Son Seals
Son Seals
Genres: blues, blues rock, guitar, Chicago Blues, Classic Blues
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About Son Seals
Frank "Son" Seals (August 13, 1942-December 20, 2004) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was born in 1942 in Osceola, Arkansas where his father, Jim "Son" Seals, owned a small club. He began performing professionally by the age of 13, first as a drummer and later as a guitarist. In 1959, he formed his own band which performed locally and he also toured with Albert King. In 1971, he moved to Chicago. His career took off after he was discovered by Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records at the Flamingo Club in Chicago's South Side. His debut, Son Seals, was released in 1973. The album included "Your Love Is Like a Cancer" and "Hot Sauce". Seals followed up with 1976's Midnight Son and 1978's Live and Burning. He continued releasing albums throughout the next two decades. He received the W.C. Handy Award, an honor for best blues recording of the year, in 1985, 1987, and 2001. Author Andrew Vachss was a friend of Seals, and used his influence to promote Seals' music. Vachss gave Seals several cameo appearances in his novels and co-wrote songs with him for his 2000 album, Lettin' Go. Vachss dedicated the novel Mask Market to Seals' memory. Son had a host of troubles to deal with over his life. He survived all but one of his 14 siblings; he himself was shot twice in the face by his ex-wife, which required extensive surgeries. One of his legs was amputated, due to complications from diabetes. He lost belongings in a fire that destroyed his home while he was away performing live, and several of his prize guitars were stolen from his home. The band Phish performed Son's song "Funky Bitch" throughout their career and brought him on stage on multiple occasions, turning a whole new generation on to his music. Seals died from complications of diabetes; he was survived by his sister and fourteen children.
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Son Seals — Top 30 songs of 89
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Son Seals | Bad Axe | ||
| Son Seals | I Can Count On My Blues | ||
| Son Seals | Life All By Myself | ||
| Son Seals | Osceola Rock | ||
| Son Seals | Telephone Angel | ||
| Son Seals | Tough As Nail | ||
| Son Seals | Deluxe edition | ||
| Son Seals | Deluxe edition | ||
| Son Seals | On My Knees | ||
| Son Seals | Live | ||
| Son Seals | Live | ||
| Son Seals | Jelly, Jelly | ||
| Son Seals | Can't Hear Nothing But The Blues | ||
| Son Seals | How Could She Leave Me | ||
| Son Seals | Funky Bitch | ||
| Son Seals | Give The Devil His Due | ||
| Son Seals | The Woman I Love | ||
| Son Seals | Ain't That Some Shame | ||
| Son Seals | Cold Blood | ||
| Son Seals | Going Home (Where Women Got Meat on Their Bones) | ||
| Son Seals | Leaving Home | ||
| Son Seals | No, No Baby | ||
| Son Seals | The Sun Is Shining | ||
| Son Seals | Trouble, Trouble | ||
| Son Seals | Deluxe edition | ||
| Son Seals | Deluxe edition | ||
| Son Seals | Deluxe edition | ||
| Son Seals | Live | ||
| Son Seals | Call My Job | ||
| Son Seals | Tell It To Another Fool |