Release Date: 21 March 2025
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988330922
Genres: Blues Rhythm and Blues
Description
Successors to The Rolling Stones at the legendary Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey, The Yardbirds - with Eric Clapton on lead guitar - were initially viewed as regular white Blues/R&B band. Their initial inspiration and repertoire drew from "the usual suspects", i.e. men like Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, and of course Sonny Boy Williamson II, with whom they toured.
However, from the outset they were different to their peers and played long, extended, free-form improvisations - which they called "Rave-Ups" - long before anyone else in the UK.
This unique compilation presents the original versions of many of the numbers that they either recorded, or became staple elements of their live sets.
The "Most Blueswailing Yardbirds" would go on to become influential way beyond their expectations.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Ronnie Hilton
Linda Hopkins
Kitty Wells
Johnny & The Hurricanes
Jacques Brel
Hank Garland
Duke Ellington
Various Artists
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