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Music : The Best of Slim Harpo
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The Best of Slim Harpo by: Slim Harpo List Price: $11.98 CD-Charts Price: $10.99 You Save: $0.99 ( 8%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0076744007223 Label: Hip-O Records Manufacturer: Hip-O Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hip-O Records Release Date: November 04, 1997 Studio: Hip-O Records Sales Rank: 17718 MPN: 40072 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Slim Harpo recorded really good rhythm and blues. He never got too fancy; he never forgot the importance of the groove. He died young in 1970, but his music reached the Rolling Stones (who covered his "I'm a King Bee"), the Kinks (who sang his "I Got Love If You Want It"), Van Morrison, and Them (whose first single was Harpo's "Don't Start Crying Now"). These songs and other greats--"Tip on In," "Baby, Scratch My Back"--are all included in this excellent collection of Harpo's greatest sides. --Robert Gordon Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Nice slice of bluesA very nice recording of early bluesman Slim Harpo. Had a few hits, all covered here, and was a major influence on bands like Rolling Stones. Rating:  - Blues at his bestA great blues album. Two songs covered by the rolling stones,"shake your hips" and "I'm a king bee.They dind't make any changes...Dind't have too , the original was good enough to be reproduced note for note. Rating:  - Good sampling of the work of Slim HarpoSlim Harpo was a terrific harmonica player and a fine blues singer. His works were covered by many rock and rollers. He died, too young, of a heart attack at age 46. Let's consider some of the exemplar tracks on this CD. "I'm a King Bee": The Rolling Stones covered this and came up with their own credible version. But Slim Harpo's take on this is great fun to listen to. The vocal riff that recurs throughout this song: "Well, I'm a King Bee Buzzin' around your hive." Another nice line: "I'm a king bee, I want you to be my queen." Harpo displays an interesting blues voice in this sensual song. The backing music is almost hypnotic with its rhythm. Harpo ... Read More: Rating: - Rainin' In My HeartThe first song I ever hear from Slim Harpo was "Rainin' In My Heart." I hadn't heard that song before and I had to find out who this guy was. I called up the a.m. radio station and actually asked the disc jokey who that was. That was back in the late 50s and times were simpler then. From that moment on, I was a Slim Harpo fan. Slim is great all the time but I especially was knocked out to hear again "I'm A King Bee," "Rainin In My Heart," and "Baby Scratch My Back." Slim Harpo doesn't blow you out of the room. He sneaks up on you and just gets you. I dig him and his music and I think you will to. Rating: - BLUESMANIf you're not into ' 50's style electric blues....STAY BACK This is Slim Harpo...The KingBee......I litrally sleep with this CD |
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