King Biscuit Boy

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King Biscuit Boy

blues blues rock
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Richard Newell grew up in Canada listening to the blues. He learned to play the harmonica as a teenager and joined the Barons in 1961, releasing a single called "Bottleneck." In 1966, Newell left the band (then renamed Son Richard & the Chessmen) to join the Midknights, but then began playing with <a href="spotify:artist:2viYME3n7SlMsIOEqWmEHv">Ronnie Hawkins</a>, who nicknamed him King Biscuit Boy. After playing with <a href="spotify:artist:2viYME3n7SlMsIOEqWmEHv">Hawkins</a> for two years, he joined <a href="spotify:artist:260ocMcapbfd3TcG4iif4P">Crowbar</a> and released Official Music (as King Biscuit Boy & Crowbar) in 1970. He recorded solo material sporadically throughout the '70s and '80s (including 1982's Mouth of Steel and Richard Newell A.K.A. King Biscuit Boy in 1988). Poor health due to alcoholism stunted his career throughout the '90s and on January 5, 2003 Newell succumbed to the disease at his home in Hamilton, Ontario. ~ John Bush, Rovi

Monthly Listeners

1,980

Followers

1,659

Total Streams

506,717

Top Cities

Canada Toronto
122 listeners
Canada Calgary
49 listeners
Canada Montreal
37 listeners
Canada Brampton
42 listeners
Canada Vancouver
29 listeners

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Popular Tracks

47 tracks
1
Corrina Corrina

Corrina Corrina

Jan 1, 1970

105,333

streams

2
You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down Again

You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down Again

Jan 1, 1970

66,974

streams

3
Done Everything I Can

Done Everything I Can

Jan 1, 1984

33,467

streams

4
Biscuit's Boogie

Biscuit's Boogie

Jan 1, 1970

30,154

streams

5
Hoy Hoy Hoy

Hoy Hoy Hoy

Jan 1, 1970

26,783

streams

6
Boom Boom (Out Goes the Light)

Boom Boom (Out Goes the Light)

Jan 1, 1970

24,053

streams

7
Twenty-Nine Ways

Twenty-Nine Ways

Jan 1, 1970

14,139

streams

8
Highway 61

Highway 61

Jan 1, 1972

12,029

streams

9
I'm Just a Lonely Guy

I'm Just a Lonely Guy

Jan 1, 1970

11,418

streams

10
Step Back Baby

Step Back Baby

Jan 1, 1984

10,264

streams

Releases

7 releases
Hoodoo In My Soul

Hoodoo In My Soul

2012

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Blues Boulevard
Mouth Of Steel

Mouth Of Steel

2006

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Red Lightnin Records
Mouth Of Steel

Mouth Of Steel

1984

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Good Time Records
King Biscuit Boy

King Biscuit Boy

1974

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Epic/Legacy
Official Music

Official Music

1972

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UNIDISC MUSIC INC.
Gooduns

Gooduns

1970

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UNIDISC MUSIC INC.
Badly Bent the Best of King Biscuit Boy

Badly Bent the Best of King Biscuit Boy

1970

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Unidisc