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Track Listings
| 1. High And Lonesome |
| 2. You Don't Have To Go |
| 3. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby |
| 4. I Ain't Got You |
| 5. You've Got Me Dizzy |
| 6. Little Rain |
| 7. Honest I Do |
| 8. Odds And Ends |
| 9. Ends And Odds |
| 10. Going To New York |
| 11. Take Out Some Insurance |
| 12. Baby What You Want Me To Do |
| 13. Hush-Hush |
| 14. Big Boss Man |
| 15. Bright Lights Big City |
| 16. Oh John |
| 17. Shame Shame Shame |
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With his meteoric run of hits from early 1955 through late 1961, Chicago's Jimmy Reed reigned as the most popular bluesman of his day, rivaled only by fellow Mississippi transplant B.B. King. By the mid-'60s Reed was playing New York's Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theater and touring England as a star. Reed's sweet, Delta-inflected singing complemented the cool, walking bass shuffles of his cleverly crafted songs, the finest of which are to be found in this tasteful contribution to Rhino's Blues Masters series. Included here are chart toppers like "You Don't Have to Go," "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby," "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Big Boss Man," and "Bright Lights, Big City," all durable standards that influenced a generation of rockers from Bob Dylan to the Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix and earned Reed his proper place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. --Alan Greenberg
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By Docendo Discimus
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Format:Audio CD
There's really no sound in the blues as easily digestible, accessible, instantly recognizable, or as easy to play and sing as the music of Jimmy Reed. His best-known songs have become such an integral part of the standard blues repertoire, it's almost as if they have existed forever.
Elvis Presley covered Jimmy Reed, and so did The Rolling Stones and numerous hopeful garage bands, making him in reality one of the most influential bluesmen in history.
Elvis Presley covered Jimmy Reed, and so did The Rolling Stones and numerous hopeful garage bands, making him in reality one of the most influential bluesmen in history.
Many, many Jimmy Reed compilations have been released over the past forty years, including several repackagings of his classic 50s Vee-Jay material. Some of these compilations have been excellent, particularly the superb 1993 collection "Speak The Lyrics To Me, Mama Reed", while others have been really shabby, and since many of them have featured the same basic songs, it's kinda hard to discern which are worthwhile and which aren't.
Fortunately, Rhino's 2000 Blues Masters release provides first-timers with the ideal introductory package, presenting seventeen songs, including virtually all the very best of Reed's simple but supremely catchy boogie.
"Baby What You Want Me To Do" is here, perhaps the single most covered blues tune of all time, and so is "Shame, Shame, Shame", "You Got Me Dizzy", "Ain't That Loving You Baby", "You Don't Have To Go", "Big Boss Man", and many more. This one, and Recall's "Big Boss Man", are right at the top of a long list of Jimmy Reed compilations.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Kari
Format:Audio CD
We listen to this cd everyday--it's great, funny, and sounds cool as heck!
By diane field
Format:Audio CD
Used to have this CD in the 60's and somehow lost it moving several times. I had forgotten how wonderful this music was. Don't hesitate to get it. He is not the best vocally but ... how about Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash? and it wouldn't even be as good if he were flawless - ... This is what Reed is to his music.
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Anything by Jimmy Reed is good
Haven't as yet listened to this cd but I don't really need to to know how good this man was in his time. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2003 by rob nickel
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Jimmy Reed's Prime Tracks From the Vee-Jay Vaults
Of the Post-WWII bluesmen, Jimmy Reed was one of the most influential performers and certainly one of the most popular. Read more
Published on Oct 29 2000 by Steve Vrana
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A little disburbed
It's a great CD, but I get a little disturbed by a little remark by many reviewers of the blues. The remark is "...when the music of bluesmen cross over to pop. Read more
Published on May 30 2000 by Henry Darby
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A little disburbed
It's a great CD, but I get a little disturbed by a little remark by many reviewers of the blues. The remark is "...when the music of bluesmen cross over to pop. Read more
Published on May 30 2000 by Henry Darby
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Best collection On Jimmy Reed
Rhino's great Blues Masters series finally lands on Jimmy Reed. With Vee Jay's 1993 25 cut collection now out-of-print this is the way to go. Read more
Published on May 15 2000 by T. C Lane
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THIS IS THE MAN HE GOT THE BLUES. HAROLD MILES SR MR DJ.
Published on April 12 2000 by HAROLD MILES SR
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THIS MAN IS GREAT LOVE HIS MUSIC. HAROLD MILES SR THE DJ.
Published on April 11 2000 by HAROLD MILES SR
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