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Luther Allison Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayflower, Arkansas. Allison was intereste ...

, recorded in Chicago in 1995 and Nebraska in 1997 and released by the

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Reception

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reviewer Cub Koda stated "Pulled from performances at the Chicago Blues Festival, Buddy Guy's Legends club with a couple of strays recorded in Lincoln, NE, that were too good not to include, this two-disc set captures Allison at the absolute peak of his powers ... Luther simply played his heart and spirit out right to the end and these recordings spotlight it in a very fine manner. One of the label's best". ''

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'' said "the band is so well rehearsed that these versions of songs from the three previous Ruf/Alligator albums are easily the equal of the studio originals, apart from the ''longueurs'' of stage performance that don't translate to the living room. Rock-blues bombast is also present but for the most part kept in check".

Track listing

All compositions by Luther Allson and James Solberg except where noted ''Disc One:'' # ''Intro by Tom Marker of WXRT-FM, Chicago'' − 0:23 # "Soul Fixin' Man" − 4:03 # "Cherry Red Wine" (Allison) − 8:36 # "Move from the Hood" − 4:48 # "Bad Love" − 10:16 # "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" − 6:00 # "Big City" − 9:07 # "Give Me Back My Wig" (

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" ( Hudson Whittaker) − 7:40 # "Medley: Gambler's Blues/

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) − 10:25 *Recorded at the Chicago Blues Festival on June 3, 1995 (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10) and Buddy Guy's Legends on November 4, 1995 (track 8) ''Disc Two:'' # "Party Time" (Allison) − 5:20 # "All the King's Horses" − 12:19 # "What Have I Done Wrong?" ( Sam Maghett) − 7:10 # "Walking Papers" − 6:48 # "Think with Your Heart" − 6:27 # "What's Going On in My Home?" − 7:13 # "Will It Ever Change?" − 5:48 # "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" (

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) − 8:26 # "Everything's Gonna Be All Right" (

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) − 5:30 *Recorded at Buddy Guy's Legends on November 4, 1995 (tracks 2-5 & 9) and the Zoo Bar, Lincoln, Nebraska (tracks 2 & 6-8)

Personnel

− lead guitar, vocals *James Solberg − rhythm guitar, lead guitar *Mike Vlahakis − keyboards *Ken Faltinson − bass *Robb Stupka (Disc One: 2-7 & 9), J. Mattes (Disc One: 8; Disc Two: 2-5 & 9), Willie Hayes (Disc Two: 1 & 6-8) − drums *With

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: (Disc One: 2-7 & 9) ** Wayne Jackson − trumpet ** Andrew Love − tenor saxophone *Added on "Medley": (Disc One: 10) **

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− lead guitar, vocals ** Eddie C. Campbell − lead guitar **John Kattke − rhythm guitar **Dave Rice − keyboards **Ken Anderson − trumpet **Bobby Neely − tenor saxophone **

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− baritone saxophone **Leonard Gill − bass **Ray Stewart − drums

References

{{reflist Alligator Records live albums 1999 live albums Luther Allison live albums