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A classic of no-holds-barred Chicago slide guitar boogie & blues by the city's legendary trio. Named a "Classic Of Blues Recording" by the Blues Foundation. "Live wire exuberance and hard-as-nails force"--ROLLING STONE

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If you think the slide guitar blues of Elmore James is as loud and ragged as music can be, then you've never heard Hound Dog Taylor. Born Theodore Roosevelt Taylor in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, he didn't pick up the guitar until he was 20, and was instantly smitten by the rawboned sound players like James got by slipping a slide across the strings of an electric guitar. The raw, boogie style of his trio (with Brewer Phillips on second guitar and Ted Harvey on drums) was nurtured over endless nights in Chicago blues clubs. Sometimes, Phillips plays a single-note lead guitar that suggests Buddy Guy on a bender. More often, the trio slams out a boogie beat that is topped by Taylor's slide guitar, an electrified whine that's about as subtle as a broken bottle on a tavern floor. This 1971 album was the first release by Alligator Records, which went on to become a major independent label specializing in contemporary blues. --John Milward

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 5.55 x 0.39 inches; 3.17 ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Alligator Records
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1990
• SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2023
• Label ‏ : ‎ Alligator Records
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1