James Cotton - Live at Antone's Nightclub - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

EU collection. The harmonica as a lead instrument for rock and roll! Yeah, sure, why not? Especially when the mouth harp is wielded by James Cotton, the man who grew up with blues giants during the formative years of rock 'n' roll and went on to have one of the first R&B bands to play on the white rock festival circuit. Cotton - one of the most celebrated figures in the world of blues harmonica - was also a rock 'n' roll man. For that reason, this is one of the most significant discs in our 'Rocks' series. Growing up in a world where rock heroes, and most blues heroes, were singers, guitar players, sometimes piano players, maybe sax men, Cotton said he modelled his harp playing on the saxophone parts in rhythm and blues and jazz. He was championed by rock bands as both an influence and a comrade in the electric blues-rock years. The 'Chicago Tribune' reviewed his harp playing as gritty, gutsy, ferociously uninhibited, and what great harp work is all about. This CD of superfine music shows where the blues came from and where R&B and rock 'n' roll took it. The tracks are full of invigorating harp riffs and solos but they also contain excellent vocal performances by James Cotton himself and by his one-time boss, Muddy Waters.

SWAMP DOGG - I Need A Job... So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune - In 1954, 12 year old Jerry Williams, then performing under the name Little Jerry Williams, made his first recording for Mechanic Records, a blues stomp with a shockingly mature vocal performance. Through the 60's Williams' career developed with a number of successful singles, including InchI'm the Lover ManInch and InchBaby You're My EverythingInch, as well as writing and producing hits for Dee Dee Warwick, Doris Duke, and Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. - At 78, Swamp Dogg is as sharp of a singer and songwriter as ever. His raunchy yet charismatic sense of humor takes a more forward role on I Need a Job... So I Can Buy More Autotune, with earnestly delivered lyrics about all day S*x and an entire song dedicated to the perils of InchCheating in the Daylight.Inch Many of the record's most charming moments emerge from the juxtaposition of Swamp's left field humor with genuine messages of love, such as InchShe Got That FireInch, which weaves descriptions of imagined S*x acts, including but not limited to an encounter involving edible underwear, in between relatively wholesome proclamations like Inchshe must be an angel on earth, Inch and Inchwhen she looks at you, it's like sunshine from her eyes.Inch I Need a Job... does more than prove that Swamp's still got it, it proves he's still getting better.

James Cotton - Mighty Long Time [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/18/2015