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Jimmy Reed Audio CD
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars The best available introduction to Jimmy Reed, Nov 22 2003
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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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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.

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, Love it, Love it!!!, Jan 4 2003
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Kari (San Jose, California United States) - See all my reviews
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We listen to this cd everyday--it's great, funny, and sounds cool as heck!
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5.0 out of 5 stars nostalgic great origional blues, July 10 2011
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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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