Louis Myers I'm A Southern Man

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Louis Myers I'm A Southern Man
Recorded: 1978
Released: 1995
Label: Testament
Format: Mp3 @ 320
Time: 42:11

Though he was certainly capable of brilliantly fronting a band,
remarkably versatile guitarist/harpist Louis Myers will forever be
recognized first and foremost as a top-drawer sideman and founding
member of the Aces -- the band that backed harmonica wizard Little
Walter on his immortal early Checker waxings.

Along with his older brother David -- another charter member of the Aces
-- Louis left Mississippi for Chicago with his family in 1941. Fate saw
the family move next door to blues great Lonnie Johnson, whose complex
riffs caught young Louis's ear. Another Myers brother, harp-blowing Bob,
hooked Louis up with guitarist Othum Brown for house party gigs. Myers
also played with guitarist Arthur "Big Boy" Spires before teaming with
his brother David on guitar and young harpist Junior Wells to form the
first incarnation of the Aces (who were initially known as the Three
Deuces). In 1950, drummer Fred Below came on board.

In effect, the Aces and Muddy Waters traded harpists in 1952, Wells
leaving to play with Waters while Little Walter, just breaking
nationally with his classic "Juke," moved into the front man role with
the Aces. Myers and the Aces backed Walter on his seminal "Mean Old
World," "Sad Hours," "Off the Wall," and "Tell Me Mama" and at New
York's famous Apollo Theater before Louis left in 1954 (he and the Aces
moonlighted on Wells's indispensable 1953-54 output for States).

Plenty of sideman work awaited Myers -- he played with Otis Rush, Earl
Hooker, and many more. But his own recording career was practically
non-existent; after a solitary 1956 single for Abco, "Just
Whaling"/"Bluesy," that found Myers blowing harp in Walter-like style,
it wasn't until 1968 that two Myers tracks turned up on Delmark.

The Aces reformed during the 1970s and visited Europe often as a trusty
rhythm section for touring acts. Myers cut a fine set for Advent in
1978, I'm a Southern Man, that showed just how effective he could be as a
leader (in front of an L.A. band, no less). Myers was hampered by the
effects of a stroke while recording his last album for Earwig, 1991's
Tell My Story Movin'. He courageously completed the disc but was limited
to playing harp only. His health soon took a turn for the worse, ending
his distinguished musical career. ~ Bill Dahl,

Tracklist

1. I'm A Southern Man - 3:59
2. Short Haired Woman - 5:19
3. Woman's Lib - 4:31
4. Just Woke Up - 3:52
5. Woman Trouble - 4:10
6. Hello Stranger - 3:30
7. Southbound Blues - 4:40
8. All My Love In Vain - 3:54
9. Kind Hearted Woman - 3:50
10. Old Black Mattie - 4:20

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Personnel:

Louis Myers - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocal
Freddy Robinson - Guitar
Tony Matthews - Guitar
Larry Taylor & Dennis Walker - Bass
Nathaniel Dove - Piano
Buster Jones - Drums
David Li - Tenor Sax
Chuck Garnett – Trumpet