Juke Joint

1. Star - Primal Scream

2. Camioux - Boozoo Bajou, Wayne Martin

3. Little By Little - Groove Armada, Richie Havens,

4. Gourmet de Funk - Mousse T

5. 100 Years - Tommy Guerrero

6. Real - UKO

7. Ycool - Jiri Ceiver

8. Railway Palace, Melbourne - Burnt Friedman & the Nu Dub Players,

9. Portland Woodchamber - Boozoo Bajou

10. Goin' to Louisiana - John Lee Hooker

11. Jah Rule - Rhythm & Sound, Rhythm & Sound,

12. Holy Mount Zion - Wayne Jarrett

13. Big Ship - Freddie McGregor

14. Set the Captives Free - Gregory Isaacs

15. Ordinary Joe - Terry Callier

16. Right on for the Darkness - Willie Wright, Willie Wright

17. Second to None - Boozoo Bajou

18. Wild Wood - Paul Weller

19. Blue Car - Greg Brown

20. Grove No. 2 - Boozoo Bajou

Juke Joint,Boozoo Bajou,Stereo Deluxe,Folk-Jazz,Jazz,Pop

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Average customer rating: Harmonica mania! Junior Wells (& Buddy Guy): Hoodoo Man Blues One Of The Best Chicago Blues Albums Nobody out does the Hoodoo Man! Junior Wells at his best

Hoodoo Man Blues Junior Wells Manufacturer: Delmark ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Chicago Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: West Side Soul The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James His Best Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) The Original Delta Blues ASIN: B000004BI9 Release Date: 1993-06-10

Tracks:

1. Snatch It Back And Hold It
2. Ships On The Ocean
3. Good Morning Schoolgirl
4. Hound Dog
5. In The Wee Hours
6. Hey Lawdy Mama
7. Hoodoo Man Blues
8. Early In The Morning
9. We're Ready
10. You Don't Love Me Baby
11. Chitlin Con Carne
12. Yonder Wall
13. Hoodoo Man Blues, Alternate
14. Chitlin Con Carne, Alternate

Amazon.com essential recording

This 1965 album is where vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells comes into his own. An early collaboration with Buddy Guy, the two of them sum up the 1960s funk-rock-blues that lay ahead. Hoodoo Man Blues inspired Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, and a host of other musician-fans. Wells and Guy don't shy from creating James Brown-funkified blues, or from putting a rock edge to their blues; but neither do they shy from traditional blues. Their version of "Good Morning Little School Girl" is a proper update--still menacing, with less of a country blues feel. Also not to be missed is the instrumental workout "Chitlin Con Carne." --Robert Gordon

Customer Reviews:

Harmonica mania!.......2007-06-25

Junior Wells is one of the premier harmonica players ever to his the blues circuit, and this definitely shows off his talent. Very nice to have Buddy Guy playing guitar along side Junior. If you like Little Walter and Muddy Waters, Junior Wells fits in right along side of them, having replaced Little Walter in Muddy's band after Walter left. Highly recommended to any blues lover!

Junior Wells (& Buddy Guy): Hoodoo Man Blues.......2007-04-08

I'm pretty horrified by the thought that I almost wrote off the praise of this album as hype. It is not just one of the coolest blues CDs I have ever heard, but one of the coolest albums period. Even if you (like me) prefer the Delta Blues but aren't so hot on Chicago -- and *especially* if you dislike Chicago blues because of the tendency for slow, long, boring guitar solos with too much string bendage -- then you need to check this album out. It's tight, contains not one boring solo from beginning to end, and includes some of the best amplified harmonica I've heard (made even better by Wells' tendency to gasp for air right into the microphone between harp blows, the way Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson does when playing his flute). The bass part on "Yonder Wall" will blow your mind. This album has attitude.

One Of The Best Chicago Blues Albums.......2007-01-23

Both Junior Wells and Buddy Guy Shine on this recording. Junior with his all out raw vocal style and killer blues harp and Buddy Guy with a solid riffing rythym. Not enough can be said about either artist on this recording but Buddy is not the Buddy Guy we all know on this album. This Album shows a whole different side of Buddy. Here he is not the bombastic screamer on a fender stratocaster we all know and love but a strong and steady side man with a real heavy groove. Almost no solo's for Buddy on the whole album but his rythym playing shines through and should be an inspiration to every guitarist proving that even the high and mighty can play rythym when needed. The songs are all solid blues and the liner notes well worth the cost of admission. I love everything about this album. One of my favorite spots is "Chitlins Con Carne" A tune written by Kenny Burrell and I have heard many others play it but none quite like this version.

Nobody out does the Hoodoo Man!.......2007-01-16

Junior Wells is my favorite blues harp player. This album was as good as they come, but so many of his that I have I could say the same about. This album is a must for all-out blues harp fans. I love the Hoodoo Man!

Junior Wells at his best.......2007-01-10

I think this product is a "must have" in anyone's blues collection. Having listened to this type of music for over 40 years, I can say that this CD shows the versatility of Junior Wells and you will never get tired of listening to it.

Average customer rating: The Very Best Great blues by a legendary blues singer Not my cup of tea Boogie King A Legendary and Prolific Bluesman!

