King Of The Blues Guitar

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Total Tracks: 17   Total Length: 52:22

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The Cincinnati Blues Sound

By John Morthland, eMusic Contributor

To the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever made a good case for a Cincinnati blues sound, but the Queen City was no stranger to the blues. A rough-hewn, urban backwater on the banks of the Ohio River (which is also the Kentucky state line), Cincinnati is arguably the most southern city to find itself misplaced north of the Mason-Dixon line, and as home to King Records played occasional host to a variety of… more »

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Atlantic’s original vinyl edition of this was comprised of Albert’s Stax singles — a few from Born Under a Bad Sign, along with “Cold Feet,” “I Love Lucy” (two of King’s patented monologues), and the beautiful “You’re Gonna Need Me.” Great stuff. Even greater, though, is the CD reissue, which includes those singles (which didn’t appear on any other LPs) and all of Born Under a Bad Sign. Need I say more? – Dan Forte