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BLUES REVIEWS Usual Spectacular Self BLUES REVIEWS usual spectacular self. No the South on a recording “Moanin’ and Groanin’ the latest in a ton of the good genre jumping, no fusionist jag to uncover country- Blues” (plus two others). reverend’s albums, comes promiscuity. Not even brass blues geniuses in the raw. In this golden age we live, across as a glorious blast or keys. Just his stinging This time was Columbus where vinyl-only labels like of Sunday-go-to-meeting guitar and molasses voice, Guffin’s shot at beating Sutro Park and Mississippi romp, of gutbucket gospel a bruising three-man silent anonymity. To show Records lovingly reclaim groove. Over the span of backstop, and one broad- the world how he could sure lost blues treasures like Lum its 10 solo affirmations and shouldered groove after the make that guitar of his ring Guffin, it just doesn’t seem revelations, the clapboard next. “Bring Your Pretty out. Here lies stellar proof right unlocking the woozy church merges with the Self Home” hustles out of that the legit Tennessee bottlenecked secrets of “Old pressboard juke joint into one the gates first, its lover-man bluesman ever existed at Time Piece” or the stately inseparable space: The wolf KING EDWARD persuasiveness delivered all. Sure, Lum (1902-1993) slide eulogy for “Johnny indeed dwells with the lamb. 50 Years of Blues with crosscut motion. busked on the streets of Wilson” as a sterile stream That bond snugs tighter yet HIT THE ROAD But King’s sweet spot Depression-era Memphis of binary code. Dropping in from all these conversations ometimes, radar just flat really lies in mid-paced and later built quite the a stylus is the cherished way between a man and his Sout fails. Or else Edward steamrolling, excelling at local reputation as a human to ride their groove. maker getting stripped down Memphis Antoine— philosophizing about loss jukebox. But recognition DENNIS ROZANSKI to barest bones. It’s only crowned King Edward— and lust with an ease that outside of Shelby County Williams, his guitar (an Oscar surely would oversee a far lets the plaintive catch in his proved unjustly elusive— Schmidt acoustic, beefed more expansive domain throat match the daggered except to crate diggers with a DeArmond pickup, by now, had his bluesman treble notes peeling off his lucky enough to score the or a Harmony Stratocaster powers been better detected. Gibson ES knockoff. B.B.’s LP memento from Olsson’s copy), an amplifier that begs (Same goes for brother pinpoint etiquette is fully in visit. Because 1973’s rare mercy, and a separately- Nolan Struck.) Rightfully play here—just tougher and Walking Victrola, a reference miked box beneath his meriting fanfare, yet more downhome. Beneath, to Guffin’s songster capacity, perpetually pumping foot. woefully underappreciated: Doug Lancio’s rhythm was his one and only full- The message—“You Set That’s what 50 Years of Blues guitar stays ever colorful, length. And a standout one Me Free,” a slide-sheared gets you. even squishing a wah-wah at that. Newly retitled as “I’m Going Home on the Over those past five pedal to great elastic effect Lum Guffin, the wondrous Morning Train,” “Lord, decades, King has been on “You Don’t Love Me.” contents of that old Flyright REVEREND K.M. I Thank You,” even the spotted in any number of New originals, select covers, record are now no longer WILLIAMS heaven-bound “Hoboin’ On hard-luck joints: Zydeco and crowd pleasers long impossible to find. New Spirituals My Way Home”—is divine. clubs scattered between embedded in King’s onstage Once again we’re CDBABY.COM The delivery, however, Louisiana (his 1937 repertoire intermingle. back inside 6208 Old aw power is what couldn’t lurch any more birthplace) and Texas That’s how the fabulously Brownsville Road, there Renables faith to shake wickedly. first fledged a teenaged bummed-out “Today I in the room as Guffin the rafters, to unhinge chapel DENNIS ROZANSKI guitarist learning to sizzle Started Loving You Again” cleanly picks apart “St. doors. It’s also what turns behind cousin Clifton gets to commiserate with Louis Blues” not long after Reverend K.M. Williams, ALBERT COLLINS & Chenier. Throughout the “My Nerve’s Gone Bad” having chugged “Railroad a Holiness preacher who THE ICEBREAKERS ’60s, Chicago’s toughest and the anthem of remorse, Blues” on the sharpest of founded the Sound Gospel Live at Rockpalast— blues lounges—from “The Things I Used to Do.” razored bottleneck slurs. Bible Ministries, into God’s Dortmund, 1980 the Checkerboard to Heavily thumping, “Darling, He’s a natural, bypassing any cyclone. Blessed with MVD (DVD + 2CDS) Theresa’s—served as I Love You” and “King of need to consistently rhyme the triumphant force of s time machines go, proving grounds for his lead