Johnny Adams
Johnny Adams | |
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Ariola, Rounder |
Laten John Adams Jr. (January 5, 1932 – September 14, 1998),Release Me" and "Reconsider Me" in the late 1960s.
Life and career
Adams was born in
After Ruffino's death in 1963, Adams left Ric and recorded for a succession of labels, including Eddie Bo's Gone Records, the
pop chart. Its follow-up, "Reconsider Me", a country
song produced by Singleton, became his biggest hit, reaching number 8 on the R&B chart and number 28 on the pop chart in 1969. Two more singles, "I Can't Be All Bad" and "I Won't Cry" (a reissue of the Ric recording), were lesser hits later the same year, and the label released an album, Heart and Soul.
Adams left SSS International in 1971 and recorded unsuccessfully for several labels, including
Ariola, over the next few years.[6] At the same time, he began performing regularly at Dorothy's Medallion Lounge in New Orleans and touring nightclubs in the south.[7]
In 1983, he signed with
W.C. Handy Award. He also toured internationally, with frequent trips to Europe, and worked and recorded with such musicians as Aaron Neville, Harry Connick Jr., Lonnie Smith, and Dr. John.[3][6]
He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1998 after a long battle with prostate cancer.[8]
Singles (chart hits only)
| Year | Title | Label & Cat. No. | U.S. Pop[9] | U.S. R&B[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "A Losing Battle" | Ric 986 | —
|
27
|
| 1968 | " Release Me "
|
SSS International 750 | 82
|
34
|
| 1969 | "Reconsider Me" | SSS International 770 | 28
|
8
|
| 1969 | "I Can't Be All Bad" | SSS International 780 | 89
|
45
|
| 1970 | "Proud Woman" | SSS International 787 | 121
|
—
|
| 1970 | "I Won't Cry" | SSS International 809 (originally released as Ric 961) |
—
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41
|
| 1978 | "After All the Good Is Gone" | Ariola 7701 | —
|
75
|
Albums
- Heart & Soul (SSS International, 1969)
- I Won't Cry (Ric, 1971)
- A Christmas in New Orleans with Johnny Adams (Ace, 1975)
- Stand By Me (Chelsea, 1976)
- After All the Good Is Gone (Ariola, 1978)
- From the Heart (Rounder, 1984)
- After Dark (Rounder, 1985)
- Room with a View of the Blues (Rounder, 1988)
- Walking on a Tightrope (Rounder, 1989)
- The Real Me: Johnny Adams Sings Doc Pomus (Rounder, 1991)
- Good Morning Heartache (Rounder, 1993)
- The Verdict (Rounder, 1995)
- One Foot in the Blues (Rounder, 1996)
- Man of My Word (Rounder, 1998)
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ a b "Adams, Johnny". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-01-11.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Johnny Adams | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Johnny Adams - Rhythm & Blues at Randy's Rodeo". Randysrodeo.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "Obituary, Louisiana Music Archive and Artist Directory". Archived from the original on November 4, 2005.
- ^ Sprague, David (September 16, 1998). "The Canary Flies: New Orleans' Johnny Adams Dies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 4.
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