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ODIE "DOC" PAYNE
and The Payne Relief Smooth Blues Band

DRUMMERS DINASTY
ODIE PAYNE JR. (1926-1989) - Along with Fred Below, was the best Chicago blues drummer of all time. Played with Chicago legends such as Tampa Red, Elmore James, Magic Sam, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Otis Rush, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Carey Bell, Hubbert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor and Buddy Guy among many others.


ALBUM SELECTED
MAGIC SAM BLUES BAND
"BLACK MAGIC"
DELMARK RECORDS 1969
Line Up
Magic Sam - guitar vocals
Mighty Joe Young - guitar
Lafayette Lake - piano
Eddie Shaw - sax
Odie Payne Jr. - drums
Mac Thompson - bass
DARLENE PAYNE-WELLS - Chicago blues drummer. Daughter of Odie Payne Jr. She play drums with Darlene Payne And The O-D Girls and with The Chicago All Stars. She also recorded with Louisiana Red.

Louisiana Red - Ashland Avenues Blues

ALBUM SELECTED
LOUISIANA RED
AND THE CHICAGO ALL STARS
"ASHLAND AVENUE BLUES"
CMA MUSIC 1992
Line Up
Louisiana Red - guitar, vocals
Erwin Helfer - piano
Floyd McDaniel - guitar
John Brumbach - saxophone
Katherine Davis - vocals, tambourine
Charles Valdez "Truck" Parham - bass
Darlene Payne-Wells - drums
ODIE "DOC" PAYNE III - Chicago Blues drummer. Son of Odie Payne Jr. Obstetrician and Gynecologist. Recorded with Magic Sam and Sleepy John Estes. CEO of OPJ records LLC, and Bandleader of the Doc Payne and the Payne Relief Smooth Blues band.


ALBUM SELECTED
MAGIC SAM BLUES BAND
"WEST SIDE SOUL"
DELMARK RECORDS 1968
Line Up
Magic Sam – vocals, guitar
Mighty Joe Young – guitar
Stockholm Slim – piano
Earnest Johnson – bass, except tracks 1, 3, 8
Odie Payne Jr – drums, except tracks 1, 3, 8
Mac Thompson – bass on tracks 1, 3, 8
Odie Payne, III – drums on tracks 1, 3, 8
ODIE "DOC" PAYNE
and The Payne Relief Smooth Blues Band
2024 comeback
"TOTALLY UNCONVENTIONAL"


DOC PAYNE
AND THE PAYNE RELIEF SMOTH BLUES
"TOTALLY UNCONVENTIONAL"
OPJ RECORDS- 2024
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2024
(USA)
Tracklist:
01 Chris blues 07:14
02 Feel Like Breakin up Somebody's Home 03:49
03 Fever 03:56
04 Footloose and Fancy Free 05:13
05 Juke 03:48
06 Mustang Sally 10:16
07 Rock Me Baby 06:01
08 Sex Machine 05:42
09 The Ghetto 06:54
Dedicated to music in all of its forms, styles, and genre, OPJ records originated in 1943 in Chicago, IL. Although dormant for many years it represented the true legacy and aspirations of its originator, Odie Payne Jr.

OPJ signature in-studio recording. Which includes excerps of his famous drum solos, 5 original tracks and great piano work supported by the great Sunnyland Slim.OPJ Records was produced by his son Odie III. Arrangers of the music were OPJ himself also known as the "The Official Legendary Time Keeper" and his son Odie Payne III.
Tracklist:
01 Howdy Do
02 Kansas City
03 I Left From Home
04 I Don't Know
05 Tell Me Yes Or No
06 Blues, Blues, Blues All The Time
07 Tell Me Yes Or No
08 I'm Gonna Beat These Drums
Musicians:
Ron Wheeler - bass
Darlene Payne Wells - drums
Odie Payne Jr. - drums (Track 8)
Ulysses The Great - guitar
Odie Payne Jr.- harmonica
Sunnyland Slim - piano
Horace Smith - sax
Trombone – Christine Brooks - trombone
Trumpet – Herman D. Smith - trumpet
Odie Payne III - producer
Odie Payne Jr - OPJ - No! What Did She Say
OPJ6712
Listen to samples - Odie Doc Payne - Totally Unconventional
DOC PAYNE AND THE PAYNE RELIEF SMOTH BLUES
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