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P R E Z   K E N N E T H; source:
Prez Kenneth

 

Prez Kenneth
né Kenneth Kidd
b. December 29, 1933 in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi
d. June 15, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois

discography


Prez Kenneth

#year
of release
title / label / notes
11964/65PREZ KENNETH

- Devil Dealing Pt. 1 (SS 3987 01A) [actually "I Am The Man Downstairs"]
- Devil Dealing Pt. 2 (SS 3987 01B)

rec. 1964/65 Chicago, IL; Kenneth Kidd, voc, b; Willie Welchess, ts; Birmingham Jones, hca; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr


On-Beat 2725

= Biscayne 009

Birmingham Jones discography

21965PREZ KENNETH

- I Am The Man Downstairs (ZTSC 104402)   @ youtube
- I'm Looking For My Baby (ZTSC 104403)   @ youtube



originally unissued track from same session:
- I Am The Man Downstairs (alt tk) [Sunnyland KS 101]   @ youtube

rec. 1964/65 in Chicago, IL; Kenneth Kidd, voc, b; Birmingham Jones, hca; p; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr; prod. by Bill Tyson


Biscayne 005

Birmingham Jones discography

31965PREZ KENNETH

- You Left Me To Cry (SS 3987 02A)
- Messin' With Mabel (SS 3987 02B) #   @ youtube

rec. 1964/65 Chicago, IL; Kenneth Kidd, voc, b; # Willie Welchess, ts; Birmingham Jones, hca; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr; prod. by Prez Kenneth


Biscayne 015

Birmingham Jones discography

41967Bessie Clark

- He Is A Gambler (A)
- I've Got The Blues (B)   @ youtube

rec. 1967 in Chicago, IL; Bessie Clark, voc, Willie Melchess, ts; Kermit Chandler, g; Prez Kenneth, b; dr; prod by Prez Kenneth


Kenneth 125

51970Have A Good Time - Chicago Blues
Chicago Anthology

Homesick James
- Little And Low ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
- Look On Yonder's Wall # [unissued Willie Dixon recording]  @ youtube
- My Home Ain't Here ## [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
Walter Horton
- I Need My Baby Blues * [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube
- Have A Good Time * [unissued Willie Dixon recording]   @ youtube

Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs § [Biscayne, alt tk!]   @ youtube
- Messin' With Mabel § [Biscayne 015]   @ youtube

Smokey Smothers
- I'm Lookin' For You + [Gamma GA-104]   @ youtube
"Poor" Bob Woodfork
- I Wanna School You Pretty Baby || [originally unissued]   @ youtube
- Ain't Got A Lousy Dime || [originally unissued; alt tk of "The Sun Is Rising"]   @ youtube
L.C. McKinley
- So Strange // [originally unissued]   @ youtube
- Mind Your Business // [originally unissued]   @ youtube
Snooky Pryor
- I'm Going Away \\ [Atomic-H unissued]   @ youtube
- Rest A Little While \\ [Atomic-H unissued]   @ youtube


compiled by Mike Leadbitter
Walter Horton photo (inner gatefold) by Marcel Imsand

# rec. August 1964 in Chicago, IL by Willie Dixon; Homesick James, voc, g; ## Walter Horton, hca; Henry Gray or Willie Mabon, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr

* rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Walter Horton, voc, hca; Henry Gray, p; Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James, dr


§ rec. 1964/65 in Chicago, IL; Prez Kenneth (Kenneth Kidd), voc, b; Willie Welchess, ts; Birmingham Jones, hca; Kermit Chandler, g; Leroy Spottsville, dr

+ rec. 1968 in Chicago, IL; Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers, voc, hca, g; b; dr

|| rec. 1965 in Chicago, IL; "Poor" Bob Woodfork, voc, g; Henry Gray, p; Buddy Guy, Mighty Joe Young, g; Willie Dixon, b; Clifton James

// rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; L.C. McKinley, voc, g; p; g; b; dr

\\ rec. 1954 in Chicago, IL by the Rev. Houston H. Harrington for his Atomic-H label; Snooky Pryor, voc, hca; Lazy Bill Lucas, p; Homesick James, g

notes on four leaflets (December 1970) by Mike A. Leadbitter
 

inner gatefold with Walter Horton photo by Marcel Imsand



Sunnyland KS 101 (UK 1970)

