Artist/Album profile for BIG LEON BROOKS: Let's Go To Town
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"The late Big Leon Brooks was one of the unsung harmonica greats of Chicgo blues. It's sad and ironic that he passed away before he was able to enjoy the rave reviews he will no doubt receive for this album. In addition to playing soulful, wailing harp, Brooks proves here that he was a fine songwriter, bandleader, and vocalist as well. His shouting style cut through the gutsy backing of an all-star cast of blues players. Some might argue that Brooks was imitating Little Walter and others of greater renown, but there's no denying that he was a talent in his own right. - Goldmine
Big Leon Brooks' story is sad but typical of the blues. Brooks is backed by journeymen players Louis Myers, Eddie Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, and his drummer Odie Payne, Jr. ...this is a highly listenable set by one of the more obscure lights on the Chicago scene.
He left a good-rocking legacy." -CityPages
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.earwigmusic.com
Track List:
1. Let's Go To Town
2. Tell Me Baby
3. Hurry Up Joe
4. You Hurt Me So
5. Love Me Baby
6. Sugar Mama
7. Miss Mary Ann
8. Young Girl
9. Please Mr. Catfish
10. Side Walk
11. Cryin' Over You
12. The Blues Today
13. Chromatic Stomp
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