Magic Slim & The Teardrops - 2 albums: Magic Blues / Black Tornado

Album: Magic Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:37
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[4:34] 1. Spider In My Stew
[3:55] 2. Rough Dried Woman
[6:13] 3. Sometimes I Wonder
[4:28] 4. Oh Wee Baby
[5:06] 5. Wonder What's The Matter
[4:13] 6. Stranded On The Highway
[3:54] 7. Evil
[3:37] 8. Why Does A Woman Treat A Man So Bad
[6:07] 9. Don't Tell Me 'bout Your Troubles
[4:44] 10. I'm Doing Too Bad
[3:41] 11. I Got To Leave

Bass – Nick Holt; Drums – Jerry Porter (2); Guitar – John Primer; Guitar, Vocals – Morris Holt; Vocals – John Primer (tracks: 7).

This is Slim's third studio record for Wolf Records! On this CD you can feel why they call him Magic Man! He is a great singer, guitar player and the band, The Teardrops, plays the style he likes! "Spider in my Stew", "Rough Dried Woman", I´aint doing too bad",... all are here!!

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Album: Black Tornado
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:17
Size: 106.0 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. Jealous Man
[3:12] 2. Wake Me Up Early
[5:23] 3. Still A Fool
[2:51] 4. Black Tornado
[2:58] 5. Playin' With My Mind
[5:23] 6. I Can't Trust My Woman
[3:17] 7. Magic Boogie
[3:08] 8. You Got Bad Intentions
[5:47] 9. Crazy Woman
[3:41] 10. Young Man's Blues
[3:51] 11. It's Alright
[3:30] 12. Love Like I Wanna

Bass, Backing Vocals – Nick Holt; Drums – Allen Kirk (2); Guitar – Michael Dotson (2); Vocals, Guitar – Shawn Holt (tracks: 10); Vocals, Lead Guitar – Magic Slim (tracks: 1 to 9, 11, 12).

Magic Slim has released a pile of albums, all of them true to his group's house-rocking credo. The idea this time around was to hook him up with producer Dick Shurman and get Slim to record tunes he hadn't committed to wax yet. With a tight version of the Teardrops aboard (the ubiquitous Nick Holt on bass and vocals, Michael Dotson on rhythm, Allen Kirk on drums, and Slim's son Shawn Holt making a guest appearance on "Young Man's Blues"), Slim turns in a solid effort here. But perhaps the biggest change this time around is the inclusion of four original tunes from Slim, big news for a combo that many consider to be the ultimate blues cover band. Counting Nick Holt's "Playin' with My Mind" and Shawn Holt's "Young Man's Blues," the original material is up to the 50-percent mark, making this their most adventuresome outing to date. ~Cub Koda

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Mississippi Heat - Cab Driving Man

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:33
Size: 154.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues, Delta blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. Cupid Bound
[3:34] 2. Cab Driving Man
[4:05] 3. That Late Night Stuff
[4:53] 4. Flowers On My Tombstone
[3:51] 5. Icy Blue
[4:26] 6. The Last Go Round
[3:27] 7. Life Is Too Short
[3:29] 8. Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
[4:56] 9. Rosalie
[4:35] 10. Luck Of The Draw
[5:08] 11. Mama Kaila
[5:41] 12. Music Is My Life
[3:51] 13. Lonely Eyes
[4:18] 14. Smooth Operator
[4:37] 15. Can't Get Me No Traction
[3:05] 16. Hey Pipo!

CAB DRIVING MAN is Mississippi Heat’s 12th recording, and 6th release on Delmark Records. Passionate and melodic harmonica player Pierre Lacocque leads his band by providing 11 original songs, while maestro guitar player Michael Dotson sings on 3 of his own compositions. Lead singer Inetta Visor delivers stellar vocals on 12 songs, including 2 covers: “Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing” here a duet with Giles Corey; originally made famous by Fontella Bass and Bobby McClure, and “Smooth Operator” previously recorded by Sarah Vaughan. CAB DRIVING MAN takes you from vintage, low-down Chicago and Delta blues to exciting boogies, Latin beats, and R&B ballads. Special guests include Sax Gordon, Dave Specter, Sumito Ariyo, and Ruben Alvarez.

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Michael Dotson - Lightnin' In My Pocket

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:10
Size: 119.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:14] 1. Lightnin' In My Pocket
[3:32] 2. Narin' A Drop
[6:31] 3. Grampa Blues
[4:32] 4. Yondaway
[5:59] 5. Blues So Bad
[5:00] 6. Lucinda Mae
[6:19] 7. Travelin' Blues
[5:10] 8. Didn't Nobody Ask You For No Information
[6:32] 9. Cold Day In Chicago
[4:17] 10. Lucinda Mae (Dance Version)

Michael Dotson is a Chicago guitarist/singer who toured for six years with Magic Slim and the Teardrops. He has also played behind Aron Burton, Little Mack Simmons, Lefty Dizz, Jimmy Burns and a host of other Chicago artists. After numerous appearances on other peoples CDs, "Lightnin' in my pocket" is his first solo release.

"Lightnin'in my pocket" delivers hard hitting blues guitar, spanning a number of styles ... Swamp slide, primitive swing, and good old house rockin music.

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