Baby Boy Warren

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A leading figure in the Detroit blues scene of the ‘50s and early ‘60s, Robert “Baby Boy” Warren was a marvelous electric guitarist, singer and songwriter. Though his work remains off the music radar, Warren’s sense of song structure owes a strong debt to Robert Johnson and his lyrics are full of wry humor and mordant wit. From the first to the last of Baby Boy’s recordings, the infectious rhythms are interjected with sharp lead guitar and resounding vocals.

This remastered collector’s CD release contains all of the hard-to-find 7” & 10” sides Baby Boy made for several different labels at the peak of his career (such as Excello, Gotham, Federal, Staff, Swing Time, and J-V-B, among other imprints). Warren’s music and charismatic personality breathed life into Detroit’s superb but often-overlooked blues scene.

PERSONNEL:

• Robert "Baby Boy" Warren - vocals and electric guitar, plus:

• Sonny Boy Williamson (harmonica), Calvin Frazier, Little George Jackson (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Boogie Woogie Red (piano), Curtis Foster (drums), Washboard Willie (washboard), Johnny Hooks (tenor sax), among others.

Recorded in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

TRACKS:

• 01 MY SPECIAL FRIEND BLUES
• 02 NERVY WOMAN BLUES
• 03 LONESOME CABIN BLUES
• 04 DON’T WANT NO SKINNY WOMAN
• 05 FORGIVE ME DARLING
• 06 PLEASE DON’T THINK I’M NOSEY
• 07 I GOT LUCKY
• 08 LET’S RENEW OUR LOVE
• 09 TAXI DRIVER
• 10 BAD LOVER BLUES
• 11 SANAFEE
• 12 HELLO STRANGER
• 13 CHICKEN
• 14 BABY BOY’S BLUES
• 15 MATTIE MAE
• 16 SANTA FE
• 17 SOMEBODY PUT BAD LUCK ON ME
• 18 STOP BREAKIN’ DOWN
• 19 NOT WELCOME ANY MORE
• 20 CHUC-A-LUCK

• TOTAL TIME: 57:09