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.BIG JOE & THE DYNAFLOWS
YOU CAN'T KEEP A BIG MAN DOWN
REVEREND RAVEN AND THE CHAIN SMOKIN' ALTER BOYS
SHAKE YOUR BOOGIE
Thirsty Perch Blues Band
Live for Today
LIL' CLIFF & THE CLIFFHANGERS
THE LOVIN' KIND
GINA SICILIA
Can't Control Myself
KILBORN ALLEY
Four
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