''Oooh So Good 'n Blues'' is the sixth studio

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Track listing

# "Buck Dancer's Choice" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal) # "Little Red Hen" (Mahal) # "Oh Mama Don't You Know" (Mahal) # " Frankie and Albert" (

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) # "Railroad Bill" (John Work) # "

Dust My Broom "Dust My Broom" is a blues song originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Johnson's vocal accompanied by his acoustic guitar. A ...

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) # "Built for Comfort" (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) # "Teacup's Jazzy Blues Tune" (Mahal)

Personnel

*Taj Mahal - rhythm and electric guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar, acoustic bass, piano, blues harp *

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- vocals on "Little Red Hen", "Frankie and Albert" and "Teacup's Jazzy Blues Tune" *

Raphael Grinage Raphael Grinage was an American jazz and folk musician and composer. Early life Raphael Grinage (aka Les Grinage) was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 4, 1931, the third of four sons. His father, Jose, was an African-American Methodist Episcop ...

- acoustic bass on "Built For Comfort"

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums Taj Mahal (musician) albums Columbia Records albums