Sunnyland Records discography

61972Blues Rarities

LP 1:
J.L. Smith
- Got My Top Let Down
- If It's Too Late
- I Hate To See You Go
- Can't Stand Your Evil Ways
- Tears Won't Help You Baby
- Bleeding Heart
Mighty Joe Young
- Sweet Kisses

John Littlejohn
- Bloody Tears [T-D-S 4710]
- What In The World [Margaret 997]
- 29 Ways [T-D-S 4713]
- Kitty O [Margaret 996]
Little Eddie
- Teddy Bear Blues
- The Skrooch
Bo Dudley
- Shotgun Rider


LP 2:
Fenton Robinson
- From My Heart
- Say You're Leavin'

Prez Kenneth
- I Am The Man Downstairs
G.L. Crockett
- Every Goodbye Ain't Gone
Magic Sam
- She Belongs To Me
Andre Odom
- Fattening Frogs For Snakes
Jody Williams
- You May

Louie Meyers & The Aces
- Just Whaling
- Bluesy
Detroit Jr.
- The Way I Feel
Bo Bo Jenkins
- Tell Me Who
- Nothing But Love
Smokey Smothers
- I Got My Eyes On You
Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy


front cover photo by Horst Lippmann

2 LP set

Rarities no #, no print on labels (NL 1972)

71977HIP LANKCHAN and the WILDCATS

- Confusion Blues   @ youtube
- Millionaires Blues   @ youtube

rec. April 5, 1976 in Chicago, IL; Hip Lankchan, voc, g; Dave Clark, g; Prez Kenneth, b; Twist Turner, dr


Blues King BK-001 (US 1977) [Twist Turner's label]

Hip Lankchan discography

81980Hip Lankchan: Original Westside Chicago Blues Guitar

- Millionaires Blues [Blues King 001]   @ youtube
- Tell Me Why   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- You Must Be Shampoo Baby   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- My Girl (instr)   @ youtube
- Steal My Heart Away []   @ youtube
- Millionaires Blues []   @ youtube

- Somebody's Fishing In My Pond [Sanns 8802] §   @ youtube
- Pork Chops [Sanns 8802] § *   @ youtube

- Confusion Blues [Blues King 001]   @ youtube
- Little Car Blues   @ youtube
- Bright Lights City Jam   @ youtube

[] rec. 1963 in Chicago, IL; Hip Lankchan, voc, g; Eddie Shaw, ts; Jug Lankchan (Jesse James Richard), b; Bob Richey, dr

§ rec. 1969 in Chicago, IL; Hip Lankchan, voc, g; * unknown, voc; org; g; b; dr


all others rec. April 5, 1976 in Chicago, IL; Hip Lankchan, voc, g; Dave Clark, g; Prez Kenneth, b; Twist Turner, dr


JSP 1010 (UK 1980)


= P-Vine PCD 23888 (Jp 2007)

# JSP CD 2143 (UK)

JSP Records discography
Hip Lankchan discography

91998Chicago Blues - Rocking After Midnight

- Done Somebody Wrong - Tail Dragger
- Make A Little Love - Prez Kenneth
- So Sad To Be Lonesome - Joshie Armstrong
- Keep What You Got - Paul Jones
- Nine Below Zero - Little Mack
- Back Scratcher - Studebaker John
- Live The Life I Love - Big Mojo
- Wine Women & Whiskey - Pretty Things-Yardbird
- Mean Mistreatin' Mama - El Dorados
- Scratch My Back - Jo Ann Garrett
- Low Down Dirty Woman - Chicago Slim
- Smoke Daddy Johnson - Andre Williams


notes by George Paulus

St. George STG-7708

St. George Records discography

102000Eddie C. Campbell: The Baddest Cat In The Block

- Hey Baby
- Nineteen Years Old
- I'm In Love With You Baby
- Tears Are For Losers

- Early In The Morning
- Same Thing
- Cha Cha In Blues
- Cheaper To Keep Her

Eddie C. Campbell CD 216 bonus track:
- Look At What You Done


Hip Lankchan CD 2143 bonus tracks (from JSP 1010):
- Millionaire's Blues
- You Must Be Shampoo Baby
- My Girl
- Confusion Blues
- Little Car Blues
- Bright Light City Jam