The Very Best Of John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Icons | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: His Best: 1947 to 1955 Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James The Original Delta Blues The Anthology: 1947-1972 ASIN: B0000033I0 Release Date: 1995-04-25

Tracks:

1. Boogie Chillen'
2. Crawlin' King Snake
3. Hobo Blues
4. Huckle Up Baby
5. I'm In The Mood
6. I Need Some Money
7. Dimples
8. Boom Boom
9. Shake It Baby
10. Big Legs, Tight Skirt
11. It Serves You Right To Suffer
12. You Know, I Know
13. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
14. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
15. Burning Hell
16. Terraplane Blues

Amazon.com essential recording

A million or so collections, all from different record labels, document this Detroit blues guitarist's influential boogie-woogie career. This 16-song Rhino CD is an excellent starting point, with definitive versions of Hooker's classics "Boom Boom," "Boogie Chillen'," "I'm in the Mood," and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer." It's interesting to hear the singer's voice progress from a deep, growling slur to the more polished later material, such as his collaboration with slide guitarist Roy Rogers on Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues," but he never lost his bottom-line rawness. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

The Very Best .......2007-05-09

It was my first purchase of an album by John Lee Hooker and I was not disappointed, a great choice. I would definitely recommend it.

Great blues by a legendary blues singer.......2007-04-06

This is indeed "The very best" of John Lee Hooker. It captures music from different times in his career, from his first "hit," "Boogie Chillen'" to "Boom Boom" to "I'm Bad Like Jesse James" to "Terraplane Blues."

I'll mention just a few to illustrate. "Boogie Chillen'" is noted as his first hit (1949). The guitar playing is extremely simple--but almost hypnotic in its effect. The simple riff is described by Hooker as "just an old funky lick I found." One theme is how boogie woogie is just trying to get out of him!

"Boom Boom" features a good ensemble playing well together. This song became visible after the Animals covered it and reached a wider audience. A nice set of lines well sung:

"She walked that walk and talked that talk;
And whispered in my ear,
And tell me that you love me.
I love that talk
When you talk like that."

His distinctive voice well serves this song.

"I'm Bad like Jesse James" begins with the central tag line for the song: "I'm mad, I'm bad like Jesse James." This is a story-telling song, telling what the singer is planning for someone who fooled around with his wife. And he gets mad (like Jesse James). He describes three guys he knows who will take care of the bad guy. He goes through a few scenarios, warning off the cad. Pretty graphic! The rhythmic drum playing works well, accenting the development of the story. This is classic John Lee Hooker.

This is a nice introduction to the work of one of the legendary blues singers. Those interested in learning more about the blues would be well advised to consider this CD.

Not my cup of tea.......2007-01-28

Old songs from a young J.L.Hooker. I never listen to this CD. Glad I bought it on sale. The CD has some decent guitar, but I don't like the chosen songs.

Not a favorite of mine.

Boogie King.......2006-10-04

John Lee Hooker, "king of the boogie," is one of the most influential guitarists to ever record. He is also one of the most unique, as his rhythmic and dynamic senses are more free than what one may be accustomed to... he also changes chords rarely, if ever, in some songs. Now i myself have complained about 3 chord bands... this is different, this man hypnotizes you with his awesome, entrancing riffs and licks. This collection is probably the finest one disc compilation of this master's work and belongs in any music lover's collection. If you think that all blue sounds the same and all is 12 bars etc etc (any blues aficionado knows much better than to pay any heed to these ridiculously ill-informed stereotypes), John Lee Hooker is a good place to see that the blues is one of the forms most open for free expression and experimentation.

A Legendary and Prolific Bluesman!.......2006-07-25

Some of John Lee Hooker's best known songs are compiled from his many years and albums onto this budget CD, with not one being one you will skip over. From "Boogie Chillen'" to "Boom, Boom," they are all here. Even the songs which made others famous, such as "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."

"I'm Bad Like Jesse James" is a favorite of mine, with this particular song showing his inimitable rambling style so strikingly, a style which over the years can be found less and less.

It should be noted that the version of "I'm in the mood" on this album is different than the Chess side he recorded with the Chess brothers (I actually prefer the more polished Chess side). But regardless, each song is representative of a different time in his life, as this legendary bluesman recorded over 100 albums during his lifetime, one of the most prolific bluesmen in history.

A must own for any lover of the blues.

Average customer rating: A bit disappointing Awesome! One of the harp greats!!! harmonica at it's best church is out! Yeeha

Delta Hardware Charlie Musselwhite Manufacturer: Real World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Road to Escondido Guitar Groove-A-Rama Brother to the Blues Alligator Records 35X35 Watermelon Slim and the Workers ASIN: B000EMG6VG Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

1. Church Is Out
2. One Of These Mornings
3. Sundown
4. Black Water
5. Clarksdale Boogie
6. Just A Feeling
7. Gone Too Long
8. Invisible Ones
9. Town To Town
10. Blues For Yesterday

