Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers
Contrary to whatever stereotypes have token created to cover the contemporary bluesman, there is a side to the blues that has absolutely nothing to do with whiskey-fed misery, financial hard times or woman troubles. In certain hands the blues can become not an excuse to wallow in misery, but an invitation to escape from it: a rocking, driving celebration designed to exorcise whatever foul spirits are at work.
Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers
Contrary to whatever stereotypes have token created to cover the contemporary bluesman, there is a side to the blues that has absolutely nothing to do with whiskey-fed misery, financial hard times or woman troubles. In certain hands the blues can become not an excuse to wallow in misery, but an invitation to escape from it: a rocking, driving celebration designed to exorcise whatever foul spirits are at work. When you’re talking about those kind of blues, you’re talking about Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers.
