William Clarke - Blowin' Like Hell (1990)

Tracklist

01. Lollipop Mama
02. Lonesome Bedroom Blues
03. Gambling For My Bread
04. Greasy Gravy
05. Trying So Hard
06. Cash Money
07. Must Be Jelly
08. Sweet Angel's Gone
09. Looking To The Future
10. Drinking By Myself
11. Blowin' Like Hell

The title says it all. William Clarke cooks on Blowin' Like Hell, his first CD. And these are new sounds. Songs like "Lollipop Mama," "Gambling for My Bread," and "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" (all written by Clarke) are just great tunes. "Must Be Jelly" won Clarke a W.C. Handy Award for blues song of the year in 1991. You'll find yourself humming them. Clarke's timing and music are right on the money, with the great Alex Schultz on lead guitar. There is no doubt that Clarke is one of the few modern bluesmen who are exploring and extending the amplified blues harp tradition without violating any of its principles. No one plays chromatic blues harp with this kind of passion and sheer conviction. Hear for yourself.

DOWNLOAD ALBUM [flac]