Amazon.com

As authentic as the lines on his forehead and his droopy eyes, veteran bluesman Charlie Musselwhite gets better with age. (At 62, he's a respected survivor with dozens of albums to his credit.) On Delta Hardware the journeyman musician pays tribute to, and revels in, his Mississippi roots. Although he's spent time in Chicago and on the West Coast, for this album of churning swamp and deep Southern blues he taps his formative years in the town of Kosciusko. Musselwhite's poignant voice and crying harmonica convey loss and sadness on the tense, swirling "Black Water," one of two tracks dealing with Hurricane Katrina. His full-bodied, amplified harp cuts like Paul Butterfield and especially Little Walter, two of whose songs he covers here. Give Musselwhite's backing group credit too, especially guitarist Chris "Kid" Anderson, who slices into the slow, riff-based, Walter-penned "Just a Feeling" with Ronnie Earl-styled precision. Even on the straight-ahead shuffle of "Blues for Yesterday," the band nails a sweaty, edgy groove that's as genuine as it is driving. Producer Chris Goldsmith keeps the sound lean, mean, and just muddy enough to conjure images of the band churning out these dark, dusky Delta blues on a porch in the midst of a sweltering summer's night. The no-frills approach is perfect for Musselwhite's otherworldly harp playing to express his years and miles on the endless blues highway. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews:

A bit disappointing.......2007-05-07

I bought this based on the enthusiastic Amazon reviews and the fact that I like blues rock. This is my first Charlie Musselwhite and I was a bit disappointed. His vocals are laconic and the guitar is rarely gripping. The opening song has a good hook, but the rest is pretty forgettable. If you like blues harp, I'd recommend Kim Wilson's solo efforts over this. Still, it's a solid listenable album, and they may be more vivid in concert.

Awesome!.......2007-01-24

This is one for Blues Harp lovers! Great old school blues mixed with some modern style. I've heard Musselwhite play on a Blind Boys of Alabama CD and absolutely loved his style. This collection is different and yet equally as awesome... moreso if you consider the sheer volume of great harpin'. C.M. is a virtuoso of the harp. Buy this for the pure enjoyment of hearing what amazing sounds can be blown through a simple harmonica.

One of the harp greats!!!.......2007-01-19

Charlie Musselwhite is supposed to have said, that he only knows one song, he just plays it slower or faster or in a different key. Well if that's the case he disguises it well and has managed to release over twenty albums of this song. This latest release is right up there with the best of them. This is no nonsense, no frills earthy blues, from the driving Church is Out and Blues for Yesterday, to the dark sounding Black Water. Buy this CD and just listen to that harp cry! It's a great driving album, but the problem is, there are only ten songs most of them two or three minutes long, so its finished before I get home. Ok just stick it on again!!!

harmonica at it's best.......2007-01-13

There are and have been a few great harmonica players. But I am always amazed what a great player musically and technically Charlie Musselwhite is. And I love the way he and his band sounds. The CD rocks and so do the lyrics of Black Water (title 4). Hello America, get ready for more...

church is out! Yeeha.......2007-01-10

worth it for first song. jeff bezos is a clown. can't stop listening to the first song.

Average customer rating: Who Has Been Hiding RL Burnside? An acquired taste, but try it Shuck Dub? Only in it for money? true alchemy

Come On In R. L. Burnside Manufacturer: Fat Possum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down A Bothered Mind Burnside on Burnside You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough First Recordings ASIN: B000008UMZ Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Been Mistreated
2. Come On In (Live)
3. Let My Baby Ride
4. Don't Stop Honey
5. It's Bad You Know
6. Just Like A Woman
7. Come On In (Part 2)
8. Rollin' Tumblin' (Remix)
9. Please Don't Stay
10. Shuck Dub
11. Come On In (Part 3)
12. Heat

Amazon.com

Now, here's what you call a break from tradition. After bridging the gap between punk and blues on his collaboration with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside ventures into the world of beats and grooves with Come On In, a series of remix projects with producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Foo Fighters). The cynics among you may smell opportunism, but Rothrock is sensitive and respectful enough to Burnside's originals to do them proper justice. Even the 4/4 high hat and filtered sound effects of "Rollin' Tumblin'" sound appropriate to the music at hand. Though these treatments--largely instrumental--erase the most of the presence of Burnside's searing vocals, Burnside and Rothrock's adventurousness will win over most to their progressive-thinkin' boogie chillun'. --Justin Hampton

Customer Reviews:

Who Has Been Hiding RL Burnside?.......2007-02-26

Thank you Sirius Radeo and Amazon for bringing us RL Burside. Too bad the local "music (??)" Channels and stores still haven't got a clue in what great music really is.
Its easy to see why "It's Bad You Know" is the most requested song on Sirius Blues.

An acquired taste, but try it.......2006-03-14

This album is kind of like wasabi: it takes some getting used to but if you do, you have a friend for life. You're in for a big surprise if you're expecting traditional blues from this old bluesman. This is techno remix blues, which obviously won't please some, but he pulls it off. Best-known and probably the best tune is "It's Bad You Know", played on WXRT in Chicago, who turned me on to the album. Most of the cuts are musical loops, not all of which work, but overall pretty solid and recommended for anyone wanting something different. Die-hard blues purists need not apply.

