Blue Streak (CD) ~ Luther Allison (Artist) Cover Art

Blue Streak (CD)

By: Luther Allison (Artist)

More About this Product
List Price: $17.98
Tower Price: $15.20
You Save: $2.78 (16%)
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: In Stock
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Luther Allison Artist Snapshot:

Arkansas-born blues guitarist Luther Allison came up in the Chicago scene in the late 1950s, encouraged by Muddy Waters. Allison didn't make his first album until the late '60s, but he quickly became a favorite on the festival circuit both in the U.S. and Europe. In the mid '70s, Allison recorded a couple of albums for Motown, but he moved to France in 1977 and didn't return to the U.S. until the early '90s. Over the next several years, Allison released a string of well-received albums and won a number of W.C. Handy awards. He died in 1997.

Product Description

Track Listing

Your browser doesn't seem to have Flash enabled.
In order to access the album preview center, please ensure that the Flash player is installed. You can download it here.

DISC 1 for Blue Streak (CD) Album By Luther Allison (Artist)
1   All The King's Horses
2   What Have I Done Wrong?
3   Big City
4   Move From The 'Hood
5   What's Going On In My Home?
6   I Believe In You
7   Cherry Red Wine
8   Walking Papers
9   Think With Your Heart
10   You Don't Know
11   Should I Wait?
12   Midnight Creeper
 

Run a Quick Search on "Blue Streak" by Luther Allison to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "Blue Streak"

Browse more products related to "Luther Allison"

Review

Down Beat (12/95, p.71) - 3.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "...a uniformly excellent collection of insightful original songs delivered with authoritative vocals and blazing guitar solos....he manages to never be totally out of control while also being equally unpredictable."
JazzTimes (3/96, p.109) - "More hard-edged blues from this intense blues man....Superbly crafted, well recorded, highly recommended."
Dirty Linen (2-3/96, p.85) - "...possibly the best electric blues album of the year, shows that Luther Allison's "comeback" of last year was no fluke, and that he has the instrumental chops, vocal power, and songwriting skills to stay at the top."
Musician (11/95, p.92) - "...leaves rock stylings...behind and displays an emotional and instrumental weight....Backed by a brawny, dense band, he's admirably direct on vocals, and his guitar work, in the classic [Chicago] West Side manner, displays plenty of sizzle and snap..."

Title Note

Personnel: Luther Allison (guitar, vocals); James Solberg, Charlie Bingham (guitar); Bruce McCabe (piano); Ernest Williamson, Mike Vlahakis (keyboards); Dave Smith, Ken Faltinson (bass); Steve Potts, Robb Stupka (drums); Jacqueline Johnson, Jacquelyn Reddick (background vocals).

The Memphis Horns: Wayne Jackson (trumpet, trombone); Andrew Love (tenor saxophone).

Recorded at 315 Beale Studios, Memphis, Tennessee and 10 Maple Street Studio, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Luther Allison did perhaps more than anyone to take the Chicago blues tradition of the 1950s and bring it up to date for the '80s and '90s. His 1995 album BLUE STREAK is one of the finest examples of that process. Throughout, Allison's gruff, throaty vocals and hard-driving, visceral guitar style cut through on arrangements that pay homage to the earlier work of Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, et al, but bear a distinctly more contemporary touch. The rhythm section in particular, operates with a feel that's undoubtedly rock-informed, though they thankfully never venture into actual blues-rock territory, and the grooves often bear just a touch of funk. For his part, Allison delivers every song like his life depended on it, giving his emotional all on ballads and barn-burners alike.

Customer Reviews for "Blue Streak (CD)" by Luther Allison (Artist)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com