The blind New Orleans guitarist is clean and economical, but still blistering, and this album best captures that Crescent City second-line rhythmic sizzle.
I first saw Snooks in Tipitinas during the NO Jazz & Blues Fest in 1987 and he instantly blew me away with his classy, if sometimes frenetic style. I have a few vynil albums but not this one so I am very grateful to eMusic that it is available. Great voice and terrific guitar backed by a very good band this is more than typical of the live performance that I saw 22 years ago. Another gap filler hits the spot in my collection, thanks eMusic.
Snooks Eaglin, who died on February 18 at age 72, was a quintessential New Orleans character - the "Human Jukebox," as he was known locally, a guitarist and singer who claimed a repertoire of 2500 songs - blues, r&b, pop, rock, gospel, traditional - you name it, he played it. Eaglin recorded in every format, from solo acoustic to electric band with horns. And like many truly quintessential New Orleans characters, he never had a… more »
