Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - New Fingerprints

Album: New Fingerprints
Size: 115,1 MB
Time: 49:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Extra Mile (4:55)
2. Shim Sham Shimmy (3:25)
3. Cave Man Rock (3:07)
4. I'm Tired (3:58)
5. New Fingerprints (5:20)
6. Real Good Time (4:18)
7. Two Headed Woman (4:08)
8. Standing At The Crossroads Again (3:28)
9. Old Habits (4:02)
10. Waiting On Ice (3:56)
11. Little Girl (4:07)
12. Pork Juice (4:46)

Greg “Fingers” Taylor (June 3, 1952 – November 23, 2023) was an American harmonica player best known for his work with Jimmy Buffett. Taylor and Buffett met in 1970 when Taylor was a student at the University of Southern Mississippi. Soon after the two met, Taylor joined Larry Raspberry and The Highsteppers. In 1974, Buffett called Taylor to ask him to join the first official Coral Reefer Band. Taylor continued to play in the band until 2000.

Taylor has released five studio albums: Harpoon Man (1984), Chest Pains (1989), New Fingerprints (1992), Old Rock ‘n’ Roller (1996) and Hi Fi Baby (2003). He has also released two compilations: Greatest Hits (1998) and Back to the Blues (2000). Over the years, Buffett has recorded a couple of Taylor’s songs. “Big Rig” was included on Buffett’s 1976 album Havana Daydreamin’ and Taylor and Buffett co-wrote “Miss You So Badly” included on Buffett’s 1977 album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. Buffett and Taylor also teamed up on “Some White People (Can Dance),” a staple of Taylor’s repertoire. The song was included on Taylor’s 1989 album Chest Pains.

As of 2006, Fingers Taylor was regularly touring with singer/songwriter K.D. Moore. Taylor is featured on Moore’s 2004 live album Live At The Tin Goose Saloon and Moore’s 2006 studio album Kickin’ It Island Style. /Sightseer's Delight

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Old Rock 'N' Roller

Album: Old Rock 'N' Roller
Size: 162,9 MB
Time: 70:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Old Rock 'N' Roller (5:15)
2. Drop Down Mama (3:44)
3. Mississippi Steamboat (3:33)
4. Subway Swing (5:04)
5. I Can See Clearly Now (4:34)
6. St. Louis Blues/Sentimental Journey (3:20)
7. Scratch My Back/Tip On In (3:59)
8. It Is What It Is (3:32)
9. The Hammer (2:54)
10. Big Top Hat (4:06)
11. Crosstown Boogie (3:17)
12. Doo Wop Shang-A-Lang Shimmy Shimmy (5:31)
13. Geronimo Rock (3:36)
14. Rock 'N' Roll Peg (4:51)
15. Crackhead Baby (8:39)
16. 'Til Honky Gets Tonky Again (4:28)

Jimmy Buffett's ace harmonica man blows and sings with major authority on this 16-track outing. Musically, Taylor casts a very wide net for a harp blower, with tastes that careen all over the road from Mickey Jupp's "Old Rock & Roller" in the title track to hardcore blues on "Drop Down Mama" and "Crackhead Baby" to the jump of his own "Subway Swing" and beyond. Taylor's command of his instrument is a wonder to behold, never overplaying while his choice of notes is impeccable.

Other notable moments on tap are Taylor's duet with Miranda Louise on a clever back and forth medley of two Slim Harpo tunes, an over the top rendition of Jerry McCain's "Geronimo Rock" and a totally in-the-pocket take on two old chestnuts, "St. Louis Blues" and "Sentimental Journey." Great harmonica with roots that go deep. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Harpoon Man

Album: Harpoon Man
Size: 94,9 MB
Time: 40:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1984/1995
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Harpoon Man (3:41)
2. Let It Rock (2:50)
3. Messin' With The Kid (4:24)
4. Too Late (4:12)
5. Dixie Diner (3:18)
6. Can't Get No Grindin' (3:57)
7. Bad Boy (3:30)
8. Soul Survivor (3:22)
9. Cut That Out (3:24)
10. Judgement Day (4:22)
11. Last Night (3:46)

Greg “Fingers” Taylor (June 3, 1952 – November 23, 2023) was an American harmonica player best known for his work with Jimmy Buffett. Taylor and Buffett met in 1970 when Taylor was a student at the University of Southern Mississippi. Soon after the two met, Taylor joined Larry Raspberry and The Highsteppers. In 1974, Buffett called Taylor to ask him to join the first official Coral Reefer Band. Taylor continued to play in the band until 2000.

