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- Date Released: December 14, 1999
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Texas Blues
- Label: Fuel
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We Say...
Copeland tried on a variety of styles in his '60s scuffling days in Houston, and invested them all with burning vocals and clean, no-nonsense guitar.
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They Say...
A collection of good old Texas electric blues tracks mostly recorded by Johnny Copeland in the early '60s through the mid-'70s, between his first flush of youth and his Rounder Records-sponsored artistic renaissance, Working Man Blues is a portrait of an undeniably talented electric guitarist and singer floundering a bit in terms of career direction. As a result, this 19-track compilation is filled with nuggets of prime electric blues, but they range from workmanlike renditions of Ray Charles standards ("Night Time Pts. 1 & 2") to Atlantic Records-style early rock & roll ("Hear What I Said") to slinky Albert King-style workouts ("Your Game Is Working"). It's a bit all over the map, but there are surprisingly few duff tracks, and no stylistic experiments that simply don't work, à la Surfin' With Bo Diddley. This is a fine introduction to an oft-overlooked period in Johnny Copeland's career.
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| 01. |  |
Down On Bending Knees |
2:26 |  |
| 02. | |
Please Let Me Know |
2:25 | |
| 03. | |
Hear What I Said |
1:57 | |
| 04. | |
Late Hours |
2:09 | |
| 05. | |
I Need You Now |
3:14 | |
| 06. | |
Heebie Jeebies |
2:38 | |
| 07. | |
Just One More Time |
2:54 | |
| 08. | |
There's A Blessing |
2:24 | |
| 09. | |
May The Best Man Win |
2:28 | |
| 10. | |
Mama Told Me |
2:26 | |
| 11. | |
Your Game Is Working |
2:29 | |
| 12. | |
I'll Be Around |
2:50 | |
| 13. | |
Funny Feeling |
2:45 | |
| 14. | |
I Got To Go Home |
2:49 | |
| 15. | |
Working Man's Blues |
3:02 | |
| 16. | |
Coming To See About You |
2:27 | |
| 17. | |
It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted |
2:47 | |
| 18. | |
Night Time Parts 1 & 2 |
5:12 | |
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