Freddie Roulette - Sweet Funky Steel (1973)
Freddie Roulette - Sweet Funky Steel (1973)
vinyl-rip (44,1Khz/16 bit stereo) | flac tracks | artwork | 33:18 | 185mb
Steel Guitar Blues
The slack key and steel guitar tradition of Hawaii has been adapted for the blues by Illinois-born and San Francisco-based guitarist Freddie Roulette. Known for his cool tone and intense, high-note, squeals, Roulette provides some of the blues' most unique sounds.track listing:
His 1973 debut solo album, Sweet Funky Steel, was produced by former Canned Heat guitarist, Harvey Mandel. Roulette's lust of the steel guitar was sparked when he saw a girl playing the instrument at St. Mary's elementary school in Evanston, IL. Taking lessons in the seventh and eight grade, he soon mastered the instrument. Brought to San Francisco in the mid-'70s by Musselwhite, Roulette has continued to call the area "home." Performing mostly with obscure groups, including, Robert Leroy Jones and the Crossroads, Roulette supplements his income from music by managing a low-income apartment building in West Berkeley.
01. Smoked Fish 2:55
02. Joaquin 3:55
03. Del Conto Shuffle 5:10
04. Cause And Effect 4:15 (☼)
05. Mr. Roulette 3:15 (☼)
06. Million Dollar Feeling 3:34
07. Springtime 4:07
08. Alleluia 4:30
Produced by Harvey Mandel for GRT Corporation
Recorded at the Village Recorder, Los Angelas, Calif.
Engeneer: Baker Bigsby
personnel:
Freddie Roulette: steel guitar
Victor Conte: acoustic guitar, bass
Coleman Head: guitar
Randy Resnick: guitar
Harvey Mandel: solo guitar
Paul Lagos: drums
Richard Aplanap: sax
Lonnie Castille: drums
Don Sugarcane Harris: violin (☼)