Down Home Urban Blues Classics (1996) (Williamson/Thornton/Littlejohn)

Artist: Various Artists
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Label: Arhoolie
UPC: 00096297010228
Release Date: 6/10/2003
Buy.com Sku: 60026749
Item#: MJ354C
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson ~ Various Artists
2. Big Mama's Bumble Bee - Big Mama Thornton ~ Various Artists
3. Cincinnati Stomp - Big Joe Duskin ~ Various Artists
4. Anna Lee - Earl Hooker ~ Various Artists
5. Up & Down The Avenue - Charlie Musselwhite ~ Various Artists
6. Been Around The World - John Littlejohn ~ Various Artists
7. Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson ~ Various Artists
8. I Know That's Right - Katie Webster ~ Various Artists
9. Raven, The - Omar Sharriff ~ Various Artists
10. You Think I'm Your Good Thing - Bee Houston ~ Various Artists
11. Going Back To The Country - Juke Boy Bonner ~ Various Artists
12. Ups & Downs - L.C. "Good Rockin" Robinson ~ Various Artists
13. Atlanta Bounce - Piano Red ~ Various Artists
14. Wild, Wild, Woman - Johnny Young ~ Various Artists
15. Gibson Creek Shuffle - The Charles Ford Band ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Editors: Chris Strachwitz; Tom Diamant.
Photographer: Chris Strachwitz.
A collection of urban blues from various releases in Arhoolie's catalog, this album starts out with some straightforward boogie blues with Sonny Boy Williamson, then moves into proto-rock & roll with Big Mama Thornton and some stride piano from Big Joe Duskin. Earl Hooker provides some slower guitar blues, and Charlie Musselwhite updates the blues harp tradition a bit in "Up and Down the Avenue." John Littlejohn exemplifies the Chicago scene and Joe Turner brings it back to proto-rock & roll. Katie Webster brings a full band into the picture with a higher tempo number involving the whole range of instruments, and Omar Shariff (not the actor) pumps out some stripped down piano blues with emotion at the core laid bare. Bee Houston almost sounds like a ska musician, Juke Boy Bonner combines guitar and bluesharp, and Good Rockin' Robinson presents a wailing, although rather rare, blues violin instrumental along with his vocals. Piano Red almost sounds like he's singing along with a player piano, Johnny Young provides another look at the more contemporary Chicago scene, and the album finishes on Charles Ford with a stuttering approach for the band and a rocking little solo line for his guitar. There are certainly urban blues compilations of better quality (such as the Blues Masters series on Rhino), but this one isn't bad as a quick sampler. Give it a listen if you can't find the more comprehensive items locally, and start digging deeper from there. ~ Adam Greenberg

Producer: Chris Strachwitz; Tom Diamant

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 11/05/1996
Original Release Date : 1996
Catalog ID : 102
Label : Arhoolie
Number of Discs : 1
Runtime : 55m : 44s
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Mixed
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00096297010228

  
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