JIM’S ACOUSTIC BLUES
CAFE
Sunday, 29th
August 2004
1.00
- "McDOWELL"
Another new name and mo' womens' blues. Ruth plays a harp while Gary backs her on
guitar. Includes Delta-style and songs by the great Ma Rainey -"Mother of the
Blues". Have mercy!
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1.30
- CHRIS
A welcome debut at Jim's, this guy is one mean guitar man who can back it up
with similar vocals. Yeah!
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2.00
- "JUMPIN' JUDY"
Yet more womens' blues and Judy does a ver' fine version of a Ma Rainey song
plus other early blues backed up by the tricky but cool keyboard from Rob.
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2.30 -
REX & ROB
Guitar/Piano team will ease the Blues to your fine soul - "it's nice to be nice
when you can be nice!"
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3.30
- "DAWTY BUTTA"
More fresh faces and they insisted on the phonetic
spelling of "Dirty Butter"; an old Minnie Wallace no. with the Memphis Jug Band.
With guitar and a `bull fiddle' (stand-up string bass) these guys give you blues
from the Piedmont area: Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, etc.
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4.00
- "SNAKEHIPS"
Richie on a solo kick. If you dig classic boogie and steaming blues a la
Roosevelt Sykes, Leroy Carr, etc. then you is in for a treat, a real treat; good Blues-diggin'
people. Yes, yes!
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4.30 - "BARBECUE BREN"
Passionate vocals and some really incisive guitar which includes some shivery
slide. Hey! Jim's gotta be THEE place.
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5.00 -
ALLAN JONES
Beautifully recreated guitar blues from the likes of Ramblin Thomas, Bo Carter,
Charley Jordan, Blind Blake, etc. If you missed this it was a low-down dirty
shame!
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5.30 -
"SNAKEHIPS & ALLAN"
Richie and Allan keep up their very high standard of early blues from
ragtime to boogie, with great bottleneck a la Tampa Red etc., plus smokin' piano
blues - excellent!!
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6.00 "CAFE CLOSED"
With thanks from Rex, Max, Alan and Steve to Loz Arkle for the 'loan' of the
Charlie Patton picture on a most exclusive t-shirt!
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Alan White. All rights reserved.
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Loz Arkle. All rights reserved.
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