OTIS SPANN "Cryin' Time" 1970

While the Muddy Waters sideman is best known for piano, his soulful organ steals the show on this late-'60s release. His singing is serviceable, helped by wife Lucille Spann on two cuts. Country Joe & the Fish co-founder Barry Melton plays lead guitar, with Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson taking the second chair. (Allmusic)This is one of his best- this album is *way* better than "walking the blues" and just as good as "is the blues", if not better. I've had this on vinyl for years and just picked it up on CD. The group is tight, the piano is in the spotlight, there is a serious groove going on, and his wife Lucille is absolutely great on "some day" and "blind man" ("blind man" is exceptional). This is also my favorite version of "another mule is kickin' in your stall" - yes, even better than muddy's on "live at Mr. kelly's". Check it out! (Amazon)trax:
01 Home to Mississippi 02 Blues is a botheration 03 You said you'd be on time 04 Cryin' time 05 Blind man 06 Some day 07 Twisted snake 08 Green flowers 09 The new boogaloo 10 Mule kicking in my stall
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