An Introduction To J.B. Lenoir

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Total Tracks: 16   Total Length: 48:21

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04.22.11
Chicago's castrato bluesman, collected.
2006 | Label: Fuel 2000 / The Orchard

One of the least remembered Chicago bluesmen, Lenoir was also one of the most distinctive. With a voice so high many mistook him for a woman and his steady boogie guitar work riding atop “African hunch” rhythms, he delights on the likes of “Mama Talk to Your Daughter” or “I Feel So Good.” And though its song selection overlaps some with those of other eMusic options, this is indeed the best introduction.

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An Introduction to J.B. Lenoir is a satisfying compilation celebrating the legendary Chicago bluesman’s early ’50s output for the JOB and Parrot labels. Among the 16 tracks, three of them are alternate takes, and five cuts were recorded live: “I Want to Know,” “J.B.’s Harp-Rack Blues,” “My Dear Old Mother,” “Alabama Blues,” and “I Had My Trouble.” Please note that this reissue includes the majority of cuts from Fuel 2000s Mojo Boogie: An Essential Collection issued in 2002. – Al Campbell