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This recording has a less-than-stellar reputation, principally because it was done so late in McTell's career, and it is true that he lacks some of the edge, especially in his singing, that he showed on his other postwar recordings. On the other hand, his 12-string playing is about as nimble as ever and a real treat. McTell cut these sides for record store owner Ed Rhodes, who had begun taping local bluesmen at his shop in Atlanta in the hope of releasing some of it -- McTell took to the idea of recording only slowly, then turned up one night and played for the microphone and anyone who happened to be listening, finishing a pint of bourbon in the process -- the result was a pricelessly intimate document, some of the words slurred here and there, but brilliantly expressive and stunningly played. No apologies are needed for "The Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues," "Don't Forget It," or "Salty Dog," however. McTell lived a few more years but never recorded again, which is a pity because based on this tape he still had a lot to show people. Rhodes never did anything with the tapes, and might've junked them if he hadn't remembered how important the McTell material was -- they turned out to be the only tapes he saved, out of all he'd recorded.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist
℗ 1956 Original Blues Classics
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist - T A Dorsey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Blind Willie McTell, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 Prestige/Bluesville Records
Album review
This recording has a less-than-stellar reputation, principally because it was done so late in McTell's career, and it is true that he lacks some of the edge, especially in his singing, that he showed on his other postwar recordings. On the other hand, his 12-string playing is about as nimble as ever and a real treat. McTell cut these sides for record store owner Ed Rhodes, who had begun taping local bluesmen at his shop in Atlanta in the hope of releasing some of it -- McTell took to the idea of recording only slowly, then turned up one night and played for the microphone and anyone who happened to be listening, finishing a pint of bourbon in the process -- the result was a pricelessly intimate document, some of the words slurred here and there, but brilliantly expressive and stunningly played. No apologies are needed for "The Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues," "Don't Forget It," or "Salty Dog," however. McTell lived a few more years but never recorded again, which is a pity because based on this tape he still had a lot to show people. Rhodes never did anything with the tapes, and might've junked them if he hadn't remembered how important the McTell material was -- they turned out to be the only tapes he saved, out of all he'd recorded.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:27
- Main artists: Blind Willie McTell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Original Blues Classics
- Genre: Blues
© 1992 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1992 Fantasy, Inc.
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