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ARBEE (not R.B.) STIDHAM was an American Blues/R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist (he played sax, clarinet, and guitar), active between the late 1940s until just before his death, in 1988.
Before WWII he played tenor sax, leading his own Jazz band, who backed Bessie Smith for a couple of years.
He cut his first record in 1947 and quickly became a member of that unlucky - if distinguished - group of artistes who scored a R&B #1 with their very first record, in his case 'My Heart Belongs To You', but then failed to register another national hit.
He nonetheless enjoyed significant regional successes with sides like 'I Send My Regrets', 'Feeling Blue And Low' and 'Meet Me Half Way'.
Despite his career longevity Stidham recorded only sporadically; this compilation presents the very best of his sides for RCA Victor, Sittin' In With, Checker, Abco and States between 1947-57.
This body of work is currently unavailable elsewhere on CD.
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Tracklist
My Heart Belongs To You
In Love With You
I Don't Know How To Cry
Your Heart Belongs To Me
A Heart Full Of Misery
Falling Blues
I Send My Regrets
Nothing Seems Right
Feeling Blue And Low
I've Got News For You Baby
Bad Dream Blues
Why Did I Fall In Love With You
I'm In The Mood
I Want To Rock
Someone To Tell My Troubles To
Mr. Commissioner
Baby Stop The Clock
Blues Why Do You Pick On Me
Don't Set Your Cap For Me
I Don't Play
I'll Always Remember You
Meet Me Halfway
When I Find My Baby
Please Let It Be Me
Look Me Straight In The Eye
I Stayed Away Too Long