Roy Gaines

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Skippy Is A Sissy 00:00 Tools
Stormy Monday 00:00 Tools
Right Now Baby 00:00 Tools
Texas Millonaire 00:00 Tools
Worried About You Baby 00:00 Tools
You Went Back On Your Word 00:00 Tools
Bluesman for Life - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Roy Jumps The Gator 00:00 Tools
First Rule Of Cheating 00:00 Tools
Stormy Monday Blues 00:00 Tools
You Can't Me Nobody Love You 00:00 Tools
Bluesman For Life 00:00 Tools
Once I Was A Gambler 00:00 Tools
Got The Boogie 00:00 Tools
Jump In My Cadillac 00:00 Tools
Worried 'Bout You Baby 00:00 Tools
Loud Mouth Lucy 00:00 Tools
I Got a Break Baby 00:00 Tools
Houston, Texas 00:00 Tools
Gainesville 00:00 Tools
A Hell Of A Night 00:00 Tools
It's Midnight Baby 00:00 Tools
Sweet Pig Porker 00:00 Tools
Cat Came Back 00:00 Tools
T-Bone Shuffle 00:00 Tools
Alabama Sue 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday Blues (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Okie Dokie Stomp 00:00 Tools
That Old Feeling Is Gone 00:00 Tools
Bwr 00:00 Tools
T-Bone Blues 00:00 Tools
Skippy 00:00 Tools
Black Gal 00:00 Tools
Fly Away To Glory 00:00 Tools
Lulu Mae 00:00 Tools
You're Gonna Wish I Had Stayed 00:00 Tools
Dee Dat Dee Dum Dum 00:00 Tools
I'm in an Awful Mood 00:00 Tools
The World's Biggest Fool 00:00 Tools
all my life 00:00 Tools
My Woman, My Blacksnake And Me 00:00 Tools
Superman (Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Double Dealin' Woman 00:00 Tools
New Frontier Lover 00:00 Tools
Catch That Midnight Train 00:00 Tools
Isabella 00:00 Tools
Roy's Theme 00:00 Tools
The First Rule Of Cheating 00:00 Tools
Dream Girl 00:00 Tools
What's the Reason 00:00 Tools
Honky Tonk Blues 00:00 Tools
Goin' To Chicago-Route 66 00:00 Tools
W.C. Handy the Blues 00:00 Tools
West Side Baby 00:00 Tools
Superman (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Open House At My House 00:00 Tools
C C Rider 00:00 Tools
Lizzie 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday Blues (Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Before You Accuse Me 00:00 Tools
Bumpin'At The Sunset 00:00 Tools
Hind Ends & Elbows 00:00 Tools
Roll Your Own Biscuit 00:00 Tools
Dangerous 00:00 Tools
You're Right, I'm Left 00:00 Tools
Every Saturday Night 00:00 Tools
Chicken Shack Boogie 00:00 Tools
Bumpin' at the Sunset 00:00 Tools
Switcheroo 00:00 Tools
Baby, Please Don't Go 00:00 Tools
Boom Boom 00:00 Tools
Oh Annabelle 00:00 Tools
Running Around Balling 00:00 Tools
You Can't Make Nobody Love You 00:00 Tools
The Hustle Is Gone 00:00 Tools
W.C. Handy Sang the Blues 00:00 Tools
Stormy Monday [Acoustic] 00:00 Tools
Stormy Monday (acoustic) 00:00 Tools
The Hustle Is on 00:00 Tools
Wolfman 00:00 Tools
Goin' To Chicago/Route 66 00:00 Tools
All Of My Life 00:00 Tools
Big Legs, Tight Skirt 00:00 Tools
You're Still My Baby 00:00 Tools
Night Beat 00:00 Tools
Lucille Works For Me 00:00 Tools
Standing Up For Women's Rights 00:00 Tools
Stolen Moments 00:00 Tools
Dreamgirl 00:00 Tools
Hind Ends and Elbows 00:00 Tools
Blues from Hell 00:00 Tools
Send for Me 00:00 Tools
Texas Millionaire 00:00 Tools
Westside Baby 00:00 Tools
Too Many Men 00:00 Tools
That Ole Feeling 00:00 Tools
Southern Women 00:00 Tools
Inflation Blues 00:00 Tools
I Got My Thang On You 00:00 Tools
Rats in My Kitchen 00:00 Tools
Heavy Load 00:00 Tools
Come Home 00:00 Tools
Rag Blues 00:00 Tools
New Orleans 00:00 Tools
Reggae Woman (Calypso Blues) 00:00 Tools
Isabella (Deluxe 6119) 00:00 Tools
Good Old Days 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday Blues - Take 1 00:00 Tools
You-Re Still My Baby 00:00 Tools
Miss Celie's Blues 00:00 Tools
Route 66 00:00 Tools
Superman - Take 2 00:00 Tools
Faire L'Amour 00:00 Tools
Superman - Take 1 00:00 Tools
Petrol for Your Tank 00:00 Tools
Do you want to know what it is 00:00 Tools
Thangshaker 00:00 Tools
Roy Jumps the Gator - Remastered 00:00 Tools
I'm Going Set You Free 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday Blues - Take 2 00:00 Tools
Happy Birthday Blues 00:00 Tools
Lula Mae - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Outside Looking In 00:00 Tools
Houston Texas 00:00 Tools
Hoodoo 00:00 Tools
You Went Back on Your Word - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Faire L'amor 00:00 Tools
Goin' To New York 00:00 Tools
Southern Woman 00:00 Tools
I'm Going to Set You Free 00:00 Tools
It's Midnight Baby - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Honkey Tonk Blues 00:00 Tools
Do You Want to Know What T'is 00:00 Tools
Short Haired Woman 00:00 Tools
That Ole Feelin' 00:00 Tools
