Johnny Hoodoo - Country Blues
Listening to Johnny Hoodoo’s Country Blues is like taking a time machine back to the 1930s, sitting on a old back porch in Mississippi, and enjoying the traditional blues singing and guitar playing by legends such as Blind Blake and Reverend Gary Davis. The ten tracks on this very entertaining album are as authentic as you’re ever going to get from anyone in the 21th century, let alone a guy from Stirling, Scotland. The guitar work is just phenomenal and the singing isn’t bad either. The instrumental “Hoodoo’s Juju” is fairly amazing while you can hear the cicadas chirping and see the cotton growing on songs “Texas Easy Street” and “Sally Goodin”. “Willie The Chimney Sweeper” is reminiscent of Leon Redbone only better and “Shanty Blues” screams of gospel and rockabilly. And just when you thought you heard it all, Mr. HooDoo ends with a blues diamond-in-the-rough called “Gone Dead Train” the fitting highlight of the album. I know I’m terribly biased when it comes to this type of music but this is the most surprising and enjoyable online album I’ve heard in a long time.
Country Blues is available in VBR MP3 from Jamendo.
Hey.Thanks for your kind review.I have to put you right on a couple of things though.Im from Stirling in Scotland and you have confused me with a dj from England.I have my own myspace page http://www.myspace.com/johnnyhoodoo I have played blues for over 20 years and Im still lovin the music.Cheers man.Take it easy.Johnny Hoodoo
Comment by johnny hoodoo — April 26, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
Sorry about the confusion. I corrected the post and placed your myspace link on it too. Keep playing those blues. It sounds great.
Comment by Marvin — April 27, 2009 @ 12:58 am