Louisiana Blues

1. Louisiana Blues

2. Honey Bee

3. She Moves Me

4. Still a Fool

5. They Call Me Muddy Waters

6. Baby Please Don't Go

7. I Want You to Love Me

8. I Just Want to Make Love to You

9. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man

10. I'm Ready

11. Smokestack Lightning

12. Forty Days and Forty Nights

13. Got My Mojo Working

14. Rock Me

15. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love

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Average customer rating: Quite simply? Fantastic! This CD Rocks! Got Slide? Greatest Rock/Blues Slide "Live" Album of All-Time Couldn't be better

Grant Street Sonny Landreth Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fever for the Bayou The Road We're On The Duke Meets the Earl Blues Deluxe It's Time ASIN: B0006FO83Y Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

1. Native Stepson
2. Broken Hearted Road
3. Gone Pecan
4. Port Of Calling
5. Blues Attack
6. Z. Rider
7. U.S.S. Zydecoldsmobile
8. Wind In Denver
9. All About You
10. Pedal To Metal
11. Congo Square

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Just as Muhammad Ali once boasted that he could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," Louisiana's Sonny Landreth can make his slide guitar roar like a rocket ship and dance like a ballerina. As this live set recorded on his home turf attests, few guitarists combine such power with such precision. Landreth's veteran rhythm section of bassist David Ranson and drummer Kenneth Blevins provides whipcrack support on a set of supercharged instrumentals ("Native Stepson," "Z. Rider," "Pedal to Metal") and original blues ("Broken-Hearted Road," "Wind in Denver"), building to a climax with the guitarist's signature tune, "Congo Square." Though Landreth established himself as an ace sideman from his apprenticeship with zydeco kingpin Clifton Chenier through his extended stint with John Hiatt, he really cuts loose with his own trio, generating a dynamic propulsion that threatens to levitate this Lafayette dancehall. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Quite simply? Fantastic!.......2007-06-13

There's not a guy who's heard this CD on my stereo or iPod who hasn't asked, "Who is that playing the guitar?" Yeah, no kidding, Sonny Landreth is da bomb, and Grant Street is a fantastic CD. Buy it if you enjoy superb guitar playing, you could not possibly be disappointed.Grant Street

This CD Rocks!.......2007-01-11

My first Sony Landreth CD. Lots of great songs and rocking tunes. Highly recommend.

Got Slide?.......2007-01-11

My perpective is a little skewed from seeing Sonny live last weekend. This recording is the one that made me seek out his show. He is one of the all time greats, and keeps getting better. This recording delivers a great colection of his signature sounds and songs. Don't light a candle for this, you might knock it over dancing.

Greatest Rock/Blues Slide "Live" Album of All-Time.......2006-12-07

This thing is stupifyingly good.

I have all of Sonny's recordings. This is right up there with "The Road We're On" in quality. In fact, Grant Street has a couple of tunes from "Road": All About You and Gone Pecan. Of course, Sonny just blows the doors off in the live setting.

That stuff that people have said about Sonny being only an "OK" singer? I just laugh when I hear that. Forget about it. Sonny does just fine there, and anyway, it doesn't mean a thing. You see, quite simply this is some of the greatest guitar work you will EVER hear, so it's immaterial. The guitar playing is so utterly incredible that any singing that might take place is pretty much incidental. Sonny does two or three sublime instrumentals on Grant Street, and on the others he sings and throws out lightning bolts. This is not what you'd call subtle or delicate music; it's heavy blues with a strong dose of Louisiana Zydeco thrown in; every tune just ROCKS!

BUY THIS ALBUM AND PLAY IT LOUD! YOU WILL LOVE IT! BUY IT FOR ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!

Couldn't be better.......2006-12-01

I don't think I've ever heard a tighter and more solid live recording, especially not one being performed by a three piece band. Excellent musicians, and you can't be anything but impressed by Sonny's skills as a guitar player. There ain't a bad song, but "Wind in Denver", "Blues Attack" and "Pedal to Metal" stands out. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating: One of the very best Good old Louisiana music Great Representation of the Music from New Orleans Best of the Unique to New Orleans the City that Care Forgot is sweetly remembered

Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast Various Artists Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005 Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Sing Me Back Home Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now ASIN: B000BNTM0U Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

1. Yes We Can Can - Allen Toussaint
2. World I Never Made - Dr. John
3. Back Water Blues - Irma Thomas
4. Gather by the River - Davell Crawford
5. Cryin' in the Streets - Buckwheat Zydeco
6. Canal Street Blues - Dr. Michael White
7. Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John - Wild Magnolias
8. When the Saints Go Marching In - Eddie Bo
9. My Feet Can't Fail Me Now - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
10. Tou' les jours st pas la m - Carol Fran
11. L'Ouragon - BeauSoleil
12. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
13. Prayer for New Orleans - Charlie Miller
14. What a Wonderful World - The Wardell Quezergue Orchestra featuring Donald Harrison
15. Tipitina and Me - Allen Toussaint
16. Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with members of the New York

