Hammie Nixon, Blues at home 12
Mbirafon CD112
℗ 2013 Giambattista Marcucci
EAN 8033481381261
Release date: October 15, 2013
Audio File Formats: MP3, FLAC.
Digital Album Price: EUR 5
A longtime musical partner of Sleepy John Estes, and recognized as one of the founders of the blues harmonica style, Hammie Nixon is featured on this volume on harmonica, guitar, and kazoo. The album is a tribute to Nixon, an often underrated artist whose released recordings were mostly made in studio and festival settings which failed to capture the natural ease of his talents. The material was recorded between 1972 and 1976 during informal sessions held at Hammie Nixon and Sleepy John Estes’ homes in Brownsville, with the exception of three tracks which were cut in Memphis at Furry Lewis and Memphis Piano Red’s homes. All tracks were digitally remastered from the original tapes in 2013. Editorial assistance by Corey Wetherington, Penn State University.
TRACK LISTING
1. YOU'RE SO FINE (2:17)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Memphis, Tennessee, December 22, 1972
2. YELLOW YAM BLUES (TAKE 1) (3:31)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 20, 1972
3. YELLOW YAM BLUES (TAKE 4) (2:47)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 31, 1972
4. UNTITLED INSTRUMENTAL (2:32)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and kazoo
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Unknown, harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 20, 1972
5. THAT’S ALL RIGHT (2:50)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 31, 1972
6. MY BABE (TAKE 1) (3:17)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 31, 1972
7. SO LONG BLUES (4:00)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 20, 1972
8. SUGAR MAMA BLUES (1:27)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 20, 1972
9. SHE KEEPS ME WORRIED AND BOTHERED
ALL THE TIME (3:04)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 20, 1972
10. HOLY SPIRIT, DON’T YOU LEAVE ME (1:59)
Hammie Nixon, vocal
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Charles, Lucy, and Mary Estes, vocal
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 23, 1972
11. SWEET OLD KOKOMO (TAKE 1) (1:59)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Memphis Piano Red, vocal and piano
Memphis, Tennessee, December 22, 1972
12. SWEET OLD KOKOMO (TAKE 3) (3:02)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 31, 1972
13. WORRIED LIFE BLUES (2:18)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and kazoo
Memphis Piano Red, vocal and piano
Memphis, Tennessee, December 22, 1972
14. MEET ME IN THE BOTTOM (1:53)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Sleepy John Estes, guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, July 27, 1976
15. SOMEBODY DONE CHANGED THAT
LITTLE LOCK ON MY DOOR (TAKE 3) (1:53)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, December 31, 1972
16. SOMEBODY DONE CHANGED
THAT LITTLE LOCK ON MY DOOR (TAKE 4)
(2:46)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
17. SO GLAD I’M LIVING (TAKE 1) (1:49)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, July 22, 1976
18. TROUBLE, TROUBLE BLUES (TAKE 2) (3:56)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, July 22, 1976
19. HAMMIE NIXON’S BOOGIE (4:11)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
20. 61 HIGHWAY BLUES (4:00)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
21. VIOLA LEE BLUES (2:02)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, July 22, 1976
22. FEEL SO BAD (1:28)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and guitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
23. IDA MAE (3:53)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
24. I CAN’T AFFORD TO DO IT (TAKE 4) (3:37)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
25. LAST NIGHT (1:55)
Hammie Nixon, vocal andguitar
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
26. HOW MANY MORE YEARS (2:01)
Hammie Nixon, vocal and harmonica
Brownsville, Tennessee, August 19, 1976
27. HAMMIE NIXON DISCUSSES HIS MUSIC
(3:33)
Hammie Nixon, spoken
Brownsville, Tennessee, July 22, 1976
TOTAL PLAYING TIME 75:06