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Homesick James: Got to Move
by Ed Kopp
Homesick James was well past his 80th birthday when he recorded Got To Move in 1994. The CD features robust electric numbers and down-to-earth acoustic tunes. The latter hark back to Homesick’s early ramblin’ days, while the former reflect his experiences with one of Chicago’s greatest blues bands, Elmore James and the Broomdusters.James’ lyrics are hard to decipher on this release, but his garbled singing actually serves as a nice complement to his rough-hewn slide work. James sounds ...
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