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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 released in 1993 on CD by the label Black Top. The tracks "I'm So Glad I Met You", "Mean Husband Blues", "The Bottom Line" and "Hard Life" would later appear on Shorty's

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The Best of Guitar Shorty ''The Best of Guitar Shorty'' is the first true compilation album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty; 1996's '' Billie Jean Blues'' was more of a live album. The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD by the label Shout! Factory. The a ...

'', in 2006. Recorded in the

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, unlike his previous album, '' My Way or the Highway'', the album shows that "it sclear that Guitar Shorty was back to stay stateside."

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praises the album, calling it "more impressive than ''My Way or the Highway''... thanks to superior production values and a better handle on his past."

Track listing

#"I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:16 #"I Just Can't Run Away from the Blues" (Fran, Kearney, Scott) — 4:25 #"Mean Husband Blues" (Kearney, Pembroke) — 3:53 #"The Bottom Line" (George Jackson, Wilie Mitchell, Earl Randle) — 3:52 #"I Never Thought" (Kearney) — 2:36 #"Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:17 #"Jody" (Kent Barker, Don Davis, James Skeet Wilson) — 4:43 #"It All Went Down the Drain" ( Earl King) — 4:49 #"How Long Can It Last?" (Kearney) — 3:13 #"Old Time Sake" (Kearney) — 4:16 #"You Confuse Me" (Kearney) — 2:46 #"More Than You'll Ever Know" ( Al Kooper) — 6:02

Personnel

* David Torkanowsky —

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) * Ernest Youngblood, Jr. —

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) * Clarence Hollimon, Derek O'Brien — guitar * Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals * Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (

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) * Sarah Brown, Lee Allen Zeno —

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* Herman V. Ernest III, George Rains —

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s * Floyd Domino —

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* Carol Fran — vocals * Kamikaze Horns — horn * Michael Mordecai —

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* Keith Winking —

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References

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