Play the Blues

Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032E9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Man of Many Words

2. My Baby She Left Me (She Left Me a Mule to Ride)

3. Come on in This House/Have Mercy Baby

4. T-Bone Shuffle

5. A Poor Man's Plea

6. Messin' With the Kid

7. This Old Fool

8. I Don't Know

9. Bad Bad Whiskey

10. Honeydripper

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: GUY/WELLS
Title: PLAY THE BLUES
Street Release Date: 05/12/1992
Domestic
Genre: BLUES

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spirited recording, May 11, 2007

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Steven A. Peterson (Hershey, PA (Born in Kewanee, IL)) - See all my reviews
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This is a spirited rendition of the work of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, two of Chicago's leading lights in the blues world. Junior Wells' harmonica playing and Buddy Guy's guitar work set a sound foundation for this CD. This was a re cording spearheaded by Eric Clapton as his Derek and the Dominoes album was being finally mixed. And we are fortunate to be able to listen to the results.

Backing instrumentals are played by the likes of Clapton, Dr. John (on piano), and J. Geils (guitar), among others.

Some cuts illustrate their work. "A Man of Many Words" is a clean sounding, contemporary blues song. This does not look back toward the delta or the early Chicago sound. Clapton's guitar playing is interesting and spirited (although maybe a bit overdone). The vocals are smooth. Some nice wording:

"I know I rap long and know I rap strong,
Come on mama let me turn you on."

"T-Bone Shuffle" is one of T-Bone Walker's songs. Here, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells do a nice job with their cover. The sound is simpler than with "A Man of Many Words." The ensemble playing is very good. Vocals, again, are nice, as they play with lines like:

"Tell me what the reason
You keep on teasin' me."

"This Old Fool" is another fun cut. J. Geils joins with guitar here. Buddy Guy sings against a really insistent beat, with the rhythm section playing splendidly. Magic Dick's harmonica adds to the whole sound. There is a great blues sensibility to this song. The end of the song features some fiery guitar work.

So, this is a nice view of the work of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. The session that was recorded here is lively and has a spontaneous feel to it. Well worth listening to.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What more could you ask for?, September 17, 2007

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Rickey Noel Mitchell (Fresno ,Ca) - See all my reviews
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I bought "Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues abum" when it first hit the rack.
Then again about a month ago. It had the same effect as it did back then...I put it in the cd player, sat down and didn't get up until I'd heard every song on the cd.
It is Buddy Guy and Junior at their very best.
Rickey Noel Mitchell

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seen em Live!, August 13, 2009

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Paul (Oregon) - See all my reviews

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What can I say? A five star album rating to balance
out the idiot who gave the album a good review but only
2 stars. Well I did see them live in the 80's at a club
in Portland. "Can you smell that s*** ", said Buddy Guy
as he was wailing on lead guitar while Junior jammed
on harp!