Blind Snooks Eaglin - That's All Right (1961)
Blind Snooks Eaglin - That's All Right (1961)
1 Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes 1:54 2 Mailman Passed 2:34 3 I'm A Country Boy 2:24 4 I Got A Woman 3:07 5 Alberta 2:33 6 Brown Skinned Woman 3:37 7 Don't You Lie To Me 2:07 8 That's All Right 2:07 9 Well I Had My Fun (Goin' Down Slow) 3:50 10 Bottle Up And Go 2:47 11 The Walkin' Blues 3:10 12 One More Drink 2:43 13 Fly Right Baby 3:51 Blind Snooks Eaglin - Guitar [6- And 12-string Guitars], Vocals Percy Randolph - Harmonica, Vocals
Recorded during the time in which Eaglin was doubling as a blues/folk singer and a commercial R&B artist (for Imperial). He addresses the acoustic folk and blues side of his repertoire, performing everything solo on six and 12-string guitars. Time will probably judge these not to be as interesting as his full-band New Orleans R&B recordings. But this is warm, good-natured acoustic blues, with interpretations of traditional tunes, early blues by Robert Johnson, and then-recent R&B hits by Ray Charles, Arthur Crudup, and Amos Milburn. ---Richie Unterberger, AllMusic Review
Recorded in 1961 and remastered in 1994, this is a record for any country blues fan. The smooth guitar sound of Lightnin' Hopkins, the energy and drive of Bukka White, and a voice that owes more to the traditions of Blind Lemon Jefferson than any modern blues singer. It all combines in the unique sound of Snooks Eaglin. If there's a downside it's that the re-mastering has taken away the raw edge of the earliest field recordings of this true country singer. ---amazon.co.uk
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