''The Bottom of the Blues'' 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 1967 and originally released by the
BluesWay label.
Wirz' American Music:Otis Spann Discography
accessed November 14, 2019
Track listing
All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted
# "Heart Loaded with Trouble" ( James Oden) − 2:58
# "Diving Duck" − 5:25
# "Shimmy Baby" (Muddy Waters
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 b ...
) − 3:54
# "Looks Like Twins" (Muddy Waters) − 4:58
# "I'm a Fool" (Lucille Spann
Lucille Spann (June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994), was an American blues singer who participated in the Chicago Blues community in the 1960s and 1970s.
Life and works
Lucille Spann was born Mahalia Lucille Jenkins in Bolton, Mississippi, the ninth ...
) − 3:09
# "My Man" (Lucille Spann) − 3:35
# "Down to Earth" − 4:32
# "Nobody Knows" ( Walter Davis) − 4:43
# "Doctor Blues" − 2:50
Personnel
*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 ...
− piano, vocals
* George Buford − harmonica
* Luther Johnson, Muddy Waters
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 b ...
, Sammy Lawhorn
Sammy David Lawhorn (July 12, 1935 – April 29, 1990) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, best known as a member of Muddy Waters's band. He also accompanied many other blues musicians, including Otis Spann, Willie Cobbs, Eddie Boyd, Ro ...
− guitar
*Sonny Wimberley − bass
*S. P. Leary – drums
*Lucille Spann
Lucille Spann (June 23, 1938 – August 2, 1994), was an American blues singer who participated in the Chicago Blues community in the 1960s and 1970s.
Life and works
Lucille Spann was born Mahalia Lucille Jenkins in Bolton, Mississippi, the ninth ...
− vocals (tracks 3 & 5-7)
References
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1968 albums
Otis Spann albums
Albums produced by Bob Thiele
BluesWay Records albums