{"product_id":"complete-singles-as-bs-1954-62","title":"COMPLETE SINGLES AS \u0026 BS 1954-62","description":"Guitarist, singer and songwriter Lightnin' Slim (real name Otis Hicks) was born in Louisiana in 1913 and was a pioneer and first prominent exponent of the \"Swamp Blues\" style, coming relatively late in life to recording in his early 40s to record his best-known work during the late 1950s and early '60s, before retreating from the business until being re-discovered and brought back to performing in the early 1970s. His music became a significant influence on British artists during the '60s blues boom. Swamp blues, focused in the clubs of Baton Rouge, is a laid-back but highly rhythmic blues style, influenced by Cajun music, and which the book \"Music USA: A Rough Guide\" states is characterised by \"eerie echo, shuffle beats, tremolo guitars, searing harmonica and sparse percussion\". This great-value 46-track 2-CD set comprises all the titles which Lightnin' Slim recorded for the Feature, Ace and Excello labels during these years, including the only R\u0026amp;B chart hit of his career \"Rooster Blues\". He is accompanied on these recordings by a variety of other Louisiana musicians, most notably the harmonica player Lazy Lester. This collection offers an entertaining insight into the music of a highly individual artist as well as a distinctive strand of regional blues.","brand":"ACROBAT","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012967321834,"sku":"824046332129","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3758909-2521807.jpg?v=1778351669","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/complete-singles-as-bs-1954-62","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}