Gus Cannon - Walk Right In (1999)
Gus Cannon - Walk Right In (1999)
1. Narration - 2:59
2. Kill It - 2:10
3. Walk Right In - 2:29
4. Salty Dog - 2:22
5. Going Around The Mountain - 1:58
6. Ol' Hen - 2:33
7. Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight - 2:19
8. Ain't Gonna Rain No More - 2:50
9. Boll Weevil - 2:42
10. Come On Down To My House - 1:24
11. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor - 3:07
12. Get Up In The Morning Soon - 2:06
13. Crawdad Hole - 2:26
Gus Cannon - Banjo, Vocals
Milton Roby - Washboard
Will Shade – Jug
In June of 1963, 79-year-old Gus Cannon went into the studio in Memphis to cut his first recording in close to seven years, all a result of the Rooftoop Singers having made his "Walk Right In" into a number one single. The producers didn't ask for too much out of Cannon, to judge from the results -- just that he sit there with his banjo and old friends Will Shade (jug) and Milton Roby (washboard) backing him, and do his favorite songs. He introduces a few of them in separately indexed spoken passages, and runs through them in leisurely if dedicated fashion: the title track (which is much bluesier than the hit in Cannon's hands), "Salty Dog" (the best track here), "Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight," "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor," and "Crawdad Hole." The album is almost an audio documentary tour through different corners of Cannon's life and career that, ideally, might've run to several volumes. ---Bruce Eder, Rovi
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