Various Artists - Slide Guitar: Streamline Special

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

074646551820

Description:

All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of Legacy`s Mojo Workin` series.
Personnel: Buddy Moss (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Curley Weaver, Jo Ann Kelly, Allen Shaw, Robert Hicks, Robert Johnson, Tampa Red, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Willie McTell, Buddy Woods, Bukka White, Charley Patton (vocals, guitar); Leadbelly, Casey Bill Weldon (vocals, slide guitar); Georgia Tom (vocals, piano); Muddy Waters (vocals); Joe Harris , Willie Borum, Johnny Winter, Sylvester Weaver, Walter Beasley , Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Margolin (guitar); Taj Mahal (slide guitar); Kitty Gray, Black Bob Hudson (piano); Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums); Washboard Sam (washboard).
Liner Note Author: Keith Briggs.
Recording information: Atlanta, GA (11/27/1927-06/??/1980); Chicago, IL (11/27/1927-06/??/1980); New York, NY (11/27/1927-06/??/1980); San Antonio, TX (11/27/1927-06/??/1980); Westport, CT (11/27/1927-06/??/1980).
Although the idea behind Slide Guitar: Streamline Special is a little muddy, it is nevertheless a good sampler that demonstrates the versatility of the slide guitar. Because of licensing agreements, the collection sticks to the Columbia vaults, bypassing such slide greats as Elmore James. Then again, with the exception of Muddy Waters, the collection almost entirely bypasses electric players in favor of country blues. Nevertheless, it`s hard to argue with a collection that features Leadbelly, Blind Boy Fuller, Bukka White, Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell, Taj Mahal, and Robert Johnson; they alone make Slide Guitar: Streamline Special a good bargain for its mid-line price. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Country Blues #1 - Taj Mahal
2. Packin` Trunk Blues - Leadbelly
3. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) - Robert Johnson
4. Don`t Sell It (Don`t Give It Away) - Kitty Gray/Buddy Woods
5. Two Timin` Woman - Casey Bill Weldon
6. Homesick and Lonesome Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
7. Special Streamline - Bukka White
8. Bottleneck Blues - Sylvester Weaver
9. Moanin` the Blues - Allen Shaw
10. High Sheriff Blues - Charley Patton
11. Diddle-Da-Diddle - Georgia Cotton Pickers
12. Travelin` Blues - Blind Willie McTell
13. No Matter How She Done It - Georgia Tom/Tampa Red
14. Hard Times - Curley Weaver/Buddy Moss
15. I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
16. Come on in My Kitchen - Jo Ann Kelly

Album Information

Release Date:

06/30/1998

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Chicago Blues

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Catalog Number:

65518

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

48 : 18

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