Note: the CD I listened to was the 1995 reissue with 2 CD bonus tracks.
I was introduced to Booba through the (highly recommended) Deep Blues documentary and its soundtrack. His commanding presence intrigued me enough to seek out this album. About as authentic as you could get for 1990 delta blues. Barnes may have been a delta juke joint bluesman, but his electric sound has a lot of Chicago influence in it. In fact, shortly after this album was released, Barnes shut down his juke joint (The Playboy Club) and relocated to Chicago, where he lived until his death in 1996.
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| The Hard Report, August 8, 1995, p. 36 |
Liner notes by Blues Hall of Famer Jim O'Neal.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: My top picks today are How Long This Must Go On, Ain't Going To Worry About Tomorrow, Rocking Daddy, and Baby Scratch My Back.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: As I've said before, I feel like I should have spent my mid-twenties exploring the scenes that were the subject of Deep Blues before they disappeared forever.
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