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Band leader, harmonica player and archivist Bob Corritore continues his highly regarded \u201cFrom the Vaults\u201d series of releases with Oh Yeah!<\/i>, a collaboration with blues vocalist Willie Buck. Culled primarily from three recording sessions that took place in Tempe, Arizona between 2021 and 2023, Oh Yeah!<\/i> features an all-star roster of support players.<\/p>\n
But the presence of those big names \u2013 co-producer Kid Andersen, Bob Margolin, Anthony Geraci and other of note \u2013 doesn\u2019t take the spotlight away from Willie Buck. The bluesman who earned his fame in Chicago in the \u201850s and beyond is front and center on this collection of ten tunes. A live in the studio vibe pervades the proceedings, equal parts loose-limbed and rock-solid.<\/p>\n
Five of the ten cuts are Willie Buck originals; scattered throughout the track list, they for the sturdy core of this top-flight album. \u201cThat Ain\u2019t Enough\u201d is a seething, lumbering blues rocker with stinging lead guitar work and wailing harp. On one hand, it\u2019s the kind of song and arrangement that helped light the British blues boom of the \u201860s, turning a generation of white kids onto the blues. On the other hand, it drips with authenticity, the sincere work of a man who has spent a life in the blues.<\/p>\n
From its title, it\u2019s clear that \u201cBrand New Cell Phone\u201d is no blues chestnut. In fact it\u2019s another Buck original. But everything beyond the subject matter is classic blues, serving up a perfect mix of old and new in timeless fashion. Buck sounds assured and right at home fronting the spirited instrumental work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWent Home This Morning\u201d lays down a stomping, distorted rhythm upon which Buck slides effortlessly into blues shouter mode. Everything about the recording suggests that Buck and his sidemen were having the time of their lives cutting the track. \u201cShe Turned Me Down\u201d starts with a familiar structure, sticks to it and reminds listeners why that form has endured. The band plays looser here, suiting and serving the character of the song.<\/p>\n
The upbeat \u201cMe and My Baby\u201d is a playful and sassy story-blues. The album\u2019s lengthiest track, \u201cLet Me Find Out Your Name\u201d slows the tempo way down, giving the players ample opportunity to stretch out. The song\u2019s production values \u2013 cavernous echo, spare effects \u2013 remind younger listeners where groups like Led Zeppelin and Peter Green\u2019s Fleetwood Mac got some of their best ideas. A master of the blues, Willie Buck is the real deal.<\/p>\n
Guitarist Billy Flynn penned \u201cMoney Can\u2019t Buy Everything\u201d; the tune feels custom-written for Buck\u2019s formidable set of skills. The album\u2019s other tracks \u2013 a reading of Bo Diddley\u2019s \u201cOh Yeah,\u201d Muddy Waters\u2019 \u201cShe\u2019s Alright\u201d and \u201cBaby Please Don\u2019t Go\u201d \u2013 are excellent as well, but their inclusion serves mainly to highlight the depth of Willie Buck\u2019s own songwriting artistry: a listener new to the songs might not be able to discern which are Buck originals and which are blues classics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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