Crucial Slide Guitar Blues (2004)

Product Summary Label: Ryko Distribution UPC: 00014551011729 Release Date: 2/24/2004 Buy.com Sku: 60626337 Item#: MEQ27Q Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. It's My Life, Baby - Johnny Winter ~ Various Artists 2. Never Miss Your Water - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials ~ Various Artists 3. She's Fine - A.C. Reed/Bonnie Raitt ~ Various Artists 4. Give Me Back My Wig - Luther Allison ~ Various Artists 5. I'm Gone - Elvin Bishop ~ Various Artists 6. Same Thing, The - Steady Rollin' Bob Margoli ~ Various Artists 7. Taylor's Rock - Sonny Landreth ~ Various Artists 8. When The Church Burned Down - The Kinsey Report ~ Various Artists 9. She's Gone - Michael Hill's Blues Mob ~ Various Artists 10. Jack O'Diamonds - Corey Harris ~ Various Artists 11. Sun Is Shining, The - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers ~ Various Artists 12. Out Of Here - Dave Hole ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Performers include: Johnny Winter, Luther Allison, Sonny Landreth, A.C. Reed, Bonnie Raitt, Corey Harris, Hound Dog Taylor, Elvin Bishop, Dave Hole, Lil' Ed. Photographers: Jack Lardomita; Peter Amft. Alligator has a justifiable reputation as one of the premier blues labels, and it draws on its recorded resources for this compilation. There's certainly no doubting the quality of the players and the music here, from Johnny Winter to the late Hound Dog Taylor, whose raw style sears the ears on Elmore James' "The Sun Is Shining." An older Corey Harris track reminds people that he's a remarkable acoustic slide player, and Sonny Landreth's "Taylor's Rock," from a Hound Dog Taylor tribute, features him playing no less than four parts, and still injecting plenty of grease. Australian Dave Hole remains a bit of a secret, but on the basis of this, deserves wider exposure. And if there's an odd man out here, it's A.C. Reed, who doesn't even play guitar. But he's joined by someone who does, Bonnie Raitt, and she lays down some wonderful work on "She's Fine." Elsewhere, there's Elvin Bishop, Luther Allison, and Lil' Ed among the suspects, with everyone making sure that the listener has a rockin' good time and confirming that the art of slide guitar is alive and well. ~ Chris Nickson   Technical Info Release Date : 02/24/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 117 Label : Alligator Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00014551011729    Related Videos This Time: Robert Cray Ballad Of John Henry Joe ...