Texas Collection

1. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Waylon Jennings

2. Gulf of Mexico - Waylon Jennings

3. Lone Star State of Mind - Don Williams

4. Texas Cookin' - Guy Clark

5. San Antonio Rose - Willie Nelson

6. Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - Steve Young

7. Singer of Sad Songs - Vern Gosdin

8. Texas in 1880 - Foster & Lloyd

Texas Collection,Various Artists,RCA,Country,Country & Western,Country-Folk,Country-Pop,Honky Tonk,Outlaw Country,Progressive Country,Traditional Country

Ultimate Collection
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Very Good

Classic melodic, poppy blues

Freddie King is a blues master

"if you like rock mixed with blues then this is the place"

Ultimate Collection
Freddie King
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Born Under a Bad Sign

ASIN: B00005B2XZ
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

Have You Ever Loved A Woman
Hide Away
You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
San-Ho-Zay
Lonesome Whistle Blues
The Stumble
I'm Tore Down
Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)
My Feeling For The Blues
Palace Of The King
Going Down
Key To The Highway
Big Legged Woman
Woman Across The River
Dust My Broom (solo acoustic)
Pack It Up
Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (live)
, Sugar Sweet

Customer Reviews:

Very Good.......2006-01-23

This is the best single disc Freddie King Collection on the market, considering that Hideaway: The best of Freddie King is out of print. Two or three selections are doubtful (Dust my broom and Sugar sweet), but mostly it is really good, combining his trademark instrumentals (Hideaway, The Stumble, etc) with wocal tracks. Freddie's sharp, melodic and intense guitar playing influenced a lot white blues guitarists - most obviously - at least to my ears - Eric Clapton on the John Mayall's Bluesbrakers with Eric Clapton album. If you like blues, or just great guitar playing (and there's some fine singing from Freddie as well), get this record.

Classic melodic, poppy blues.......2003-01-15

They say timing is everything, and in Freddie King's case, that certainly was true. His early hits, especially the classic instrumentals, "Hide Away" and "San-Ho-Zay," came out in 1960 and '61, at precisely the right moment for his career to intersect with the SoCal surf scene (which also centered on instrumental numbers) and the nascent British blues revival, which was ever eager to find American bluesmen to latch onto and laud. Here, white kids on both sides of the Atlantic had a guy who bridged the gap between raw authenticity and pop polish, setting the standard for the zilllion-and-one future Fendermen who sought to sharpen their guitar chops. Fittingly, King cracked into the US Top 40 while also picking up flocks of converts (such as Eric Clapton) who worshipped his fluid, pop-tinged electric guitar leads. King's style was a perfect distillation of the smooth yet soulful postwar blues style, rootsy yet accessible and perfectly pitched for the ears of adoring white blues fans. His career had its ups and downs, but by the time he passed away in 1976, he had packed them in on the pop and blues circuits... This disc covers the breadth of his career, matching the ace oldies up with a good selection of his often overly-bombastic later material.

Freddie King is a blues master.......2001-08-31

I don't have this actual CD, but I have most of the songs that are on it from other collections and they are all great. This is a great collection of Freddie King's work from his earliest recordings (1960's "Have You Ever Loved A Woman") to his later Shelter records material (1969's "Palace of the King" and "Going Down"). If you like blues guitar, then at least one Freddie King CD should be in your collection. He influenced countless guitarists, particularly Eric Clapton. This is a good place to start if you're new to this blues guitar master.

"if you like rock mixed with blues then this is the place".......2001-05-13

Freddie King is a one-of-kind-artist ~ his talent is tremendous ~ check out the style you've come to love from this down-home-finger-picking icon.

Of course there are stand outs ~ "HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN", "HIDE AWAY" and "AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS" are just but a few that grab you, but then the whole album pulls you in ~ hook, line and sinker.

The influence of this great artist can still be heard through recordings of the musicians of today ~ the short time this legend was here on this planet will be missed, but they'll never be another to pass this way again ~ FREDDIE KING!