Taylor has released five studio albums: Harpoon Man (1984), Chest Pains (1989), New Fingerprints (1992), Old Rock ‘n’ Roller (1996) and Hi Fi Baby (2003). He has also released two compilations: Greatest Hits (1998) and Back to the Blues (2000). Over the years, Buffett has recorded a couple of Taylor’s songs. “Big Rig” was included on Buffett’s 1976 album Havana Daydreamin’ and Taylor and Buffett co-wrote “Miss You So Badly” included on Buffett’s 1977 album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. Buffett and Taylor also teamed up on “Some White People (Can Dance),” a staple of Taylor’s repertoire. The song was included on Taylor’s 1989 album Chest Pains.

As of 2006, Fingers Taylor was regularly touring with singer/songwriter K.D. Moore. Taylor is featured on Moore’s 2004 live album Live At The Tin Goose Saloon and Moore’s 2006 studio album Kickin’ It Island Style. /Sightseer's Delight

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Hotel Maids, Highways & Honkytonks

Year: 1998
Bitrate: MP3@VBR ~254K/s
Time: 71:17
Size: 127,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Some White People Can Dance (4:21)
2. Jackson Police (3:53)
3. That Kind Of Love (3:38)
4. Over The Fence (3:47)
5. Shim Sham Shimmy (3:26)
6. Standing At The Crossroads Again (3:29)
7. Waiting On Ice (3:56)
8. Extra Mile (4:54)
9. Cave Man Rock (3:07)
10. Doo Wop Shang-A-Lang Shimmy Shimmy (5:30)
11. Subway Swing (5:03)
12. Big Top Hat (4:05)
13. Gerinomo Rock (3:34)
14. Harpoon Man (3:36)
15. Dixie Diner (3:16)
16. Good Rocking Woman (5:01)
17. Let it Rock (2:48)
18. Last Night (3:45)

Subtitled "Fingers Taylor Greatest Hits" and compiled from a variety of sources, this makes a marvelous introduction to this well-kept secret of the harmonica world. Taylor's world-class chops are all over this disc, showing off a variety of styles while attacking an equally wide range of genres that show off his considerable skills as both interpreter and molder of his own blues and rock & roll landscape. Unlike most harmonica virtuosos, however, Taylor surrenders always to the needs of the song, showcasing his instrument when the tune calls for it, using it for punctuation on others and never overplaying his hand or overstaying his musical welcome.

His hard Southern rockin' style is heard to good advantage on "Extra Mile," the funky "Waiting On Ice," "Cave Man Rock" (with some fine uncredited Lonnie Mack-style guitar work), "Over the Fence," John Kilzer's "Jackson Police," and a tune he co-wrote with his boss of 25 years, Jimmy Buffett, "Some White People Can Dance." Taylor's ear for a great original tune is further substantiated by the presence of "Big Top Hat," Mickey Jupp's "Standing at the Crossroads Again," and "That Kind of Love," while his considerable blues chops are highlighted on Little Walter's "Last Night," Champion Jack Dupree's "Shim Sham Shimmy," Jerry McCain's "Geronimo Rock" and his own "Good Rockin' Woman." Definitely the set to add to your collection to start investigating the music of this harmonica hero of the Jimmy Buffett band. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Drop Down Mama

Year: 2005
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:31
Size: 162,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Front

1. Old Rock 'N' Roller (5:15)
2. Drop Down Mama (3:44)
3. Mississippi Steamboat (3:33)
4. Subway Swing (5:04)
5. I Can See Clearly Now (4:34)
6. St. Louis Blues (3:20)
7. Scratch My Back (3:59)
8. It Is What It Is (3:32)
9. The Hammer (2:54)
10. Big Top Hat (4:06)
11. Crosstown Boogie (Instrumental) (3:17)
12. Doo Wop Shang-A-Lang Shimmy Shimmy (5:31)
13. Geronimo's Rock (3:36)
14. Rock 'N' Roll Peg (4:51)
15. Crackhead Baby (8:39)
16. 'Til Honky Gets Tonky Again (4:28)

A fine harmonica player, Taylor was also a singer and played keyboards. He was one of the original members of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and continued on until 2000. If you've ever heard Greg "Fingers" Taylor play the harmonica, you know that Jimmy Buffett owes much of his success to the Mississippi resident. Taylor's nickname "Fingers" was given to him in 1969 by John "Johnny Rock" Buffaloe (so nicknamed by Taylor) during their time in The Buttermilk Blues Band in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, Taylor played keyboards for the band, hence the nickname "Fingers". Taylor began playing harmonica during his time in the BBB. Currently, Greg Taylor is battling Alzheimer's.

