Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Li'l Ronnie & The Grand Dukes Title: Young and Evil Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Orchard.Com Original Release Date: 1/1/2001 Re-Release Date: 5/8/2001 Genres: Blues, Jazz Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 803680094327 |
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The American roots music of Richmond VA?s Li?l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes is equally influenced by 50?s R&B, various styles of the blues, and rockabilly. Along the way they mix in some soul, swamp rock and even a touc... more » |
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Album Description The American roots music of Richmond VA?s Li?l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes is equally influenced by 50?s R&B, various styles of the blues, and rockabilly. Along the way they mix in some soul, swamp rock and even a touch of jazz. All of this is evident in the grooves of Young & Evil, the latest album by veteran singer/ songwriter/harpist Ronnie Owens. The seasoned and versatile Grand Dukes?guitarist Mike Dutton, drummer Bobby Olive, bassist Steve Riggs, keyboardist Steve Utt, and sax player Terry Hummer?are joined on five tracks by one of the premier guitarists in the blues today, Anson Funderburgh. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGreat Blues album! kac1971 | Silver Spring, MD | 01/15/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) ""Young and Evil" is proof positive that music is going the way of movies: you must go through the independent labels to find the true gems these days. I have always been a big fan of true form blues... Texas artists like T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown ... to Chicago blues masters like Big Walter Horton and B.B. King ... and the West Coast guys like the Hollywood Fats Band and Kid Ramos too. Li'l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes have managed to blend it all into this album without falling into the "blues- rock" trap and
using few cover tunes to carry the record (although there are four nice ones on this one).Out of the seven original tunes on the CD, my favorite has to be "Mellow Chick." All of the musicians show their best work here. The only thing missing is frontman Ronnie Owens' near perfect toned harp (which you get in other tunes on the CD, particularly in "Buck Naked" and "Think Big"). This '50s styled R&B song features Owens' cleverly catchy lyrics, while drummer Bobby Olive and Steve Riggs on bass keep the rhythm section nice and clean. Guest guitarist Anson Funderburgh (as in the Rockets!) plays the bouncy rhythm line, while Grand Dukes' guitarist Mike Dutton's chord accents blends with Terry Hummer's syncopated horn lines. There's also some nice stuff mixed in from Steve Utt on keyboards. But you have to WAIT UNTIL THE END FOR THE BEST PART!!!... Dutton and Funderburgh trade some nasty guitar solos.And don't miss out on the instrumental ... "Think Big." Owens kicks it off the obviously (and quite impressive) Big Walter influenced tune. Dutton and Funderburgh's guitar styles blend very well together. With Funderburgh holding the bottom end and Dutton playing embellishments off the harp, the tune has a cool old Chess Records feel.Two others you'll want to listen to before taking this CD out of your disc changer are "Let Me Down Easy" and the Slim Harpo cover tune, "I've Been Your Good Thing." Not a bad tune on the whole CD... I highly recommend it!" |
