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Blues Singer

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Blues Singer
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedSweet Tea Recording Studio, Oxford, Mississippi
GenreBlues
Length49:25
LabelSilvertone Records
ProducerDennis Herring
Buddy Guy chronology
Sweet Tea
(2001)
Blues Singer
(2003)
Bring 'Em In
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)
Rolling Stone
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy[2] released in 2003 through Silvertone Records.

The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, "In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed."

Reception

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Billboard noted...

...the acoustic set finds the blues legend joined by one of his contemporaries, B.B. King, as well as guitar great Eric Clapton.[3]

The album was produced by Dennis Herring,[4] at Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford, Mississippi.

Awards

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The album earned Guy the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard Time Killing Floor"Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James2:49
2."Crawling King Snake"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman5:17
3."Lucy Mae Blues"Frankie Lee Sims3:34
4."Can't See Baby"Jack Nelson Owens4:05
5."I Love the Life I Live"Willie Dixon2:47
6."Louise McGhee"Son House5:24
7."Moanin' and Groanin'"Johnny Shines3:30
8."Black Cat Blues"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman4:30
9."Bad Life Blues"Andrew Hogg, Joe Josen3:45
10."Sally Mae"John Lee Hooker4:25
11."Anna Lee"Robert "Nighthawk" McCollum4:15
12."Lonesome Home Blues"Willie Borum5:00

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ "Buddy Guy". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  3. ^ "Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'". May 28, 2003.
  4. ^ Sculley, Alan (May 10, 2007). "Modest Mouse's 'Ship' on a swell journey". Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. ^ Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
  6. ^ B.B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records