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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Stony Plain Records/ra
Buy.com Sku: 216993819
UPC: 772532135320
UPC 14: 00772532135320
Release Date: 9/28/2010
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
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1. Slow Down GTO - (featuring Mike Finnigan) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
2. Ain't That Cold - (featuring Johnny Winter) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
3. You're Gonna Make Me Cry - (featuring Curtis Salgado/Mike Finnigan) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
4. Eyes Like a Cat - (featuring Deanna Bogart/Tom Poole/Keith Crossan/Tommy Castro) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
5. Ten More Shows To Play - (featuring Kirk Fletcher) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
6. Born In Chicago - (featuring Jason Ricci/Nick Moss/Paris Slim) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
7. Sugar Mama - (featuring Watermelon Slim) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
8. Tell Me Why - (featuring Duke Robillard/Todd Sharpville) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
9. A Poor Man's Plea, A - (featuring Kenny Neal) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
10. It's a Shame - (featuring Henry Oden/Kevin Burton/Jeff Minnieweather/Linwood Taylor) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
11. 747 - (featuring Paul Nelson/Mitch Woods/Paul Nelson/Tab Benoit) ~ Joe Louis Walker/Joe Louis Walker & Blues Conspiracy
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Joe Louis Walker (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Duke Robillard, Johnny Winter, Kirk Fletcher, Linwood Taylor, Nick Moss, Paris Slim, Paul Nelson, Tab Benoit, Todd Sharpville, Tommy Castro (guitar); Jason Ricci, Kenny Neal, Watermelon Slim (harmonica); Keith Crossan (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Deanna Bogart (tenor saxophone); Tom Poole (trumpet); Kevin Burton (piano, organ); Mitch Woods (piano); Mike Finnigan (organ); Jeff Minnieweather (drums). |
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Audio Mixer: John Paul Gauthier. |
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Recording information: The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise (01/25/2010-01/27/2010). |
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Illustrator: Hans Freistatter. |
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Photographer: Joseph A. Rosen. |
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The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise is one of those excursions on which a batch of musicians are put on a cruise ship with their fans for a few days of playing on the high seas, which makes it an ideal occasion for a live album packed with guests. Joe Louis Walker, appearing with his regular backup band (Linwood Taylor on second guitar, Kevin Burton on keyboards, Henry Oden on bass, and Jeff Minnieweather on drums), welcomes 18 guests on these 11 tracks, most prominent among them Johnny Winter and Duke Robillard. In fact, his interactions with such fellow guitarists are among the high points on the disc. Walker revisits his own repertoire, dating back to his debut album, Cold Is the Night ("Ten More Shows to Play") and its follow-up, The Gift ("747"), along with tracks from his last couple of records. His is an electric blues sound that, while rooted in tradition, also came along after such blues-rock acts as the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream, and there are occasional echoes of that style. It may be that, given the circumstances, the players were inclined to let themselves go a bit more than usual; after all, nobody had to worry about driving home. In any case, the arrangements can be stretched out to the point of being a little loose and ragged, and the singing, while enthusiastic, can be too. Most of that singing is done by Walker himself, and it's possible that he makes a point in a sleeve note of saying the album has no overdubs or fixes as a way of explaining the occasional croakiness in his voice. Such imperfections are more than offset, however, by the enthusiasm with which everybody plays. ~ William Ruhlmann |
Producer: Joe Louis Walker |
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Engineer: Steve Spirn |
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Musical Guests | |
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Mike Finnigan |
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Johnny Winter |
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Curtis Salgado |
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Deanna Bogart |
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Tom Poole |
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Keith Crossan |
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Tommy Castro |
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Kirk Fletcher |
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Jason Ricci |
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Nick Moss |
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Paris Slim |
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Watermelon Slim |
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Duke Robillard |
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Todd Sharpville |
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Kenny Neal |
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Henry Oden |
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Kevin Burton |
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Jeff Minnieweat |
Compilation Appearances
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Blues Summit |
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Down The Dirt Road-Songs Of Ch |
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35 Years Of Stony Plain |
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All Blues'd Up:songs Of Eric Clapton |
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All Blues'd Up:songs Of Led Zeppelin |
Associated Artists and Works
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Cotton, James |
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Cotton, James (Blues) |
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Cotton, James (Harmonica) |
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Blues Summit ~ King, B. B. |
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Blues Summit ~ King, B.B. |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 2010 |
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Original Release Date : 2010 |
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Catalog ID : SPCD1353 |
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Label : Stony Plain (Canada) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Live |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00772532135320 |
Professional Reviews
Living Blues (pp.37-38)
- "Curtis Salgado and Mike Finnigan's vocals on the soulful ballad 'You're Gonna Make Me Cry' are particularly moving."
- "Curtis Salgado and Mike Finnigan's vocals on the soulful ballad 'You're Gonna Make Me Cry' are particularly moving."
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