An Offer You Can't Refuse

by Paul Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, Walter "Shakey" Horton

Overview

An album released on the Red Lightnin' label in 1972 consisting of one side of Big Walter Horton and the other side with very early Paul Butterfield (1963) (See: Big Walter Horton). Contains six tracks with Butterfield, Smokey Smothers on guitar, Jerome Arnold on bass, and Sam Lay on drums. This was recorded at Big Johns, the North side Chicago club where the Butterfield Band first played in 1963 -- some two years before the material on the first Paul Butterfield Blues Band album, which was released in 1965. The six tracks include two instrumentals, "Got My Mojo Working" and the Butterfield-authored tune "Loaded." Although this is very early Butterfield, the harp playing is excellent and already in his own unique style. The singing is a little rough and heavy sounding. Butterfield fans will want to find this rare vinyl for musical and historical reasons. ~ Michael Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/07/2023
Label:	Good Time
UPC:	0730167342315

Tracks

1. Easy
2. Have a Good Time
3. Mean Mistreater
4. In the Mood
5. West Side Blues
6. Louise
7. Tin Pan Alley
8. This Is It
9. Everything Gonna Be Alright
10. Poor Boy
11. Got My Mojo Working
12. Last Night
13. Loaded
14. One Room Country Shack

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Butterfield   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Walter "Shakey" Horton   Primary Artist
Big Walter Horton   Primary Artist
Sam Lay   Drums,Vocals
Otis Smokey Smothers   Guitar
Jerome Arnold   Bass
Robert Nighthawk   Guitar (Rhythm)
Smokey Smothers   Guitar

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Big Walter Horton   Composer,Performer
Ken Baker   Composer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Little Walter   Composer
Peter Shertser   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Leroy Carr   Composer
Mercy Dee Walton   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer