Richard Stamz was a colorful Chicago R&B and soul DJ who operated throughout the '50s and '60s. He took over the Cobra/Artistic/Abco studio around 1960; this also included the ownership of the active Paso label which he continued to run alongside his own Foxy operation. Recordings from this period include tracks from Harold Burrage, Lee Williams, Robert & the Rockin' Ravens and many others. US musicologists Richard Shurman and Patrick Roberts, who has written a book on Stamz life, provide fascinating musical and entertaining sociological facts about the recordings and the man. Richard Stamz daughter Phyllis has given the compilers and writers access to the family's memorabilia and the package is well illustrated to provide a taster of Chicago musical life at the start of the '60s. Ace.
11 A Fool for Hiding My Love from You - Harold Burrage
12 The Hawk - Freddy Robinson
13 Gittin' Along (Green Onions) - Willie Williams W/ Howlin' Wolf Band
14 You Ought to Love Me - Harold Burrage
15 I'm Gonna Put You to Work - Tony Gideon
16 These Tears / Those Tears - Mary Johnson
17 Going Back Home - Willie Williams W/ Howlin' Wolf Band
18 Pretty Little Liddy - Harold Burrage
19 What's the Matter with You Sam - the Ideals
20 Christmas Day - Detroit Junior
21 South Park Shuffle - Willie Williams W/ Howlin' Wolf Band
22 Just One More Time - Loretta Branch (Trio)
23 You Gonna Cry - Flora D
24 I Was Wrong - Harold Burrage
25 A Fool for Hiding My Love from You - Harold Burrage
Richard Stamz was a colorful Chicago R&B and soul DJ who operated throughout the '50s and '60s. He took over the Cobra/Artistic/Abco studio around 1960; this also included the ownership of the active Paso label which he continued to run alongside his own Foxy operation. Recordings from this period include tracks from Harold Burrage, Lee Williams, Robert & the Rockin' Ravens and many others. US musicologists Richard Shurman and Patrick Roberts, who has written a book on Stamz life, provide fascinating musical and entertaining sociological facts about the recordings and the man. Richard Stamz daughter Phyllis has given the compilers and writers access to the family's memorabilia and the package is well illustrated to provide a taster of Chicago musical life at the start of the '60s. Ace.