Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson - 2 albums: Got To Find A Way / Luther's Blues

Album: Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson & The Magic Rockers - Got To Find A Way
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:37
Size: 122.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:43] 1. On Your Way Fishin'
[4:59] 2. Got To Find A Way
[6:15] 3. Luther's Blues
[4:29] 4. Home Alone
[4:40] 5. You Ought To Be Ashamed
[5:11] 6. So Mean To Me
[4:37] 7. I Pity The Fool
[4:04] 8. Just Like Mama Said
[7:15] 9. I Gotta Move Out Of My Neighborhood
[3:35] 10. I Got The Blues
[4:43] 11. Talkin' On My Phone

The appeal of the blues is its earthiness, simplicity, honesty, and the humanity of its purveyors. Got to Find a Way has all of these; plus, it's a rockin' good time from beginning to end. Anchored by five originals and several classic blues songs, this disc finds Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson and his band, the Magic Rockers, dishing out the real thing. In fact, it's so real that when the rhythm guitarist hits the wrong chord toward the end of "Home Alone," the mistake is left in rather than being doctored with a retake or studio magic. Lynwood Cooke's saxophone and Johnson's own guitar versatility help Got to Find a Way stake its claim in the crowded field of modern blues recordings. In addition, this is an enhanced CD featuring video of Johnson performing acoustically. ~Jim Newsom

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Album: Luther's Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:46
Size: 130.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1976
Art: Front

[5:33] 1. Back At the Chicken Shack
[3:00] 2. You'd Better Watch Yourself (take1)
[4:38] 3. Mother-in-law Blues (take 2)
[5:29] 4. Luther's Blues
[3:44] 5. Little Queenie (take 2)
[5:08] 6. Too Many Drivers
[5:24] 7. I Can't Stop
[4:37] 8. Sweet Home Chicago
[4:08] 9. Come Baby
[5:20] 10. Nobody Wants To Loose
[2:36] 11. You'd Better Watch Yourself (take 3)
[3:14] 12. Boogin' In The Dark (take 2)
[3:48] 13. Little Queenie (take 3)

The confidence that ex-Muddy Waters sideman Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson exudes on his contemporary albums wasn't quite there in abundance yet when the French Black & Blue imprint produced this album in 1976 with the rest of his Waters bandmates in tow. A few too many hoary covers ("Sweet Home Chicago," "Mother-In-Law Blues") also grate. But as his first solo album, it's an important chapter in his development. ~Bill Dahl

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