Stop and Listen

Stop and Listen

Track Listings

 
1. Willow Weep for Me
2. Chances Are Few
3. Jumpin' Jupiter
4. Stop and Listen
5. At Last
6. Soul Walk
7. Work Song
8. They Can't Take That Away from Me [*]

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Stop and Listen
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Now don't you hear me talking, pretty mama?
  • Muddy walked all day just to hear them
  • Country Blues for the whole family!
  • Old Country Blues Way Ahead of Its Time
Stop and Listen
Mississippi Sheiks
Manufacturer: Yazoo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000G8I
Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Stop And Listen Blues
  2. Lonely One In This Town
  3. The World Is Going Wrong
  4. She Ain't No Good
  5. Sitting On Top Of The World
  6. Too Long
  7. That's It
  8. Bootlegger's Blues
  9. Somebody's Got To Help You
  10. Jail Bird Love Song
  11. Shooting High Dice
  12. Tell Me To Do Right
  13. Sales Tax
  14. Livin' In A Strain (Unissued)
  15. Sweet Maggie
  16. She's Crazy About Her Lovin'
  17. Please Baby
  18. I've Got Blood In My Eyes
  19. Kidn Treatment
  20. He Calls That Religion

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Now don't you hear me talking, pretty mama?.......2005-12-05

The Mississippi Sheiks are the missing link, so to speak, between what we now know as Delta Blues and traditional rural black stringband music. Their songs have been recorded by everyone from the Camp Creek Boys to Bob Wills to the Grateful Dead (Stop and Listen Blues is the predecessor to Smokestack Lightnin').

Although our romantic notions of early Delta blues want to make Robert Johnson the hero of this time period in American music, Johnson was actually quite unpopular in his time. The Sheiks were the reigning heroes and should be remembered as such.

Fiddle players should listen carefully to this record, as Lonnie Chatmon uses several odd cross-tunings that aren't common in any fiddle repertoire. Guitar players should simply sit in awe at Bo Chatmon's (aka Bo Carter's) guitar playing on the selected tracks where he sits in, and marvel at the sparse delicacy of Walter Vinson's guitar playing.

The Mississippi Sheiks were truly their own chapter in American music history, there was no other band quite like them nor will there ever be. Pick up this record, you'll be so glad you did.

5 out of 5 stars Muddy walked all day just to hear them.......2003-06-17

Read the liner notes. When he was a teenager Muddy Waters walked all day long to hear the Mississippi Sheiks! Much of Bob Wills's music starts with the Mississippi Sheiks. Their version of Sitting on Top of the World was performed by Wills note for note, word for word, in all of his recordings of the tune from the 1930s to the 1960s recording where he has Vicki Carr singing in the backgrounds to Sheiks music!
I have hipped friends who are serious violinists to the Sheiks and they have come back with words of praise for the fiddling here. As a sometimes blues singer myself, I wish I could do the tunes with half the power and joy you find here.
Curiously, the sheiks were just as, or often more popular with white audiences as they were with Blacks. In fact, they recorded several tunes under other names in the traditional string band style that were released as white hilly billy records and not race records!
They've been neglected because they do not meet the fantasy that blues players, particularly from Mississippi, are guitar playing, slide playing, Delta people. But when Muddy Waters was coming up on Stovals Planation, these guys were so good he walked all day to hear them.
Too much of this history makes one forget that this is just great music to listen to, to make you mellow, smiling, and knowledgeable about life.

5 out of 5 stars Country Blues for the whole family!.......2002-02-19

I agree with the previous Music Fan who reviewed this disc - this truly is remarkable stuff!
Perhaps what is most striking is that it preserves the sound of African-American fiddling,a tradition already fading away when these 78s were first waxed and today is all but deceased,-the playing of the Blues on the fiddle is particularly poignant (listen to how cleverly the fiddle counterpoints the sung verses on "Stop and Listen" for a start!),-this music is both a priceless preservation of a lost tradition and first-rate Delta blues performances (even if the Sheiks spent much of their time in and around Jackson,Miss.).
This cd will appeal to ALL blues lovers AND to Bluegrass and Western Swing fiddle fans as well - the Bluesy fiddling here will fascinate fans of Bluegrass fiddle great Alison Krauss and pioneering Western Swing fiddler Bob Wills.
The digital restoration follows in Yazoo's exemplary excellent standards and the liner notes are very informative and a provocative read.
In short,the whole family of fiddle tastes should snap this one up!

5 out of 5 stars Old Country Blues Way Ahead of Its Time.......1998-07-12

From the first song on this CD "Stop and Listen" my mouth dropped open in awe. The record could have come out yesterday and it would be good, but knowing that this came out 25 years before rock and roll was even invented is just incredible.

