Otis Rush – Cold Day In Hell

    Otis Rush – Cold Day In Hell Delmark 638 Guts. That’s what this record is all about: Otis Rush’s days in hell, and the tentative joys of returning above ground. Everything about Otis Rush says guts: his squeezing, piercing guitar, his raw-boned, blood-tinged vocals, his lyrics, full of a profound sense of the trips men…

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      Jimmy Johnson – North / South

      Jimmy Johnson – North / South Delmark DD 647 Compact Disc Jimmy Johnson came dramatically to the attention of the blues world with the release of his first American album, Johnson’s Whacks (Delmark 644), in 1979, one of the few albums around that time to project a new and distinctive blues personality. Originally issued in…

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        Barkin’ Bill – Gotcha!

        Barkin’ Bill – Gotcha! Delmark 627 Stylistically, Barkin’ Bill owes much to the great (but little) Joe Williams, whose warm, reassuring vocals, says Bill, have always been “like a friend.” He’s in debt as well to singers like Percy Mayfield, Jimmy Witherspoon, Big Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris, Brook Benton, and other crooners and shouters of…

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