The Blues Never Die!

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The Blues Never Die!
The Blues Never Die.jpg
Studio album by
Otis Spann
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)

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

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings2/4 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex. Otis Spann: The Blues Never Die! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 603. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 658.
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