Clarence `Gatemouth` Brown

This special collector’s edition contains 29 remastered recordings by Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, consisting of a selection of the magnicent early sides released between 1947 and 1960 on the Peacock and Aladdin record labels. Several of his most famous songs and enduring singles are featured on this quintessential CD, including “Dirty Work at the Crossroads,” “Midnight Hour,” “Just Before Dawn,” and “Okie Dokie Stomp,” among others. It is truly an indispensable set for any blues and R&B devotee.

PERSONNEL:

CLARENCE “GATEMOUTH” BROWN, lead vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, and fiddle, plus:

Johnny Parker (b), Jimmy McCracklin, Paul Monday (p), Duke Barker (d),
Maxwell Davis, Bill Harvey (ts), Jack McVea (as), Fred Ford (bs), Pluma Davis (tb), among others.

Recorded in California and Texas, between 1947 and 1959.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 MIDNIGHT HOUR
02 THAT’S YOUR DADDY YADDY YO
03 GOOD LOOKING WOMAN
04 HURRY BACK GOOD NEWS
05 GATE’S SALTY BLUES
06 OKIE DOKIE STOMP
07 AIN’T THAT DANDY
08 DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS
09 JUST BEFORE DAWN
10 DEPRESSION BLUES
11 FOR NOW SO LONG
12 GATE WALKS TO BOARD
13 YOU GOT MONEY
14 PLEASE TELL ME BABY
15 BOOGIE UPROAR
16 BABY TAKE IT EASY
17 SHE WINKED HER EYE
18 WIN WITH ME, BABY
19 TAKING MY CHANCES
20 MY TIME IS EXPENSIVE
21 PALE DRY BOOGIE – part 1
22 PALE DRY BOOGIE – part 2
23 BOOGIE RAMBLER
24 I LIVE MY LIFE
25 GUITAR IN MY HAND
26 WITHOUT ME BABY
27 MARY IS FINE
28 TOO LATE BABY
29 SHE WALKS RIGHT IN

TOTAL TIME: 78:42