Juke Boy Bonner - Going Back To The Country (1968)

A1 	Going Back To The Country 	
A2 	Sad, Sad Sound 	
A3 	She Turns Me On 	
A4 	Hard Luck 	
A5 	Trying To Be Contented 	
A6 	Working With Juke Boy 	
B1 	Life Is A Nightmare 	
B2 	It’s Time To Make A Change 	
B3 	Jumpin’ At The Zydeco 	
B4 	My Blues 	
B5 	Stay Off Lyons Avenue 	
B6 	I’m Getting Tired

Juke Boy Bonner - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals

Part of a stellar run of '60s recordings cut in his native Texas, Going Back to the Country was the first of Juke Boy Bonner's three particularly fine dates for the Arhoolie label. Accompanying himself on electric guitar and harmonica, Bonner reels off a set of originals that range from dusky slow blues ("Sad, Sad Sound") to stomping up-tempo sides ("Stay Off Lyons Avenue"). Bonner shows the influence of both Jimmy Reed and fellow Texan Lightnin' Hopkins in his approach, but he always delivers inimitable work, thanks to a sophisticated lyrical bent (Bonner wrote poetry, too) and a beat tailor-made for the many juke joints where he cut his teeth and got his name. A solid sampling from Bonner's prime. ---Stephen Cook, AllMusic Review

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