Al Cook - Mississippi 1930

Styles : Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
Released : 2013
Label : Wolf Records

01 - Al Cook - Mississippi 1930 (Intro)
02 - Al Cook - Comment 01
03 - Al Cook - Mississippi Blues (Part 1)
04 - Al Cook - Race Horse Blues
05 - Al Cook - Comment 02
06 - Al Cook - Cannonball Blues
07 - Al Cook - Comment 03
08 - Al Cook - Jake Liquor Blues
09 - Al Cook - Comment 04
10 - Al Cook - Mississippi Women Blues
11 - Al Cook - Mississippi Blues (Part 2)
12 - Al Cook - Comment 05
13 - Al Cook - Death Bell Blues
14 - Al Cook - Comment 06
15 - Al Cook - Hard Delta Blues
16 - Al Cook - Comment 07
17 - Al Cook - Magnolia Blues
18 - Al Cook - Comment 08
19 - Al Cook - Magnum 45 Blues
20 - Al Cook - Comment 09
21 - Al Cook - I'm Wild About You Baby
22 - Al Cook - Comment 10
23 - Al Cook - Black Hearted Woman Blues
24 - Al Cook - Comment 11
25 - Al Cook - Reckless Woman Blues
26 - Al Cook - Comment 12
27 - Al Cook - Southbound Train Blues
28 - Al Cook - Comment 13
29 - Al Cook - That's Allright
30 - Al Cook - Comment 14
31 - Al Cook - Piney Wood Blues
32 - Al Cook - Comment 15
33 - Al Cook - No More Good Water
34 - Al Cook - Farewell


Al Cook is the dean of Austrian blues singer/guitarists. He figured it all out at the start over fifty years ago, learning from the best of the American artists. A lot of people marvel that someone from Central Europe with English as a second language can get such an authentic sound, but Al Cook proves it can be done. I’m sure it took some hard work on top of his innate talent, but he did it. For me the most amazing thing is that he can write songs that have the ring of old blues from the 1920s and 1930s. The lyrics, melodies, and guitar parts are all true to the idiom. Mississippi 1930 has a fine selection of Al Cook’s original songs, woven together by his charming narrative. The listeners become time-travelers back to the environment of Papa Charley Patton, Son House and their buddies.~ Prof. David Evans, University Of Mississippi

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