Size: 93,2 MB
Time: 39:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Semi-acoustic blues
Art: Front
1. I'm Going Back To Tennessee (4:03)
2. Naptown Blues (2:54)
3. How Long - How Long Blues (4:21)
4. The Truth About The Thing (3:12)
5. My Own Lonesome Blues (2:51)
6. Midnight Hour Blues (3:28)
7. Kokomo Blues (3:52)
8. Tired Of Your Low Down Ways (3:06)
9. You Got To Reap What You Sow (3:09)
10. Prison Bound Blues (4:40)
11. Birthday In Jail (4:06)
Christopher Wyze has earned the reputation as one of the brightest and best contemporary blues storytellers on the global scene. Having some well-deserved success with his previous albums “Stuck in the Mud” and “Live in Clarksdale” Wyze and his group return with a tribute to two of Indianapolis’ greatest blues pioneers, Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell. These two artists’ groundbreaking recordings helped shape the direction of American blues nearly a century ago.
Joining lead vocalist/harmonica man Wyze on this momentous venture are mainstays John Boyle III on various guitars and Hammond organ and Gerry Murphy on acoustic bass. Produced by Jim Riley, the sessions for this particular album are significant in that the band recorded at Postal Studios in their home of Indianapolis. The location was less than three miles from where Carr and Blackwell first recorded in 1928.
Everything about this album is focused on recreating that authenticity and emotion that emanated from the originators. From the stripped down vocal and instrumental delivery and arrangements of the songs to the 78 RPM references and vintage design packaging, this is a concept album that has been lovingly crafted. All but the final song were written by the songwriting team of Blackwell and Carr. These are songs that, not only have been cut by many other artists and, hence, have become standards, but they’ve paved the way for what the blues and Americana music has stood for. /Eric Harabadian, Big City Rhythm & Blues
Joining lead vocalist/harmonica man Wyze on this momentous venture are mainstays John Boyle III on various guitars and Hammond organ and Gerry Murphy on acoustic bass. Produced by Jim Riley, the sessions for this particular album are significant in that the band recorded at Postal Studios in their home of Indianapolis. The location was less than three miles from where Carr and Blackwell first recorded in 1928.
Everything about this album is focused on recreating that authenticity and emotion that emanated from the originators. From the stripped down vocal and instrumental delivery and arrangements of the songs to the 78 RPM references and vintage design packaging, this is a concept album that has been lovingly crafted. All but the final song were written by the songwriting team of Blackwell and Carr. These are songs that, not only have been cut by many other artists and, hence, have become standards, but they’ve paved the way for what the blues and Americana music has stood for. /Eric Harabadian, Big City Rhythm & Blues
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