Blues from the Gutter

Blues from the Gutter is the first album by blues musician Champion Jack Dupree. In addition to a four-star rating, The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album a “crown”, indicating that the authors considered it an exceptional and essential recording.[3]

Blues from the Gutter
Studio album by
Champion Jack Dupree
ReleasedApril 1959 [1]
RecordedFebruary 4, 1958
GenreBlues
Length37:17
LabelAtco
ProducerJerry Wexler
Champion Jack Dupree chronology
Blues from the Gutter
(1959)		 Champion of the Blues
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings + “Crown”[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Champion Jack Dupree; except where indicated

  1. "Strollin'" – 4:31
  2. "T.B. Blues" – 3:38
  3. "Can't Kick the Habit" – 3:39
  4. "Evil Woman" – 4:17
  5. "Nasty Boogie" – 3:06
  6. "Junker's Blues" – 3:09
  7. "Bad Blood" – 3:56
  8. "Goin' Down Slow" (James Burke Oden) – 4:01
  9. "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 3:03
  10. "Stack-O-Lee" (Traditional) – 3:57

Note: the version of "Strollin'" on the CD reissue is a different take to the one on the vinyl album.

Personnel

Performance

Technical

References
  1. "Billboard New Releases - April 13, 1959". 13 April 1959.
  2. Dahl, Bill. Blues from the Gutter at AllMusic
  3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. "Blues from the Gutter - Champion Jack Dupree - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2018.



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