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Hurricane Katrina may have devastated New Orleans and surrounding Gulf communities in 2005, but it was also a forceful reminder of the Crescent City's world renowned status as the epicenter of much American musical heritage. This benefit album (all net proceeds will be donated to the local relief efforts of Habitat for Humanity, with a portion specifically set aside to provide housing for local musicians left homeless by the disaster) picks up that latter thread, a sometimes bittersweet reminder of how deepy ingrained, yet all-too-fragile, that cultural legacy really is. Allen Toussaint's succulent reworking of his "Yes We Can Can" sets a rhythmic, optimistic tone that parallels his city's own historical resilience, while Dr. John turns in a bluesy, laid-back "World I Never Made" that's a sharp contrast to the flashes of anger he showed on Tab Benoit's earlier benefit collection, Voice of the Wetlands. Irma Thomas gives a swampy, timely edge to Bessie Smith's "Back Water Blues" while others pay tribute to the region's history of gospel (Davell Crawford, Eddie Bo), indigenous cajun folk (Buckwheat Zydeco, Beausolei, Carol Fran) and legacy as the Birthplace of Jazz (vibrantly disparate contributions from Dr. Michael White, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band). The Wild Magnolias' medley "Brother John Is Gone/Herc-Jolly-John" is a joyous, African-rooted gumbo of musical possibilities, while Donald Harrison's sax work with The Wardell Querzergue's Orchestra's on "What a Wonderful World" is a fine preamble for Toussaint's elegiac solo piano rendition of "Tipitina and Me." Randy Newman's closer, a melancholic new version of Good Old Boys' "Louisiana 1927," is a tribute to his own N.O. roots whose refrain--"Louisiana, they're trying to wash us away"--is also a forceful, tragic reminder that history does indeed repeat. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Nonesuch Records is releasing a benefit album of newly recorded songs featuring artists from the New Orleans music community - across a wide variety of styles - to document the depth, richness and profound musicality of that unique city. Funds from the sale of the record, titled Our New Orleans, will be donated to Habitat For Humanity to aid those affected by the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster. A number of New Orleans' best known musicians have been asked to record songs that are integral to their lives and that express their feelings about the city and the recent events there. Sessions began in New York on September 20, with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Wild Magnolias recording at Clinton Studios. Later the same day and on September 21, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band recorded at New York's Avatar Studios. Further sessions in October included Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Randy Newman, among others. Nonesuch's parent company - Warner Bros. Records - is donating all of the production costs for this record, as part of the Warner Music Group's larger efforts on behalf of the hurricane victims. Many others involved in the project are also generously donating their time and services.

Customer Reviews:

One of the very best.......2007-04-15

One of, if not THE best, of the Katrina benefit disks. The music is first class, the recordings are pristine, and the money goes to a good cause.

This disk has already earned over one MILLION dollars for the Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village and other causes. If you buy a copy of this disk for everyone on your Xmas list, you won't go wrong.

Good old Louisiana music.......2007-03-08

Bring out the red beans and rice and jambalaya because New Orleans is going to rise again. Great renditions by many great Louisiana and a few non-Louisiana artists make this CD a must have. You will not be disappointed from Allen to Randy.

Great Representation of the Music from New Orleans.......2007-02-06

After spending a month in New Orleans, I got a "taste" of the music as well as the wonderful food. I find that this album is a great representation of the many faces of New Orleans. Some blues, some jazz, and all heart-felt.

It's just an added bonus that the proceeds go to the rebuilding effort.

Best of the Unique to New Orleans.......2006-11-13

The more I listen to this CD the better I like it - it grows on me a bit more with each playing. I love the variety of styles of music represented here and each style has its own New Orleans flavor - Dixieland Jazz, Jazz, Zydeco, blues, rock, et. al. It is amazing to me that this group of extremely talented musical artists put this CD together so soon after the tragedy of the levies breaking in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - this, too, speaks to their incredible talent and hearts. It is a "SOUL HEALER" for anyone in any circumstance.

the City that Care Forgot is sweetly remembered.......2006-09-15

True New Orleans-area music is captured here on this benefit disc. If you've ever experienced this gem of the world, the CD puts you right back there. It doesn't stop throughout: you are cermoniously dropped right into the flavor and feel of New Orleans at the first note of Allen Toussaint's Mardi Gras-flavored version of "Yes We Can Can" and you stay there until Randy Newman and the accompanying orchestras hit the last note in "Louisiana 1927".

Do you feel any melancholy? Yeah, you right! Do you wish you could do more for those who have suffered? Yeah, baby.

This is a wonderful compilation of artists from the area, and even more than a year after Katrina - it's worth buying and supporting the Habitat and musicias who lost their homes.

I DO know what it means to miss New Orleans...

Average customer rating: Tab's Blues Bayou Allsorts.