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Back To The Blues

Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:17
Size: 169,6 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Sunburn (Duval St. Stomp) (4:10)
2. Real Good Time (4:17)
3. Messin' With The Kid (4:20)
4. Drop Down Mama (3:43)
5. Too Late (4:10)
6. Littlegirl (4:08)
7. Mississippi Steam Boat (3:32)
8. Two Headed Woman (4:06)
9. Cross Town Boogie (3:14)
10. I'm Tired (3:56)
11. Shim Sham Shimmy (3:25)
12. Dixie Diner (3:14)
13. Subway Swing (5:02)
14. Geronimo Rock (3:33)
15. Good Rockin' Woman (4:58)
16. Crackhead Baby (8:36)
17. Pork Juice (4:44)

A fine harmonica player, Taylor was also a singer and played keyboards. He was one of the original members of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and continued on until 2000. If you've ever heard Greg "Fingers" Taylor play the harmonica, you know that Jimmy Buffett owes much of his success to the Mississippi resident. Taylor's nickname "Fingers" was given to him in 1969 by John "Johnny Rock" Buffaloe (so nicknamed by Taylor) during their time in The Buttermilk Blues Band in Jackson, Mississippi. At the time, Taylor played keyboards for the band, hence the nickname "Fingers". Taylor began playing harmonica during his time in the BBB. Currently, Greg Taylor is battling Alzheimer's.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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KD Moore & Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Live At The Tin Goose Saloon

Size: 157.5 MB
Time: 68:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Blues, Rock, Acoustic
Art: Front

01. Intro (1:00)
02. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (3:49)
03. He Went To Paris (3:41)
04. A Pirate Looks At Forty (4:36)
05. Great Filling Station Holdup (3:21)
06. Rocky Mountain Way (4:47)
07. Mustang Sally (6:16)
08. Cheesesliders In Paradise (5:08)
09. Fool Button (3:38)
10. Jimmy Say It Aint So (5:16)
11. Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season (4:22)
12. Frank & Lola (5:57)
13. It's Just Like Mardi Gras (4:50)
14. Curse Of The Music Man (3:58)
15. Hang On Sloopy (National Championship Version) (4:06)
16. Why Don't We Get Drunk (3:11)

A Six String Guitar, Tourist Town Bar and the Best Harp player on the Planet! It was a Helluva night on the shores of Lake Erie when "Trop Rock" Artist KD Moore teamed up with the original member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, Harmonica player Greg 'Fingers' Taylor. Some originals by KD, a few of the classics that made Fingers a legend, some ad lib, and a crazy crowd adds up to a wild night at the legendary Tin Goose Saloon.

We caught the show at The Tin Goose and I must say you and "Fingers" put on quite a show. We had a great time and can't wait to see the two of you together again!! I just want to know K.D., Where do you get your endless energy?? You NEVER took a break the entire night. Keep up the great work! Bev, OH

You and Greg totally rocked at Bancroft Saturday night!! I was truly amazed at how long you guys performed!! I can tell you are really into what you are doing, and that you care about pleasing your audience, and giving 179%!! I can't wait to see you perform again! Harold L., Bridgman MI.

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Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Hi Fi Baby

Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:00
Size: 102,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Hi Fi Baby (2:38)
2. Hey Little Girl (3:08)
3. Olds 98 Blues (3:18)
4. Whisper (5:36)
5. I Want My Fleetwood Back (4:49)
6. Sleeping In The Ground (3:54)
7. Angel Child (2:47)
8. Fine Little Mama (3:51)
9. Cutie Named Judy (2:35)
10. It Ain't Easy (6:11)
11. 2 X's 9 (5:09)

Greg "Fingers" Taylor is simply one of the best harmonica players ever. His keyboard skills are not to be forgotten either. That statement has been reinforced and documented both by fans and journalists alike for decades. Exceptional live music punctuated with both intense flares of spontaneity and jams that will leave you tingling and begging for more. Fingers still harnesses the creativity, passion, excitement and love that has kept him the driving force he has always been.

