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Mississippi bluesman James Isaac Moore made the bulk of his recordings at JD Miller's Crowley, Louisiana studio, accounting for the deep, swampy sound and creeping rhythms of his hit singles. Another important influence on the Stones, Harpo's debut 1957 single "I'm A King Bee's" compulsive, chicken-scratch guitar motif became an essential part of their early sound. Although Ace have released a comprehensive series covering Slim's years with the Excello label, this Best Of draws together all the classic singles: "Baby Scratch My Back", "I Got Love If You Want It", "Rainin' In My Heart" (Louisiana pop of the highest order) and "Shake Your Hips" (rolling along with train-chugging intensity, rattling-sticks providing its percussion track). By 1967, he was recording in Nashville, producing even more light-footed material like "Te-Ni-Nee- Ni-Nu" and "Tip On In" ("let me see those fishnet hose", he drawls.). Harpo had it all: a bittersweet soul moan of a voice, a squealing, wounded-hound harmonica sound and a feel for mixing genres that found him picking from country, rock 'n' roll and soul, perfectly placed to be one of the funkiest, most danceable blues performers so far in the music's history. Who knows how much more he would have contributed if not for his sudden early death from a heart attack in 1970. --Martin Longley
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Slim Harpo recorded really good rhythm and blues. He never got too fancy; he never forgot the importance of the groove. He died young in 1970, but his music reached the Rolling Stones (who covered his "I'm a King Bee"), the Kinks (who sang his "I Got Love If You Want It"), Van Morrison, and Them (whose first single was Harpo's "Don't Start Crying Now"). These songs and other greats--"Tip on In," "Baby, Scratch My Back"--are all included in this excellent collection of Harpo's greatest sides. --Robert Gordon
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Best CD I have bought this year,
By Elmore Strange (Garden of England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)
It has taken me a long time to try the sly Slim groove so if you are partial to a bit of laid back and cruising sexy blues and boogie, Slim Harpo is the man, it really is uber cool with a capital K.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't fault this one,
By Richard "Alice Collector" (Blackpool England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)
Harpo had one of those laid back drawling voices as easy on the ear as Fats Domino or Wilbert Harrison or Jimmy Reed.
However comparisons with the latter are as two exact opposites-Harpo was thoughly normal and had no drink problem.He kept the same wife for over 20 years and was no problem to promoters.Neither was he overtly ambitious-he rarely strayed from the South. Slim Harpo was first covered in the 50s by Warren Smith on the Sun label but is more famous for the covers made by British artists.His own covers were usually known blues standards. He proves that you don't have to screech your way through a song and is definitley more important than James Brown in my book
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Buzzin',
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This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)
Not only does Slim Harpo have a pretty cool name but the music's not bad either. The laid back vocals compliment the chilled melodies to create some of the best blues records of the era. After buzzin' your way through 'Baby Scratch My Back', 'I'm a King Bee' and 'Shake Your Hips' you'll soon relaise why Slim was such an influene of people like the Stones and Clapton.
But why only four stars? Well there are no terrible tracks here but as we get towards the end of the record there are a few dissappointments such as 'Rainin' In My Heart'. However, don't let that put you off, this is still well worth a look.
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