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Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age twelve, to Chicago in 1951. He taught himself guitar and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging outside blues nightclubs with the hopes of being invited to perform. He played with Howlin' Wolf's band and backed James Cotton.
His big break came in 1957 when Howlin' Wolf invited Allison to the stage. Freddie King took Allison under his wing and after King got his big record deal, Allison took over King's house band gig on Chicago's west side. He worked the club circuit throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s and recorded his first single in 1965. Allison was signed to the Delmark Records label in 1967 and released his debut album Love Me Mama the following year. A well-received set at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival resulted in his being asked to perform there each of the next three years. He also toured nationwide and, in 1972, was signed to Motown Records, the first and one of the few blues artists to do so. By the mid 1970s he began touring Europe and moved to France in 1977. Allison was known for his powerful concert performances, lengthy soulful guitar solos and crowd walking with his Gibson Les Paul. Allison lived briefly during this period in Peoria Illinois, where he signed briefly with Rumble Records in Peoria Illinois which resulted in two Live Recordings "Gonna Be a Live One in Here Tonight" produced by Bill Knight and Power Wire Blues produced by George Faber and Jeffrey P. Hess. Allison played the "Bar circuit" in the USA during this period, spending 8 months per year in Europe at high profile venues, including Montreaux Jazz Festival. In 1992, he played as a duo with legendary French rock'n'roll star Johnny Hallyday for 18 shows in Paris, also playing during the intermission.
LUTHER ALLISON - BAD NEWS IS COMING (FULL ALBUM)
Luther Allison - Live in East-Berlin 1987
LUTHER ALLISON - SONGS FROM THE ROAD (FULL ALBUM)
Luther Allison - It Hurts Me Too at Montreal International Jazz Festival, 1997
Low Down and Dirty - Luther Allison (Live)
Luther Allison - Live in Paris (Full Album)
Luther Allison - Bad News is Coming (live in Montreux)
Luther Allison - Cherry red wine
Luther Allison"Living in the house of the blues"
Luther Allison - Festival de jazz de San Sebastian July 1994
When I look into your eyes, honey what do I see
I see a tear baby, don't you know it's worrying me
Don't you ask me where I been, unless you wanna try again
You don't know, how just how I feel
Come on baby, I think we should try again
I get the same old story, nobody wanna try again
Let's try again
It's a feeling shame, a low down dirty shame
We been together to long, so I deserve a second chance
Don't you ask me were I been, unless we can try again