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Carolina Blues Man 1

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This is the first of three wonderful albums which veteran songster Pink Anderson recorded for Bluesville in 1961. The focus on blues here is a little deceptive, as Anderson was far more than just a bluesman.

A number of these performances are Blind Boy Fuller numbers learned from recordings, and Anderson is a little stiff rythmically at times. However, three numbers in particular stand out. "Every Day of the Week" is a jaunty number celebrating promiscuity, and given a delightful performance, as is "Meet Me in the Bottom", where Anderson's bass-lines are the epitome of the Piedmont guitar style. The final track "Try Some of That", is an entertaining double - entendre medicine show tune where Anderson plays an inventively varied guitar accompaniment to the increasingly cheeky lyrics, which he delivers with great elan.

Anderson was not as nimble on the guitar as he was in his 1950 recordings, but this CD, and all the Bluesville discs, are a great record of the range of repertoire of a first class songster. Strongly recommended for all lovers of East Coast blues.

This is a Great album! if You like listning to root blues performers like Mississippi John Hurt or Lightning Hopkins, this is one for You!

This is a great collection of performances. Not so much raw as real. Great energy in every performance.

This blues album is very high quality blues! Pink Anderson inspired Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, to so entitle the psychedelic rock band, fighting off other titles such as the abdabs, and sigma 6, syd named his band after Pink Anderson, this legendary blues artist who's music is found here, and Floyd Council, yet another blues artist, thus coming up with Pink Floyd.

This album will be something that will stick with you for life, and you ears will be blessed with the great blues sound of the south.

Simon recommends this album, and a great buy here at Amazon.Com.