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The Best of Guitar Shorty | ||||
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Released | June 20, 2006 | |||
Genre | Blues, blues rock | |||
Label | Shout! Factory | |||
Producer | Derek Dressler Jeff Palo | |||
Guitar Shorty chronology | ||||
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The Best of Guitar Shorty is the first true compilation album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty; [1] 1996's Billie Jean Blues was more of a live album. The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD by the label Shout! Factory. [1] [2] The album comprises tracks from My Way or the Highway (1991), Topsy Turvy (1993), Get Wise to Yourself (1995), and Roll Over, Baby (1998). [1]
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AllMusic stated that "Guitar Shorty on disc is a poor substitute, but he still generates tremendous energy." [1] Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style." [1]
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My Way or the Highway is the first major studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty, even though he had been in the business since the 1950s. The album is credited to "Guitar Shorty & The Otis Grand Blues Band"; it was at the behest and producing of Grand that Shorty made the record.
Topsy Turvy is the second studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty. The album was released in 1993 on CD by the label Black Top. The tracks "I'm So Glad I Met You", "Mean Husband Blues", "The Bottom Line" and "Hard Life" would later appear on Shorty's compilation album, The Best of Guitar Shorty, in 2006.
Get Wise to Yourself is the third studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty. The album was recorded during August and September 1995 and released later that year on CD by the label Black Top. The tracks "I'm the Clean up Man" and "Hard to Stay Above the Ground" appeared on Shorty's compilation album, The Best of Guitar Shorty, in 2006.
Billie Jean Blues is the first compilation album released by the blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty. The album was on CD by the label Collectables on August 27, 1996, the same day as the compilation album Blues Is All Right. The album was produced by Swamp Dogg at several club sessions. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings says that "most of the club performances are over-extended, some self-defeatingly.
Blues is All Right is a studio album released by the blues guitarist Guitar Shorty. The album was released on CD by the label Collectables on August 27, 1996, the same day as the compilation album Billie Jean Blues. The album was produced by Swamp Dogg at several studios. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings says that this album is the superior of it and Billie Jean Blues due to more varied material.
Roll Over, Baby is the fifth studio album released by blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty. The album was recorded in April and May 1998 and released later that year in August on CD by Black Top.
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