Tracks:

Don't Pick Me For Your Fool - Son Seals
Digging My Potatoes - James Cotton
Something To Remember You By - Albert Collins
The Complainer's Boogie Woogie - William Clarke
Stingaree - Charlie Musselwhite
It's Alright - LiL'Ed & Blues Imperials
Man Smart, Woman Smarter - C.J. Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band
I Want To Be Your Spy - Maurice John Vaughn
Hey Bartender - Floyd Dixon
Sitting On Top Of The World - Eddie Shaw & Wolf Gangls
Action Man - Cephas & Wiggins
Bayou Blood - Kenny Neal
T-Bone Intentions - Long John Hunter
T'aint Nobody's Business - Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women
If You Have To Know - Lonnie Mack
Been Gone Too Long - Billy Boy Arnold
A Quitter Never Wins - Tinsley Ellis
I Ain't Got You - Sugar Blue
Crawfish Fiesta - Professor Longhair

Tracks:

Evil - Koko Taylor
Got Lucky Last Night - Lonnie Brooks
Blues Lover - Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin
I Could Deal With It - Little & Night Cats
Cherry Red Wine - Luther Allison
Hard Lovin' Mama - Katie Webster
She Puts Me In The Mood - Elvis Bishop
Low Down Dirty Shame - Carey Bell
Six O'Clock Blues - Lucky Peterson
Keep Your Motor Running - Dave Hole
Roots Woman - Corey Harris
Can't Recall A Time - Michael Hill's Blues Mob
Baby, Baby, Baby - Roy Buchanan
Jack The Ripper - Roy Buchanan
The Sky Is Crying - Johnny Heartsman
Love, Life & Money - Johnny Winter
Look On Yonder's Wall - Hound Dog Tayor
Somebody Loan Me A Dime - Fenton Robinson
We're Outta Here - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown

Customer Reviews:

Ain't No Blues Like Alligator Blues.......2007-05-27

Let's face it folks, with a name like Alligator Records, they've got to be good. Two CDs exploding at the seams with blues in all of its incarnations. Real country folk blues, Cephas & Wiggins, rip-it-up bayou blues, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, wailing harp Chicago South Side blues, James Cotton, misbehavin' mama blues, Koko Taylor, guitar god blues, Roy Buchanan, thinly veiled sexual reference blues, David Hole, and whole lot more besides. 38 tracks in all, and you probably won't care for one or two of them - but whatever your 10 favorites end up being, they will surely justify the low cost of this anthology.

I've been listening to blues for quite some time, since the days of the Taft administration actually. Even so, a couple of these names were new to me. More to the point, it's a treat having so many outstanding real blues artists (not to be confused with three-chord cheezers who just wandered back from the mall) playing unadulterated blues.

For neophytes this anthology is really a blessing because it serves as an inexpensive, convenient introduction to the blues. Follow any of the artists here down the rabbit hole and you'll enter a whole world of blues. Johnny Winter would be a good place to start, especially because he bridged blues and rock. But purists may be intrigued by Professor Longhair, who would then lead you to Dr. John, etc. Koko Taylor is a world unto herself, man; you better nail down everything in the house before you turn her on because she can blow the spots off a leopard.

The folks at Alligator Records can be relied upon to treat America's indigenous music with respect and love. It's an uphill battle, and nobody's getting rich in the process. They've labored to make this music accessible to the public, and frankly, simply documenting it is an important service. Blues musicians don't have "hits," so there's never much grease to spread around, even when times are good. The music survives because it's raw, it's real, and it satisfies in a way that processed music from the factory can't. I'm not saying you should buy this as a public service, that would be too grandiose. However, I think that when you do buy it, the rich authenticity will hook you immediately. Trust your gator.

Gator Blues.......2007-02-06

Alligator Records records the majority of today's blues artists and this album is a collection of some of the best. I recommend it to anyone who loves blues music

A great collection..........2003-08-07

...with plenty of variety.

The 2-CD set will keep you busy listening and studying for hours.

Probably one of the better blues record companies takes at least one track from their most successful albums ( and some unreleased ), and puts it into a collection every five years or so.

Highly recommended.

My fav. track: "T'ain't Nobody's Business"

fantastic compilation!.......2002-06-28

If you love the blues (and who doesn't, except for those terminally 'mad-at-the-world' types of which I hope you're not one) then this great collection of various flavors of blues is for you! Once again, Alligator Records has put together an irresistable smorgasbord of sound for your listening pleasure. C'mon, dig in! (Just keep in mind that the audio tracks for DISC I vs. DISC II are swapped on the song samples here.)

Bring on the Dog!.......2002-03-26

I bought this just for the unreleased Houndog Taylor tracks. The rest is very good.

