Texas Blues Guitar

The Lone Star State boasts

many cultural riches, and its

gifts to the blues tradition are

among its most exemplary trea-

sures. The range of Texas blues

guitar styles, both rural and ur-

ban, is captured in this collec-

tion of fourteen performances

by four legendary Texas blues-

men. Blazing 1991 perfor-

mances by the great Albert

Collins generate a heat which

belies his Iceman moniker.

Freddie King cooks at full boil in a

1972 set which includes his signa-

ture song Going Down. Rare 1960

footage of Lightnin' Hopkins shows

how intense the downhome acous-

tic Texas blues could be. A 1968 per-

formance by Mance Lipscomb

traces the blues tradition to its work

song taproot with Captain, Captain.

Alternately stark and celebratory,

the Texas blues of these perfor-

mances comprise a legacy as expan-

sive as the Lone Star State's legend-

ary vistas.

Mance Lipscomb

Freddie King

Albert Collins (1991)

Iceman • Lights Are On But Nobody's Home • Head Rag

Freddie King (1972)

Big Leg Woman • Blues Band Shuffle • Going Down

Lightnin' Hopkins (1960)

Baby, Come Go Home With Me

Going Down Slow • Bunion Stew • Let's Pull A Party

Mance Lipscomb (1968)

Captain, Captain • Night Time Is The Right Time • God Moves

On The Water • Which Way Do The Red River Run

Running Time: 60 minutes • B/W and Color

Front photo of Albert Collins by Paul Natkin/Photo Reserve Inc.

Back Photos: Freddie King by Gary Jones; Mance Lipscomb by Bill Records

ISBN: 1-57940-974-

Vestapol 13041

Nationally distributed by Rounder Records,

One Camp Street, Cambridge, MA 02140

Representation to Music Stores by

Mel Bay Publications

© 2003 Vestapol Productions

A division of

Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Inc.