Best of the Bayou Blues Tab Benoit Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brother to the Blues Fever for the Bayou Hurricane on the Bayou Voice of the Wetlands Power of the Pontchartrain ASIN: B000GFLJJA Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

1. Voodoo On The Bayou
2. Drownin' On Dry Land
3. Somehow
4. Jambalaya
5. Nice And Warm
6. Rainy Day Blues
7. Gone Too Long
8. What I Live For
9. Mother Earth
10. Crawfishin'
11. Standing On The Bank
12. The Seventh Son
13. You Got What I Want
14. Cherry Tree Blues
15. Hot Tamale Baby
16. These Blues Are All Mine

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What's best about Best of the Bayou Blues is Tab Benoit's spankin' electric guitar tones and lean 'n' nasty licks on numbers like the ode to Cajun living "Voodoo on the Bayou" and the stinging, vibrato-drenched epic "These Blues are All Mine." This collection of Louisiana-themed tunes plucked from Benoit's five early Vanguard albums relate to the singer-and-six-stringer's swampland raising. They also showcase his versatility--veering from his customary plugged-in blues framework to a gentle acoustic take on the Delta classic "Mother Earth" to a roaring zydeco romp through Clifton Chenier's dancehall anthem "Hot Tamale Baby." Willie Nelson guests on "Rainy Day Blues," trading vocals and blending his nylon-string guitar with Benoit's Telecaster. A brisk jaunt through Hank Williams's "Jambalaya" seems more lagniappe than main course, but when Benoit's guitar comes crying into the soulful, homesick "Nice and Warm"--which plays out like a page written in this road warrior's diary on an especially lonely night--he more than compensates for the few slights among these 15 tunes. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

Tab's Blues.......2006-11-13

This maybe the perfect bayou blues CD and Tab Benoit delivers all these songs with finesse and energy. There are classic tracks - Drowin' on Dry Land, Jambalaya, Rainy Day Blues and Hot Tamale Baby. His self-penned titles all have classic blues appeal - all tracks are great. I love Nice and Warm; Gone too long; Crawfishin'; These blues are all mine. This CD is pretty much a best of and every track is guaranteed to raise your pulse. This guy is so good I just wished I lived in the US, so I could see him live. I also have his Fever for the Bayou CD, and I sense that Tab Benoit has a great sound - The Blues are here to stay. Tab Benoit has a great voice and he sure knows how to play a well worn guitar. Love the blues and you will love this CD.

Bayou Allsorts........2006-11-13

This album highlights Tab at his best and includes a great selection of sounds from his previous albums. Some new songs and some old and traditional make it a spicy mix to suit the blues ear. No matter which type of blues genre you are into this can't fail to please.

Average customer rating: Awesom Very pleasantly surprised hear him in person! Gumbo blues In New Orleans the Blues will Never Die

Fever for the Bayou Tab Benoit Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Grant Street The Duke Meets the Earl Brother to the Blues Whiskey Store Live It's Time ASIN: B0007QJ1IO Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Night Train
2. Little Girl Blues
3. I Smell A Rat
4. Fever For The Bayou
5. Lost In Your Lovin'
6. Golden Crown
7. I Can't Hold Out
8. The Blues Is Here To Stay
9. Got Love If You Want It
10. Blues So Bad
11. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

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Houma homeboy Tab Benoit may have snuck up on some blues fans, but his status as the best and brightest of modern Louisiana bluesmen is now too obvious for any to ignore. His swamp-saturated sound and incisive Telecaster attack, also heard on the Whiskey Store and Whiskey Store Live dueling-guitar albums with Jimmy Thackery, easily personalizes classics, such as Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out," featured here with saxist Jimmy Carpenter. But Benoit's at his best with the bayou beat. As on 2003's The Sea Saint Sessions, Benoit spotlights the musical heritage of New Orleans by using two guest vocalists who are Crescent City icons: Mardi Gras Indian "Big Chief" Monk Boudreaux and dynastic percussionist/vocalist/composer Cyrille Neville. Boudreaux vocally parades through "Golden Crown" at a fittingly funky Mardi Gras tempo, while Neville provides two songs: the percussion-embellished "Little Girl Blues" and the history lesson "The Blues Is Here to Stay," on which he vocally duets with Benoit between some of the album's best guitar work.

Buddy Guy's "I Smell a Rat" is the album's longest track as Benoit, beginning with a tasty intro, takes his most extended guitar workout, conjuring up a late-night blues club feel in the process. Benoit also contributes three originals, including the zydeco-tinged title track, an anthem of Cajun pride that serves him well as a signature song. Also his is the swamp stomper "Night Train," the album opener. At the other end is a surprise finale, a sublime front-porch, finger-picking acoustic rendition of "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It". --Michael Point

Customer Reviews:

Awesom.......2007-07-16

Words don't say enough about this bluesman. He makes a guitar sing and dance. I agree with another review "give him a grammy".

Very pleasantly surprised.......2007-05-14

I had never heard of Tab Benoit until I heard him on Sirius Channel 74. I decided to explore and settled on this CD. Let's just say I wasn't disappointed, this is a great disc.

hear him in person!.......2007-02-14

Oh my gosh, he took the audience away. We are Califorians and maybe we get to see the best. Coach House performance was unbelieveable........

Gumbo blues.......2005-10-02

Tab gives one of his best album performances with raw edged blues, Louisiana-style.

In New Orleans the Blues will Never Die.......2005-09-16

Guitarist Tab Benoit's newest presents a lively aray of cajun flavored sounds -- from straight ahead blues to Zydeco. In the wake of the Katrina disaster it will contribute to our resolve that the spirit and sounds of New Orleans and the Bayou will be seen and heard again. Laissons les Bons Temps Roulez!

