Sadly Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins died in april 2013, just when I heard this album, his first, for the first time. It's blues with the typical end of the 60's and beginning of the 70's feel with heavy comp and loud electric guitar playing leaning towards rock popular at the time. For me there's too much noisy guitar playing on the album. It tends to take overhand over the music but there are some really good playing and good songs on the album. Dawkins was born in Mississippi.

Guitarrist Mighty Joe Young had played with many of the bluesmen of the 50' such as Otis Rush, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rodgers and Magic Sam. He died in 1999.

Lafayette Leake played with Chuck Berry and also with many blues greats as Otis Rush, Sonny Boy Williamson, Junior Wells and Little Walter. He died in 1990.

1)It serves me right to suffer (6,0) Monotone riff in this slow shuffle.

2)I wonder why (7,5) Uptempo Chicago blues.

3)I'm good for nothing (8,0) Very nice slow blues with great guitarpicking and dark powerful vocals.

4)Triple trebles (6,5) Instrumental shuffle. Too loud and noisy guitarplaying.

5)I finally learned a lesson (6,5) Too much guitar.

6)You got to keep on trying (6,0) Ordinary slow blues.

7)Night rock (7,5) Very nice instrumental shuffle.

8)Little angel child (7,0)

9)I don't know what love is (6,5)

10)Breaking down (7,0)

11)Sad and blues (7,0) New vocals added 1998.

12)Back home blues (6,5) Partly new vocals 1998.

Score: 6,83

Jimmy Dawkins-vocals and guitars (1936-2013)

Mighty Joe Young-guitars (1927-1999)

Joe Harper-bass

Ernest Gatewood-bass

Lester Dorsie-drums

Lafayette Leake-piano and organ (1919-1990)

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