Cash Mccall

Cash McCall Morris Dollison Jr. January 28 1941 - April 20 2019 Was An American Electric Blues Guitarist Singer And Songwriter. He Was Best Known For His 1966 R&B Hit "When You Wake Up". Over His Long Career His Musical Style Evolved From Gospel Music To Soul And Blues. McCall Was Born In New Madrid Missouri. He Joined The United States Army And Then Settled In Chicago Where He Had Lived For A Period As A Child. In 1964 He Played Guitar And Sang Alongside Otis Clay With The Gospel Songbirds Who Recorded For Excello Records. Cash Later Joined Another Gospel Singing Ensemble The Pilgrim Jubilee Singers. Billed Under His Birth Name His Debut Solo Single Release Was "Earth Worm" 1963 . Three Years Later He Co-Wrote "When You Wake Up" With The Record Producer Monk Higgins. His Initial Soul-Styled Demo Was Issued By Thomas Records Which Billed Him As Cash McCall. The Song Reached Number 19 On The US Billboard R&B Chart. This Led To McCall Touring With Lou Christie And Mitch Ryder In Dick Clark's Caravan Of Stars. However Subsequent Releases For Both Thomas And Checker Records Failed To Chart. These Included The Song "It's Wonderful To Be In Love". In 1967 McCall Co-Wrote "That's How It Is When You're In Love " A Top 30 R&B Hit For Otis Clay. Under The Tutelage Of Willie Dixon McCall Went On To Become A Session Musician And Songwriter For Chess Records. In The Late 1960s McCall Along With Jimmy Dawkins And Johnny Twist Played Guitar On Some Early Recordings By George "Wild Child" Butler. McCall Gravitated Towards The Blues In The 1970s. He Recorded The Album Omega Man 1973 Before Relocating To Los Angeles In 1976. He Recorded The Album No More Doggin' Released In 1983. In 1985 McCall And His Band Appeared At The Long Beach Blues Festival. In 1987 Stony Plain Records Released The Album Cash Up Front. The Collection Included Accompaniment By Such Notables Such Nathan East And Welton Gite Bass Chuck Findley Flugelhorn Trumpet Les McCann And Richard Tee Piano Phil Upchurch Rhythm Guitar And Hank Cicalo Sound Engineer And Bernie Grundman Mastering . McCall Co-Produced Willie Dixon's Grammy Award–winning Hidden Charms 1988 And Played In Dixon's All-Stars Band. Since Then He Has Toured As A Solo Artist And Appeared With The Chicago Rhythm And Blues Kings For Which He Has Written Several Songs. He Has Also Provided Backing To The Singer Known As Big Twist And Performed In The Chicago Blues Review. McCall's Songs Have Been Recorded By The Blind Boys Of Alabama The Mighty Reapers Margie Evans Tyrone Davis And Mitty Collier. In 2018 McCall And Longtime Friend And Fellow Chicago Musician Benny Turner Reunited In The Studio To Record "Going Back Home." It Was Released In January 2019 To Critical Acclaim. Just Months Later On April 20 2019 McCall Passed Away After A Long And Courageous Battle With Lung Cancer. Discography Singles TitlesRecord LabelYear Of Release
"You Can't Take Love" / "Let's Get A Thing Going On"Thomas 3101966
"You Mean Everything To Me" / "That Lucky Old Sun"Thomas 3111966
"Let's Try It Over" / "It's Wonderful To Be In Love "Thomas 3121966
"I'm In Danger" / "S. O. S."Checker 11841967
"We've Come A Long Way Together" / "It's Not How Good You Make It"Checker 12161969
"I'll Always Love You" / "More Power To You"PS Records 5011969 Albums Album TitleRecord LabelYear Of Release
Omega ManPaula Records1973
No More Doggin'L & R Records1983
Cash Up FrontStony Plain Records1987
Going Back Home With Benny Turner Includes Cash's Original Song "Money" Nola Blue Records2019 Compilation Albums Blues ClassicsL & R Records1996
The Best Of Cash McCallSnowball Records2007 As Sideman A.O. With Dorothy Ashby The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby Cadet 1970 With Jack McDuff Gin And Orange Cadet 1969 With Phil Upchurch The Way I Feel Cadet 1970 read less