Junior Wells - Blues Hit Big Town

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1977/1998
Styles: Blues
Time: 48:39
Size: 112,2 MB
Art: Full

(3:08) 1. Hoodoo Man
(2:53) 2. Cut That Out
(2:55) 3. Junior's Wail
(2:29) 4. Tomorrow Night
(3:18) 5. Ways Like an Angel
(2:24) 6. Eagle Rock
(2:31) 7. Please Throw This Poor Dog a Bone
(2:59) 8. Blues Hit Big Town
(2:42) 9. Lord, Lord
(3:17) 10. 'Bout the Break of Day
(3:22) 11. So All Alone
(3:16) 12. Can't Find My Baby
(2:29) 13. Please Throw This Poor Dog a Bone
(3:02) 14. Junior's Wail
(2:26) 15. Eagle Rock
(2:43) 16. Lord, Lord
(2:37) 17. Blues Hit Big Town

This 1998 CD reissue of Wells' debut recordings for the States label adds four previously unheard tracks along with the original 13-track vinyl lineup. Wells' legacy begins with these landmark sides, featuring Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Johnnie Jones, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, and the Aces in the lineup at various points. Whether it's a slow one like his original take on "Hoodoo Man" or a jump number like "Cut That Out," the grooves are classic Chicago and a mile deep. Most telling are the acoustic duets with Louis Myers recorded between the 1953 and 1954 studio sessions and the fine instrumentals like "Junior's Wail" and "Eagle Rock." Although at the start of a long career, it's obvious that Junior Wells was already a young man with a style all his own, ready to make blues history. File under essential. -- Allmusic.

Blues Hit Big Town

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