1. Make My Getaway - Musselwhite
2. Have Mercy - Horton, Big Walter
3. Shake the Boogie - Williamson
4. Sonny's Woopin' the Doop - Terry
5. Broke and Hungry - Wells, Junior
6. Thank You Baby - McClinton
7. Burn Your Bridges - Wiggins
8. Coastin' Hank - Estrin
9. Superharp - Cotton
10. Lonesome Stranger - Harrington
11. One More Mile to Go - Cotton, James
12. Blowin' Like Hell - Clarke
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Crucial Harmonica Blues
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2003-01-21)
- Publisher: Alligator Records
- Label: Alligator Records
- Studio: Alligator Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #20810
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Blues Harp Doesn't Get Any Better Than This 2006-03-16
Comment: Various Artists
"Crucial Harmonica Blues"
Alligator Records ALCD 115
Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell continue the protégé and mentor tradition on "Have Mercy". Blues harp doesn't get any better than that. Under-rated Bell appropriately adorns the disc's cover. With one `whew', you will recognize the brown jug, country blues of Sonny Terry on "Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop". Junior Wells could combine funk, grease and sweat like no other. Experience it on "Broke and Hungry". James Cotton's "Superharp" remains one of the best harp-blowin' tunes ever, while fiery Carey Bell shows why he now reigns as best harpist/vocalist on "Lonesome Stranger".
Do these artists and songs qualify as Crucial Harmonica Blues? You're damn right they do.
-- Tim Holek
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Crucial? 2005-06-15
Comment: Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty good collection, but crucial? I don't think so. It should be re-named "A pretty good collection of blues harmonica from a diverse group of cats, ancient and modern", but of course, the name's too long.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great for harp lovers and harp lovers to-be. 2005-06-04
Comment: It is a great collection, that harmonica lovers will enjoy - BUT it's also a great CD to give someone not all that familiar with harmonica playing. There is enough variety on here for everone to find a style they love.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Must Have Series From Alligator 2004-03-23
Comment: Alligator Records hit it right on the head when they named this series, "Crucial". As in this is a crucial series that every Blues fan should add to their CD collection. I bought this CD because I'm new to the Blues and wanted to find a few new artists to add to my collection. This CD introduced me to several artists that I have now added to my collection buy purchasing several other CDs. This CD starts out with an up tempo and rousing romp with Charlie Musselwhite's "Make My Getaway" and then moves on to a Harmonica Duet by Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell. The Gems just seem to roll out one after another from there. Among the notables on the CD are Legends like Billy Boy Arnold, Sonny Terry, Junior Wells, Delbert McClinton and James Cotton. I not only recommend this CD from the Crucial Blues series but all of them, especially for new comers to blues material.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Budget-friendly collection of good blues harp 2003-10-22
Comment: The tracks with Cephas and Wiggins, the harmonica champ Sonny Terry, and Billy Boy Arnold (best known for his work with Bo Diddley) are the standouts here. Among the many good collections of Harmonica music (particularly of the blues variety), this is highly recommended budget-friendly stuff that is for the casual fan of good music as well as the practicing harmonicist.
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