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Give US Your Poor

Search: Walking the Dog - Bonnie Raitt
from: Appleseed Records

Release Date September 25, 2007
This is an outstanding recording of a live Boston concert featuring some of music's most notable stars who've generously donated the proceeds of this CD to the homeless. We've got the Usual Suspects, folks like Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger (Hobo's Lullaby) to notable bluesman Keb Mo (Baby, Don't Let me Go Homeless), jazz singer Madeline Peyroux (I Think It's Going to Rain Today), and African womens ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock (Stranger Blues).

"Give US Your Poor" is a generational collection which will have something to appeal to just about everyone in the family. The engineering is above par for a live collection--you don't get a lot of audience feedback which can just sound like static after a while. The cause is definitely ... Read More:

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Live at the W.C. Handy Blues Awards, Vol. 1

Search: Walking the Dog - Bonnie Raitt
by: Various Artists

Release Date January 13, 2008
This album is a compilation of performances reordered in different years during the W.C. Handy Blues Awards nights by different blues stars. As you would expect all the performances here are very good so that you would not rate this album less than four stars. Joe Louis Walker does a very good job on the acoustic Bluesifying, however what makes the difference is the stunning, incendiary version of Cherry Red Wine by the IMMENSE Luther Allison that by itself justifies the purchase of this CD. Simply amazing! A must have for all the Luther and blues fans.

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Live at the W. C. Handy Blues Awards 1

Search: Walking the Dog - Bonnie Raitt
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 07, 2003
This album is a compilation of performances reordered in different years during the W.C. Handy Blues Awards nights by different blues stars. As you would expect all the performances here are very good so that you would not rate this album less than four stars. Joe Louis Walker does a very good job on the acoustic Bluesifying, however what makes the difference is the stunning, incendiary version of Cherry Red Wine by the IMMENSE Luther Allison that by itself justifies the purchase of this CD. Simply amazing! A must have for all the Luther and blues fans.