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Shrimp City Slim : Blue Palmetto
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Sun-drenched blues & original songs from the South Carolina Lowcountry (coastal region)...melodic blues with splashes of Caribbean, rock, and gospel.
Genre: Blues: Mellow Blues
Release Date: 1996
Blue Palmetto Record Label: Erwin Music
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
The Only One There 3:33 $0.99
Gossip (Will Only Make Us Stronger) 4:36 $0.99
Nosotros Changos 3:28 $0.99
Live Like a Bluesman (And Surely You Will Die) 4:04 $0.99
You're Make It Hard (To Forget Her) 3:54 $0.99
Return to the Lord 2:51 $0.99
Sun Angel 3:08 $0.99
The Walls Are Talking 3:51 $0.99
Holding On to a Dream 3:39 $0.99
You Are the Reason 3:39 $0.99
My Own Set of Ghosts 4:24 $0.99
Lay Your Walking Shoes Down 3:47 $0.99
Money Stupid 3:22 $0.99
One Day 4:32 $0.99
Gnat Bite 3:14 $0.99
This Southern Heart of Mine 3:35 $0.99
Sugar Shock 3:35 $0.99
The Hands of Time 3:28 $0.99
Leper of the City 3:42 $0.99
Blue Palmetto 2:45 $0.99
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Album Notes

Charleston-based blues keyboardist/singer/songwriter Shrimp City Slim has been plying his trade throughout the Southeast and overseas since the mid-1980s. He performs both solo and with his ace band of Lowcountry veterans.

"Blue Palmetto" is his 1996 opus; a whopping 20-song (72 minutes) package of coastal Carolina blues & provocative original songs.

This CD features some of Shrimp City Slim's most diverse & appealing songwriting to date, augmented by blazing blues harp (courtesy of Mike Nazarenko www.nazharp.com) and rough slide guitar from Silent Eddie Phillips.

The touring & performing band at this time also included the multi-talented Jerome Griffin (bass, vocals) and Dudley Birch (drums, vocals), who later went on to chart three songs in the beach music realm ("Can't Let You Go", etc.).

So, as you can imagine, this is some potent music in the quintessentially Lowcountry blues style.

Absolutely recommended!

TOUR ALERT 2009: Shrimp City Slim in Macau SAR (China) March 17-30; France April 15-28; Poland/Czech Republic July 13-August 2. Please visit www.shrimpcityslim.com and www.myspace.com/shrimpcityslim for calendar updates.

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REVIEWS

Deeply satisfying musical gumbo
author: Savannah (GA) Free Times
Shrimp City Slim calls it "Lowcountry blues", but it's not near as touristy as that. What this Charlestonian plays is good old-fashioned swamp music, blending R&B, Cajun, delta blues, salsa, reggae & gospel influences into a deeply satisfying musical gumbo.
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A great party CD...enjoy!
author: Jeff Hill (Natchel Blues Network)
This CD is a great mix of "Lowcountry blues" and roots music with a little gospel thrown in. Playing time is 72:16 minutes, a great bargain! It's a great party CD and the neighbors will like it also...enjoy!
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A very worthwhile trip through Musicland
author: Hogtown News (Belgium)
Bluesy stuff, poppy tunes, reggae and ska-like tunes, country tunes, swamp pop, a very worthwhile trip through Musicland....an entirely engaging CD.
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A doggedly memorable blues CD
author: Paul Lewis (Blues & Rhythm, UK)
One of the most unusual blues-based CDs you'll hear all year...Slim's music seems to reinvent the coastal Carolina blues tradition in the good-natured and slightly out-of-kilter image of its creator...doggedly memorable!
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