Greg "Fingers" Taylor has recorded and toured with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer band for over 25 years, and he has a large fan base of blues lovers and "Parrot Heads." He is known as one of the best harmonica players around, and this CD is produced by Kim Wilson, also known as a harmonica great and leader of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Various Artists - The Appaloosa All Stars

Year: 1993
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:14
Size: 95,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Sam Lay - Key To The Highway (3:21)
2. Clifford Curry - Beale Street (4:12)
3. Bob Kommersmith - Club Foot (3:49)
4. Sam Lay - Rock Me Baby/I'm A King Bee (6:19)
5. Fred James - Temporary Insanity (3:16)
6. Homesick James - Blues Before Sunrise (3:39)
7. Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Meltdown (2:39)
8. Mary-Ann Brandon - Black Widow Spider (3:45)
9. Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Bad Spell (3:05)
10. Frank Frost - My Baby (3:19)
11. Billy C. Farlow - All Night Boogie (3:44)

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Alan Wright - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:31
Size: 115.7 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[3:43] 1. Hello Everybody
[3:48] 2. All Hopped Up
[3:14] 3. Alan Wright's Boogie
[5:16] 4. I'd Rather Be Fishin'
[4:19] 5. Come On In This House
[7:10] 6. Po' Ol Bluesman
[3:58] 7. Don't Turn Around
[6:06] 8. Juke Joint
[6:43] 9. Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog
[2:39] 10. Come To Me
[3:30] 11. Keepin' It Together

ALAN WRIGHT is the real deal with a hot rockin' CD, Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog, which features the incomparable Jay Spell on keyboards, and amazing special guest Greg "Fingers" Taylor on harmonica.

Alan Wright is a humble man with a deeply passionate musical style that reminds one of the blues-based rock styles of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and Boz Scaggs, as well as the traditional electric blues styles of BB King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, and yet is uniquely different from them all too. Alan Wright has a ton of heart, and that is where his music comes from. His talent is huge. His live show cooks with great soulful rockers as well as traditional-style blues. Alan's strong, deep, throaty, and soulful voice, at times soaring and raucous, is enormous and natural for singing the soulful roots based music he loves and writes. and is readily identifiable. He plays hot and tasty electric and acoustic guitars. It's really greasy with lots of hot sauce on it. He is a great guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His guitar playing is pure and powerful. He plays his tail off on that thing. He also plays soulful and powerful harmonica. When he gets buried in the music it's a treat to watch him point his seafoam-green Stratocaster down at the floor, almost as if he's tapping directly down into the very roots of the music he loves.

And tap into it he does. Not only are his original rockers on his Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog CD strong, but when he plays live performances he also covers with tremendous humility and depth many of the old blues greats and soulful rock artist's. Such as Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Sly and the family Stone, Al Green and Boz Scaggs, all get covered with the respect and seasoning and talent that they deserve.

With the release of his CD, Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog, in May of 2003, it is clear that Alan Wright is a blues-rock talent to be reckoned with. There are eleven strong tracks on his CD, all of them written, performed, sung, and produced by Alan, with the exception of Come To Me, which was co-written with Jay Spell. Alan is a gifted songwriter. All of the tracks on the new CD are cool rootsy rockers, with the notable exception of Po' Ol Bluesman, which is pure traditional-style electric blues. Traditional blues fans will love it. ~Greg Sherrow

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Various - Hot Harmonica

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:29
Size: 99.5 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:20] 1. The Jelly Roll Kings - Helena Hop
[5:54] 2. Roguie Ray - She's Gone
[2:59] 3. The Smashers - It's A Dirty Job
[6:01] 4. The Sam Lay Blues Band - Red Line
[3:00] 5. Fred James - Little Meat On The Side
[6:34] 6. Billy C. Farlow - Trouble's Come To The Delta
[4:04] 7. Kona Wind - Would If I Could
[3:34] 8. Fingers Taylor - Harpoon Man
[4:58] 9. The Delta Jukes - Carr Hop
[2:59] 10. Max Johns - Off The Deep End

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VA - Last Of The Mississippi Jukes Soundtrack

