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- Date Released: January 1, 1972
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Traditional Blues, Jazz/Blues, Chicago Blues
- Label: Jewel-Paula Records
Mississippi bluesman inspires the Wanderer
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We Say...
Jimmy Reed is one in a million. I think out of everybody, he influenced me more than anyone else. Take that shuffly, three-chord thing — if it wasn't for Jimmy Reed I don't think "Ruby Baby" and "The Wanderer" would ever have gotten made. He was the first rock & roller for me. He had a full lineup — bass, drums and harp. It was a city thing. And his way of writing melodies was all his own. Within the blues there's only three chords but it's funny how each guy can come up with a style within those three chords and choose different notes. Those little nuances give music its feel, and Jimmy Reed had a feel that I identified with. He had the roll. Some people have the rock. He just rolled. When I was in Pittsburgh with him in 1959, he couldn't find his way out of the hotel — he'd just never been in a hotel that big! So maybe his music was so simple because he grew up so simple.
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They Say...
Big Boss Man is a budget-priced 12-track set that includes Jimmy Reed's patented swamp blues guitar and harmonica lines mixed with his uniquely lazy vocal style on his most beloved hits, including "Big Boss Man," "Bright Lights, Big City," "Take Out Some Insurance," and "Honest I Do." Any of the Jimmy Reed Vee Jay reissues are recommended.
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Big Boss Man |
2:49 |
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| 02. | |
Big Legged Woman |
5:43 |
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| 03. | |
Hi Yellow Good Lovin' |
3:50 |
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| 04. | |
Bright Lights, Big City |
2:42 |
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| 05. | |
Baby What You Want Me To Do |
2:24 |
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| 06. | |
I Got The World In A Jug |
4:41 |
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| 07. | |
We Got To Stick Together |
5:01 |
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| 08. | |
Milking The Cow |
4:32 |
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| 09. | |
Big Boss Man (High Energy Version) |
4:37 |
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| 10. | |
Funky Funky Soul |
3:16 |
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10 Total Tracks, 39:35 Total Length
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Credits
- Willie Dixon - Bass // Willie Dixon - Bass // Willie Dixon - Bass // Willie Dixon - Bass // Jimmy Reed - Guitar // Jimmy Reed - Guitar // Jimmy Reed - Harmonica // Jimmy Reed - Harmonica // Jimmy Reed - Vocals // Jimmy Reed - Vocals // Eddie Taylor - Guitar // Eddie Taylor - Bass (Electric) // Phil Upchurch - Bass // Lefty Bates - Guitar // Wayne Bennett - Guitar // Remo Biondi - Guitar // Ron Capone - Remastering // Stan Lewis - Executive Producer // Earl Phillips - Drums // Jim Tillman - Drums // Morris Wilkerson - Drums // Mathis James Reed - Vocals // Dale Garner - Remastering // Lenny Lewis - Executive Coordinator // Jimmy Reed Jr. - Guitar // Jimmy Reed Jr. - Harmonica // Jimmy Reed Jr. - Vocals // William Lewis - Cover Design
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