Roll Over Baby

Guitar Shorty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 11, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Black Top Records
• ASIN: B000009NPP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Want To Report A Crime

2. Roll Over, Baby

3. Sugar Wugar

4. You're A Troublemaker

5. Don't Mess With My Woman

6. Me And You Last Night

7. Let's Get Close

8. I Wonder Who's Sleeping In My Bed

9. The Porkchop Song

10. I'm Going Back To Houston

11. Hard Time Woman

12. Hey Joe

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Shorty is one of those artists who has never received his due. The fact that he influenced both the great Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix is almost beside the point. He is an uncommonly good blues guitarist in his own right and a powerful vocalist to boot. Roll Over, Baby is full of memorable sides like the slightly risqué title cut, a nostalgic lover's plea. Shorty also does a fine "Hey Joe" a la Hendrix, yet firmly imprints it with his own stamp. And when Shorty says "Don't Mess with My Woman," you'd better listen. His biting guitar is reminiscent of the late Albert King with a little Clapton thrown in. Pick up this disc and you too will wonder why this master has been overlooked. --Lars Gandil

Product Description

Shorty is one of those artists who has never received his due. The fact that he influenced both the great Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix is almost beside the point. He is an uncommonly good blues guitarist in his own right and a powerful vocalist to boot. Roll Over, Baby is full of memorable sides like the slightly risqué title cut, a nostalgic lover's plea. Shorty also does a fine "Hey Joe" a la Hendrix, yet firmly imprints it with his own stamp. And when Shorty says "Don't Mess with My Woman," you'd better listen. His biting guitar is reminiscent of the late Albert King with a little Clapton thrown in. Pick up this disc and you too will wonder why this master has been overlooked. --Lars Gandil

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guitar Player, January 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Roll Over Baby (Audio CD)

I am lucky enough to have an autographed copy of this CD as I saw Shorty in Chicago. He blew me away. His playing is just tasty. It's not over the top all the time. If you're a guitar player, Shorty takes you to school on how to shape and form a solo. His version of "Hey Joe" is a classic, while songs like "Pork Chop" are just fun. The CD features a nice mix of fast and slow tempo which stops it from blending all together. A great guy, a GREAT player, a definite above average CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whoa! This guy smokes!, August 30, 1999

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[e-mail] (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roll Over Baby (Audio CD)

I got turned on to Guitar Shorty mainly because I found out he plays G&L guitars - Leo Fender's last company before his death. I wanted to hear what a Legacy Special would sound like in the hands of a blues master, so I listened to the above clips. I was blown away by what little I could hear so I knew I had to have this cd immediately. As a matter of fact I have a list of 29 "must have" cd's & this is the one I bought first. I wasn't disappointed! It's a crime that this guy isn't more commercially successful - maybe if more radio stations would play real music (a.k.a. the blooze) every once in a while. Oh well, I guess you'll have to settle for NPR once a week at midnight or BUY THIS CD!!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good time blues, July 1, 2001

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Howard Teitel (nyc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roll Over Baby (Audio CD)

if you like buddy guy you will love this cd great version of hey joe

cd contains slow blues and uptempo blues with a lot of solos