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Elvin Bishop Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. An original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a membe ...

, released by the

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label in 1988.Elvin Bishop: discography
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Reception

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reviewer William Ruhlmann stated that "this record, which, naturally, emphasizes his more blues-oriented guitar playing, although without sacrificing his country boy identity". ''

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'' wrote: "These albums have a quality rarely encountered in records of their type - personality. Much of that is down to the garrulity of Bishop's singing and his quirky angular guitar solos ... If the albums have fault , it's Bishop's inclination to indulge in his own form of blues-rap ... it's pleasant enough but it's an easy way out".

Track listing

All compositions by Elvin Bishop except where noted # "Don't You Lie to Me" ( Hudson Whittaker) − 3:25 # "Beer Drinking Woman" (

Peter Chatman John Len Chatman (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxop ...

) − 4:12 # "Oklahoma Country Girl" − 2:47 # "My Dog" (William Schuler) − 3:33 # "Midnight Hour Blues" (

Leroy Carr Leroy Carr (March 27, 1904 or 1905 – April 29, 1935) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. Mus ...

) − 3:31 # "No Broken Hearts" − 2:50 # "The Right String But the Wrong Yo-Yo" (

Willie Perryman Willie Lee Perryman (October 19, 1911 – July 25, 1985), usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He was a self-taught pianist who playe ...

) − 2:35 # "She Puts Me in the Mood" − 3:32 # "Country Boy" − 3:01 # "Honest I Do" (

Jimmy Reed Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), " ...

) − 3:01 # "Fishin' Again" − 3:25

Personnel

*Elvin Bishop − guitar, vocals *Stevie Gurr − guitar, harmonica, backing vocals *Nancy Wright, Terry Hanck − tenor saxophone *Reynaldo "Daddy Ray" Arvizu Jr. − alto saxophone * Phil Aaberg, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack − keyboards *Michael "Fly" Brooks − bass *

Norton Buffalo Phillip Jackson (September 28, 1951 – October 30, 2009), best known as Norton Buffalo, was an American singer-songwriter, country and blues harmonica player, record producer, bandleader and recording artist who was a versatile proponent of t ...

− guitar, harmonica *Gary Silva – drums, backing vocals *Kathy Kennedy, Katie Guthorn – drums, backing vocals *The Carptones, Whit Lehnberg – general mayhem (track 11)

References

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