Stony Plain's Christmas Blues

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 58:37

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11.29.10
Various Artists, Stony Plain’s Christmas Blues
2000 | Label: Stony Plain Recording Co. / The Orchard

With one of the most diverse blues and roots rosters of the modern era, this Canadian label can’t help but deliver on its 2000 compilation. Ringmaster Duke Robillard kicks things off with his snappy guitar instrumental “Duke’s Christmas,” with most of the highlights coming from veterans like pianist Jay McShann offering “Hootie’s K.C. Christmas Prayer,” balladeer Jimmy Witherspoon crying “Christmas Blues,” Chicago harp man Billy Boy Arnold blowing “Christmas Time Part 1″ and Rosco Gordon expressing his largesse with “Merry Christmas Everyone.”

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After searching through lots of albums, I finally happened upon this one. Some terrific and original stuff here.

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Stony Plain’s Christmas Blues, a various-artists collection, will not dampen the spirits at any festive holiday gatherings. The 14 tracks here are upbeat, cheerful Yuletide tunes. Duke Robillard kicks off the collection with a merry instrumental. He produced and features on a half-dozen of the tracks. Other highlights include Maria Muldaur with “No Money, No Honey,” sleigh-bell-ornamented Kansas City blues from Jay McShann, and an authentic blues ballad from premier vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon. – Tom Schulte