Ridin' With Jimmy 1947-1955 CD

Jimmy Baby Face Lewis
Ridin' With Jimmy 1947-1955 CD

The Madman Of The Guitar, Jimmy Baby Face Lewis burst upon post-war rhythm and blues with his featured spots in the big bands of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Floyd Campbell and Tab Smith, where his modern electric guitar playing and confident singing galvanised the ailing swing scene.
Mainly associated with the fledgling Atlantic Records label, Lewis recorded a series of classic jump-blues and r&b cuts between 1947 and 1955 while side-lining as a drug dealer to the stars which contributed to his demise as a recording artist and his untimely death in 1969 before his 40th birthday.
This collection of his complete 1940s and 1950s releases celebrates the greater of those two roles.