Blues Singer

This article is about the album by Buddy Guy. For the music genre, see Blues.

Blues Singer
Studio album by Buddy Guy
Released	2003
Recorded	Sweet Tea Recording Studio, Oxford, Mississippi
Genre	Blues
Length	49:25
Label	Silvertone Records
Producer	Dennis Herring
Buddy Guy chronology
Sweet Tea (2001) Blues Singer (2003) Bring 'Em In (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[1]

Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy ^[2] released in 2003 through Silvertone Records.

The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, "In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed."

Reception

Billboard noted...

...the acoustic set finds the blues legend joined by one of his contemporaries, B.B. King, as well as guitar great Eric Clapton. ^[3]

The album was produced by Dennis Herring, ^[4] at Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford, Mississippi.

Awards

The album earned Guy the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hard Time Killing Floor"	Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James	2:49
2.	"Crawling King Snake"	John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman	5:17
3.	"Lucy Mae Blues"	Frankie Lee Sims	3:34
4.	"Can't See Baby"	Jack Nelson Owens	4:05
5.	"I Love the Life I Live"	Willie Dixon	2:47
6.	"Louise McGhee"	Son House	5:24
7.	"Moanin' and Groanin'"	Johnny Shines	3:30
8.	"Black Cat Blues"	John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman	4:30
9.	"Bad Life Blues"	Andrew Hogg, Joe Josen	3:45
10.	"Sally Mae"	John Lee Hooker	4:25
11.	"Anna Lee"	Robert "Nighthawk" McCollum	4:15
12.	"Lonesome Home Blues"	Willie Borum	5:00

Personnel

Musicians

• Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
• Jimbo Mathus – guitar
• Jim Keltner – Drums
• Tony Garnier – Upright Bass
• Eric Clapton ^[5] – Lead Guitar on tracks 2, 3
• B.B. King ^[6] – Lead Guitar on track 2
• The Perrys – Snaps and Handclaps

Production

• Dennis Herring – producer

References

1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 236. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
2. "Buddy Guy". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
3. "Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'". May 28, 2003.
4. Sculley, Alan (May 10, 2007). "Modest Mouse's 'Ship' on a swell journey". Press-Enterprise. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
5. Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
6. B.B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records