Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson - 2 albums: They Call Me The Snake / Get Down To The Nitty Gritty

Album: They Call Me The Snake
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 41:33
Size: 95.1 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1992/2007
Art: Front

[4:43] 1. Woman Don't Lie
[4:21] 2. Take It Off Him And Put It On Me
[4:55] 3. The Blues Is Something I'll Never Loose
[4:02] 4. Woman Why You Treat Me So Mean
[5:31] 5. They Call Me The Snake
[7:23] 6. Somebody Loan Me A Dime
[5:30] 7. Slip It Off Yoour Hips And Move
[5:04] 8. Woman Don't Lie

Blues Musician. Johnson was born Lucius Johnson on August 30, 1934, in Davisboro, Georgia. A very confusing but talented blues musician, Johnson recorded under the names of Luther ‘Snake Boy’ Johnson, Luther ‘Georgia Boy’ Johnson, Little Luther, and Luther Johnson. After being discharged from the military, Johnson became a member and guitarist of the ‘Milwaukee Supreme Angels’ gospel group, working the local church circuit. Johnson later turned to blues music and he soon had his own little blues trio together, later moving to Chicago, Illinois, in the early 1960s.

He played with musician Elmore James and later was a regular fixture in the Muddy Waters band by the mid-1960s. In the 1960s he recorded the song, ‘The Twirl,’ for the Chess Records Label. In 1970 Johnson moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to work as a solo artist. From 1970 to 1976 Johnson worked the college and blues festival circuit before he was taken ill. Johnson died on March 18, 1976, at the age of 41,in Boston, Massachusetts, following a battle with cancer. ~bio by K

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Album: Get Down To The Nitty Gritty
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:12
Size: 135.5 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1976/2007
Art: Front

[ 7:18] 1. Lonesome In My Bedroom
[ 3:32] 2. Got My Mojo Working
[ 6:04] 3. Woman, You Don't Have To Go
[ 3:28] 4. Get Down To The Nitty Gritty
[10:44] 5. Long Distance Call
[ 4:56] 6. Rock Mr Baby
[ 2:53] 7. Don't Start Me Talkin
[ 5:56] 8. Take It Off Him And Put It On Me
[ 3:29] 9. You Don't Have To Go
[ 5:09] 10. Hoochie Coochie Man
[ 5:37] 11. Baby What You Want Me To Do

Culled from a radio broadcast made for a Rochester, NY radio station in 1976, Get Down to the Nitty Gritty is a nifty set of hard-edged Chicago blues. Luther Johnson pays homage to his mentor and employer, Muddy Waters, throughout the album, playing classics like "Hoochie Coochie Man" and originals in the same vein. Although the sound quality of the recording is poor -- there are dropouts and tape hiss all over the place -- the performance is stellar. Johnson sings with passion and his guitar solos are blistering. Get Down to the Nitty Gritty is a rough gem that is worthwhile to any fan of Johnson or Muddy Waters. ~Thom Owens

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