The Blues Never Die!

The Blues Never Die! is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in Chicago in 1964 and released by the Prestige label the following year.[1][2]

The Blues Never Die!
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedNovember 21, 1964
StudioChicago
GenreBlues
Length33:46
LabelPrestige
PR 7391
ProducerSamuel Charters
Otis Spann chronology
The Blues of Otis Spann
(1964)
The Blues Never Die!
(1965)
Otis Spann's Chicago Blues
(1966)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated "Boasting fellow Chicago blues dynamo James Cotton on both harmonica and lead vocals, The Blues Never Die! is one of Otis Spann's most inspired albums ... Spann and Cotton enjoy a very strong rapport on this consistently rewarding date".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

  1. "The Blues Never Die" − 3:40
  2. "I Got a Feeling" − 2:50
  3. "One More Mile to Go" (James Cotton) − 3:45
  4. "Feelin' Good" (Cotton) − 3:25
  5. "After Awhile" − 3:57
  6. "Dust My Broom" (Elmore James) − 2:40
  7. "Straighten Up, Baby" (Cotton) − 2:30
  8. "Come On" − 2:38
  9. "Must Have Been the Devil" − 2:38
  10. "Lightnin'" (Cotton) − 2:40
  11. "I'm Ready" (Muddy Waters) − 3:03

Personnel

References

  1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: 7300 series accessed November 11, 2019
  2. Wirz' American Music: Otis Spann Discography accessed November 11, 2019
  3. Henderson, Alex. Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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