Size: 99,9 MB
Time: 43:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Art: Front
1. Bring It On Home (4:31)
2. I'm Ready (3:40)
3. Help Me (6:20)
4. 29 Ways (3:47)
5. Spoonful (3:57)
6. The Little Red Rooster (4:34)
7. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover (3:45)
8. My Babe (5:29)
9. The Seventh Son (4:03)
10. Help Me Reprise (3:00)
It had always been a dream of the Bluescats to bring them all together: Brenda Boykin, Tommie Harris, Ralf Grottian, and saxophonist Bernd Winterschladen. Together with organist Dirk Schaadt, with whom Jens Filser plays in his Organic Blues project, they wanted to return to the origins of the blues. This led to the idea of recording a CD consisting exclusively of Willie Dixon's compositions.
Willie Dixon decisively shaped the development of the blues in the 1950s and 60s. He was not only the house bassist at Chess Records in Chicago but also a veritable song factory for the artists signed to the label, such as Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson, to name just a few. However, it was bands like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton who truly made his songs famous in the 1960s and 70s.
The Bluescats belong to the generation that thought "Bring It On Home" was a Led Zeppelin song, Jim Morrison was the Backdoor Man, and Mick Jagger was the Little Red Rooster. It took them a while to get to the roots and explore Willie Dixon and the many other blues greats of his generation. Brenda and Tommie inspired them in this search and shared their experience with them. The CD was recorded in a single day at Rockcity Studio in Solingen. The song selection, the arrangements – everything happened spontaneously, guided by a single principle: the sheer joy of playing the blues together.
Personnel: Brenda Boykin, Tommie Harris (vocals); Jens Filser (vocals, guitar); Till Brandt (bass); Bernd Oppel (drums); Ralf Grottian (harmonica); Bernd Winterschladen (saxophone); Dirk Schaadt (organ).
Willie Dixon decisively shaped the development of the blues in the 1950s and 60s. He was not only the house bassist at Chess Records in Chicago but also a veritable song factory for the artists signed to the label, such as Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson, to name just a few. However, it was bands like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton who truly made his songs famous in the 1960s and 70s.
The Bluescats belong to the generation that thought "Bring It On Home" was a Led Zeppelin song, Jim Morrison was the Backdoor Man, and Mick Jagger was the Little Red Rooster. It took them a while to get to the roots and explore Willie Dixon and the many other blues greats of his generation. Brenda and Tommie inspired them in this search and shared their experience with them. The CD was recorded in a single day at Rockcity Studio in Solingen. The song selection, the arrangements – everything happened spontaneously, guided by a single principle: the sheer joy of playing the blues together.
Personnel: Brenda Boykin, Tommie Harris (vocals); Jens Filser (vocals, guitar); Till Brandt (bass); Bernd Oppel (drums); Ralf Grottian (harmonica); Bernd Winterschladen (saxophone); Dirk Schaadt (organ).
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