And my dad, he gave that same guy which you call Coot, Henry Smith a couple of bucks for a guitar, with two strings on it. (guitar playing) ♪ Your lips are so tender ♪ - And I would go to sleep with a ...

Spearheaded by this long-time linchpin of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, on Blues and Boogie Vol. 1, a group of musicians as versatile as they are empathetic tackles classics from Little Walter, Elmore ...

Veteran English blues performer John Mayall's "reminiscences" here aren't "of great blues figures" but of encounters, often via recordings, of the very best barrelhouse, blues and boogie woogie piano ...