JOHNNY COPELAND: Working Man’s Blues (1999) Aim Records
Posted on July 5, 2008
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A collection of good old Texas electric blues tracks mostly recorded by Johnny Copeland in the early ’60s through the mid-’70s, between his first flush of youth and his Rounder Records-sponsored artistic renaissance, Working Man Blues is a portrait of an undeniably talented electric guitarist and singer floundering a bit in terms of career direction. As a result, this 19-track compilation is filled with nuggets of prime electric blues, but they range from workmanlike renditions of Ray Charles standards (”Night Time Pts. 1 & 2″) to Atlantic Records-style early rock & roll (”Hear What I Said”) to slinky Albert King-style workouts (”Your Game Is Working”). It’s a bit all over the map, but there are surprisingly few duff tracks, and no stylistic experiments that simply don’t work, à la Surfin’ With Bo Diddley. This is a fine introduction to an oft-overlooked period in Johnny Copeland’s career. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Living Blues (6/03, pp.110-1) - “…WORKING MAN’S BLUES is an indispensable collection, one that captures Copeland’s early career - and the history of Houston’s Third Ward scene - down to the last detail…”
Tracks:
1 Daily Bread
2 Drinking New York City Dry
3 Wella Wella Baby
4 Down on Bended Knee
5 Just One More Time
6 Let Me Cry
7 Night Time Is the Right Time, Pts. 1 & 2
8 Working Man’s Blues
9 Rock Me Baby
10 All These Things
11 Ghetto Child
12 Heebie Jeebies
13 I Need You Now
14 Late Hours
15 May the Best Man Win
16 Please Let Me Know
17 Remus
18 It Must Be Love
19 Traveling Man
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