Mose Allison

Mose John Allison, Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings.
He is described as having been "one of the finest songwriters in 20th-century blues." His songs were strongly dependent on evoking moods, with his individualistic, "quirky", and subtle ironic humor....(read more at Wikipedia)
== Links To Peel ==
In the first half of the 1960s, Mose Allison was popular in the US and a hip name to mention on the London music scene. His songs and music influenced numerous blues and rock artists, including many later played by Peel on his Top Gear shows, such as Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, and The Who, who made "Young Man Blues" a staple of their live performances; it is featured on their 1970 Live At Leeds LP. Both John Mayall and Blue Cheer recorded versions of his song "Parchman Farm", the Mayall version finding its way into Peel's self-selected "British Top Ten" in December 1966, when the DJ was working at KMEN, San Bernardino. The Yardbirds and The Misunderstood both covered Allison's "I'm Not Talking" and later Elvis Costello also recorded some of the singer's material. Frank Black of the Pixies, Peel favorites in the late 80s and early 90s, mentioned that the song "Allison" from the band's album 'Bossanova' was about Mose Allison. The song entered at number 48 in the 1990 Festive Fifty.
The 1960s and '70s Peel playlists currently available don't indicate any airplay for Mose Allison, probably because the singer had gone out of fashion during that period. However, John Walters, who sat in for JP on 23rd May 1988 played Allison's original "Young Man Blues". The singer's own version of "I'm Not Talking", from the 1964 album The Word From Mose, was played twice in 2002 by Peel himself.
== Shows Played ==
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;1988
*23 May 1988: Young Man's Blues
;2002
* 09 October 2002: 'I'm Not Talking (LP - The Word From Mose)' (Atlantic)
* October 2002 (FSK): I'm Not Talking (LP - The Word From Mose) Atlantic
== Covered ==
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play 
* Brian Auger Trinity: I'm Not Talkin' (session) 27 October 1968
* Mooney Suzuki: I'm Not Talking 09 October 2002
* Who: Young Man Blues 08 August 1972
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Mose Allison website
* Guardian obituary
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