These Mean Old Blues
| These Mean Old Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Bullseye Blues | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| George "Wild Child" Butler chronology | ||||
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These Mean Old Blues is an album by the American musician George "Wild Child" Butler, released in 1992.[1][2] He supported it with a North American tour with his backing band, the Blues Persuaders.[3]
Production
[edit | edit source]Produced by Mike Vernon, the album was recorded in England in 1991.[4][5] Butler had not recorded in around 15 years.[6] He wrote the majority of the album's songs.[7] Butler continued to perform with his harmonica upside down, as it was how he learned to play.[8] "It's a Pity" addresses the Gulf War.[9] "Walkin' the Little Girl Home" was performed as a solo piece.[10]
Critical reception
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Billboard praised the "fine rough 'n' tumble form."[15] The Chicago Tribune said that Butler's "wailing harp and growling vocals are the real thing on the shuffling title track and the downbeat 'Crack House Woman'".[11]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD stated that Butler "sings and plays harp with the pleasing kind of authority and scampish wit that suggests a natural raconteur."[12] The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide noted that his "raspy Howlin' Wolf-style vocal on 'Crack House Woman' is the real sound of the blues."[14]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "These Mean Old Blues" | |
| 2. | "Give Me an Answer" | |
| 3. | "Anyone Can Say They Love You" | |
| 4. | "Crack House Woman" | |
| 5. | "Walkin' the Little Girl Home" | |
| 6. | "The Devil Made Me Do It" | |
| 7. | "It's a Pity" | |
| 8. | "No One Woman's Man" | |
| 9. | "It's a Sin to Be a Thief" | |
| 10. | "My Woman's Been Misled" | |
| 11. | "(Baby) Do Your Thing" |
References
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