Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Bobby Bland -- Two Steps From The Blues
Here we go the scintillating Bobby Bland, as it says right on the record label, and what a album it is! "Blue" Bland took what Sam Cooke was doing and gave is a shotgun blast with a horn section flavorizing the blues giving it a whole lotta soul. The highlight, which there are many, so the megalight is the haunting cover version of St. James Infirmary. These songs would have otherwise been hard to find, picking up 45's here and there, but you've got it all here from 58 to 62 ...
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