Product Description

Tracklisting
1.Big Mama Thornton- Early One Morning
2.Big Mama Thornton- Ball And Chain
3.George "Harmonica" Smith- Juke
4.George "Harmonica" Smith- Leaving Chicago
5.Big Joe Turner- Hide And Seek
6.Big Joe Turner- Shake, Rattle And Roll
7.Muddy Waters- Mannish Boy
8.Muddy Waters- Long Distance Call
9.Muddy Waters- (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
10.Muddy Waters- Got My Mojo Working
11.Muddy Waters,
12. Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith- So Long
BONUS CONTENT
Complete Performances
Big Mama Thornton- Rock Me Baby, Hound Dog
Muddy Waters- She's Nineteen Years Old
Muddy Waters-Walking Thru The Park
Big Joe Turner- Night Time Is The Right Time, Who Shot My Baby/Rebecca
George "Harmonica" Smith- Summertime
Interview
Extended Artist Interviews

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73028 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-08-31
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

We've seen the Muddy stuff but the additional stuff blazes
Although all of the Muddy Waters material have already been released by Vestapol, this new release is a different edit with more audience shots and better sound and picture. Additionally there is short snippets of the artist betweens the sets that give this a more watchable experience. The Muddy set is awesome but it is the additional material that makes Gunsmoke Blues a must have!
Big Mama Thornton kicks things off with Crazy One Morning and then Ball Chain. (Additional bonus material includes Hound and Rock Me, Baby) Although already in decline (compare her just six years earlier on the AFBF 1962-1969 Volumes II & III) Big Mama belts out her tunes and plays decent harp.
To me, as a harmonica player, the George "Harmonica" Smith tracks that follows is alone worth the price of admission. First he absolutely rips through Little Walter's Juke. Then he pulls out his 16 holer and gives a clinic on blues chromatic playing on "Leaving Chicago" (As an additional bonus included is audio only version of Gershwin's Summertime).
Two Big Joe Turner songs (Shake Rattle and Roll, Hide and Seek) precedes the Muddy set. The Muddy show smokes (again more George Smith!). For blues lovers in general and harp players in particular this one of the best releases of the year.

Gunsmoke Blues
Great sound, great artists, great commentary and camera work. A must for all Blues fans, artists at their peak.