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BCD 17746CD
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"Bear Family Records dedicates a complete CD album to Mr. Blues full of echoes to his issues of the time -- alcohol, women, gambling joints -- in the label's Rocks series. Fantastic original rhythm 'n' blues from the late 1940s and early '50s, recorded at King Studios in Cincinnati. Classics of the genre such as 'Good Rockin' Tonight,' 'Lollipop Mama' or the mischievous 'Good Morning Judge.' Harris created some of the best R&B smashes ever. Accompanied by a line-up of the best musicians of his era, including Red Prysock, Wynonie Harris rocks like mad on this excellent compilation by Nico Feuerbach. The liner notes by Chicago rock expert Bill Dahl shed light on the background of rhythm 'n' blues and the life story of 'Mr. Blues'. Of all the studly blues shouters whose raucous wails in front of jumping, sax-leavened combos provided a vivid blueprint for the rise of rock and roll, none inhabited the role any more enthusiastically than Wynonie Harris. Mr. Blues, as he was known from coast to coast, sang about a world that he knew well, filled with booze, women, gambling, and all manner of sleazy escapades guaranteed to heartily resonate with his massive fan base during the late 1940s and early '50s. Wynonie's rafter-rattling hits for Syd Nathan's Cincinnati-based King Records provide many of the highlights on Bear Family's blistering compilation Wynonie Harris Rocks, led by his '48 R&B chart-topper 'Good Rockin' Tonight' and his similarly rafter-rattling 'Lollipop Mama,' 'All She Wants To Do Is Rock,' 'I Want My Fanny Brown,' 'Sittin' On It All The Time,' 'Good Morning Judge,' and 'Bloodshot Eyes.' Just as potent were Wynonie's mighty houserockers 'Quiet Whiskey,' 'Bite Again,' 'Bite Again,' 'Shake That Thing,' 'Git With The Grits,' and the aptly titled 'Rock Mr. Blues.' Harris' slightly hoarse, frequently leering vocal delivery was as distinctive as it was instantly recognizable; if not for Wynonie and his leather-lunged compatriots, rock and roll might never have happened at all!"
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