Long John Hunter: Border Town Legend - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Border Town Legend
Artist: Long John Hunter
Label: Alligator Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 014551483922
Genre: Blues
Release Date: 1996-01-31
Number of Discs: 1

In a time when the regional flavor of the blues is being diluted, guitar-slinger Long John Hunter is Texas Blues with a big ol' "T". Fame has eluded this legend of the Tex-Mex roadhouses for way too long and Border Town Legend is wicked redemption. From the first bristling notes of "T-Bone Intentions," you know you're in for a hot time. This CD is a flat-out party. Propelled by a crackerjack outfit of brassy horns, Hunter fires up a spicy mix of jump blues, soulful laments, and joyous rave-ups. "Ole Red" is a stone-cold butt-shaker, "Arkansas" is smoky, seductive R&B at it's best, and no guitarist is left standing once the "Lone Star Shootout" has ended. Even more astonishing, all but one of these tracks are Hunter-penned originals. Make a run for Border Town Legend or die trying. -Genevieve Williams

Tracks:
1.1 T-Bone Intentions
1.2 Ice Cold
1.3 Old Red
1.4 Marfa Lights
1.5 Nasty Ways
1.6 Grits Ain't Groceries
1.7 Arkansas
1.8 Rooster ; Hen
1.9 Lone Star Shootout
1.10 Everybody Knows
1.11 Road Hog
1.12 John's Funk