''The Blues Is Where It's At'' is an album by blues pianist/vocalist
Otis Spann
Otis Spann (March 21, 1924 or 1930April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.
Early life
Sources differ over Spann's early years. Some state that he was born in Jackson, Miss ...
recorded in 1966 and originally released by the
BluesWay label.
Wirz' American Music:Otis Spann Discography
accessed November 11, 2019
Track listing
All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted
# "Popcorn Man" (McKinley Morganfield
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...
) − 2:20
# "Brand New House" ( Bobby Darin, Woody Harris
Woody Harris (November 1, 1911 – February 19, 1985) was an American songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s. He is perhaps best known for songs written for and with Bobby Darin. On " Queen of the Hop", Darin used the name "Walden Tweed". Darin's real ...
) − 3:04
# "Chicago Blues" (Otis Spann, George Spink) − 3:19
# "Steel Mill Blues" − 4:17
# "Down On Sarah Street
Sarah Street (born 1958) is professor of Film and Foundation Chair of Drama at University of Bristol.
Education
Street received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Warwick and a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University.
Research
Street ...
" − 3:05
# "T'Aint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
"Ain't Nobody's Business" (originally "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do") is a 1920s blues song that became one of the first blues standards.
It was published in 1922 by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins. The song features a lyrical theme of fr ...
" ( Porter Grainger, Clarence Williams, Robert Prince) − 3:52
# "Nobody Knows Chicago Like I Do (Party Blues)" − 2:35
# "My Home Is On the Delta" (Morganfield) − 3:12
# "Spann Blues" − 4:28
Personnel
*Otis Spann − piano, vocals
* George Smith − harmonica
* Luther Johnson, Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn − guitar
*Mac Arnold
Mac Arnold (born June 30, 1942), is an American blues musician from South Carolina.
Early years
Mac Arnold was born in Ware Place, South Carolina, one of 13 children born and raised on his father's farm.
Arnold's musical journey began in the 19 ...
− electric bass
*Francis Clay
Francis Clay (November 16, 1923 – January 21, 2008) was an American jazz and blues drummer, best known for his work behind Muddy Waters in the 1950s and 1960s, and as an original member of the James Cotton band. Clay's jazz-influenced style is ...
– drums
;Technical
*Bob Arnold - engineer
*Joe Lebow - design
*Charles Shabacon - photography
References
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1966 albums
Otis Spann albums
Albums produced by Bob Thiele
BluesWay Records albums