Damn Right, I've Got the Blues [Bonus Tracks]

Performer: Buddy Guy
Artist: Jeff Beck; Mark Knopfler; Eric Clapton; The Memphis Horns
Engineer: Tony Platt
Producer: John Porter; John Porter
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel includes: Buddy Guy (vocals, electric guitar); Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton (electric guitar); Neil Hubbard, John Porter (guitar); Malcolm Duncan (saxophone); Sid Gauld (trumpet); Neil Sidwell (trombone); Mick Weaver (piano, organ); Pete Wingfield (piano); Greg Rzab (bass); Richie Hayward (drums). Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet). This Expanded Edition of "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" includes two bonus tracks. Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Buddy Guy; The Memphis Horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone, horns); Molly Duncan (saxophone, horns); J. Neil Sidwell (trumpet, horns); Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson (horns); New Hooligans (background vocals); Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler (guitar, electric guitar); John Porter, Neil Hubbard (guitar); Mick Weaver (piano, electric piano, organ); Pete Wingfield (piano); Greg Rzab (bass guitar); Richard Hayward (drums); Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles, Carol Kenyon (background vocals). Audio Remasterer: George Marino. Liner Note Author: Anthony DeCurtis. Recording information: Battery Studios (1991). Photographer: Herb Snitzer. Grammy-winning comeback set that brought Buddy Guy back to prominence after a long studio hiatus. Too many clich�d cover choices -- "Five Long Years," "Mustang Sally," "Black Night," "There Is Something on Your Mind" -- to earn unreserved recommendation, but Guy's frenetic guitar histrionics ably cut through the superstar-heavy proceedings (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Mark Knopfler all turn up) on the snarling title cut and a handful of others. ~ Bill Dahl And in 1991, he had good reason. At that point, Guy had not made a studio album for a decade. The fact that Eric Clapton, who made sure that Buddy was a regular guest on his Royal Albert Hall blues nights, had called him the world's greatest guitarist still had not gained him a recording contract. Silvertone put that right with sessions that included the best session men from Britain and America, with guest appearances by Clapton, Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler. The album showed all sides of Guy's talent, the blues singer, the soul man and the extravagantly gifted guitarist. A reluctant star, he has nevertheless taken full advantage of his new-found status as the uncrowned King of Chicago Blues.New York Times (1/1/92) - "...With savagely frenetic guitar solos and a voice that's faced down hard times, the longtime blues mainstay delivered the best album of his career..." Rolling Stone (2/6/92, pg.79) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...as good as Guy gets...damn good news for the blues..." Grammy-winning comeback set that brought Buddy Guy back to prominence after a long studio hiatus. Too many clich�d cover choices -- "Five Long Years," "Mustang Sally," "Black Night," "There Is Something on Your Mind" -- to earn unreserved recommendation, but Guy's frenetic guitar histrionics ably cut through the superstar-heavy proceedings (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Mark Knopfler all turn up) on the snarling title cut and a handful of others. [Damn Right, I've Got the Blues was reissued as an expanded edition in 2003, containing two bonus tracks: "Doin' What I Like Best" and "Trouble Don't Last."] ~ Bill Dahl

Eric Clapton once called Buddy Guy "the greatest blues guitarist ever." Guy, along with contemporary Magic Sam, took the sounds of Chicago blues of the 1950s and ratcheted them up a notch, in the process creating a new form of controlled blues mayhem. Born in Louisiana, he moved to Chicago as a young man in 1957 and served an apprenticeship with Chicago blues king Muddy Waters while getting his own solo career underway. Guy's frequent collaborations with harmonica player Junior Wells are among his best work.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.25