Listen to Walter Vinson's mournful singing "Cant ya, a-hear me talking pretty mama" and you just know this is where it all began. I'm picturing them sitting at the local gas station under the hot sun in some Mississippi desert with nobody listening to these beautiful yet bizarre blues songs except some toads. I can't believe these guys aren't as famous as Robert Johnson because they are right there in that class. Their biggest claim to fame is that they originated "Sitting on Top of the World" which has been recorded by the Dead and many other blues musicians, but it doesn't even begin to represent their amazing work. Great violin and guitar, low key and fairly simple but it has everything it needs to get the point across. Some neat melodies like in "Too Long", some great lyrics like in "He Calls That Religion", cool stories like in "Blood in My Eyes for You". This is the real deal.

This collection was put together in part by Stefan Grossman who I believe uncovered a lot of Rev Gary Davis's stuff back in the early 60s. I have been listening to this solidly for weeks and can't seem to stop.
The Michael Feinstein Anthology
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay...
  • He's done it again
  • Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!
  • A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael
The Michael Feinstein Anthology

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000065DVH
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  2. Isn't It Romantic
  3. Swinging On A Star
  4. Ask Me Again
  5. Rhode Island Is Famous For You
  6. 'S Wonderful
  7. Wonder Why
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  11. Easy To Love
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  13. Who Are You Now?
  14. You're An Education
  15. You Are There
  16. Sophisticated Swing
  17. Love Can Change The Stars
  18. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
  19. Half Of April (Most Of May)
  20. Marianne
  21. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  22. I Love A Piano

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  1. That's Entertainment
  2. My Favorite Year
  3. Ten Feet Off The Ground (With Rosemary Clooney)
  4. I Never Felt Better
  5. Someone To Watch Over Me
  6. Kiss Her Now
  7. The Ugly Bug Ball
  8. For You, For Me, Forever More
  9. The Mole People
  10. And So To Bed
  11. You're All The World To Me
  12. Old Friend
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  14. Pattisserie
  15. Open Your Eyes
  16. For Love Alone
  17. I Won't Send Roses/Time Heals Everything
  18. Get Out And Get Under The Moon (with Page Cavanaugh)
  19. My Romance
  20. Love Is Here To Stay
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The line between evangelist and entertainer has always been somewhat indistinct. But as showcased on this 43-track, double-disc collection culled from his '87-'96 recordings for Elektra/Nonesuch/Atlantic, Michael Feinstein's dedication to spreading the gospel of the American song often blurs it beyond recognition. While the singer's pedigree for the task is impeccable (a long-term stint as Ira Gershwin's assistant and early career sponsorship by Liza Minnelli), his interpretations often succeed by playing off a tense axis of fervent emotionalism and a joyous sense of irreverence.

If his readings of romantic standards can sometimes tend toward the precious, they're often balanced here by sheer dramatic power and telling insights ("Isn't It Romantic" fairly bristles with ironic chauvinism) and a few loopy curves ("The Mole People," the Sherman Brothers' "The Ugly Bug Ball," and the previously unreleased "Rhode Island Is Famous for You"). Feinstein's dedicated song archaeology is also showcased on several gems: "Violin," a duet with Liza Minnelli; "My Favorite Year," a rejected ballad for the film of that name; the sublime "lost" Gershwin classic "Ask Me Again."

Sprinkled with live performances (the forum where Feinstein's talents seem most energized) and studio outtakes and featuring a lengthy print interview with the singer, the set chronicles both the pioneering efforts of one of pop music's most successful revivalists and, crucially, the cream of his beloved American songwriters, from stalwarts Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter to later legends like Herman, Styne, Lane, Martin, and Mercer. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The definitive collection of performances by the Grammy nominated singer features 43 tracks from 14 albums released by Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch, and Atlantic labels from 1987-1996. Plus 8 previously unreleased live tracks only available here 'Rhode Island is Famous For You', 'S Wonderful', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'I Love A Piano', 'Patisserie', 'Get Out And Get Under The Moon' (with Page Cavanaugh), 'Love Is Here To Stay' & 'Violin' (with Liza Minnelli). 2 Digipacks housed in a slipcase with a booklet. Rhino Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings.......2005-10-05

This album has some GREAT songs on it; sophisticated swing being one of my favorites. However many of the other songs are too operatic and lame. I give three stars but this album is definatly worth it just for some of the better songs.

5 out of 5 stars Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay..........2002-07-18

The magnificently talented Michael Feinstein has made one wonderful album after another for nearly two decades. Now that Elektra and Rhino have put together this anthology, I am blown away by the versatility and diversity in Feinstein's recorded output. Such amazing rare gems, combined with the most beloved favorites in the history of American Popular Song. Assembled with wit, intelligence, and obvious affection on the part of the record company, this set is a keeper. You'll love it!

