The Blues Never Die! is a Blues album by Otis Spann, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked.
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Boasting fellow Chicago blues dynamo James Cotton on both harmonica and lead vocals, The Blues Never Die! is one of Otis Spann's most inspired albums. When this session was recorded for Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary in 1964, Spann was still best known for playing acoustic piano in Muddy Waters' band. But The Blues Never Die! (which Fantasy reissued on CD in 1990 on its Original Blues Classics imprint) shows that he was as great a leader as he was a sideman. From Willie Dixon's "I'm Ready" (a Chess gem Spann had played numerous times with Waters) and Elmore James' "Dust My Broom" to Cotton's spirited "Feelin' Good" and Spann's dark-humored "Must Have Been the Devil," Spann and Cotton enjoy a very strong rapport on this consistently rewarding date.
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Tracklist
- 1The Blues Never Die3:40
- 2I Got a Feeling2:51
- 3One More Mile to Go3:48
- 4Feelin' Good3:26
- 5After a While3:57
- 6Dust My Broom2:37
- 7Straighten Up Baby2:31
- 8Come On2:40
- 9Must Have Been the Devil2:41
- 10Lightnin'2:41
- 11I'm Ready3:04
Sound DNA
- Blues
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dirty RiversGUITAR
- James CottonHARMONICA HARMONICA, VOCALS VOCALS
- Milton RectorBASS
- Otis SpannPIANO PIANO, VOCALS VOCALS
- Pee Wee MadisonGUITAR
- S.P. LearyDRUMS
22 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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