West Side Soul
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Many believe this 1967 landmark, Sam Maghett's first full-length studio recording, is the greatest blues album ever made. While that assertion is awfully difficult to substantiate, these 11 gems (plus one alternate) certainly deserve hyperbolic praise. These cuts have a dramatically direct emotional appeal, a blunt, unfiltered artlessness that's rarely been achieved in an electric setting. Sam's spirited vocals come from his heart and his belly, not his brain. His guitar work is smoothly melodic, ร la B. B. King with a bit more bite, frenetic and energetic like Buddy Guy, but with more taste. Since this Mississippi native died
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Manufacturer: Delmark
Release date: 10 June 1993
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0038153061524 UPC: 038153061524
Release date: 10 June 1993
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0038153061524 UPC: 038153061524
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