Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell
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Atlanta Twelve String
Tracks (15)
Released: January, 1975 by Atlantic
Produced by: Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson
Engineer(s): Deni King
Genre: Blues
Songs
1
Kill It Kid
2
The Razor Ball
3
Little Delia
4
Broke Down Engine
5
Dying Crapshooter's Blues
6
Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
7
Blues Around Midnight
8
Last Dime Blues
9
On the Cooling Board
10
Motherless Children Have a Hard Time
11
I Got to Cross the River Jordan
12
You Got to Die
13
Ain't It Grand to Live a Christian
14
Pearly Gates
15
Soon This Morning
Album Review
In 1949, a brief flurry of interest in old-timey country blues resulted in this 15-song session by Blind Willie McTell for the newly formed Atlantic Records. Only two songs, "Kill It Kid" and "Broke Down Engine Blues," were ever issued on a failed single, and the session was forgotten until almost 20 years later. McTell is mostly solo here, vividly captured on acoustic 12-string (his sometime partner Curley Weaver may have been present on some tracks), and in excellent form. The playing and the repertory are representative of McTell as he was at this point in his career, a blues veteran rolling through his paces without skipping a beat and quietly electrifying the listener. Songs include "Dying Crapshooter's Blues," "The Razor Ball," and "Ain't I Grand to Live a Christian." ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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