Biography

Regional hits in New Orleans brought R&B vocalist Johnny Adams close to national success in the early 1960s, but unscrupulous labels blocked his path. In his fifties, Adams gained a new and appreciate audience for his rich voice with a stellar series of new recordings.

Top Tracks

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• (oh Why) I Won't Cry

• A Losing Battle

• A Lot Of Living To Do

• Angel Eyes

• Come Rain Or Come Shine

• Danger Zone

• From The Heart

• Going Out Of My Mind Sale

• Good Morning Heartache

• Hell Yes I Cheated

• Hell Yes, I Cheated

• I Cover The Waterfront

• I Don't Know

• I Feel Like Breaking Up Sombody's Home

• I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home

• I Won't Cry

• If I Ever Had A Good Thing

• I'll Never Fall In Love Again

• It Ain't The Same Thing

• Laughin' And Clownin'

• Losing Battle

• My Baby's Quit Me

• One Foot In The Blues

• Reconsider Me

• Release Me

• Roadblock

• Share Your Love With Me

• She's Everything To Me

• Stairway To Heaven

• Still In Love

• The Best Of Luck To You

• The Lover And The Married Woman

• We Don't See Eye To Eye

• You Don't Know What Love Is

Discography

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• Man of My Word

  Rounder

  1998

• One Foot in the Blues

  Rounder

  1996

• The Verdict

  Rounder

  1995

• Good Morning Heartache

  Rounder

  1993

• Johnny Adams Sings Doc Pomus: The Real Me

  Rounder

  1991

• Walking on a Tightrope: The Songs of Percy Mayfield

  Rounder

  1989

• Room with a View of the Blues

  Rounder

  1988

• After Dark

  Rounder

  1985

• From the Heart

  Rounder

  1984

• After All the Good Is Gone

  Ariola

  1978

• Stand by Me

  Chelsea

  1976

• Heart & Soul

  Vampi Soul

  1969

• A Tan Nightingale

  Charly Records

  1969