Roy's "Book Report"
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The Hillbilly Blues Cats - CD ($15.00) and Cassette ($10.00)
For years, Roy Book Binder has lived the fabled life of the traveling bluesman, crisscrossing the world with his one-man acoustic show. A consummate guitarist and singer, Roy plays the spirit of masters like Blind Willie McTell, Pink Anderson and Clifford Gibson, matching the pleasure of sheer entertainment with carefully crafted arrangements and a deep understanding of the blues tradition. For this 1992 album he's joined by harmonica player Dave "Rock Bottom" York and bassist Billy Ochoa, for a rollicking set of new songs and little-known classics.
“Roy Book Binder has been recording East Coast blues since the '60s, and this new live set may be the best recorded work of his career, proving once again that the blues is an art that rewards the passing years. A student of both Pink Anderson and Gary Davis, Book Binder is one of the few revivalists whose mastery of the elegant East Coast blues style transcends the technical to embrace the form's vision. As always, the program leans heavily on interpretations of classic material from the genre, including tunes by Bayless Rose, Gary Davis, and Willie McTell; also included are bows to country and western pioneer Jimmie Rodgers (He's In The Jailhouse Now) and the Delta's master of double-entendre, Bo Carder (Let's Get Drunk Again).”
