CD title - Live at the Hot Spot
label - Blue Loon
catalog# BLN-037
UPC# 7-51483-00372-9
Blow Wind Blow, Man or Mouse, Black Night, R&M Blues, Where You Goin', What Have I Done Wrong, That's Alright, Intros, Business Man, Got Me Nervous, Early In The Mornin', Long Distance Call, Mean Mistreater
Bill Lupkin (harmonica & vocals), Billy Flynn (guitar), Steve Lupkin (bass), Barrelhouse Chuck (piano & vocals), Mark Fornek (drums), recorded live at the Hot Spot in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Recorded live at the Hot Spot, a lively bar (at least it was that night!) in harp-master Lupkin's home stomping ground, Fort Wayne, Indiana. With his band, consisting of an on-the-money rhythm section combined with a couple of hired guns from Chicago, both well-known blues recording artists themselves, Billy Flynn and Barrelhouse Chuck. While the material consists of popular blues standards, the performance level is more than a few notches above average. Sounds like some of the well-known West Coast harp players on some of their early recordings.
What the critics are saying
"Bill Lupkin was Jimmy Rogers' pick for harpman for many a tour, and he's backed up a long list of Chicago's finest over the years. This disc finds him fronting a very esteemed group of blues vets in front of an appreciative audience. Pretty close to perfection for a live CD, Lupkin and his band prove to be one of the best 'live' bands on the contemporary scene, and his harp skills put him in the top 5 or 10, depending on who you ask. Four bottles for a very impressive disc. Harpaholics will consider this a 'must have' CD" - Real Blues