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 CHARLIE
MUSSELWHITE - DELUXE EDITION
{2005 | Alligator Records}
Deluxe Edition is his "greatest hits"
collection an added unreleased tune Lotsa Poppa.
Blues harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite was
born in the Mississippi hill country in 1944,
he grew up poor in Memphis. Sound familiar?
To summarize, this CD is phenomenal! Stop whatever
it is you are doing, turn the car around, go
to the music store now and get this CD.
The Crew:
Charlie Musselwhite - Vocals, Harmonica
& Guitar (4, 11, 14)
Guitar: Andrew Jones, Jr. (1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,13);
Mike "Junior" Watson (5,12)
Piano: Gene Taylor (5,12)
Bass: Artis Joyce (1,2,3,6,8,9,10,13);
Felton Crews (7); Larry Taylor (5,12)
Drums: Tommy Hill (1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,13);
Steven Hodges (5,12)
Vocals: The Blind Boys Of Alabama (4);
Will Shade (14)
Horns: (9) Art Baron, Trombone; Lenny
Pickett, Tenor and Baritone Saxes;
Lou Soloff, Trumpet
The
Songs:
1. River Hip Mama (4:08) - listen to
this track and ya' know this CD is gonna be
killer. An excellent, excellent song.
2. Mean Ole Frisco (3:46) - kind of a
country shuffle.
3. Blues Got Me Again (4:25) - a slow electric
blues song.
4. Bedside Of A Neighbor (2:22) - a combination
of delta and gospel.
5. When It Rains It Pours (4:18) - dominant
piano bass, slow masterful harp blowin'.
6. Lotsa Poppa (3:16) - this is more
a rockabilly tune.
7. Movin' And Groovin' (5:46) - another
rockabilly song with a great long harmonica
intro and mighty fine upright bass playin'.
8. .38 Special (8:26) - eight minutes
of harmonica bliss, down and dirty bluesy vocals,
could you ask for more???
9. Mama Long Legs (5:32) - big band swing
feel to it with the horn accompaniment.
10. The Blues Overtook Me (4:41) - Chicago
electric blues with a harmonica solo that wails.
11. My Road Lies In Darkness (2:42) -
Musselwhites own version of Delta blues, he's
playing acoustic on this song.
12. If I Should Have Bad Luck (4:48)
- a true blue piano blues tune with deep soulful
vocals and harmonica solo. Now this is what
I'm talking bout' - just the way STLBlues likes
it.
13. Make My Getaway (3:44) - wow, this
song is fast.
14. Newport News Blues (4:01) - what
a treat to hear Will Shade talking to the teenage
Charlie.
This CD is absolutely outstanding
and easily one of the best blues CD's we've ever
heard. Rating 4.447.
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