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Big Daddy (Bukka White album)

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Big Daddy
Studio album by
Released1974
GenreBlues
LabelBiograph[1]
Bukka White chronology
Baton Rouge Mosby Street
(1972)
Big Daddy
(1974)
Country Blues
(1975)

Big Daddy is an album by the American blues musician Bukka White, released in 1974.[2][3] It was White's final album.[4] Big Daddy was reissued by Shout! Factory in 2004.

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for best "Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording".[5]

Production

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The album was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, with White playing a National Triolian guitar.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The Commercial Appeal[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[10]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[6]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[11]

Billboard called Big Daddy "both nostalgic and refreshing."[12]

AllMusic thought that "White conjures up in the studio the essence of the revival sound: a man, a guitar, and an authentic delivery."[7] The Commercial Appeal wrote: "Slide master White ... manhandled his guitar, a force of nature that was akin to watching a dam break and the flood of blues run wild. His singing, even at this, his final session, matched every defiant, plucked note."[8]

The Day deemed the album "genuine and powerful," and named the reissue one of the best albums of 2004.[13] The New Rolling Stone Record Guide called it "an important source of delta styles," writing that "White did have a powerful bottleneck style."[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Black Cat Bone Blues"3:07
2."1936 Triggertoe"2:33
3."Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord"3:02
4."Shake My Hand Blues"3:29
5."Sic 'Em Dogs On"3:18
6."Gibson Hill"4:36
7."Mama Don' 'Low"3:27
8."Hot Springs Arkansas"3:03
9."Jelly Roll Workin' Man"4:19
10."Black Crepe Blues"2:56
11."Glory Bound Train"3:09
12."Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"3:02

References

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  1. ^ Komara, Edward M. (November 24, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Taylor & Francis US. ISBN 9780415927017.
  2. ^ "Bukka White Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Burke, Jack (Jun 6, 1974). "The Wax Works". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids. p. 6.
  4. ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (November 24, 1992). Encyclopedia of the Blues-2nd (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610751391.
  5. ^ "Bukka White". Grammy Awards. November 23, 2020.
  6. ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 699.
  7. ^ a b "Big Daddy". AllMusic.
  8. ^ a b Ellis, Bill (20 Mar 2004). "No One Banged It Home Like Bukka White". The Commercial Appeal. p. E6.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 623.
  10. ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1997. p. 398.
  11. ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 543.
  12. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LP's". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 23. Jun 8, 1974. p. 50.
  13. ^ Johnson, Ben (December 23, 2004). "Monstrously good music – A look at the best CDs of the year". The Day. p. 4A.