My Head Is Bald: Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge

Tail Dragger & His Chicago Blues Band

Overview

Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald captures the blues musician performing a variety of songs including "Prison Blues," "My Woman Is Gone," "You Gotta Go," and the title track.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/2005
UPC:	0038153178253
Original Release:	2005
Source:	DELMARK
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:15:00
Sales rank:	51,459

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tail Dragger & His Chicago Blues Band	Primary Artist
Billy Branch	Primary Artist,Harmonica
Lurrie Bell	Primary Artist,Guitar
Jimmy Dawkins	Primary Artist,Guitar
Kenny Smith	Drums
Tail Dragger	Vocals
Bob Stroger	Bass
Willie Young	Saxophone
Kevin Shanahan	Guitar

Technical Credits

Steve Wagner	Audio Production,Mixdown Producer,Supervisor,Mastering,Engineer,Producer
Scott Dirks	Liner Notes
Robert G. Koester	Producer,Supervisor
Jimmy Dawkins	Composer
Eric Butkus	Engineer,Mastering,Mixdown Producer
Marc PoKempner	Photography

Editorial Reviews

James Yancy Jones, known professionally as Tail Dragger, is on the radical edge of contemporary blues simply by not changing a thing since he first hit the Chicago blues scene from his native Arkansas in the 1960s. A Howlin' Wolf protege, Jones has grown into his role as an elder statesman, and in an era when drums are processed and guitar leads are as much synthesizer as they are strings, his "just the old blues, thank you, Ma'am," approach is downright refreshing. My Head Is Bald, a live set from Vern's Friendly Lounge on Chicago's West side, is as comfy as a pair of old wool socks, and while Jones isn't particularly innovative -- he still sounds like an ever-so-slightly polished-up version of the Wolf -- his version of the blues is so familiar and devoid of flash that it feels lived in and real, and original songs like "Tend to Your Business" and "Prison Blues" seem like they've been around forever. A Tail Dragger show is predictable, but that's the charm of it. This is blues in the neighborhood bar. You wouldn't want it to sound any other way. ~ Steve Leggett