Best Of (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00090431289723 Release Date: 7/26/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63985590 Item#: M2E94V Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 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