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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.6 - Silas Hogan 'The Godfather' & Arthur 'Guitar' Kelly (1988-90)

2009-10-28T22:45:45Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.6 - Silas Hogan 'The Godfather' & Arthur 'Guitar' Kelly (1988-90)


01.Dark Clouds Rollin'-Silas Hogan
02.I'm A Free Hearted Man - Silas Hogan
03.You're Too Late Baby - Silas Hogan
04.Hoo-Doo Blues - Silas Hogan
05.Ain't It A Shame - Silas Hogan
06.Mr. Charlie (Trad. arr. - Silas Hogan
07.Lonesome La La - Silas Hogan
08.My Starter Won't Start - Silas Hogan
09.Rats And Roaches In My Kitchen - Silas Hogan
10.Bad Little Puppy - Silas Hogan
11.Airport Blues - Silas Hogan
12.Kelley's Boogie - Arthur Kelley
13.Good Morning Heartache (Trad. arr. - Arthur Kelley
14.I Got A Funny Feeling - Arthur Kelley
15.Poor Man - Arthur Kelley

Silas Hogan (vocals, guitar)
Arthur "Guitar" Kelly, Bruce Lamb, Julian Piper (guitar)
Oskar "Harpo" Davis (harmonica)
David Carroll (bass)
Sam Hogan (drums).

This 1988 session in Baton Rogue finds Hogan surrounded by a band that includes his son Sam on both drums and guitar, unobtrusive guitar support from producer Julian Piper and Bruce Lamb, and effective harmonica from Oscar "Harpo" Davis. As Hogan blasts through a stack of old Excello tunes by Lightnin' Slim, as well as re-cuts of his own material, he's guest starred by the appearance of Arthur "Guitar" Kelley, who sings and plays on the last four tracks. This is a nice, understated session with two tracks cut in 1990 that proves that the 'Excello sound' was still alive and well headed into the '90s. ---Cub Koda, allmusic.com

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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.5 - 40 Years Of Louisiana Blues from Silas Hogan to Larry Garner (1990-91)

2009-10-28T22:44:23Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.5 - 40 Years Of Louisiana Blues from Silas Hogan to Larry Garner (1990-91)


01.Kleptomaniac - Larry Garner
02.PMS - Larry Garner
03.Shut It Down - Larry Garner
04.I'm In The Mood - Cora Jefferson
05.Come To Me - Cora Jefferson
06.Long About Midnight - Tabby Thomas
07.Voodoo Party - Tabby Thomas
08.Louisiana Woman - Tabby Thomas
09.Big Fat Woman - Tabby Thomas
10.County Jail - Tootsie
11.Big Mamou - Rudi Richard
12.Let Me Be Your Hatchet - Silas Hogan
13.Ain't It Sad - Silas Hogan

Bass – Spencer Williams, Steve Coleridge, Mule Boudreaux, David Hill, A. G. Hardesty
Drums – Floyd Saizon, Ronnie Houston, Jess Kenchin, Pick Delmore
Guitar – Scott Shipmon, T-Bone Singleton, Rudi Richard, Andrea Curbelo, Samuel Hogan
Harmonica – Terry Dockery
Piano – Darryl Jefferson
Vocals, Guitar – Larry Garner
Vocals – Cora Jefferson
Vocals, Guitar – Tabby Thomas
Vocals, Accordion – Rudi Richard
Vocals – Silas Hogan

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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.4 - Clarence Edwards & Oscar 'Harp' Davis (1990-91)

2009-10-28T22:42:51Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.4 - Clarence Edwards & Oscar 'Harp' Davis (1990-91)


01.Driving Wheel
02.Cold Black Mare
03.Hi Heel Sneakers
04.Pointy Brown
05.Don't Play With My Mistakes
06.I'm So Glad
07.Free Will
08.Up's And Down's
09.Don't Got Over
10.Awful Blues
11.Stack O' Dollars
12.Caress Me Baby - Oscar 'Harp' Davis
13.Down In Virginia - Oscar 'Harp' Davis

Steven Coleridge 	Bass
Pick Delmore 	Drums
Clarence Edwards 	Guitar, Vocals
Anthony Hardesty 	Bass
Oscar Harp 	Harmonica
David Hill 	Bass
Ronnia Houston 	Drums
Jess Kenchin 	Drums 
Vic Shepherd 	Guitar
Scott Shipman 	Mandolin, Violin
T-Bone Singleton 	Guitar
Harold Washington 	Guitar

Clarence has been playing since he was 12 and learned from Charley Patton 78s on his grandfather's Victrola.He represents the Swamp blues today and is both a great singer and guitar player. Oscar Davis is one of the best harmonica players around. Unfortunately, few people outside of Baton Rouge have heard him since his first recording and he travels little. ---artistcamp.com

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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.3 - Larry Garner Battlerack Scatter & T Bone Singleton – 1990

2009-10-28T22:41:26Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.3 - Larry Garner Battlerack Scatter & T Bone Singleton (1990)


01.Dog House - Larry Garner 
02.Nasty Woman - Battlerack Scatter 
03.Sad, Sad Thing - T Bone Singleton 
04.Runnin' - Larry Garner 
05.Sky Is Crying - Larry Garner 
06.Leavin' Blues - Battlerack Scatter 
07.Let Me Be Your Man - T Bone Singleton 
08.Hello, Hello - T Bone Singleton 
09.Mississippi Things - Battlerack Scatter 
10.Tryna Get Along - T Bone Singleton 
11.Someone New - Larry Garner 
12.Nobody Special - Larry Garner