The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection

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More expensive than the other Essential but worth it.
Excellent compilation of an important composer.
"film composer Dimitri Tiomkin gave his all and then some"

The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection
Dimitri Tiomkin
Manufacturer: Silva America
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Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Night Passage
Tension At Table Rock
High Noon
The War Wagon
The Wild Wild West: Main Theme
The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
Gunfight At The O.K. Coral
Rio Bravo
Rawhide
Red River
The Unforgiven: Across The Texas Panhandle
The Unforgiven: The Need For Love
The Unforgiven: Horse Ballet
The Young Land
Duel In The Sun

Tracks:

The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Overture
The Fall Of The Roman Empire: The Fall Of Love
The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Pax Romana
55 Days Peking
Land Of The Pharaohs
Circus World (The Magnificent Showman)
Dial M For Murder
Strangers On A Train
Giant: Main Title
Giant: Love Theme
Giant: The Jett Rink Theme
The High And The Mighty
Wild Is The Wind
The Guns Of Navarone

Tracks:

Cyrano De Bergerac
The Well
Friendly Persuasion
Town Without Pity
It's A Wonderful Life
Tarzan And The Mermaids
The Thing From Another World
The Alamo: Overture/Prologue
The Alamo: Davy Crockett
The Alamo: Tennessee Babe
The Alamo: The Battle Of The Alamo
The Alamo: The Green Leaves Of Summer
The Alamo: Finale

Tracks:

Giant: This Then Is Texas
Rawhide: Rawhide
High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me
Night Passage: Follow The River
Giant: The Ballad Of Jett Rink
Friendly Persuasion: Thee I Love
It's A Wonderful Life
Wild Is The Wind
The High And The Mighty
The War Wagon: The Ballad Of The War Wagon
Rio Braco
The Young Land: Strange Are The Ways Of Love
The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
The Wild Wild West: The Wild Wild West

Amazon.com

Dimitri Tiomkin was one of the most prominent composers of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, his career spanning a half-century and some of America's most classic films. This sprawling, four-disc anthology (its title a marketing nod to the modern remake of one of Tiomkin's notable collaborations with John Wayne) features new digital recordings of full-bodied performances by the City of Prague Orchestra and Festival Chorus, the most ambitious and comprehensive tribute to the composer yet attempted. There's something here for film score buffs (rarities like a suite from his sci-fi genre-defining Thing From Another World and the "Main Theme" for the pilot of TV's Wild, Wild West) and novice alike; indeed one could scarcely ask for a more complete overview of Tiomkin's robust orchestral oeuvre. Divided into four chapters, disc one chronicles how the Ukrainian immigrant concocted a rich Western film heritage (including such genre landmarks as Red River, High Noon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Rio Bravo) from largely European traditions, while the next two CD's cover his rousing work for epics and thrillers of every stripe, and collaborations with Hitchcock, Wayne, Capra, Stevens and more. The concluding disc pays homage to Tiomkin the unlikely pop tunesmith, via his hit vocal themes to Rawhide, Wild is the Wind and High Noon's "Do Not Forsake Me." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

More expensive than the other Essential but worth it........2007-04-22

This is an excellent set of music of Dimitri Tiomkin's music! The 4th disc is short (at just over 30 minutes), but thats because it is just the vocal versions of tracks which appeared in instrumental form throughout the first 3 discs. Whenever you buy a silva screen compilation, the first thing you ask yourself is 'when were these recordings made' and 'do I have these tracks on other compilations? Thankfully, this set has TONS of new recordings, but there is some recycled stuff and they are as follows:

Dial M For Murder is from the 1993 History of Hitchcock Vol. I, while Strangers on a Train is from 1995's History of Hitchcock Vol. II.

Three tracks originate from 1994's "Music From the Films Of John Wayne". They are "The High and the Mighty", "The Alamo - Overture" and "The Alamo - Green Leaves of Summer".

Red River is from 1996's "How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores Vol. One".

The Thing From Another World suite is from the excelllent 1998 set "Alien Invasion: Space And Beyond II"

Many tracks first appeared on "Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Vol. Two". They are: "Duel In The Sun", "The Alamo (Davy Crockett)", "Friendly Persuasion", "Giant (Main Theme)", "Gunfight at the OK Corral", "High Noon", "Rio Bravo", and "The Unforgiven (The Need For Love)".

The rest of the tracks are brand spankin new, and most are not available on other discs, so snag this one up in a hurry!

