A Man and the Blues is the second studio album by blues guitarist Buddy Guy. It was recorded and released in 1968 on Vanguard Records. It features four Guy originals, a cover of Barrett Strong's Tamla Motown hit "Money", and a playful adaptation of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", covered in a similar fashion by Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 1980s.
| A Man and the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Studio | Universal Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Producer | Samuel Charters | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive)[2] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Man and the Blues" | Buddy Guy | 6:17 |
| 2. | "I Can't Quit the Blues" | Buddy Guy | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford | 2:49 |
| 4. | "One Room Country Shack" | Mercy Dee Walton | 5:35 |
| 5. | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | Traditional; lyrics and music: Buddy Guy | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Just Playing My Axe" | Buddy Guy | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Sweet Little Angel" | B.B. King | 5:35 |
| 8. | "Worry, Worry" | Pluma Davis, Jules Taub | 6:14 |
| 9. | "Jam on a Monday Morning" | Buddy Guy | 2:50 |
Personnel
edit- Buddy Guy - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Otis Spann - piano
- Wayne Bennett - rhythm guitar
- Jack Myers - bass guitar
- Donald Hankins, Aaron Corthen, Bobby Fields - saxophones
- Lonny Taylor, Fred Below - drums, percussion
- Technical
- Fred Holtz - cover design
- Lee Tanner - photography
References
edit- ^ Dahl, Bill. "Buddy Guy: A Man and the Blues > Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Gifford, Barry (10 August 1968), Records, Rolling Stone
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
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- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.