Bass – AG Hardesty, Spencer Williams, Tim Mornon
Drums – Floyd Saizon, Pick Delmore, Ronnie Houston
Guitar – Andrea Curbelo, Rudi Richard, T-Bone Singleton
Harmonica – Harmonica Red, Terry Bockery
Percussion – Steve Coleridge
Piano – Kenny Burch
Saxophone – Mike Bonereaux
Vocals, Guitar – Battlerack Scatter, Larry Garner

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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.2 - Henry Gray & Rudi Richard (1990)

2009-10-28T22:40:02Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.2 - Henry Gray & Rudi Richard (1990)


 01. Big Mamou (2:26)
 02. Blues Won’t Let Me Rest (4:01)
 03. King Bee (5:30)
 04. Gold Chills (4:13)
 05. Talkin’ About You (2:51)
 06. Bad Luck & Trouble (4:38)
 07. Tee Ni Nee Na Nu (3:14)
 08. When My First Wife (4:29)
 09. Come On Here (2:41)
 10. Good For The Goose (3:09)
 11. HonkyTonk (3:57)

Andrea Curbelo 	Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Pick Delmore 	Drums
Henry Gray 	Piano, Vocals
Rudi Richard	Vocals
Anthony Hardesty 	Bass
Harmonica Red 	Harp
David Hill 	Bass
Jess Kenchin 	Drums
T-Bone Singleton 	Guitar

Dedicated to Slim Harpo, this brief album, recorded in Baton Rouge, LA, in 1990, is a split affair, with blues pianist Henry Gray alternating tracks with guitarist (and accordion player) Rudi Richard in a nifty little swamp blues collection. Although one wishes the two musicians had done some of these songs together, their approach to the blues (different as they are) complement each other well, and the sequence doesn't suffer for this split format. Gray, in particular, has an intriguing sound, adding a certain intangible bayou sensibility to his Chicago piano style, and his rough, everyman vocals on sides like "Talkin' About You" and the self-penned "Gold Chills" carry a degree of authenticity, particularly with Slim Harpo's drummer, Jess Kenchin, pounding away. Richard is less distinctive as a vocalist, but as Harpo's longtime guitarist (he put the guitar sting in "I'm a Kingbee," and if you've heard the song, you know about the sting), he, too, has an authentic claim to this material, and while his version of the bayou chestnut "Tee Ni Nee Na Nu" essentially seems to be by the numbers, his sleek, angular version of "Good for the Goose" is a solid delight. Again, it would have been nice if Gray, Richard, and Kenchin had all worked together on a few of these tracks, but even without that, this set still functions pretty well as a simple and unassuming introduction to Louisiana swamp blues. ---Steve Legget, allmusic.com

Rudi Richard was Slim Harpos guitar player for many years.. and this is from sessions recorded in Baton Rouge after his solo album, with Short fuse.This will delight lovers of Swamp Blues.he was influenced by BB King but had his own unique style, which can be appreciated on this rocking version of Honky Tonk.. he also delivers some solid accordion on the zydeco Good for the Goose.

Henry Gray was Howling Wolfs piano player for fourteen years, and his main influence is Big Maceo, he also played and recorded with Jimmy Rogers and Jimmy Reed.Henry has a superb voice , and if you love Chicago Blues from the fifties or are a Slim Harpo fan this is a must. ---sidetrack31, discogs.com

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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.1 - Live At Tabby's Blues Box - 1987-91

2009-10-28T22:38:55Z

Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol.1 - Live At Tabby's Blues Box (1987-91)


01.Tammy Thomas - Lord Oh Lord
02.Silas Hogan - Free Hearted Man
03.Silas Hogan - Let Me Be Your Hatchet
04.Tabby Thomas - So Close Together
05.Tabby Thomas - Long Distance Call
06.Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Baby What You Want Me To Do
07.Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Caress Me Baby
08.Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Ain' t Gonna Be Your Fool
09.Oscar 'Harp' Davis - Rainin' In My Heart
10.Arthur 'Guitar' Kelley - Diggin' My Potatoes
11.Chris Thomas - Part - Time Love
12.Henry Gray - It Hurts Me Too
13.W.W. Woodfolk - The Stars Are Crying
14.Clarence Edwards - Lonesome Bedroom Blues
15.Clarence Edwards - I' M The One

Bass – Silas Hogan jr
Drums – Tammy Thomas
Guitar – Alfred Jackson, Chris Thomas
Harmonica – Oscar 'Harp' Davis
Organ – Tabby Thomas

In the 80’s Tabby Thomas,a Swamp Blues Legend, operated a blues club called Tabbys Blues Box in Baton Rouge, La. He offered Wolf Records recordings he had made with swamp blues musicians who played there. These recordings are blues history because Tabby died and the Blues Box does not exist any more. You can hear on this CD Tabby himself and his sons Tammy and Chris, also harpplayer Oscar Harp Davis, Silas Hogan, Arthur Guitar Kelly, Henry Gray – Wolfs piano player and Clarence Edwards. This is the Blues from Louisiana and you will like it !! ---louisianamusicfactory.com

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