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Kelly Joe Phelps - Roll Away The Stone
Styles: Slide Guitar Blues, Folk-Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues
Recorded: 1996
Released: Aug 26, 1997
Label: Rykodisc
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 136,2 MB
Time: 58:56
Art: front + back
1. Roll Away The Stone - 4:50
2. Sail The Jordan - 6:04
3. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder - 5:55
4. Hosanna - 8:52
5. Without The Light - 4:48
6. Footprints - 4:35
7. Go There - 4:22
8. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - 6:56
9. Cypress Grove - 6:46
10. That's Alright - 3:29
11. Doxology - 2:14
Personnel:
Kelly Joe Phelps - vocals, 6- & 12-string lap slide guitars, 6-string guitar
Note: The Blues aren't dead yet
There are very few acoustic blues musicians around who are capable of doing anything other than rehashing Robert Johnson. One modern master who does not fall prey to that criticism is Kelly Joe Phelps.
Compliments of my parents, I grew up listening to Robert Johnson, Son House, Charley Patton, etc. As I got older, I grew bored with pure blues. Blind Willie Johnson, for example, just used the same melody over and over again with different lyrics. I turned to jazz, blues-influenced folk such as John Fahey, and the occasional blues-based rock of modern geniuses like Chris Whitley and Ben Harper. Occasionally, I listen to jam bands like the Allman Brothers or Widespread Panic, but that's about as close to pure I blues as I usually get these days. The only old blues that still holds my attention comes from the odd-balls like Mississippi John Hurt and Skip James. Then I heard Kelly Joe Phelps' "Shine Eyed Mister Zen" and I had to re-evaluate my position. I immediately went out and bought all three of Phelps' albums, and I am currently collecting other albums on which he makes guest appearances (one to note is Tony Furtado's "Roll My Blues Away"- a wonderful blend of blues, folk, bluegrass, and even some Celtic). Phelps plays with such soul, technical skill and integrity that he has restored my faith in blues. I recently realized that the difference between Phelps and the other blues revivalists (aside from Phelps' preternatural skill) is that Phelps stays true to the sound and the feel of blues, but his compositions are structured more like jazz. Kelly Joe Phelps is simply the best. ~ Nobody important
Roll Away The Stone
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