Track Listing

1. She Walks Right In - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
2. Lion's Den - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland
3. Both Ends of the Road - Long John Hunter
4. Midnight Hour Blues - W.C. Clark
5. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights - Lonnie Brooks, Katie Webster
6. Street Walkin' Woman - Long John Hunter, Phillip Walker
7. Tin Pan Alley - Johnny Winter
8. 450 Pound Woman - Floyd Dixon
9. Richest Man - C.J. Chenier
10. Standing on Shaky Ground - Delbert McClinton
11. I'm Coming Down With the Blues - Marcia Ball
12. Too Many Dirty Dishes - Albert Collins

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121117 in Music
• Released on: 2004-02-24
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Must Have Series From Alligator
Alligator Records hit it right on the head when they named this series, "crucial". Yes this series is a crucial must have for any Blues fan, especially if you're a new comer to the Blues sound. I myself had a limited knowledge when I purchased this CD, but this CD changed that quickly. This CD starts off with a cornball version of a swing tune called "She Walks Right In", but about half way through the tune Clarence Gatemouth Brown throws in an awesome guitar solo that foretells the rest of the CD. This CD introduces the listener to one great Blues artist after another and most have that awesome brass section that makes great blues performances seem even better. Notables on this CD include Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland, whom all perform together, Long John Hunter, W.C. Clark, Floyd Dixon and Delbert McClinton. I strongly recommend this CD and all the Crucial Blues CDs not only to new comers but all blues fans.

GOOD music & many WRONG track performers as of 2008-10-20
howdy y'all,

this is another very enjoyable sampler.

it's also another one that amazon lists many tracks by WRITER instead of by performer. [*sigh ...*] here's the alligator records page for the _correct_ performers ...

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take care,
lee