Some more swinging Blues from our AOM! From Etta’s 1961 debut At Last! the performance here let’s the listener know who’s in charge from the first note song. Written by the great Willie Dixon and originally recorded by Muddy Waters and then I believe a couple of guys from England may have taken a crack at this song as well.
Ivan Orr is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and writer. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia Ivan was involved with the forming and nascent days of The Music Resource Center as its first Program Director. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Music, Ivan currently resides in Richmond, VA where he maintains an active performance and production schedule while serving as the Music Editor for Grown Folks Music, a position he has held since 2010.
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