Artist description Easy Baby is one of the last surviving Chicago bluesmen of the 1950's.

Music Style Chicago Blues

Musical Influences Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter

Similar Artists Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Taylor, Morris Pejoe

Artist History Alex "Easy Baby" Randle was born in 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee. For the first seven years of his life, he lived in Michigan City, Mississippi, with his grandmother and uncle, before moving back to Memphis to start school. Both his grandmother and uncle were harmonica players, so it was natural for Easy Baby to pick up the harmonica himself. In the early 1950's, when Easy Baby was still a teenager, he began playing professionally around Memphis while working a variety of odd jobs, including installing floors and shining shoes. Playing in the juke joints and gambling houses in Memphis, he befriended Howlin' Wolf, James Cotton, and Joe Hill Louis, among others. In 1956, Easy Baby moved to Chicago to make a change. Throughout the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's Easy Baby sang and played all over Chicago, while working as a mechanic. These days, Easy Baby only performs occasionally -- his most notable recent appearances were at the Chicago Blues Festival in both 1998 and 2000. "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" is his first full-length release since his hard-to-find 1978 debut LP.

Group Members Easy Baby plays harmonica and sings. Johnny B. Moore and Eddie Taylor, Jr share the guitar duties. Allen Batts plays piano. Three different drummers round things out: the legendary Sam Lay, Ashward Gates, and Timothy Taylor. Bass duties are shared by Karl Meyer (electric) and Sho Komiya (acoustic).

Instruments Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar

Albums If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another

Additional Info Buy the CD at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/easybaby/

Location Chicago, Illinois - USA

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