5 out of 5 stars He's done it again.......2002-07-15

Is there anything this man can't sing? This collection is so varied as to be the definitive collection of songs for any occassion.

This is perfect background music for a dinner party for a whole group but especially for two. Light, romantic and just gorgeous. You just can't go wrong when Michael Feinstein is your musical choice.

Way to go Michael, you've done it again!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!.......2002-06-10

There are very few contemporary performers who can hold their own with the truly great interpreters of American popular song. Michael Feinstein is truly the ONLY performer of the "younger" generation who really understands what these songs are all about. His incredible knowledge of this music, and his enthusiasm and passion for it have fueled his career. Rhino Records has done a truly outstanding job of putting together an anthology that exemplifies why Mr. Feinstein has become so beloved by audiences around the world. The packaging is excellent, and filled with interesting photos and background information about many of the selections.

This collection not only contains all the favorites one would expect, but a neat group of surprises too. I especially love the duets with people like Liza Minnelli and Rosemary Clooney, and the various collaborative efforts with songwriters like Jule Styne and Burton Lane accompanying Michael at the piano.

This collection is a classic to be treasured. Bravo Michael!
Bravo Rhino!

5 out of 5 stars A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael.......2002-06-09

I have every CD Michael has ever made and this is by far one of the best ones because of Michael's range in singing and his wonderful singing voice. I love his duets with Rosemary Clooney and Liza Minelli. He is a wonderful performer on this double CD and am looking foward to the next CD.
Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1
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    Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 1
    Irving Berlin
    Manufacturer: Pearl
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    Release Date: 2002-02-26

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    1. The Jolly Bachelors: That Beautiful Rag
    2. Ziegfeld Follies Of 1911: Woodman, Spare That Tree
    3. Everybody's Doing It: Everybody's Doing It Now
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    Great Operatic Arias
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A good collection
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    Great Operatic Arias

    Manufacturer: Chandos
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    Release Date: 2005-02-22

    Tracks:

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    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A good collection.......2007-05-14

    Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are recorded, but there are only a few collections. My voice teacher recommended I listen to him to understand better how to deliver power without weight, something we've been working on. Yes, it's all in English, but that's fine, and the quality of Allen's instrument comes through very well.

    5 out of 5 stars A Musician of Great Dignity and Style.......2005-07-27

    Sir Thomas Allen is one of the enduring baritones who has been able to move throughout the operatic repertoire and the recital stage with intelligence, informed characterization, and immaculate musicianship. To have a recording of some of the roles he has inhabited at this point in his career is a gift (this CD was recorded in 2003). To have the added challenge of retaining the stature of the roles while sung in English translations at the request of Chandos is a credit to his abilities and communicative powers.

    English is a difficult language to make musical, though saying that abruptly is countered by the fact that some of the most beautiful operas in history are by Benjamin Britten, a composer who truly understood his native tongue and kept it as fluid as the soaring melodies he wrote, as Thomas Allen proves here in 'Billy in the Darbies' from Britten's 'Billy Budd'. It is the other major arias from Korngold to Wagner to Tchaikovsky to Rossini, Bizet, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Thomas, Strauss, and Lehar that Allen proves that English translations do not detract at all from the performances!

    For those purists who prefer opera sung in the original language (and for those who don't even need supertitles in the opera house!), then this recording may provide a temporary barrier to respecting Allen's singing. But once caught up in the ease with which he moves from style to style and comedy to drama, it is hard not to relinquish old preferences and not be wholly impressed with the beauty of the voice and the warmth and dignity of this fine musician. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, July 05

    5 out of 5 stars Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors........2005-07-04

    For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.
    I Listen to My Feet
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A wonderful debut by an impressive young guitar player.
    I Listen to My Feet
    Michael Young
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    ASIN: B0002IQO2S
    Release Date: 2004-08-03

    Tracks:

    1. New Mexican Scar
    2. Rosin
    3. We Know
    4. Empty Hallway
    5. Remember The Blind
    6. First Step
    7. Wiggle Eye
    8. Little Imp
    9. Head, Point North
    10. Canyon Club
    11. I'm Cold
    12. I'm Sad
    13. Too Damn Happy
    14. Broken Leg
    15. From A Child To A Lion
    16. I'm Tired
    17. Where's Philadelphia
    18. Bonus Track

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A wonderful debut by an impressive young guitar player........2004-08-13