Average customer rating: Great times relived An AWESOME Vintonese Rocker A real treat! Marcia goes live A little piece of home

Live! Down the Road Marcia Ball Manufacturer: Alligator Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Alligator Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: So Many Rivers Gatorhythms Cost of Living Blue House Presumed Innocent ASIN: B0007YMV2O Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Big Shot
2. The Right Tool For The Job
3. Just Kiss Me
4. That's Enough of that Stuff
5. Louella
6. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday
7. La Ti Da
8. It Hurts To Be In Love (w/ Angela Strehli)
9. Down The Road
10. No Ordinary Woman
11. Crawfishin'
12. Louisiana 1927
13. Count The Days
14. Let Me Play With Your Poodle

Album Description

For more than 30 years, Ball has been delivering her signature brand of Texas blues, Louisiana R&B and Gulf Coast swamp pop to audiences all over the world. She has earned a huge and intensely loyal following through critically acclaimed albums and continued non-stop touring. Live, she's simply unbeatable

LIVE! DOWN THE ROAD, a blistering set recorded at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in 2004. The CD mixes songs from throughout her career, including longtime fan favorites like La Ti Da and Crawfishin' as well as newer material like Louella. Ball gives each song the workout of a lifetime, reinventing and reinvigorating every track with the immediacy and fire only a live show can deliver.

Customer Reviews:

Great times relived.......2007-06-15

We have heard Marcia Ball in person twice and were blown away by her performances both times. This live CD helps us relive those great evenings. She is such a talent, unlike some performers we have loved in person and not liked as well on CD. This CD proves that listening to her is about as good as the live show. Her diversity, from La-ti-da, to Louisiana 1927, makes for a great combination of songs. We discovered, also, on a long trip home from the airport in the middle of the night, that this CD is great for keeping a very sleepy driver awake! We highly recommend it.

An AWESOME Vintonese Rocker .......2007-04-11

It is hard to say this is the best she has done because Marcia rocks the house down on everything she does. "Down the Road" is full of down home music with hits such as: Down the Road - Louisiana 1927 - Crawfishin.
Its safe to say, buy it, listen to it and relish it. This will truly liven up a party when you plug this one in!

A real treat!.......2007-03-09

Marcia Ball, from Vinton, Louisiana, has such a unique style... this CD is a treat for anyone who enjoys New Orleans style music, and any type of music, actually. Marcia has phenominal range. It'll get you up and moving!

Marcia goes live.......2006-03-22

I was hoping this live album would bring out all the energy Marcia brings to live performances and to a great extent it did. I find her studio albums burdened with ballads and just not the same as watching her pound the keyboard and sing. This is a generally consistent album of her best material, except for the puppy dog song but I may be in a small minority on that. GR

A little piece of home.......2006-02-25

The first time I heard Marcia Ball was in downtown Dallas at the Farmers Market eating breakfast with my husband. A gentleman was playing music for those eating on the outside court. The music was so great that after we finished eating we went up to him to find out who that artist was and needless to say it was Marcia Ball...we enjoyed it them and still enjoy it. I love to listen to it after a hard day at work...it sooths my soul and brings a back a little piece of home life.

Average customer rating: A "Nawlins" Angel Sings For Us All LEGENDARY SURVIVOR AT HER PEAK~BRAVO IRMA!!! After The Rain - CD A great sound Direct From The Heart, Direct From New Orleans

After the Rain Irma Thomas Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sing Me Back Home His Hands Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast The River in Reverse ASIN: B000EULJVA Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. In the Middle of It All
2. Flowers
3. I Count the Tears
4. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
5. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
6. If You Knew How Much
7. Another Man Done Gone
8. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
9. These Honey Dos
10. Another Lonely Heart
11. Soul of a Man
12. Stone Survivor
13. Shelter in the Rain

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Irma Thomas has long been hailed as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans," an accolade that's accurate but seems a little limited. (Imagine calling Elvis Presley the "King of Memphis Rock & Roll.") As her first album of new recordings in six years attests, Thomas can sing just about anything better than just about anyone from just about anywhere. Though the liner notes indicate that most of the material was selected before Hurricane Katrina, there's a bittersweet resonance that extends from Arthur Alexander's lament about a once happy home "In the Middle of It All" and the soul classic "I Count the Tears" to the funeral dirge of the traditional "Another Man Done Gone" and the Blind Willie Johnson blues standard "Soul of a Man." There's an inspirational quality as well, in the gospel "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and the stirring closer, Stevie Wonder's "Shelter in the Rain," with only David Torkanowsky's piano backing Thomas's transcendent voice. Other Louisiana instrumental seasonings come from Sonny Landreth's slide guitar and Dirk Powell's fiddle. Most singers who have been recording as long as Thomas resort to tricks, mannerisms, and show-off displays, but she remains the anti-diva, a stylist of exquisite understatement whose every note rings true and hits home. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Irma Thomas is one of New Orleans' most beloved and iconic entertainers. On 'After the Rain,' the Soul Queen of New Orleans brings her rich and resonant vocals to a surprisingly varied repertoire that spans 75 years of American songwriting, the common thread being Irma's soulful and direct-from-the-heart delivery. Spare and often acoustic instrumental settings by an all-star Louisiana band allow Irma's vocals to shine through on each song. Recorded at rural Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana only months after Hurricane Katrina, After the Rain is a remarkable declaration of resilience, presenting Irma Thomas at her very best.

