American Music

by The Blasters

Overview

Right from the beginning, with Dave Alvin's title song, the Blasters made their statement, that basic rock & roll was as contemporary in 1980 as it had been in the mid-'50s. The other 12 tracks, which mixed Dave and Phil Alvin originals with covers like "I Wish You Would" and "Never No More Blues," reiterated the opening remark, re-creating the feel of a biker bar after a couple of tall ones. Actually, the Blasters didn't have much to say beyond this record, of which only a couple of thousand copies were pressed, but they went on to a few years with Warner Bros. [In the late '90s, the debut was released on CD with six bonus tracks, all covers, and that statement seemed just as valid as it had at first.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/1997
Label:	Hightone / Shout! Records
UPC:	0012928808620
Rank:	99039

Tracks

1. American Music
2. Real Rock Drive
3. Barefoot Rock
4. I Don't Want To
5. Marie Marie
6. I Wish You Would
7. She Ain't Got the Beat
8. Flattop Joint
9. Crazy Baby
10. Never No Mo' Blues
11. Buzz Buzz Buzz
12. She's Gone Away
13. Barn Burning
14. 21 Days in Jail
15. Love 24 Hours a Day
16. I Fell in Love
17. So Glad
18. Ashamed of Myself
19. Lone Wolf

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Blasters   Primary Artist
Gene Taylor   Guest Artist,Piano
Lee Allen   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Billy Boy Arnold   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
L.P. Weaver   Composer
John Bazz   Photography
Charles Singleton   Composer
Joe Scott   Composer
The Unknown   Composer
Robert Byrd   Composer
Howlin' Wolf   Composer
Ronny Weiser   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Liner Notes
Phil Alvin   Composer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
R. Harris   Composer,Composer
Ray Harris   Composer
Dave Alvin   Composer,Liner Notes
Ted Jarrett   Composer
James Austin   Photography
Elsie McWilliams   Composer
Rose Marie McCoy   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
John Gray   Composer
Chris Morris   Liner Notes
Steve Bartel   Design
David Zalkus   Engineer
Charlie Singleton   Composer
Scott Harper   Composer
Ron Volz   Composer
Ron Wemsman   Composer
L.A. Charles Harper   Composer
Bob Stone   Mastering
Bill Haley   Composer