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Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials – Slideways (CD)

$ 21.95
$ 21.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Lil' Ed Williams learned slide guitar at the feet of his uncle, the legendary J.B. Hutto, and that direct bloodline to Chicago's rowdiest electric blues has never stopped coursing through the Blues Imperials' live sets. Alligator Records has been his home since 1986, and the label's raw, unvarnished sound remains the perfect frame for a band that plays like every night is Saturday night on the South Side.

Slideways is bursting with Lil' Ed's rollicking slide-work and rough-hewn vocals on a joyous blend of smoking slide guitar boogies, raw-boned shuffles, and heart-stopping slow blues. Mixing smoking slide guitar boogies and raw-boned shuffles with the deepest soul-burners and heart-wrenching slow blues, Lil' Ed Williams and The Blues Imperials bring it all back home, playing each track with an impassioned sense of wild abandon. "Electrifying, raucous, pure Chicago blues... Lil' Ed is a guitarist extraordinaire... slashing slide and flamboyant stage persona." - Chicago Tribune

Tracklist
1. Bad All By Myself (3:44)
2. One Foot On The Brake, One On The Gas (2:53)
3. The Flirt In The Car Wash Skirt (3:17)
4. Homeless Blues (5:24)
5. 13th Street And Trouble (3:11)
6. Make A Pocket For Your Grief (3:35)
7. More Time (3:31)
8. If I Should Lose Your Love (3:44)
9. Wayward Women (5:17)
10. Crazy Love Affair (3:26)
11. Cool Side Of The Bed (4:36)
12. What Kind Of World Is This? (3:46)
13. You Can’t Strike Gold From A Silver Mine (3:05)

UPC: 014551503026
Label: Alligator Records
Release Date: 2.27.26
Format: CD