In his brief career, terminated by his imprisonment in 1963 for double-murder, AUBURN 'PAT' HARE was influential well beyond his popularity. An incendiary guitarist, he had an instantly recognisable style, alternating heavy power chords with single-string, bluesy runs. His playing on James Cotton's 'Cotton Crop Blues' featured one of the first-ever recorded solos which demonstrated the potential of an over-amplified electric guitar. This compilation is built mostly around the Memphis stalwarts of the time, Bobby Bland, Rosco Gordon & Junior Parker............
1. REWARD FOR MY BABY- WALTER BRADFORD 2. LOVE FOR ME BABY- WALTER BRADFORD 3. LUCY DONE MOVED- LC HUBERT 4. AIN'T NO USE- ROSCO GORDON 5. WE'RE ALL LOADED- ROSCO GORDON 6. BABY NO NO!- BIG MEMPHIS MA RAINEY 7. BLUE AND LONESOME- HOUSTON STOKES 8. CAN'T UNDERSTAND- JUNIOR PARKER 9. MY BABY- JAMES COTTON 10. HARMONICA JAM- HOT SHOT LOVE 11. WOLF CALL BOOGIE alt take- HOT SHOT LOVE 12. HIGH- KENNETH BANKS 13. HART'S BREAD BOOGIE- BILLY RED LOVE 14. COTTON CROP BLUES- JAMES COTTON 15. HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS- JAMES COTTON 16. I'M GONNA MURDER MY BABY- PAT HARE 17. BONUS PAY (AIN'T GONNA BE THAT WAY)- PAT HARE 18. I WANNA RAMBLE- JUNIOR PARKER 19. FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS- MUDDY WATERS 20. DON'T GO NO FURTHER- MUDDY WATERS 21. PRETTY BABY- JUNIOR PARKER 22. GOT MY MOJO WORKING- MUDDY WATERS 23. FURTHER UP THE ROAD- BOBBY BLAND 24. EVIL- MUDDY WATERS 25. I WON'T GO ON- MUDDY WATERS 26. CLOSE TO YOU- MUDDY WATERS 27. HEY, HEY- MUDDY WATERS 28. I GOT MY BRAND ON YOU- MUDDY WATERS live
