AMG: Without a doubt, Two Steps From the Blues
is the definitive Bobby "Blue" Bland album and one of the great records
in electric blues and soul-blues. In fact, it's one of the key albums
in modern blues, marking a turning point when juke joint blues were
seamlessly blended with gospel and Southern soul, creating a distinctly
Southern sound where all of these styles blended so thoroughly it was
impossible to tell where one began and one ended. Given his Memphis
background, Bobby "Blue" Bland was perfectly suited for this kind of
amalgam as envisioned by producer/arranger Joe Scott, who crafted these
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Category: Soul/Funk/Ethnic |
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Added by: Past-Contributor |
Date: 24 March 2007
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