Larry Garner • Once Upon The Blues

Biography by Bill Dahl
You Need to Live a Little

Folks in Europe were hip to Larry Garner long before most blues fans in the states. The Baton Rouge guitarist had already toured extensively overseas, with two British albums to his credit, before Verve issued his stunning domestic debut, You Need to Live a Little, in 1995. Rooted in the swamp blues tradition indigenous to his Baton Rouge environs, Garner brings a laudable contemporary sensibility and witty composing skills to his craft.

Inspired by local swamp bluesmen Silas Hogan and Clarence Edwards, Garner learned how to play guitar from his uncle and a couple of gospel-playing elders. After completing his military service in Korea, he returned to Baton Rouge and embarked on a part-time musical career (he worked at a Dow chemical plant for almost two decades until his recent retirement).

Double Dues

The British JSP label released Garner's first two albums: Double Dues and Too Blues (the latter an ironic slap at an unidentified tin-eared U.S. blues label boss who deemed Garner's demo tape "too blues"). For You Need to Live a Little, Garner delivers creative originals detailing the difficulty of keeping "Four Cars Running" and the universal pain of suffering through "Another Bad Day." He is poised for 21st century blues stardom. Subsequent efforts include 1998's Standing Room Only, 1999's Baton Rouge, and 2000's Once Upon the Blues.

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Biografía de Bill Dahl

Necesitas vivir un poco

La gente en Europa fue muy popular con Larry Garner mucho antes que la mayoría de los fanáticos del blues en los Estados Unidos. El guitarrista de Baton Rouge ya había realizado numerosas giras en el extranjero, con dos álbumes británicos en su haber, antes de que Verve hiciera su sorprendente debut en el hogar, You Need to Live a Little, en 1995. Enraizado en la tradición de blues de los pantanos de sus alrededores en Baton Rouge, Garner trae una sensibilidad contemporánea loable y habilidades ingeniosas de composición a su oficio.

Inspirado por los músicos locales de blues de pantanos Silas Hogan y Clarence Edwards, Garner aprendió a tocar la guitarra con su tío y un par de ancianos que tocan el evangelio. Después de completar su servicio militar en Corea, regresó a Baton Rouge y se embarcó en una carrera musical a tiempo parcial (trabajó en una planta química de Dow durante casi dos décadas hasta su reciente retiro).

Doble cuota

El sello británico JSP lanzó los dos primeros álbumes de Garner: Double Dues y Too Blues (este último fue una bofetada irónica a un jefe de la etiqueta de blues de Estados Unidos sin identificar, que consideraba la cinta de demostración de Garner "demasiado azul"). Para que necesites vivir un poco, Garner ofrece originales creativos que detallan la dificultad de mantener "Four Cars Running" y el dolor universal de sufrir a través de "Another Bad Day". Él está preparado para el estrellato de los azules del siglo XXI. Los esfuerzos subsiguientes incluyen 1998 Standing Room Only, 1999's Baton Rouge y 2000's Once Upon the Blues.

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Tracklist:
1 Where Blues Turn Black
2 Slower Traffic Keep Right
3 Real Gambling Woman
4 That Was Her Dance
5 I Won't Tell Your Mama
6 I Ain't The One
7 Virus Blues
8 Edward Had a Shotgun
9 If She Tells You No
10 Muddy River
11 Kleptomaniac See All 2
12 Nothing But Life

Personnel: Larry Garner (vocals, guitar); Seiji "Wabi" Yuguchi (harmonica, background vocals); Ernest "Sugar Honey Bear" Williamson (keyboards, background vocals); Joe Hunter (bass, background vocals); Lester Delmore (drums, background vocals); Dick Shurman (background vocals); Phone Book Slim.









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