Eddie Guitar Burns - Detroit Blackbottom (1975)

Tracklist

01. Do It If You Wanna
02. I'm Going-But I'll Be Back
03. Detroit Blackbottom
04. Every Jug Stands On Its Own Bottom
05. I Wanna Trade With You
06. I've Got a Lot of Respect
07. Bull Head-Go Ahead Angie
08. Toni Louise
09. Mississippi Country Farm
10. Pee Pa Pobbie


Detroit boasted a vibrant blues scene during the postwar era, headed by John Lee Hooker and prominently featuring Eddie Burns, who hit the Motor City in 1948 and musically flourished there. While still in Mississippi, Burns picked up his early blues training from the 78s of Sonny Boy Williamson, Tommy McClennan, and Big Bill Broonzy. When he hit Detroit, Burns was exclusively a harp player. He cut "Notoriety Woman," his first single for Holiday in 1948, with partner John T. Smith on guitar. Burns added guitar to his personal arsenal the next year, cutting sessions with Hooker. Burns' own discography was slim but select - he cut singles for DeLuxe in 1952 ("Hello Miss Jessie Lee"), Checker in 1954 ("Biscuit Baking Mama"), JVB, and Chess in 1957 ("Treat Me Like I Treat You"). In 1961, Burns waxed the slashing "Orange Driver" and several more R&B-slanted sides for Harvey Fuqua's Harvey Records.

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