Shuck Dub?.......2006-01-07

Dear Mr. Yates: Are you one of those turtle-neck wearing folks with plenty of money and a nose in the air? Are you one of those that believe that the Blues must adhere to some unforgiving rules that you made up? Get off yo' high horse and put down that pipe! The Blues have always been a "blasphemy", a walk downtown, a soulful melody, a harsh reality.... etc... The Blues NEVER did adhere to any rules of musical education. The Blues is the Blues because of a feeling, an attitude. This album has all of that attitude, irreverent as it is. Take off that turtle-neck sweater and listen to these grooves. Blues grooves. The only other artist to take the Blues to this level this decade has been G. Love. No, it's not your daddy's Blues.... but it is Blues.... fun Blues.... New Orleans Blues... Blues the way it was supposed to be: Fun, Exciting, Soulful and NOT standard! Blues with a capital "B".

Only in it for money?.......2005-10-21

I'm laughing my fricken a** off. I read the review by Mr. "Thomas W. Yates" who states below "shame on fat possum....they used to be about documenting a pure, dying art form. now fat possum is all about "updating" the blues to "increase the audience"...fat possum only cares about the $$."

Give me a break! Don't you think Mr. Burnside deserves to make some money for his talent? Don't you think Fat Possom deserves to make some good money too? I sure as heck do. Sounds like your one of those people who wants to "Keep the Man Down". Keep him poor and humble is that it? Give me a break....

Don't you think this may make some younger people find an interest in "The Blues"?

Personally I think its pretty selfish when I see other reviews like that. I think its great that the blues is branching out and reaching out to a larger audience and in the process becoming more mainstream. I think its great that these artists who have been making pennies all their lives are finally making some real money for all their work and talent.

Heck 20 years ago I was wondering if the blues was going to die out but people like Mr. Burnside, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and others have created a renewed interest in "The Blues".

--Keep It Up!

true alchemy.......2005-10-17

To appreciate this incredible album one must understand that Mr. Burnside was raised in the country and matured in the city; which rationalizes the true alchemy of this electrifying rural/uban mix. The amazing power and energy of this album will stand as R.L.'s burning memorial. So-called blues purists may take issue, but blues music is not "pure" - it is the soul expression of the performer's life experiences... good, bad, pleasurable or painful and everything in between - like this album.

Average customer rating: Just shut up and buy it! Electric. Love it. WOW Blues meets punk

Burnside on Burnside R.L. Burnside Manufacturer: Fat Possum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Delta Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough Come On In First Recordings Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down A Bothered Mind ASIN: B00005QG8K Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. Shake 'Em On Down
2. Skinny Woman
3. Miss Maybelle
4. Rollin' & Tumblin'
5. Long Haired Doney
6. Walkin' Blues
7. He Ain't Your Daddy
8. Bad Luck And Trouble
9. Jumper On The Line
10. Goin' Down South
11. Alice Mae
12. Snake Drive

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Mississippi hill country patriarch R.L. Burnside's two previous albums dabbled in remixes and trip-hop experimentation geared to the college-rock market. This is a restorative: pure slide 'n' drone blues caught live in January 2001 at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom. The 73-year-old is joined by his usual jukehouse band, his drummer and grandson Cedric Burnside and guitarist Kenny Brown, who blow sparks behind Burnside's rich honey-and-molasses voice and chunky six-string affirmations. Every time Burnside hits a note, it's a reminder of both how vital an interpreter of the hypnotic style developed by Fred McDowell he remains and how true electric country blues still sounds in its unvarnished state.

There's an emotional resonance that runs through this music like blood, especially when Burnside plays solo. His all-alone performances of "Walking Blues" and "Bad Luck and Trouble" reveal every nuance of his caw-to-keen singing and the sweet way his slide slices right to the emotional core of a lyric. Burnside's off-color jokes and song-ending punctuations (mostly buoyant "Well, well, wells") also give an inkling of the wild-ass grandpa charisma that makes him so appealing on stage. Burnside has, however, delivered better concerts. At times these tempos seem rushed, which sacrifices some of the subtleties of his vocalizing. But Brown unleashes a rabid slide solo on "Snakedrive" that shoots the tune skyward, and he and Cedric display relentless energy and thrust. All of which proves that, with John Lee Hooker now reclining upstairs, R.L. Burnside is the ruler of this music. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Just shut up and buy it!.......2007-01-03

Powerfull, driving and gets under your skin. Buy it and play it loud.
My favourite blues album in my collection.

Electric........2006-12-31

It don't get no better than this. Burnside's best. I wish I could compare it to something, but ain't nothin' to compare it to.

Love it........2006-12-22

Skinny woman though... anyone heard busted by the black keys? Same song... subtly different lyrics. Black keys came out first though... I think.

WOW.......2005-04-10

This cat is good. Mesmerizing beat and tempo, he has the blues in his voice and his soul. A "must buy" for the down home blues lover. This is what it's all about.

