For Real, by Joe Beard featuring Duke Robillard and Friends

For Real

by Joe Beard featuring Duke Robillard and Friends

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1.	Drinking Old Taylor 03:00	buy track
2.	Don't Start Me Talking 03:26	buy track
3.	It's Up to You 04:45	buy track
4.	See See Rider 03:35	buy track
5.	Dirty Groundhog 02:14	buy track
6.	Reap What You Sow 03:32	buy track
7.	Elem 08:14	buy track
8.	Who's Using Who 03:05	buy track
9.	The Things I Used to Do 04:35	buy track
10.	If That's What Pleases Her 03:18	buy track
11.	She's Wonderful 08:02	buy track
12.	37 Years Old 02:54	buy track
13.	Airplane Blues 03:01	buy track

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"Joe Beard is an emotionally potent and rhythmically compelling singer of straight ahead blues."

- Living Blues

"Beard's warm vocals resonate with feeling and his guitar playing is equally well grounded. He deserves the spotlight that's focused on him."

- JazzTimes

Joe Beard's first release for Sledgehammer Blues (née AudioQuets Music), Blues Union featuring Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, was one of the biggest blues surprises of 1996. New Orleans' influential Offbeat Magazine named it the "Blues Album of the Year". Critics worldwide were overwhelmed by this Mississippi born bluesman and former neighbor and playing partner of the great Son House. In reality, blues greats such as Ronnie Earl and Duke Robillard have been singing Beard's praises for many years. And both jumped at the chance to record with Joe.

For Real finds Joe Beard fronting a blues dream team consisting of the great guitar stylist Robillard (fresh from sessions for Dylan's latest masterpiece) along with Bruce Katz, Per Hanson and Rod Carey - better known as Ronnie Earl's crack band "The Broadcasters" until a few months ago. Jerry Portnoy, known for his awesome harp work with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton, joins in on four of the tracks. For Real is a potent combination of Beard originals and homages to Joe's main men, Lightning Hopkins and John Lee Hooker. Listen ... Joe Beard is For Real!

This is a pure analog recording. The tracks were recorded live direct to two-track.

credits

released March 24, 1998

Performers
Joe Beard - Guitar, Vocals
Duke Robillard - Guitar
Bruce Katz - Piano, Hammond B-3
Jerry Portnoy - Harmonica
Rod Carey - Bass
Per Hanson - Drums

Recording
Produced by Joe Harley
All tracks recorded by Michael C. Ross at OceanWay Recording, Hollywood, CA - March 28 and 29, 1998
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
All recording and mastering cables by AudioQuest

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