Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues (Vols 5 & 6)

Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 5
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:56
Size: 112.1 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues, Delta blues
Year: 1998/2015
Art: Front

[3:14] 1. Larry Garner - Kleptomaniac
[4:54] 2. Larry Garner - Pms
[9:05] 3. Larry Garner - Shut It Down
[2:29] 4. Cora Jefferson - I'm In The Mood
[2:44] 5. Cora Jefferson - Come To Me
[4:06] 6. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - 'long About Midnight
[3:31] 7. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Voodoo Party
[3:12] 8. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Louisiana Woman
[3:20] 9. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Big Fat Woman
[3:13] 10. Tootsie - County Jail
[3:05] 11. Rudi Richard - Big Mamou
[2:57] 12. Silas Hogan - Let Me Be Your Hatchet
[3:03] 13. Silas Hogan - Ain't It Sad

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Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 6
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:07
Size: 110.2 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1999/2015
Art: Front

[2:52] 1. Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin'
[2:44] 2. Silas Hogan - I'm A Free Hearted Man
[2:53] 3. Silas Hogan - You're Too Late Baby
[3:05] 4. Silas Hogan - Hoo-Doo Blues
[2:50] 5. Silas Hogan - Ain't It A Shame
[3:04] 6. Silas Hogan - Mr. Charlie
[3:04] 7. Silas Hogan - Lonesome La La
[3:03] 8. Silas Hogan - My Starter Won't Start
[2:46] 9. Silas Hogan - Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen
[3:06] 10. Silas Hogan - Bad Little Puppy
[2:30] 11. Silas Hogan - Airport Blues
[3:00] 12. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Kelly's Boogie
[2:48] 13. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Good Morning Heartache
[5:50] 14. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - I Got A Funny Feeling
[4:27] 15. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Poor Man

Silas Hogan (vocals, guitar); Arthur "Guitar" Kelly, Bruce Lamb, Julian Piper (guitar); Oskar "Harpo" Davis (harmonica); David Carroll (bass); Sam Hogan (drums).

This 1988 session in Baton Rogue finds Hogan surrounded by a band that includes his son Sam on both drums and guitar, unobtrusive guitar support from producer Julian Piper and Bruce Lamb, and effective harmonica from Oscar "Harpo" Davis. As Hogan blasts through a stack of old Excello tunes by Lightnin' Slim, as well as re-cuts of his own material, he's guest starred by the appearance of Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, who sings and plays on the last four tracks. This is a nice, understated session with two tracks cut in 1990 that proves that the 'Excello sound' was still alive and well headed into the '90s. ~ Cub Koda

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Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues (Vols 3 & 4 of 6)

Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 3
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:24
Size: 108.5 MB
Styles: Delta blues, Louisiana blues
Year: 1998/2015
Art: Front

[5:08] 1. Larry Garner - Dog House Blues
[3:59] 2. Battlerack Scatter - Nasty Woman
[3:57] 3. T-Bone Singleton - Sad, Sad Thing
[2:48] 4. Larry Garner - Runnin'
[4:38] 5. Larry Garner - Sky Is Crying
[3:25] 6. Battlerack Scatter - Leavin' Blues
[4:57] 7. T-Bone Singleton - Let Me Be Your Man
[3:33] 8. T-Bone Singleton - Hello, Hello
[2:49] 9. Battlerack Scatter - Mississippi Things
[5:31] 10. T-Bone Singleton - Tryna Get Along
[2:59] 11. Larry Garner - Someone New
[3:35] 12. Larry Garner - Nobody Special

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Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 4
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:07
Size: 98.7 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1993/2015
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Clarence Edwards - Driving Wheel
[3:03] 2. Clarence Edwards - Cold Black Mare
[4:06] 3. Clarence Edwards - Hi Heel Sneakers
[4:25] 4. Clarence Edwards - Pointy Brown
[3:24] 5. Clarence Edwards - Don't Play With My Mistakes
[3:13] 6. Clarence Edwards - I'm So Glad
[2:10] 7. Clarence Edwards - Free Will
[3:20] 8. Clarence Edwards - Ups And Downs
[2:22] 9. Clarence Edwards - Don't Got Over
[3:19] 10. Clarence Edwards - Awful Blues
[2:59] 11. Clarence Edwards - Stack O' Dollars
[4:28] 12. Oscar Harp - Caress Me Baby
[3:33] 13. Oscar Harp - Down In Virginia