Blues meets punk.......2005-01-21

Too often blues albums are simply reheated renditions of Clapton, SRV, or Muddy Waters licks. However, thanks to many young acts, blues is being placed directly on the modern indie stage and finally being heard by new audiences. This group of mavericks just so happens to include a 78 year old John Lee Hooker fan from the hill country of Mississippi named R.L Burnside.
Burnside and his band as a live unit is a work of genius. Burnside has all the trademarks of your classic Mississippi blues singer. The hard rhythms and one-chord riffs of his playing. The droning voice that rips at your soul. His slide licks taken from the Robert Johnson songbook and Muddy Waters. Beyond that, though, is a clear connection to the chaos and speed of any classic punk album. On songs like Skinny Woman and Snake Drive the rhythm is relentless! It is clearly blues, yet there is also a Sex Pistols style spirit and fury within the chaos. Any stereotypes you once had about blues will be torn apart when you hear Kenny Brown's Kinks-meets-Elmore James solos or Cedric Burnside's classic, hip hop styled drumming.
There are very few blues albums as original and fiercely energetic (save perhaps Burnside's own album with Kenny Brown and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion). It is one of the best blues albums I've ever heard and possibly the most fun I've ever had listening to a blues album. This is a blues album for non blues fans! It has a ferocious rhythm that combines the spirit of old blues with the innovations of modern music. Not bad for someone who is probably old enough to be your grandfather!

Also if you like this, check out any other albums on the Fat Possum label. Buddy Guy's Sweet Tea or Stone Crazy! and North Mississippi All Star's Bonaroo album are also great albums in this vein. Any live John Lee Hooker albums are also essential, for the foretell the classics here.
(P.S I understand Burnside retired recently. Please I beg of you R.L if you are reading this, just one more farewell tour!)

Average customer rating: a good cd well satisfied Great and varied harping! A fine sampler for the casual blues fan

Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Memphis Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blues Masters, Vol. 16: More Harmonica Classics Crucial Harmonica Blues Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players (Includes ... book and 74 minute stereo CD Jamming Buddy) Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics Blues Masters, Vol. 8: Mississippi Delta Blues ASIN: B0000032X5 Release Date: 1992-11-10

Tracks:

1. Juke - Little Walter
2. Ends and Odds - Jimmy Reed
3. Rocket 88 - Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet
4. Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson
5. Messin' With The Kid - Junior Wells
6. Blues With A Feeling - Butterfield Blues Band
7. Sugar Coated Love - Lazy Lester
8. Steady - Jerry Mc Cain
9. I'll Be Around - Howlin' Wolf
10. I Was Fooled - Billy Boy Arnold
11. Take A Little Walk With Me - Big John Wrencher/Joe Carter
12. Easy - Jimmy And Walter
13. Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor
14. Wolf Call Boogie - Hot Shot Love
15. Last Night - George 'Harmonica' Smith And The Chicago Blues Band
16. I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
17. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
18. Christo Redemptor - Charlie Musselwhite

Customer Reviews:

a good cd.......2007-03-13

pretty much all the songs on here are actually good, unlike with a lot of compilations. a good buy.

well satisfied.......2005-09-15

cd was as advertised and arrived in good condition, in a timely fashion. this is the first used product i have purchased on the net and i am very satisfied with the results

Great and varied harping!.......2004-09-25

Wow! A friend recommended this CD to me (as I am beginning to play), and what a treat this was. Terrific variety in style, and superb playing all around. Especially helpful were the extensive liner notes to the CD, listing each artist and going into their background as well as details about the songs. Really enjoyable reading. I just can't say enough about it if you are looking for a good sampling of harp songs. :)

A fine sampler for the casual blues fan.......2003-12-07

Rhino's "Blues Masters" series is the best of its kind, and while this one disc obviously only scratches the surface of blues harmonica playing, it does feature a lot of good music.

Most longtime blues fans will own the lion's share of this material already, but "Harmonica Classics" also features several lesser-known songs like Jerry McCain's "Steady", Lazy Lester's superbly groovy "Sugar Coated Love", "Boogie Twist" by Snooky Pryor, and "Easy" by the greatest blues harmonica player of them all, the great Walter Horton (that's the song credited to "Jimmy and Walter").

Howlin' Wolf is here as well, Billy Boy Arnold is here, Little Walter Jacobs is here with his instrumental classic "Juke", and Jimmy Reed is here, doing the loping "Ends And Odds" in his lazy, minimalistic style. Other highlights include Junior Wells' tough "Messin' With The Kid" and Sonny Boy Williamson (II)'s "Help Me".

These songs don't necessarily rank among the artists' very best, since they were chosen primarily for the harp playing, and that may be seen as a little bit of a drawback. But that's not to say that these songs are generally below par, however, and this collection does focus on blues harmonica after all.
And there is some impressive instrumental prowess on display here, including the Fabulous Thunderbirds' lyrical "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", "Last Night" by George "Harmonica" Smith, and the one-armed John Wrencher's rendition "Take A Little Walk With Me".

As I said, this is not excactly the defintive word on blues harmonica, or on the artists represented here, but "Harmonica Classics" and its companion volume (excitingly titled "More Harmonica Classics") are still a fine purchase for casual and "mid-level" blues listeners.
Lots of great music here.

Average customer rating: Rainin' In My Heart BLUESMAN Quit teasin' me, baby. A Bluesman To Remember A knockout R&B singer, that will bedazzle you...

