Amos Milburn, The Best of Amos Milburn: Down the Road Apiece - 1h 12m 25s

Tracks & Durations

1. Down The Road Apiece	2:59
2. Hold Me, Baby	2:49
3. Chicken-Shack Boogie	2:50
4. It Took A Long, Long Time	2:38
5. Empty Arms Blues	2:57
6. Bewildered	2:58
7. In The Middle Of The Night	2:41
8. Roomin' House Boogie	2:46
9. Walkin' Blues	2:59
10. Real Pretty Mama Blues	2:20
11. Sax Shack Boogie	2:51
12. Let's Rock A While	2:41
13. Bad, Bad Whiskey	2:58
14. Tears, Tears, Tears (Tears in My Eyes)	2:46
15. Thinkin' And Drinkin'	2:26
16. Put Something In My Hand (I Know You Love Me Baby)	3:02
17. Roll, Mr. Jelly	2:42
18. Let Me Go Home, Whiskey	2:49
19. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer	2:56
20. Let's Have A Party	2:35
21. Good, Good Whiskey	3:01
22. Milk And Water	3:10
23. Vicious, Vicious Vodka	2:58
24. I Done Done It (Don't Do It)	2:34
25. House Party (Tonight)	2:28
26. Soft Pillow	2:16

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Review

Mixing good-time jump blues à la Louis Jordan with two- fisted, boogie-woogie piano-pounding, smooth-voiced Amos Milburn was one of the brightest stars in post-WWII R&B. Recorded in 1946, the rousing title track (a cover of a popular country and western tune, later recorded by Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones) and the trail-blazing "Chicken Shack Boogie" (a 1948 smash) are almost indistinguishable from what we now call rock & roll. Milburn is also justifiably famed for his long string of hit drinking songs: "Bad, Bad Whiskey," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Vicious, Vicious Vodka," and "Milk and Water," to name a few. All the hits, all the dipsomania, and all the related party numbers--"House Party (Tonight)" is typical--are poured into this 26-song collection. Ironically, the rock revolution Milburn helped foment all but killed his career. Living a life inspired by his song titles did the rest, and he died in 1980. Play this record and raise a glass in his memory. --Don Waller

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