Mose Allison

Mose John Allison, Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings.

Links To Peel
Mose Allison's music has influenced many blues and rock artists, amongst them including Peel's favourites from the 60's such as Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and the Who (who made "Young Man Blues" a staple of their live performances), Blue Cheer who recorded a version of his song "Parchman Farm" on their debut album and The Yardbirds and The Misunderstood who both recorded versions of his song "I'm Not Talking". Frank Black of the Pixies, another of Peel's favorites from the late 80's and early 90's mentioned that the song "Allison" from the album Bossanova was about Mose Allison.

The few 60's and 70's playlists from the Peel wikia site that are available doesn't mention any airplay of Mose Allison, but Peel did play a track from Mose's 1964 album, The Word From Mose, called I'm Not Talking on his 09 October 2002 show.

Shows Played
2002
 * 09 October 2002: 'I'm Not Talking (LP - The Word From Mose)' (Atlantic)