Memphis Sheiks (1994) -Slow-Cooked Pig Meat

Artist: Memphis Sheiks
Album: Slow Cooked Pig Meat
Released: 1994
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 92 MB

Delta Joe Sanders grew up on Glover Plantation in Desoto County, Mississippi. His lyrics, often deceptively simple, range from humourous anectdotes of love-gone-wrong to insightful reflections of the struggle to survive in a fast pace world far removed from the earthiness of the Mississippi Delta. Joe describes his songwriting this way: "A song starts working on me, sort of how pearls are made. They just start agitating. . . "
In 1980, Joe began playing professionallly in a country band in Mississippi. It was only a matter of time before he decided to follow his heart and get back to the blues. For most of the 80's he played solo gigs in Memphis, where he resided until his father's death while Joe wa in high school. Knowing the difficulty of finding musicians dedicated to traditional delta blues, Joe was content to play acoustic solo gigs until one night in 1991 when Robert Nighthawk II asked to sit in on harmonica. The chemistry between the bluesmen was so strong that they have been playing together ever since. A high profile musician in the Memphis blues scene, Robert Nighthawk II has fronted The Wampus Cats since forming the band in 1978. Having recorded at Inside Sounds with The Wampus Cats, Robert invited Joe to the studio in 1993 to cut a few tracks. The result was Slow-Cooked Pig Meat, the debut recording of The Memphis Sheiks. Liner notes





Tracklist:
1. B & O Blues 4:37
2. Matrimony Blues 4:40
3. New Atlanta Blues 2:39
4. Ramblin' On My Mind 6:03
5. After The Superbowl 4:14
6. Soda Water John 6:17
7. Slow-Cooked Pig Meat 4:45
8. I'm Gone 1:50
9. When I Hear My Old Used-To-Be's Name 3:21