Excellent compilation of an important composer........2004-07-16

This long overdue collection of Tiomkin standards and rarities is a must for any fan of symphonic music; albeit, for film or concert hall. As the liner notes clarify; these recordings are a real labor of love for James Fitzpatrick and the Silva Screen team. Tiomkin is; undoubtedly, one of the most difficult of composers to replicate. This recording comes extremely close to "hitting the nail on the head" particularly with tracks such as: "Across the Texas Panhandle" from the Unforgiven, The Entr'acte from Duel in the Sun, The Guns of Navarone, The War Wagon, and the main title and Jett Rink theme from Giant. This recording is a bargain, particularly for collectors who have sought after many of Tiomkin's composer conducted soundtracks (which are getting harder and harder to obtain). Listeners who enjoy this set should consider seeking out previous cd releases of the soundtracks to "The Guns of Navarone" (SONY, Varese Sarabande), "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (Varese Sarabande, PEG), "55 Days at Peking" (Varese Sarabande), and "The Alamo" :original soundtrack (still available on SONY-Legacy).

"film composer Dimitri Tiomkin gave his all and then some".......2004-07-13

Silva America presents the ultimate in film music during the illustrious career of an icon and legendary composer of film scores ~ "Alamo:Dimitri Tiomkin Essential Film Collection/O.S.T", featuring some long forgotten 53 cues that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Tiomkin was born in Ukraine, Russia [1894-1979] attended and graduated from St. Petersburg Academy[studied under the famed composer Glazunov] ~ had a degree in music as well as law ~ came to America in 1925, shown great interest for Native American music early in his film career.

Great fondness for "The Western" ~ "DUEL IN THE SUN" (1946) (Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotton, Lionel Barrymore, Lilian Gish and Charles Bickford - one of biggest and successful epic Westerns ever, score & photography was simply breathtaking), "RED RIVER" (1948) (John Wayne, Monty Cliff and Walter Brennan - the Duke should have won an Oscar for his performance as the aging cantankerous cattle baron)"HIGH NOON" (1952)(classic film with Gary Cooper in his Oscar winning performance of Will Kane), "TENSION AT TABLE ROCK" (1956), "GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL" (1957)(Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp & Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday pulled this off with the help of the Main Theme), "NIGHT PASSAGE" (1957), "RIO BRAVO" (1959) (top box office leaders John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson), "THE YOUNG LAND" (1959) (young Dennis Hopper), "RAWHIDE" (TV Series) (1959-66) (Eric Fleming as trail boss Gil Favor & Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates), "THE UNFORGIVEN" (1960) (Burt Lancaster, Audie Murphy and Audrey Hepburn), "THE WILD, WILD WEST" (TV Series) (1965-69)(Tiomkin's music never saw the light of day), "WAR WAGON" (1967) (John Wayne & Kirk Douglas starred) (beautifully melodic) ~ it's easy to see why Tiomkin loved Western lore.

Second disc contains The Epics ~ "LAND OF THE PHARAOHS" (1955) (Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Cheops and a beautiful Joan Collins as his scheming wife), "55 DAYS AT PEKING" (1963) (Charlton Heston, David Niven and Ava Gardner is the all star cast), "THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE" (1964) (featuring Alec Guinness as emperor Marcus Aurelius), "CIRCUS WORLD" (1964) (John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth under the big top) ~ next we Hitchcock Thrillers with "STRANGERS ON A TRAIN" (1951) (a masterpiece film featuring Robert Walker and Farley Granger are both very convincing as we learn, never talked to strangers on a train or anywhere), "DIAL M FOR MURDER" (1954) (tense moments come from Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings - they don't get any better than this) ~ finally Drama and High Adventure with "HIGH AND MIGHTY" (1954) (another outstanding performance by John Wayne, as the co-pilot of an airline whistling the haunting theme), "GIANT" (1956)(another big epic film with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Chill Wills show us what it's like to be a Texan, with oil and money), "WILD IS THE WIND" (1957) (Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani and Anthony Franciosa), "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" (1961) (World War II film featuring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven and Stanley Baker on a small Greek Island trying to outwit the Germans and a very big gun) ~ some of Tiomkin's most inspiring themes rise to the surface.

