The Ladies Man

T-Model Ford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alive Records
• ASIN: B000003DCD
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,940 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction/Between The Lines

2. Lady Friend

3. Fall On You

4. Baby Please Don't Go

5. Please Please Me

6. All I Wanted

7. From Me To You

8. House Of Blue Lights

9. Lover Not A Fighter

10. Yeah My Baby

11. Don't Put Me On

12. Shake Some Action

13. Reminiscing

14. Around & Around

15. Let It Rock

16. Move It

17. Capitol Radio Interview

18. Shake Some Action

19. I'll Cry Alone

20. Miss Amanda Jones

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

On July 22, 2008, James "T-Model" Ford stepped into Planet Paul Studios in Wichita, KS at the end of his first formal tour in years. T wanted to play acoustic guitar and have 100% control over the record, so everyone agreed he should do it the way he wanted. The engineer simply let the tapes roll & T Model made it look easy. One song after another just rolled out of him. 'The Ladies Man' is the product of this afternoon session in Wichita. This is pure T-Model, with some newer young musician friends playing along with him. It is also the only acoustic album T has ever recorded and it's a blast! At 88 years old, he appeared younger and livelier than many folks a fraction of his age and this amazing record is the proof.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old school acoustic Southern blues, January 12, 2010

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ladies Man (Audio CD)

It's hard to imagine a more fitting origin for a bluesman than not knowing your exact birthdate. To think you might have been born in 1920 or possibly 1922, and to have begun your commercial career as a bluesman in your early seventies, is to echo a hard life that included pre-teen plow work behind a mule, blue collar jobs in lumber and truck driving, and enough scrapes with the law (including a string on a chain gang) to lose count of the years. Ford isn't a product of blues music so much as his delta blues is the product of a life that began in the deep, segregated south of Forest, Mississippi. Ford's recording career began in the mid-1990s with a string of albums for Fat Possum. His songs are built on repetitive blues progressions and lyrics that often seem made up on the spot.

Ford's latest, on the Alive label, was recorded live-in-the-studio at the end of one of his infrequent tours. Ford plays acoustic guitar and sings, with some younger players following along quietly on guitar, harmonica and percussion. His picking is solid, but what's especially impressive is his voice. There's a weathered edge to his tone, but his pitch is surprisingly sharp. Not sharp for an 88-year-old (or so) man; just sharp. He reprises the originals "Chicken Head Man" and "Hip Shakin' Woman," and blues classics from Roosevelt Sykes ("44 Blues"), Willie Dixon ("My Babe"), and Jimmy Rogers ("That's Alright"). The informal recording session, planned at the last minute and plotted on the fly, finds Ford edging into each song as the mood and memory strike him. Two interview tracks further flesh out the character of this one-of-a-kind bluesman. [©2010 hyperbolium dot com]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars T-Model Ford - 'The Ladies Man' (Alive), March 17, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: The Ladies Man (Audio CD)

Track list for this posting is for another CD title altogether. T-Model Ford's music is best described as good old fashioned hearty Delta blues, as he plays it quite well, with tunes like "Chicken Head Man", the foot-stomping "I Love You Baby", "That's Alright" and the ten-minute "Hip Shaking Woman". True blues fans should get a lot from this eleven track release. Recommended for patrons of Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker. Very nice.