Customer Reviews:

A "Nawlins" Angel Sings For Us All.......2007-05-27

I wasn't familiar with this artist in any way shape or form a month ago (4-07). I heard "In the Middle of it All" by her on a Blues streaming channel on my computer one afternoon. I was absolutely entranced in every way. I immediately ordered the CD on Amazon and consider it one of the finest CDs I own by a female singer bar none. I own over 2500 CDs and had double that in vinyl a few years ago. Rest assured, this CD will find its' way into your heart and your ears as a top favorite in your music collection. Guaranteed.............. My only puzzlement is why I wasn't familiar with her before now, I arrogantly thought I knew who was who in mainstream music, obviously I have a whole lot left to learn (I love that because I will never hear enough music like this) Buy it, buy it, buy it.......

LEGENDARY SURVIVOR AT HER PEAK~BRAVO IRMA!!!.......2006-12-01

Back in the musically wonderful sixties a real standout classic and timeless performance is "Wish Someone Would Care" by Irma Thomas being a haunting listening experience to this day...over the years since this great singer has been making many fine albums then along comes a true masterpiece...who knew it would be all these years later! A fixture in New Orleans for decades, this collection of richly varied songs was recorded a few months after Hurricane Katrina which wiped out Irma's worldly possessions but not her soul or remarkable talent as she has never sounded quite like this...deeply involved with each song Irma takes the listener on the musical trip of a lifetime and richly illuminates each great song with a emotional richness that is stunning!!! Anyone who loves a great singer at the peak of her incredible powers will want this mesmerizing collection...essential must have desert island disc and the finale of this tremendous set is make up of not one but three incredible performances that are the most stirring and deeply moving that have come along in years. "Soul Of A Man" is bluesy and deep, "Stone Survivor" is a funky and riveting rocker while Stevie Wonder's "Shelter In The Rain" is deeply soulful and features a magnificent stunning vocal that is beautifully surrounded by piano only and the effect is unforgettable making one wish for a complete "Stevie Wonder Songbook" from this great singer...plus ten additional stellar performances and each is a richly rewarding listening experience! Bravo Irma and here is wishing you a much deserved Grammy Award for this musical treasure that is a true classic to be enjoyed over and over! 12/9 update; Congratulations Irma Thomas for your Grammy Award Nomination!!! 2/12 update; Congratulations, I knew you would win the Grammy Award!

After The Rain - CD.......2006-08-03

Very enjoyable CD. Irma Thomas knows how to craft a song.

A great sound.......2006-07-06

Imagine driving through the country and coming upon a roadhouse. You walk in, the air is smoky, the clientele quiet, focused on the stage. The music--you have found a treasure. That's what listening to this CD is like. Her voice--rich, smoky, full of living. Highly recommended.

Direct From The Heart, Direct From New Orleans.......2006-07-02

On her web page, Irma Thomas sends this message to her fans:

"I know that this is a trying time for all of us in the City called New Orleans, but I know and feel everything is going to be alright. New Orleans has a lot of strong FAITH people and I am One of them. We are just displaced for a short time and Can and Will rebuild that beautiful city bigger and better then ever. Remember God first and he will grant you good success. To all my fans, KEEP THE FAITH. Love Irma"

Irma Thomas was on a gig in Austin, Texas when Katrina hit her beloved New Orleans. She went home to find her home and all of her belongings were gone. She was for a time, considered missing, and word went out that "The Queen of New Orleans" was lost. She was found, and has set an example for the rest of her fellow New Orlean residnets for her optimism and spirit. All of the songs on this CD were selected before Katrina hit, but it is not just fortune or luck but Faith that these all work as a post Katrina Memorial. This CD has the soul you expect and is sung directly from the heart. The songs span 75 years and Irma Thomas has re-written some verses to fit the occasion. What a find, what a woman, what memories and love she invokes.


Irma Thomas invited musicians from New Orleans to play with her on this CD. It was recorded in Southern Louisiana some months after Katrina hit. The players include jazz pianist
David Torkanowski, acoustic bassist James Singleton, drummer Stanton Moore, plus Dirk Powell, playing a variety of string instruments from guitar to banjo and fiddle. Guests include guitar sensation Sonny Landreth, and bluesman Corey Harris.

"In the Middle of It All", by Arthur Alexander gives us the first example of how powerful and loving this CD will be. "The love I gave was really, really real"

"Flowers", is a song about the consequences of drunk driving. This has a low country feel... "Look., look, lookin' for the Flowers".

"I Count the Tears" is an old song by Doc Pomus. A song to sing with.. "Na, Nah, Nah, Nah, late at night, I Count the Tears" simply sung with back -up singers.

"Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor" is an old standard that is overwhelmingly sad. "Where are all you good time friends of mine? Where are you when I only have a dime?" so fitting for post Katrina as we now know.

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"- Billy Taylor's old song is one of the most beautifully sung songs on this CD.. Old time Gospel. Stand up and sing..
"Say'em loud. Say'em clear, for the whole side world to hear".

"If You Knew How Much" love song for everyone. "If You Knew How Much I Love You, If you Knew What I was Thinkin'. You would Never Look My Way."

