Lil Ed Williams & Willie Kent - Who's Been Talking

Year: 1998
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:27
Size: 123,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Who's Been Talking (3:14)
2. Someday (5:43)
3. Bobby's Rock (4:06)
4. As The Years Go Passing By (4:51)
5. My Bleeding Heart (4:50)
6. The Ghetto (4:34)
7. Newspaper Blues (4:35)
8. Going Shopping (5:31)
9. I Wanna Get Married (5:06)
10. Your Love Is Strong (3:43)
11. My Life, My Love (3:27)
12. Bird Nest On The Ground (3:43)

This blues-oriented set has the feel of a jam session. Bassist Willie Kent and Lil Ed Williams split the vocals on a date that features contrasting guitar voices in the relatively clean Eddie C. Campbell and the more distorted playing of Williams; both have plenty of solo space. Pianist Allen Batts and drummer Baldhead Pete Williams are quite solid behind the lead voices who get to stretch out on the basic but highly appealing material. Who's Been Talking, which includes songs by Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and J.B. Hutto in addition to the newer songs, is easily recommended to modern blues collectors. /Scott Yanow, AllMusic

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Lil Ed & Dave Weld - Keep On Walkin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:10
Size: 135.4 MB
Styles: Slide guitar blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:00] 1. North Carolina Bound (Acoustic Duo)
[3:19] 2. Combination Boogie
[4:19] 3. I'm Not A Slave
[6:17] 4. Confess Diane
[3:10] 5. So Long So Long
[2:25] 6. Let's Boogie Baby
[5:28] 7. Lonely, Lonely (When Evenin' Comes)
[5:20] 8. Too Late Baby
[3:11] 9. New Year's Resolution
[3:45] 10. Sweet Shiny Brown Eyes
[4:47] 11. I Can't Have Nothin'
[4:33] 12. Keep On Walkin'
[2:35] 13. Set My Sight On You
[4:56] 14. North Carolina Bound (Band Version)

Lil Ed Williams and Dave Weld have complementary styles. The pair of blues singer-guitarists learned slide guitar from J.B. Hutto (Williams' uncle) and they are equally skilled playing acoustic and electric blues. In fact, with the exception of the pop ballad "Too Late Baby" which is from 1944 and utilizes different personnel than the rest of the CD, this set mostly alternates acoustic and electric numbers by the Imperial Flames, a quintet. The co-leaders split the vocals and the guitar solos equally and are not only strong soloists but adept at backing each other. Due to impressive variety and high musicianship, the often-exuberant set is highly recommended to blues fans. ~Scott Yanow

Keep On Walkin'

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