Best Of (2005)

Artist: Lonnie Johnson
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UPC: 00090431289723
Release Date: 7/26/2005
Buy.com Sku: 63985590
Item#: M2E94V
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. I Am So Glad ~ Lonnie Johnson
2. What A Woman ~ Lonnie Johnson
3. Tomorrow Night ~ Lonnie Johnson
4. Friendless Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
5. I Want My Baby ~ Lonnie Johnson
6. What A Real Woman ~ Lonnie Johnson
7. Fallin' Rain Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
8. Feeling Low Down ~ Lonnie Johnson
9. Drunk Again ~ Lonnie Johnson
10. Jelly Roll Baker ~ Lonnie Johnson
11. Working Man's Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
12. Chicago Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
13. Feel So Lonesome ~ Lonnie Johnson
14. Tell Me Little Woman ~ Lonnie Johnson
15. Backwater Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
16. Careless Love ~ Lonnie Johnson
17. She's So Sweet ~ Lonnie Johnson
18. Trouble Ain't Nothin' But The Blues ~ Lonnie Johnson
19. Little Rockin' Chair ~ Lonnie Johnson
20. Nothin' Clickin' Chicken ~ Lonnie Johnson
21. Nothing But Trouble ~ Lonnie Johnson
22. Me And My Crazy Self ~ Lonnie Johnson
23. Seven Long Days ~ Lonnie Johnson
24. Just Another Day ~ Lonnie Johnson
25. You Can't Buy Love ~ Lonnie Johnson



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel: Lonnie Johnson; Hal Singer, Hot Lips Page, Tom Archia.
Liner Note Author: Victor Pearlin.
In the late 1940s and early '50s, revered blues guitarist/vocalist Lonnie Johnson recorded for the King label, and this 2005 compilation culls tracks from that time, a period just before he temporarily retired from music. (He was rediscovered during the folk/blues revival of the '60s.) Although earlier recordings found Johnson largely sticking to ballads, this set focuses on his more straightforward blues work. Sometimes backed by piano, bass, and drums, Johnson, with his plaintive singing and potent guitar playing, is always at the fore, while any other instruments seem far in the distance. This effect allows Johnson's considerable talents to shine, whether he's longing for female companionship ("I Want My Baby," "What a Real Woman," etc.) or dealing with other difficulties. Johnson's emotive brand of blues is immediately appealing and technically astonishing, making it no mystery why so many other bluesmen--including Robert Johnson (no relation) and B.B. King--were influenced by him. An excellent 25-song collection, THE VERY BEST OF LONNIE JOHNSON is an ideal introduction to this blues master.

 
Compilation Appearances
Vol. 2-(1927-29)
1962-65 American Folk Blues Fe
King R & B Box Set
Smithsonian Folkways-American
Vol. 2-Rose Grew Around The Br
Turn Back The Clock
Broke Black & Blue
Vol. 7-(1927-55)
Vol. 6-(1930-32)
1926-44
Every Day I Have The Blues
Dirty Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
American Roots Music
Very Best Of Kingfederal Deluxe Vol.1
Dirty Blues
When The Sun Goes Down Secret History (Limited Edition)
Legendary Jazz Guitarists: 1927-1941
American Folk Blues Festival 1962-66
Back To The Crossroads: Roots Of Robe
Greatest Blues
Century Of The Blues
Blues 1925-1952
Chicago Urban Blues 1923-1945
B.o. St. Louis County Blues Guitarists / Vari
Blues Grande Anthologie 1925-1962
Outside The Law
Wild Women Blues
Dirty Blues 3
Progressions:100 Years Of Jazz Guitar
Prestige Profiles
BROADCASTING BLUES: BLACK BLUES IN SEGREGATIO
Black & White Blues Guitars
Desperate Man Blues: Discovering The Roots /
Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond
Lost Blues Tapes
Aint's Times Hard:political And Socia
Blues Box

 
Associated Artists and Works
Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson [Digipak] ~ Blues Anatomy
Blues Anatomy
Reinhardt, Django
Spivey, Victoria

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 03/14/2006
Original Release Date : 2005
Catalog ID : 2897
Label : Collectables Records
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00090431289723

  


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