Border Town Legend

Artista: Hunter, Long John / Border Town

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: ALL

Catalogo: 4839

Faixas: 1.1 T-Bone Intentions
1.2 Ice Cold
1.3 Old Red
1.4 Marfa Lights
1.5 Nasty Ways
1.6 Grits Ain’t Groceries
1.7 Arkansas
1.8 Rooster ; Hen
1.9 Lone Star Shootout
1.10 Everybody Knows
1.11 Road Hog
1.12 John’s Funk

In a time when the regional flavor of the blues is being diluted, guitar-slinger Long John Hunter is Texas Blues with a big ol’ “T”. Fame has eluded this legend of the Tex-Mex roadhouses for way too long and Border Town Legend is wicked redemption. From the first bristling notes of “T-Bone Intentions,” you know you’re in for a hot time. This CD is a flat-out party. Propelled by a crackerjack outfit of brassy horns, Hunter fires up a spicy mix of jump blues, soulful laments, and joyous rave-ups. “Ole Red” is a stone-cold butt-shaker, “Arkansas” is smoky, seductive R&B at it’s best, and no guitarist is left standing once the “Lone Star Shootout” has ended. Even more astonishing, all but one of these tracks are Hunter-penned originals. Make a run for Border Town Legend or die trying. -Genevieve Williams