Larry Garner
Folks in Europe were hip to Larry Garner long before most blues fans in the states. The Baton Rouge guitarist had already toured extensively overseas, with two British albums to his credit, before Verve issued his stunning domestic debut, You Need to Live a Little, in 1995. Rooted in the swamp blues tradition indigenous to his Baton Rouge environs, Garner brings a laudable contemporary sensibility and witty composing skills to his craft.
Inspired by local swamp bluesmen Silas Hogan and Clarence Edwards, Garner learned how to play guitar from his uncle and a couple of gospel-playing elders. After completing his military service in Korea, he returned to Baton Rouge and embarked on a part-time musical career (he worked at a Dow chemical plant for almost two decades until his recent retirement).
The British JSP label released Garner's first two albums: Double Dues and Too Blues (the latter an ironic slap at an unidentified tin-eared U.S. blues label boss who deemed Garner's demo tape "too blues"). For You Need to Live a Little, Garner delivers creative originals detailing the difficulty of keeping "Four Cars Running" and the universal pain of suffering through "Another Bad Day." He is poised for 21st century blues stardom. Subsequent efforts include 1998's Standing Room Only, 1999's Baton Rouge, and 2000's Once Upon the Blues.
© Bill Dahl /TiVo
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Discographie
13 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Upclose and personal
Larry Garner and Michael van Merwyk
Blues - Paru chez Dixiefrog le 20 oct. 2014
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Here Gone Tomorow (Larry Garner)
Blues - Paru chez Dixiefrog le 10 avr. 2008
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Blues For Sale
Blues - Paru chez Dixiefrog le 20 mars 2012
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Embarrassment To The Blues?
Blues - Paru chez Ruf Records le 1 janv. 2002
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Double Dues 20th Anniversary Reissue
Blues - Paru chez JSP Records le 1 janv. 1995
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Baton Rouge (Album Version)
Jazz - Paru chez Universal Music Division Decca Records France le 1 janv. 1995
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You Need To Live A Little (Album Version)
Jazz - Paru chez Universal Music Division Decca Records France le 1 janv. 1994
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Once Upon The Blues
Blues - Paru chez Ruf Records le 1 janv. 2000
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Standing Room Only
Blues - Paru chez Ruf Records le 20 avr. 1998
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Good Night in Vienna
Blues - Paru chez Wienerworld le 26 janv. 2013
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Louisiana Swamp Blues Vol. 3
Blues - Paru chez Wolf Records International GmbH le 21 mai 2015
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Delicious Blues Stew, Larry Garner
Blues - Paru chez Delicious Blues Stew le 21 déc. 2001
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