Various Artists “Box Of The Blues”

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    Artista / Grupo: Various Artists

    Álbum: Box Of The Blues

    Discográfica: Rounder / Antar

    Año publicación: 2003 (4 Cds)

    Fecha crítica: 5/2004

    Valoración: ESSENTIAL

This box includes four essential cds with sixty songs collected by Scott Billington and John Cain from Rounder Records archives for the pleasure of all blues lovers An historical varied piece of work including some of the names who have helped to form the blues history from the deepest Delta sounds to the actual innovative young bluesmen and some of the most outstanding soul voices as well The first cd is entitled 61 Highway and you will find great musicians like Mississippi Fred McDowell, Babe Stovall, Robert Nighthawk, Johnny Shines, Etta Baker, Otis Spann or Honeyboy Edwards completing a list of fifteen pre-war historical bluesmen The second cd is entitled One More Mile and it gathers artist like Gatemouth Brown, Carey Bell, Phillip Walker, Johnny Copeland, Larry Davis, Champion Jack Dupree or Lowell Fulson among other legendary urban blues legends Third cd is Change In The Pocket and it gives us a bunch of the most actual blues names such as Anson Funderburgh, Marcia Ball, Geof Muldaur, Candye Caine, Corey Harris, George Thorogood, Duke Robillard, Little Jimmy King among other amazing artists Finally the fourth and last cd entitled A Good Day For The Blues that perfectly defines the spirit of the cd, with Ruth Brown, Wilson Pickett, Otis Clay, Bobby King, Charles Brown, Johnny Adams, Irma Thomas… Four cds gathered on an excellent box with previously unreleased song an the guarantee of Rounder Records experience with more than 50 years at blues lovers service who surely will not feel disappointed getting this historical unforgettable collection



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