"Another Man Done Gone" Irma Thomas rewrote the lyrics of the old traditional song to reflect the events of Katrina. "Another storm done gone, the water is at the door, he couldn't stay no more."

"Til I Can't Take It Anymore" an old love song. "I'll be praying that you never let me go".

"These Honey Dos," was co-written with David Egan. The lyrics reflect the independence of Irma Thomas. "You're still in that chair, that is where you is. Do you want me or These Honey Dos".

"Another Lonely Heart" is a combination of soul and country. "While you kiss me in the dark, I am just Another Lonely Heart."

"Soul of a Man" is another traditional song. "Won't somebody tell me, Answer If You Can, What is the Soul of a Man?"

"Stone Survivor" country and low down, "I ain't no apologizer, I'm a Stone Survivor".

"Shelter In The Rain" the entire CD in one song. "When you were down, I lifted you up from there".

Spare and longing, this CD is epitome of soulful New Orleans. Irma Thomas has given us a CD of memories and love, longing and forgiving, wanting and wistful. Filling us with the Faith that is needed for the people of New Orleans.
Highly Recommended. prisrob 7-01-06

Average customer rating: Get up and JUMP! Use Cruise Control Love It!!!! Catchy Boogie Woogie Looking to Boogie, Get this Album

Blues 88's: Boogie Woogie Instrumentals Various Artists Manufacturer: Easydisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Boogie-Woogie | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boogie Woogie Man Boogie Woogie Stomp 8 Hands On 88 Keys -- Chicago Blues Piano Masters Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1: Piano Soloists Blues After Hours: All Instrumental ASIN: B00000663W Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

1. Buzzin' - Honey Alexander
2. Walk The Walk - David Maxwell
3. My Bonnie Rocks - Al Copley
4. C.Q. Boogie - Katie Webster
5. Keep It Rollin'! (Solo) - Davell Crawford
6. Albi's Boogie - Roomful Of Blues
7. Backstage Boogie - Deanna Bogart
8. Yancey's Bugle Call (Solo) - Preacher Jack
9. Honky Tonk Train - Jay McShann
10. Three Keys (Solo) - James Booker

Customer Reviews:

Get up and JUMP!.......2007-01-10

If this album doesn't get your toes a-tappin' you need surgery. While not the "best" of this genre, this album is crammed with fun music and it is well recorded to boot! Hard to beat the beat! Intense piano. HIGHLY recommended as an introduction for those wanting to hear what boogie is about. Woogie woogie! Five stars!

Use Cruise Control.......2006-12-05

I was hopeful based on other reviewers, and love this. All of the players are very, very good. Some numbers are solo, others have a band backing up the player. Musical selections are between so-so and FAN-TASTIC! If you listen in your car, USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL, especially on #4. Katie Webster really rolls on this one, as does her band. I kept listening and my foot kept easing down on the "exhilarator". Next thing I know, I'm doing 20 mph over speed limit. If you like piano with great melody, fast playing (and accurate-no fumble fingers here), with a fast blues riff or a boogie-woogie beat, don't hesitate. Buy it!

Love It!!!!.......2006-08-11

Great sampler of current blues-boogie!

This is going to be stuck in my CD player for a good long while. Lots of fun and these guys are GOOD! I just started taking boogie woogie piano after several years of classical so I can hear what they are doing and am just so impressed - I can't imagine playing this well. I like fast music and while some may say its showing off - I say 'if you got it flaunt it'!

The difficult thing with boogie is the timing - getting the right hand and left hand coordinated when they are hitting different timings and rhythms. I should say its difficult for me but these guys get it right - sooo right!

Clean recording and not a single track which I skip.

Catchy Boogie Woogie.......2006-03-05

An easy listening CD, with "catchy" tunes from the first track. If you dance to music as part of an exercise routine, this is an excellent warm up CD!

Looking to Boogie, Get this Album.......2005-01-26

I bought this album alongside a couple of modern Boogie Woogie CD's. Don't let the mundane look fool you. This album has got it! I had expected it to be older sounding in quality due to the look of the cover. Happily that is not the case. The sound quality is clean and full and it is mixed very well. In short, this album rocks! (Or boogie-woogies rather, but you get the idea). I have had it in slot #5 on my CD player for around six months and often let it play through after listening to another CD. With most albums, it depends on the mood I'm in. I enjoy listening to this one most anytime and usually just let it roll. If your interested in Boogie Woogie, definitely get this one. Every single piece is a winner. It's all instrumental so you will never tire of crappy lyrics. This may be the only Boogie Woogie CD you will ever want because it just doesn't get any better than this.

Average customer rating: Rainin' In My Heart BLUESMAN Quit teasin' me, baby. A Bluesman To Remember A knockout R&B singer, that will bedazzle you...

