Junior Wells - Blues Hit Big Town

These historic sessions also feature Louis and Dave Myers, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below and Odie Payne Jr. Recorded by United Records in O53 & O54 at Universal Studio in Chicago, eight sides were issued on the subsidiary States label. This LP includes all of these plus four additional tracks. Junior's debut recordings as leader include his first recording of Hoodoo Man Blues. He was still a teenager at the time and had replaced Little Walter in the Muddy Waters band. Down Beat's Pete Welding wrote, "these may well be the most perfectly distilled examples of Wells' music ever recorded, taking their place alongside of those Waters, Walter, Wolf and other masters of the period. Five stars." Blues Hit Big Town captures genius emerging from one of the greatest blues personalities and harmonica players of all time.

1. Hoodoo Man

2. Cut That Out

3. Junior's Wail

4. Tomorrow Night

5. Ways Like an Angel

6. Eagle Rock

7. Please Throw This Poor Dog a Bone

8. Blues Hit Big Town

9. Lord, Lord

10. 'Bout the Break of Day

11. So All Alone

12. Can't Find My Baby

13. Please Throw This Poor Dog a Bone

14. Junior's Wail (Alternate Take)

15. Eagle Rock (Alternate Take)

16. Lord, Lord (Alternate Take)

17. Blues Hit Big Town (Alternate Take)

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