Funky Town (T-Bone Walker album)
| Funky Town | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 31:37 | |||
| Label | BluesWay | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| T-Bone Walker chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
Funky Town is an album by blues guitarist and vocalist T-Bone Walker, released by the BluesWay label in 1968.[4]
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "showcased a virtually undiminished talent, still capable of incisive playing."[2]
Track listing
All compositions by T-Bone Walker except where noted
- "Goin' to Funky Town" – 5:02
- "Party Girl" (Walker, E.J. White) – 3:04
- "Why My Baby (Keep On Bothering Me)" – 2:53
- "Jealous Woman" – 3:16
- "Going to Build Me a Playhouse" (Walker, White) – 3:42
- "Long Skirt Baby Blues" – 2:31
- "Struggling Blues" (Walker, Grover McDaniel) – 3:50
- "I'm in an Awful Mood" (Walker, McDaniel) – 4:19
- "I Wish My Baby (Would Come Home At Night)" – 3:00
Personnel
- T-Bone Walker – guitar, vocals
- Other musicians unidentified
References
- ^ T-Bone Walker: Funky Town – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 494.
- ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 679.
- ^ Murray, Charles Shaar (March 18, 2002). Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312270063 – via Google Books.