Various Artists -

The Champions of R&B

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.

More reviews tagged #Blues

  • reviewed 05/2015

    Tomislav Goluban
    Blow Junkie

  • reviewed 11/2016

    KENNY "BLUES BOSS" WAYNE
    JUMPIN & BOPPIN'

  • reviewed 06/2011

    TAB BENOIT
    MEDICINE

  • reviewed 09/2014

    ETTA BRITT
    ETTA DOES DELBERT

  • reviewed 08/2016

    Adrienne Fenemor's Kiwi Blue
    Blues Jam

  • reviewed 01/2008

    NICK GORDON
    CHRONIC BLUES PARTY

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.