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One Foot In Texas
Long John Hunter & Tom "Blues Man" Hunter
One Foot In Texas
Genres: Blues, Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (12) - Disc #1

Texas blues legend Long John Hunter?s first recording in five years was well worth the wait as it not only marks his return to the studio, but also introduces his younger blues brother Tom, a well-seasoned and satisfying s...  more »

     
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All Artists: Long John Hunter & Tom "Blues Man" Hunter
Title: One Foot In Texas
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Doc Blues
Original Release Date: 3/2/2003
Release Date: 3/2/2003
Genres: Blues, Pop
Styles: Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Blues
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 750532968056

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Texas blues legend Long John Hunter?s first recording in five years was well worth the wait as it not only marks his return to the studio, but also introduces his younger blues brother Tom, a well-seasoned and satisfying singer and guitarist in his own right, to the blues world. With the Double Trouble rhythm section of bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton, ably assisted by keyboardist Nick Connolly and saxman Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff and his Texas Horns, providing strong, supple and sympathetic musical accompaniment the Hunters creatively cover the entire Texas blues landscape, past and present. The Hunter Brothers reprise some of Long John?s classic material, debut several blues standards-to-be by Tom and wrap things up with an extended, upclose and personal track featuring just them, their guitars and their memories. It?s nothing less than a master class in Texas blues, enjoyably instructed by some of the best and brightest talents the lone star state has produced.
 

CD Reviews

Legendary Texas Blues
mo' blues | Austin, TX | 04/09/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"For fans of real Texas blues this is as good as it gets! Long John Hunter is a legitimate legend and putting him in front of Stevie Ray's Double Trouble rhythm section was a great idea. Even better is the presence of his brother Tom "Blues Man" Hunter, a local legend in his own right on his East Texas home turf. Both are great singers and guitarists and each has a distinctive vocal and musical style. The title track (by Tom) is one of the best Texas blues songs in recent memory and all of Long John's songs are gems. Add a great horn section on some of the songs (and harmonica hero Gary Primich blowing up a storm) and it's quite simply the quintessential Texas blues album. Welcome back Long John!"
5 STAR TEXAS BLUES
Ronnie Cowlishaw Sr. | AUBURN WASHINGTON | 05/07/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Long John & brother Tom with Double Trouble what a treat! This is classic Long John, I don't think he knows how to make a bad album. A great Texas blues cd, great guitar and vocals from the brothers. Now if they would only re-release (Smooth Magic) we could enjoy even more Long John. The stuff I like the best are their shuffles, I just love blues shuffles, and John seems to be an expert at this form of blues."