    A collection of folksy instrumental tunes, Michael Young's debut effort is fantastic. His talent allows him to sound as though he's playing more than one guitar at once. His songs range from moving, heart-wrenching ballands to upbeat, rock-ish tunes. The songs are melodic, hypnotizing, and often catchy. It's perfect background music AND foreground music. I can't stop listening to it. I'm very impressed (and you will be, too). Check it out.
    Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great for home and classroom
    Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918
    Benjamin Sears , and Bradford Connor
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    ASIN: B000004CRG
    Release Date: 1996-09-17

    Tracks:

    1. The Circus Is Coming to Town
    2. Araby
    3. I've Got a Sweet Tooth Bothering Me
    4. Until I Fell in Love With You
    5. Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars
    6. When I Leave The World Behind
    7. Down Where The Jack O'Lanterns Grow
    8. Polly Pretty Polly (Polly With A Past)
    9. The Eyes Of Youth See The Truth
    10. The Sterling Silver Moon
    11. While The Band Played An American Rag
    12. The Voice Of Belgium
    13. The Devil Has Bought Up All The Coal
    14. They Were All Out Of Step But Jim
    15. Smile And Show Your Dimple
    16. Dream On Little Soldier Boy
    17. When I Get Back To The U.S.A.
    18. I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind
    19. Yip-Yip-Yaphank Medley: Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/Kitchen Police (Poor Little Me)...
    20. We're On Our Way To France

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great for home and classroom.......1999-03-21

    No other composer so closely kept his fingers on the pulse of American thinking and gave the country so much of what it thought it wanted. "Yiddle on Your Fiddle" tells us more of the second-generation immigrants' desire to become Americanized than all the history and sociology books can ever do. So it is a double pleasure to announce the appearance of "Come on and Hear!: Early Songs by Irving Berlin, 1909-1915" and "Keep on Smiling: Songs by Irving Berlin, 1915-1918," two fantastic CDs or tapes on Oaktown label and released through a friendly little Connecticut company calling itself Original Cast Records. Between the two sets, you have 41 tracks of the Berlin output from "Everybody's Doing It Now" to "We're on Our Way to France." The soloist is Benjamin Sears, who with pianist Bradford Conner has something of a reputation around the Boston area. Now some of this material is duplicated by the more widely known Joan Morrison on two RCA Victor releases, possibly out of print by now; and like those discs could use another voice now and then. (Conner does join in where a duet is called for, but my point remains.) Sears is a capable if not an outstanding baritone, who does justice to these historic expressions of Americana. So not only do I recommend both of these sets for their enjoyment value, but I wish to continue to point out to Social Studies teachers how valuable sets like this would be to classes who have no concept of how people really felt (as opposed to what they merely said and did) "way back when." And I might even stick out my neck so far as to offer to come to any school (in reasonable distance of where I live) to give a sample lesson on how these sets can be used.
    Come on and Hear
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      Come on and Hear

      Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      Traditional PopTraditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      Tin Pan AlleyTin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00004RD4V
      Release Date: 2000-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Everybody's Doing It Now
      2. That's How I Love You
      3. When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam'
      4. Move Over
      5. Simple Melody
      6. At The Devil's Ball (First Version)
      7. At The Devil's Ball (Final Version)
      8. The Girl On The Magazine Cover
      9. Alexander's Ragtime Band
      10. When It Rains, Sweetheart, When It Rains
      11. Settle Down In A One Horse Town
      12. Ragtime Violin/That Mysterious Rag/The International Rag
      13. If All The Girls I Knew Were Like You
      14. Stop! Look! Listen!
      15. I Want To Go Back To Michigan (Down On The Farm)
      16. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune
      17. Ragtime Soldier Man
      18. The Apple Tree And The Bumble Bee
      19. Spring And Fall
      20. I Love A Piano
      21. They've Got Me Doing It Now
      Stop Look & Listen: The Less Familiar Dorsey
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        Stop Look & Listen: The Less Familiar Dorsey
        Jimmy Dorsey
        Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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        Stop and Listen
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          Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000008MYB
          Release Date: 1994-07-12

          Tracks:

          1. Willow Weep for Me
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          Angel In The Shadows
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            Angel In The Shadows
            Hitman Blues Band
            Manufacturer: Nerus
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B0000E1LYX
            Release Date: 2003-10-01

            Tracks:

            1. Slither
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            4. Hammer Down
            5. Hitman Moan
            6. I Know That You Love Me
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            8. Drinking My Blues Away
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            10. That's What It's Like To Be A Man
            11. Living In A Hurricane
            12. Two Minute Warning
            13. On The Rebound
            14. Mean Mistreater

            Album Description

            New York veteran bluesman Russell "Hitman" Alexander's newest release - with another all-star lineup. Excellent both musically and lyrically, this all-original CD is a recording you want to listen to over and over again!

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