K.C. Douglas – Mercury Blues CD 475

Description

CD 475

A Mississippian whose country blues style helped form the postwar Oakland/West Coast blues scene. Influenced by the famous bluesman Tommy Johnson, Mr. Douglas penned and recorded the well-known “Mercury Blues,” covered by Alan Jackson, Steve Miller, David Lindley, and many others. This re-issue of Arhoolie LP1073 includes 11 previously unreleased tracks!
 

1. Mercury Blues
2. My Mind’s Going Back To 1929
3. Catfish Blues
4. High Water Rising
5. Woke Up This Morning
6. Somebody Done Stole My Gal
7. Fanny Lou
8. I Don’t Want No Woman To Love Me
9. Married Woman Blues
10. Black Cat Bone
11. Good Looking Women (1)
12. Richard’s Ride
13. Hear Me Howling
14. I’m Gonna Build Me A Web
15. Make Your Coffee
16. Night Shirt Blues
17. Canned Heat
18. Your Crying Won’t Make Me Stay
19. Country Girl
20. Black Cat Bone (2)
21. Good Looking Women (2)
22. Fanny Lou (2)

REVIEW

“…the real highpoint of this album is the high-energy exchanges between Douglas’ guitar and vocals and the spirited harmonica playing of Richard Riggins. It’s old time country blues ‚ guitar, harmonica bass and drums ‚ that on songs like his covers of Tommy Johnson’s ‘Canned Heat’ and ‘Catfish Blues,’ give testimony to the accomplishments of a very talented, and much underappreciated, blues artist.”

-Kirk Robertson, Lahontan Valley News/Fallon Eagle Standard

Listen to Chris Strachwitz’s interview with K.C. Douglas here.