''Roll Over, Baby'' is the fifth

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released by

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guitarist,

Guitar Shorty David William Kearney (September 8, 1934 – April 20, 2022), known as Guitar Shorty, was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Credited with influencing both ...

. The album was recorded in April and May 1998 and released later that year in August on CD by Black Top.

Track listing

#"I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:06 #"Roll over, Baby" (Williams) — 4:48 #"Sugar Wugar" (Kearney, Scott) — 4:46 #"You're a Troublemaker" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:21 #"Don't Mess With My Woman" (Kearney) — 4:36 #"Me and You Last Night" (Williams) — 3:20 #"Let's Get Close" (Kearney) — 3:10 #"I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" (Kearney) — 7:04 #"The Porkchop Song" (Williams) — 2:46 #"I'm Going Back to Houston" (Kearney) — 4:16 #"Hard Time Woman" (Alexander, Kearney) — 4:14 #"

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Personnel

*David Torkanowsky —

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( hammond) *Ernest Youngblood, Jr. —

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— guitar, vocals *Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (

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, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet —

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s *Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta —

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s *Rick Trolsen —

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*Lee Allen Zeno —

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, associate producer Production: *David Farrell, Steve Reynolds — engineers, editing, mixing, sequencing *Blake Thompson — production assistant *Rick Olivier — photography *Hammond Scott — producer, editing, mixing, sequencing *Nauman S. Scott — executive producer *Diane Wanek — design *Heather West — production coordination

Reception

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says that "Guitar Shorty keeps it lean, mean and direct on this outing" and that the album "showcases the guitarist's wide-ranging chops and skills."

References

1998 albums Guitar Shorty albums {{Blues-album-stub