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Louisiana Spice
(1995)
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Various Artists
This CD is a delight for a DJ or party host wanting to serve up a gumbo of Louisiana music. Aptly titled Louisiana Spice, the two-volume set features musical artists from a variety of genres, from R&B to zydeco. The selections are guaranteed to raise the spirits of listeners. Those so inclined will be out on the dancefloor for tunes such as "That ...
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Sing It!
(1998)
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Marcia Ball/Irma Thomas/Tracy Nelson
As a matter of fact we are docking into past ports a bit here on this retro excursion into protofeminsit diva rock. Sing It! is a blessed event, too -- and a great excuse to visit New Orleans for this "summit meeting" of major minds and throats of three of the most formidable female voices on at least three musical maps today. Other triple threat ...
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Presumed Innocent
(2001)
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Marcia Ball
Those looking for blues, R&B, rootsy rock & roll, gospel-tinged ballads, loungy supper club jazz, and boogie-woogie piano pounding all led by an instantly recognizable powerhouse voice infused with gritty soul will rejoice with Marcia Ball. Although this is only her sixth album since her career shifted into high gear with 1984's Soulful Dress, ...
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The Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection
(2001)
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Let Me Play with Your Poodle
(1997)
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Marcia Ball
This album of snaky swamp rock is one of Ball's best recordings. Great choice of songs (she wrote 5 of the 13) that let her show all her talents, both vocally and instrumentally. Slow-tempo songs display the force of her voice, as in "I Still Love You," and another of the many gems, "For the Love of a Man." Meanwhile, the playfulness of the title ...
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Live! Down the Road
(2005)
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Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball, born on the Texas/Louisiana border, has long been a superb live performer, delivering her swampy blend of zydeco, blues and gritty R&B with all the force of a Saturday night locomotive, and her many fans have been crying for a live album for years, and now, finally, she's delivered it. Recorded in September 2004 at the Sierra Nevada ...
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Blue House
(1994)
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Marcia Ball
Though purists may quibble about her interpretations of classic material, just about everyone acknowledges that Marcia Ball is one fine songwriter. Blue House contains eight gems of swamp boogie fusion delivered in Ball's supple, slinky voice. Listen to "The Facts of Life," a slow, sensual, worldly piece of Louisiana soul with an irresistible ...
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In Their Own Words, Vol. 2
(1996)
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Various Artists
The second volume of Razor & Tie's In Their Own Words series features songwriters as diverse as William Bell, Billy Bragg, Difford & Tilbrook, Suzanne Vega, John Cale, General Johnson, and David Johansen, playing acoustic versions of their songs and telling tales of how they compose. For anyone interested in the art of songcraft, it's an essential ...
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Pressure Mix
(2000)
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Various Artists
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Gatorhythms
(1989)
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Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball explored R&B and honky tonk country on this album, keeping her blues chops in order while expanding her repertoire. She included a pair of tunes by country vocalist Lee Roy Parnell, "What's a Girl to Do" and "Red Hot," doing both in a feisty, attacking fashion. She was also challenging and upbeat on Dr. John's "How You Carry On" and ...
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Clifford's Picks
(2000)
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Cliff is Clifford Antone, owner of Antone's, the Austin, TX, nightclub, and Antone's Records, for which this 14-track various artists album serves as a label sampler. Antone has recorded a wide range of blues-oriented artists, and you certainly get a sense of that variety here. To cite some of the highlights: Sue Foley sings over a lone electric ...
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So Many Rivers
(2003)
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Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball's strong western Louisiana, eastern Texas roots run strongly through So Many Rivers, and she has increased the range she covers. Solid in the foundation of her piano playing and phrasing, she is rooted rock-solid to the rhythms by the drumming of Tom Fillman and the bass of both Don Bennett and Yoggie Musgrove. There is also the ...
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Mardi Gras Time
(1998)
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Various Artists
The party spirit of New Orleans' annual festival is captured on Mardi Gras Time, a lively collection of tracks from the likes of Marcia Ball, Snooks Eaglin, Beau Jacque and Earl King. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Mardi Gras Party [Rounder]
(1991)
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Blues Bar-B-Que
(1997)
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New Blues Hits
(1997)
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This 18-track sampler from Bullseye Blues runs through a spate of 1996-1997 vintage releases to cobble together a nice selection from some of the label's better-known artists. Kicking off with the Persuasions' "Life Is Like a Ballgame" (in keeping with the baseball cover art motif), selected highlights from Smokin' Joe Kubek ("Can't See for Lookin ...
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Kerrville Folk Festival [Silverwolf]
(2000)
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Louisiana Scrapbook
(1987)
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Contemporary Louisiana sounds were presented on this 18-track compilation, culled from various albums. While veteran stylists like Irma Thomas, Tuts Washington, and Johnny Adams were included, the disc contained cuts by other acts not so readily identified with the state (Marcia Ball) and sorely neglected artists (Phillip Walker, James Booker, ...
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One Nation Under Blues: Modern Masters 1980's
(1998)
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Out of the Blue [Rykodisc]
(1985)
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A 17-cut sampler of some of Rounder's blues and blues-related releases of the period, it features "straight" blues from J.B. Hutto, Phillip Walker, and Johnny Copeland; blues-rock from the Nighthawks and George Thorogood; soulful blues from Johnny Adams and Ted Hawkins; pus cuts from Buckwheat Zydeco, piano-great James Booker, John Hammond, ...
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Blues at Kerrville
(1999)
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Interesting cross section of live performances from this Texas blues festival. With performances aboard from Dave Van Ronk, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Juke Boy Bonner, Mance Lipscomb, Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, Roy Bookbinder, Kenneth Threadgill, Spider John Koerner, Josh White, Jr., Robert Shaw, and the duo of Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, this ...
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Blues for a Barbecue
(2001)
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Silverwolf Blues
(2000)
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House of Blues: Essential Women in Blues
(1997)
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This two-disc set draws on music from the 1920s to the 1990s, and includes songs from Bessie Smith ("Do Your Duty"), Etta James ("Good Rockin' Daddy"), Alberta Hunter ("I Got Myself a Working Man"), Koko Taylor ("Jump for Joy") Sippie Wallace, and Hadda Brooks. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Bayou Hot Sauce
(1997)
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