Big Blues Extravaganza : The Best Of Austin City Limits

Various Artists - Blues - Modern/Electric | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 5, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000006O7A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Travelin' South

2. Rock Me Baby

3. Love Struck Baby

4. Six Strings Down

5. I've Never Found a Man to Love

6. Tell Everybody I Know

7. Born in Louisiana

8. Since I Fell for You

9. Mary Had a Little Lamb

10. Queen Bee

11. Yellow Moon

12. Big Road Blues

13. Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away

14. Night Life

15. Leap of Faith

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Guitar magazine review:, February 9, 1999

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This review is from: Big Blues Extravaganza : The Best Of Austin City Limits (Audio CD)

This greatest hits collection assembles fifteen performances from the famous television series "Austin City Limits." As a tribute to the televised music venue, it's a fine CD. And as a live blues disc it doesn't get much better than this. The recordings range from Lightnin' Sam Hopkins' "Rock Me Baby" from 1978 to Delbert McClinton's "Leap of Faith" from 1997. In between, are hot numbers from Albert Collins, Jimmie Vaughan, Keb' Mo', Gatemouth Brown, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Miss Lavelle White, the Neville brothers, Rory Block, and W.C. Clark. That's quite a lineup. Among the best tracks here, however, is Stevie Ray Vaughan's blistering performance of "Love Struck Baby" from 1983, when he was near the peak of his powers. B.B. King also turns in a fine "Night Life" from 1982 packed with his trademark vibrato and phrasing. Hot stuff.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great compilation!, November 16, 2000

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Justin Chomel (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Blues Extravaganza : The Best Of Austin City Limits (Audio CD)

This is a great sampling of the blues. B.B. King does an excellent "Night Life", his guitar is fabulous! One of my favorites is W.C. Clark, who I had never heard before. "Queen Bee" is the best Taj Mahal I have heard. Miss Lavelle White, Stevie Ray, Lightnin' Sam, Collins....I could go on and on. The recording quality varies very little from track to track, which is expected from Austin City Limits, as they are one of the few TV program which delivers excellent sound. Don't pass this one up!

Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cd...But there's not anyone hotter, January 11, 2006

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Tim From Cincinnati (Land of Lonnie Mack) - See all my reviews

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Than Buddy Guy, doing "Mary Had A Little Lamb" This cd was a pleasant surprise, too bad Austin City Limits does not offer more of these blues tributes on cd and dvd..Would be sweet to hear the full hour performance of Buddy Guy and others listed on here. Buy it..You won't be disappointed, if you are, then you just don't get the blues.