Lazy Lester - Blues Stop Knockin' [FLAC] e313

Lazy Lester - Blues Stop Knockin'

Artist: Lazy Lester
Album: Blues Stop Knockin'
Genre: Blues
Source: CD
Ripper: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality: Lossless, (avg. compression: 68 %)
Channels: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Ripped by: e313 on 12/6/2011
Included: NFO, PLS, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers: Front


Tracklisting

1. Blues Stop Knockin' - 4:28
2. I Love You Baby - 4:08
3. I'm Your Breadmaker, Baby - 4:00
4. Go Ahead - 4:19
5. Gonna Stick To You Baby - 3:12
6. I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil) - 3:50
7. Ya Ya - 3:41
8. They Call Me Lazy - 4:01
9. Ponderosa Shuffle - 3:38
10. No Special Rider Blues - 4:04
11. I Told My Little Woman - 5:18
12. Sad City Blues - 4:50

Playing Time: 49:35
Total Size: 315.04 MB




Personnel

Lazy Lester - harmonica & vocals on all tracks except:
#10 - vocal, guitar, percussion (footboard)
#9 - harmonica
#3 - vocal, harmonica, percussion (footboard)
Jimmy Vaughan - guitar on all tracks except #10, 8, 12
Speedy Sparks - bass all tracks except #10, 2, 5, 12
Mike Buck - drums all tracks except #10
Derek O'Brien - guitar on all tracks except #10
Riley Osbourn - piano on #3, 1, 7
Gene Taylor - piano on #12
Sarah Brown - bass #12
Sue Foley - guitar #12




One of the key creators of the South Louisiana swamp blues sound in the 1950s, Lester has been often imitated but never duplicated. Blues fans worldwide prize his early singles on the Excello label that were recorded in Lake Charles, Louisiana. From town to town, his fans are always bringing up his old Excello albums, 45s, and on occasion, a 78 for him to sign. Lester's high-pitched harmonica and 'lazy' vocals are blues archetypes.

As a harp player and vocalist, Lester was heavily influenced by Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. His harmonica riffs were crisp and articulate, his vocals a bit 'mushmouthed.' When Miller gave him a chance to record as a leader, Lester produced a series of swamp blues classics that were hits on Southern R&B radio. His tunes have been covered time and time again. Lester's first hit single, I'm A Lover Not A Fighter, was later covered by The Kinks. Talk To You By Hand was cut by Anson Funderburgh, Sugar Coated Love was recorded by the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and dozens of other bands have cut his tunes.

When blues tastes changed in the 1960s, Lester's style of swamp blues became a bit old fashioned for younger R&B audiences. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s Lester lived in obscurity, first in Louisiana and later relocating to Pontiac, Michigan to be closer to his friend Lightnin' Slim.

- from alligator.com



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