By
Shannon
This
disc was originally released by Antone’s
Records in 1994 and has been out of print for
some time. It has been re-released by popular
demand. I have never heard anything by this
cat before but I loved it the first time I listened
to it. To be honest, it’s the first hard
core blues album I have heard in a while. Six
of the fifteen tracks are Johnny’s originals.
There is a definite Robert Johnson influence
and there is also a song by Hank Ballard, who
is one of my all-time favs! Here is a track
listing:
1.
Kind Hearted Woman - classic Robert
Johnson sound
2. House Cleaning Blues - great
blues guitar sound w/fun lyrics
3. My Rice Ain’t Got No Gravy
- fast tempo and upbeat
4. Prince Charming - slow blues
5. Blue and Lonesome - great
Chicago Blues with a Robert Junior Lockwood
style
6. Mandolin Boogie - fast ragtime
boogie
7. John the Revelator - another
fantastic tune that everyone should know (Son
House)
8. Sleeping with The Devil
- awesome tune and diggin’ the harp (Johnny
Young)
9. Let’s Go to Big Houston
- country blues w/ a hoedown feel! (Link Davis,
Jr.)
10. Tomorrow Night - slow song
w/ nice vocals (Coslow and Grosz)
11. Johnny’s Deathray Boogie/Thrill
On The Hill - fast boogie instrumental
(Hank Ballard)
Bonus Tracks
12. Mandolin Moan - slow, sad
blues
13. Stones In My Pathway -
Robert Johnson traditional blues
14. Thinkin’ Bout Junior
- great guitar instrumental; nice bluesy sounds
15. Phonograph Blues - more
slow Robert Johnson but I totally dig it!
Learn
more about Johnny at www.hilltopcafe.com/johnny
Blues-o-meter
rating 5 of 5!!!!!
