Suzy Thompson “Stop & Listen” CD 517 CD upc: 0 96297 05172 6   Stop & Listen"

 

 

Suzy Thompson dishes up hillbilly fiddle rags and soulful blues songs, a mélange of 1920's and 30's material plus some great originals. Recorded LIVE on April 10, 2004 at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage.

Suzy Thompson - vocals and fiddle, guitar on #3, 4, 6, and 14, with the Thompson String Ticklers: Eric Thompson - guitar on #1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15 tenor banjo on #16, cuatro on #14; Ben Sigelman - cello on everything except #7, 8, 14; Dave Murray - mandolin on #1, 5, 10, 15, 16; Dan Kluger - banjo-uke on #1, 5, 10, 15, 16; Dan Warrick - guitar on #1, 5, 10, 15, 16, vocal on #16; and also featuring: Del Rey - resonator guitar on #3, 4, 11, 17, resonator ukulele on #12, 17, vocal on #3 and 17; Larry Hanks - jew's harp on #7, 10, bass vocal on #16; Kate Brislin - vocal on #16.

Track List   1.Drunken Man's Dream (instrumental)(3:14) 2.The Sign of Memphis Minnie (spoken)(0:17) 3.Black Rat Swing (3:34) 4.Easy Come, Easy Go Blues (3:14) 5.Kennedy Rag (instrumental)(2:39) 6.In the Pines (4:15) 7.Mike In the Wilderness (instrumental)(1:58) 8.Stop & Listen (3:02) —9.Everybody Twostep (recitation)(0:38) 10.Everybody Twostep (instrumental)(1:41) 11.North Memphis CafÈ (3:56) 12.Love Nuggets & Gravy (instrumental)(2:48) 13.No Mockingbird (spoken intro)(1:04) 14.No Mockingbird (3:11) 15.Duck Shoes (instrumental)(3:51) 16.Sweet Loving Old Soul (3:30) 17.Encore: How Can You Have the Blues? (3:59)

 

Eine sehr eigenständige, akkustische Arbeit. Nur den Liebhabern vom “High, lonesome Sound” zu empfehlen. Die Sängerin hat eine tiefe, bluesige Stimme.

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Clifton Chenier “Louisiana Blues and Zydeco” CD 9053 CD upc: 096297905326

Clifton Chenier was the undisputed King of Zydeco, and the man who literally invented the genre. He took Louisiana's rural Creole music from the house dances to concert halls around the world. He was not only the King, but the father of zydeco. This CD features his first recordings for Arhoolie, recorded at historic Gold Star Studios in Houston, Texas.

Clifton Chenier - vocals and accordion (harmonica on # 9 & 10)
With on # 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17: Elmore Nixon - piano; Cleveland Keyes - guitar; Fulton Antoine - bass; Robert St. Judy - drums.   With on # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 18, & 19: Cleveland Chenier - rubboard; Madison Guidry - drums

His first recordings for Arhoolie, re-mixed for the first time in stereo. * = previously unissued.

Track List   1.Zydeco Et Pas Sale 2.Lafayette Waltz 3.Louisiana Two Step 4.Clifton's Waltz 5.Louisiana Blues 6.Hot Rod 7.Banana Man 8.Ay-Tete-Fee 9.It's Hard 10.I Can't Stand 11.I Can Look Down At Your Woman 12.Accordion Boogie* 13.Banana Man (take 2)* 14.Ay, Ai Ai* 15.Clifton's Blues (Where Can My Baby Be) 16.Let's Rock Awhile 17.Elmore's Blues* 18.Clifton's Two Step* 19.Zydeco Et Pas Sale (take 1)*

 

Der King of Zydeco meldet sich zurück – mit sienem ersten Album für Arhoolie, diesmal in Stereo. Der MP3 Track „Ay-Tete-Fee“ war toll. Leider haben Zydeco-CD’s die Angewohnheit, durch langweilige Nummern vervollständigt zu werden. Ich hoffe, dieses Album macht da eine Ausnahme.

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“The Vern Williams Band” “Traditional Bluegrass” CD 514 CD upc: 0 96297 05142 9

Vern Williams - vocals, mandolin; Del Williams - vocals, guitar; Keith Little - vocals, banjo; Ed Neff - fiddle; Kevin Thompson - bass
This is classic, hard core bluegrass featuring hair-raising, paint-peeling, barn-burning vocals by one of the greatest tenor singers in the history of Bluegrass Music. This is the real stuff, not for the faint of heart. Bluegrass music the way it was meant to be played!
Vern Williams is one of the legends of Bluegrass music. From his first recordings with his partner Ray Parks for Starday Records in the 1960's through these recordings with his own band in the 1980's there is no one who embodies the essence of Bluegrass Music as much as Vern Williams. This is the album everyone has been waiting for. Live Recordings!

Track List   1.Roll On Buddy 2.Close By 3.Montana Cowboy 4.I'm On My Way Back To The Old Home 5.Happy I'll Be 6.Live And Let Live 7.Bald Knob, Arkansas 8.When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall 9.I Hear A Choo Choo Coming 10.Can't You Hear Me Calling 11.Traveling The Highway Home 12.Love Me Darling Just Tonight 13.In Despair 14.I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky 15.Darling Nellie Across The Sea 16.Pig In A Pen

 

Dieses Album verspricht Live-Aufnahmen traditioneller Bluegrass-Musik, in der Art, in welcher diese gespielt werden sollte. Die Titel sind mehr oder weniger bekannt, z.B. Roll On Buddy oder Live and Let Live. Live and Let Live hat u.a. auch Rose Maddox gesungen, mit welcher die kalifornische Legende ebenfalls Aufnahmen machte. 

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The Armstrong Twins **** “Mandolin Boogie” CD 9046 CD upc: 096297904626

Floyd Armstrong - vocals and guitar; Lloyd Armstrong - vocals and mandolin; "Oscar" Billy Hughes - fiddle; Zane Beck - dobro on *; Monte Avery - Bass on *
Stars of radio, records, and TV the Armstrong Twins performed on the Louisiana Hayride, KXLA Pasadena, CA, Cliffie Stone's Dinner Bell Round Up and his legendary TV show "Town Hall Party."
Arhoolie re-issues, for the first time on CD the sound of their Classic Country Brother Duets featuring their first recordings from the late forties - early fifties, and their reunion session for Arhoolie in 1979.

Track List   1.Mandolin Boogie 2.Three Miles South of Cash 3.Mother's Only Sleeping 4.Mandolin Rag 5.Sparkling Blue Eyes 6.Beetle With The Boogie Woogie Beat 7.Address From Heaven 8.Alabama Baby 9.It's Never Too Late 10.Arkansas Special 11.Eight Thirty Blues* 12.Silver Haired Daddy of Mine* 13.Just A Country Boy* 14.Greenback Dollar* 15.Old Three Room Shack* 16.Why Not Confess* 17.Beautiful Brown Eyes

 

Die klassischen Aufnahmen der Armstrong Twins – zum ersten Mal auf CD. Es sind Aufnahmen aus den späten 40er Jahren bis hinein in die 50er. Ergänzt wird die CD durch Reunion-Aufnahmen für Ahoolie, die 1979 entstanden. Die CD ist für jeden Traditionalisten ein Muss. Aber für jene, die gerne perfekte Aufnahmen haben, gilt: Finger weg. Man bedenke, dass die Werke aus den 40er/50er Jahren stammen. Die Mandoline ist unglaublich schnell, erinnert mich etwas an Homer & Jethro. Ein wunderschönes Werk, absolut empfehlenswert.