The Best of Slim Harpo Slim Harpo Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boss Man Hoodoo Man Blues Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958 His Best West Side Soul ASIN: B000005KPX Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

1. I'm A King Bee
2. I've Got Love If You Want It
3. Wonderin' And Worryin'
4. You'll Be Sorry One Day
5. Strange Love
6. Bobby Sox Baby
7. One More Day
8. Rainin' In My heart
9. Blues Hangover
10. Buzzin'
11. Still Rainin' In My Heart
12. Snoopin' Around
13. Te Ni Nee Ni Nu
14. Tip On In, Part 1
15. Shake Your Hips
16. Baby, Scratch My Back

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Slim Harpo recorded really good rhythm and blues. He never got too fancy; he never forgot the importance of the groove. He died young in 1970, but his music reached the Rolling Stones (who covered his "I'm a King Bee"), the Kinks (who sang his "I Got Love If You Want It"), Van Morrison, and Them (whose first single was Harpo's "Don't Start Crying Now"). These songs and other greats--"Tip on In," "Baby, Scratch My Back"--are all included in this excellent collection of Harpo's greatest sides. --Robert Gordon

Customer Reviews:

Rainin' In My Heart.......2007-03-20

The first song I ever hear from Slim Harpo was "Rainin' In My Heart." I hadn't heard that song before and I had to find out who this guy was. I called up the a.m. radio station and actually asked the disc jokey who that was. That was back in the late 50s and times were simpler then. From that moment on, I was a Slim Harpo fan. Slim is great all the time but I especially was knocked out to hear again "I'm A King Bee," "Rainin In My Heart," and "Baby Scratch My Back." Slim Harpo doesn't blow you out of the room. He sneaks up on you and just gets you. I dig him and his music and I think you will to.

BLUESMAN.......2007-01-26

If you're not into ' 50's style electric blues....STAY BACK This is Slim Harpo...The KingBee......I litrally sleep with this CD

Quit teasin' me, baby........2006-01-12

This is an excellent compilation of some of Slim Harpo's best recordings. Slim played the blues in a way that was accesible to a mainstream audience. He actually had two crossover pop hits, with "Rainin' in My Heart" and "Baby Scratch My Back". His songs "I Got Love If You Want It" and "I'm a King Bee" are also recognized classics, although they are perhaps better known for their cover versions by British Invasion groups. Slim's songs are enjoyable, although he did tend to repeat himself. For example, both "Little Queen Bee" and "Buzz Me Babe" are rewrites of "I'm a King Bee". And he did rewrites of his other popular songs, too. But such a thing is common in the blues field, so he can't really be faulted for that. Blues fans should enjoy this CD.

A Bluesman To Remember.......2004-11-24

If you can say you knew Slim Harpo's work without an English group (The Rolling Stones) or individual musician (Eric Clapton) having had to bring it to your attention some years later, as has often been the case, then good for you. I remember going into this hardcore hillbilly bar (too young to be there) and hearing "Rainin' in My Heart" play often on the jukebox. It was 1961. Everybody seemed to know who it was. That was the first time I could put a name to a familiar singer on a "black only" radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. By the time "Baby, Scratch My Back" came along maybe 5 years later in the midst of British rock, protest songs and Nancy Sinatra, it sounded like a throwback to the 1950s. Slim Harpo was one of the few bluesmen who had a national audience (Motown was in full swing but that's a different thing). This package does in fact have the best of Slim Harpo as I remember his music from both before and after his breaking into the national mainstream. Unfortunately, just as it seems many of his fellow bluesmen did, Slim harpo died at an early age, he in 1970. He was 46 years old. Buy this thing.

A knockout R&B singer, that will bedazzle you..........2004-05-19

A heavily rhythmic jump blues/R&B singer, who has a rough and rowdy style. This music will have you stompin' on your living room dance floor, you'll be uncontrolably jitterbugging across your dining room into the kitchen.

A great cd, that will appeal to fans of blues, roots of rock'n'roll, swing, and rockabilly. Though Slim Harpo is a "blues" artist, his music would have been considered r&b back in the 50's, and now would be categorized as jump blues. A perfect beat for swing dancing, this music was big in jukeboxes at Juke Joints & roadhouses, across the USA in the 50's. There are a few chart hits that he had, and his popularity was immense.

A great cd, is the bottom line here.

Average customer rating: The King of the Boogie Boom Boom - Boogie Chillen A true bluesman for the blues lover An outright thrilling album.

The Definitive Collection John Lee Hooker Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Detroit Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Definitive Collection The Ultimate Collection Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) His Best The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James ASIN: B000ERU8JC Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

1. Boogie Chillen
2. Hobo Blues
3. Crawlin' King Snake
4. John L's House Rent Boogie
5. Leave My Wife Alone
6. I'm In The Mood
7. Walkin' The Boogie
8. Sugar Mama
9. Dimples
10. Boom Boom
11. It Serves You Right To Suffer
12. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
13. The Waterfront
14. I'm Bad Like Jesse James
15. The Motor City Is Burning
16. Think Twice Before You Go
17. Backbiters And Syndicaters
18. Burning Hell
19. The Healer
20. I'm In The Mood

Customer Reviews:

The King of the Boogie.......2007-05-25

A lot of times these single disc collections try so hard to offer as much as possible the best of a certain artist. Too many times so much essential material is left off, and the same predictable fare is churned out, that it seemed effortless and pointless for the most part. That isn't necessarily the case with someone like John Lee Hooker, whose career spanned some 40-50 years on a variety of more than 20 some labels like Modern, Chess, Impulse, Vee-Jay, ABC-BluesWay and so many others. That's where it becomes very problematic and debatable as to what counts and what doesn't. Every label in every tiny aspect of his career couldn't be represented, of course, so balance becomes an issue, too. Another thing is that a handful of these approach or are over 5 minutes in length. It may sound like this is very picky, but for a single CD, this is a rather noteworthy representation. Early classics like "Boogie Chillen" and "I'm in the Mood" are represented as well as timeless upbeat tunes like "Boom Boom" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" which is blues at its very best. The latter part fo his career is represented with his collaborations with Canned Heat in 1970, and Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt in 1988. Other than those mentoned, "Dimples", "I'm Bad Like Jesse James", and "Think Twice Before You Go" are also definitely worth checking out as well as the three final tracks featuring the collaborations. "The Healer" is the most different of the three, and has a slicked, synthesized Latin-tinged groove. Overall, a fair enough representation is made proving how John Lee Hooker was successful with each generation he played for and encountered during his mammoth career, and is still appreciated with many new fans and bands today.

Boom Boom - Boogie Chillen.......2007-03-20

There is a reason that artists like Santana, Bonnie Raitt and Canned Heat team up with John Lee. There is a reason he shows up in the movie "The Blues Brothers." It is because John Lee Hooker is delta blues to full tilt boogie. The man is a legend and just knocks your socks off if you are really into blues. When you see him in person, his attire also sets off the mood. John Lee you are up there with Muddy and The Wolf. Maybe the best endorsement for any John Lee Hooker compilation comes from none other than George Thoroughgood and The Delaware Destroyers. In one of George's versions of "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer," just before George gets the boot from his land lady for not paying his rent he says "I gathered up my John Lee Hooker collection..." Now that is PAYING HOMAGE TO ONE OF THE THREE GREATEST BLUES ARTISTS OF THE MODERN ERA...i.e. Chicago Style Blues.

A true bluesman for the blues lover.......2007-03-13

John Lee Hooker is by far one of the greatest blues player ever. He was smooth, soulful, even a little dangerous but always kept playing the blues. The Definitive Collection is a great CD to start with. The only draw back is it has a song from the '80s inspired by that bad Caribbean influence that everyone seemed to cling too. But its only one track so you can skip ahead. Chances are you have heard John's music before - only you didn't know it was John's. He's been covered by a lot of artists and while the covers were good - best example is George Thoroughgood's "One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer" - the originals are still the best.

An outright thrilling album........2006-08-03

If you were looking for the essential, the definitive, the musical picture of the man, this is it. He has a singular deep power in his voice, a fearless intense blues guitar style that is hypnotic elegant and surprising. And his songs will pick you up and shake you.

Average customer rating: well, well well The Robert Johnson of 1968 caught my baby cheatin', now home aint where it used to be Best Blues CD EVER Great Acoustic Guitar Playing

First Recordings R.L. Burnside Manufacturer: Fat Possum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mississippi Hill Country Blues Burnside on Burnside Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down Too Bad Jim You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough ASIN: B00009IB1I Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. Just Like A Bird Without A Feather
2. Goin' Down South
3. Come On In
4. Little Babe
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
6. Jumper On The Line
7. Skinny Woman
8. Poor Black Mattie
9. Long Haired Doney
10. Peaches
11. Walkin' Blues
12. Hobo Blues
13. My Time Ain't Long
14. Sat Down On My Bed And Cried

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Today, at age 77, this popular North Mississippi singer-guitarist is a master of dirty juke-joint blues. But Burnside was a farm hand when these late '60s recordings captured him developing his staples "Goin' Down South," "Jumper On the Line," "Poor Black Mattie," and "Long Haired Doney"--and his playing style--in bare-boned acoustic form. Burnside practically cries over the roiling John Lee Hooker-influenced guitar lines of the heartbroken "Like a Bird Without a Feather," which he's never again recorded, winning sympathy until he admits that he murdered his lost lover. In "Skinny Woman," covered recently by the North Mississippi Allstars, he offsets the rippling picking style associated with John Hurt by beating his knuckles against his six-string's body. Burnside's slide on "Walkin' Blues" favors the low strings until his solo stabs into the high register with keening, measured authority, matching the sweet and dusty tones of his voice, which then possessed a youthful flexibility that wrung all sorts of nuances from these 14 songs. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

Following up R.L. Burnside's Grammy nominated Burnside on Burnside, this CD goes back to R.L.'s beginning. For the first time on CD, these are the complete George Mitchell recordings from 1968. Digipak. Epitaph/Fat Possum Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

well, well well.......2006-01-26

Basically, this album is a must for any blues fan. I bought his recent live album "Burnside on Burnside" and thought that was good, until i heard just how good his early recordings were. His songs capture the feeling of the blues in the same way that Robert Johnson could. His simple single guitar and vocals style is in many ways right at the heart of the blues. And this older recording is incredibly high quality. Great, early blues music by a musician who had incredible staying power.