On disc three ~ as we continue with Drama and High Adventures "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (1946) (James Stewart, Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore and Ward Bond with wholesome warm and endearing themes from our favorite composer), "TARZAN AND THE MERMAIDS" (1948) (in his 12th film as Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller still had what it takes to swim and defeat the man-god Balu - Weissmuller and Tiomkin the perfect combination for this Tarzan adventure), "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" (1950) (Jose Ferrer stars as Edmond Rostand's famous swordsman with a even more famous nose), "THE WELL" (1951) (intense cues give the film musical triumphs in final scenes), "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD" (1951) (exciting Howard Hawks film with a score to match), "FRIENDLY PERSUASION" (1956) (director William Wyler shows the life and times of a Quaker family played by Gary Cooper, Dorothy Mcguire and Anthony Perkins during the American Civil War, very touching), "THE ALAMO" (1960) (big budget epic western with Big John Wayne it's producer, director and star as Davy Crockett with a haunting and never to be forgotten "The Green Leaves of Summer"), "TOWN WITHOUT PITY" (1961) (Kirk Douglas in a post-war Germany story, blends jazz themes with Tiomkin signature arrangements) ~ Tiomkin always made the difference when it came to scoring a film.

The last and final disc four ~ The Tiomkin Vocal Songbook featuring "This Then is Texas" (Giant), "Rawhide" (Rawhide), "Do Not Forsake Me" (High Noon), "Follow the River" (Night Passage), "The Ballad of Jett Rink" (Giant), "Thee I Love" (Friendly Percuasion), "It's A Wonderful Life", "Wild Is The Wind", "The High and the Mighty", The Ballad of the War Wagon" (The War Wagon), "Rio Bravo", "Strange are the Ways of Love" (The Young Land), "The Ballad of Jim West" (The Wild Wild West), "The Wild Wild West" (The Wild Wild West) ~ many were hit makers of the day and in the top ten.

Outstanding performances by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Nic Raine, Paul Bateman, Mario Klemens - are the conductors), Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple - choir master), featuring vocals by Jason Howard and Keith Ferreira ~ hats off to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Olilvia Tiomkin Douglas, John Waxman, Rick Clark and Gareth Williams (associate producers) ~ all film producers and directors welcomed the legendary composer with open arms for their forthcoming projects ~ the "film-score-buff" collectors are ecstatic about this four disc release on the essential film music collection of DIMITRI TIOMKIN, the arrangements and performances are top notch inclusive of HDCD/Dolby Surround.

When listening to the music of a film, you had the feeling of the storyline, characters and convictions of the whole picture, they'll never be another to come this way again ~ Silva America has outdone themselves on this one, it is definitely a five star film score box set...gotta love it!

Tracks:

Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor And The Houserockers
No Cuttin' Loose - James Cotton
Black Cat Bone - Albert Collins/Johnny Copeland
Big Chief - Professor Longhair
That's Why I'm Crying - Koko Taylor
Double-eyed Whammy - Tinsley Ellis
I'm Free - Lucky Peterson
These Blues Is Killing Me - A.C. Reed/Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rain - Little Charlie And The Nightcats
Look But Don't Touch - Kenny Neal
Fannie Mae - Elvin Bishop
Serves Me Right To Suffer - Jimmy Johnson
Leavin' - Siegel-Schwall
Born In Louisiana - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Leaving Your Town - Charlie Musselwhite
Drowning On Dry Land - Roy Buchanan
If I Hadn't Been High - Detroit Junior
Trouble In Mind - Big Walter Horton

Tracks:

Brick - Albert Collins
Pussycat Moan - Katie Webster
You Don't Exist Any More - Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials
Second Hand Man - Cary Bell & Junior Wells
I've Got Dreams To Remember - Delbert Mc Clinton
Going Down To Big Mary's - The Paladins
Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy - Big Twist And The Mellow Fellows
Going Back Home - Son Seals
Strike Like Lightning - Lonnie Mack
Middle Aged Blues Boogie - Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
Eyeballin' - Lonnie Brooks
Full Moon On Main Street - Kinsey Report
Sonny Terry - Crow Jane
I'm The Zydeco Man - Clifton Chenier
You Don't Know What Love Is - Fenton Robinson
Blues After Hours - Pinetop Perkins
Boot Hill - Johnny Winter

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Blues Compilation.......2007-02-25

This is a great collection of songs celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the preeminent blues labels of all times. Bruce Iglauer has managed to amass some of the great blues talent under one roof, and the results show throughout this two-CD set.