Eddie C. Campbell, voc, g; Hammy Howell, p; Twist Turner, John Dummer, dr; prod. by Twist Turner

JSP 1087 &
JSP CD 2143 front cover photo by Gerard Robs; JSP CD 216 front cover photo by Stewart Allison


JSP 1087 (UK 1985)


(=) JSP CD 216

notes by John Stedham and Norman Darwen

(=) JSP CD 2143 ("... On The Block" - with bonus tracks by Hip Lankchan) (UK 2000)

JSP Records discography

112008?Downtown Rockin' At The Striptease Club 500
14 Raw & Wild Blues Rockers From The 1960's

Lefty Dizz - We're Gonna Boogie
John Littlejohn - Shake Your Money Maker
Richard Riggins - Dust My Broom
Model "T" Slim - Jackson Tennessee
Poor Bob - Ain't Got A Lousy Dime
Alabama Watson - Cost Time
Big Jack Reynolds - I Had A Little Dog

Model "T" Slim - Shake Your Boogie
Poor Bob - The Sun Is Rising

Prez Kenneth - I Am Looking For My Baby
Johnny Young - Don't You Lie To Me
John Littlejohn - Bloody Tears
Otis Spann - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Luke "Long Gone" Miles - Hello Josephine



B-Sharp B-SHARP 666/8

122011We're Gonna Boogie

Lefty Dizz - We're Gonna Booogie
John Littlejohn - Shake Your Money Maker
Poor Bob - The Sun Is Rising
West Virginia Slim Electric Blues Band - Only Sixteen
Richard Riggins - Dust My Broom
Willie Williams - Wine Head Woman

Prez Kenneth - I Am The Man Downstairs
Luke "Long Gone" Miles - Hello Josephine
Prez Kenneth - I Am Looking For My Baby
Model "T" Slim - Shake Your Boogie
Cliff Jackson - Nine Below Zero
Model "T" Slim - Jackson Tennessee
Big Jack Reynolds - I Had A Little Dog
Poor Bob - Ain't Got A Lousy Dime
Otis Spann - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Johnny Young and Big Walter - Don't You Lie To Me
Homesick James - Crutch And Cane
John Littlejohn - Bloody Tears
Alabama Watson - Cost Time
West Virginia Slim Electric Blues Band - I Love You



Crawdad CD-001



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

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Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 119
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 116, 516
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 807-808
- Sheldon Harris: Blues Who's Who - A Bibliographical Dictionary of Blues Singers.- New York (Da Capo Press) 1987, p. 302
- Prez Kenneth (with an introduction by Mike Leadbitter): Prez Kenneth.- Blues Unlimited 99 (February/March 1973), pp. 14-15
- Edward Komara: Prez Kenneth.- in Edward Komara (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Blues Vol. 2 (K-Z).- New York/London (Routledge) 2005, p. 783
- O.C. Perkins: Meet The Prez.- Blues Unlimited 75 (September 1970), p. 15
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Wilson Fabian Ruales Villalva, Bob Eagle, Tom Morris, Bob Lindell, Dave's Orbit, Twist Turner and Don Deering for additional info / scans

 

Front page of Blues Unlimited 75 (September 1970) Prez Kenneth 1970; source: Blues Unlimited 75 (September 1970), p. 15; photographer: O.C. Perkins Blues Unlimited 75 (September 1970), p. 15
Prez Kenneth 1970
source: Blues Unlimited 75 (September 1970), p. 15; photographer: O.C. Perkins

 

Front page of Blues Unlimited 99 (February/March 1973) Prez Kenneth; source: Blues Unlimited 99 (February/March 1973), p. 15 Blues Unlimited 99 (February/March 1973), pp. 14-15
Prez Kenneth
source: Blues Unlimited 99 (February/March 1973), pp. 14-15

 

Sam Myers & Prez Kenneth, b at Elsewhere, Chicago, IL, 1977 (Hip Lankchan gig with Dave Clark, g & Twist Turner, dr); source: Block 69 (jan/feb/mrt 1989), p. 14; photographer: Rien Wisse
Sam Myers & Prez Kenneth, b at Elsewhere, Chicago, IL, 1977
(Hip Lankchan gig with Dave Clark, g & Twist Turner, dr)

source: Block 69 (jan/feb/mrt 1989), p. 14; photographer: Rien Wisse

 

 

 

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