Lightnin' Slim - King Of The Swamp Blues 1954-1961
Label : Flyright
Released : 1992
Format : Mp3@320

ghtnin' Slim - King Of The Swamp Blues 1954-1961
Label : Flyright
Released : 1992
Format : Mp3@320



The acknowledged kingpin of the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin' Slim built his style on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually nothing more than a harmonica and a drummer in support. It was down-home country blues edged two steps further into the mainstream, first by virtue of his electric guitar, and second by the sound of the local Crowley, LA musicians who backed him being bathed in simmering, pulsating tape echo. As the first great star of producer J.D. Miller's blues talent stable, Lightnin' Slim had a successful formula that scored regional hits on the Nashville-based Excello label for over a decade, with one of them, "Rooster Blues," making the national R&B charts in 1959. Combining the country ambience of a Lightnin' Hopkins with the plodding insistence of a Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Slim's music belonged uniquely to him, the perfect blues raconteur, even when he was reshaping others' material to his dark, somber style.

Tracklist
1 That's All Right
2 Rock Me Mama
3 Love Me For Myself
4 Paper In My Shoe
5 You Did Me Wrong Baby
Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar
Ray”Diggy Do” Meaders – drums
Wild Bill Phillips – Harmonica, vocal (track 4)
Recorded : Crowley LA 1954

6 Poor Lightnin' Blues
7 Woke Up Feelin' Blue
8 Bad Luck
9 I'm Him
10Strange Letter Blues
11 She's Gone
Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar
Schoolboy Cleve – harmonica, vocal (tracks 9,11)
Sammy Drake - drums
Recorded : Crowley LA 1954

12 Don't Mistreat Me
13 Those Neighbours Of Mine
14 I Beg You Little Woman
15 I Just Don't Know
16 The Blues And My Woman
17 I'm Goin' Join The Army
18 Black Cat Blues
Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar
Lazy Lester – harmonica
Kenneth Sams - drums (track 17)
Unknown drums probably Vince Monroe
Recorded : Crowley LA 1958,1960

19 I'm Tired Of Waiting Baby
20 Mary Lee
Lightnin Slim – vocal, guitar
Lazy Lester – harmonica
Unknown bass, guitar, drums
Recorded : Crowley LA 1961