Blues Singer
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Sweet Tea Recording Studio, Oxford, Mississippi | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 49:25 | |||
| Label | Silvertone Records | |||
| Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [1] |
Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy[2] released in 2003 through Silvertone Records.
The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, "In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed."
Reception[edit]
Billboard noted...
...the acoustic set finds the blues legend joined by one of his contemporaries, B.B. King, as well as guitar great Eric Clapton.[3]
The album was produced by Dennis Herring,[4] at Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford, Mississippi.
Awards[edit]
The album earned Guy the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Time Killing Floor" | Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Crawling King Snake" | John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Lucy Mae Blues" | Frankie Lee Sims | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Can't See Baby" | Jack Nelson Owens | 4:05 |
| 5. | "I Love the Life I Live" | Willie Dixon | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Louise McGhee" | Son House | 5:24 |
| 7. | "Moanin' and Groanin'" | Johnny Shines | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Black Cat Blues" | John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Bad Life Blues" | Andrew Hogg, Joe Josen | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Sally Mae" | John Lee Hooker | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Anna Lee" | Robert "Nighthawk" McCollum | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Lonesome Home Blues" | Willie Borum | 5:00 |
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
- Jimbo Mathus – guitar
- Jim Keltner – Drums
- Tony Garnier – Upright Bass
- Eric Clapton[5] – Lead Guitar on tracks 2, 3
- B.B. King[6] – Lead Guitar on track 2
- The Perrys – Snaps and Handclaps
Production[edit]
- Dennis Herring – producer
References[edit]
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Buddy Guy". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'". May 28, 2003.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (May 10, 2007). "Modest Mouse's 'Ship' on a swell journey". Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
- ^ B.B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records
