The Boogie Kings - Louisiana Country Soul / Swamp Boogie Blues

Album: Louisiana Country Soul
Size: 117,3 MB
Time: 50:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Blues Soul, Swamp Blues
Art: Front

01. I Love That Swamp Pop Music (3:42)
02. Alligator Annie (2:57)
03. Take Me In Your Loving Arms (3:22)
04. Hey Good Lookin' (3:37)
05. I'd Rather Go Blind (3:13)
06. For The Good Times (3:54)
07. Best Friends (3:33)
08. Boogie Chillun (4:12)
09. Pledging My Love (3:21)
10. Hold On I'm Coming (4:28)
11. Try Me (3:31)
12. Louisiana Country Soul (2:55)
13. You Don't Know Me (4:22)
14. I Feel Good (2:59)

The Boogie Kings were away from music for 22 years before making a triumphant return in 1991. Since then, they've burned up the South Louisiana circuit with a sturdy blend of modern R&B and blues-tinged material, plus surging traditional numbers. This program shows that they're better at zydeco than R&B and soul covers, at least in the studio; their versions of James Brown's "I Feel Good," Johnny Ace's "Pledging My Love" and Sam And Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" don't lack earnestness or effort, but aren't exactly distinguished. Main vocalist Duane Yates seems more at ease and isn't plagued by comparisons to superior singers. The group is instrumentally quite effective; they stumble at times, but The Boogie Kings mostly acquit themselves well. ~by Ron Wynn

Louisiana Country Soul

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Album: Swamp Boogie Blues
Size: 135,1 MB
Time: 56:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues Soul, Swamp Blues
Art: Front

01. Boil The Crawfish (Feat. Duane Yates & Everett Brady) (2:28)
02. I'm Not A Fool Anymore (Feat. Wayne Toups) (2:35)
03. Ca Fait Chaud (Feat. Pat Strazza) (2:20)
04. Mathilda (Feat. Cookie) (3:03)
05. The Promised Land (Feat. Johnnie Allan) (2:10)
06. Red, Red Wine (Feat. Charles Mann) (3:02)
07. I Got Loaded (Feat. Lil' Bob) (3:01)
08. Sweet Dreams (Feat. Tommy Mclain) (2:53)
09. Kidnapper (Feat. Warren Storm, Willie Tee & Jon Smith) (2:58)
10. Eight Nights A Week (Feat. Willie Tee) (3:06)
11. Opelousas Sostan (Feat. Willie Tee & Jon Smith) (1:55)
12. Cherry Pie (Feat. Everett Brady & Duane Yates) (3:50)
13. Hey Baby (Feat. Everett Brady) (3:38)
14. This Should Go On Forever (Feat. Rod Bernard) (2:54)
15. The Cajun Twist (Feat. Dennis Norris) (1:36)
16. Don't Take It So Hard (Feat. Willie Tee) (3:43)
17. Madame Rene (Feat. Willie Tee) (2:47)
18. It's Raining (Feat. Pat Strazza) (2:42)
19. No More Troubles (Feat. Warren Storm) (2:53)
20. I'm Leaving It All Up To You (Feat. Dale & Grace) (2:21)

It has often been a standing rule of thumb that when you re record a tune that was such a big hit that it becomes a "sacred cow" and should not be redone because the cover will never live up to the original hit. The Boogie Kings broke all of the rules and re recorded all of these hit songs with the original artists and the result was a best selling South Louisiana project. Check it out and you will see for yourself. This CD has quickly become a collector's classic.

Swamp Boogie Blues

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