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William Lee Ellis : The Full Catastrophe
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In 16 original songs that range from gospel-blues to rockabilly, from Delta swing to haunting guitar instrumentals, William Lee Ellis works the roots of American music and twists them to his own designs.
Genre: Folk: Folk Blues
Release Date: 2003
The Full Catastrophe Record Label: Yellow Dog Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Dark World Coming 2:58 Album Only
Paratrooper's Blues 3:13 Album Only
Jackpot Rag 3:34 Album Only
John Ate the Locust and the Honey 3:05 Album Only
Darkness as the Noonday 2:31 Album Only
That Angel's Trumpet Sound 3:24 Album Only
(Heaven) 0:33 Album Only
Evil Witness Song 2:19 Album Only
In My Time of Dying 3:17 Album Only
'Til the Last Train Comes Along 2:30 Album Only
Bouncing Ball 3:19 Album Only
Trouble I Once Knew 5:21 Album Only
Sushi Lady Blues 2:53 Album Only
New Boot Blues 3:36 Album Only
The Good Fight 2:02 Album Only
All Sorrow Given Over to Christ 2:04 Album Only
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Album Notes

With "The Full Catastrophe" - a record declared one of the year's best in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll - William Lee Ellis works the roots of American music and twists them to his own designs. In 16 original songs that range from gospel-blues to rockabilly, from Delta swing to haunting guitar instrumentals, his second solo recording brings together the pieces of the American music puzzle that has been his life.



Self-released in 2000 to accolades in the international press from Billboard to The London Times, "The Full Catastrophe" is now being released nationally with all-new bonus tracks, including the novelty ragtime number "Sushi Lady Blues", a popular live staple.



Guest appearances by Memphis music legends Paul Burlison and Jim Dickinson, as well as by Tony Ellis - Bill's father and a former member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys - highlight this exploration of the heart of American music traditions, produced by Ellis's musical partner and multi-instrumentalist Larry Nager.

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REVIEWS

Tasty playing, arrangements and writing! Buy it now!
author: Elizabeth Ross
Found this by chance while browsing...fantastic sound. His arrangements and playing are superb and the lyrics and vocals really keep you listening. Lee is one of those talents that make you wonder about this music business of ours and how it's tough to get good songs on heard. Buy this one!
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