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Limited Edition of 500 Blue Vinyl With Buddy Guy and Fred McDowell
Album Features UPC:646315228212Artist:Big Mama ThorntonFormat:VinylRelease Year:2016Record Label:ArhoolieGenre:Blues, Texas, W. Coast Blues
DetailsPlaying Time:43 min.Contributing Artists:Buddy Guy, Eddie Boyd, Mississippi Fred McDowellDistributor:City HallRecording Type:LiveSPAR Code:n/a
Album Notes
This 2005 release of Big Mama Thornton's 1965 studio session in London is a pristine snapshot of the too-often-overlooked blues singer. After her smash hit "Hound Dog" brought her fame in 1953 (Thornton's version predated Elvis Presley's by three years, and unquestionably packs more of a punch), her commercial star began to sink, yet Thornton's gravelly, gutsy wail never lost its luster.IN EUROPE features a top-notch band (including Buddy Guy on lead guitar and Fred McDowell on slide), some of Thornton's best tunes--including "Hound Dog," of course--and six bonus tracks. The disc concludes with a rare interview clip of Thornton in conversation with Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz (Thornton found a comfortable home with Arhoolie in the late '60s). These features make IN EUROPE a must for collectors and a fine starting place for Thornton neophytes.

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