The Best of Slim Harpo Slim Harpo Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boss Man Hoodoo Man Blues Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958 His Best West Side Soul ASIN: B000005KPX Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

1. I'm A King Bee
2. I've Got Love If You Want It
3. Wonderin' And Worryin'
4. You'll Be Sorry One Day
5. Strange Love
6. Bobby Sox Baby
7. One More Day
8. Rainin' In My heart
9. Blues Hangover
10. Buzzin'
11. Still Rainin' In My Heart
12. Snoopin' Around
13. Te Ni Nee Ni Nu
14. Tip On In, Part 1
15. Shake Your Hips
16. Baby, Scratch My Back

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Slim Harpo recorded really good rhythm and blues. He never got too fancy; he never forgot the importance of the groove. He died young in 1970, but his music reached the Rolling Stones (who covered his "I'm a King Bee"), the Kinks (who sang his "I Got Love If You Want It"), Van Morrison, and Them (whose first single was Harpo's "Don't Start Crying Now"). These songs and other greats--"Tip on In," "Baby, Scratch My Back"--are all included in this excellent collection of Harpo's greatest sides. --Robert Gordon

Customer Reviews:

Rainin' In My Heart.......2007-03-20

The first song I ever hear from Slim Harpo was "Rainin' In My Heart." I hadn't heard that song before and I had to find out who this guy was. I called up the a.m. radio station and actually asked the disc jokey who that was. That was back in the late 50s and times were simpler then. From that moment on, I was a Slim Harpo fan. Slim is great all the time but I especially was knocked out to hear again "I'm A King Bee," "Rainin In My Heart," and "Baby Scratch My Back." Slim Harpo doesn't blow you out of the room. He sneaks up on you and just gets you. I dig him and his music and I think you will to.

BLUESMAN.......2007-01-26

If you're not into ' 50's style electric blues....STAY BACK This is Slim Harpo...The KingBee......I litrally sleep with this CD

Quit teasin' me, baby........2006-01-12

This is an excellent compilation of some of Slim Harpo's best recordings. Slim played the blues in a way that was accesible to a mainstream audience. He actually had two crossover pop hits, with "Rainin' in My Heart" and "Baby Scratch My Back". His songs "I Got Love If You Want It" and "I'm a King Bee" are also recognized classics, although they are perhaps better known for their cover versions by British Invasion groups. Slim's songs are enjoyable, although he did tend to repeat himself. For example, both "Little Queen Bee" and "Buzz Me Babe" are rewrites of "I'm a King Bee". And he did rewrites of his other popular songs, too. But such a thing is common in the blues field, so he can't really be faulted for that. Blues fans should enjoy this CD.

A Bluesman To Remember.......2004-11-24

If you can say you knew Slim Harpo's work without an English group (The Rolling Stones) or individual musician (Eric Clapton) having had to bring it to your attention some years later, as has often been the case, then good for you. I remember going into this hardcore hillbilly bar (too young to be there) and hearing "Rainin' in My Heart" play often on the jukebox. It was 1961. Everybody seemed to know who it was. That was the first time I could put a name to a familiar singer on a "black only" radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. By the time "Baby, Scratch My Back" came along maybe 5 years later in the midst of British rock, protest songs and Nancy Sinatra, it sounded like a throwback to the 1950s. Slim Harpo was one of the few bluesmen who had a national audience (Motown was in full swing but that's a different thing). This package does in fact have the best of Slim Harpo as I remember his music from both before and after his breaking into the national mainstream. Unfortunately, just as it seems many of his fellow bluesmen did, Slim harpo died at an early age, he in 1970. He was 46 years old. Buy this thing.

A knockout R&B singer, that will bedazzle you..........2004-05-19

A heavily rhythmic jump blues/R&B singer, who has a rough and rowdy style. This music will have you stompin' on your living room dance floor, you'll be uncontrolably jitterbugging across your dining room into the kitchen.

A great cd, that will appeal to fans of blues, roots of rock'n'roll, swing, and rockabilly. Though Slim Harpo is a "blues" artist, his music would have been considered r&b back in the 50's, and now would be categorized as jump blues. A perfect beat for swing dancing, this music was big in jukeboxes at Juke Joints & roadhouses, across the USA in the 50's. There are a few chart hits that he had, and his popularity was immense.

A great cd, is the bottom line here.

Average customer rating: You are only cheating yourself if you don't add this to your collection. very good Artists influence apparent Interesting, if not misleading title! Warning: This is not a blues CD

Brother to the Blues Tab Benoit , Billy Joe Shaver , Jim Lauderdale , and Louisiana's LeRoux Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fever for the Bayou Best of the Bayou Blues Voice of the Wetlands Delta Hardware Full Circle ASIN: B000EYK4EE Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Pack It Up
2. Bring It On Home To Me
3. Brother To The Blues
4. Why Are People Like That?
5. I'm On Your Side
6. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
7. If You Love Me
8. Comin' On Strong
9. So High
10. Grace's Song
11. Moon Coming Over The Hill
12. Somehow
13. Can't Do One More Two Step

