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Prescription for the Blues by Barrelhouse Chuck
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fave it Piano Blues | Chicago Style
16 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Jun 2003
on The Sirens Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Sitting On Top of the World lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Sitting On Top of the World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Sitting On Top of the World
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:10 My Own Lonesome Blues lyrics BUY MP3 03:10 My Own Lonesome Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:10 My Own Lonesome Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Mean Mistreater Mama lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Mean Mistreater Mama lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Mean Mistreater Mama
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:14 Tin Pan Alley lyrics BUY MP3 03:14 Tin Pan Alley lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:14 Tin Pan Alley
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:18 Double D lyrics BUY MP3 01:18 Double D lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:18 Double D
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Prescription for the Blues - with Erwin Helfer lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Prescription for the Blues - with Erwin Helfer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Prescription for the Blues - with Erwin Helfer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:44 Going Back to Memphis lyrics BUY MP3 01:44 Going Back to Memphis lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:44 Going Back to Memphis
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 Ain't Times Hard lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 Ain't Times Hard lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 Ain't Times Hard
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Corrine, Corrina lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Corrine, Corrina lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Corrine, Corrina
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 Straight Alky Blues lyrics BUY MP3 03:44 Straight Alky Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:44 Straight Alky Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 Nutty Boogie - with Erwin Helfer lyrics BUY MP3 01:29 Nutty Boogie - with Erwin Helfer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:29 Nutty Boogie - with Erwin Helfer
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Barrelhouse Woman lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Barrelhouse Woman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Barrelhouse Woman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:10 Ain't Nobody's Business - with Erwin Helfer lyrics BUY MP3 04:10 Ain't Nobody's Business - with Erwin Helfer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:10 Ain't Nobody's Business - with Erwin Helfer
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Chicago Blues Piano
Editorial review
Chicago is home base for many of the top (but not necessarily well-known) piano blues (also boogie-woogie) artists in the country. The Sirens Records seems determined to document as many of them on disc as possible. This The Sirens CD features Barrelhouse Chuck (aka Chuck Goering), who gets a little help from his friend Erwin Helfer on three tracks. If any jazz style can make a piano wail and talk, it's piano blues. Listen to it talk about trials and tribulations on such cuts as "Mean Mistreater Mama" and "Tin Pan Alley." Although self-taught, Goering clearly comes under the stylistic influences of such leading practitioners of this art as Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, and more, while his signing finds derivation in Little Brother Montgomery. Of the three tracks with Helfer, "Prescription for the Blues," where Helfer plays and Goering sings, is the "bluest" of the bunch. Modified boogie-woogie comes to the fore with "Barrelhouse Woman" when the singer, like thousands of blues singers before him, tries to set his woman straight with the same amount of success as had his predecessors. But it's great piano even if it's wishful thinking. Every jazz fan should periodically listen to this style to get a feel for the pathos and emotion that jazz can generate, as well as to revel in the amazing talent these players pack. They can shift between the up-tempo, such as "Nutty Boogie," and the slow drag, both pianistically and vocally, as if there is nothing to it. These artists offer a perspective on jazz that gets too little recognition in these days of high-tech, "let's merge jazz, rock, and adult contemporary" gimmickry too often foisted on the public by the record companies. Keep 'em coming, The Sirens! ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Barrelhouse Chuck's blues piano playing is filled with heartfelt soul, high energy, and low down greasy blues. His loyalty to carry on the works of legendary players of the past, like Leroy Carr, Little Brother Montgomery, and Sunnyland Slim, also contributes to his style. This disc also includes three duets with Erwin Helfer, another Chicago blues piano master. Erwin and Chuck have a great relationship and their duets highlight their special collaboration. After listening to this disc, you'll agree that Barrelhouse Chuck has truly earned his own place among the Chicago blues piano masters.