Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 1973
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues
[Tracklist]
A1 Introduction (01:34)
A2 Won't Do That No More (03:54)
A3 When I've Been Drinking (03:02)
A4 Mojo Blues (03:42)
A5 Broke and Hungry (03:33)
A6 Muddy Water (02:33)
A7 Prison Bound (03:27)
B1 Queen Bee (02:15)
B2 Backwater Blues (03:47)
B3 It Was a Dream (04:16)
B4 Mean Mistreating Mama (03:50)
B5 Digging My Potatoes (02:20)
B6 Yancy Special (04:48)
[Credits]
Memphis Slim (piano/vocals)
Liner Notes: Frederic Ramsey, Jr., Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
In the spoken introduction that opens this recording, Memphis Slim says, "I'm doing something now that I've always wanted to do. This is my interpretation of some of my favorite blues singers—some of the greatest blues singers of all time." In addition to Memphis Slim's thoughtful performances, this album features transcribed fragments of interviews with the bluesman.
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