Lonnie Johnson - Rambler's Blues (2002)

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Artist: Lonnie Johnson
Title: Rambler's Blues
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Our World Entertainment [804558330622]
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Country Blues
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 46:37
Total Size: 233 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1 I Did All I Could 3:00
2 What A Real Woman 2:35
3 Falling Rain Blues 2:44
4 Mean Old Bed Bug Blues 2:51
5 Jersey Belle Blues 2:55
6 Crowing Rooster 2:36
7 Ramber's Blues 2:51
8 Let All Married Women Alone 3:16
9 Deep Minor Rhythm Stomp 3:01
10 I'm Just Dumb 2:56
11 Get Yourself Together 3:08
12 In Love Again 2:51
13 What A Woman 2:47
14 Swing Out Rhythm 2:28
15 Blue Ghost Blues 2:59
16 Somebody's Got To Go 3:02

One of the towering figures of the blues, Lonnie Johnson is rarely put in the category of the other blues greats -- men with household names such as Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker -- and it's hard to understand why. A mesmerizing guitarist, a gifted singer, and a great songwriter, Johnson is revered among blues enthusiasts despite his rather slim recording output. Rambler's Blues, a budget-line collection of Johnson's work, is a decent enough overview of the guitarist's output, containing the classic title track and 15 other top-drawer performances. But it's hard to see the purpose of the collection. As a scattershot 'best-of', it's fine, but it faces strong competition from both Document and Columbia, each of whom offer superlative collections of Johnson's work. And there seems little point in selecting this disc as a sampler of the artist.~Thomas Ward

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