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Twist It Babe 1931-1940 [CASSETTE]
  

Twist It Babe 1931-1940 [CASSETTE] [Import]

Bo Carter Audio Cassette


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1. Honey
2. Pussy Cat Blues
3. Law Gonna Step on You
4. Shake 'Em on Down
5. Howling Tom Cat Blues
6. Policy Blues
7. Twist It
8. Some Day
9. Doubled up in a Knot
10. Rolling Blues
11. I Get the Blues
12. Let Me Roll Your Lemon
13. Bo Carter Special
14. My Baby

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Bo Carter - King of Dirty Blues 23 Dec 2005
By Jeff Melvin - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
This Yazoo release compiles fourteen sides by Bo Carter recorded between 1931 and 1940. Carter was an extremely prolific recording artist, and "Twist it Babe" is a solid introduction to his body of solo work. His originality and virtousity on the guitar, often overlooked due to his propensity for double entendre, put him technically on par with other "uncopyable" bluesmen such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Robert Pete Williams.

If you have a problem with "dirty blues", then this album, and Bo Carter all together, are really not for you, however, he is a master of country blues guitar and this album is a great place to start. The production and sound are as clean and clear as you will find in the 1930's.

The listener of this album will witness his utter disregard for standard blues phrasing and cliched licks. You will discover through repeated listening that his seemingly simple and catchy songs are actually quite complex arrangements, featuring skills and techniques that remain absolutely unique within the blues vernacular. The combination of melodic, harmonic genius and command of counterpoint, and polyrhythmic bass lines are facilitated by the use of all five fingers of his picking hand, and five different tunings on the guitar.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Marvelous guitar playing 27 Dec 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Bo Carter is the perfect example of doing something simple exactly right. While his technique was modest, his melodic imagination was amazing fertile. The impeccable musical sense of his accompaniments completely overshadows the often unimaginative lyrics of the songs. He either liked what could best be called "racy" material, or he was typed as a party record artist. He fingerpicked, mostly in open tunings. While he didn't have the technique of Blind Blake or Reverend Gary Davis, his accompaniments featured an amazing lack of recycled licks and seemed to come more from the song than the chord progession.
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Give it all you got 19 Nov 2009
By Loren Burris - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Armenter Chatmon, alias Bo Carter, left a sizable thumbprint on 1930s blues. His output as a member of the Mississippi Sheiks is unremarkable, but his solo work retains an amazing freshness. It should be noted that this CD does not represent his most sexual material. "Banana in Your Fruit Basket", another Yazoo Records opus, offers 14 of his most explicit songs. While I don't find any of this music objectionable, the reviewers who preceded me are right about this disc. If you have qualms about racy lyrics, neither "Twist it, Babe" nor "Banana in Your Fruit Basket" will elicit any smiles. For blues hounds, both CDs are emerald-pure lowdown fun. Recommended.

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