Lowell Fulsom In A Heavy Bag

Whats in a name? In Lowell Fulsons case, plenty! During his long and storied career he recorded under his own name as well as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom. Done so for business reasons, there was no hiding his true identity once he began to sing and play. An Oklahoma native, Fulson grew up with equal doses of Bob Wills and Texas blues and soon became the leading proponent of the West Coast blues sound. A triple threat as a singer/writer/guitar player, Fulson recorded for many labels, notably Swing Time, Chess/Checker, Kent and Rounder. His numerous hits included Reconsider Baby, Lonesome Christmas, Tramp (famously covered by Carla and Rufus Thomas), Three OClock Blues and Everyday I Have The Blues. His influence on his peers and subsequent generations of musicians is incalculable.Upon signing with Chess Records in 1954, Fulson recorded Reconsider Baby under the direction of Stan Lewis in Dallas, Texas. One of the horn players on the session, saxophonist David Fathead Newman, becam