Some standouts are all of the songs taken from the superstar collaboration of Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland entitled Showdown, which includes "Black Cat Bone," Sapphire's "The Middle Age Blues," "Drowning on Dry Land" by Roy Buchanan, and Son Seals' terrific "Going Back Home."

This is a great collection to own for any blues lover.

They're all here.......2002-03-26

The reviewer who said that SRV was not on this set obviously did not read the liner notes, which indicate that SRV played on the Lonnie Mack tracks from the Strikes Like Lightening sessions. The other artists the reviewer stated that were not there ARE, but are not the featured artist on the tracks.

I bought this set, and the 25th, when they came out and was really wowed by what I heard. Houndog Taylor is my favorite, followed closely by Koko Taylor and Albert "Master of the Telecaster" Collins. There is some really fine musicianship, great feel, and real respect for the blues displayed on this set.
Higly recommended.

Some good old blues.......2002-02-21

Amazon keeps inter-mixing the reviews for the 'Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection' album and the similarly named 'Alligator Records 20th Anniversary tour' album. So I will include a review of both here to set the record straight.

The 'Collection' album is by far superior to the 'tour' album. The collection has many artists on show and offers a bit of everything. The best tracks are AC Reed's 'These blues are killing me' with SRV brilliant on guitar, Little Charlie and the Nightcats with 'Rain', Roy Buchanan's classic 'Drowning on dry land', Koko Taylor with 'That's why i'm crying', Katie Webster with 'Pussycat Moan', Son Seal with 'Going back home' and Hound Dog Taylor and the classic 'Give me back my wig'. The album is uneven as you would expect for a label show case but well worth it as a introduction to a variety of blues styles and artists.

The 1993 20th aniversary tour album has only Li' Ed, (the late) Kattie Wester, Elvin Bishop, Lonnie Brooks and Koko Taylor. The album does typify Alligator records music that by my definition is mostly reasonable blues without being great. This live album has plenty of energy and is listenable, but fails to scale the heights I expect of the blues.

I discovered most of my favorite blues artists from this CD.......2000-11-14

Alligator records has some serious talent on it's label. Many of them are big names that you will recognize if you have been into blues for very long. I have tried samplers from other blues record labels and have been very disappointed with the mediocre talent on their label. Usually there are only one or two people -out of fourteen or fifteen - that stand out on other blues samplers. You will recognize that the vast majority of artists on Alligator Records are true talents - even if you don't like their style. This album is definitely worth the investment.

good,better,best.......2000-03-12

Alligator has compiled a very good collection of its artists on this CD. It has Iceman , SRV , KOKo , Son Seals, Johnny Winter and many other of the best of the blues. If you buy it, find some storage for the rest of your collection, because you won't remember who they are.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland

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The Greatest Biues Singer Ever
My Greatest Pleasures
A Great Introduction!

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000457IL
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

I Pity The Fool
Lead Me On
Turn On Your Love Light
Stormy Monday Blues
Who Will The Next Fool Be?
That's The Way Love Is
Poverty
Driftin' Blues
Ain't Nothin' You Can Do
I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around)
I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
Goin' Down Slow

Customer Reviews:

The Greatest Biues Singer Ever.......2006-07-03

I grew up on Bobbies music in Galveston, Texas. I have seen Bobby many times live. I have most of his recordings.I Tried to sing his songs to a lady iwould eventually marry and am still married to for 42 years. Thanks Bobby for all the great music.

My Greatest Pleasures.......2001-06-22

First of all,I think of B-O-B-B-Y as my Bobby, because I'm cool like that!(smile).On a more serious note,he's my all-time favorite blues personality.The man is just suave and oh! so smooth...Yes he is. From the very first time I heard his music, he's been an idle of mine. I grew up in a household of listening to the blues as a child.(and everyone should)I'm an adult now,mind you! But,just to hear the crackling in his voice gives me goose bumps.(no doubt)Bobby Baby,keep on doing what you do(BEST).Sing it Bobby~ I'll always wish you well~~~ You Charmer You............

A Great Introduction!.......2000-07-03

Bobby Blue Bland is one of the Baddest Blues Singer's ever.when you hear his voice you know it's coming with Power&Soul.some great Classic's here.this is a Great Introduction to one of The Baddest Vocalist's.check out his stuff with B.B.King.

