The Alabama State Troupers - Live For A Moment
This is a generally very well recorded and always stunningly performed document from a pair of concerts off the group's 1971-1972 tour of the United States. Don Nix, Furry Lewis, Jeanne Greene, and the Mt.
Zion Band and Choir turn in killer performances on a range of R&B, gospel music, and blues that is downright timeless, and for all of the good of the whole ensemble, Lewis beats them all in his solo spot, represented by five tracks appended to the dozen by the group.
Indeed, although there's no shortage of Furry Lewis recordings from the early '60s onward, his work as presented here is some of the best that one can find, showing him in excellent form vocally and instrumentally, and it's easy to see why audiences on this tour often didn't want him to end his set.
CD Info
CD1
01. I Been A Long Time Gone
02. Oh What A Mighty Time
03. I Saw The Light
04. Jesus On The Mainline
05. Mary Louise
06. The Lord Be Right
07. Christian Cowboy
08. Living In The Country
09. My Train Done Come & Gone
10. Oh Yes I Do Understand
11. Let The Children Know
12. Going To Make You Happy
CD2
01. Fury's Blues
02. Baby Make Me Stay / Gypsy Told Me, The
03. Right Hand Road
04. Careless Love
05. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
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