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4.0 out of 5 stars
at 86, Homesick can still make you move, July 4, 2000
This review is from: Got to Move (Audio CD)
Anyone with lineage like Homesick James (a cousin of Elmore James and possibly Sonny Boy Williamson) and a history of playing with Elmore, Big Bill, Sonnie Boy and Memphis Minnie... not to mention practically everyone else in Chicago during the post-war boom... HAS to be a great bluesman. The refreshing fact is that this album features Homesick, advancing in years, which you won't be able to tell by the music, as the featured artist, lending credence to the fact that he was, is and always will be a headliner in his own right. The highlights are "Mr. Pawnshop Man" and "Bein' with the One You Love," stellar examples of solo playing. If one were to fish for a weakness in this otherwise glowing album, it would be that "Highway 51" tends to trail off towards the end. If one isn't apt to knitpick, though, this album will get you moving from start to finish.
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