Monday, July 27, 2026

Burton Gaar - One Hundred Pounds Of Trouble

Album: One Hundred Pounds Of Trouble
Size: 121,7 MB
Time: 52:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. One Hundred Pounds Of Trouble (3:56)
2. Real Good Woman (3:28)
3. No (3:57)
4. I Won't Cry (3:22)
5. It's Still Raining (4:13)
6. Bim Bam Thank You Mam (3:50)
7. Step Out Lady (4:00)
8. Tear It Up (6:34)
9. Short Red Dress (3:28)
10. Face Down On The Bottom (4:05)
11. Because Of You (4:10)
12. I Be Gone (3:10)
13. Where The Girl Is (4:19)

Cajun bass player and singer Burton Gaar grew up listening to the sounds of great blues artists such as electric guitarist B.B. King and vocalist Bobby "Blue" Bland. Before he hit his teen years, he decided he wanted to become a musician and play the blues, too. Within a couple of years, as the '50s were drawing to a close, he got his chance when he started working in his hometown of Baton Rouge, alongside blues legend Slim Harpo. Frequently, they worked the city's Glass Hat Club.

Gaar also played for a short time with the Boogie Kings. During the '60s, Gaar went on to form a band of his own and they found work playing backup for visiting artists to Baton Rouge, a list that included zydeco artist Rockin' Sidney and soulful singer Percy Sledge. Gaar drew such inspiration from Rockin' Sidney that in the future he would dedicate one of his albums, Mighty Long Road, to the zydeco musician.

Despite the fact that Gaar made music for almost four decades, he didn't record a solo album of his own until 1996 when the Cajun-influenced Still Singing the Blues was issued with the Mudcats. The following year in Holland, he recorded One Hundred Pounds of Trouble, an album that performed well internationally. He is one of the musicians featured in the book Blues: Keeping the Faith by Keith Shadwick. /Biography by Linda Seida, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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2 comments:

Happymonk said...

Thanks Rooster. Happy Buck Moon!

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Happymonk, glad you enjoyed the post. Thank you for your comment, it's appreciated.