These Mean Old Blues

These Mean Old Blues
Studio album by
George "Wild Child" Butler
Released1992
Recorded1991
GenreBlues
LabelBullseye Blues
ProducerMike Vernon
George "Wild Child" Butler chronology
Funky Butt Lover
(1976) 		These Mean Old Blues
(1992) 		Stranger
(1994)

These Mean Old Blues is an album by the American musician George "Wild Child" Butler, released in 1992.[1][2] He supported it with a North American tour with his backing band, the Blues Persuaders.[3]

Production

Produced by Mike Vernon, the album was recorded in England in 1991.[4][5] Butler had not recorded in around 15 years.[6] He wrote the majority of the album's songs.[7] Butler continued to perform with his harmonica upside down, as it was how he learned to play.[8] "It's a Pity" addresses the Gulf War.[9] "Walkin' the Little Girl Home" was performed as a solo piece.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to the Blues[10]
Chicago Tribune[11]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD[12]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[13]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[14]

Billboard praised the "fine rough 'n' tumble form."[15] The Chicago Tribune said that Butler's "wailing harp and growling vocals are the real thing on the shuffling title track and the downbeat 'Crack House Woman'".[11]

The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD stated that Butler "sings and plays harp with the pleasing kind of authority and scampish wit that suggests a natural raconteur."[12] The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide noted that his "raspy Howlin' Wolf-style vocal on 'Crack House Woman' is the real sound of the blues."[14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."These Mean Old Blues" 
2."Give Me an Answer" 
3."Anyone Can Say They Love You" 
4."Crack House Woman" 
5."Walkin' the Little Girl Home" 
6."The Devil Made Me Do It" 
7."It's a Pity" 
8."No One Woman's Man" 
9."It's a Sin to Be a Thief" 
10."My Woman's Been Misled" 
11."(Baby) Do Your Thing" 

References

  1. ^ Krampert, Peter (2016). The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. p. 30.
  2. ^ Jones, Owen (May 1, 1992). "On the Road". The Windsor Star. p. C3.
  3. ^ Joyce, Mike (September 7, 1992). "Wild Child Butler, Still Howling". The Washington Post. p. C11.
  4. ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 97.
  5. ^ Shadwick, Keith (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues. Chartwell Books. p. 402.
  6. ^ White, Jim (May 3, 1992). "Blues". The Pittsburgh Press. p. J8.
  7. ^ Pollock, Dennis (June 11, 1992). "Eclectic labels make the move toward the blues". The Fresno Bee. p. E5.
  8. ^ Whiteis, David (May 13, 1999). "Wild Child Butler". Arts & Culture. Chicago Reader. Vol. 28, no. 32.
  9. ^ Kemp, Kathy (June 26, 1992). "Mild man is wild child". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. B1.
  10. ^ a b All Music Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 90.
  11. ^ a b Dahl, Bill (July 9, 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  12. ^ a b Hadley, Frank-John (1993). The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. p. 35.
  13. ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Visible Ink Press. 2002. p. 68.
  14. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. p. 117.
  15. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 13. March 28, 1992. p. 46.
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