2007-06-23
It is apt that the cover of this disc features singer/guitarist Eugene Hideaway Bridges holding a microphone instead of a guitar. While his reputation was forged as a first rate guitarist, this disc focuses instead on his rich, soulful vocals in a variety of settings including gospel, "Piece of the Mountain", folk, "Life Has No Meaning", and late night blues, "Love Got the Best of Me". Charles Brown and occasionally Al Green come to mind as his melted butter voice caresses the songs to life. Breaking the soul vibe is the gritty "Ain’t Got Time", the saucy "Big Legged Woman" and the T-Bone Walker inspired guitar work out, "Man and His Guitar". SmittyDAVID MAXWELL & LOUISIANA RED
YOU GOT TO MOVE
SHARRIE WILLIAMS
Out of the Dark
MARIA MULDAUR WITH TUBA SKINNY
LET'S GET HAPPY TOGETHER
RAY MANZAREK AND ROY ROGERS
TRANSLUCENT BLUES
COMPILATIONS
God Don't Never Change - The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
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