Iverson Minter (a.k.a. Louisiana Red) died just after I heard this album. He was 79. I'm lucky I saw him live once in Falun, Sweden at the Folk Music Festival in 2004. He sat down while playing and singing with such an energy and feeling! I will never forget that concert!

He lost his mother shortly after he was born and his father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan when he was only five years of age. He released his first album in 1963 but played with John Lee Hooker in the 50's.

This album, his last, is a real commitment to the blues, like every song Red ever performed. I seldom hear good bluesalbums nowadays but here is one I really like, full with quality singing, playing and good songs. Listen and enjoy!

Taken from Louisiana Red's official website:

"It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of one of the greatest and most beloved traditional blues artists. Louisiana Red died on February 25th in a hospital in Germany. He was 79. Louisiana Red was a powerful downhome blues artist who could channel his teachers (among them Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Robert Nighthawk, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker) into his own heartfelt musical conversation, delivered with such moving passion and honesty that it would leave his audiences indelibly touched. He was fine singer with a distinctive voice, and an amazing guitarist who could play all of the traditional blues styles and excelled as one of the world's greatest slide guitarists. He could create moods and textures, both musically and spiritually, and had the ability of falling so deep into his own songs that he would go to tears, making his audience cry with him. That was the gift of this great artist.

It is sad to say goodbye to the loving persona of this great bluesman who's music warmed our hearts. Louisiana Red's vulnerability became his strength and he filled his heart with an unstoppable passion for music and acceptance. His legacy is great and his friendships are many. He can now rest in peace after a lifetime of giving us everything he had through his amazing blues. God bless you Red."

Bob Corritore

1)Goodbye blues (8,0) A nice montone shuffle with Reds charming vocals where you can hear that he's an old man singing his heart out. Great harmonicaplaying throughout.

2)I had trobles all my life (7,0) Very monotone Chicago-bluesstyle heaviness.

3)See that my gravve is kept clean (5,0) An old bluesstandardin shuffle style. Strange sound on the vocals.

4)No more whiskey (5,5) Too montone, it just goes on an on and on.

5)Yolanda (7,0) A nice and heavy Chicago-blues.

6)Just take your time (9,0) A wonderful midtempo song with great guitarplaying, cool steady rhythm and delicate pianoplaying!

7)Your lovin' man (7,0)

8)Boogie woogie boogie (7,0)

9)Im gettin' tired (7,0) A John Lee Hooker-like uptempo song.

10)So long so long (8,0) Very stipped down and intimite. Great singing and harmonicaplaying.

11)Why don't you come on home (7,5) A good heavy blues.

12)Grandmother's death (8,0) Slow and just beautiful blues the way it should be.

Score: 7,17

Lousiana Red (Iverson Minter)-vocals and guitars (1932-2012)

Little Victor-guitars

The Hawk-guitars, percussion and maraccas

Bill Troiani-bass

Mookie Brill-bass

Alex Pettersen-drums

David Maxwell-piano

Bob Corritore-harmonica

Goodbye Red and thank you for all the great music you gave us

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