Strike a Deep Chord-Blues for Homeless

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Justice Records
• ASIN: B000000NOZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,520 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Rufus Reid

2. Blues After Hours - Ronnie Earl

3. Bone Pickin' - Tab Benoit

4. The Drifter - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown

5. Broke, Raggedy and Hungry - Dr. John

6. Ghetto Child - Dr. John

7. Self Destructive Blues - Smokin' Joe Bonamassa

8. Nice and Warm - Tab Benoit

9. Guitar Rhumba - Sue Foley

10. America the Beautiful - Rufus Reid

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars America the Beautiful, July 17, 2011

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Geo. G. (Van Nuys, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strike a Deep Chord-Blues for Homeless (Audio CD)

This CD contains the best version of America the Beautiful I've ever heard. Sung by Odetta a folk singer of the 60s who was/is very popular. You won't go wrong with this one. The other cuts are OK but Odetta's will make you cry!

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just blues guitar, April 23, 2008

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David C. Stephens (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strike a Deep Chord-Blues for Homeless (Audio CD)

This is a great album with stunning vocal performances by Odetta, Dr. John and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. This is real, deeply felt blues with no just going through the motions. As usual for Justice, the recording quality is top drawer, with several cuts ranking with "audiophile" style recordings, but with good, solid music.

Dave

4.0 out of 5 stars Must own- nearly a 5, January 25, 2007

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Mike (Ewe-tah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strike a Deep Chord-Blues for Homeless (Audio CD)

A couple dud tracks keep this from being a 5, but the good tracks are great.

The version of Nice and Warm Tab Benoit laid down for this is better than the original release, and as close to live as you'll get, and Clarence Gatemouth Brown will raise the hair on the back of your neck with The Drifter.

Interspersed between some serious blues is some more folksy stuff and some nice piano work from Dr. John, but the whole album works very well as a whole for a collaboration. In time, you'll find that the powerful Brother Can You Spare a Dime is as much a favorite as the more raucus, gritty work by Benoit and Gatemouth. The samples selected to listen to don't really convey how good this album is.

As I type this there are used copies for $2.99- buy one already.