Average customer rating:

Really good fiddle dance music
Inexperienced with Texas fiddle
Pure Texas Fiddle
How do we get more. I understand he made 3 tapes
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The Texas Fiddle Collection
Johnny Gimble
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ghost Train

ASIN: B0000010UP
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

Sallie Gooden
Black And White Rag
Silver Bell
Goodnight Waltz
Under The Double Eagle
Crafton Blues
Darling Nellie Gray
Fat Boy Rag
Down Yonder
Ragtime Annie
On The Alamo
Barefoot Fiddler
Twilight Waltz
Twinkle, Little Star
Red Wing
Flower Of Mexico
Carroll County Blues
Draggin' The Bow
Dreamy Eyes Waltz
Lime Rock
Rainy Day Monday Blues
Alabama Jubilee
Tuxedo Junction
Beaumont Rag
Big 'Taters In Sandy Land
Texas Jole Blon'
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Breakdown On The Freeway

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This wonderful record serves as both a stunning example of Gimble's awesome technique and also as a summary of the rich, vibrant history of Texas fiddling. The 28 songs are divided into three categories: contest fiddling in solo and duet form; small-group string-band arrangements that resemble the acts of the early 20th century; and big-band Western swing popularized by Texans such as Bob Wills and Milton Brown. Gimble is equally adept at all styles, and he receives sympathetic support from legendary musicians such as rhythm guitarist Eldon Shamblin (like Gimble a veteran of Wills's Texas Playboys), bassist Jim Boyd (a Light Crust Doughboy), and fiddler Cliff Bruner (once one of Brown's Musical Brownies). The songs range from turn-of-the-century square dances to traditional waltzes to the songbooks of Wills and Brown. The music is ebullient, the players are magnificent, and the varied arrangements keep things interesting. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Really good fiddle dance music.......2006-11-04

Enjoyed the music. Great fiddle swing music, and I couldn't believe he could play that fast on one of the songs. Good dance music.

Inexperienced with Texas fiddle.......2002-07-03

This is some great fiddling, but I must admit that I'm a novice to the Texas-swing style of music, and thought I'd be getting some old-timey or bluegrassy music. That this ain't. But if you like Texas fiddlin, this is a goodin'.

Pure Texas Fiddle.......2000-08-05

Great music by a great artist. This is Texas fiddle music in its purest form. This master of the Texas fiddle style displays his art with the precision and intrepretation of a true virtuoso. May these great songs of the Texas fiddle live on and on. Johnny Gimble: Texas Fiddle Virtuoso!

How do we get more. I understand he made 3 tapes.......1999-10-18

Out of this world, How can we get more? I danced to Bob Wills and Johnny Gimble's music at the treonon ballroom in Okla. Citty in 1950,and also at Wills ranch house in Dallas Somewhere in the earley 50's

Super.......1999-02-23

As usual, Johnny Gimble is at his best. As a fiddle player you can appreciate Mr Gimble's style and the way he adds his own hotlicks without taking away from the song (emp. Twinkle Little Star) Hopfully one day I can meet Mr Gimble and relay this face to face.

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The Collection
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

ASIN: B0002198XM
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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Pride and Joy
Texas Flood
Tell Me
Testify
Rude Mood
Mary Had a Little Lamb
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Scuttle Buttin'
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Cold Shot
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Honey Bee
Stang's Swang
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Say What!
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Look at Little Sister
Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up on Love
Gone Home
Change It
You'll Be Mine
Empty Arms
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Fine, but not great
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An Essential Collection Of 'The Iceman's' Greatest Moments.

Ice Axe Cometh: Collection 1978-1986
Albert Collins
Manufacturer: Music Club Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Collins Mix: The Best

ASIN: B00002DEGA
Release Date: 1999-10-25

Tracks:

Brick
Ego Trip
Lights Are On But Nobody's Home
Too Tired
Don't Lose Your Cool
Give Me My Blues
The Highway Is Like A Woman
Frosty (Live)
The Things I Used To Do (Live)
Tired Man (Live)
Master Charge
When A Guitar Plays The Blues
Hooked On You

Album Description

13 of the legendary blues guitarist's greatest recordings from 1978-1986 for the mighty Alligator label, including live versions of 'Frosty', 'The Things I Used To Do' & 'Tired Man'. Over 60 minutes long. All tracks are remastered. 1999 release. The full title is 'The Ice Axe Cometh - The Collection 1978-86'.