Baby What You Want Me To Do 00:00 Tools
Rock With You 00:00 Tools
Jump in My Cadillac (Remastered) 00:00 Tools
Jump in My Cadillac - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Big Fine Woman 00:00 Tools
Low Down & Funky 00:00 Tools
I'm Setting You Free 00:00 Tools
Smokestack Lightnin' 00:00 Tools
Nightbeat 00:00 Tools
It Came On Time 00:00 Tools
A Hell of a Night Tonight 00:00 Tools
It's Too Late Brother 00:00 Tools
Skippy Is A Sissy (If This Ain't Love) 00:00 Tools
Annabelle 00:00 Tools
Sweet Pig Porker - Remastered 00:00 Tools
I'm Just Another Blues 00:00 Tools
WC Handy Sang the Blues 00:00 Tools
Gainsville 00:00 Tools
Medley 00:00 Tools
House of Gold 00:00 Tools
You're Gonna Wish You Had Stayed - Remastered 00:00 Tools
Lowdown and Funky 00:00 Tools
Fly Away Glory 00:00 Tools
Superman 00:00 Tools
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Roy Gaines was born August 12, 1937 in Waskom, Texas. His family moved to Houston when he was six. He is the brother of Grady Gaines, once saxophone player in Little Richard's backup band The Upsetters. At an early age Gaines first began playing piano in the style of Nat King Cole. He became friendly with other local musicians such as Clarence Hollimon and Johnny Copeland. In his teens he switched to the guitar and became an admirer of T-Bone Walker, another Texan. Roy soon began playing clubs throughout the Houston area. He met his hero in 1951, and even backed T-Bone on stage when he was fourteen. By the 1950's Gaines had moved to Los Angeles. There he joined Roy Milton's band. He was only sixteen and learning quickly. Soon he took his new skills back to Houston. This period saw Gaines sitting in on many recording sessions with the legendary Peacock Studios He made his solo debut with an obscure release on Chart Records out of Miami. But it was when he came to the attention of Bill Harvey that his career stated to take off. Harvey was the leader of Duke and Peacock Record's house band. With that band Gaines was featured on various releases by Big Mama Thorton, Jr. Parker ("Driving Me Mad") and Bobby "Blue" Bland ("It's My Life Baby" & "Woke Up Screaming") in 1955. Other early sessions included "Essential Jimmy Rushing" in 1954. And 1957's "Blues Wail: Coleman Hawkins Plays the Blues". He also worked with the Jazz Crudaders (later known simply as the Crusaders) appearing on two LPs in 1961. In 1966 Gaines returned to Los Angeles and joined the Ray Charles big band. While with the band he wrote "No Use Cryin'" for Ray's hit album "Crying Time". Another R&B artist became impressed with the guitarist, and Roy began working with Chuck Willis (King of the Stroll). He moved to New York City and recorded with Willis for Atlantic Records. During this time he signed, under his own name, with RCA Victor's Groove subsidiary label. With Groove Gaines released two albums in 1956. Then came a chaotic period when he was going from label to label. In 1957 it was Deluxe Records. Back to RCA in 1958. And the sixties saw only two releases on the small Del-Fi and Uni labels. Chuck Willis died in 1958 and Roy continued his session work. By the seventies Gaines was again in demand, making many public appearances either solo or with the Crusaders (1978). He continued as session musician working with artists like Aretha Franlin, Della Reese, the Supremes. He was featured on Stevie Wonder's landmark album album "My Cherie Amour", Milt Buckner's "Green Onions" (1975) and Albert King's "Albert" (1976). He also continued to work with T-Bone Walker until Walker's death in 1975. Roy was part of Harry Belafonte's Las Vegas show in 1976. He toured Central and South America with the Supremes in 1976, and the U.S. with Diana Ross in 1977. When Gaines returned to L.A. he was once more in constant demand. This included movie and television work with Quincy Jones. Roy wrote "Don't Make Me No Never Mind" for the movie "The Color Purple" (1985), played on the session, and had a cameo role in the film itself. But it wasn't until 1981 that he recorded solo again. Gaines signed with Red Lightin' Record and, in 1982, released "Gainelining" a very fine and critically acclaimed album. No other albums were released in the 80's. But the next decade included four - "Lucille Work fo Me" (1996), "Bluesman for Life" (1998), "I Got the T-Bone Walker Blues" (1999), and "New Frontier Lover" (2000). While on tour in Tokyo Roy found time to record with Japan's Mitsuyoshi Azuma on "Guitar Clashers from Gainesville, Tokyo" (P-Vine Records, March 25, 2000). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.