LOWELL FULSON / PERCY MAYFIELD
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party, Volume 1
with Ester Jones and Dr. Wild Willie Moore
JOHN LEE HOOKER / CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party, Volume 2
with Francis Clay and Luther Tucker
Percy Mayfield -- Poet Laureate Of The Blues
with Mark Naftalin (videodocumentary)
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SONGS
Mark Naftalin - Blue Monday Blues (1:35)
MUSICIANS
Lowell Fulson, guitar & vocals
CREDITS
Recorded at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax, California, July 3, 1981
Produced by Michael Prussian
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party was a weekly rhythm & blues show and dance held at two San Francisco Bay-Area
nightclubs -- the Sleeping Lady Cafe in Fairfax and Uncle Charlie's in Corte Madera -- from March, 1979, through September,
1983. Produced and hosted by pianist-bandleader Mark Naftalin, the Blue Monday Party was the Bay Area's
preeminent ongoing blues showcase of its day. Stars of the 237 Blue Monday Party dance-concerts include Buddy Ace,
Carey Bell, Boogie Jake, Mel Brown, Roy Brown, Cool Papa, Big Joe Duskin, John Lee Hooker, Dottie Ivory, Lady Bianca,
Frankie Lee, Little Joe Blue, J.J. Malone, Maurice McKinnies, Sonny Rhodes, Freddie Roullette, Luther Tucker and many more.
The Blue Monday Party was the scene of three half-hour television specials, produced by Michael Prussian for
Videotunes: Frankie Lee & Charles Houff (1980); Lowell Fulson & Percy Mayfield (1981); John Lee Hooker & Charlie Musselwhite
(1981). The 1981 shows are available on Winner home video.
From February, 1982, through September, 1983, the first hour of each week's show was broadcast live and heard throughout
the Bay Area on KTIM-FM (San Rafael). Stars of the 86 Blue Monday Party broadcasts include Francis Clay, Albert
Collins, Johnny Copeland, James Cotton, Pee Wee Crayton, Sugarpie DeSantos, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Littlejohn, Percy
Mayfield, Jimmy McCracklin, Bobby Murray, Charlie Musselwhite, Queen Ida, Eddie Taylor, Irma Thomas, Mississippi Johnny
Waters and many others. The broadcast was honored with the Billboard Radio Award for best locally-oriented special
programming (1982) and is the source of two Winnder CDs: Percy Mayfield Live
and Ron Thompson's Just Like A Devil.
"...STRONG ENTRIES..."
"...INSPIRED PAIRINGS..."
"...MAYFIELD TURNS OUT laconically hip and effective performances...Fulson's
spare but driving guitar work is well displayed..."
"...ALL THREE VIDEOS boast crystal clear pictures and sound..."
SONGS
Charlie Musselwhite - Help Me (4:42)
MUSICIANS
John Lee Hooker, guitar & vocals
CREDITS
Recorded at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax, California, July 6, 1981
Produced by Michael Prussian
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party was a weekly rhythm & blues show and dance held at two San Francisco Bay-Area
nightclubs -- the Sleeping Lady Cafe in Fairfax and Uncle Charlie's in Corte Madera -- from March, 1979, through September,
1983. Produced and hosted by pianist-bandleader Mark Naftalin, the Blue Monday Party was the Bay Area's
preeminent ongoing blues showcase of its day. Stars of the 237 Blue Monday Party dance-concerts include Buddy Ace,
Carey Bell, Boogie Jake, Mel Brown, Roy Brown, Cool Papa, Big Joe Duskin, John Lee Hooker, Dottie Ivory, Lady Bianca,
Frankie Lee, Little Joe Blue, J.J. Malone, Maurice McKinnies, Sonny Rhodes, Freddie Roullette, Luther Tucker and many more.
The Blue Monday Party was the scene of three half-hour television specials, produced by Michael Prussian for
Videotunes: Frankie Lee & Charles Houff (1980); Lowell Fulson & Percy Mayfield (1981); John Lee Hooker & Charlie Musselwhite
(1981). The 1981 shows are available on Winner home video.
From February, 1982, through September, 1983, the first hour of each week's show was broadcast live and heard throughout
the Bay Area on KTIM-FM (San Rafael). Stars of the 86 Blue Monday Party broadcasts include Francis Clay, Albert
Collins, Johnny Copeland, James Cotton, Pee Wee Crayton, Sugarpie DeSantos, Lowell Fulson, Johnny Littlejohn, Percy
Mayfield, Jimmy McCracklin, Bobby Murray, Charlie Musselwhite, Queen Ida, Eddie Taylor, Irma Thomas, Mississippi Johnny
Waters and many others. The broadcast was honored with the Billboard Radio Award for best locally-oriented special
programming (1982) and is the source of two Winnder CDs: Percy Mayfield Live
and Ron Thompson's Just Like A Devil.
