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The acoustic duo's first album in three years doesn't substantially alter the twosome's established game plan. But its well-recorded mix of studio and live tracks -- including one with a full yet laid-back band -- shows them to be at the top of their form. Combining traditional Delta and Piedmont blues and gospel classics like Robert Johnson's "Last Fair Deal Going Down" (a concert staple that finally makes it to disc), Blind Boy Fuller's salty, suggestive "Something Smells," and Skip James' "Sick Bed Blues" with their similarly styled originals proves they are not stuck in the past, even as they revel in visiting and interpreting it. John Cephas' "The Pimp in the Pink Suit," with its cowboy chorus, could just as well have been written in the '30s. Phil Wiggins shines on "Burn Your Bridges," an instrumental showcase for his lip-shredding harmonica gymnastics that is as compelling as anything from the great Sonny Terry, an obvious influence. While the torchy, supper club jazz of "Darkness on the Delta" (featuring Tal Farlow on guitar) is an interesting tangent, it doesn't really fit with the rest of the more roots-oriented material. But with their devotion to authentic ragtime, folk, deep blues, and religious music, Somebody Told the Truth is another uncompromising entry into Cephas & Wiggins' exceptional catalog.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - John Cephas Inc., 12375 Paige Rd., Woodford, VA 22580, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - King of Spades Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
James, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Wynwood Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Wilson, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Cephas, Composer, Lyricist - John Cephas Inc., 12375 Paige Rd., Woodford, VA 22580, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Wiggins, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Eliza Faith Music, 717 Kennebec Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist, MusicPublisher - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Wiggins, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Eliza Faith Music, 717 Kennebec Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Cephas, Composer, Lyricist - John Cephas Inc., 12375 Paige Rd., Woodford, VA 22580, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Livingston, Composer, Lyricist - Symes, Composer, Lyricist - Neiburg, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Anne-Rachel Music Corp. c/o Warner/Chappell Music, MusicPublisher - Music Sales Corp, c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Hallmark Music, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - John Cephas Inc., 12375 Paige Rd., Woodford, VA 22580, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Wilson, Composer, Lyricist - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist - Cephas, Composer, Lyricist - John Cephas Inc., 12375 Paige Rd., Woodford, VA 22580, MusicPublisher
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Fuller, Composer, Lyricist - Publisher Unknown, MusicPublisher - Cephas & Wiggins, MainArtist
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Album review
The acoustic duo's first album in three years doesn't substantially alter the twosome's established game plan. But its well-recorded mix of studio and live tracks -- including one with a full yet laid-back band -- shows them to be at the top of their form. Combining traditional Delta and Piedmont blues and gospel classics like Robert Johnson's "Last Fair Deal Going Down" (a concert staple that finally makes it to disc), Blind Boy Fuller's salty, suggestive "Something Smells," and Skip James' "Sick Bed Blues" with their similarly styled originals proves they are not stuck in the past, even as they revel in visiting and interpreting it. John Cephas' "The Pimp in the Pink Suit," with its cowboy chorus, could just as well have been written in the '30s. Phil Wiggins shines on "Burn Your Bridges," an instrumental showcase for his lip-shredding harmonica gymnastics that is as compelling as anything from the great Sonny Terry, an obvious influence. While the torchy, supper club jazz of "Darkness on the Delta" (featuring Tal Farlow on guitar) is an interesting tangent, it doesn't really fit with the rest of the more roots-oriented material. But with their devotion to authentic ragtime, folk, deep blues, and religious music, Somebody Told the Truth is another uncompromising entry into Cephas & Wiggins' exceptional catalog.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:14
- Main artists: Cephas & Wiggins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alligator Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2002 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
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