| Feel Like Blowing My Horn | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | August 10 & 11, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Sound Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 49:55 | |||
| Label | Delmark DS-632 | |||
| Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
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Feel Like Blowing My Horn is an album by blues musician Roosevelt Sykes, recorded in 1970 and released by the Delmark label in 1973. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [8] |
AllMusic reviewer Eugene Chadbourne stated: "Producer Bob Koester gets kudos for bringing about a studio session for Sykes involving such a group later in his career. What a great combination of players is involved ... These legendary players hardly sit on their laurels; they use the opportunity to lay down really beautiful music, the rocking and fun-loving spirit of Sykes looking down on all of it like some kind of barbecue munching holy spirit. One of the best recordings on the Delmark label, and that is saying a mouthful". [6]
All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes
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