic Reconsider Baby, one of the great
performances in blues history (Elvis cut it for his Elvis Is Back album in
1960). On the Kent label in the mid-60's, he charted with Black Nights and
a song he co-wrote with Jimmy McCracklin, Tramp, which picked up a healthy
cover from Otis Redding and Carla Thomas. He made a strong comeback in the
90's with a couple of albums for Bullseye Blues records.

Recommended listening:
The Complete Chess Masters (50th Anniversary Collection) - MCA
I've Got the Blues & Then Some: 1969-1971 - Westside
More info: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/Fulson.html