View basket “Friends” has been added to your basket. Blues, Ballads & Work Songs Eric Bibb SKU: OPUS3LP22111 Barcode: 7392420821116 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: Opus 3 Released Date: 28th November 2011 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Blues, Ballads & Work Songs is an album I have been working on for most of my life. Its release co-incides with my 60th birthday and it celebrates the music that first inspired me to become a guitar-playing singer. My father, Leon Bibb, was part of a wonderful folk music scene in New York City during the 1950’s & 60’s and his world became my world when I was very young.I still treasure a copy of one of his early LP’s on the Vanguard label, “Tol’ My Captain”, that included the work song “Take This Hammer”. Most of the songs on B, B & WS were “standards” of the folk/blues scene I was exposed to as a child. I heard them performed on countless occasions by my father’s friends and colleagues. I often think of this music as part of my DNA. It has a lot to do with who I am today. Being as passionate about writing songs as I am about singing and playing traditional material, I couldn’t resist including the self-penned tunes at the end of the record. These newer songs are the “children” of the older ones. A few years ago, Jan-Eric Persson, of Opus 3 Records in Sweden, suggested that I make a solo album with the kind of bluesy, traditional songs that have always been in my repertoire. Since I’d been considering such a project for some time, the idea appealed to me – although I wasn’t sure I was ready for it. I knew that recording a solo album of this material would be an exciting challenge. The trick is to make it your own, while still honoring the tradition – and that takes time. We agreed that we would record a song or two per session until we felt that the record was “in the can”. Given a busy touring schedule and numerous other projects, it ended up taking a few years to complete. I’ve known Jan-Eric for thirty-five years. This new collaboration with him is also a celebration of our friendship and combined experience recording music that makes our world go ‘round. If I had heard this record as a child, I reckon it would have been one of my favorites. I sure enjoyed making it. Eric Bibb (on a flight to New York) July 1, 2011 Artist Eric Bibb Genre Blues Label Opus 3 Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country SWE Track Listings 1. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 2. John Henry 3. Take This Hammer 4. Cocaine Blues 5. Candy Man 6. Goin' Down Slow 7. Sittin' On Top of the World 8. Come Back Baby 9. Frankie & Albert 10. Stagger Lee 11. Juke Dance 12. My Honey Pie 13. Satisfied 14. 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