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Includes: 'too Tired', 'things I Used to Do', 'brick'.

Customer Reviews:

Fine, but not great.......2005-08-12

It's always difficult to make a greatest hits package- you can't
be sure that everyone will like it. Still, this is a poorly compiled records with too many flaws flaws.
This record includes 13 tracks, but none of them is culled
from the excellent cooperation with Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland - Showdown. Moon is full should be here. Second- one of his
signature tunes Honey Hush isn't present as well. Albert himself liked it that much that he did a second version on Collins mix.
The same goes for If you love me like you say.
If you just want a sampler of Albert's Aligator label years, get
Deluxe edition. It has its flaws too, but it's way better than this one.

Iceland.......2002-09-21

Awesome guitar playing, great singing, tight back up. I'm in heaven.

Iceland.......2002-09-21

Awesome guitar playing, great singing, tight back up. I'm in heaven.

Iceland.......2002-09-21

Awesome guitar playing, great singing, tight back up. I'm in heaven.

An Essential Collection Of 'The Iceman's' Greatest Moments........2001-09-12

From the opening track of this album 'Brick', Albert Collins is pushing his Fender Telecaster to the limit! His 'icy' guitar sound is still so unique and influential. No-one sounds like Albert. I think what is so great about this collection is the fact that there's, obviously blues, but also funky tracks, R'n'B and some great instrumentals including his signature track 'Frosty'. It's also a fine example of why Albert is so revered and 'up there' with Buddy Guy, BB. King and John Lee Hooker as one of the most influential electric blues guitar voices. My favourite track in this collection is 'Give My My Blues' - a real funky track with Albert singing and playing fantastic (as he does on the whole 13 tracks anyway!) This is essential stuff and if you're a real blues guitar fan, this will no doubt enlighten you and grab you're attention as Albert continues to surprise and delight you with his soulful voice and stinging Tele tone. Oh, and one more thing...Check out the track 'The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home'. It will leave you breathless!

The Complete Chess Masters (50th Anniversary Collection)

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Under-rated Artist and Album

The Complete Chess Masters (50th Anniversary Collection)
Lowell Fulson
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Little Milton - Greatest Hits (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)

ASIN: B000005KR3
Release Date: 1997-11-04

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Reconsider Baby
I Believe I'll Give It Up
Lonely Hours
Check Yourself
Loving You
Do Me Right
Lonely Hour
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Trouble, Trouble
I Still Love You Baby
It's A Long Time
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It's All Your Fault Baby (It's Your Own Fault)
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Smokey Room
It Took A Long Time
Blues Rhumba
Be On Your Merry Way
Please Don't Go
Don't Drive Me Baby
You're Gonna Miss Me
Rock'Em Dead

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I Wanna Make Love To You
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That's All Right
Worry, Worry
Coming Home
Have You Changed Your Mind
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Why Don't You Write Me
Hung Down Head
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Shed No Tears
Can She (Do It)
Trouble With The Blues
Love Grows Cold
Blue Soul
Love 'N' Things
Father Time
Swinging Party

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Lowell Fulson's career spanned too many styles and too many decades for any collection to be truly definitive; however, The Complete Chess Masters is an excellent compilation of his work during the 1950s and early 1960s. Most of the material here wasn't commercially successful, which is a shame; there's some great music on this two-disc set, including previously unreleased takes of "Lonely Hours" and "Check Yourself." There's his hit "Reconsider Baby," of course, but there's also "Please Don't Go," "You're Gonna Miss Me," and "Love Grows Cold." Fulson's vocals and guitar work are the highlight, naturally, but his backing band's got a fine West Coast sound too. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Under-rated Artist and Album.......2006-09-27

This is a great 2 disc set. I had no idea who Lowell Fulson was until I entered the Blues Mart in Chicago. As I shopped I continued to be impressed with the music that was playing. I bought the album right out of the CD player and was not disappointed. I found play this album as dinner music when we have company and people will frequently ask who is playing. The album has a classic timeless sound that is hard to categorize. It's blues with that kind of Stax soul sound if you know what I mean. Similiar to Albert King, more more focus on the vocals\songs then the guitar playing. Sometimes the unexpected can turn out the best experiences. Take a chance and buy this album.

Texas Boogie: A Collection Of Texas Songs

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Texas Boogie: A Collection Of Texas Songs
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