Album DE 2008 on Acoustic Music Records label
Blues (Harmonica Blues, Country Blues)
Harp virtuoso Steve Baker and masterpicker Dick Bird have played together since the early 1970s, at first as a duo, then with the crazed jugband "Have Mercy“ and later with the rock band "Tough Enough“. From the mid 90s onwards until her untimely death in 2005, they performed with the late Angela Altieri as "The Mudsliders“. After a mere 35 years they have finally managed to get around to making a duo CD. The title pays homage to the kazoo, an instrument which is possibly hated even more than the harmonica (if this is even conceivable!). "King Kazoo" features acoustic instruments almost exclusively and showcases Dick and Steve's energetic and grooving approach to a wide range of material in the country blues and jugband vein, underlining both their instrumental and vocal abillities as well as Dick's amazing talents on ... well yes, the kazoo. It was recorded and mixed by Dirk Hornemann in Hamburg's v76 studio and includes many new original compositions. The CD features guest appearances by Martin Roettger on drums and washboard, Henry Heggen on jug and Martin Wichmann on upright bass
Steve Baker h, bvoc, DE harmonica, backing vocals, album by | |
Dick Bird g, kazoo, backing vocals, vocals, strong, harp, licks, guitar, fingerpicking, album by | |
Martin Wichmann cb, voc, *1965 DE bass, upright | |
Martin Röttger perc, cjn, dr, drums, washboard | |
Henry Heggen voc, h, *1955 DE jug |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | I'll Never Let You Go | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:16 | ||
2 | Glad I Got You | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 02:55 | ||
3 | King Kazoo | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 03:56 | ||
4 | Fishing Blues | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:44 | ||
5 | Hair Parted In The Middle | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:10 | ||
6 | Sliding Delta | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:16 | ||
7 | Harmonica Stomp | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 03:09 | ||
8 | Nine Pound Hammer | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 03:25 | ||
9 | Too Long | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:58 | ||
10 | Cool Operator | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 06:06 | ||
11 | No Doubt About It | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:12 | ||
12 | Slow Down | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 03:59 | ||
13 | Bottle Up And Go | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 04:50 | ||
14 | Great Dreams From Heaven | Steve Baker & Dick Bird | 02:17 |
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