Search - Charles Caldwell :: Remember Me

Beautifully Haunting Blues

N. Langston | Sarasota, Florida United States | 07/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw this CD Heavilly advertised On FatPossum.com. Then I saw it in a local Music store and went for it. This is deffinately one of Fatpossums finest works. Charles caldwell's riff oriented guitar playing is deffinately raw but he doesn't hit any wrong or Buzzy notes, Plus his guitar gives off a big bassy sound that makes it raw yet pollished at the same time. Plus Caldwell possesses a very large and expressive voice that goes Beautifully with his guitar. Plus his songs are really really good. You can tell that they are bassed on traditional material, but he makes them so original that they are entirely his own. Some of the Highlights include his opener "haven't I been good to you?" the energetic "Old Buck" and his John Lee Hooker style stomp of "Walking through the woods". This CD easily makes a 5 star rating(if not better), and if you see it don't Hesitate to Buy it."

Hard-Hitting Hill Country from Mississippi

Brett Lemke | www.maximumink.com | 03/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Flailing on an old Gibson 135 with the now-familiar hill country drone accompanying his trilling voice and thick Mississippi accent, this record personifies the one man electric hill stomp. "I bought that damn guitar when I was fourteen," he says in the liner notes. Charles Caldwell passed before seeing the release of this album. At almost 6' 7", he was a man with a thunderous frame and a heart of gold. While recovering from chemotherapy, he built and painted a shed for his lawn-mower because he was restless. Into the night, he would play his guitar to cope with the insomniac pain that the cancer was causing him. Before Matthew Johnson orchestrated this recording, He was well known as a guitar player in Coffeeville and the other towns adjacent to which he lived in Mississippi. The record features T-Model Ford's touring partner Spam on drums, and was finally released February 24, 2004. Charles Caldwell is survived by four daughters and fourteen grandchildren. Please check out the website at www.fatpossum.com. All content copyright www.maximumink.com."

Fat possum best CD since Rl Burnside "Burnside on Burnside"

Rev KM Williams | dallas, tx United States | 05/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Charles Caldwell was a master Mississippi Country Bluesman. This Cd is the best Fat Possum CD I have heard(with all due respect to T-Model and Rober Belfour)since RL Burnside's "Burnside on Burnside". It's like listening to a modern cross of John Lee Hooker,Frankie Lee Sims & T-Model Ford.Original, but traditional at the same time(Real hard to do!). Mr. Caldwell died in 2003, leaving behind a wife , five daughters and many grandchildren. BUY THIS CD!! IT IS A CLASSIC OF MODERN COUNTRY BLUES!"