Roadhouse Blues

by Albert King

Overview

A 1991 collection of Albert King's recordings for Stax, Roadhouse Blues doesn't quite live up to its title, as it isn't down and dirty like the blues played at an out-of-the-way juke joint. Instead, this is slick, funky soul-blues that emphasizes the blues somewhat but certainly has a bit of the slick, keyboard-and-horn-fueled funkiness of the '70s. There are a couple of oddities here -- a version of "Killing Floor" that has a vocal, a live version of "Match Box Blues" from Wattstax -- but this is best thought of as a nice sampler of Albert King's somewhat unheard and definitely underrated early-'70s work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/04/2013
Label:	Stax / Concord / Fantasy
UPC:	0888072344068
Rank:	100437

Tracks

1. I'll Play the Blues for You [Edit]
2. I Can't Hear Nothing But the Blues
3. Answer to the Laundromat Blues
4. That's What the Blues Is All About
5. Roadhouse Blues [Live]
6. Killing Floor
7. Bay Area Blues
8. Drivin' Wheel
9. Dust My Broom
10. Hound Dog
11. Match Box Blues [Live at Wattstax]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Albert King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Michael Toles   Guitar
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra   Strings
The Memphis Horns   Horn
The Movement   Rhythm
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums
Bar-Kays   Rhythm
Bobby Manuel   Guitar,Keyboards
James Alexander   Bass
Donald Kinsey   Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Sam King   Drums
Winston Stewart   Keyboards
Willie Hall   Drums
Rick Watson   Sax (Tenor)
Marvell Thomas   Organ,Piano
Hot Buttered Soul   Vocals (Background)
Tony Llorens   Piano
Gus Thornton   Bass
Wilbur Tompson   Trumpet
Steve Douglas   Saxophone
Donald Kenzie   Rhythm
Michael Llorens   Drums
Cal Lewiston   Trumpet
James Washington   Organ
Bill Rennie   Bass
Norville Hodges   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Henry Bush   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Arranger
Daryl Williams   Engineer
Robert Jackson   Engineer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Arranger,Producer
Terry Manning   Engineer
Bill Belmont   Project Assistant
Bobby Manuel   Engineer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Chris Clough   Compilation Producer
Don Nix   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Carl William Smith   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Composer,Producer
Ron Capone   Engineer
Jerry Beach   Composer
Roosevelt Sykes   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Nick Phillips   Project Assistant
Al Bell   Producer
Albert King   Composer,Producer
Danny Kopelson   Engineer,Producer
Paul Blakemore   Mastering
Robert Johnson   Composer
Gary Clark, Jr.   Composer
Joseph A. Rosen   Photography
Jerry Strickland   Composer
Dave Clark   Composer
Abbey Anna   Project Assistant
Rikka Arnold   Project Assistant
William Brown   Engineer
Jerry Marlon Beach   Composer
Allen Jones   Arranger,Producer
Robert Patterson   Composer
William Nix   Composer