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Hoot and Holler Saturday Night!
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Hoot and Holler Saturday Night!
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Back in the '40s, a variety of things were done with the 12-bar format. Southern
(Mississippi, Texas, or otherwise) was '40s
(as well as '20s and '30s
) at its most rural, raw and basic;
, on the other hand, had an urban sophistication and a
-minded, dance-oriented outlook.
swung unapologetically hard, and there is plenty of hard-swinging exuberance on
This CD focuses on two of the
shouters who recorded for the independent
in the late '40s and early '50s:
and
. The singers don't perform together, and
(which spans 1948-1950) is what is now called a split CD. Neither
nor
was a huge name in
-- neither was as well known as
,
, or
. But both of them had small followings, and both were enjoyably gutsy shouters along the lines of
. All 22 of the tracks on this 2002 CD (seven of which were previously released) are examples of early
-- early as in pre-
, pre-
. The
that
performed was part of early
(which was called "race music" before producer
coined the term
in 1949), and back in the day, early
was heavily influenced by
. In fact, one of the musicians who accompanies
is tenor saxophonist
, a superb
improviser. Those who have only a casual interest in
would do well to look for a best-of collection by
, but
is easily recommended to the more seasoned
/early
enthusiasts. ~ Alex Henderson