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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Dues Paid - The Bluestime Story
Format: CD
Label: ACE - UK
Catalog Number:1378
Barcode:029667056526 itemnumber=1000114940
Price: $16.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: BLUES
Release Date: 10/4/2013
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
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When Bob Thiele founded Flying Dutchman in 1969 he set up the Bluestime subsidiary at the same time. He had run ABC's Bluesway label where B.B. King had made some excellent LPs and wanted to create a similar imprint for his company. Bluestime released a series of high quality blues albums by some greats and some unknowns. This compilation anthologises its short life. The cream of the crop was probably T-Bone Walker, who had revolutionised electric guitar in the 1940s. The two tracks from his hard-to-find album "Everyday I Have The Blues" are being reissued for the first time (as are most of the tracks here). They show Walker mixing blues with a touch of funk, and being totally in control. Otis Spann's recordings made at some of his final sessions before he died in 1970 are of a similar ilk. Also included are works by George "Harmonica" Smith, Big Joe Turner and a previously unreleased live version of 'Hound Dog' by Big Mama Thornton, updating it perfectly for the late 60s. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson's track shows his sly humorous jump blues retained a relevance for the time.

Track Listing
 1. 
Every Day I Have The Blues - T-Bone Walker

 2. 
I’m A Dues Payin’ Man - Otis Spann

 3. 
Love - Harmonica Slim

 4. 
Sail On - T-Bone Walker

 5. 
Chicago Charva Chapter - The Plaster Caster Blues Band

 6. 
Plastic Man - Joe Turner

 7. 
I Needs To Be Be’d With - Eddie “Cleanhead” Vincent

 8. 
That’s Alright - Harmonica Slim

 9. 
Something So Bright - Malcolm & Chris

10. 
Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton

11. 
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Joe Turner

12. 
For B.B. King - T-Bone Walker

13. 
I Wonder Why - Otis Spann

14. 
Paris Blues - The Super Black Blues Band

15. 
Disilllusion Blues - Leon Thomas


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