Blues Got Soul was the final album for blues and soul singer King Ernest Baker. He never got to see its release as he was killed in an automobile accident 4 days after finishing it. It was released on the Fat Possum label in 2000. It contains the single "I Must Have Lost My Mind".
Tragically, singer King "Ernest" Baker only got to hear the final mixes of this album, Blues Got Soul, before he was killed in an automobile accident a few days later. Ernest was a fiery vocalist in the soul/blues vain of Little Milton or Bobby Bland, incorporating a mixture of gospel and gritty funk inspiration. While Ernest had been performing off and on throughout his life, he decided after retiring from his job with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to continue pursuing music. It's a shame that his career ended just as he was making promising steps forward. Highlights include the Ernest originals "Suffer and Stay," "Fallin' Down on My Face With the Blues," and the haunting Tom Waits-penned "House Where Nobody Lives." All Music
King Ernest Blues Got Soul
0:00 Suffer And Stay
4:17 Blues Conviction
9:27 Contentment
14:01 Rock Me In Your Arms
17:37 House Where Nobody Lives
21:40 Fallin' Down On My Face With The Blues
26:20 'Till The Day I Die
29:20 Must Have Lost My Mind
33:12 Wood Rat
37:01 Regular Man
Vocals - "King" Ernest Baker
Guitar - Robert Thomas Bucy
Bass - Laurence Baulden
Drums - Steve Mugallian
Piano and organ – Andy Kaulkin
Backing Vocals - Deston Berry, Kincaid Smith and Rick Holmstrom (track 9)
Rhythm guitar (track 1) and lead guitar (tracks 3 and 6) - Rick Holmstrom
Saxophone - Jeff Turmes (tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6)
Saxophone - Efren Santana (tracks: 3, 4, 8)
Trumpet – Kincaid Smith (tracks: 3, 4, 8)
Saxophone - Michael Benedict (track 10)
Label: Fat Possum Records - 80334-2, Epitaph - 80334-2
Year: 2000
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