One of my alltime favourite records is Jerry Lacroix's "Second Coming. I don't believe the album has ever been made available on CD. I have the LP converted to mp3 but for some reason the last track "You'll Always Be Mine" is not included. Great solos by Edgar Winter, David Spinozza, Rick Derringer and Johnny Winter.
Jerry Lacroix is one of the greatest R&B singers of the 1970's but unfortunately very underrated and certainly never got the recognition he deserved. As a result, his recordings are few considering how long he has been around. For a while, he was vocalist for Edgar Winter's White Trash, Blood Swaet and Tears and Rare Earth. As a solo artist I know of only 2 albums one of which is Second Coming and the other being Lacroix.
1 Mean Ole World (4:47)
Guitar - Hugh McCracken
Arp [Solo] - Edgar Winter
2 Are You Lonely For Me Baby (4:21)
Guitar - Bob Rose , John Tropea
3 You Girl (3:43)
Guitar - Bob Rose , David Spinozza
Horns - David Sanborn , Lewis Del Gatto* , Randy Brecker , Robert Millikan
4 The Die Has Been Cast (3:30)
Guitar - Hugh McCracken
Guitar Solo : Johnny Winter
5 Genesis (3:45)
Guitar Solo: David Spinozza
6 She Does It To Me (2:55)
Guitar Solo: Rick Derringer
7 Funny Boy (5:58)
Guitar [Slide] - Johnny Winter
8 Drinkin' Daddy's Wine (2:45)
Guitar - Bob Mann
9 Silent Is The Night (4:33)
Guitar - Bob Rose , David Spinozza
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http://rapidshare.com/files/395357966/Jerry_La_Croix-_The_Second_Coming.rar
ReplyDeleteJerry was also one of the lead vocalists with "The Boogie Kings," and was featured on several of their LPs from the mid-1960s.
ReplyDeleteThere is a great interview with him from 2000 on the following link:
http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:jerry_lacroix
Also, on the Ponderosa Stomp web site there is an article on a benefit that was held for Jerry last year. It includes links to performances (both old and new). Here is the link to this site:
http://www.ponderosastomp.com/blog/2010/08/benefit-for-a-king-of-gulf-coast-boogie-and-soul/
Check out a 1974 live concert on Youtube with Blood, Sweat & Tears with Jerry singing "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know."
Also from the Stomp web site you can follow the Youtube link to a Boogie Kings reunion concert from 2005. Check out his version of "A Change Is Gonna Come," awesome!
Hi.
ReplyDeleteThe link is dead. Any chance to hear Jerry?
Thank you
never went on the road to promote this album
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