the Castle” reign as the couplets on “Key to the his hardened voice and a AAlbert Collins’ Live attack. By ’75, the storied resident stompers, genuine Highway,” while letting that guitar with a very voluble at Rockpalast—Dortmund, Subway Lounge, the Queen dance music for juke-joint slide intermittently grab nasty streak, the 59-year- 1980—an MVD exclusive of Hearts and other jukes Saturday nights. After all, the reins from his mudslide old Texan’s release—is a around Jackson, Miss., had you don’t rule as King voice to sing lines of “Jack presentation dream come true: become home. Nowadays, without being regally blue. O Diamonds” on its own. is judiciously Not only do we the King is still easily DENNIS ROZANSKI Ten fingers do the work unbridled and get to hear a encountered around those of 20 on those strings— supremely complete 13-song parts, regularly holding LUM GUFFIN except when visitor Bill rhythmic. Sort of set scorched across court on bandstands along Lum Guffin Barth actually does entwine like a holy John two CDs, but the the path he beats between SUTRO PARK/MISSISSIPPI a second guitar around Lee Hooker or accompanying there and Vicksburg, a (LP) a sanctified R.L. DVD also lets 45-minute ride on I-20 ust as was done for Burnside, foot us gape at all 95 West. So, although 1999’s Jcrotchety Lattie Murrell, stomp and all. (In in-color minutes History of King Edward was spine-tingler Bishop Perry title alone, “Jump from the front row. the last time he and a studio Tillis and all the other great Up For Jesus Boogie” is So, back to a particularly jaw- made magic, Antoine has unknowns he uncovered, an obvious tipoff.) That dropping November night in not been idly rusting away. Bengt Olsson arrived particular denomination of Germany we go. Frostbite had Far from it. That much with his mobile “studio” six-string fundamentalism just hit the record bins, and we know from this stellar on yet another household makes entire meals out of Collins was on the road with plow through unmuddled, doorstep. It was 1973, and one chord, unfurled in a a stripped, fancy-free version everyman blues. In other the Swedish folklorist was nonstop, unbroken churn. of his Icebreakers—no horns, words: King is up to his again sweeping through Accordingly, New Spirituals, no keys, no frills. Rhythm 16 | BLUESRAG | FEBRUARY-MARCH 2016 | MOJOWORKIN.COM guitarist Marvin Jackson, things, including playing ray offers 118 minutes of STEFAN GROSSMAN bassist Johnny B. Gayden, on Muddy Waters’ London visually sparkling benefits. Jug Band Music for drummer Casey Jones and Sessions and Albert King’s The turquoise waters Fingerstyle Guitar esteemed saxophonist A.C. Live; being nearly poached lapping against the sands of STEFAN GROSSMAN’S Reed fearlessly hold down by the Rolling Stones as St. Barts and Grand Turk are GUITAR WORKSHOP (DVD) the fort until ‘star time,’ Mick Taylor’s replacement; just as vivid as the Les Paul nlike the hard, rotgut pounding “Sweet Home and, of course, building an getting an inspired beating Ustuff, jug band music is Chicago” and Reed’s own illustrious solo career, right at the hands of Michael the champagne of the blues “She’s Fine” with South Side up to his premature passing Burks over “As the Years Go world: typically effervescent, brawn. in 1995, at age 47.) But, By.” So crisp is the view, you festive and fun—making it Then, the Iceman from the initial three-way can even now distinguish all the more intoxicating. cometh. And with Collins late summer’s day in 1970. battle for What’s Going On’s individual sequins shaking During the formative arrives that blistering Ireland’s superscrappy title track until the final in Lil’ Ed’s scarlet fez period of the 1920s and Texas heat for which the blues-rock trio had already clash over their third encore, during an outrageous ’30s is when kingpins like acknowledged Master of the released a pair of records by “Blister on the Moon,” Taste bottlenecking of “Icicle Will Shade’s Memphis Jug Telecaster was universally then, including their 1969 left quite the tombstone: in My Meatloaf.” All this Band and Gus Cannon’s Jug known. The temperature debut. However, the gig Rise and demise packed into heightened vibrancy just Stompers began uncorking inside the German hall couldn’t get any grander, one meteoric set. about makes for a wholly the genre. Then the blues spikes higher yet whenever the audience (seemingly) DENNIS ROZANSKI new film. revival of the 1960s sparked he steps back from growling any larger, exposure any But what does make a popular resurgence of into the mike and just more ideal than onstage at VARIOUS Deep Sea Blues twice as great both the songs and the wrings out hot clusters of the Isle of Wight Festival— Deep Sea Blues is squeezing in Mugge’s band format.
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