Texas Blues [Arhoolie]

Texas Blues [Arhoolie]

Overview

This excellent collection features eight little-known blues artists who recorded for Bill Quinn's Gold Star label in Houston. There are 27 tracks in all -- split unequally between acoustic guitar/vocal (16) and piano/vocal (11). Lil' Son Jackson is perhaps the best-known, and his ten tracks are all good, rocking acoustic blues. There are also tunes by L.C. Williams, a polished and imaginative guitarist, and one magnificent track by the obscure Buddy Chiles.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/01/1993
Label: Arhoolie Records
UPC: 0096297035221
catalogNumber: 352
Rank: 142117

Tracks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson   Guitar,Vocals,Track Performer
Skippy Brown   Bass
Perry Cain   Vocals,Track Performer
Leroy Carter   Piano
Buddy Chiles   Vocals,Track Performer
Leroy Ervin   Vocals,Track Performer
Lightnin' Hopkins   Piano,Track Performer
Lee Hunter   Bass,Piano,Track Performer
Elmore Nixon   Piano
Buster Pickens   Piano
Thunder Smith   Piano,Vocals,Track Performer
Luther "Rocky" Stoneham   Guitar
L.C. Williams   Drums,Vocals,Track Performer
L.D. Williams   Track Performer
Andrew Thomas   Vocals

Technical Credits

Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson   Composer
Perry Cain   Contributor
Buddy Chiles   Contributor
Leroy Ervin   Contributor
Lightnin' Hopkins   Composer
Lee Hunter   Composer
Bill Quinn   Producer,Engineer
Thunder Smith   Composer
Chris Strachwitz   Producer,Contributor,Liner Notes
L.C. Williams   Composer
Allie Wrubel   Composer
Wayne Pope   Artwork
Andrew Thomas   Contributor

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