It's a crime Bobby Parker isn't more well known, and Shine it Up demonstrates why. His loose, funky sound is on full display here, along with his blistering blues guitar work and smooth-as-silk vocals. If you like West Side Chicago blues with a side of soul and funk, you'll love this one.
Just discovered him here, and sounds great, well produced and good performances. He's got a nice strat tone going on!
This boy has soul! He is smooth as silk from start to finish. Guitar work and timing is excellent and the vocals are good too. Fine band, fine album. Any of the Bobby on BT records is worth the dld.
By the early 1960s, blues was largely abandoned by its original African-American audience. But by the late '60s, the form had been embraced by young white fans. So the sound mutated, and continues to do so. White blues has more of a rock feel, with the British giving it a distinct (though hard to define) elan all their own. Meanwhile, in pursuit of the new audience, most surviving black veterans (and the few young African-Americans… more »
