Styles: Contemporary Blues
Label: Burnside records
Released: 1992
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 119,2 MB
Time: 52:03
Art: front + back
1. Grinning In Your Face - 2:30
2. Dirty Dealer - 4:05
3. Dark Of Night Blues - 4:53
4. Boogie Woman - 6:28
5. Ain't I Lucky - 3:26
6. Mean Old Man - 6:51
7. See See Rider - 3:53
8. Bring It On Home To Me - 3:14
9. Black Cat Blues - 3:14
10. Baby Please Don't Go - 4:26
11. NW Line - 1:12
12. Ritzville - 4:47
13. Charley Patton Tribute - 2:59
Personnel:
Sheila Wilcoxson (vocals)
Whit Draper (guitar)
Jeffrey Dawkins (harmonica, percussion)
with
Mark French (electric bass) (12)
Phil Baker (string bass) (all except 1,4,11,12,13)
Jon Wei (electric bass) (4)
Kendra Ward (drums) (12)
Jeannine Edelblut (percussion) (4)
Notes: Sheila Wilcoxson's strong, dirty, and downtrodden "I've been to hell and back" vocals are the centerpiece of Back Porch Blues' setup of vocals, harmonica, guitar and bass. Whit Draper's guitar captivates throughout on up-tempo jams like "Boogie Woman" and slow, nasty crawlers like "Mean Old Man,". Harmonica player (and bandleader) Jeffrey Dawkins blows like he is hemorrhaging, especially on "NW Line." The baker's dozen tracks are compelling and the sound full and satisfying, even without the presence of a drummer. ~ Andrew Hamilton