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Gangster of Love (Canary) First commercial release and questionable co-authorship to Joe Josea

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blues99man

On December 10, 2013

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Gangster of Love


Originally recorded and titled Love Bandit on Johnny "Guitar" Watson

RPM [1] Records demo, with credits to Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Joe Josea


Then released as Love Bandit by The Cadets on Modern Records 45x1012 / (3127) in early 1957 (or late 1956), prior to being released in 1958 as Gangster of Love by Johnny "Guitar" Watson (with) Bumps Blackwell Orch. on Keen 3-4005 / (57147).


http://www.originals.be/en/originals.php?id=1970

http://www.45cat.com/record/45x1012us


http://www.uncamarvy.com/JacksCadets/jackscadets.html

Approximately half-way down the page:

"In December 1956, Modern issued "Heaven Help Me" (led by Willie), backed with "Love Bandit" (fronted by Dub), but the record doesn't seem to have been reviewed. "Love Bandit" was the Cadets' take on Johnny "Guitar" Watson's "Gangster Of Love." Watson had recorded it as a demo when he was with RPM (his first released version would be on Keen in the following year)."


http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=T…


Cheers!

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Comment by Canary
2013-12-12 19:56:20 UTC

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