Country Blues

by John Hammond, Jr.

Overview

Although Hammond had already recorded electric material, he went back to a solo acoustic format for his fourth album, accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica on faithful interpretations of standards by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, John Lee Hooker, Sleepy John Estes, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, and Bo Diddley. If it sounds a bit unimaginative and routine today, one has to remember that the general listening audience was much less aware of these artists and songs in the mid-'60s. Hammond did a commendable job of rendering them here, with fine guitar work and vocals that were a considerable improvement over his earliest efforts. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/20/1995
Label:	Vanguard
UPC:	0015707919821

Tracks

1. Traveling Riverside Blues
2. Hitchhiking Woman
3. Statesborough Blues
4. Milk Cow's Calf Blues
5. Crawling King Snake
6. Bull Frog Blues
7. Drop Down Mama
8. Little Rain Falling
9. Seventh Son
10. Who Do You Love?
11. 32-20 Blues
12. Goin' Down Slow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Hammond, Jr.   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Jules Halfant   Design
Sleepy John Estes   Composer
Blind Willie Johnson   Composer
Blind Willie McTell   Composer
B.K. Turner   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Bernard Besman   Composer
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
James Oden   Composer
St. Louis Jimmy Oden   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
William Harris   Composer
Willie Harris   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
James Burke Oden   Composer
Kevin Turner   Composer
Barry Feinstein   Photography
Tony Glover   Liner Notes
Traditional   Composer