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Blues File: Mannish Boys

Series: Blues File
From: WXPN
Length: 00:03:41

Review of new album from The Mannish Boys "Lowdown Feelin'" Read the full description.
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Piece Description

The Mannish Boys are a blues revue, in the style of the old Johnny Otis Band, though their sound is more downhome. Their new album "Lowdown Feelin'" is their fourth release-- they were supposed to be a one-album project when conceived by producer Randy Chortkoff in 2004, but their unexpected success has kept them going. With a bunch of good and diverse lead singers, including Bobby Jones, Johnny Dyer, Finis Tasby, and Little Sammy Davis, and a strong core band, The Mannish Boys offer a strong and solid new blues album that includes some old, but rarely covered, blues tunes from Howlin' Wolf, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, and others.

Broadcast History

4-17-2008 WXPN-FM Philadelphia

Transcript

Mannish Boys "Rude Groove"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "Low Down Feeling"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "Chocolate Drop"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "The Woodchuck"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "The Same Thing"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "Fine Lookin' Woman"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122

Mannish Boys "Good Times"
Delta Groove Productions: Lowdown Feelin'
? 2008 Delta Groove Muisic, Inc.
DGPCD122
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Timing and Cues

3:40 self-contained. Starts with opening theme and host intro, ends with host outro and song fade.

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http://www.xpn.org/blues

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