The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-1962 - Lightnin Slim - Music - ACROBAT - 0824046332129 - December 6, 2019
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The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-1962

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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Lightnin' Slim (real name Otis Hicks) was born in Louisiana in 1913 and was a pioneer and first prominent exponent of the "Swamp Blues" style, coming relatively late in life to recording in his early 40s to record his best-known work during the late 1950s and early '60s, before retreating from the business until being re-discovered and brought back to performing in the early 1970s. His music became a significant influence on British artists during the '60s blues boom. Swamp blues, focused in the clubs of Baton Rouge, is a laid-back but highly rhythmic blues style, influenced by Cajun music, and which the book "Music USA: A Rough Guide" states is characterised by "eerie echo, shuffle beats, tremolo guitars, searing harmonica and sparse percussion". This great-value 46-track 2-CD set comprises all the titles which Lightnin' Slim recorded for the Feature, Ace and Excello labels during these years, including the only R&B chart hit of his career "Rooster Blues". He is accompanied on these recordings by a variety of other Louisiana musicians, most notably the harmonica player Lazy Lester. This collection offers an entertaining insight into the music of a highly individual artist as well as a distinctive strand of regional blues.

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 2
Released December 6, 2019
EAN/UPC 0824046332129
Label ACROBAT ADDCD3321
Genre Blues
Dimensions 131 × 153 × 10 mm   ·   103 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. Bad Luck
    2. Rock Me Mama
    3. New Orleans Bound
    4. I Can't Live Happy
    5. Bugger Bugger Boy
    6. Ethel Mae
    7. She's Gone
    8. Strange Letter Blues
    9. Bad Feeling Blues
    10. Lightnin' Slim Boogie
    11. I Can't Be Successful
    12. Lightnin' Blues
    13. Sugar Plum
    14. Just Made Twenty One
    15. Goin' Home
    16. Wondering and Goin'
    17. Bad Luck and Trouble
    18. Have Your Way
    19. Mean Ole Lonesome Train
    20. I'm Grown
    21. I'm a Rollin' Stone
    22. Love Me Mama
    23. Hoodoo Blues
  2. 2.   CD  

    1. It's Mighty Crazy
    2. My Starter Won't Work
    3. Long Leanie Mama
    4. I'm Leavin' You Baby
    5. Feelin' Awful Blue
    6. Sweet Little Woman
    7. Lightnin's Troubles
    8. Rooster Blues
    9. "G.i." Slim Lightnin'
    10. Tom Cat Blues
    11. Bed Bug Blues
    12. Too Close Blues
    13. My Little Angel Chile
    14. Cool Down Baby
    15. Nothing but the Devil
    16. I Just Don't Know
    17. Somebody Knockin'
    18. I'm Tired Waiting Baby
    19. Hello Mary Lee
    20. Mind Your Own Business
    21. You're Old Enough to Understand
    22. I'm Warning You Baby
    23. Winter Time Blues

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