This compilation album delves into the heart of 1930s blues, bringing together two key figures in the history of the slide guitar (bottleneck).
This album allows you to experience the evolution and expansion of early bottleneck playing through two masters with different styles and personalities: Texas-born Casey Bill Weldon and Kokomo Arnold, a representative of the early days of Chicago blues.
Casey Bill Weldon's smooth, songful slide playing and sophisticated sensibility influenced by jazz and popular music are appealing, while Kokomo Arnold's rough, driving bottleneck playing and powerful vocals, which directly led to his later electric blues, leave a strong impression.
A:
1)
Casey Bill Weldon - You Just As Well Let Her Go
2)
Casey Bill Weldon - Go Ahead, Buddy
3)
Casey Bill Weldon - Lady Doctor Blues
4)
Casey Bill Weldon - The Big Boat
5)
Casey Bill Weldon - Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule
6)
Casey Bill Weldon - You Shouldn't Do That
7)
Casey Bill Weldon - Back Door Blues
B:
1)
Kokomo Arnold - The Twelves (The Dirty Dozens)
2)
Kokomo Arnold - I'll Be Up Someday
3)
Kokomo Arnold - Busy Bootin'
4)
Kokomo Arnold - Sagefield Woman Blues
5)
Kokomo Arnold - Back To The Woods
6)
Kokomo Arnold - Salty Dog
7)
Kokomo Arnold - Feels So Good
Sleeve Notes - John Miller
Slide Guitar [Bottleneck] - Kokomo Arnold (B1 to B7)
Slide Guitar [Bottleneck] - Casey Bill Weldon (A1 to A7)
