American People (1999)

About this title: James Yancey Jones a.k.a. The Tail Dragger, Arkansas born and Chicago based, is pushing 60 but shows no sign of slowing down. A Howlin' Wolf devotee, he even apes the Wolf's deep, gruff voice on occasion. But he has a distinctive, oak solid voice of his own, singing and shouting his way through these eleven numbers, seven he wrote. Guitarists Rockin' Johnny, Johnny B. Moore, and Johnny Dawkins on one cut, harmonicists Billy Branch and Martin Lang, bassist Aron Burton, drummers Baldhead Pete and Rob Lorenz help out, all in tune with the Dragger's feverish notions. Primarily a pleader asking ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bought Me a New Home [Jones]
2. American People [Jones]
3. You Gotta Go [Jones]
4. My Woman Is Gone [Jones]
5. Bertha [Jones]
6. My Head Is Bald [Jones]
7. Don't Start Me Talkin' [Williamson]
8. Bad Boy [Taylor]
9. Ooh Baby (Hold Me) [Howlin' Wolf]
10. Long Distance Call [Waters]
11. Betty [Jones]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.