Crossroads Blues: A version of a song that I first heard played by Eric Clapton and Cream.
There have been many versions, with a number of different titles, recorded by a number of good people. This is a new arrangement of the classic lyric by
Robert Johnson .
Six days on the road: My version of the Dave Dudley famous truck-driving song that I first heard by the
Flying Burrito Brothers. I've given it a little more guitar than is usual when played by country bands.
Poison Ivy: A version of a Lieber Stoller song that I first heard played by the Paramounts, a Southend band later to become
much more famous as Procol Harum.
The ties that bind: A version of a song that I first heard on a demo given to me by Ben Edmunds at EMI. He thought that
the Hot Rods would be able to do a good cover, which we did. It's one of my favourites so I always like to play it.
Tougher than the rest:The Boss can do no wrong. I hope I've done this one justice.
Mercury Blues: There is a lovely version, played by Ry Cooder and David Lindley on You Tube. Here is my version.
There have been many versions recorded by a number of good people.
Louie Louie: A version of a song that I first heard played by every single teenage band that played the Youth Clubs of Southend,
around about 1966-68.
Get out of Denver: In the early seventies, I was partial to Bob Seger. before too long, I joined theHot Rods, who
used this song as a set closer. I've stepped off the gas for this version so I can actually sing the correct lyrics as Bob, himself would have done.
All or nothing: The Small Faces were an early favourite of mine. I persuaded theHot Rods to
cover I got mine on Curse of the Hot Rods but I've always wanted to record a version of this song.
Truck-stop girl: A number of famous singers and bands have covered this Lowell George song, so who am I to avoid the temptation?
I got a mind to give up living: This is a song I learned from the Paul Butterfield Band. Apparently written by
BB King and others, I include this as a tribute to one of the early "can the white boys play the Blues" champions.
If: The Latin Playboys A while ago, Steve Haisman asked me to record some songs for a potential musical journey around Essex.
Quite a few songs featured the Blues or RnB, of which Essex is quite partial, to the extent that some wags have re-christened the Thames Estuary, the Thames delta,
probably because the sycophantic style of much of the local music.
Lonely dying love: Another from the LP
I loved another woman: A song performed by Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac on their first album.
My old blue jeans: A ZZ Top song - I'm sure that Barry Martin and the Hamsters also played a version.
The Supernatural: Speaking of Peter Green (which we were further up the list,
this is an instrumental by John Mayall Blues Band, recorded on "A Hard Road" album. I used my LP Standard on this one, for obvious reasons.
