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| Standing at the Crossroads | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 44515
Category: Music
Artist: Johnny Shines
Publisher: Hightone Records
Studio: Hightone Records
Manufacturer: Hightone Records
Label: Hightone Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 012928502221
EAN: 0012928502221
ASIN: B000003OR6
Release Date: April 18, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Standing At The Crossroads | | • | Milk Cow's Troubles | | • | Death Hearse Blues | | • | Drunken Man's Prayer | | • | Hoo-Doo Snake Doctor Blues | | • | It's A Lowdown Dirty Shame | | • | How Long | | • | Crying Black Angel | | • | Down In Spirit | | • | Your Troubles Can't Be Like Mine | | • | Kind-Hearted Woman | | • | Baby Sister Blues | | • | My Rat | | • | Don't Take A Country Woman | | • | Kind-Hearted Woman (Alternate) | | • | Death Hearse Blues (Alternate) |
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One Of The Finest Solo Country Blues Releases July 10, 2008
Along with Furry Lewis' "Shake 'Em On Down" and Buddy Moss' "Atlanta Blues Legend", this is one of the finest solo Country Blues albums of the Country Blues revival period. Every song on this album stands out, and Shines' lyrical abilities are dazzling. His voice can go from a whisper to a shout stronger than that of Howlin' Wolf in an instant. This record proves that Shines was as good as, if not better than, Robert Johnson, the now-famous musician with whom he often played and criss-crossed America.
Real fine. September 21, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Johnny Shines was the genuine article, a man who made the blues soley and totally his own whenever he played and sang. This incredible collection has some of his finest performances. Just get it, 'nuff said!
Stunning solo blues by late Delta blues legend June 14, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Linked with the legendary Robert Johnson with whom he played with and traveled with in the 1930s, Johnny Shines left a musical legacy that far outshines the efforts of many acclaimed 'legends' of today. I believe these recordings were the first solo recordings Shines made sfter his mid-sixties return to performance (he recorded with bands for Testmanet and Vanguard) and include marvelous renditions of Johnson's songs witb other material. Johnson was not the only influence on Shines. Howling Wolf was another and there are some touches from such as Lonnie Johnson and Leroy Carr. Shines did not learn the Robert Johnson licks off the record and his mix of Wolf and Johnson in his vocals made him one of the most compelling singers who almost never came across as shrill. This is one of a number of superb albums of his music that are available.
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