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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
Four great blues singers appears on this compilation, Junior Wells, Big Joje Williams, J.B. Hutto and Jimmy Johnson singing only classic tunes.. Tracks 1. good morning schoolgirl (Junior Wells) 2. I Done Stopped Hollering (Big Joe Williams) 3. Blues Do Me a Favor (J.B. Hutto) 4. Poor Boys' Dream (Jimmy Johnson) 5. Jumpin' In The Moonlight (Big Joe Williams) 6. Early in the Morning (Junior Wells) 7....
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Wilson's four JSP CDs are excerpted here with one cut added from Texas Blues Guitar Summit. It's a mix of down-home electric blues, 12-bar shuffles and boogies, cool West Coast swing, and funk. His guitar playing is simple like J.B. Hutto and John Lee Hooker, and he favors a staccato picking style and an exciting sound. His songs rework familiar themes, and his voice, while unconvincing in falsetto,...
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bag of songs (Free subscription) | 10/15/2007
Elmore James was one of the true pioneers of electric slide guitar whose influence san still be heard in modern day players for the Allman Brothers to The White Stripes. More from Allmusic guide : No two ways about it, the most influential slide guitarist of the postwar period was Elmore James, hands down. Although his early demise from heart failure kept him from enjoying the fruits of the '60s blues...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 08/29/2007
While he was not in top shape during the early '80s, J.B. Hutto could still bend strings, churn out whiplash chords, and offer exuberant shouts, which he did on this '82 set, reissued on a '92 CD with two bonus cuts. He did not always hit every note on the fretboard or maintain his vocal depth, but his spirit never flagged. Hutto's jagged lines, energized vocals, and inspiring presence made his originals...
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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 05/23/2007
J.B. Hutto -- along with Hound Dog Taylor -- was one of the last great slide guitar disciples of Elmore James to make it into the modern age. Hutto's huge voice, largely incomprehensible diction and slash and burn playing was Chicago blues with a fierce, raw edge all its own. He entered the world of music back home in Augusta, Georgia, singing in the family-oriented group the Golden Crowns Gospel...
