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Label: – PS 553Format: , LP, Album, Stereo Country:Released:Genre:Style: Tracklist Show Credits A1Third Degree Composed By –  3:15A2T.V. Mama3:40A3He Knows The Rules Composed By –  2:40A4Ain't It A Shame4:23A5Ohh-la-la3:40A6(Going Down To) Big Leg Emma's3:12A7Won't Be Fooled No More Composed By – * 3:55B1Take It Slow And Easy3:35B2She's All In My Life Composed By –  2:08B3Poor Poor Me4:25B4Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer2:39B5Down The Valley4:03B6Too Early In The Morning3:28B7Shim-Sham-Shimmy2:06

-- INCLUDES: JOHN MAYALLL, ERIC CLAPTON, TONY MCPHEE, ETC.... -- Musical style and output

Dupree's playing was almost all straight blues and . He was not a sophisticated musician or singer, but he had a wry and clever way with words: "Mama, move your false teeth, papa wanna scratch your gums." He sometimes sang as if he had a  and even recorded under the name Harelip Jack Dupree. This was an artistic conceit, as he had clear articulation, particularly for a blues singer.

Many of his songs were about jail, drinking and drug addiction, although he himself was a light drinker and did not use other drugs. His "Junker's Blues" was transmuted by  into "", Domino's first hit record. Some of Dupree's songs had gloomy topics, such as " Blues" and "Angola Blues" (about , the infamous Louisiana prison farm), but he also sang about cheerful subjects, as in "Dupree Shake Dance": "Come on, mama, on your hands and knees, do that shake dance as you please". He was a noted raconteur and transformed many of his stories into songs, such as "Big Leg Emma's", a rhymed tale of a police raid on a .

The lyrics of 's version of ""—"You can shake it one time for me!"—echo Dupree's song "Shake Baby Shake".

On his best-known album, , released by  in 1958, he was accompanied on guitar by , whose playing on that record inspired  of the .

In later years Dupree recorded with , ,  and .

Condition Description & Other Information ## Sells for $100+ in every country it was ever released in!! ## The Vinyl is described as between Excellent to Near Mint. Very few signs of play. Maybe 1 or 2 extremely fine hairlines and/or sleeve marks, couple barely noticeable buffs of no consequence to sound nor looks. No spindle marks. The Vinyl has retained nearly all of its rich waxy lustre. The Cover is described as Excellent & still has it's opened shrink wrap. Minimal edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to spine & edges with associated wrinkles. There is some minor ring wear to front & verso. There are some colour losses to edges & spine. No seam splits.  The Inner Sleeve is Excellent with no issues. Please see attached photos...