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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> Cephas and Wiggins
:: Title.......> Shoulder to Shoulder
:: Label.......> Alligator Records
:: Genre.......> Blues
:: Rip.Date....> 07.20.2006
:: Street.Date.> 06.27.2006
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 51:17 min
:: URL.........> n/a
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:: Track Listing:
::
:: 01. Ain't Seen My Baby
:: 02. I Did Do Right
:: 03. Catfish Blues
:: 04. Suzie Q
:: 05. All I Got is Them Blues
:: 06. Dirt Road
:: 07. Broke and Hungry
:: 08. Three Ball Blues
:: 09. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
:: 10. I Won't Be Down
:: 11. Seattle Rainy Day Blues
:: 12. The Blues Three Ways
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Almost immediately after guitarist/vocalist John Cephas
:: joined forces with harmonicist/vocalist Phil Wiggins in 1978,
:: the blues community took them to heart. Critics and fans
:: proclaimed them as the new champions of the East Coast
:: Piedmont style of blues, a style of music first popularized
:: by artists like Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind
:: Willie McTell and Blind Blake. They have performed for people
:: all over the world, from tiny living rooms for only a handful
:: of people to major blues festivals and in front of thousands.
:: They even entertained at President Clinton's inaugural party
:: in 1997.
:: Cephas & Wiggins -- whose style and appeal is often compared
:: to that of an earlier Tidewater duo, Sonny Terry & Brownie
:: McGhee -- keep the tradition alive by infusing it with their
:: own originality, vitality, and, most importantly, fun. The
:: duo celebrates the gentle, melodic blues style of the
:: southeastern U.S. with every performance. According to Living
:: Blues, Cephas & Wiggins "remain today's premier blues guitar
:: and harmonica duo." The Washington Post said, "Remarkable
:: guitar and harmonica duets. Their infectious rhythms and
:: supple melodies combine tasteful fingerpicking with
:: impassioned harmonica solos."
::
:: Their fourth album for Alligator, Shoulder To Shoulder,
:: Cephas & Wiggins' spirited and seamless mix of both original
:: and classic material sheds a bright light on Piedmont blues.
:: Of the album's 12 songs, Cephas wrote or co-wrote six. With
:: the solid mix of brilliantly played music fueled by Cephas'
:: gently rolling guitar and vocals and driven by Wiggins'
:: freight train chugging harmonica, Shoulder To Shoulder is the
:: antidote for anyone who still thinks blues music is a
:: soundtrack for sadness. According to Wiggins, "People
:: automatically think of sadness and depression when they think
:: of blues. But the blues is uplifting music, music to
:: rejuvenate you, to nourish the spirit. When you get down, the
:: blues will pick you up again." The duo is joined by pianist
:: Ann Rabson (Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women) on six tracks,
:: pianist Daryl Davis on one and bassist Andrew Volpe on two.
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