I'm a Mojo Man

by Lonesome Sundown

Overview

Lonesome Sundown (his real name was Cornelius Green) had a little bit more Delta and Chicago blues in him than most of his Louisiana labelmates who recorded for producer J.D. Miller. Not that Sundown's sound isn't solidly in the so-called swamp blues tradition, but where Slim Harpo, Silas Hogan, and the other Excello artists worked from a laconic, Jimmy Reed-like shuffle, Sundown quickened the pace (at least for an Excello act) to a nastier level, and with Miller's reverb-laden production, ended up sounding a little bit like Jimmy Reed on speed, particularly on tracks like "Don't Go." Not that Lonesome Sundown couldn't do the patented Louisiana blues shuffle when he chose to, as his signature tune, "I'm a Mojo Man," shows, or even improve on the pattern, as with the loose-limbed and brilliant "I'm a Samplin' Man," but he seemed most at home doing more standard blues fare like the modern-sounding "My Home Is a Prison." This collection from Ace Records essentially reproduces the same set that is available from Excello Records, only with a different running order. Although Sundown made a comeback of sorts with a mid-'70s album from Alligator Records, these Excello sides are the ones you need. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2002
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667155625

Tracks

1. Gonna Stick to You Baby
2. I'm a Mojo Man
3. I Stood By
4. Don't Go
5. Lonely Lonely Me
6. You Know I Love You
7. Learn to Treat Me Better
8. Lonesome Lonely Blues
9. I'm Glad She's Mine
10. Sundown Blues
11. My Home Ain't Here
12. What You Wanna Do It For
13. I Woke Up Cryin' (Oh What a Dream)
14. When I Had I Didn't Need (Now I Need, Don't Have a Dime)
15. I'm a Samplin' Man
16. Hoo Doo Woman Blues
17. I'm a Young Man
18. It's Easy When You Know How
19. I Got a Broken Heart
20. Don't Say a Word
21. Lost Without Love
22. Leave My Money Alone
23. My Home Is a Prison
24. Lonesome Whistler

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lonesome Sundown   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Isaiah Chatman   Guitar
Al Foreman   Guitar
Clarence "Jockey" Etinne   Drums
Bobby McBride   Bass
Guitar Gable   Guitar
Katie Webster   Piano
Rufus Thibodeaux   Bass
Lionel Prevost   Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Washington   Guitar
Warren Storm   Drums
Lazy Lester   Harmonica
Sylvester Buckley   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Brian Burrows   Package Design
Jon Broven   Discography
Cornelius Green   Composer
C. Green   Composer
Jeff Hannusch   Liner Notes
J.D. Miller   Composer
Duncan Cowell   Post Production
Jerry West   Composer
Roger Armstrong   Photography
J. West   Composer