Cadillac Blues | ||||
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Released | 1998 | |||
Studio | Royal | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Cannonball | |||
Producer | Ron Levy | |||
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Cadillac Blues is an album by the American musician Johnnie Bassett, released in 1998.[1][2] He is credited with his band, the Blues Insurgents.[3] Bassett supported the album with a North American tour.[4] Cadillac Blues was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for best traditional blues album.[5]
Recorded in Memphis, the album was produced primarily by Ron Levy, with assistance on some tracks by Willie Mitchell.[6][7] It was inspired by Bassett's time as a Cadillac salesman.[8] Most of the songs were written by Bassett and organist Chris Codish.[9]
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The Record wrote that "Bassett wields a superb electric hollow body with that uptown urban style."[11] The Chicago Reader noted that Bassett's "concise hollow-body sound is traditional, but he's no throwback—he's actually a hallowed veteran of the Motor City's 50s blues explosion."[12] JazzTimes deemed the album a "sophisticated, urbane version of the blues."[6] The Associated Press praised the "groove-laden jams."[13]
The Detroit Free Press called the Blues Insurgents "one of the most facile, versatile and outright musical blues bands in the United States."[14] Billboard concluded that "Bassett's lovely style is something any aspiring guitarist would want to emulate."[15] The Star Tribune said that Cadillac Blues "offers oodles of tasty uptown T-Bone Walker-influenced guitar and vocals."[16]
AllMusic wrote that "Bassett, musically, is a direct descendant of B.B. King circa 1965, with his pure, clean tone and long, flowing guitar lines uncluttered by electronic devices."[10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I'm Gonna Do, What I'm Gonna Do" | |
2. | "Cadillac Blues" | |
3. | "Broke in Pieces" | |
4. | "I Can't Get It Together" | |
5. | "That's Fair Play" | |
6. | "Get Over Here Baby" | |
7. | "Raise the Roof, Raise the Rent" | |
8. | "Walk On Baby" | |
9. | "Memories of Your Perfume" | |
10. | "Cadillac Baby" | |
11. | "Dog House Is My Home" | |
12. | "Dresser Drawers" |