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his soulful vocals, stuttering guitar and street-funky rhythms,
Walter "Wolfman" Washington is one of the most original
voices on the blues scene today. Here is the best of the
New Orleans guitarist's three Rounder Records albums. There
are few bandleaders or bands with the tenacity to keep digging
this deep, and the blues, soul and funk he plays don't get
any deeper. |
| 1. |
You
Got Me Worried
| 05:54 |
| 2. |
Can
I Change My Mind?
| 04:14 |
| 3. |
Out
Of The Dark
| 05:55 |
| 4. |
It
Was Fun While It Lasted
| 03:37 |
| 5. |
Don't
Say Goodbye
| 04:22 |
| 6. |
I'm
Tiptoeing Through
| 04:43 |
| 7. |
It
Doesn't Really Matter
| 06:02 |
| 8. |
Nobody's
Fault But Mine
| 05:18 |
| 9. |
Hello
Stranger
| 06:11 |
| 10. |
On
The Prowl
| 04:01 |
| 11. |
You
Can Stay But The Noise Must Go
| 06:16 |
| 12. |
Without
You
| 05:02 |
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| Funk
is in the House |
1998
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"There's nobody
quite like Walter "Wolfman" Washington & his Roadmasters.
Equal parts funk, soul, and gospel blues stirred with deep
feeling and simmered in a special New Orleans roux, Wolfman's
music pulses with imagination and joy, framed by the guitarist's
exquisitely personal compositions and relentlessly propelled
by the crisp punch of his skin-tight ensemble." --John Sinclair,
from his liner notes Despite regular touring and an avid
fan base, it's been more than six years since the release
of this legendary musician's last American album. With strong
new songs, inspired playing and exquisitely soulful singing,
Walter has made an album that places him among them major
blues/soul talents working today. Produced by Scott Billington.
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| 1. |
Trials
and Tribulations
| 03:54 |
| 2. |
Funkyard
| 04:57 |
| 3. |
I
Stand Accused
| 06:15 |
| 4. |
Mary
Ann
| 04:48 |
| 5. |
Please
Come Back to Me
| 04:17 |
| 6. |
Wolf
Funk
| 06:46 |
| 7. |
When
the Answer is Clear
| 05:37 |
| 8. |
Close
the Door
| 05:55 |
| 9. |
The
Big Easy
| 04:58 |
| 10. |
I'm
in Love
| 03:54 |
| 11. |
Funk
is in the House
| 05:26 |
| 12. |
Cousin
Joe
| 00:06 |
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"Walter
"Wolfman" Washington is one of the most distinctive rhythm
ì and blues guitarists and singers performing today, with
a jazz ì player's ears, a blues player's attack and a gospel
player's ì soul. And his band, the Roadmasters, lays down
the tightest and ì most inspired grooves of any band in
New Orleans today. His ì voice, always powerful and expressive,
grows in emotional depth ì and assurance with every album:
there are tracks here that can ì stand up to classic southern
soul of any era. |
| 1. |
Hello
Stranger
| 06:11 |
| 2. |
Is
It Something You've Got/I Had It All The Time
| 05:31 |
| 3. |
I
Want To Know
| 04:50 |
| 4. |
Peepin'
| 05:45 |
| 5. |
It
Doesn't Really Matter
| 06:02 |
| 6. |
Heatin'
It Up
| 04:24 |
| 7. |
Tailspin
| 03:02 |
| 8. |
At
Night In The City
| 04:46 |
| 9. |
Don't
Say Goodbye
| 04:22 |
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Following
the success of his first Rounder album, Walter "Wolfman"
Washington assembled the nucleus of the band heard on his
follow up. Drummer Wilbert Arnold and Walter trade jibes
on "You Can Stay But the Noise Must Go," while Walter digs
deep into his soul for his moving interpretation of Buddy
Johnson's "Save Your Love for Me." This is one of Walter's
best and most funky recordings. |
| 1. |
You
Can Stay But The Noise Must Go On
| 06:16 |
| 2. |
On
The Prowl
| 04:01 |
| 3. |
Steal
Away
| 04:28 |
| 4. |
Out
Of The Dark
| 05:55 |
| 5. |
Ain't
That Loving You
| 03:57 |
| 6. |
Feel
So Bad
| 04:18 |
| 7. |
Nobody's
Fault But Mine
| 05:18 |
| 8.. |
Save
Your Love For Me
| 08:05 |
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While
New Orleans is known for great piano players, horn players
and drummers, the city has produced only a few guitarists
of renown. Walter "Wolfman" Washington is one. Here is a
guitarist who has developed one of the funkiest and most
expressive styles in modern r&b. His attractive deep
soul voice and the album's imaginative arrangements (in
collaboration with David Torkanowsky and Bill Samuel) make
his first Rounder album a New Orleans r&b classic. |
| 1. |
I'm
Tiptoeing Through
| 04:43 |
| 2. |
Thinking
For Yourself
| 03:45 |
| 3. |
Are
You The Lady?
| 05:33 |
| 4. |
Sweet
Cakes
| 04:16 |
| 5. |
It
Was Fun While It Lasted
| 03:37 |
| 6. |
You
Got Me Worried
| 05:54 |
| 7. |
One
Way Or Another
| 05:19 |
| 8. |
Can
I Change My Mind?
| 04:14 |
| 9. |
Without
You
| 05:02 |
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