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Down In The Delta by Paul Oscher
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fave it Chicago Style | Delta Style
14 tracks | 50 minutes
Released Jul 2004
on Blues Fidelity
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This former Muddy Waters Blues Band member gets deep in the blues with a stunning collection of downhome blues capturing the essence of his live performances
Editorial review
It's interesting that many of the blues artists listeners have come to love -- from Robert Johnson to Robert Lockwood -- never set out to be immortalized. Their high goals -- making money playing music, chasing women, and drinking -- didn't necessarily consider art. Paul Oscher harks back to this non-noble tradition on Down in the Delta, an album that -- save for the occasional appearance of electric guitar and piano -- sounds like it was made on the back porch or perhaps at a local rent party. In other words, Oscher is just doing what comes natural to him on songs like "Driftin' Blues" and "Sugar Mama." Borrowing from a backlog of blues material, from Johnson's "32-20 Blues" to Lockwood's "Take a Little Walk," and adding a few of his own songs, "Blues and Trouble" and "Deborah's Baby," he delivers straightforward takes on 14 songs. And while he's joined here and there by players like bassist Ronnie James, pianist Dave Maxwell, and drummer Richard Innes, Down in the Delta is mostly Oscher's show. He plays both acoustic and electric guitar, and plays them well, and also does a good job of reminding one of John Mayall when he breaks out the harmonica. Oscher isn't a great vocalist, but perhaps his rough edges work best for his non-pretentious blues. For anyone who ever worried about the blues -- in the 21st century -- becoming too civilized, Down in the Delta will offer the needed antidote. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
Bio / Background
NATIONAL RELEASE JULY 12, 2005
*****WINNER*****
ACOUSTIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR !
AND
ACOUSTIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR !
2006 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
(formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards)
This CD "Down in the Delta" really captures the deep blues feeling that this former Muddy Waters Blues Band member brings to his live performances. This is real lowdown, gutbucket, down-in-the-alley blues steeped in tradition featuring Paul on neckracked harmonica, guitar, piano, melodica and vocals.
He is joined on this album by a stellar cast of some of the best blues musicians working today, including Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Levon Helm and Richard Innes on the drums, Dave Maxwell on the piano and Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Mudcat Ward and Ronnie James on the bass.
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