| Like Never Before | ||||
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| Released | October 1991 [1] | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer | Skip Drinkwater | |||
| Taj Mahal chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Like Never Before is an album by the American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1991. [1]
Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and film composer. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific.
Señor Blues is a 1997 studio album by the blues musician Taj Mahal. It contains a cover of James Brown's "Think". It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 40th Grammy Awards.
The Real Thing is a double live album by Taj Mahal, released in 1971. It was recorded on February 13, 1971, at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.
The Natch'l Blues is the second studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1968.
Taj Mahal is the debut album by American blues guitarist and vocalist Taj Mahal. Recorded in 1967 with backing musicians that included guitarists Jesse Ed Davis and Ry Cooder, it was released by Columbia Records in 1968.
Live & Direct is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal and the International Rhythm Band.
Mule Bone is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. All lyrics are by Langston Hughes. Taj Mahal was nominated for a Grammy Award for his music for the Broadway staging of the play of the same name.
Taj's Blues is a compilation album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Dancing the Blues is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1993.
Mumtaz Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, N. Ravikiran and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
Phantom Blues is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Sacred Island is an album by the American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and the Hawaiian music group the Hula Blues Band, released in 1998.
In Progress & In Motion: 1965-1998 is a compilation album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, which was released in 1998.
Kulanjan is a 1999 album by blues artist Taj Mahal and Malian kora-player Toumani Diabaté.
The Best of the Private Years is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, which was released in 2000. AllMusic's verdict on the collection was " Mahal has a rich history, and this collection is living proof that a good bluesman gets better with age".
Shoutin' in Key is a live album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Hanapepe Dream is an album by American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and Hawaiian music group The Hula Blues Band. It is the second mutual recording for Taj and that band after Sacred Island, aka Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues.
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
The Essential Taj Mahal is a "best of" album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. AllMusic stated that "The Essential Taj Mahal pulls together the bluesman's Columbia, Warner, Gramavision Private Music, and Hannibal labels' recordings, making it the first truly cross-licensed compilation of his work.