Size: 158,4 MB
Time: 68:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01 Sam Carr, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Anthony Sherrod - Joe Friday (3:41)
02 Deep Cuts - Every Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone (4:28)
03 Bobby Rush - Garbage Man (2:12)
04 Casey Phillips & The Hounds, Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - Subway Swing (1:58)
05 Patrice Moncell, House Rockers - Stormy Monday (8:13)
06 King Edward Blues Band, Levon Lindsey, J.T. Watkins - You Know I've Tried (3:45)
07 King Edward Blues Band, Vasti Jackson - Casino In The Cottonfield (4:27)
08 Chris Thomas King - John Law Burned Down The Liquor Sto' (3:47)
09 King Edward Blues Band, Pat Brown, Dennis Fountain - Blues Is Alright (4:01)
10 Lucille, Greg 'Fingers' Taylor - What Goes Around, Comes Around (6:33)
11 King Edward Blues Band - Hole In The Wall (4:06)
12 Vasti Jackson, Patrice Moncell, House Rockers - Strokin' (9:51)
13 Abdul Rasheed, House Rockers - Members Only (3:52)
14 Virgil Brawley, David Hughes, Jimmy King - Juke Joint Jam; Last Of The Mississippi Jukes-Next Time You See Me (7:11)

Film director Robert Mugge has been responsible for a number of documentaries chronicling indigenous American musical styles, notably Deep Blues (1991) and Gather at the River: A Bluegrass Celebration (1994). Last of the Mississippi Jukes, which had its first exposure on a premium cable movie channel and was released on DVD concurrently with this audio soundtrack CD, is closest to Deep Blues among his efforts, though it is more concerned with electric blues. Mugge took his cameras into the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS (a re-created juke joint established by the film star Morgan Freeman), and the Subway Lounge in Jackson, MS. There he captured a variety of lively performers who are heard here. Patrice Moncell, who gets two cuts, is a particular standout, turning in a bravura treatment of the blues standard "Stormy Monday" and a lengthy, salacious recitative called "Strokin'." Other standouts include Chris Thomas King's "John Law Burned Down the Liquor Sto," a shaggy-dog bootlegging story, and Greg "Fingers" Taylor's "Subway Swing," which details goings-on at the Subway Lounge. But the entire disc demonstrates that the blues are alive and well in the clubs of Mississippi. ~Review by William Ruhlmann

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Peter Novelli - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 71:40
Size: 164.1 MB
Styles: Texas blues, Louisiana blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Texas Tonk
[5:52] 2. Just These Blues
[5:30] 3. I'm Going To Louisiana
[4:22] 4. Lie No Better
[2:59] 5. Grand Isle Dawn
[3:53] 6. Wrong Number
[4:46] 7. Since The Hurricane
[4:59] 8. Nothin' To Say
[5:57] 9. Open The Gate
[6:41] 10. Real Man
[4:49] 11. Bulverde, Texas
[5:27] 12. Te-Ni-Ne-Ni-Nu
[2:51] 13. James Johnson On Scratch
[1:59] 14. Raful Neal On Slim Harpo And Scratch My Back
[4:41] 15. Baby Scratch My Back
[1:54] 16. Big Johnny Thomassie On New Orleans Drumming

Peter's guitar style evolved from the electric blues masters, mixed with his years playing Louisiana roots music in zydeco/cajun bands. This CD was recorded in Baton Rouge and New Orleans with former members of Gatemouth Brown's Gate's Express: David Hyde (bass), David Peters (drums) with guest appearances by other members of Gate's band (Joe Krown on B3, Bobby Henderson on alto sax, Chris Belleau on trombone. Brian Brignac (Sonny Landreth, Wayne Toups) played percussion and drums. Other guests include Dr John, Paul Barrere (Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, etc), Greg "Fingers" Taylor on harmonica, Raful Neal on harmonica, Augie Meyers on Vox organ (Texas Tornados, Sir Douglas Quintet), Olivier Scoazec (Buckwheat Zydeco, Zachary Richard), James Johnson, guitar (Slim Harpo band), David Torkanowsky on B3, Suzanne Leger (frottoir and percussion), Smoky Greenwell, harmonica (WAR), Curtis Coubello (fiddle), Nelson Blanchard on keys.

The CD includes a Tribute to Slim Harpo, two tracks (previously recorded, but unfinished) with members of Harpo's band (the late Raful Neal, James Johnson, Rudy Richard) and New Orleans legend, the late "Big" Johnny Thomassie on drums.

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