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Shrimp City Slim : Dark Road Piano
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Solo blues piano & vocal recorded live to CD. Fresh original songs performed with honesty and a sense of humor by a mainstay of the Carolina blues tradition.
Genre: Blues: Piano Blues
Release Date: 2006
Dark Road Piano Record Label: Erwin Music
  • Buy CD - $9.98
  • Download Album (MP3) - $6.98
Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Buy My Music While I'm Still Alive 3:15 $0.99
Broom & Hose 2:58 $0.99
Go Back to New Orleans 3:17 $0.99
Dark Road 4:33 $0.99
Places I Can't Go No More 4:01 $0.99
(We Should Be) Naked 3:05 $0.99
Just Space Between Us 4:10 $0.99
Depart / Arrive 2:49 $0.99
Esta Casa Azul 2:29 $0.99
Enjoy the Ride 2:56 $0.99
I Need a New Emotion 3:46 $0.99
Home & High 3:45 $0.99
Oaks 2:41 $0.99
Say Goodbye to Charleston 4:23 $0.99
Hawke's March (instrumental) 3:00 $0.99
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Album Notes

"Dark Road Piano" is Charleston, SC-based bluesman Shrimp City Slim's eighth album release and his first solo project (simply acoustic grand piano & vocals), cut live one sultry afternoon in an ancient church in historic Charleston, SC.

This intimate set is comprised of fifteen new original songs, including the first versions of "Enjoy the Ride" and "(We Should Be) Naked".

Though still leading his band from coast-to-coast and overseas, Shrimp City Slim is spending more & more time performing as a solo artist.

Just a man & his piano..."Dark Road Piano" is the best representation of what this appealing artist sounds like up-close-and-personal.

TOUR ALERT 2009: Shrimp City Slim in Macau SAR (China) March 18-30, France April 15-28, Poland/Czech Rep July 13-Aug 2. Tour dates updated constantly at www.shrimpcityslim.com AND www.myspace.com/shrimpcityslim

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REVIEWS

After listening to "Dark Road Piano"
author: Adam Gussow (formerly of Satan & Adam)
I enjoyed our duo gig in Charleston in June; thanks again. After listening to "Dark Road Piano", now I know why you are working so much...nice.
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Tasteful homage to all piano players...hot intense savage blues
author: Vicente Zumel (La Hora del Blues, Barcelona, Spain)
A real lover of the most orthodox, hot, intense, savage blues...a tasteful homage to all piano players who have influenced him. Here you will find Sunnyland Slim, Champion Jack Dupree, Pete Johnson, Fats Domino and Professor Longhair. One of the best representatives of "Lowcountry blues"...how can you miss the chance to get this CD for your collection?
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Thought-provoking, solid
author: Blues Revue (Oct/Nov '06)
Sonics are good and compositions are solid, particularly the in-the-wake-of-the-hurricane tribute "Go Back to New Orleans", the thought-provoking "(We Should Be) Naked", and the 'en espanol' blues "Esta Casa Azul".
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A good dose of boogie woogie & ragtime
author: Blues News (Germany)
A little bit of Fats Waller, some Randy Newman, and a good dose of boogie-woogie and ragtime...fifteen original songs that never grow tiring, featuring some great lyrics.
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