Johnny 'Guitar' Watson: Space Guitar Master 1952-1960

Blues & Rock/Rythm & Blues
premiera polska: 2011-06-01
opakowanie: plastikowe etui
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Editor's info:
16 PAGE BOOKLET, RARE PHOTOS, VINTAGE MEMORABILIA, DETAILED LINER NOTES
Despite a lack of any major hits, Johnny "Guitar" Watson has long been recognized by people in the know as one of the true geniuses of blues and R&B.

This quintessential collection a long overdue tribute to a visionary pioneer, and gathers a variety of the great R&B recordings and hard to find blues sides he made for different labels such as Federal, Modern, Keen, RPM, Class and Arvee Records between 1952 and 1960.

A truly multi-talented artist, he was a blazing boogie-woogie pianist, though he is best remembered as an innovative guitarist who influenced Bo Diddley and Ike Turner in the instrument-as-noisemaker department (1954's "Space Guitar").

Some sources claim he was the first guitarist to use reverb and feedback to make music and his guitar playing tapped the full range of the instrument's potential. Watson was also a prolific songwriter and a soulful singer, who was both uptown and as gutbucket as you could possibly ask for. His singing was by turns sexy, humorous, and political.

muzycy:
Bobby "Blue" Bland: lead vocals
Roy Gaines, Clarence Holliman, Pat Hare: guitar
Hamp Simmons: bass
Connie Mack Booker: piano
Teddy Reynolds: piano, organ
Sonny Freeman: drums
Billy Harvey: saxophone
Joe Scott: trumpet
Pluma Davis: trombone

utwory:
1. Deana Baby 2:13
2. Ruben 2:25
3. Gangster Of Love 2:43
4. Untouchable 2:36
5. I Got Eyes 2:28
6. Space Guitar 2:40
7. Love Me Baby 2:54
8. Hot Little Mama 2:43
9. Too Tired 2:43
10. I Love To Love You 2:40
11. Johnny Guitar 2:27
12. Honey 2:25
13. Ain't Gonna Hush 2:34
14. Looking Back 1:58
15. One More Kiss 2:20
16. Just Won't Treat Me Rite 2:31
17. Motor Head Baby 2:16
18. Oh Baby 2:40
19. Someone Cares For Me 3:00
20. Thinking 2:32
21. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights 2:54
22. No I Can't 2:26
23. Gettin' Drunk 2:43
24. She Moves Me 2:53
25. Lonely Girl 2:33
26. Give A Little 3:04
27. Half Pint Of Whiskey 3:16
28. What's Going On 2:28

total time - 58:19
wydano: 2011-05-10