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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Contemporary Blues, Traditional Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Chicago Blues, Louisiana Blues
- Label: Alligator Records
The bluest of all Christmases has a little something for everyone
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We Say...
There are blue Christmases and there are blue Christmases. This compilation represents a blue, blue Christmas, and is arguably the strongest blues Christmas album of the post-blues era. It helps that so many selections are either originals or non-traditional Christmas remakes, and the wide variety of modern blues styles works to keep things interesting, too (it also confirms that, contrary to its image, Alligator Records wasn’t always strictly about house-rocking). Son Seals, perhaps the most underrated bluesman of his time, leaves no doubt as to what a "Lonesome Christmas" is like — it makes you wanna play real biting guitar solos — and Koko Taylor actually hints at a little menace in the otherwise-cheery "Merry, Merry Christmas." Little Charlie & the Nightcaps cut their usual deep and wide groove through "Santa Claus," and harmonica man Charlie Musselwhite imbues "Silent Night" with both pain and pensiveness. Throw in more good stuff by sadly-neglected swamp-blues pianist Katie Webster ("Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie"), cocktail-blues pianist Charles Brown ("Boogie Woogie Santa Claus") and hard-blowing harp master William Clarke ("Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus"), among others, and you’ve got yourself a stocking-stuffer with a little something for everyone.
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They Say...
This entertaining CD serves a dual purpose, introducing listeners to many of the blues artists who have recorded for Alligator and giving consumers a rare Christmas blues record. The performers include Koko Taylor, Kenny Neal, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Katie Webster (on a rollicking "Deck the Halls With Boogie Woogie"), William Clarke, Tinsley Ellis, Charles Brown ("Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"), Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Elvin Bishop, Saffire, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Charlie Musselwhite. With the exception of Bishop's "The Little Drummer Boy" and Musselwhite's "Silent Night," all of the selections are originals by the artists. Although the musicians all play in the same general genre, this set has enough variety (and good feelings) to hold one's interest throughout.
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Merry, Merry Christmas
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4:29 |
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| 02. | |
Christmas Time in the Country
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4:34 |
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| 03. | |
I'm Your Santa
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2:54 |
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Deck the Halls With Boogie Woogie
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2:58 |
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| 05. | |
Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus
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4:32 |
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| 06. | |
Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
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3:23 |
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| 07. | |
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
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3:12 |
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Lonesome Christmas
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5:13 |
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| 09. | |
Christmas on the Bayou
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4:46 |
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Santa Claus
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2:57 |
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The Little Drummer Boy
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2:52 |
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| 12. | |
One Parent Christmas
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3:32 |
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Christmas
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3:12 |
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| 14. | |
Silent Night
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2:44 |
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14 Total Tracks, 51:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Lonnie Brooks - Guitar // Lonnie Brooks - Vocals // Lonnie Brooks - Producer // Lonnie Brooks - Performer // Lonnie Brooks - ? // Charles Brown - Piano // Charles Brown - Piano // Charles Brown - Piano // Charles Brown - Vocals // Charles Brown - Vocals // Charles Brown - Vocals // Charles Brown - Performer // Charles Brown - Performer // Charles Brown - Performer // William Clarke - Harmonica // William Clarke - Vocals // William Clarke - Performer // William Clarke - ? // Tinsley Ellis - Guitar // Tinsley Ellis - Vocals // Tinsley Ellis - Producer // Tinsley Ellis - Performer // Tinsley Ellis - ? // Charlie Musselwhite - Harmonica // Charlie Musselwhite - Producer // Charlie Musselwhite - Performer // Charlie Musselwhite - ? // Kenny Neal - Guitar // Kenny Neal - Guitar // Kenny Neal - Harmonica // Kenny Neal - Harmonica // Kenny Neal - Vocals // Kenny Neal - Vocals // Kenny Neal - Producer // Kenny Neal - Producer // Kenny Neal - Performer // Kenny Neal - Performer // Kenny Neal - ? // Kenny Neal - ? // Lucky Peterson - Keyboards // Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women - Performer // Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women - ? // Son Seals - Guitar // Son Seals - Vocals // Son Seals - Producer // Son Seals - Performer // Koko Taylor - Vocals // Koko Taylor - Producer // Koko Taylor - Performer // Koko Taylor - ? // Katie Webster - Piano // Katie Webster - Vocals // Katie Webster - Producer // Katie Webster - Performer // Katie Webster - ? // Elvin Bishop - Guitar // Elvin Bishop - Vocals // Elvin Bishop - Producer // Elvin Bishop - Performer // Elvin Bishop - ? // Harold Ousley - Sax (Tenor) // Earl Lewis - Bass // James Young - Bass // Kenny Washington - Drums // Ameen Abdur-Rashied - Percussion // Ameen Abdur-Rashied - Bells // Gaye Adegbalola - Guitar // Gaye Adegbalola - Vocals // Frank Alexander - Drums // Ray Allison - Drums // Reynaldo Arvizu - Sax (Alto) // David Axelbaum - Engineer // David Axelbaum - Mixing // Jim Bateman - Producer // Charlie Baty - Guitar // Stu Blank - Piano // Mike Boyette - Organ // Ron Brooks - Guitar // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Guitar // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Guitar // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Vocals // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Vocals // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Performer // Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Performer // Chuck Burke - Drums // Bully Butler - Guitar // Stan Chambers - Bass // Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Performer // Ed Earley - Trombone // Rick Estrin - Harmonica // Rick Estrin - Vocals // Rick Estrin - Producer // David Farrell - Engineer // David Farrell - Mixing // Barry Feldman - Producer // James Ferguson - Bass // Sam Fishkin - Mixing // Harold Floyd - Bass // Randy Forrester - Piano // Mike Garrett - Guitar // Johnny B. Gayden - Bass // Tim Geelan - Engineer // Tim Geelan - Mixing // Tom Giblin - Piano // Bob "Rattlesnake" Greenlee - Producer // Ron Harris - Guitar // Ron Harris - Guitar (Rhythm) // Robert Hoban - Keyboards // Bruce Iglauer - Producer // Vas-tie Jackson - Producer // Criss Johnson - Guitar // Criss Johnson - Producer // Ken Johnson - Drums // Fred Kaplan - Piano // Warren King - Engineer // Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials - Performer // Kelly Littleton - Drums // Calvin Louden - Guitar // Earl May - Bass // Earl May - Bass (Acoustic) // Flaco Medina - Bass // Kevin Mitchell - Drums // Dr. Toby Mountain - Mastering // Jerry Murphy - Bass // Noel Neal - Bass // Bob Newham - Drums // Glenn Nishida - Engineer // Evan Palmerson - Bass // Jay Peterson - Bass // Ann Rabson - Piano // Jeremiah Riley - Organ // Jay Shilliday - Engineer // Dobie Strange - Drums // Bill Thompson - Engineer // Bill Thompson - Mixing // Larry Van - Drums // Greg Verginio - Guitar // Lil' Ed Williams - Guitar // Lil' Ed Williams - Vocals // Sidney James Wingfield - Organ // Rory Young - Engineer // Earlene Lewis - Bass (Acoustic) // Rick Bailey - Engineer // Matt Minde - Design // David Sims - Drums // Gatemouth Brown - ?
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