Mar 2015 Louisiana Red “The Sky Is Crying”
Artista / Grupo: Louisiana Red
Álbum: The Sky Is Crying
Discográfica: Wolf
Año publicación: 2014
Fecha crítica: 3/2015
Valoración: GREAT
It has just been published a new album that undoubtedly will be a pleasant surprise to all country blues fans It gathers some Louisiana Red’s recordings coming from different shows belonging to a tour around Greece he did a few years before his death The album features two exceptional guest musicians like the great and always genuine Johnny Nicholas and Bob Brozman Three of the fourteen album cuts Do You Got Balls, Working Mule and Too Poor To Die feature Iverson Minter performing solo, only with acoustic guitar and slide, while in the third of them he plays electric guitar There are also tributes to Chicago blues with excellent versions of What Is That She Got, and Champagne and Refeer by Muddy Waters and he even pays tribute to his friend, New Orleans great singer and piano player Champion Jack Dupree with the song Goodbye Jack Dupree While many of his contemporaries lost popularity with the rock ‘n’ roll explosion, Louisiana Red forged a successful career in Europe helped by his manager and friend Rolf Schubert, and he was always considered as one of most genuine and true bluesmen who knew how to keep the true delta sound alive This is a highly recommended album for old time blues lovers