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Lightnin' Slim - King Of The Swamp Blues 1954-1961
Label : Flyright Released : 1992 Format : Mp3@320  The acknowledged kingpin of the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin' Slim built his style on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually nothing more than a harmonica and a drummer in support. It was down-home country blues edged two steps further into the mainstream, first by virtue of his electric guitar, and second by the sound of the local Crowley, LA musicians who backed him being bathed in simmering, pulsating tape echo. As the first great star of producer J.D. Miller's blues talent stable, Lightnin' Slim had a successful formula that scored regional hits on the Nashville-based Excello label for over a decade, with one of them, "Rooster Blues," making the national R&B charts in 1959. Combining the country ambience of a Lightnin' Hopkins with the plodding insistence of a Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Slim's music belonged uniquely to him, the perfect blues raconteur, even when he was reshaping others' material to his dark, somber style. Tracklist 1 That's All Right 2 Rock Me Mama 3 Love Me For Myself 4 Paper In My Shoe 5 You Did Me Wrong Baby Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar Ray”Diggy Do” Meaders – drums Wild Bill Phillips – Harmonica, vocal (track 4) Recorded : Crowley LA 1954 6 Poor Lightnin' Blues 7 Woke Up Feelin' Blue 8 Bad Luck 9 I'm Him 10Strange Letter Blues 11 She's Gone Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar Schoolboy Cleve – harmonica, vocal (tracks 9,11) Sammy Drake - drums Recorded : Crowley LA 1954 12 Don't Mistreat Me 13 Those Neighbours Of Mine 14 I Beg You Little Woman 15 I Just Don't Know 16 The Blues And My Woman 17 I'm Goin' Join The Army 18 Black Cat Blues Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar Lazy Lester – harmonica Kenneth Sams - drums (track 17) Unknown drums probably Vince Monroe Recorded : Crowley LA 1958,1960 19 I'm Tired Of Waiting Baby 20 Mary Lee Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar Lazy Lester – harmonica Unknown bass, guitar, drums Recorded : Crowley LA 1961 
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