Review by Bill Dahl
Wildman guitarist/harpist Eddie Kirkland brought his notoriously rough-hewn attack to this vicious 1962 album for Tru-Sound, joined by a very accomplished combo led by saxman extarordinaire King Curtis and including guitarist Bill Doggett. As the crew honed in on common stylistic ground, the energy levels soared sky-high, Kirkland roaring through "Man of Stone," "Train Done Gone," and "I Tried" with ferocious fervor.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/its-the-blues-man%21-mr0000107708
Biography by Bill Dahl
How many Jamaican-born bluesmen recorded with John Lee Hooker and toured with Otis Redding? It's a safe bet there was only one: Eddie Kirkland, who engaged in some astonishing on-stage acrobatics over the decades (like standing on his head while playing guitar on TV's Don Kirshner's Rock Concert). But you would never find any ersatz reggae grooves cluttering Kirkland's work. He was brought up around Dothan, Alabama before heading north to Detroit in 1943. There he hooked up with Hooker five years later, recording with him for several labels as well as under his own name for RPM in 1952, King in 1953, and Fortune in 1959. Tru-Sound Records, a Prestige subsidiary, invited Kirkland to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in 1961-1962 to wax his first album, It's the Blues Man! The polished R&B band of saxophonist King Curtis intersected with Kirkland's intense vocals, raucous guitar, and harmonica throughout the exciting set. Exiting the Motor City for Macon, Georgia in 1962, Kirkland signed on with Otis Redding as a sideman and show opener not long thereafter. Redding introduced Kirkland to Stax/Volt co-owner Jim Stewart, who flipped over Eddie's primal dance workout "The Hawg." It was issued on Volt in 1963, billed to Eddie Kirk. By the dawn of the '70s, Kirkland was recording for Pete Lowry's Trix label; he also waxed several CDs for Deluge in the '90s. Kirkland remained active into the 21st century, and was in Florida to perform at a show in the Gulf Coast community of Dunedin when he died from injuries sustained when the automobile he was driving collided with a Greyhound bus in Crystal River on February 27, 2011. Eddie Kirkland was 87 years old.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-kirkland-mn0000165317/biography
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Reseña de Bill Dahl
El guitarrista y arpista de Wildman, Eddie Kirkland, aportó su notorio ataque en este vicioso álbum de 1962 para Tru-Sound, al que se unió un combo muy completo dirigido por el extraordinario saxofonista King Curtis y que incluía al guitarrista Bill Doggett. A medida que el equipo se centraba en un terreno estilístico común, los niveles de energía se disparaban, Kirkland rugía a través de "Man of Stone", "Train Done Gone" y "I Tried" con feroz fervor.
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Biografía de Bill Dahl
¿Cuántos bluesmen nacidos en Jamaica han grabado con John Lee Hooker y han girado con Otis Redding? Es seguro que sólo hubo uno: Eddie Kirkland, que realizó algunas acrobacias sorprendentes en el escenario durante décadas (como ponerse de pie sobre la cabeza mientras tocaba la guitarra en el programa de televisión Don Kirshner's Rock Concert). Sin embargo, nunca se encontraría ningún tipo de surco de reggae artificial en la obra de Kirkland. Se crió en Dothan, Alabama, antes de dirigirse al norte, a Detroit, en 1943. Allí se unió a Hooker cinco años después, y grabó con él para varios sellos, así como con su propio nombre para RPM en 1952, King en 1953 y Fortune en 1959. ¡Tru-Sound Records, una filial de Prestige, invitó a Kirkland a Englewood Cliffs, Nueva Jersey, en 1961-1962 para encerar su primer álbum, It's the Blues Man! La pulida banda de R&B del saxofonista King Curtis se cruzó con la intensa voz, la estridente guitarra y la armónica de Kirkland a lo largo del emocionante conjunto. En 1962, Kirkland abandonó la ciudad del motor para ir a Macon, Georgia, y poco después firmó con Otis Redding como músico de acompañamiento y abridor de espectáculos. Redding presentó a Kirkland al copropietario de Stax/Volt, Jim Stewart, quien se volcó en el trabajo de baile primario de Eddie "The Hawg". Se publicó en Volt en 1963, facturado a Eddie Kirk. A principios de los años 70, Kirkland grababa para el sello Trix de Pete Lowry; también grabó varios CDs para Deluge en los años 90. Kirkland siguió activo hasta el siglo XXI, y estaba en Florida para actuar en un espectáculo en la comunidad de Dunedin, en la Costa del Golfo, cuando murió a causa de las heridas sufridas cuando el automóvil que conducía chocó con un autobús de Greyhound en Crystal River el 27 de febrero de 2011. Eddie Kirkland tenía 87 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-kirkland-mn0000165317/biography
1 - Down On My Knees - 2:21
2 - Don't Take My Heart - 2:25
3 - Daddy Please Don't Cry - 3:12
4 - Have Mercy On Me - 3:03
5 - Saturday Night Stomp - 2:26
6 - I'm Gonna Forget You - 3:25
7 - I Tried - 3:00
8 - Man Of Stone - 1:58
9 - I'm Goin' To Keep Loving You - 2:26
10 - Train Done Gone - 2:30
11 - Something's Gone Wrong In My Life - 2:53
12 - Baby You Know It's True - 2:57
Credits:
Liner Notes – Tom Wilson
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
Supervised By – Esmond Edwards
Written-By – Eddie Kirkland
Notes:
Recorded in New York City; December 8, 1961 and March 9, 1962
Label: Original Blues Classics – OBC-513, Tru-Sound – TRU-15010
Released: 1987
Genre: Blues
Style: Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
https://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Bluesman-Kirkland-Its-The-Blues-Man/release/14127155
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