The harpist's indispensable dozen 1955-1957 waxings for Vee-Jay, including the classic
"I Wish You Would"
and its blues-soaked flip "I Was Fooled" (stinging guitar by
Jody Williams
), the often-covered (but never bettered, except maybe by
Jimmy Reed
) "I Ain't Got You," and the vicious "Don't Stay Out All Night" and "You've Got Me Wrong." Also included are a pair of rarities
Arnold
cut for Chess prior to his exit as
Diddley's
sideman; "Sweet on You Baby" and "You Got to Love Me" feature big bad Bo on guitar and the ever-dynamic
Jerome Green
shakin' the maraccas. ~ Bill Dahl