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Various - Louisiana Swamp Blues (Vols 1&2 of 6)

Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 1: Live At Tabby's Blues Box
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:17
Size: 128.8 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1995/2015
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Lord, Oh Lord
[2:54] 2. Silas Hogan - I'm A Free Hearted Man
[4:09] 3. Silas Hogan - Let Me Be Your Hatchet
[2:55] 4. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - So Close Together
[4:10] 5. Rockin' Tabby Thomas - Long Distance Call
[2:23] 6. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Baby, What You Want Me To Do
[3:37] 7. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Caress Me Baby
[3:20] 8. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool
[3:02] 9. Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Rainin' In My Heart
[3:48] 10. Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Diggin' My Potaoes
[5:19] 11. Chris Thomas - Part-Time Love
[4:45] 12. Henry Gray - It Hurts Me Too
[4:32] 13. W.W. Woodfolk - The Stars Are Crying
[4:38] 14. Clarence Edwards - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
[2:59] 15. Clarence Edwards - I'm The One

CHRIS THOMAS & ALFRED JACKSON - gtrs, OSCAR DAVIS - hca, TABBY THOMAS - org, SILAS HOGAN JR. & STEPHEN COLERIDGE - bass, TAMMY THOMAS & RONNIE HOUSTON - drums. Special guests: HENRY GRAY - piano, CLARENCE EDWARDS - gtr/voc, ARTHUR 'GUITAR' KELLEY - gtr, SILAS HOGAN - voc, W.W. WOODFOLK - drums. The sound of the '91 takes is o.k.; the cuts from '87 sound rather poor. The music is fine, though.

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Album: Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:12
Size: 94.3 MB
Styles: Louisiana blues
Year: 1990/2015
Art: Front

[2:26] 1. Jess Kenchin - Big Mamou
[4:01] 2. Jess Kenchin - Blues Won't Let Me Take My Rest
[5:29] 3. Jess Kenchin - King Bee
[4:13] 4. Henry Gray - Cold Chills
[2:50] 5. Jess Kenchin - Talkin' About You
[4:38] 6. Jess Kenchin - Bad Luck & Trouble
[3:13] 7. Andrea Curbelo - Tee Ni Nee Na Nu
[4:28] 8. Jess Kenchin - When My First Wife
[2:41] 9. Jess Kenchin - Come On Here
[3:09] 10. Andrea Curbelo - Good For The Goose
[3:58] 11. Andrea Curbelo - Honky Tonk

Dedicated to Slim Harpo, this brief album, recorded in Baton Rouge, LA, in 1990, is a split affair, with blues pianist Henry Gray alternating tracks with guitarist (and accordion player) Rudi Richard in a nifty little swamp blues collection. Although one wishes the two musicians had done some of these songs together, their approach to the blues (different as they are) complement each other well, and the sequence doesn't suffer for this split format. Gray, in particular, has an intriguing sound, adding a certain intangible bayou sensibility to his Chicago piano style, and his rough, everyman vocals on sides like "Talkin' About You" and the self-penned "Gold Chills" carry a degree of authenticity, particularly with Slim Harpo's drummer, Jess Kenchin, pounding away. Richard is less distinctive as a vocalist, but as Harpo's longtime guitarist (he put the guitar sting in "I'm a Kingbee," and if you've heard the song, you know about the sting), he, too, has an authentic claim to this material, and while his version of the bayou chestnut "Tee Ni Nee Na Nu" essentially seems to be by the numbers, his sleek, angular version of "Good for the Goose" is a solid delight. Again, it would have been nice if Gray, Richard, and Kenchin had all worked together on a few of these tracks, but even without that, this set still functions pretty well as a simple and unassuming introduction to Louisiana swamp blues. ~Steve Leggett

Note: Vols 3-6 will be posted over the next few days.

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