"...STRONG ENTRIES..."
"...INSPIRED PAIRINGS..."
"...RARE AND WORTHWHILE...A pleasant addition to period footage..."
"...ALL THREE VIDEOS boast crystal clear pictures and sound..."
A visit with Percy Mayfield in his home. The blues poet talks about his life, times and music -- and sings
his famous compositions, including a rollicking rendition of his best-known song, "Hit The Road Jack." Pianist
Mark Naftalin accompanies. Onstage, Mayfield sings "Please Send Me Someone To Love"
(his "prayer for peace") and more. Plus -- testimonials from Ray Charles and B.B. King.
SONGS AND MUSICIANS
Recorded at Percy Mayfield's home, Los Angeles, California, December 8-9, 1982
I Wouldn't Do The Same Thing To You (1:07)
Strange Things Happening (2:50)
Videodocumentary. Color.
Produced by Starr Sutherland
"...UNAFFECTED INTIMACY...."
"...THERE'S A NICE SYNCOPATED SWING to this at-home version of
'Hit The Road Jack'...Rare and worthwhile footage..."
"...ALL THREE VIDEOS boast crystal clear pictures and sound..."
"...CONGENIALLY CAPTURES the final heyday of [the] charismatic blues balladeer...The club footage
finds Mayfield totally in the groove, with his relaxed Creole phrasing and elegant style on disarmingly soulful display..."
VIDEO INFO
Lowell Fulson - Thing (1:56)
Lowell Fulson - You're Gonna Miss Me (2:32)
Lowell Fulson & Ester Jones - Night Time Is The Right Time (3:31)
Percy Mayfield - Strange Things Happening (4:30)
Percy Mayfield - Please Send Me Someone To Love (3:06)
Percy Mayfield - Life Is Suicide (2:37)
Lowell Fulson - Guitar Shuffle (1:57)
Percy Mayfield, vocals
Ester Jones, vocals
Dr. Wild Willie Moore, sax
Mark Naftalin, piano
Bobby Murray, guitar
Henry Oden, bass
Fred Casey, drums
Timed for 30-minute television broadcast. Color.
Associate Producer - Starr Sutherland
Directed by Elizabeth Randazzo
Package Design - Virginia Lindsay
SLEEVE NOTES
BACK COVER
PRESS QUOTES
Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party, Volume 2
with Francis Clay and Luther Tucker
(Winner 112)
VIDEO INFO
Charlie Musselwhite - Night Club (4:04)
John Lee Hooker - So Cold In Chicago (5:36)
John Lee Hooker - Worried Life Blues (4:21)
John Lee Hooker - Voo Doo Woman (4:41)
Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica & vocals
Luther Tucker, guitar
Francis Clay, drums
Mark Naftalin, piano
Bobby Murray, guitar
Henry Oden, bass
Gary Silva, drums
Timed for 30-minute television broadcast. Color.
Associate Producer - Starr Sutherland
Directed by Elizabeth Randazzo
Package Design - Virginia Lindsay
SLEEVE NOTES
BACK COVER
PRESS QUOTES
videodocumentary with Mark Naftalin
(Winner 113)
VIDEO INFO
Percy Mayfield, vocal
Recorded at Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday Party
Mark Naftalin, piano
Lost Love (1:14)
Louisiana (1:29)
Loose Lips (:51)
Life Is Suicide (2:19)
River's Invitation (:44)
Ha Ha In The Daytime (Boo Hoo Hoo All Night Long) (:39)
The Flirt (:51)
Never Say Naw (:32)
Hit The Road Jack (3:17)
Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax, California, July 3, 1981
Percy Mayfield, vocal
CREDITS
Mark Naftalin, piano
Bobby Murray, guitar
Henry Oden, bass
Fred Casey, drums
Please Send Me Someone To Love (2:49)
Never Say Naw (1:07)
Timed for 30-minute television broadcast.
Executive Producer - Michael Prussian
Directed by J. Elizabeth Randazzo
Piano Player/Interviewer - Mark Naftalin
Testimonials - Ray Charles, B.B. King
Package Design - Virginia Lindsay
BACK COVER
PRESS QUOTES