Remembering Ivory Joe Hunter on his birthday

Ivory Joe Hunter is best known for "Since I Met You Baby" but he cut loads of much better stuff. Here are just a few gems. 

Nick Lowe sings Ivory Joe Hunter

In honour of Ivory Joe Hunter on his birthday, here's Nick Lowe reprising his overlooked gems. Catch Nick on tour in November! 

Nick Lowe on tour with Los Straitjackets

Wed, NOV 1 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA with Los Straitjackets

Thu, NOV 2 – The Warehouse at FTC – Fairfield, CT with Los Straitjackets

Sat, NOV 4 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NJ with Los Straitjackets

Sun, NOV 5 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY with Los Straitjackets

Tue, NOV 7 – The Colonial Theatre – Phoenixville, PA with Los Straitjackets

Fri, NOV 10 – Haw River Ballroom – Saxapahaw, NC with Los Straitjackets

Sat, NOV 11 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA with Los Straitjackets

Sun, NOV 12 – The Franklin Theatre – Franklin, TN with Los Straitjackets

Tue, NOV 14 – Delmar Hall – Saint Louis, MO with Los Straitjackets

Wed, NOV 15 – Knuckleheads – Kansas City, MO with Los Straitjackets

Tue, NOV 21 – Space – Evanston, IL

B-Side Wins Again: Ivory Joe Hunter

Remembering Ivory Joe Hunter on his birthday with his 1968 gem "I'll Give You All Night To Stop," covered by Nick Lowe. 

Nick Lowe vs. Ivory Joe Hunter

Nick Lowe's cover of Ivory Joe Hunter's largely overlooked gem "I'll Give You All Night To Stop" ain't too shabby. 

Win tickets to see Nick Lowe @ The Phoenix

Among the more anticipated concerts this spring is the Toronto return of Nick Lowe. Although the artist formerly known as "The Basher" has been through a couple of times on solo tours – performing the mature compositions from his quieter and gentler recent albums on acoustic guitar – he's at his best with the backing of a full band. His longtime sidemen Geraint Watkins (keyboards), Robert Trehern (drums), Johnny Scott (guitar) and Matt Radford (bass) are often too busy with other projects to hit the road so seeing them joining Lowe on stage at The Phoenix on Monday, April 23 will be a real event.

We're doubly delighted to offer a pair of tickets to Nick Lowe's Phoenix show to the first person who can correctly answer our skill testing question. Way back in 1996, while considering songs to record for Dig My Mood, Nick liked two Ivory Joe Hunter songs he'd heard on a mixtape and couldn't decide which to cover – so he cut a version of both. One of them, Cold Grey Light of Dawn appeared as the closing track on the album, however, the other was shelved. Just email the title of that Ivory Joe Hunter tune which didn't make it onto 1998's Dig My Mood album to theperlichpost@gmail.com with "Nick Lowe Contest" in the subject line and you could be going to see Nick Lowe on April 23. Note: The winner must be able to pick up the tickets at the venue in person on the show date and provide legal photo ID.

Stop the presses: we have our winner! Congratulations to Andrew Johnson of Toronto who correctly named the Ivory Joe Hunter mystery tune as being I'll Give You All Night To Stop which eventually appeared on Nick Lowe's excellent 4-disc outtakes and rarites collection The Doings issued by Demon in 1999.