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Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Earl King, a native of New Orleans, was one of the coterie of influential artists who helped create the distinctive style of R&B which characterised the music of the Crescent City, and which, along with the work of other New Orleans artists like Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint provided one of the musical bedrocks for the soul and R&B boom of the '60s. This 41-track 2-CD comprises the A and B sides of just about all of his releases as a solo artist during this first decade of his career, from his debut for the Savoy tag in 1953, and including his subsequent releases during this era on the Specialty, Ace, Vin, Rex and Imperial imprints through to 1962, after which there was a hiatus in his recording activities until later in the 60s. It includes his R&B hits InchThose Lonely, Lonely NightsInch and InchAlways a First TimeInch, and his classic and much-covered songs InchCome OnInch and InchTrick BagInch - InchCome OnInch was later recorded by Jimi Hendrix on his InchElectric LadylandInch album, and other songs of his were covered by the likes of Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, The Neville Brothers and Dr. John. This anthology represents a thorough overview of his output during this time, and is a highly entertaining showcase for his distinctive brand of up-front New Orleans R&B Album Tracks 1. Disc 1 2. Have You Gone Crazy' 3. Beggin' at Your Mercy 4. A Mother's Love 5. I'm Your Best Bet Baby 6. What Can I Do 7. Til I Say Well Done 8. No One But Me 9. Eating and Sleeping 10. Funny Face 11. Sittin' and Wonderin' 12. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights 13. Baby, You Can Get Your Gun 14. My Love Is Strong 15. Little Girl 16. It Must Have Been Love 17. I'll Take You Back Home 18. Mother Told Me Not to Go 19. Is Everything Alright' 20. Those Lonely, Lonely Feelings 21. You Can Fly High 22. I'll Never Ge