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Louisiana native Tab Benoit has been slinging his swamp-R&B-blues-rock concoction for the better part of 15 years, and from the sound of this disc's opening two tunes, it seems that little besides his backing band has changed. But when the title track kicks in with sorrowful fiddle, crying pedal steel (also played by Benoit), and a lovely, lonely honky-tonk melody, it's clear the singer/guitarist has decided to visit some unique territory. Country stalwarts Jim Lauderdale and Billy Joe Shaver swing by to provide duet vocals for Benoit's versions of their songs. Even Hank Williams Sr.'s "I Heard That Lonesome Whistle" gets covered as Benoit finds the blues at the heart of the country standard. Those who are not county lovers need not be concerned that Benoit has gone all George Jones on them. He still grinds out slabs of tough bayou rocking in the crackling "So High" and the opening "Pack It Up." There's also a heartbreaking, loungey, slow blues ("Somehow") and a soul-seared cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It on Home to Me" that shows how effective Benoit is as an interpretive vocalist. The funky Little Feat/Neville Brothers-styled "Can't Do One More Two-Step" truly brings it home on a diverse outing that stretches boundaries and adds depth to Benoit's already impressive roots. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews:

You are only cheating yourself if you don't add this to your collection........2007-04-06

It's hot, it's cool, it's cajun, blues, soul, folk and country performed like no other can. Tab Benoit is a humble and unfortunately under-recognized artist who blinds you live and lights you up with his recordings. This is the kind of stuff we've been waiting for. No more bored musicians. Tab handles a guitar with the ease of SRV, the soul of Jimi and the heart of the Bayou.

very good.......2006-11-06

A morning jazz show (WRTC) played Pack it up, Bring it on home to me & Why are people like that and I bought this CD the next day. I love Sam Cook songs as those whom sing them. A little slower than most sing Bring it on home, it was brrillian! As is all of this CD! Reminded me of Chris Tofield but with a Louisiana twang & for certain our country influence! I'm 45 & thought they no longer make music this good. You'll like this!

Artists influence apparent.......2006-06-15

Tab's previous albums had acute cajun and root influence. On this CD the instrument choice and powerful deep vocals made this apparent. Blues and country fans alike will appreciate the artisty and song choice. This album not only keeps Tab's current fans, but also creates a possible new audience. Overall great sound quality and fantastic buy.

Interesting, if not misleading title!.......2006-06-02

Tab Benoit is one of my favorite blues artists and I particularly like it when he mixes the blues with a little Cajun flavor from the Bayou. That being said, I was taken by surprise at the lack of blues on this release. The CD consists of mostly hillside country music complete with pedal steel, banjo and fiddle. Something tells me that if he titled this recording to reveal its true contents, sales would be somewhat dismal. Tab's tip of the hat to the songs which he knew as a child will be better appreciated by some country fans but, it is sure to leave blues fans a little unsatisfied. Especially knowing that we may have to wait another year or two for a suitable new release.

Warning: This is not a blues CD.......2006-05-11

Don't let the title confuse you. This is not a blues CD. Its country. Tab Benoit writes in the liner notes this is a "special project" of all of his "early musical influences" "especially early country music."

It's well recorded. It has some nice music. It has fiddles, banjos and pedal steel guitars. But it isn't a "brother to the blues." It's only a distant cousin.

Average customer rating: Blues Lover

Voice of the Wetlands Tab Benoit Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brother to the Blues Fever for the Bayou Best of the Bayou Blues Standing on the Bank What I Live For ASIN: B000ASATCG Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Bayou Breeze
2. Louisiana Sunshine
3. Clean Water
4. Fight For Your Right
5. Kiddin' Me
6. Lightning And Thunder
7. Make A Good Gumbo
8. Weary Silent Night
9. Me Donkey Want Water
10. Heart Of Stone
11. Louisiana Man

Amazon.com

Telecaster-slinging South Louisiana native Tab Benoit is one of the brightest rising stars of contemporary blues. But he's stepped outside that promising career here, gathering a stellar ensemble of fellow New Orleans musicians (including N.O. legends Dr. John, Cyril Neville, Meters bass player George Porter, Jr., fellow bluesman Anders Osborne and fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux) to forge a musical plea about the fragile eco-system that is the increasingly depleted wetlands surrounding their hometown. But in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the chorus of the otherwise savory, funk-charged opener "Bayou Breeze"--"Don't let the water wash us away"--now seems like a haunting, unheeded warning recorded eight months before disaster struck. Elsewhere, Dr. John injects some potent venom into "We Ain't Gonna Lose No More (Without a Fight)," taking to task an administration that's ignored the urgent needs of his homeland in favor of misadventure in Iraq. While songs like "Louisiana Sunshine" continue to focus largely on environmental concerns that grow more urgent with every tropical storm that gathers in the Gulf, it's also an album rife with New Orleans' cross-cultural musical joie de vivre, as witnessed by Benoit and Osborne's Cajun-seasoned "We Make a Good Gumbo" and the slinky African rhythms of Monk Boudreaux's "Me Donkey Want Water." Proceeds from the album's sales support a relief fund benefiting Louisiana victims of Katrina. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Celebrate the bayou while helping to save it! Acclaimed blues guitarist Tab Benoit is joined by Louisiana All-Stars including Dr. John, Cyril Neville, The Meters rhythm section and others on this hot and spicy New Orleans blues party!

A portion of proceeds from the sale of this CD go to "Voice Of The Wetlands," a non-profit organization battling cultural and coastal erosion.

Customer Reviews:

Blues Lover.......2005-10-01

If you are a "true" Tab Benoit fan this is not what you are looking for. It is, however, a great all around "Lousiana Blues" (not cajun) CD. I prefer Tab and Tab alone! Enjoy!!

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