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What You See Is What You Get (Lil' Ed Williams Album)
''What You See Is What You Get'' is an album by the American musician Lil' Ed Williams, released in 1992. He is credited with his band, the Blues Imperials. Williams supported the album with a North American tour. Following the tour, Williams temporarily broke up the band to concentrate on solo work. Production The album was coproduced by Bruce Iglauer. Williams wrote 12 of the album's 14 tracks; he employed a pinky slide on many of the songs. ''What You See Is What You Get'' includes a cover of his uncle J. B. Hutto's "Please Help". "Upset Man" was written by the band's bass player, James "Pookie" Young. Eddie McKinley joined the band on saxophone. Critical reception The ''Chicago Tribune'' called much of Williams's music "one-dimensional contemporary blues," but acknowledged that McKinley "mercifully brightens the shuffle-heavy grooves." The ''St. Petersburg Times'' opined that "the band can really dig into a stomping groove, accented by Ed's slide guitar, greasy as a just-lub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil' Ed Williams
Lil' Ed Williams (born April 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois) is an American blues slide guitarist, singer and songwriter. With his backing band, the Blues Imperials, he has built up a loyal following. Biography In childhood, Williams and his half-brother James "Pookie" Young received encouragement and tutelage from their uncle, the blues guitarist, songwriter and recording artist J. B. Hutto, who introduced them to his student Dave Weld. Together with Dave Weld, (rhythm guitar and vocals) formed the first version of the Blues Imperials. Since 1989, the band's lineup has been Williams (lead guitar and vocals), Michael Garrett (rhythm guitar and vocals), James Young (bass) and Kelly Littleton (drums). ''Living Blues'' magazine described the band as "Rough-and-ready South and West Side blues...Ed's swirling, snarling slide guitar work can be riveting, and The Imperials pound out blues-rock riffs and rhythms behind him as if they're overdosing on boogie juice." ''Guitar Player'' calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
