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Phil Guy - It's A Real Mutha
Label: JSP
Format:[email protected]
Year: 1985, CD in 2009
Tracklist
1. Tina Nu 7:23
2. Steppin' Out 5:36
3. Where Can I Go 6:30
4. Professor's Boogie 7:04
5. Good Thing 6:43
6. Stone Crazy 5:30
7. It's A Real Mutha 5:39
8. Born To Get Down 6:44
9. I Once Was A Gambler 5:08 (CD Bonus track)
10. Love Is Like Quicksand 4:00 (CD Bonus track)
11. Texas Flood 7:04 (CD Bonus track)
12. Tina Nu 4:40 (CD Bonus track)
Phil Guy didn't eclipse his older brother Buddy's status as a blues superstar, and in reality, Phil's funky brand of blues was not captured correctly for posterity. But he remained an active attraction on the Chicago circuit, following in his sibling's footsteps and patiently waiting for his own star to rise up until his death. Like his sibling, Phil Guy played with harpist Raful Neal (for a decade) before leaving the Baton Rouge scene for Chicago in 1969. There he played with his brother's high-energy organization as well as behind harpist Junior Wells (Phil handled guitar duties with Sammy Lawhorn on Wells' underrated mid-'70s Delmark album On Tap). Phil Guy cut albums of his own for JSP; they were generally lacking in originality if not spirit. Phil Guy lost his battle with liver and kidney cancer in August of 2008. ~ Bill Dahl
Recording information: Soto Sound, Chicago, IL (1985-1986);
Strawberry Studio, Stockport, England (1985-1986).[Tracks 9-12]
Phil Guy (vocals, guitar);
Anthony Palmer, Norman Beaker (guitar);
Dave Bainbridge (keyboards);
Tim Franks (drums).
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