Plays 12 String Guitar Blues

by Jimmy Reed

Plays 12 String Guitar Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Vee-Jay
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:41
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Distinguishing itself from his standard electric output, this unique album finds the notoriously laid-back Chicago bluesman focusing entirely on the 12-string acoustic guitar. Jimmy Reed's trademark slurred vocals and high-end harmonica bursts are paired with the rich, resonant jangle of the instrument, producing a highly distinct, hypnotic variation of his signature walking bass-line boogie.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Bright Lights, Big City (2:29)
  2. St. Louis Blues (2:27)
  3. Blue Carnegie (2:08)
  4. New Chicago Blues (2:20)
  5. Big Boss Man (2:50)
  6. Hush Hush (2:27)
  7. Blues For Twelve Strings (1:40)
  8. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (2:27)
  9. Boogie In The Dark - Instrumental (2:37)
  10. Take Out Some Insurance (2:24)
  11. Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth (2:23)
  12. Close Together (2:24)

Credits

  • Jimmy Reed - primary artist, written-by, guitar, harmonica
  • W. C. Handy - written-by
  • Al Smith - written-by
  • Luther Dixon - written-by
  • Charles Singleton - written-by
  • Waldense Hall - written-by

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