Etta James - Blues To The Bone (2004)

Etta James - Blues To The Bone (2004) - 256kbps

1 - Got My Mojo Working - 3:34

2 - Don't Start Me Talking - 2:52

3 - Hush Hush - 3:34

4 - Lil' Red Rooster - 3:54

5 - That's Alright - 3:42

6 - Crawlin' King Snake - 5:32

7 - Dust My Broom - 3:35

8 - The Sky Is Crying - 3:59

9 - Smokestack Lightnin' - 6:50

10 - You Shook Me - 3:51

11 - Driving Wheel - 2:59

12 - Honey, Don't Tear My Clothes

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Até o começo dos anos 60, quando o cenário musical começa a se diversificar e o rock e o soul tomam uma forma mais bem definida, o blues era uma das grandes forças sonoras nos Estados Unidos.

Especialmente durante os anos 50, com gravadores como a Atlantic, a RPM Records, a Parrot Records... Eram uma infinidade de gravadores de blues. Mas que eu, particularmente, considero a mais importante de todas é a Chess Records.

Fundada pelos irmãos Len e Phil Chess nos anos 50, a gravadora foi responsável por lançar a carreira de vários dos maiores artistas do blues. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Willi Dixon, Memphis Slim, Little Milton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Bo Dyddley, Big Bill Broonzy, Lowell Fulson, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir...

Realmente, várias das lendas do blues gravaram nos estúdios da Chess nos anos 50, e em menor ritmo, nos 60. Essa história foi, inclusive, recontada recentemente no filme Cadillac Records (2008). Dentro do enredo do filme, há um destaque especial para o tema do nosso post de hoje: Etta James.

Nascida Jamesetta Hawkins em 25 de janeiro de 1938, na Califórnia, essa mulher veio ao mundo para o tocar profundamente, com toda certeza. Ainda uma garota quando começou sua carreira de sucesso, emplacou vários hits com alta carga sentimental. Pode-se notar a intensidade de seu trabalho em músicas como Something's Got A Hold On Me, Sunday Kind Of Love, At Last e mais especialmente linda I'd Rather Go Blind.

Neste disco que postams hoje, um dos mais recentes da cantora, Etta faz uma interpretação maravilhosa de grandes clássicos do blues. De Muddy Waters a B.B. King, ela passa também por Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James e outros. Recomendo muito as interpretações de Lil' Red Rooster, Hush Hush e Sky Is Crying.

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Until the early 60's, when the musical scene begun to get diversified and the rock and soul started creating a much solid form, the was one fo the greastest sound forces in the United States and in the world as well.

Specially during the 50's, with recording labels such as Atlantic, RPM Records, Parrot Records... There was an infinity of blues labels. But there is one that I, particulary, consider to be most important of them all: and that is Chess Records.

Founded by the Chess brothers in 1950, the label was responsible to launch the career of several of the blues greatests: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Willi Dixon, Memphis Slim, Little Milton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Bo Dyddley, Big Bill Broonzy, Lowell Fulson, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir...

Many of those blues legends recorded at Chess' studios during the 50's, and in a smaller scale during the 60's, indeed. This succesful story has been retold recently by the movie Cadillac Records (2008). In the film's script, there is a special spotlight for the theme of todays post: Etta James.

Born Jamesetta Hawkins in january 25 at 1938, at LA, California, this woman came to this world to touch it deeply, and that's for sure! She was still a girl when she started her succesful career, scoring a lot of hits sang with high sentimental load. You can notice the intensity of her work in songs as Something's Got A Hold On Me, Sunday Kind Of Love, At Last and specially in the beautiful song I'd Rather Go Blind.

In this record we're posting today, one of her most recent works, Etta does a wonderful interpretation of several blues classics. From Muddy Waters to B.B. King, she goes through Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and others. My suggestion is for you to pay careful attention to Lil' Red Rooster, Hush Hush and Sky Is Crying.