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Double-Barreled Boogie

Memphis Slim
Release Date: 09/12/2005
Original Release:  2005
# of Discs:   1
J&R Item # 782777_CD
UPC # 602498224229
Label: Universal Distribution
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Disc: 1
1. Introducing the Grinder Man & The Honeydripper
2. Mr Skyes Blues
3. Roosvelt Skyes Meets Memphis Slim in Memphis Tennessee
4. Eagle Rock
5. Down on Beale Street "The Midway"
6. Miss Ida B
7. Talking About Miss Ida B
8. Going Down Slow
9. Going to Chicago Bootlegging & Other Things
10. M & S Boogie
11. Talking About the "44 Blues"
12. 44 Blues
13. Improvising New Blues
14. Soft & Mellow
15. Introducing the Churning Man
16. Churning Man
17. Life of Piano Players in the South in the Late 1930's
18. 47th Street Boogie
19. Chicago the Life in the Clubs
20. M & O Blues
21. Kma Hoboing & Freight Trains
22. Roosvelt Daddy's Blues
23. Lost My Boogie (Bonus Track)

Performer: Memphis Slim
Distributor: MSI Music Distribution

Notes: Double-barreled indeed--one of the great blues piano-players and singers, Memphis Slim's songs were wordy, funny, and charismatic, and he learned much of what he knew from mentor Roosevelt Sykes, his collaborator here. This rare duet recording also features some fun and informative banter between the two. And for those keeping score at home, Memphis Slim's piano parts are in the left speaker, Sykes's on the right.
Living Blues (p.65) - "DOUBLE-BARRELED BOOGIE is a terrific, stripped-down re-issue that includes many of the best-known tracks from Sykes and Slim..."
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PID # 4087913


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