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1978 Capricorn First Pressing Promo Stereo Release of Bandleader/Composer/Guitarist/Pianist/Blues and Soul Vocalist Eddie Hinton Entitled very Extremely Dangerous, Produced by Barry Beckett, Engineers Are Steve Melton & Greg Hamm, Horns Arranged by Harrison Calloway and Eddie Hinton, Recorded Live at Muscle Shoals Sound Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama November of 1977 - "Guitarist, songwriter, and singer  may be one of the great, unheralded white blues musicians of all time. Fortunately, fans can latch onto a few recordings on compact disc.  died far too young at the age of 51 on July 28, 1995, yet his guitar playing can be heard all over famous recordings by famous people -- hit records by , , , , , , , , , , , , and even reggae star  of .  was a session guitarist non-pareil. After working with Southern bands like the Spooks and the Five Minutes, he played lead guitar for Muscle Shoals Sound rhythm section from 1967 to 1971. What most people didn't know at the time was that  was also a talented singer, songwriter, arranger and producer in his own right. In the late '60s, Muscle Shoals was something of a hit factory for Atlantic Records recording artists, under the careful, patient tutelage of legendary producer .  was just 22 when he was invited to the Shoals area by fellow songwriter and producer . The / songwriting and producing team produced several country/soul hits, including "Cover Me," and "It's All Wrong But It's Alright" for . Sadly, 's 1978 critically hailed Capricorn Records debut, , was released shortly before the Macon, Georgia-based label folded. In 1982,  of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section took  into the studio to record a half-dozen songs for a new album, but that project was never released, and the blow to his ego, coupled with a divorce, sent  into a personal tailspin. Changing musical trends brought popular tastes further away from blues and soul for a time in the '80s (until the rise of  brought blues back into vogue) and  was living on the streets in Decatur, Alabama when he ran into an old friend, John D. Wyker. Wyker and  were friends in the University of Alabama's drum and bugle corps. Wyker saw to it that  again had housing and a plan to record again. With the help of some friends, Owen Brown and , Wyker began recording  at Birdland Recording Studio and the new songs were combined with the tunes recorded by  in 1982. The result was , an album that sparked a career renaissance for . It wasn't long before  was in demand across Europe, Alabama, and the rest of the south for his unique, soulful blues vocals and expert guitar technique. Wyker continued to serve as a musical guru for 's career rebirth and brought the singer and guitarist to Rounder Records' Bullseye blues subsidiary.  and  were the result.  recovered his health and general well-being and moved back home to Birmingham to live with his mother, all the while writing refreshingly good original songs. He made a short tour of Italy before returning to Birdland Studios in early 1995 to record a new album. As he was putting finishing touches on the new batch of songs, he suffered a fatal heart attack. The results, , were released on a revived Capricorn Records in late 1998, and the songs are some of the most soul-stirring, thoughtful, and well-recorded tracks ever put on an album by a white blues artist. Anyone who is a fan of  or  will latch onto these songs like a hummingbird to a magnolia blossom. Also worth seeking out are his two releases for Rounder, , and , as well as his European-only release, . To be sure,  packed a lot of inspiring music into his 51 years by way of all the legendary sessions on which he played lead guitar at Muscle Shoals. His vocals were also singularly unique, firmly planted in the South and drenched with second-nature blues and soul feeling. 's liner notes for 's last release, , (the title a nod to his prime influence, ,) released on a revived Capricorn Records, are worth the price of the disc in and of themselves.  says of  in the liner notes: "He remains unique, a white boy who truly sang and played in the spirit of the great black soul artists he venerated. With Eddie it wasn't imitation; it was totally created, with a fire and fury that was as real as 's and 's." - "In his book Sweet Soul Music,  described  as "the last of the great white soul singers," and his debut album, 1978's , sounds like a glorious throwback to the salad days of the Muscle Shoals, AL, R&B hit factory of the 1960s, where  and  cut some of their most memorable songs.  had already earned an estimable reputation as a session guitarist by the time he finally got to step up to the mic as a solo artist, and  features him backed up by the always-expert , and 's strong and wiry guitar runs fit the group's emphatic support like a glove. ( and his friends also knew how to bring a solid rock drive to these songs without losing their soulful groove in the process.) As a singer,  was never afraid to step on the gas, and if his vocals are sometimes a bit over the top, they're also consumed with a raw and sweaty joy; like ,  is able to bring a surprising musicality to a shouting style that can express the pleasures of a hard-partying Saturday night ("Shout Bamalama") as well as the tender agony of love ("I Got the Feeling"). It was 's poor fortune to cut a great blue-eyed soul album just as disco and funk had bumped deep soul off the charts, but  still stands as a fine example of latter-day soul at its most accomplished." - Sensational Personnel for the Large Group Includes Legendary Composer Eddie Hinton on Guitar, Piano and Vocals, Harrison Calloway on Trumpet, Dennis Good on Trombone, Harvey Thompson on Tenor Saxophone, Roger Eades on Baritone Saxophone, Jimmy Johnson on Additional Guitar, Barry Beckett on Piano, Organ & Mood Synthesizer, David Hood on Bass and Roger Hawkins on Drums! - Group Singing by Muscle Shoals Horns & Rhythm Sections - Selections on Side One Are the Eddie Hinton Penned You Got Me Singing, Eddie Hinton/Alvin Howard's Concept World, Original Eddie Hinton Composition I Got the Feeling, the Otis Redding Classic Shout Bamalama and the Eddie Hinton/Alvin Howard Song Get Off in It - Tracks for Side Two Consist of the Eddie Hinton/Alvin Howard Penned Brand New Man, Eddie Hinton/Dan Penn's Shoot the Moon, Original Eddie Hinton Compositions We Got It, Yeah Man & the Eddie Hinton/Alvin Howard Song I Want It All - Used Copy, Cover Has a Light Surface Ring with a Slightly Bent Bottom Right Corner, Record Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Capricorn Promotional Album with Stamp on Back, Product Code CPN-0204 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -