Blues of Robert Lockwood Jr. & Boogie Bill Webb

• Artist: Robert Lockwood Jr./Boogie Bill Webb
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• Release Date: June 08, 2004
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

A pair of complementary if unrelated sets are combined together on this single CD. Singer/guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr., who was the stepson of the immortal Robert Johnson, shows that he was still a very vital bluesman in his own right in 1984. Lockwood performs solo before an audience, mostly sticking to classic blues (including numbers from Leroy Carr, Roosevelt Sykes, Robert Johnson, and his own originals), but also playing a credible jazz version of "Exactly Like You." The final six numbers were performed in the studio by the duo of guitarist Boogie Bill Webb and Harmonica Slim. Webb and Slim take turns singing, with "Harmonica Blues" being an instrumental. Their duets are charming and give one the impression of listening in on a house party. Both of these blues sets are quite enjoyable, making this an easily recommended set of timeless music. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down	Leroy Carr	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:54)
Come On Baby, Take a Walk With Me	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:21)
Exactly Like You	Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:13)
Driving Wheel	Roosevelt Sykes	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:04)
They Gonna Ball Tonight	Annea Lockwood	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:25)
Kind Hearted Woman	Robert Johnson	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:36)
She's Little and She's Low	Roosevelt Sykes	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:25)
Lockwood's Boogie	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(2:19)
Angel Child	Walter Davis	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	(3:39)
Blues With a Feeling		Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(3:45)
Harmonica Blues	Harmonica Slim	Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(3:02)
One Room Country Shack	Mercy Dee Walton	Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(4:45)
Hoochie Coochie Man	McKinley Morganfield	Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(3:15)
I'm Gonna Leave Here in the Morning		Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(4:52)
I Thought I Had Myself a Good Woman		Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb	(3:00)

Credits

Paul "Harry" Harris (Photography), Harmonica Slim (Vocals), Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb (Vocals), Bill "Boogie Bill" Webb (Guitar), Anders Stefansen (Producer), Harmonica Slim (Harmonica), Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Guitar), Paul Lewis (Liner Notes), Anders Stefansen (Audio Production), Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Vocals)