Blues, Rags & Hollers [Red House]

Performer: Koerner, Ray & Glover
Engineer: E.D. Nunn
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: This reissue of BLUES, RAGS & HOLLERS contains all of the original issue's tracks (4 of which were left off the prior Elektra reissue) and has been restored to its original stereo from the original masters. Personnel: "Spider" John Koerner (vocals, 7-string guitar, harmonica); Dave "Snaker" Ray (vocals, 12-string guitar); Tony "Little Sun" Glover (vocals, harmonica). Reissue producer: Eric Bain Peltoniemi. Recorded at the Woman's Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 24, 1963. Originally released on Audiophile (78). Includes liner notes by Tony Glover. Personnel: Dave Snaker Ray (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar); Dave Ray & Tony Glover (vocals, guitar, harmonica); John "Spider John" Koerner (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Tony Glover (vocals, harmonica). Liner Note Author: Tony Glover. Recording information: Women's Club, Milwaukee, WI (1963). Arrangers: Dave Snaker Ray; John "Spider John" Koerner; Tony Glover. Blues, Rags & Hollers, the first album from Koerner, Ray & Glover, follows through on the folk and country blues leanings of the blues revival. The result is a strong, catchy album that nevertheless sounds closer to folkies than the typical British blues record. ~ Thom Owens

Q (8/95, p.145) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...remains the most significant album of the early '60s American white blues boom....The instrumental interplay between Koerner and Ray's acoustic guitars and Glover's harmonica is never less than engrossing and often exhilarating..." Down Beat (p.73) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "In concert segments and interviews, the three musicians reveal themselves to be free spirits hip to the zeitgeist of the time." Down Beat (1/96, p.49) - 4.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "...[Koerner and Ray] are gifted acoustic guitarists, creating an imposing lattice of embroidered scales and bends, and they bring personality and emotional honesty to their singing. Tony `Little Son' Glover informs his vocal and harmonica playing with a rare intelligence....fresh and vibrant music..." Living Blues (5-6/99, p.103) - "...The depth of country blues knowledge, feeling, and expression displayed by these young white Northerners is startling, surpassing much of the work of today's acoustic revivalists..." Sing Out! (8-10/95, p.139) - "...[Koerner, Ray & Glover] are remarkable in the instrumental and vocal skills they brought to a traditional music form that was not of their own culture, but which they had already made their own..."

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