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- Date Released: January 1, 1975
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Traditional Blues
- Label: Labor Records / The Orchard
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They Say...
Johnny Shines was far from predictable. Though he recorded his share of inspired electric dates, he had no problem turning around and delivering a stripped-down, all-acoustic Delta blues session like Too Wet to Plow. Recorded in Edmonton, Canada in 1975 and reissued on CD by Concord Jazz's Blues Alliance label in 1996, Too Wet to Plow finds Shines in excellent form. His solid accompaniment includes harmonica player Sugar Blue and bassist Ron Rault, as well as guitarist/singer Louisiana Red (a superb bluesman who isn't nearly as well known as he should be), and Shines clearly has a strong rapport with them on "Red Sun," "Traveling Back Home," and other highly personal originals. Although Shines' own songs are dominant, one of the album's high points is an interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Hot Tamale." Highly recommended.
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| 01. |  |
Too Wet To Plow |
4:24 |
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| 02. | |
Travelling Back Home
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3:56 |
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| 03. | |
Hot Tamale |
3:12 |
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| 04. | |
Moanin' The Blues |
4:47 |
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| 05. | |
Red Sun |
4:45 |
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| 06. | |
Winding Mind |
2:38 |
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| 07. | |
You Better Turn Around |
4:31 |
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| 08. | |
The Wind Is Blowin'
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3:39 |
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| 09. | |
Trouble's All I See |
5:20 |
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| 10. | |
30 Days In Jail |
3:47 |
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| 11. | |
Pay Day Woman
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5:09 |
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| 12. | |
Epilog |
2:17 |
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12 Total Tracks, 48:25 Total Length
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Credits
- Heiner Stadler - Producer // Barry Allen - Engineer // Louisiana Red - Guitar // Louisiana Red - Guitar // Louisiana Red - Vocals // Louisiana Red - Vocals // Sugar Blue - Harmonica // Kent Cooper - Producer // Kent Cooper - Liner Notes // Gene Paul - Digital Mastering // Holger Petersen - Executive Producer // Holger Petersen - Remixing // Holger Petersen - Photography // Johnny Shines - Guitar // Johnny Shines - Guitar // Johnny Shines - Guitar // Johnny Shines - Vocals // Johnny Shines - Vocals // Johnny Shines - Vocals // Johnny Shines - Main Performer // Johnny Shines - Main Performer // Johnny Shines - Main Performer // Les Bateman - Remixing // Emil Kojuharov - Cover Design // Ron Rault - Bass // Betty Allen - Engineer // Ricky Erickson - Engineer // Ricky Erickson - Remixing // Melissa Cabrera - Reissue Coordination // Tyson Schuetze - Reissue Coordination // Katja Maas - Reissue Coordination
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