The Best of Guitar Shorty
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The Best of Guitar Shorty is the first true compilation album
released by blues
guitarist
Guitar Shorty
(David Kearney); 1996's Billie Jean Blues
was more of a live album
. The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD
by the label Shout! Factory. The album comprises tracks from My Way or the Highway
(1991), Topsy Turvy (1993), Get Wise to Yourself
(1995), and Roll Over, Baby
(1998).
Production:
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty is an American blues guitarist. He is well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Billboard magazine said, “his galvanizing guitar work defines modern, top-of-the-line blues-rock. His vocals remain as forceful as ever...
(David Kearney); 1996's Billie Jean Blues
Billie Jean Blues
Billie Jean Blues is the first compilation album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty . The album was on CD by the label Collectables on August 27, 1996, the same day as the compilation album Blues Is All Right. The album was produced by Swamp Dogg at several club sessions...
was more of a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
. The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
by the label Shout! Factory. The album comprises tracks from My Way or the Highway
My Way or the Highway (album)
My Way or the Highway is the first major studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty , even though he had been in the business since 1950s...
(1991), Topsy Turvy (1993), Get Wise to Yourself
Get Wise to Yourself
Get Wise to Yourself is the third studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty . The album was recorded during August and September 1995 and released later that year on CD by the label Black Top...
(1995), and Roll Over, Baby
Roll Over, Baby
Roll Over, Baby is the fifth studio album released by blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty . The album was recorded in April and May 1998 and released later that year in August on CD by the label Black Top.- Track listing :...
(1998).
Track listing
- "Go Wild!" (Jackson, Rhodes, Wolf) — 3:05
- "You Better Get Wise to Yourself" (Jones, Swamp Dogg) — 5:35
- "I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:08
- "Hard to Stay Above the Ground" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:43
- "Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:19
- "I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:17
- "Maybe She'll Miss Me" (Barnhill, Rice) — 4:30
- "I'm the Clean Up Man" — 3:46
- "The Bottom Line" — 3:53
- "No Educated Woman" — 6:05
- "I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" — 7:06
- "Red Hot Mama" — 3:25
- "Mean Husband Blues" — 3:56
- "Hey JoeHey Joe"Hey Joe" is an American popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such, has been performed in a multitude of musical styles by hundreds of different artists since it was first written. "Hey Joe" tells the story of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico...
" (Roberts) — 7:07
Personnel
- Guitar Shorty — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Howard Deere, Glenn LetschGlenn LetschGlenn Letsch, is an American bass guitarist. He was in a Los Angeles band with Mitchell Froom called "Bullet Park" . After Ronnie Montrose produced their demo, he asked Letsch to join his band Gamma, where Letsch became friends with singer Davey Pattison...
, Dan Quinton, Lee Allen Zeno — bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles... - Otis GrandOtis GrandOtis Grand is an American blues musician, best known for his album, Perfume and Grime .-Biography:Although born in Beirut, Grand has spent much of his life in the United States...
, Chris Hayes, Clarence Hollimon — guitar - Herman V. Ernest III, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet, Daniel Strittmatter — drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussion - Riley Osborne — pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Tony Ashton, Sammy Berfect, Jim Pugh, Dwayne Smith, David Torkanowsky — organ
- Peter Beck, Ward Smith, Ernest Youngblood, Jr. — saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
(altoAltoAlto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence,...
, tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
) - Carol FranCarol FranCarol Fran is an African American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter. Fran is best known for her string of single releases in the 1950s and 1960s, and her later musical association with her husband, Clarence Hollimon...
, Charles Elam III, Phillip Manuel — vocals - Mike Hobart, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritoneBaritoneBaritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
) - Michael Mordecai, Mark Mullins, Rick Trolsen — tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
s - Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta, Keith Winking — trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
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Production:
- Bill Dahl — liner notes
- Derek Dressler — compilation producer
- James Fraher — cover photo
- Emily Johnson — artwork, package supervision
- Jeff Palo — producer
- Randy Perry — remastering
- Julee Stover — editorial supervision