Good Morning Judge

by Furry Lewis

Overview

Recorded in informal sessions with blues archivist George Mitchell in 1967 (except for two songs recorded in similar circumstances in 1962), Good Morning Judge captures the aging Furry Lewis in fine and relaxed form, casually spinning out some of the most hypnotic acoustic blues ever captured by modern recording equipment. Stretching out his songs in a manner he couldn't have managed on his 78s of the 1920s, Lewis plays powerfully elemental slide guitar (the title cut sounds like something John Fahey could spend his whole life trying to re-create) and sings with a force that's both subtle and powerfully compelling. Unlike a great many veteran country blues artists who were rediscovered in the 1960s, Lewis' later recordings are in many ways just as compelling as the records he cut in his youth, and Good Morning Judge finds him conjuring a deep and powerful spell with the simplest of aural materials. Superb stuff. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2004
Label:	Fat Possum Records
UPC:	0045778037421

Tracks

1. Good Morning Judge
2. Worried Blues
3. Blues Around My Bed
4. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
5. Don't You Wish Your Mama
6. Furry Lewis Rag
7. Roll and Tumble Blues
8. Old Hobo
9. Farewell I'm Growing Old
10. Furry Lewis's Careless Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Furry Lewis   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

George Mitchell   Producer,Engineer
Chip Kidd   Design
Matthew Johnson   Liner Notes,Producer
Traditional   Composer
Mark Yoshida   Mastering
Furry Lewis   Arranger
Bruce Watson   Producer
Claire Williams   Design