The Robert Johnson of 1968.......2005-11-16

I 'm not interested in any fusion of hill country blues with hip-hop junk, so when I wanted to buy an R.L. Burnside CD, I went to the beginning. And man, I struck gold! R.L. just spellbinds the listener with his raw emotion and remarkable guitar playing. If you appreciate Robert Johnson's recordings, you're sure to like this as well, even though the music itself is a little different than Johnson's blues. Kind of a cross between Johnson and John Lee Hooker, with the "hypnotic trance" thing going. It's its own thing, actually--hill country blues!

caught my baby cheatin', now home aint where it used to be.......2004-11-30

this cd is the kind of thing that can get you lost on your way home from work. literally. one wrong turn around this place and im out twenty minutes. burnside just sucks you in and there's nothing you can do about it. emotion to rival 'a love supreme'. backhand to the cheek. swagger.

Best Blues CD EVER.......2004-11-28

I can't say enough about this CD, I can't get enough of it and ended up buying all the Burnside I could get my hands on. I don't understand why this guy isn't HUGE. Bird Without a Feather is the best blues song I've ever heard. Deep, raw, hypnotic Mississippi delta solo acoutic blues.

Great Acoustic Guitar Playing.......2004-07-31

If you like R.L.'s guitar playing than this is the album for you. Man R.L. could play when he was that age, this THE best Cd to showcase R.L.'s Guitar playing. His voice isn't as good as it is now, but you won't care about that once you here his guitar. He does good Versons of his later standers like "Skinny women" and "Jumper hangin' on the line". Plus he does a great version of "My Baby" which is titled here "Little Baby". Oh and for all you guitar players. Burside drops his guitar a whole step for this album.

Oh and P.S. R.L. DID record "Bird Without a Feather" again. It is recorded under the title "Lost Without Your Love" on his Mississippi Hill Country Blues album.

Average customer rating: The emperor is naked The Okee Dokee... The Future of The Blues! Is there anything better? Excellence

A Bothered Mind R.L. Burnside Manufacturer: Fat Possum [Old] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Come On In Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down Burnside on Burnside First Recordings Too Bad Jim ASIN: B0002M1X34 Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

1. Detroit Boogie Part 1
2. See What My Buddy Done
3. Shake 'Em Down
4. Goin' Down South
5. My Name Is Robert Too
6. Someday Baby
7. Go To Jail
8. Bird Without A Feather
9. Glory Be
10. Goin' Away Baby
11. Rollin' And Tumblin'
12. Stole My Check
13. Detroit Boogie Part 2

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John Lennon once claimed that "the blues is a chair…the first chair," explaining the music's primacy in the grand scheme of things. That notion is richly underscored on this follow-up to late-blossoming North Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside's initial 1998 remix collection. While Kid Rock's rollicking duet cum roadhouse free-for-all on "My Name is Robert Too" further grounds his rootsy reinvention, Bay Area hip-hopper Lyrics Born lays a lugubrious guitar groove on "Goin' Down South" and kicks up "Someday Baby" with a word-tripping nod to Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." But those flashy guest turns shouldn't distract from the real attraction here: Burnside's own earthy, rhythmically propulsive acoustic (the moody "Bird Without a Feather" source recording dates to 1968) and electric performances, as deftly refocused and punched up by producers Mike E. Clark and Tino Gross. Listeners familiar with Burnside's re-worked contributions to the hit Sopranos soundtrack and its follow-up will find this collection a rewarding shotgun wedding of something borrowed and something new--a smart, modern take on the blues. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

The emperor is naked.......2007-01-06

Reading all the gushing positive reviews, I'm sitting here scratching my head, wondering whether they're perhaps listening to a different CD than what I have. When I first put on this album, it sounded fairly exciting. With the beefy blues riffs and funky beats, I thought I was in for a good time. But the truth is, once you hear the first ten seconds of any track, you've heard it all. This isn't minimalism, it's just simplicity. There's little variety, no depth, and when you hear the initial phrase of any given track repeat for the nth time, you can't help but wonder - what's the point? I have to give credit to Lyrics Born though - the two tracks that he raps on are hands down the best, though even they follow the rinse/repeat formula. It's too bad that his flows couldn't save the entire album. Two stars for the two LB tracks.

The Okee Dokee..........2006-12-28

...as my mom would say when I ripped myself off. That's what I went for when I bought this. Too bad that bad music, bad handlers, and commercialization got a hold of a legend and produce this disasterpiece.

The Future of The Blues!.......2006-12-16

I Believe this last recording of the Great R. L. Burnside points to the future of Blues Recordings! As the Younger generation begins to pickup on the sounds and the feeling of the old country blues,they are beginning to infuse a Hip Hop feel to the music;you can clearly hear in this recording AND IT WORKS! Showing that the old delta blues of the 1950's and the Hip hop of 2000's has a lot of similarities.With people like Kid Rock guest starrin and other rappers, the future of Pop music will still have the blues!

Is there anything better?.......2006-01-07

I can only hope to see R.L. live in concert one day. This is one of the best Blues albums (or any type for that matter) to grace a CD. Inventive, unusual, hip, funky and smooth all rolled into one. Two words: "Buy It!"

Excellence.......2005-08-15

This is the best CD I have heard in a long time. Even some bums on the street heard me listening to it in my car and just had to ask what it was. R.L Burnside and Lyrics Born are a unique and fabulous collaboration.

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