Thursday, July 2, 2026

Black Ace • I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand

 



Review from AllMusic (by Jason Ankeny):
I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand, 1937-1960 stands as the definitive Black Ace collection to date -- not only does Arhoolie's CD reissue include the entirety of their original 1960 release, but it also appends previously unissued material from the same session and even tosses in a half-dozen tracks from his 1937 Decca label debut. Thanks largely to its steadfast refusal to fit easily into any kind of regional genre pigeonhole, Ace's music possesses a beautifully timeless quality; and though he's a poignant vocalist, the real treat here is his slide guitar mastery, as instrumentals like "Ace's Guitar Blues" and "Bad Times Stomp" reveal a unique hybrid sound successfully bridging the gap between the Delta and Hawaiian styles.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-the-boss-card-in-your-hand-1937-1960-mw0000092928

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Resena de AllMusic (por Jason Ankeny):
I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand, 1937-1960 se erige como la coleccion definitiva de Black Ace hasta la fecha -- la reedicion en CD de Arhoolie no solo incluye la totalidad de su lanzamiento original de 1960, sino que tambien anade material inedito de la misma sesion e incluso suma media docena de temas de su debut con el sello Decca en 1937. Gracias en gran medida a su firme negativa a encajar facilmente en cualquier categoria de genero regional, la musica de Ace posee una cualidad atemporal y hermosa; y aunque es un vocalista conmovedor, el verdadero deleite aqui es su dominio de la guitarra slide, ya que instrumentales como "Ace's Guitar Blues" y "Bad Times Stomp" revelan un sonido hibrido unico que logra unir la brecha entre los estilos del Delta y el hawaiano.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-the-boss-card-in-your-hand-1937-1960-mw0000092928


Tracks:
1 - I Am the Black Ace
2 - Bad Times Stomp
3 - Drink On, Little Girl
4 - Santa Fe Blues
5 - New Triflin' Woman
6 - Evil Woman Blues
7 - 'Fore Day Creep
8 - Little Augie
9 - Your Legs' Too Little
10 - No Good Woman
11 - Santa Claus Blues
12 - Golden Slipper
13 - Hitchhiking Woman
14 - Ace's Guitar Blues
15 - Beer Drinking Woman
16 - Ace's Guitar Breakdown
17 - I've Been in Love With You, Baby
18 - Trifling Woman
19 - Black Ace
20 - You Gonna Need My Help Someday
21 - Whiskey and Women
22 - Christmas Time Blues
23 - Lowing Heifer


Credits:
Black Ace (B.K. Turner) - Vocals, National Steel Guitar, Composer
Liner Notes: Paul Oliver
Design: Wayne Pope
Compilation Producer: Chris Strachwitz

Recording Sessions:
Tracks 1-3, 13: Recorded by Black Ace, Fort Worth, TX, September 10, 1960
Tracks 4-12, 14-17: Recorded by Chris Strachwitz & Paul Oliver, Fort Worth, TX, August 14, 1960
Tracks 14, 16, 17: Previously unreleased
Tracks 18-23: Recorded Chicago, IL, February 15, 1937

Production:
Tracks 1 to 12 originally issued on Arhoolie LP F 1003

Label: Arhoolie Records / Smithsonian Folkways CD-374
Country: US
Released: 1992
Genre: Blues
Style: Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Duration: 1:07:23

Sources:
https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-the-boss-card-in-your-hand-1937-1960-mw0000092928
https://www.discogs.com/release/3639431-Black-Ace-Im-The-Boss-Card-In-Your-Hand
https://folkways.si.edu/black-ace/im-the-boss-card-in-your-hand/blues/music/album/smithsonian






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