2008-10-06
This CD brings together artists who were legendary in the Nashville, Tennessee blues scene years ago. The 18 cuts are all rather banal down-home-blues style tunes (think Z.Z. Hill or Clarence Carter without their spunk) and many of the tunes are disappointingly predictable. For example, on track #12, Girlfriend Blues, Johnny Jones describes discovering his girlfriend in bed with another woman (who “ironically” is a woman he was having an affair with) and of course, he wraps up the song with the hope of joining in.RAY MANZAREK AND ROY ROGERS
TRANSLUCENT BLUES
ELMORE JAMES, JR AND THE BLUESDUSTERS
BABY PLEASE SET A DATE
Robin McKelle
HEART OF MEMPHIS
The City Boy Allstars
Blinded By The Night
LAURIE MORVAN BAND
BREATHE DEEP
TAJ MAHAL
MAESTRO
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