Thursday 20 April 2023

Eddie Ware born 20 April 1931

Eddie Ware (20 April, 1931 – 6 December,1978 ) was a Chicago blues pianist, singer and bandleader. 

Eddie W. Ware was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Son of Gin Ware and Johnnie Lee Daniels. Nothing is published about his early life, but he became a much less known but very talented pianist who appeared briefly in the early 1950's either recording on his own or backing up a few other Chicago artists.

He was mainstay in the piano seat for the early Jimmy Rogers Chess recordings. After one session, Chess allowed him one of his own from which the minor hit 'Lima Beans' emerged. He moved to Mercury records where he backed up two sessions with the vocalist Ray Snead, including 'I'm a Good Rocking Baby' which is still popular today. 


                              

He had another Chess session this time backing Arbee Stidham with just two titles being issued. He also recorded with the Blues Rockers, Blue Smitty, Eddie Chamblee, Honeyboy Edwards and possibly Johnny Shines. His last outing was for States records again with only two titles appearing.

By 1953 Ware left the recording scene for an Army career, becoming Supervisor in General Services Administration. After this his trail goes cold. Sadly, the last news about Eddie was that on 6th December 1978 he was dead on arrival at the Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago, Illinois and was cremated at the Oaklands Crematory.

(Scant information edited from Jasmine &, Blues – A regional Experience) 

7 comments:

boppinbob said...

FOR “EDDIE WARE - IN SESSION - A PRETTY WILD GUY, 1951-1953” (2022 JASMINE) GO HERE:

https://www.imagenetz.de/crNuM

Track Listing
JIMMY ROGERS with HIS ROCKING FOUR
1. I USED TO HAVE A WOMAN
2. THE WORLD IS IN A TANGLE
3. SHE LOVES ANOTHER MAN
EDDIE WARE & HIS BAND or EDDY WARE & HIS BAND
4. JEALOUS WOMEN
5. WANDERING LOVER
6. I FOUND OUT
7. LIMA BEANS
8. RUMBA DUST
RAY SNEAD
9. FADE AWAY BABY
10. LET'S BALL
11. I'M IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED WOMAN
12. WILL YOU MISS ME BABY
JIMMY ROGERS with HIS ROCKING FOUR
13. MONEY, MARBLES AND CHALK
14. HARD WORKING MAN
15. CHANCE TO LOVE
16. MY LITTLE MACHINE
RAY SNEAD
17. DON'T PLAY ME FOR NO CLOWN
18. I'M A GOOD ROCKIN' BABY
JIMMY ROGERS with HIS ROCKING FOUR
19. BACK DOOR FRIEND
20. CRYING SHAME
EDDIE WARE & HIS BAND
21. GIVE LOVE ANOTHER CHANCE
ARBEE STIDHAM & HIS ORCHESTRA
22. SOMEONE TO TELL MY TROUBLES TO
23. MR. COMMISSIONER
EDDIE WARE
24. THE STUFF I LIKE
25. LONELY BROKEN HEART

This CD features almost all, if not all of his appearances on record.

Bob Mac said...

Thanks for this Bob. 'Lima Beans' is one of my most favorite blues songs of all time.

Crab Devil said...

Thank you!

ausman said...

The classic "LIMA BEANS" was recorded at a Chicago session for Chess on January 23, 1951 - Eddy Ware (vocal & piano), Little Walter (guitar), Eddie Chamblee (tenor sax), Big Crawford (bass) and Elgin Evans (drums). The track was reissued on a Chess 45 around 1956 with overdubbed reverb (link below) . Personally, I much prefer the original 1951 'dry' version on the Jasmine comp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWplxi1_WOM&ab_channel=BillZimpleman

Aussie said...

thank you nicee

T.G. said...

Thanks a lot!

rntcj said...

Hi!

Thanx for this one. A "new" artist = "new" hears here.

Cheers!
Ciao! For now.
rntcj